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Recent Obituaries
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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Herndon Foreman
Feb 22, 2008
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 27, at Community Temple Church of God In Christ, 759 S. Jackson Street, Decatur. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to Cancer Care Specialists of Central Illinois.Herndon was born on September 8,...
Janet Keenan
Feb 19, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation 6-8 P.M. Friday, February 22, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to the Niantic United Methodist Church.Mrs. Keenan was born November 6, 1941, in Decatur, the daughter of John H. and Verna...
Anita Hunt
Feb 17, 2008
Anita L. Hunt, 79, of Decatur, IL, died 11:45 A.M., Sunday, February 17, 2008, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral Mass will be 11:15 A.M., Friday, February 22, 2008, at St. Patricks Catholic Church, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 4 to 7 P.M. Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with a Prayer Service at 7 P.M....
Carmelita Pullins
Feb 14, 2008
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M., Monday, February 18, 2008, at Hidden Valley Community Church, (one block north of Pershing and one block east of Woodford), Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Hidden Valley Community Church, 1635 Huston Drive, Decatur, IL 62526.Carmelita was born December 2, 1918, in Winchester, IL, the...
Virginia Raffety
Feb 13, 2008
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to Virginia L. Raffety Fund.Virginia was born July 23, 1931, in Charleston, IL, the daughter of Earl F. and Myrtie...
Barbara Flanders
Feb 12, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M., Monday, February 16, 2009, at Central Christian Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 7 P.M., Sunday, February 15, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL.Memorials may be made to Central Christian Church, The St. Andrews Society of Central Illinois, The Scovill Zoo, or Cancer...
Nancy Mason
Feb 11, 2008
Nancy was born September 2, 1954 in Shelbyville, daughter of Robert and Darlene (Anderson) Lively. She married Gregory Mason on May 28, 1977. Nancy was a Registered Nurse and worked most recently at New Life Pregnancy Center. She devoted her life to caring for her husband, two children and others. Nancy had a personal relationship with the Lord, loved studying...
Jeffrey Miller
Feb 10, 2008
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, February 15, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur, IL, with Pastor Kent King-Nobles officiating. Casual attire is encouraged. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, February 14, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL. Memorials may be given to:...
Patrick Dulaney
Feb 10, 2008
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 14, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials may be made to Decatur Humane Society, D.A.V. or to National Rifle Society.Patrick was born on January 22, 1952, in Decatur, the son of...
Charles Newgard
Feb 10, 2008
Visitation will be held Friday, February 15, from 5 to 8 P.M. at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 16, at 11:00 A.M., at First Lutheran Church, 250 West Decatur Street, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Iowa, at 1:30 P.M. Monday, February 18, 2008.Memorials may be made...
Wayne Grotjan
Feb 8, 2008
Wayne Grotjan, 75, of Branson West Missouri, died 8:37 P.M., Friday, February 8, 2008, at Skaggs Hospital, Branson, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:30 P.M., followed by a Memorial Service from 7:30 to 8:00 P.M., Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. The family requests casual attire.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Adelheid Sargent
Feb 7, 2008
Services to celebrate Heidis life will be held on Monday, February 11, at 1 PM, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon February 10, from 2-5 PM, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur.Heidi was born in Patschkau, Germany, on December 14, 1929, the daughter of Martha Hentschel. She...
James Trolia
Feb 7, 2008
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am. Monday, February 11, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Visitation will be 2-5 pm, Sunday, February 10, with a prayer service at 1:45 pm, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery with military rites by the Macon County Honor Guard.Memorials may be made to the Decatur Humane Society....
Charles Smith
Feb 6, 2008
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 10, at Woodland Chapel Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Jack Pitzer officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday, February 9 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, with military rites conducted by the Army Honor Guard.Memorials may be made to Woodland Chapel Presbyterian Church.Charles...
Billie Allen
Feb 6, 2008
Funeral services will be 12:00 Noon, Saturday, February 9, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, with military rites conducted by the Army Honor Guard. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements.Memorials may be made to Pilgrim...
Louise Sandstrom
Feb 5, 2008
The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 8, 2008, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Decatur with the Rev. Father Stephen Rudolphi and Rev. Father Joseph Molloy officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Decatur. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 7, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral...
Gary Witts
Feb 5, 2008
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M., Monday, February 11, 2008, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 P.M., Sunday, February 10, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Steenbergen Cemetery, Mt. Pulaski, IL. Memorials may be made to Maranatha Assembly of God.Gary was born July 20, 1937, in Decatur, IL, the son of...
Frances Webb
Feb 5, 2008
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 9, at Graceland Cemetery, with visitation from noon until 1:30 p.m. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Frances was born January 18, 1923 in Rock Island, Illinois, the daughter of Patrick and Elizabeth (Harris) Mulvihill. She married Virgil L. Webb on February 19, 1946, in Decatur. He preceded her in...
Harold Stengel
Feb 3, 2008
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 8, at Old Stonington Cemetery, Stonington, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements.Memorials may be made to Old Stonington Baptist Church or to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.Lucky was born on November 20, 1963, in Shelbyville, IL, the son of Harold Stengel Sr. and...
Earl Frey
Feb 2, 2008
Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are handling the arrangements.Earl was born on March 3, 1924, in Joliet, IL., the son of Simeon Frey and Bertha (Lennon) Frey. He married Rita Eileen Padden on October 29, 1944. She passed away on May 29, 1995.He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Earl...
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