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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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Katherine Anderson

Katherine Anderson

May 24, 2010

Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, May 28, 2010, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation from 9:30 - 10:30 A.M., prior to service time at the funeral home. Graveside services will be 12:30 P.M. at Oak Grove Cemetery, Cowden, IL. Katherine was born March 18, 1911, the daughter of John Thomas and Nancy Alice (Beck)...

Leo Howard

Leo Howard

May 21, 2010

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday (05-25-2010) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home Decatur, IL., with visitation from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Monday (05-24-2010) at the funeral home. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery. Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with the arrangements.Memorials may be made to: Meals on Wheels or Good...

Charlotte Mahan

Charlotte Mahan

May 21, 2010

Visitation will be Monday, May 24th from 5 to 7 p.m. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Services will be held on Tuesday, May 25th at 10:00AM at First Evangelical Lutheran Church immediately followed by burial at Fairlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church.Mrs. Mahan was born November 8, 1917 in Decatur, daughter of Otto and Hazel...

Roscoe Streight

Roscoe Streight

May 15, 2010

Roscoe was born in Maroa, Illinois on January 13, 1921, the son of Melvin and Grace Streight. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving overseas as a Staff Sergeant MP during W.W. II. After returning from service in February of 1946 he met Joyce C. Poole. They were soon married on May 10, 1946. They were happily married...

Robert Morr

Robert Morr

May 15, 2010

Memorial services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, May 22, 2010, at Cerro Gordo United Methodist. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Private family burial. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements.In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Friendship Hill.Robert was born March 22, 1929, in Decatur, IL, the son...

Michael Williams

Michael Williams

May 14, 2010

Michael Mike Williams, 56, of Decatur, died Friday, May 14, 2010, at his residence.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 17, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 16, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Croninger Cemetery, Cisco, IL.Memorials may be made to the family.Mike was born September 10,...

Robert Terrell

Robert Terrell

May 12, 2010

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May17, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Oreana, IL.Robert was born January 14, 1946, in Marktree, AR, the son of Thorton Elec and Rachel Josephine (Call) Terrell. He married Linda Kay Zientara on April 6, 1999 in Decatur, IL.He is survived by his wife...

Steven Askew

Steven Askew

May 7, 2010

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 13, at Moundford Free Methodist Church, Decatur. Burial will be in Macon Cemetery, Macon, IL, with military rites conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard. Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with the arrangements.Memorials may be made to Chastidy (Renee) Askew in care of Staley Credit Union.Steven was...

Juanita Harper

Juanita Harper

May 7, 2010

Juanita Ruth Harper, 93, of Decatur, IL, died 2:40 P.M., Friday, May 7, 2010, at McKinley Court Care Center, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday (05-11-2010) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are handling the...

Homer Johnson

Homer Johnson

May 5, 2010

Homer Leroy Big Tex Johnson, of Decatur,IL, passed away in his home on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Homer was born April 28, 1935, in Decatur, IL, the son of Don and Delores Johnson....

Carolyn Hall

Carolyn Hall

May 4, 2010

Memorial services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. There will be a private family burial.Memorials may be made to Decatur Animal Shelter, 2400 N. Woodford St., Decatur, IL 62526.Carolyn was born September 21, 1951, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of William E. Bud and Jaqueline (Rokash) Glover. She married Joseph...

Cynthia West

Cynthia West

May 2, 2010

A funeral service will be held 10:00 A.M. Thursday, May 6, 2010 at First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 5-7 P.M. Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be at Point Pleasant Cemetery. Memorials: First United Methodist Church Music Department.Jo was born January 2, 1925 in Bethany, IL, the daughter of Willard Jennings...

Opal Hunt

Opal Hunt

May 2, 2010

Opal Rhodes Hunt, 87, of Decatur, IL., died Sunday, May 2, 2010, in Beacon Hill at East Gate, Grand Rapids, Michigan.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday (05-06-2010) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL., with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association.Mrs. Hunt...

Marian Schulte

Marian Schulte

Apr 30, 2010

Marian Virginia Swartz Schulte, born and raised in Decatur and a resident of Mobile, AL for many years, died Friday, April 30, 2010, in a local hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation at 9:00 A.M. until service time. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery.In lieu of flowers,...

Penny Stortzum

Penny Stortzum

Apr 29, 2010

There will be no services. Cremation rites to be accorded. Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with the arrangements.Memorials may be made to Illinois Raptor Center.Penny was born on April 21, 1947, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Earl W. and Virginia (Martin) Eschbaugh. She married Max Stortzum on July 11, 1992, in Decatur.Penney was a...

Herschel Day

Herschel Day

Apr 29, 2010

Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, May 3, 2010 at Brintlinger and Earl Cerro Gordo Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be 4 to 6 P.M., Sunday, May 2, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL.Memorials may be made to Decatur Memorial Hospital Hospice.Herschel was born on October 23, 1928, in...

William Mueller

William Mueller

Apr 26, 2010

Bill was born on May 23, 1912 in Aberdeen, SD, the son of William A. & Ada Enloe Mueller. He married Esther Louise Gray, in Decatur, on May 9, 1936. She preceded him in death on Oct. 1, 1974.Survivors include son William and wife Sharon of Chatham, NJ, son Jay and wife Lois of Monticello, IL, daughter Sue Farr and...

Erma Queen

Erma Queen

Apr 24, 2010

Durward Dane Queen died October 26, 2005 at the Legacy House Hospice in Ocala, FL. He was born in Akron, OH on July 26, 1914 the son of Ivry and Lillian (Minear) Queen. He attended Kent State University. He moved with his father to Decatur, IL and worked at Jenkins Music Company. When arriving back in the Akron area he...

Jack Strong

Jack Strong

Apr 22, 2010

A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Moundford Free Methodist Church, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with the arrangements.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Moundford Free Methodist Church, the Salvation Army, or the American Cancer Society.Jack was born on February 17,...

Shirley Holmer

Shirley Holmer

Apr 19, 2010

Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 P.M., Friday, April 23, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Alzheimers Association.Shirley was born March 29, 1934, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of George and Birdie...

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