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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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Florence Pflum
Aug 27, 2011
Visitation: 6:00 PM on August 30, 2011 Funeral: 11:00 AM on August 31, 2011 Florence Elizabeth (Strohl) Pflum, 91, of Oakley, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday August 31, 2011 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Decatur. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 PM Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at Brintlinger...
Kenneth Colebar
Aug 26, 2011
Visitation: 11:30 AM on August 30, 2011 Funeral: 1:00 PM on August 30, 2011 Kenneth William Colebar, of Decatur, born January 20, 1939, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011, in his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Visitation will be from 11:30AM to 12:30 PM Tuesday at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral...
Ernie Strate
Aug 26, 2011
Visitation: 5:00 PM on August 29, 2011 Funeral: 2:30 PM on August 30, 2011 Ernie "Butch" Strate, 61, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 11:53 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 30, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Monday, August 29...
Peter Broedel
Aug 26, 2011
Visitation: 9:00 AM on August 29, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 29, 2011 Peter J. "P.J." Broedel, 31, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 8:35 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 29, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services....
Edward Gordon
Aug 24, 2011
Visitation: 9:00 AM on August 27, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 27, 2011 Edward F. "Eddie" Gordon, 87, of Decatur, IL, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Memorial mass will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the...
Maybelle Thompson
Aug 23, 2011
Visitation: 9:00 AM on August 26, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 26, 2011 Maybelle M. Thompson, 93, of Decatur, IL, died 3:15 A.M., Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 26, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the...
Darlene Owens
Aug 23, 2011
Visitation: 6:00 PM on August 26, 2011 Funeral: 2:00 PM on August 27, 2011 Darlene M. Owens, 79, of Shiloh, IL, died 12:26 P.M., Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, IL. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 P.M., Friday, August...
Bonnie Jones
Aug 22, 2011
Visitation: 5:00 PM on August 25, 2011 Funeral: 1:00 PM on August 26, 2011 Bonnie Lea Jones, 91, of Decatur, IL, died 5:50 A.M., Monday, August 22, 2011, at Lincoln Manor Nursing Home, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Friday, August 26, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Thursday,...
Stephen Hines
Aug 22, 2011
Visitation: 5:00 PM on August 26, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 27, 2011 Stephen "Ronnie" Hines, 71, of Decatur, IL, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at Kindred Hospital, Sycamore, IL. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Friday, August 26, at the...
Gilbert Giles
Aug 20, 2011
Visitation: 6:00 PM on August 25, 2011 Funeral: 11:00 AM on August 26, 2011 Gilbert "Gene" Giles, 63 of Fort Worth, TX passed away at 2:26pm, Saturday August 20, 2011 at Huguley Memorial Hospital, Fort Worth, TX. Visitation will be held Thursday August 25, 2011 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur IL. Funeral...
Beatrice Baker
Aug 18, 2011
Visitation: 1:00 PM on August 20, 2011 Funeral: 2:00 PM on August 20, 2011 Beatrice Fay Baker, 93, of Warrensburg, IL, died 1:46 A.M., Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL with visitation one hour prior to service time at the...
Margaret Davenport
Aug 18, 2011
Visitation: No visitation details available at this time. Funeral: No funeral details available at this time. Margaret Louise Davenport of Argenta, IL, died Thursday, August 18, 2011. Louise Long was born on a farm near Kenney in DeWitt Co., IL on May 16, 1917, the only daughter of William Fain Long and Martha Jane Biggers. Louise attended rural Macon County...
Robert Fulk
Aug 17, 2011
Visitation: 9:00 AM on August 25, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 25, 2011 Robert Wayne "Bob" Fulk, 77, of Mt. Zion, IL, died at 7:17 P.M., Wednesday, August 17, 2011, in his apartment at Keystone Meadows, with his daughter near him. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 25, with Retired Pastor Frank Marshall officiating, at Brintlinger...
Herschel Pritchett
Aug 17, 2011
Visitation: 9:30 AM on August 26, 2011 Funeral: 10:30 AM on August 26, 2011 Herschel W. Pritchett, 83, of Niantic, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at McKinley Court Care Center, Decatur, IL. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 26, at Niantic Christian Church, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery,...
Suellen Karl-Jarvis
Aug 16, 2011
Visitation: 6:00 PM on August 19, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 20, 2011 Suellen Elizabeth Karl-Jarvis, 54, of Decatur, IL, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 20 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Friday, August 19 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made...
William Boedecker
Aug 14, 2011
Visitation: 5:00 PM on August 17, 2011 Funeral: 2:00 PM on August 18, 2011 William D. "Bill" Boedecker, Sr., 66 of Decatur, lL went to Heaven at 2:30 P.M., Sunday, August 14,2011 at his residence, surrounded by loving family and friends. He had fought a courageous battle with esophageal cancer the past 4 years. Funeral services will be at 2:00...
David Shelton
Aug 14, 2011
Visitation: 5:00 PM on August 17, 2011 Funeral: 11:00 AM on August 18, 2011 David R. Shelton, 67, of Decatur, died Sunday, August 14, 2011, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 18, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 5-8 Wednesday, August 17, at the church. Graveside services will be 3:30 P.M. Thursday...
Eunice Gingrey
Aug 14, 2011
Visitation: No visitation details available at this time. Funeral: No funeral details available at this time. Eunice Lillith Heideman Dansby Gingrey, 84, of Decatur, IL, died Sunday, August 14, 2011. Memorial services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Decatur, IL at a later date. The family request no flowers. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church or...
Gerald Burgess
Aug 13, 2011
Visitation: 5:00 PM on August 16, 2011 Funeral: 1:00 PM on August 17, 2011 Gerald Lyle Burgess, 55, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 11:25 a.m. Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, August 16 at the...
Thomas Ballance
Aug 13, 2011
Visitation: 4:00 PM on August 16, 2011 Funeral: 6:00 PM on August 16, 2011 Thomas Stephen "Steve" Ballance, 92, of Decatur, IL, died Saturday, August 13, 2011 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 16th at 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Ave. with funeral service to follow at 6:00 p.m. The family...
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