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Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Decatur and Cerro Gordo, IL area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Iris Laskowski

Iris Laskowski

Sep 22, 2015

Iris Louise Laskowski, 78, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2015, in her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 25, at Prairie Avenue Christian Church, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the...

Caroline Williams

Caroline Williams

Sep 22, 2015

Caroline Elizabeth (Adams) Williams, 90, of Long Creek, IL, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to...

Dorothy Pugh

Dorothy Pugh

Sep 20, 2015

Dorothy Lenore Pugh, 83, Warrensburg, Ill., died Sunday, Sept. 20, at Fair Havens Nursing Home, Decatur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 30, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, September 29, at the funeral home, with Eastern Star services at 8 p.m., by Illini Chapter #813. Burial will...

Pauline Jones

Pauline Jones

Sep 18, 2015

Pauline J. Jones, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 8:50 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2015, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 22 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery, Mt. Zion, IL. Memorials may be made...

Julia Meyer

Julia Meyer

Sep 18, 2015

Julia J. Meyer, a.k.a. 32, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. Family services will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family. Memorials may be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Surviving are her loving husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister, and sister-in-law. She...

Robert Parker

Robert Parker

Sep 18, 2015

Robert Randolph Parker, 89, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 4:25 p.m. Friday, September 18, 2015, at Symphony of Decatur. Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, September 21, at Randolph Cemetery, near Kenney, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, IL, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may be made to: DMH Hospice or Randolph...

Harry Parton

Harry Parton

Sep 17, 2015

Harry M. "Mike" Parton, 72, of Warrensburg, IL, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 in his home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 21, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, September 20, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made...

Gary Berg

Gary Berg

Sep 16, 2015

Gary L. Berg, 67, of Decatur, IL, passed away 8:10 a.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at his residence. Memorial services will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, September 19, 2015, at First Church of the Nazarene, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Memorials may be made to First Church of the Nazarene "Cracked Pots Fellowship"....

John Seitz

John Seitz

Sep 16, 2015

John F. Seitz, 82, of LaPlace, IL, passed away at 6:58 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, at LaPlace United Methodist Church. Burial will be in LaPlace Cemetery, LaPlace, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may...

Charles Condiff

Charles Condiff

Sep 16, 2015

Charles Marion Condiff, 82, of Oreana, IL, passed away 11:57 a.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 21, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, September 20, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery,...

Phyllis Brown

Phyllis Brown

Sep 14, 2015

Phyllis A. Brown, 86, of Taylorville, IL, formerly of Blue Mound, IL, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. Family graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2015, at Brown Cemetery, Blue Mound, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to American Lung Association. Phyllis...

Glenn Falk

Glenn Falk

Sep 14, 2015

Glenn Rex Falk, 95, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015, at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur, IL. Per Rex's wishes, private services will be held. Military rites will be conducted by Macon County Honor Guard. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Macon County Honor...

Norma Berger

Norma Berger

Sep 11, 2015

Norma E. Berger, 95, of Decatur, IL., passed away at 9:40 P.M. on Friday (09-11-2015) in Heartland Nursing Home. Norma was born on April 9, 1920 in Decatur, IL., the daughter of Samuel Louis Miller and Della (Scott) Miller and was a lifelong resident of Decatur. She married Wilbur Berger on June 10, 1940 in St. Louis, MO. He preceded...

John Bielenberg

John Bielenberg

Sep 10, 2015

John Raymond Bielenberg, age 75, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2015. He was born on September 7, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to Raymond Gerber Bielenberg and Margaret Bernice Groh. A concert violinist and educator, John graduated from York High school and the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where ge studied music and education, receiving multiple Bachelors...

Ronda Flannigan

Ronda Flannigan

Sep 7, 2015

Ronda Ruthann Flannigan, 55, of Oakley, IL, passed away early Monday, September 7, 2015. Funeral services will be 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 11, 2015 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Ronda was born on June 7, 1960 to Dell and Janet Hunt, the first of four...

Martha Prasun

Martha Prasun

Sep 6, 2015

Martha Ellen Prasun, 84, of Decatur, IL, passed away 6:27 p.m., Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. A memorial reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, September 13, at the home of Monte and Marilyn Prasun in Decatur. Cremation rites will be accorded by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be...

Sylvia Erickson

Sylvia Erickson

Sep 3, 2015

Sylvia Elayne "Mrs. K" Erickson, 95, of Decatur, Illinois entered into the presence of Jesus and gained everlasting life on Thursday, September 03, 2015. Sylvia was born September 30, 1919 to William Andrew Hanson and Pearl Martin Hanson, the sixth of eight children. Her childhood years were spent on a homestead in South Dakota. She married the love of her...

Wilma Gisinger

Wilma Gisinger

Sep 1, 2015

Wilma "Ginger" N. Gisinger, 87, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away 9:21 a.m., Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, September 4, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo,...

Pershing Griffith

Pershing Griffith

Aug 31, 2015

Pershing Griffith, formerly of Decatur, Il, passed away August 31, 2015, just short of his 97th birthday, in Westfield NY. He was the husband of the late Maxine (Grandfield) Griffith to whom he was married for 71 years and who passed away in January 2014. Pershing was born in Hervey City, Illinois, the son of the late Nellie (Buchanan) and...

Marguerite Petzel-Cravens

Marguerite Petzel-Cravens

Aug 28, 2015

Marguerite Eloise Pauline Petzel-Cravens, age 100, passed away 4:05 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2015. Funeral services will be on Friday, September 4, 2015 at 2:00pm at the Central Christian Church in Decatur, IL. Visitation will be from noon to 2:00pm. Memorial services will be held at the First Christian Church, 6400 N. University in Peoria, IL on Saturday, September 5,...

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