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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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Robert Hargett

Robert Hargett

Aug 25, 2015

Robert Dale Hargett, 83, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 31, at Keller Cemetery, Lovington, IL. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Sunday, August 30, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with Masonic Rites at 7 p.m. by Stephen Decatur Masonic Lodge...

Lillian Atkins

Lillian Atkins

Aug 19, 2015

Lillian N. Atkins, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Lillian was born...

Sharen Carlson

Sharen Carlson

Aug 17, 2015

Sharen Marie Carlson, 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2015, at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 5, 2015, at Metropolitan Baptist Church, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Metropolitan Baptist Church. " }

Lewis Shannon

Lewis Shannon

Aug 16, 2015

Infant Lewis Matthew Shannon died prematurely at 4:10 PM Sunday at Decatur Memorial Hospital, leaving parents: Robert Shannon and Emily Gillies, of Urbana, IL, brother: William; grandfather: Bernie Gillies of Decatur, and grandmother: Mona Shannon, of Champaign, IL. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother: Susan Gillies and paternal grandfather: Mark Shannon. Family graveside services will be held...

David Riley

David Riley

Aug 15, 2015

David C. "Alf" Riley, died on his 57th birthday, Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8 P.M. Tuesday, August 18, at the funeral home. Casual/car-related attire is suggested. Burial will be in Findlay Cemetery, Findlay, IL. In lieu of...

Ricky H

Ricky H

Aug 12, 2015

Ricky L. "Rick" Hoffman, 55, of Maroa, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 17, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday, August 16, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with Masonic services starting at 7 p.m. Burial will be...

Robert Shepherd

Robert Shepherd

Aug 11, 2015

Robert L. Shepherd, Jr., 84, of Decatur, died Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 A.M. Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. Friday, August 14, and also 9:00 - 9:30 Saturday at the funeral home. Masonic services will be conducted by...

Dallas Hardy

Dallas Hardy

Aug 10, 2015

Dallas C. Hardy, 59, of Decatur, died Monday, August 10, 2015, at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 14, 2015, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Dallas was born September 5, 1955, in Decatur, the son of John and Barbara (Rendle) Hardy. He...

Charles Summers

Charles Summers

Aug 8, 2015

Charles "Stanley" Summers, 62, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2015. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 11:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be at Old Stonington Cemetery, Stonington, IL. Memorials may be made to the family or Cancer Care Specialists...

Jack Hartwig

Jack Hartwig

Aug 6, 2015

Jack Bramel Hartwig, 73, of Mt. Auburn, IL, died Thursday, August 6, 2015, at his home. Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 9, at Berea Cemetery, Mt. Auburn, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Jack was born November 22, 1941, the son of Russell Victor and Fern (Bramel) Hartwig. He married Marilyn S. Stewart...

Douglas Niester

Douglas Niester

Aug 6, 2015

Douglas D. Niester, 65, of Decatur, died Thursday, August 6, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, August 11, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation 6-8 P.M. Monday, August 10, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made to DMH Hospice. Douglas was born November 8,...

Arthur Patrick

Arthur Patrick

Aug 5, 2015

Arthur L. Patrick, 88, of Tulia, Texas, died Thursday, August 6, 2015, at Tulia Health and Rehab, Tulia, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 11, at Cerro Gordo Church of the Brethren, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be 6-8 P.M. Monday, August 10, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo...

Evelyn Kelley

Evelyn Kelley

Aug 4, 2015

Evelyn Violet Kimpel Kelley, 87, passed away August 4, 2015 in Birmingham, Alabama. She was born in Urbana, Illinois on January 4, 1928 to Herman and Anna Kimpel, the sixth of eight children. She was a homemaker who will be remembered as a loving and beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt and for her compassionate spirit. Mrs....

Bernadette Lipe

Bernadette Lipe

Aug 2, 2015

Bernadette "Bernie" Lipe, 90 of Decatur, Illinois passed away quietly on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at Symphony of Decatur. Bernie was born April 3, 1925 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin the daughter of the late Henry J. and Ida (Marcouiller) DuCharme. She married Lester P. Lipe on June 26, 1948 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois. Bernie was...

Terry Heath

Terry Heath

Jul 31, 2015

Terry L. Heath, 75, of Decatur, IL died at 7:29 P.M. on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Carle Hospital in Urbana, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday(08-06-2015) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to: Macon Resources Inc. Decatur, IL....

Charles Pratt

Charles Pratt

Jul 29, 2015

Charles Earl Pratt, 82, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, in his home with family by his side. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 3, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Sunday, August 2, at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held at IOOF Cemetery, Moweaqua,...

Betty Carr

Betty Carr

Jul 29, 2015

Betty Ann Carr, 86, of Niantic, IL, passed away at 4:55 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, at McKinley Court Care Center, Decatur, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 1, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to Mass at the church. Graveside service will be at Calvary Cemetery, Illiopolis, IL....

Judith Hannula

Judith Hannula

Jul 29, 2015

Judith Ann Stout Wolbers Hannula, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Hickory Point Christian Village. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 3, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery,...

Freda Wray

Freda Wray

Jul 29, 2015

Freda Wray, 89, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Massac Memorial Hospital, Metropolis, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2015, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Freda...

Olga Gordon

Olga Gordon

Jul 28, 2015

Olga (Palechka) Gordon, passed over to our Lord at age 97 on July 28, 2015. Olga was raised in Cleveland, OH. She married Ronald K. Ingram during WWII. Together they had a son Ron Jr. Ronald Ingram passed at the age of 27. She then married Charles D. Gordon, Sr. They had two children; Charles D. Gordon, Jr. and Pamela...

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