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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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Viola Linton
Aug 2, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 7 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Church of the Nazarene.Viola was born March 10, 1925, in St. Elmo, IL, the daughter of John Eldon and Ruth...
Margie Wilber
Aug 1, 2008
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, with visitation one hour prior to service, at the church. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, are handling the arrangements.Memorials may be made to the donors choice.Mrs. Wilber was born September 1,...
Doris Niemann
Aug 1, 2008
Liturgy services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 5, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL.Memorials may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church or to Holy Family School.Doris was born on November 13, 1924, in Decatur, the daughter of Earl Stanley and...
Karen Willis
Jul 30, 2008
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 2, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, August 1, at the funeral home. Cremation rites to be accorded.Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or to National Humane Society.Karen was born on March 27, 1951, in Berwyn, IL, the daughter of William J. and...
James England
Jul 28, 2008
Memorial services will be 3:00 P.M., Thursday, July 31, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.James was born May 13, 1946, in Poplar Bluff, MO, the son of Ralph and Lola (Spears) England. He...
Evelyn Heitz
Jul 28, 2008
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Friday, August 1, 2008, at Church of the Brethren, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M., Thursday, July 31, at Brintlinger & Earl Cerro Gordo Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Church of the Brethren or Cancer Care Specialists.Evelyn was...
Julie Maclean
Jul 28, 2008
Julie Ann (Lane) MacLean, 82, died July 28, 2008 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. The family is planning a private memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Decatur Memorial Hospital (6400 West) or the American Red Cross. Julie was born in Peoria, Illinois on October 28, 1925, the daughter of Marie Strehlow Lane...
Carl Dunn
Jul 26, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August 2, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, Illinois, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Friday, August 1, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois. Memorials may be made to Niantic Christian Church or Macon County Conservation District.Carl was born in Beardstown, IL on January 17,...
Charles Stewart
Jul 25, 2008
Charles Everett Stewart, of Decatur, age 77, died Friday, July 25, 2008. He was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in November 2006.Services will be held at Central Christian Church, in Decatur, on Tuesday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m. with visitation being held at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home on Monday, July 28, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Burial will...
Donna H
Jul 24, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 28, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Sunday, July 27, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maroa Cemetery, Maroa, IL. Memorials may be made to Macon County Relay for Life (benefitting the American Cancer Society), Forsyth United Methodist Church or Forsyth...
Olin Wolfe
Jul 23, 2008
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, July 26, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Friday, July 25, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cross Cemetery, Oakley, IL. Memorials may be made to the Education Fund for Kelsey Wolfe, c/o The Gerber State Bank, 110 E. Elm, Argenta, IL 62501.David...
Mary Casstevens
Jul 22, 2008
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mt. Pulaski, IL. Memorials may be made to American Legion Auxiliary Post 447 of Mt. Pulaski, IL.Mary was born in Lanesville Township, rural Illiopolis,...
Edna Schultz
Jul 21, 2008
Edna Schultz, 80, of Decatur, IL, died 1:40 P.M., Monday, July 21, 2008, at her residence. Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek, IL. In lieu of flowers,...
W Brown
Jul 21, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Morrisonville Cemetery, Morrisonville, IL.Memorials may be made to St. Johns Hospice.Tom was born February 15, 1931, in Pleasant Plains, IL, the son of Fay Barton and Edna Rhoda (Gee) Brown....
Florence Cleary
Jul 19, 2008
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 23, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family.Florence was born January 23, 1919 in Decatur, the daughter of Gaines and Grace (Goodwin) Walker. She...
Ann Roucher
Jul 19, 2008
Mrs. Roucher was born on Dec. 1, 1910, in Chicago, the daughter of Ben and Minnie Burstein. They moved to Decatur when she was 2 years old. She married Harold Roucher on Jan 20, 1935. He preceded her in death in 1980. She re-located to Florida in 1998. Ann was part of a large family and her life in Decatur...
Arlin Bliefnick
Jul 19, 2008
DECATUR - Arlin H. Dutch Bliefnick, 87, of Decatur, died 9:30 AM Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Fair Havens Christian Home. A funeral service will be held 7 PM Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home where visitation will be from 5 - 7 PM prior to service. Burial will be at Noon, Wednesday July 23, 2008...
Robert Kelly
Jul 17, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 21, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. Sunday, July 20, at the funeral home in Decatur. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard.Memorials may be made to Shriners Hospital or Cancer Care Center.Bob was...
Ruth Morgan
Jul 16, 2008
Funeral services will be 6:00 P.M., Friday, July 18, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Titusville, FL at a later date.Memorials may be made to Peoples Church of God or American Stroke Association.Ruth was born March 23,...
Donald Perkins
Jul 15, 2008
Graveside memorial service will be held 10 AM, Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Boiling Springs Cemetery. Macon County Honor Guard will conduct military rites.Memorials have been suggested to the charity of the donors choice.Donald was born May 19, 1928 in Warrensburg, IL, the son of Ralph and Gladys Elizabeth (Miller) Perkins.He married Betty Walthal, November 8, 1952 in Ft. Riley,...
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