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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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Leslie King

Leslie King

Jan 26, 2011

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 1, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with Pastor Ron Howerton of Maranatha Assembly of God officiating. Visitation will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, January 31, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Military rites will be conducted by Macon County Honor Guard.Memorials may be made to American...

Helen Wilson

Helen Wilson

Jan 25, 2011

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 29 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be immediately following at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to Riverside Baptist Church.Helen was born on April 8, 1921, at home in Niantic, IL, to Marion Francis and Arminda (Sullivan) Bailey. She was the...

Robert Karloski

Robert Karloski

Jan 23, 2011

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 27, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church and also from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 26, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church.Mr. Karloski was born in...

Connie Baker

Connie Baker

Jan 22, 2011

Funeral service will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4 - 7 PM Monday at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park.Memorials: Kirby Hospital Foundation, 1111 N. State St., Monticello, IL 61856.Connie was born October 13, 1938 in Freeland, MI, the daughter of...

Dollie Smith

Dollie Smith

Jan 21, 2011

Funeral Service will be 11:00AM, Monday January 24, 2011 at Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church with visitation from10:00 AM until service time, at the church. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Family requests casual attire. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL, will be handling the arrangements.Memorials: Cerro Gordo Community Ambulance Service, Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church, or...

Sharon Riggs

Sharon Riggs

Jan 19, 2011

Sharon Kay Riggs, 70, of Decatur, IL, died 1:20 P.M., Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, IL.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Monday, January 24, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials...

Dominic Rigoni

Dominic Rigoni

Jan 19, 2011

Dominic Keith Rigoni, 70, of Taylorville, IL, died 10:45 P.M., Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Taylorville Care Center, Taylorville, IL.Graveside services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, January 22, 2010, at Rosamond Grove Cemetery, Rosamond, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.Dominic was born October 10, 1940...

Dolores Patrick-Powell

Dolores Patrick-Powell

Jan 17, 2011

Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 21, 2010, at First Lutheran Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Thursday, January 20, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to JDRF-Minnesota Chapter, 3001 Metro Blvd., Ste 100, Bloomington, MN 55425 or Autism...

Phyllis Albert

Phyllis Albert

Jan 15, 2011

Phyllis Marie Albert, 79, of CerroGordo, IL., passed away on Saturday (01-15-2011) at 7:49 A.M. in Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral Mass will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday (01-18-2011) at St. Michaels Catholic Church, Bement, IL. with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL.Memorials may be made to: St. Michaels...

Lowell Phipps

Lowell Phipps

Jan 15, 2011

Visitation will be Friday, January 21, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, 2827 North Oakland Avenue, and for one-half hour prior to the service to celebrate Lowells life, which will take place on Saturday, January 22, at 10:30 a.m., at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 3465 North MacArthur Road, Decatur. Interment will follow at...

Marie Clifton-Harris

Marie Clifton-Harris

Jan 14, 2011

Funeral services will be 11:30 A.M. Wednesday (01-19-2011) in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home Decatur, IL. Visitation will be held on Tuesday (01-18-2011) from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. A brief graveside service will be held at Sugar Grove Cemetery near Wapella, IL. immediately following the funeral service. In lieu of flowers memorials may...

Peggy Pressgrove

Peggy Pressgrove

Jan 14, 2011

Peggy R. Pressgrove, 74, of Decatur, IL. passed away at 12:43 P.M. at Decatur Memorial Hospital on Friday (01-14-2011).Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday (01-18-2011) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Monday (01-17-2011) from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur,...

Reba Foley

Reba Foley

Jan 13, 2011

Visitation will be 2 to 4 P.M., Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be 2:30 P.M., Sunday, January 16, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be 12:00 P.M., Monday, January 17, 2011, at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, IL. Memorials may be made to Grace United...

Mary Daniels

Mary Daniels

Jan 13, 2011

Mary Evelyn Daniels, 67, of Ballwin, MO, died Thursday, January 13, 2011, at Meramec Bluffs, Ballwin, MO. Mary was born September 23, 1943 in Champaign, IL, the daughter of Walter A. and Blanche M. (Combest) Bourland. She married Charles Edward Daniels on April 13, 1966 and spent the next 22 years raising their family together in Decatur, IL. She dedicated...

Reese Mitchell

Reese Mitchell

Jan 9, 2011

Reese O. Mitchell, 79, of Decatur, IL, died 12:38 A.M., Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 14, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 4 to 7 P.M., Thursday, January 13, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials...

Dylan Campbell

Dylan Campbell

Jan 8, 2011

Dylan Drew Campbell, 6, of White Hall, died Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Swann Special Care Center, Champaign.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Cardinal Glennon Childrens Medical Center, St. Louis, MO.Dylan was born December 2, 2004, the son of Chastity...

Donald Knackmuhs

Donald Knackmuhs

Jan 8, 2011

Donald E. Knackmuhs, 73, of Decatur, died at 7:31 PM, Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, January 13, 2011 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, January 12, 2011 from 4 - 7 PM at the funeral home. Burial will at Graceland Cemetery.Memorials: Northwest Christian Church...

Robert Keck

Robert Keck

Jan 8, 2011

Robert T. Keck, Sr., 80, of Decatur, IL, died 5:45 P.M., Saturday, January 8, 2011, at St. Anthonys Hospital, Effingham, IL.Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, January 14, 2011, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Thursday, January 13, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in...

Alice Jordan

Alice Jordan

Jan 7, 2011

Alice E. Jordan, 90, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2011, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, at Graceland Cemetery, with visitation one hour prior to services at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital.Alice was born June 10, 1920,...

Catherine Vowell

Catherine Vowell

Jan 6, 2011

Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 11 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Parkway Nazarene Church.Mrs. Vowell was born September 6, 1914, in Decatur, the daughter of David and Kathryn (Vice) Jones. She married Jesse Leroy Vowell...

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