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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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Opal Tate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

William Williams

William Williams

Jan 9, 2015

William Glenn "Bill" Williams of Decatur, IL, died Friday, January 9, 2015, after a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 12, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, with burial following the Mass at Boiling Springs Cemetery. According to Bill's wishes, there will be no visitation. Instead, immediately after the burial, the...

Norma Johner

Norma Johner

Jan 6, 2015

Norma J. Johner, 87, of Warrensburg, IL, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon Friday, January 9, 2015, at Warrensburg United Methodist Church, Warrensburg, IL, with visitation from 10:30 a.m. till service time at the church. Burial will be in Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg, IL. Memorials may be made to Warrensburg United Methodist...

Doris Nees

Doris Nees

Jan 4, 2015

Dorothea "Doris" M. Nees, 91, of Decatur, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Eastern Star Home, Macon, Illinois. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 9, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made to the First United Congregational Church or St. Jude...

George Thompson

George Thompson

Jan 3, 2015

George H. Thompson, III passed away peacefully in his home January 3, 2015. Memorial services will be held 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 19, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home with visitation two hours prior to service time. Memorials may be made to the American Liver Foundation. George was born August 10, 1957, in San Luis Obispo, CA, the son...

Ruby Lynch

Ruby Lynch

Jan 2, 2015

Ruby Baker Tarter Lynch, 96, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015, at Fair Havens Christian Home in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Tabernacle Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m., with visitation starting at 9:00 a.m. prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL. Brintlinger...

Regina Waks

Regina Waks

Jan 1, 2015

Regina "Reggie" Waks (nee Geisler) passed away peacefully on January 1, 2015 at age 92, in Sacramento, California, with family members at her bedside. She battled with heart disease for many years. Reggie is survived by her three sons, Randy and his wife Debra of Clinton, Steve and his wife Mehrnaz of Sacramento, and Dennis and his former wife Jaclyn...

Judith Kelm

Judith Kelm

Jan 1, 2015

Judith Kay Kelm, 62, of Decatur, IL, entered into eternal glory on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at St. Mary's Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015, at 11 A.M. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church with a visitation one hour prior. Pastors Bill and Brock Abbott will officiate. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the...

Anna Anderson

Anna Anderson

Dec 31, 2014

Anna (Ann) J. Anderson, 89, of Champaign, formerly of Decatur, died Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at Heartland Health Care Center, Champaign, IL. Funeral services will be 12:00 P.M. Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation at 10:00 A.M. until service time. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made to First United...

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