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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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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...

Daniel Moore

Daniel Moore

Jun 13, 2013

Daniel M. Moore, Jr., 85, of Decatur, died Thursday (June 13, 2013) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Dan was born on April 25, 1928, in Hannibal, Missouri, to Daniel M. and Bertha (Wear) Moore. He graduated from Westport High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1945. He earned an A.B. in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1949, and...

Beverly Roach

Beverly Roach

Jun 13, 2013

Beverly Ann Roach, 93, of Decatur, IL, died Thursday, June 13, 2013, at Keystone Meadows, Decatur, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 A.M., Monday, June 17, 2013, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made...

Arthur Modlin

Arthur Modlin

Jun 13, 2013

Arthur Birt Modlin, 54, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Private services for family and friends will be held. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospital, Humane Society of Macon County, or First Lutheran Church. Arthur was born April...

Shirley Henry-Stephens

Shirley Henry-Stephens

Jun 9, 2013

Shirley Henry-Stephens, 93, of Mt. Zion, died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at The Glenwood, Mt. Zion, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 14, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL with visitation beginning one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to the Macon County Historical...

John Baird

John Baird

Jun 8, 2013

John Harris Baird, 94, of Decatur died Saturday, June 8, at St. Mary's Hospital. John was born August 1, 1918, on a farm in Shelby County to Grace Garman Baird and DeForest E. Baird. He attended grade school in a one-room school and then went on to Bethany High School where he was elected president of his senior class and...

Evelyn Middaugh

Evelyn Middaugh

Jun 6, 2013

Evelyn Bernice Middaugh, 88, of Decatur, died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Manor Court of Clinton, Clinton, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no services. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family. " }

Diane Wentworth-Jensen

Diane Wentworth-Jensen

Jun 3, 2013

Diane Lucille Wentworth-Jensen, 65, most recently of Maroa, passed away Sunday June 3, 2013 at home. She was born June 7, 1947 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, daughter of Fred and Evelyn Wentworth of Warrensburg. Diane was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, and grandmother. Diane graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a degree in Nursing and earned her Masters Degree...

Thomas Ake

Thomas Ake

Jun 3, 2013

Thomas B. Ake, Jr., 85, of Decatur, IL passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held Friday, June 7, 2013 from 5-7:00 pm at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Masonic services will follow at 7:00 pm. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Children's Hospital. Thomas was born on September...

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