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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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Barabara Perry

Barabara Perry

May 13, 2011

Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Faith Baptist Church, 875 W. Grove Road, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 5:00 - 8:00 PM Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be at Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany, IL.In lieu of flowers, memorials have been suggested to Faith Baptist Church.Barbara was born...

Robert Markley

Robert Markley

May 12, 2011

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.Robert was born May 4, 1908, in Paragould, Arkansas, the son of John William and Nellie Josephine (Storey)...

Rosa Miller

Rosa Miller

May 9, 2011

Rosa Belle Rosie Miller, 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 6:27 P.M., Monday, May 9, 2011, at St. Marys Hospital, Decatur, IL. with family and friends at her side.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 12, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Wednesday, May 11, at the funeral home.Graveside...

Edwin Huffington

Edwin Huffington

May 5, 2011

Edwin E. Huffington, 87, of Hammond, IL died Thursday, May 5, 2011, in Kirby Hospital, Monticello, IL.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, May 9, at Brintlinger and Earl Cerro Gordo Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-7 P.M. Sunday, May 8, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery.Memorials may be made to the Cerro Gordo Ambulance...

Clyde Merritt

Clyde Merritt

May 4, 2011

Visitation for Irv is Friday, May 6, 2011 from 5:00 7:00 p.m. at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo with full Masonic rites at 7 P.M. A graveside funeral service will be Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Cerro Gordo Cemetery with military honors. Surviving is his daughter Lynn Merritt Kerby (Bob Kerby) of Decatur; grandsons Jack...

Mildred Graves

Mildred Graves

May 4, 2011

Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church or Alzheimers Association. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements.Mildred was born December 15, 1913, in Willow Lake, SD, the daughter of Albert W. and Nellie (DeWitt) Logan. She...

Linda Morrison

Linda Morrison

May 4, 2011

Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Friday, May 6, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL. Memorials may be made to Eastview Terrace, Sullivan, IL.Linda was born July 4, 1947 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Theodore Ferdinand Jr. and Anna May Myers. Linda was self employed and loved...

Donald Mcquality

Donald Mcquality

May 2, 2011

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Monday, May 9, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Sunday, May 8 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity or Forsyth United Methodist Church.Donald was born June 27, 1926, in Decatur, IL,...

Vitus Mockaitis

Vitus Mockaitis

May 1, 2011

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Thursday, May 5, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Wednesday, May 4, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Cancer Care Specialists of Decatur (http://www.cancercarespecialists.org/cancer_care_center_of_decatur.htm) or the American Red...

Wayne Fourmont

Wayne Fourmont

Apr 30, 2011

Funeral services will be 1:00PM, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, with visitation Tuesday , 11:00AM to service time. Further services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Daleiden Mortuary in Aurora, IL. with visitation from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lincoln Memorial...

Lyle Thompson

Lyle Thompson

Apr 29, 2011

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday (05-05-2011) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. with graveside services held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday (05-05-2011) at Danville National Cemetery, Danville, IL.. Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday (05-04-2011) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are handling the arrangements.Memorials...

Tina Scott

Tina Scott

Apr 29, 2011

Memorial services will be at 10:00AM, Sat., May 7, 2011 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are handling the arrangements.Tina was born Jan. 26, 1961 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Daniel & Lois Mattingly McNamara. She was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God in...

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...

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