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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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Stanley Peck

Stanley Peck

Jul 4, 2015

Stanley R. "Stan" Peck, 96, of Decatur, died Saturday, July 4, 2015, at McKinley Court. Funeral services will be 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 8, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation from 4:00 P.M. until service time. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 9, at Kankakee Memorial Gardens, Kankakee, IL. Stanley was born November 17, 1918, in...

Gary Mowry

Gary Mowry

Jul 3, 2015

Gary E. Mowry, 75, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO from Cancer. Gary was born September 24, 1939, the son of Edwin E. Mowry and Ivadean Mowry. Gary was a 1957 graduate of Lakeview High School. He retired from Illinois Power, then opened Gary's Greenhouse and Landscape that he and his...

Franklin Ashby

Franklin Ashby

Jul 2, 2015

Franklin Delano Ashby folded his earthly tent and went to his Heavenly mansion on Thursday, July 2nd, 2015. Visitation will be Sunday, July 5th at Resurrection Life Church from 3-6 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the church. Burial will be on Monday July 6th, in Westlawn Cemetery, Madisonville, KY, after a memorial service for...

Jim Dodd

Jim Dodd

Jun 27, 2015

Coach Jim Dodd, born July 31, 1946 to Raymond and Helen (Ofield) Dodd of Cerro Gordo, passed away suddenly on June 27th. In his 50 years of coaching in Cerro Gordo, Bethany, Sullivan, Arthur, Decatur, Springfield, Atwood-Hammond, Lovington, Buffalo, Bloomington, Champaign-Urbana, Peoria, and Charleston, IL, St. Louis, MO, Cooksville, TN, Vincennes, IN, and Savannah, GA, Jim touched the lives of...

Olive Doyle

Olive Doyle

Jun 26, 2015

Olive Faye Doyle, 93, of Seymour, IL, died Friday, June 26, 2015, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL, Private family services will be held. Surviving are her children: Steve Doyle and wife Karen, of Seymour, IL, John Matthew Doyle and wife Barbara, of the State of Washington, Debbie Evans and husband Thomas, of Decatur, IL, and Linda Doyle, of Rantoul,...

Roger Flach

Roger Flach

Jun 26, 2015

Roger Lee "Oink" Flach, 78, of Oakley, passed away 6:35 a.m., Friday, June 26, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, June 29, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro...

Bryan Smith

Bryan Smith

Jun 24, 2015

Bryan J. Smith, 49, of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Decatur, IL passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in his home. A Memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date...

Rose Nihiser

Rose Nihiser

Jun 24, 2015

Rose Marie Nihiser, 83, life long resident of Decatur, IL, returned to the Lord on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may...

Harold Dent

Harold Dent

Jun 19, 2015

Harold Robert Dent, 90, of Decatur, IL, died Friday, June 19, 2015. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL. Memorials have been suggested to: First United Methodist Church. Harold's final days were joyful ones,...

Patricia Sederwall

Patricia Sederwall

Jun 19, 2015

Patricia "Patti" J. Sederwall, 71, of Decatur, IL, departed this life at 6:20 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 Noon Tuesday, June 23, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, with Father Richard Weltin, Celebrant. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will...

Robert Mccourt

Robert Mccourt

Jun 18, 2015

ENC Robert (Bobbo/Mac) McCourt departed to join the Irish saints in heaven on June 18, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, IL with Teresa and loving family at his side. Robert was born to Robert and Vera McCourt on November 23, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA. Bob grew up along the Schuylkill River surrounded by what is now Valley Forge...

Jeffrey Minich

Jeffrey Minich

Jun 16, 2015

Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Minich, 47, of Niantic, IL, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, with his family by his side. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 19, at South Shores Christian Church, Decatur, IL. Inurnment will be at Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family. Jeff...

Nathaniel Gwinn

Nathaniel Gwinn

Jun 15, 2015

Silver Springs - Rev. Nathaniel HIll Gwinn, 93, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at his daughters home from complications due to a stroke and skin cancers. Rev. Gwinn was born July 14, 1921, in Elton, WV, the son of the late Clarence Hill and Josie Exie Gwinn. Following graduation from Sulphur District High School in Sandstone, WV, he enlisted...

Laverna Wilson

Laverna Wilson

Jun 14, 2015

Laverna P. Wilson, 91, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, at McKinley Court Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 18, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 1:00 P.M. until service time. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Elwin United Methodist Church. Laverna was born...

Robert Basnett

Robert Basnett

Jun 13, 2015

Robert C. Basnett, 56, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Decatur Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 17 at 11:00 A.M. at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur with a visitation two hours prior. Burial will be at North Fork Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made...

Sally Lecrone

Sally Lecrone

Jun 12, 2015

Sally Sue Ann LeCrone, age 72, of Decatur, IL, reached her Heavenly Father's loving embrace Friday, June 12, 2015 in her home surrounded by her family. A service to celebrate her life will be held at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Ave, Decatur, IL, Thursday, June 18, at 10 a.m. Her husband, Pastor James LeCrone, will lead...

David Glover

David Glover

Jun 12, 2015

David Wayne Glover, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away 11:10 a.m., Friday, June 12, 2015 at Decatur Memorial Hospital with his family at his side. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2015 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the church. Private family burial will be...

Charles Heiple

Charles Heiple

Jun 10, 2015

Charles W. Heiple, Jr., 87, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away 3:45 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Post #117. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL will be handling the...

Glen Giles

Glen Giles

Jun 3, 2015

Glen Daniel (Danny) Giles, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away 7:40 a.m., June 3, 2015 at Symphony of Decatur. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 8, 2015 at North Fork Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 8, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to DMH Hospice...

Arlene Lichtenberger

Arlene Lichtenberger

Jun 3, 2015

Arlene L. (Brown) Lichtenberger, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 8, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be at Brown Cemetery in Macon County. Memorials may be made...

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