Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
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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H. Hendrian
Feb 22, 2012
H. Marie Hendrian, 95, of Decatur, IL, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at McKinley Court, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Monday, February 27, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made...
Margaret Rotz
Feb 21, 2012
Margaret M. Rotz, 70, of Forsyth, IL, died 10:59 P.M., Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL, surrounded by her loving family and church friends. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, February 27, 2012, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Sunday, February 26, and one hour prior to...
Betty Webb-Larus
Feb 19, 2012
Betty J. Webb-Larus, 77, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012 at home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 24, 2012 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, February 23, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. The family requests casual attire. Betty was born...
Mary Burnett
Feb 19, 2012
Mary Hetta Burnett, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 3:52 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Aspen Ridge Care Center. Visitation will be at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, February 23, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, with a funeral service following at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at Salem Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Mary was born June 28, 1924, in...
Michael Quintenz
Feb 18, 2012
Michael Allen Quintenz, 56, of Decatur, IL., passed away at 4:30 P.M. on Saturday (02-18-2012) at his home. Memorial services will be held at 12:00 P.M. Wednesday (02-22-2012) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home Decatur, IL., with visitation two hours prior to service time. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made...
Jerry Andrews
Feb 17, 2012
Jerry C. Andrews, 66, of Decatur, IL., passed away at 6:22 A.M. on Friday (02-17-2012) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday , February 25, 2012, at Central Christian Church, with a life celebration gathering following services in the church Great Hall. Memorials may be made to: BabyTalk or Guardian Angel Basset Rescue P.O....
Allan Tipton
Feb 15, 2012
Allan Gene Tipton, 53, of Decatur, IL, died 9:10 P.M., Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M., Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society....
Stanley Poland
Feb 12, 2012
Stanley C. Poland, 96, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, February 17, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, with visitation 5-7 P.M. Thursday, February 16, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL, with military rites by the Macon County Honor...
Eloise Lamb
Feb 9, 2012
Eloise Lamb, 90, of Decatur, went to be with her Savior, surrounded by her loving family, Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Imboden Creek Living Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, February 13, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 4-6 P.M. Sunday, February 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may...
Bernard Smith
Feb 8, 2012
Bernard "Ben" W. Smith, 87, of Decatur, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 14, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8 P.M. Monday, February 13, at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Star of Hope Mausoleum, Decatur, with military rites conducted by the Macon County...
Patsy Bailey
Feb 7, 2012
Patsy M. Bailey, 82, of Decatur, IL, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Long Point Cemetery, Niantic, IL. Visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M., Friday, February 10, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Humane Society...
Walter Stahl
Feb 6, 2012
Walter G. Stahl, 94, of Niantic, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at Heartland Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11:30 A.M. Friday, February 10, at Niantic Christian Church, with visitation beginning at 9:30 A.M. until service time. Masonic Rites will be conducted at 11:30 A.M. by Kedron Lodge #340, Mt. Auburn. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery. Brintlinger and Earl...
Morris Evans
Feb 6, 2012
Morris "Marty" Evans, 46, of Decatur, IL, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation to follow the services until 5:00 P.M., at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to DMH Ask Program or to the family of Marty...
Walter Helm
Feb 6, 2012
Walter "Wallie" Lyle Helm, 67, of Springfield, IL, died 1:52 P.M., Monday, February 6, 2012, at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, IL. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, February 10, 2012, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Thursday, February 9, at the funeral home. In honoring Wallie's wishes, he was cremated. Burial...
Douglas Schmidt
Feb 5, 2012
Douglas Edward Schmidt, 55, of Decatur, IL, passed away at home. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M., Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Douglas was born August 4, 1956 in Decatur, IL, the son of John Edward and Carol (Grospitz) Schmidt. He was owner and operator...
Betty Moore
Feb 2, 2012
Betty R. Moore, 92, of Decatur, IL, died 1:05 A.M., Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Betty was...
Mildred Lynch
Jan 30, 2012
Mildred E. (Breeze) Lynch, 87, of Moweaqua, IL, died 3:00 A.M., Monday, January 30, 2012, at Moweaqua Nursing Home, Moweaqua, IL. Graveside services will be 1:00 P.M., Friday, February 3, 2012, at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL will be handling the arrangements. Mildred was born February 10,...
Marvin Cook
Jan 27, 2012
Former Decatur resident, Marvin "Dusty" Cook, Jr., died peacefully in his sleep Friday, January 27th, 2012 in St Louis MO. He was 88 years old. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 beginning at 10 am immediately followed by a funeral service at 11 am at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial...
Ivan Jones
Jan 25, 2012
Ivan D. Jones, 94, of Cerro Gordo, IL, died 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at McKinley Court Care Center. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL. Masonic services will be conducted by the Cerro Gordo Masonic Lodge #600 AF & AM, prior to the start of the...
Ivan Brooks
Jan 25, 2012
Ivan L. Brooks, 72, of Decatur, IL, went to be with his Lord & Savior, at 5:35 P.M., Wednesday, January 25, 2012, surrounded by his family, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur, IL. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Love at First Sight, 1235A Hickory Point Mall, Forsyth, IL 62535...
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