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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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John Dirks

John Dirks

Mar 17, 2013

John Dirks, 59, of Moweaqua, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital. Cremation rites will be accorded. A celebration of John's life will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family. John was born January 20, 1954, the son of Harvey John and Ruth Aileen (Engleman) Dirks. He married Carol Ryan...

Ruby Travis

Ruby Travis

Mar 17, 2013

Ruby E. Travis, 92, of Harristown, IL, passed away on Sunday (Mar. 17, 2013) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial...

Katherine Parker

Katherine Parker

Mar 16, 2013

Katherine "Katie" Bundy Parker, 80, died 10:49 AM, Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery. Memorials: American Cancer Society or American Lung Association. Katie was born April...

Norman Stewart

Norman Stewart

Mar 15, 2013

FORSYTH -(Dad's photo --Navy and Marine insignia) Norman Lee Stewart, of Forsyth and formerly of Mt. Carmel, beloved husband, loving father, devoted grandfather and great-grandfather, died on March 15, 2013, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. He was born June 19, 1926 in Princeton, Indiana, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley (Beatrice) Stewart. A celebration of his life will be...

Bettye Smith

Bettye Smith

Mar 14, 2013

Bettye I. Smith, 88, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 9:01 A.M. Thursday (03-14-2013) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday (03-19-2013) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home Decatur, IL, with visitation from noon until 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to: The Humane...

Lorene Jarrett

Lorene Jarrett

Mar 13, 2013

Lorene M. Jarrett, 67, of Decatur, IL, went to be with the Lord on March 13, 2013, at home surrounded by her family. Memorial service will be 11:00 A.M., Monday, March 18, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Memorials may be made to the family. Lorene was born to...

Lawrence Luechtefeld

Lawrence Luechtefeld

Mar 11, 2013

Lawrence "Larry" "Lucky" Luechtefeld, 71, of Decatur, IL, died 6:00 A.M., Monday, March 11, 2013, at his residence. Memorial service will be 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society. Larry was born August 17, 1941, in St....

Edwin Mellon

Edwin Mellon

Mar 8, 2013

Edwin Dale Mellon, 88, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m. Burial will...

Shirley Campbell

Shirley Campbell

Mar 7, 2013

Shirley Ann Campbell, 83, of Decatur, IL, died 6:05 A.M., Thursday, March 7, 2013, at McKinley Court Care Center, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to McKinley Court Care Center. Shirley...

Mildred Baldwin

Mildred Baldwin

Mar 6, 2013

Mildred Edgecombe Baldwin, 90, of Decatur passed away at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Hickory Point Christian Village. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March II, 2012 with visitation one hour prior to service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Decatur, IL. Pastor Wray Offerman will officiate. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 10th...

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Mar 4, 2013

Dorothy J. Peterson, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 2:03 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital. Private family services will be held. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church or to donor's choice. Dorothy was born July 23, 1925, in Decatur,...

Elizabeth Schoeneberg

Elizabeth Schoeneberg

Mar 4, 2013

Elizabeth "Betty" Schoeneberg, 83, of Decatur, IL, died 1:29 P.M., Monday, March 4, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, March 8, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 P.M., Thursday, March 7, at the funeral home. Burial will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, March 11, 2013,...

Leon Funkhouser

Leon Funkhouser

Feb 28, 2013

Leon Funkhouser, 86, of Decatur, IL, died 5:55 P.M., Thursday, February 28, 2013, at his residence. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 5, at Wesley United Methodist Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Monday, March 4, at the church. Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the...

Mildred Zinn

Mildred Zinn

Feb 27, 2013

Mildred I. (Easton) Zinn, 93, of Forsyth, IL, died 4:55 A.M., Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at Hickory Point Christian Village. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 4 to 7 P.M., Friday, March 1, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL....

Challys Cheever

Challys Cheever

Feb 27, 2013

Challys M. Cheever, 71, of Decatur, retired day-care provider, died February 19, 2013. Graveside services 9:00 AM Wednesday, February 27, 2013, Graceland Cemetery. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, is in charge of arrangements. " }

Carolyn Maddox

Carolyn Maddox

Feb 26, 2013

Carolyn Watson Maddox, 73, of Oreana, IL, died 6:40 A.M., Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, March 1, 2013, at Prairie Avenue Christian Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Thursday, February 28, 2013, at the church. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Oreana, IL. Brintlinger...

Ivah Self

Ivah Self

Feb 25, 2013

Ivah Pauline Self, 90, of Cerro Gordo, IL, formerly of Longview, TX, passed away at 12:36 p.m. Monday, February, 25, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Peck Cemetery, Oakley, IL. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Cerro Gordo, IL. Memorials may be made to...

Barbara Edmiston

Barbara Edmiston

Feb 25, 2013

Barbara Edmiston, 63, of Decatur, IL, died 4:05 A.M., Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, February 25, 2013, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 P.M., Sunday, February 24, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL....

Jean Jahr

Jean Jahr

Feb 25, 2013

Jean Fraser Heald Jahr, 87, of Decatur, passed away February 25 at her home at Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth. Jean was born in Davenport, Iowa, April 15, 1925, the daughter of Walter Eugene Heald and Audna Ann Fraser Heald. She married Wilbur (Will) J. Jahr on February 5, 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. As a child in Davenport, she...

M. Montgomery

M. Montgomery

Feb 24, 2013

M. Elizabeth "Liz" "Libby" "Lib" Montgomery, 91, of Decatur, formerly of Maroa, died Sunday, February 24, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, March 1, 2013, 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 Maroa United Methodist Church....

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