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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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Larry Cunningham
Sep 3, 2008
Visitation will be Saturday, September 6th from 4-7 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Avenue Decatur, Illinois 62526. Funeral services will be held at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 352 W. Wood St, Decatur, IL at 2:00 PM Sunday September 7, 2008. Graveside services will be at 11:30 AM Tuesday September 9, 2008 at Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Tennessee....
Margaret Albert
Aug 31, 2008
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 4, 2008 at the Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 5 8 PM, Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at the Church. Burial will be in the Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Cerro...
Darrell Mccormick
Aug 30, 2008
Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6 - 8 PM September 2, 2008 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10 AM Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at the funeral home. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park in Harristown. Memorials may be given to Northwest Christian Church.Bud was born July 7, 1938 in...
Veera Kriisa
Aug 29, 2008
Visitation will be from 6 - 8 PM, Monday, September 1, 2008 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday September 2, 2008 at First Lutheran Church, 250 W. Decatur St. Burial will be at Fairlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First Lutheran Church or St. Marys Hospital.Veera...
Robert Mulverhill
Aug 29, 2008
Robert C. Mulverhill, Sr., 78, of Decatur, IL, died 7:20 A.M., Friday, August 29, 2008, at Heartland of Decatur.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at First Lutheran Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation Monday, September 1, from 5 to 8 P.M. at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials...
William Conley
Aug 29, 2008
CUSTOM DEATH NOTICEWilliam Delbert Conley, 89, of Cerro Gordo passed away Friday evening, August 29, 2008.Graveside services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008 at the Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, Sept. 1, 2008 from 5-7:00 PM at the Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL. Memorials may be made to the Cerro Gordo...
Jerry Curtis
Aug 24, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Friday, August 29, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-8 pm, Thursday, August 28, and one hour prior to services on Friday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to donors choice.Jerry was born December 15, 1927, in Charleston, IL, the son of...
Robert Whitacre
Aug 23, 2008
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 26, in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Monday, August 25, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Robert was born on October 15, 1920, in Decatur, the son of Harry Oliver and Gladys (Eschaugh) Whitacre.Robert was a WWII Veteran of the U.S. Army. He previously managed Harry...
Ina O'Brien
Aug 22, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 26, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Monday, August 25, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery, Blue Mound, IL.Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Illinois.Ina was born February 18, 1930, in Brownstown, IL, the daughter of Jessie and...
Margaret Hughes
Aug 22, 2008
Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Monday, August 25, at Chestnut Street Church of Christ, Hoopeston, IL, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Manns Chapel Cemetery, Rossville, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are handling the arrangements.Memorials may be made to Chestnut Street Church of Christ, Hoopeston, IL.Margaret was the daughter of Charles and...
Ada Patterson
Aug 21, 2008
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 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 Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to American Heart Association.Ada was born January 5, 1920, in Harristown, IL, the daughter of Irvin and Nannie (Knisley) Barnes....
Dorothy Williams
Aug 20, 2008
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 23, 2008, at Brintlinger & 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.Memorials may be made to Peoples Church of God.Dorothy was born July 22, 1915, in Dover, TN, the daughter of Alonzo and Polly...
Peggy Hayes
Aug 20, 2008
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur at 11 :00 A.M. A private burial service will be held following the Celebration of Life at the Mechanicsburg Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Peg asked that donations be made to Oak Grove School, Decatur, Illinois, where she spent 30...
Phyllis Whitacre
Aug 19, 2008
Memorial services will be 10:30 AM Sunday September 7, 2008 at Parkway Church of the Nazarene.Phyllis was born June 13, 1934 in rural Polk County, IL, the daughter of Walter and Ethel (Stevens) Randolph. She married Harold Whitacre on November 11, 1950, in Decatur, IL. Phyllis was a member of Parkway Church of the Nazarene.She is survived by her husband...
Matthew Stanley
Aug 18, 2008
Matthew Travis Stanley, 28, of Mt. Zion, Illinois, Civil Engineer for the City of Decatur, passed away at 10:03 P.M., Monday, August 18, 2008, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 P.M. on Friday, August 22, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, Illinois. Celebration of life services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, August...
Georgia Bryson
Aug 17, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 22, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 P.M., Thursday, August 21, 2008, at the funeral home.Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to Decatur Life FourSquare.Georgia was born May 10, 1920, in Indianapolis, IN, the daughter of Charles D. and...
Lola Dearman
Aug 16, 2008
Visitation will be held on Thursday (08-21-2008) from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to: the Dearman family at The State Bank of Niantic, the Wyckles branch.Lola was born on August 20, 1943, in Decatur,...
Charlotte Landholt
Aug 15, 2008
Charlotte Louise ( McKeown ) Landholt, 83, of Decatur died Friday, August 15, 2008 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Liturgy services will be held at Noon, Monday, August 18, 2008 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, where friends may call Sunday from 2:00PM to 5:00PM. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Donors Choice.Charlotte Landholt was...
Joe Dubree
Aug 14, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, August 18, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation from 5 to 7 P.M., Sunday, August 17, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL, with military rites conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard. Memorials may be made to Donors Choice.Joe was...
Vernon O'Daffer
Aug 12, 2008
Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 17, at Salem Cemetery. Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements.Memorials may be made to Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois.Mr. ODaffer was born November 20, 1929, in Decatur, the son of Claude Vernon and Vivian (Parcels) ODaffer, Frost. He married Alice Rose Decrevel in June of...
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