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.

 Please visit our Wall of Honor to view the veterans we were honored to serve.

Carl Boline

Carl Boline

Apr 25, 2011

Carl Richard Boline, 77, of Decatur, IL, died 10:00 A.M., Monday, April 25, 2011, at Aspen Ridge Care Center, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Friday, April 29, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be...

Roy Morgret

Roy Morgret

Apr 23, 2011

Roy Elmer Morgret, 85, of Decatur, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral Mass will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 27, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation will be 5-7 P.M. Tuesday, April 26, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Casual attire is requested. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery with military rites conducted by Macon...

Darrell Beck

Darrell Beck

Apr 21, 2011

Funeral Mass will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at St. James Catholic Church, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 4:00 PM 8:00 PM Monday, April 25, 2011 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be at Wheeler Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Military honors to be conducted by Macon County Honor Guard.Darrell began a life long love affair with dancing at...

Rosa Krall

Rosa Krall

Apr 21, 2011

.Rosa E. Krall, 89, of Decatur, passed away 4:45 PM Thursday, April 21, 2011 at her residence.Funeral services will be 3 PM Monday, April 25, 2011 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at the Cerro Gordo Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorials have been suggested to be made to...

Elizabeth Richardson

Elizabeth Richardson

Apr 20, 2011

Elizabeth Betty F. Richardson, 101, of Decatur, IL, died 12:45 P.M., Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at McKinley Court Care Center.Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, May 7, 2011, at First United Methodist Church, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Decatur, IL.Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL,...

David Tomlin

David Tomlin

Apr 17, 2011

David Steven Tomlin, 64, of Decatur, died Sunday, April 17, 2011, at Heartland of Decatur.Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M. Thursday, April 21, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, with military rites conducted by Macon County Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to Guide...

Eloise Jones

Eloise Jones

Apr 15, 2011

Eloise F. (McDaniel) Jones, 93, of Decatur, died 7:45 PM Friday, April 15, 2011 at Aspen Ridge Care Center.Graveside funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday April 19, 2011 at North Fork Cemetery in Decatur. Eloise was born March 8, 1918 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Tom and Irene (Bear) McDaniel. She married Russel M. Hurley and he...

Sandra Ritchey

Sandra Ritchey

Apr 13, 2011

Private services will be held 4:00 P.M., Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Kevins house in Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to the Ritchey family, in care of Kevin Heath, Sr.Sandra was born July 24, 1947 in Richmond, VA, the daughter of Raymond Linwood and Sarah Elizabeth (Morris) Dunkum. She married Edward Ritchey and her preceded her in death on June...

Edward Sample

Edward Sample

Apr 11, 2011

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 15, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Cerro Gordo Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M., Thursday, April 14, at Brintlinger and Earl Cerro Gordo Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL. Edward was born September 12, 1948, in Plainfield, AR, the son...

Matthew Dulaney

Matthew Dulaney

Apr 9, 2011

Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Tuesday, April 12, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Donors Choice.Matthew was born July 17, 1974 in Decatur, IL, the son of Mike and Judy...

Alexis Kawaski

Alexis Kawaski

Apr 7, 2011

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 1:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to the Alexis McKenzie Kawaski Memorial Fund.Alexis was born on March 4, 2011, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Dustin...

Pauline Boatman

Pauline Boatman

Apr 6, 2011

Pauline (Sager) Boatman, 85, formerly of Decatur, IL, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Alden Estates Nursing Center in Naperville, IL.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 9:30 A.M. till service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made...

Dossie Pruitt

Dossie Pruitt

Apr 2, 2011

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL.Memorials may be made to Alzheimers Association.Dossie was born July 18, 1926, in Gamaliel, KY, the daughter of Homer E. and Sarah C. (Bray) Taylor....

Evelyn Morey

Evelyn Morey

Apr 2, 2011

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at Wheeler Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 8, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur.Memorials may be made to Hemophilia Foundation.Evelyn was born October 3, 1918, in Decatur, the youngest of 12 children born to David and Ida Margaret (Rucker) Wheeler. She married John...

Denene Wilmeth

Denene Wilmeth

Mar 29, 2011

Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, April 2, 2011, at First Presbyterian Church, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 4 to 8 P.M., Friday, April 1, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Private family graveside services will be in Woodwreath Cemetery, New Berlin, IL. Memorials may be made to Scovill Zoo. Denene was born February 25, 1939 in...

William Lowry

William Lowry

Mar 28, 2011

Visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M., Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Casual attire requested. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.Bill was born August 28, 1942 in Decatur, IL, the son of William Arthur and Dorothy Isabelle (Coleman) Lowry. He married Sheila R. Luechtefeld on July 6, 1984 in Decatur, IL.Bill...

Jill Bohn

Jill Bohn

Mar 28, 2011

Jill worked at various Decatur businesses including the Herald & Review, the Business Journal, Decatur Memorial Hospital and Decatur Memorial Foundation. While working for the DMH Foundation, she was instrumental in the creation and completion of the DMH Family Lodge. She also taught in the Cerro Gordo school district, 1973 - 1976.She was a 1968 graduate of MacArthur High School...

Charlotte Wood

Charlotte Wood

Mar 27, 2011

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 1, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5-7 Thursday, March 31, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL.Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to Come Together c/o DMH Foundation, 2300 N. Edward St., Decatur, IL 62526.Charlotte was...

Jeremy Gentry

Jeremy Gentry

Mar 26, 2011

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, at United Methodist Church of Cerro Gordo, with visitation 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the church. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Funeral honors will be conducted by the Okaw Valley Fire Department Honor Guard. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with the...

Henry Curry

Henry Curry

Mar 25, 2011

Private family graveside services will be held in North Fork Cemetery. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Central Christian Church, with visitation from 9:30 to 10:45 AM prior to the service. Arrangements are by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home.Memorials: Central Christian Church, or donors choice.Henry was born on March 9, 1923, in Decatur, Illinois, the...

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

An orange arrow pointing to the right on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.