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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Charles Dennis
Mar 25, 2011
Celebration of Charles's life will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Community of Christ Church, 5655 Union School Road, Harristown, Illinois. Pastor Richard Streibich will be officiating. Entombment will be at Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the Community of Christ Church. Charles was born on July 20, 1919 in Newton, Illinois the son...
Joyce Reynolds
Mar 23, 2011
Cremation Rites will be accorded with a memorial service at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are handling the arrangements.Memorials may be made to: The American Lung Association.Joyce was born July 26, 1941 in St. Louis, MO., the daughter of Darrell and Mary (Eckhardt) Cox. She married Jack Reynolds January 3, 1981, he preceded her in death May...
Norma Jones
Mar 17, 2011
Norma Louise Smith Jones, 79, left to meet Our Heavenly Father on the evening of Thursday, March 17th, 2011 in Fair Havens Christian Home.Celebration of Normas Life will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, March 21, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Mt. Auburn, IL. Memorials may...
Craig O'Neill
Mar 16, 2011
Craig S. ONeill, 59, of Decatur, IL, died 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at his residence.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at a later date in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made...
Sally Stoltzenburg
Mar 13, 2011
Sally Jo Stoltzenburg, 64, of Oreana, IL. passed away at 9:43 A.M. on Sunday (03-13-2011) in Decatur Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday (03-15-2011) in Union Cemetery Oreana, IL.Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are handling the arrangements. " }
Earl Moore
Mar 11, 2011
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 14, at the funeral home. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery, Decatur, with military rites conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard.Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or DMH Hospice.Earl was born on August...
Vivian Ball
Mar 8, 2011
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at Niantic United Methodist Church, with visitation from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in Long Point Cemetery, Niantic, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with the arrangements. The family requests casual attire.Memorials may be made to Niantic United Methodist Church or to donors...
Cheryl Mayberry
Mar 7, 2011
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Friday, March 11, 2011, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL.Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to: The Cheryl L. Mayberry Fund.Cheryl was born June 30, 1952 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Paul E. and Mary (Mossbarger) Curtis. She married Thomas J. Mayberry, Jr. on December...
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