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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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...
Gerald Park
Aug 13, 2011
Visitation: No visitation details available at this time. Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 17, 2011 Gerald L. Park, Pastor Jerry, 64, of Decatur, IL., was called home at 10:48 P.M. on Saturday (08-13-2011) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday (08-17-2011) at New Beginnings Church of God. Burial will be in Boiling Springs...
Doug Snyder
Aug 11, 2011
Visitation: 2:00 PM on August 14, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 15, 2011 Doug Snyder, 61, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, August 15, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 2 to 7 P.M., Sunday, August 14, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland...
Jerome O'Connor
Aug 11, 2011
Visitation: 9:00 AM on August 13, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 13, 2011 O'Connor, Jerome Lawrence, of Decatur, died August 11, 2011, at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur, IL. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 13, 2011, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will...
Lois Creager
Aug 9, 2011
Visitation: 6:00 PM on August 11, 2011 Funeral: 11:00 AM on August 12, 2011 Lois Lee Creager, 70, took up residence in heaven on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, after a long, valiant battle with illness. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 11, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home on Oakland Avenue from 6 to 8 p.m. Homegoing service will...
Arnold Bork
Aug 7, 2011
Visitation: No visitation details available at this time. Visitation: 5:00 PM on August 09, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 10, 2011 CUSTOM DEATH NOTICE Arnold Eugene Bork, 79, of Oakley, died at 5:31 AM Sunday, August 7, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 10, 2011at Trintity Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 5 -...
Florence Peveler
Aug 7, 2011
Visitation: No visitation details available at this time. Funeral: No funeral details available at this time. Florence "Toni" Peveler, 78, of Decatur, died Sunday, August 7, 2011, at McKinley Court. Cremation Rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are handling the arrangements. Toni was born June 13, 1933, in Decatur, the daughter of Frank E. and Lottie F....
Erma Postlewait
Aug 6, 2011
Funeral: No funeral details available at this time. Memorial: 11:00 AM on August 13, 2011 CUSTOM DEATH NOTICE Erma Jean Postlewait, 90, of Decatur, died Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Keystone Meadows. Following a private family entombment at Star of Hope Mausoleum, Memorial Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 13, at the Central Christian Church Flewelling Chapel. Brintlinger and...
Lindsey Eaton
Aug 5, 2011
Visitation: No visitation details available at this time. Funeral: No funeral details available at this time. Memorial: 5:00 PM on August 10, 2011 Lindsey Eaton, 23, of Decatur, IL, died Friday, August 5, 2011. Memorial services will be 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 10, 2011, with visitation to follow the services until 7:00 P.M at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur,...
Goldie Bowrey
Aug 5, 2011
Visitation: 12:00 PM on August 10, 2011 Funeral: 1:00 PM on August 10, 2011 Goldie M. Bowrey, 91, of Decatur, formerly of Cerro Gordo, IL, died Friday, August 5, 2011, at Lincoln Manor Nursing Home, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM, Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo. Visitation will be noon til...
Cindy Eaton
Aug 5, 2011
Visitation: No visitation details available at this time. Funeral: No funeral details available at this time. Memorial: 5:00 PM on August 10, 2011 Cindy L. Eaton, 57, of Decatur, IL, died Friday, August 5, 2011. Memorial services will be 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 10, 2011, with visitation to follow the services until 7:00 P.M., at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home,...
Rose Allen
Aug 1, 2011
Visitation: No visitation details available at this time. Funeral: No funeral details available at this time. Rose Marie (Kurilec) Allen left this life peacefully on August 1, 2011 at home in Forsyth, IL. Rose was born December 5, 1931 in Cleveland, OH, to John and Julia (Oliny) Kurilec. She married her high school sweetheart James Earl Allen on May 21,...
Donald O'Brien
Jul 31, 2011
Visitation: 5:00 PM on August 02, 2011 Funeral: 10:00 AM on August 04, 2011 Donald G. O'Brien, 79, of Decatur, IL, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 31, 2011, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Tuesday,...
Louise Dial
Jul 31, 2011
Visitation: 1:00 PM on August 02, 2011 Funeral: 2:00 PM on August 02, 2011 Louise McDonald Dial, 89, of Decatur, Illinois died at 2:37 AM, Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 2, 2011at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home with visitation one hour before services. Burial will be in Graceland...
Jean Walker
Jul 31, 2011
Visitation: 1:00 PM on August 06, 2011 Funeral: 2:00 PM on August 06, 2011 Jean E. Walker, 89, of Decatur, IL, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, in Elora, TN. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 6, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will...
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