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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 Handley
Aug 1, 2013
Mary A. Handley passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 2:58PM in Decatur Memorial Hospital, with her children and family by her side. On Aug. 16, 1930 Mary was one of nine children born to parents Walter and Doris [Jeffers] Wicker. On Thursday, August 1st she was re-united in heaven with her recently deceased husband of 43 years, Ralph...
Tracey Anderson
Jul 31, 2013
Tracey Lea (Thomas) Anderson, 44, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in St. Mary's Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 5, at First United Methodist Church, Decatur. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, August 4, at the church. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes,...
Dawn Marie
Jul 28, 2013
Dawn Marie (Austin) Briggs, 33, of Decatur, IL passed away at 10:10 a.m. Sunday, July 28, 2013 at St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 1, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made to the charity of donor's choice. Dawn was born December...
Bradley Gustin
Jul 27, 2013
Bradley J. Gustin, of Allenhurst, New Jersey, 62, died of natural causes Saturday, July 27, 2013 in his home. A family visitation will be held on Saturday, August 3, at 12:30 p.m. at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, followed by a private family graveside service at Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Brad was born in Decatur, IL, on March 29, 1951, a...
M. Brown
Jul 24, 2013
With heavy hearts we say goodbye to our precious mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, M. June Bottrell Brown, who died on July 24, 2013, at her home in Blue Mound, IL. Family and friends are invited to honor June at a Funeral Service on Monday, July 29, 2013, 10:00 a.m., at Blue Mound United Methodist Church in Blue Mound, IL,...
Irma Storck
Jul 22, 2013
Irma J. Storck, 86, of Decatur, IL, died Monday, July 22, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 2013, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, #1 Bachrach Ct. (on the corner of Taylor and Mound Rd.), Decatur, IL, with visitation from 9:30 a.m. till service time at the church. Burial will be...
Wayne Bohlen
Jul 20, 2013
Wayne H. Bohlen, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 6:10am on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be Monday, July 22 at 11:00AM at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur with visitation one hour before. Burial will be at Fairlawn Cemetery in Decatur. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace...
Loretta Taft
Jul 19, 2013
Loretta E. Taft, 98, of Decatur, IL, died 1:50 P.M., Friday, July 19, 2013, at Evergreen Senior Living, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be conducted at 12:30 PM, Saturday July 27, 2013, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL, with visitation from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon Saturday at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the...
Ralph Handley
Jul 19, 2013
Ralph L. Handley was born in Bement, Il. on May 21, 1931 to his proud parents Ralph L. & Tressie[Morgan] Handley. He departed this life to be with his father and mother in Heaven on Friday, July 19, 2013. He was a faithful member of Parkway Church of Nazarene for 43 years, serving as a Board member, Head of the...
Rolland Miller
Jul 18, 2013
Rolland W. Miller, 81, of Cerro Gordo, IL, died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 20, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL, with visitation Friday, July 19, from 4 to 7 P.M., at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL, with...
Milford Smiley
Jul 13, 2013
Milford Smiley, 80, of Warrensburg, IL, passed away at 11:17 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Heartland Healthcare Center, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services and from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Illini...
David Duncan
Jul 13, 2013
David James Duncan 59, of Decatur, Illinois died July 13, 2013 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday July 17, 2013 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home with visitation 5 to 8 p.m Tuesday July 16th at the funeral home. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Cemetery, Sandoval, IL...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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