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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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Mary Mendenhall
Feb 9, 2015
Mary Louise Mendenhall, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, February 13, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta,...
Patricia Daniels
Feb 5, 2015
Patricia Ann Daniels, 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at Imboden Creek Living Center. A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Inurnment will be at a later date in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association. Patricia was born September 19,...
James Birge
Feb 5, 2015
James W. Birge, 73, of Decatur, IL, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ at 10:50 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015, surrounded by his family. A Memorial service will be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 12, at Life Foursquare Church with Pastor David Catron and grandson Pastor Justin Lightfoot officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date at...
Diane Bennett
Feb 4, 2015
Diane Carol Bennett, 61, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, February 6, at the funeral home. The family requests casual attire. Burial will be private at a later date....
Robert Risley
Feb 3, 2015
Robert Richard "Riz" Risley, 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away at Decatur Memorial Hospital at 6:15 a.m. February 3, 2015. Bob, the hunter, the mountain man...the indominable force has left this Earth this morning for happier hunting grounds in Heaven. Now he can be reunited with his soulmate and he suffers no more. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, February...
Thomas Janus
Feb 2, 2015
Thomas E. Janus, 66, of Decatur, IL, passed away 1:05 p.m., Monday, February 2, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 3 to 5 p.m. prior to service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Teen Challenge....
Fred Stolley
Feb 1, 2015
Fred R. Stolley, 90, of Decatur, died at 8:19 PM Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, February 5, 2015, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3800 E. Cerro Gordo St., with visitation from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday in the church, with Masonic services conducted in the church at 7:30 PM by Stephen...
Rosie Smith
Jan 31, 2015
Rosie L. Smith, 82, of Decatur, IL passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 at 1:00pm at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. The visitation on Thursday, Feb. 6 from 5-7:00pm also at the funeral home in Decatur. Burial will be at the Harpers...
Opal Tate
Jan 30, 2015
Opal D. Tate, 94, of Decatur, died Friday, January 30, 2015, at McKinley Court. Funeral services will be 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Mound Chapel Church of God. Opal was born November 4, 1920,...
Ann Hooge
Jan 28, 2015
Ann Hooge, 86, of Decatur, IL, passed away 10:25 a.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at GT Church in Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, February 2, at the church. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Brintlinger and...
James Powers
Jan 27, 2015
James "Jim" Phillip Powers, 90, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away 5:10 a.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, January 30, 2015, at LaPlace Church of the Brethren in LaPlace, Illinois, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in LaPlace Cemetery, LaPlace, IL, with military...
Walter Morton
Jan 25, 2015
Walter Knox Morton, 96, died January 25, 2015, at Piatt County Nursing Home in Monticello, IL. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, is handling the arrangements. Knox was born on July 26, 1918 to Charles K. And Sarah (Cornell) Morton. He was a longtime resident of Cerro Gordo, and 70...
Edwin Good
Jan 22, 2015
Edwin Harry Good, 92, of Decatur, IL passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 in Sullivan, IL. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 10:00am Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Cerro Gordo, IL with the Rev. Steve DeVore, Antioch Christian Church, officiating. The visitation will be on Sunday, Jan. 25 from 3-5:00pm at the Cerro...
Sadie Heneghan
Jan 18, 2015
Sadie (Lay) Heneghan, 92, of Forsyth, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Fair Havens Christian Home. Mass of Christian burial will be 12:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at St. Thomas Catholic Church, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the arrangements....
John Gifford
Jan 17, 2015
John L. Gifford, 64, of Decatur, died Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, with family at his side. Graveside services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 22, at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL. Visitation will be 5-7 P.M. Wednesday, January 21, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Memorials may be made to the family. John was...
G. Ellis
Jan 15, 2015
Ellis, G. Louise (Neuendorf), 94, formerly of Decatur, IL, and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at her home in Kirksville, MO, on January 15, 2015. Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Burial is in Graceland Cemetery. Services are at 11am, Monday, January 19, 2015, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 250 W Decatur St....
Harold Schubert
Jan 13, 2015
Harold Robert "Bob" Schubert, 75, of Mt. Zion, IL, passed away at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Heartland Healthcare. He courageously battled Posterior Cortical Atrophy for the past eighteen months. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 16, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be...
Virginia Kraft
Jan 13, 2015
Virginia Mae Kraft, 72, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Order of Eastern Star, Macon, IL. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January17. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from Noon until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be...
Fritz Wicker
Jan 12, 2015
Fritz Lloyd Wicker, 54, of Decatur, IL, passed away 6:07 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 16, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, January 15, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL....
Jack Atchison
Jan 12, 2015
Jack Kearney Atchison, 89, of Forsyth, IL, passed away Monday (Jan. 12, 2015). Jack was born July 13, 1925 in rural Lovington, IL, the son of Hal and Grace Kearney Atchison. After graduating from Decatur High School in 1943, he served as a navigator in the United States Army Air Corps. On November 18, 1945, Jack married Betty L. Schneider....
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