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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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Roy Carter

Roy Carter

Jul 12, 2013

Roy Lee Carter, 78, of Cerro Gordo, died at 8:34 PM, Friday, July 12, 2013, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Cerro Gordo. Visitation will be held one hour prior to funeral services. Burial will be at Cerro Gordo Cemetery,...

Ruth Fritts

Ruth Fritts

Jul 11, 2013

Ruth E. Fritts, 97, of Decatur, IL passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Tanglewood Village, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 15, 2013 at 2:00pm with visitation one hour prior to service time at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Graveside services will follow at 4:30pm at the Toledo Cemetery in...

Donna Canham

Donna Canham

Jul 8, 2013

Donna Jean Canham, 66, of Decatur, IL, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at Heritage Manor in Mt. Zion, IL. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 12, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Family will greet friends after the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to American Parkinson Disease Association. Donna was born...

D. Ernst

D. Ernst

Jul 8, 2013

D. Eileen Ernst, 84, of Decatur, IL, went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 8, 2013, in Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery,...

Ronald Johansen

Ronald Johansen

Jul 6, 2013

Ronald Wesley Johansen, 57, of Illiopolis, IL, born November 6, 1955 in Orange County, CA, passed away unexpectedly on July 6, 2013. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, July 14, 2013, at 147 Elizabeth St. in Illiopolis, IL. Please bring lawn chairs and byo. Ron's brother, Pastor Al Peratt of South Dakota, will be conducting his services. A memorial...

Misty Dudley

Misty Dudley

Jul 4, 2013

Misty Dawn Dudley, 37, of Decatur, IL, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Cremation rites will be accorded. A Memorial visitation will be held Saturday, July 13, 2013, from 2 to 3 p.m., at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to the Misty Dawn Dudley fund. " }

Evelyn Mauck

Evelyn Mauck

Jul 4, 2013

Evelyn J. Mauck, 91, of Hammond, IL, passed away at 9:20 p.m. Thursday, July 4, 2013, at The Arthur Home, Arthur, IL. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 8, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 12:30 p.m. until service time, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL....

Denise Robertson

Denise Robertson

Jul 4, 2013

Denise Christine Robertson, 51, of Bethany, IL, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 10, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with a Memorial visitation from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made...

Mildred Snyder

Mildred Snyder

Jul 1, 2013

Mildred L. Snyder, 94, of Mt. Zion, IL, died 2:01 p.m., Monday, July 1, 2013, at Heritage Health in Mt. Zion, IL. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Macon Cemetery, Macon, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Heritage Health Activities Fund or Donor's...

Jimmie Wood

Jimmie Wood

Jun 30, 2013

Jimmie Joe Wood, 74, of Decatur, IL. passed away on Sunday (06-30-2013) at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, July 5, 2013 at New Life Tabernacle Church, Macon, IL. Visitation will be from 5 - 7 PM Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead cemetery. Arrangements...

T. Hamman

T. Hamman

Jun 29, 2013

T. Faye Hamman, age 99, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, June 29, 2013, at Relais Bonne Eau Hospice Home of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville, IL.. Graveside services will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday (07-02-2013) in the Cerro Gordo Cemetery under the direction of Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Cerro Gordo, IL. Memorials may be made to the Macon County...

Robert Oak

Robert Oak

Jun 28, 2013

Robert D. "Bob" Oak, 81, of Rexford, Montana, died 11:25 a.m., Friday, June 28, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 5, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery, Decatur, IL, with military rites...

Marie Aldridge

Marie Aldridge

Jun 22, 2013

Marie Aldridge, 104 passed away at 2:28 AM Saturday June 22, 2013 in Fair Havens Christian Home. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Friday, June 28, 2013 at Cerro Gordo Church of the Brethren with visitation from 9:00 am until service time at the church. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Cerro Gordo, IL,...

Donald Garner

Donald Garner

Jun 18, 2013

Donald Dean Garner, 77, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 7:38 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at his residence, with his family by his side. Memorial visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 21, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. There will be no services; cremation rites to be accorded. Memorials may be made to donor's charity...

Benjamin Ellis

Benjamin Ellis

Jun 18, 2013

Benjamin "Jack" Franklin Ellis, Jr., 92, of Decatur, IL, died 7:12 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Imboden Creek Living Center. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, June 21, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park,...

Carla Franklin

Carla Franklin

Jun 16, 2013

Carla Franklin, 57, of Maroa, IL, passed away at 1:19 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 21, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at the church. Memorials may be made to Cancer Care Center of Central Illinois 210 W. McKinley Ave....

Mary Falk

Mary Falk

Jun 16, 2013

Mary Helen Falk, 94, of Decatur, IL, died 9:01 p.m., Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holy Family...

Helen Woare

Helen Woare

Jun 15, 2013

Mrs. Helen Dalton Woare, of Decatur, IL, died Sat., June 15, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Memorial services will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 11:00AM. Inurnment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Helen was born Jan. 22, 1920 at Paul, Idaho a daughter...

Corwin Leeper

Corwin Leeper

Jun 15, 2013

Corwin Leeper, 80, of Decatur, IL passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the Imboden Creek Living Center in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 1:00pm at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL with visitation from 5-8:00pm on Monday, June 17 at the funeral home. The Korean War Veterans...

Lorelei Semenow

Lorelei Semenow

Jun 13, 2013

Lorelei Susan Semenow, 56, of Cerro Gordo, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Heartland Health Care Center. Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 P.M. Saturday, June 15, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL. Funeral services will be 8:00 P.M. Thursday, June 20, at Schmaedeke Funeral Home, Worth, IL, with visitation from 5:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday. Burial will be in Chapel...

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