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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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Arthur Bruce

Arthur Bruce

Sep 6, 2009

A memorial service will be held for Arthur at Tanglewood Village, 1293 S. 34th, Decatur, on Friday, September 11, 2009, at 10:00AM. Family entombment services will later be held at Christ the King Garden Mausoleum, at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, on September 19, 2009. Memorials may be made to Sts. James and Patrick Parish.Art was born on May...

Helen Samples

Helen Samples

Sep 6, 2009

Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September 10, 2009, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL.Memorials may be made to Decatur-Macon County Humane Society or to the family.Helen was born October 3, 1915, in Warrensburg, IL, the daughter of Marion and Matilda (Streich) Boyer. She was formerly married...

Paul Moser

Paul Moser

Sep 5, 2009

Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home., with Prayer service at 4:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Parish at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 9, with burial in Mt. Gilead Cemetery. Bob was born on September 6, 1920, in Decatur, the son of John and Anna Moser. Bob married...

Mary Harris

Mary Harris

Sep 4, 2009

Funeral Mass will be 1:00 P.M., Friday, September 4, 2009, at St. James Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to St. James Catholic Church or St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be...

Robert Barnes

Robert Barnes

Sep 1, 2009

Funeral services will be 3:30 P.M., Saturday, September 5, 2009 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Decatur, Illinois.Bob was born March 8, 1948 to Cleta Rae and Robert Gail Barnes. He is preceded in death by his mother. He married Betty (Ogle) Dorothy...

Joseph Lewis

Joseph Lewis

Sep 1, 2009

Joe went to a country school for 8 years, then to Canton MO H.S. 1937-41, then to Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO 1942-45. After college he spent 3 months in Glacier Park, MT driving tourist buses-the red ones- to 3 hotels in MT and 1 in Waterton Lakes, AB, Canada. Following that, he worked in East Alton, IL for Western Cartridge...

Terry Pilcher

Terry Pilcher

Aug 31, 2009

Funeral services will be 8:00 P.M., Friday, September 4, 2009, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation from 6:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek, IL at a later date. Memorials may be made to Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church.Terry was born December 7, 1951, in Effingham,...

William Fuiks

William Fuiks

Aug 31, 2009

Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, September 5, 2009, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL, with military rites conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard.Memorials may be made to Alzheimers Association or Homeward Bound Pet Shelter.Bill was...

G Locke

G Locke

Aug 29, 2009

Dr. Locke was born on January 12, 1937 in Youngstown, Ohio. He attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana where he met Judy Blang. They both graduated from DePauw and then were married August 2, 1958. He received his MD from Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio where he was Alpha Omega Alpha and then trained in Radiology...

Roy Shobe

Roy Shobe

Aug 28, 2009

CUSTOM DEATH NOTICERoy Edward Shobe, Jr., 81, of Decatur, IL died Friday, August 28, 2009 at Lincoln Manor, Decatur, IL.Graveside services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009 in Boiling Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be One Hour before service at the Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Alzheimers Association,...

Clairbel Rutherford

Clairbel Rutherford

Aug 25, 2009

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Thursday, August 27, 2009, at Long Creek United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior to service time at the church.Burial will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Long Creek United Methodist Church Building...

Helen Greider

Helen Greider

Aug 25, 2009

Graveside services will be 10:30 A.M., Friday, August 28, 2009, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL will be handling the arrangements.Memorials may be made to Good Samaritan Inn.Helen was born June 23, 1923, in Cerro Gordo, IL, the daughter of Ernest Cecil and Harriett Eliza (Kramer) Oliver. She married Martin E. Greider...

Robert Luka

Robert Luka

Aug 24, 2009

CUSTOM DEATH NOTICE Robert Henry Luka, Sr., 84, of Long Creek, IL., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday (08-24-2009) at 1:23 A.M., surrounded by his family.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday (08-27-2009) at Antioch Christian Church, with visitation on Wednesday (08-26-2009) from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will...

Mary Sphar

Mary Sphar

Aug 23, 2009

Funeral mass will be held 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 28, 2009 at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Mt. Zion, IL. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 P.M., Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mt. Zion, IL. Memorials may be made to: American Diabetes...

Glen Bunning

Glen Bunning

Aug 22, 2009

Glen Eugene Gene Bunning, 59, of Decatur, died Saturday (08-22-2009), at Decatur Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday (08-26-2009) in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Tuesday (08-25-2009) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany,...

Ladorna Deffenbaugh

Ladorna Deffenbaugh

Aug 22, 2009

CUSTOM DEATH NOTICELadorna Eleanor Deffenbaugh, 82, of Decatur passed away Saturday, August 22 at 10:40 a.m. at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will held on Tuesday (August 25) at 10:00 A.M. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be held at Hall Cemetery Blue Mound, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are...

Maurine Anderson

Maurine Anderson

Aug 20, 2009

CUSTOM DEATH NOTICE Maurine June Anderson, 94, of Ellisville, MO, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2009, at Bethesda Meadow Skilled Nursing Facility.Funeral services will be held at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home on Monday, August 24, at 1:30 P.M. with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.Memorials may be made to the Bethesda...

Dixie Gensler

Dixie Gensler

Aug 20, 2009

Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Monday, August 24, 2009 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation from 5 - 7 PM Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will at Graceland Cemetery Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to: Macon Resources (Special Olympics) and Calvary Baptist Church.Dixie was born on February 26, 1921 in Clinton,...

Thomas Evans

Thomas Evans

Aug 19, 2009

Thomas Max Evans, 60, of Decatur, IL, died 5:05 P.M., Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Memorial services will be at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society Decatur-Macon, 2890 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Ste. B, Decatur, IL 62526.Max...

Wayne Mellinger

Wayne Mellinger

Aug 17, 2009

CUSTOM DEATH NOTICE Wayne L. Mellinger, 93, of Decatur, died at 11:30 PM Monday, August 17, 2009 at Heartland of Decatur. A memorial service will be held 10:30 AM, Monday, August 31, 2009 at Central Christian Church, with Rev. Charles Watkins officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Mr. Mellinger has donated his body to SIU School...

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