Darrell Goff
Jul 8, 2022
Darrell L. Goff, 85, passed away peacefully July 8, 2022 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, July 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will begin at 12:00 PM. Burial will be at Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek. Memorials in Darrell’s honor may be made to New Beginnings Church of God or Cancer...
Marilyn Dechert
Jul 7, 2022
Marilyn Elaine Trainer Dechert, 89, of Decatur, passed on to the Lord, Thursday, July 7, 2022 at home with her family. Visitation will be Friday, July 15 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, July 16 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United...
Richard Edwards
Jul 6, 2022
Richard Lee Edwards, 77, of Decatur, IL, passed away July 6, 2022, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Cremation rites will be provided by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Private family services will be held. Richard was born July 19, 1944, in Decatur, IL, the son of Glen Jerome and Nettie Viola (James) Edwards. He married Joyce...
Kathryn Parkhurst
Jul 5, 2022
Kathryn Elizabeth Parkhurst, 90, of Decatur, Illinois passed away Tuesday, July 5th. Kathryn was born in Decatur, IL in 1931, daughter of Dr. Albert Ogden Trimmer, MD and Albertha Irene Trimmer, of Cerro Gordo, IL. After growing up in Cerro Gordo, she graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in Speech Correction and taught kindergarten and elementary school....
Randy E. Harlin
Jul 1, 2022
Randy E. Harlin, 76, of rural Hammond, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2022 after a long illness. The family will hold a private service with burial in La Place Cemetery. Randy was born January 6, 1946 in Decatur, the son of Ralph Linden “Lindy” and Kathryn “Katie” (Shields) Harlin. He was raised in Corpus Christi, TX and returned to...
Elizabeth Nordlund
Jul 1, 2022
Elizabeth A. Nordlund ("Buffy") of Plano, Texas passed away on July 1, 2022. Buffy was born in Geneva, New York on October 28, 1951. She later moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin where she spent most of her childhood years. She graduated from Oshkosh High School and Denver University before becoming a Flight Attendant at Delta Airlines for 10 years. Buffy married...
Ed Mcclelland
Jun 30, 2022
Charles “Ed” McClelland, 88, of Decatur, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2022. Graveside service will be 11:00 AM, Friday, July 8, 2022 at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. A Celebration of Ed’s life will follow at 12:00 PM, at the Elks Lodge #401 – 2210 E. Hickory St. Decatur. Memorials in Ed’s honor may be made to the Elks...
Mary Koonce
Jun 29, 2022
Mary Esther Koonce, 91, a longtime resident of Niantic, passed away on June 29, 2022. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Niantic Christian Church. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Thursday, at the church. Burial will be in Long Point Cemetery. Memorials in Mary’s honor may be made to Niantic Christian Church. Mary was...
Zettie Stern
Jun 29, 2022
Heaven welcomed Zettie L. Stern, 92, of Decatur, home on June 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Maranatha Church, Decatur. Funeral will follow at 11:00 AM. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials in Zettie’s honor may be made to Maranatha Church. Zettie was born November...
Melba Eades
Jun 27, 2022
Melba L. Eades, 89, of Tequesta, FL, formerly of Decatur, passed away June 27, 2002 at her home. A Celebration of Life for both Melba and her son, Tom, will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Life Foursquare Church, Decatur, IL. Private burial will be at a later date in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Melba was born...
Carol Bork
Jun 26, 2022
Carol J. Bork, 88, of Oakley, passed away June 26, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Decatur. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur and 1 hour prior to service on Wednesday...
J. William "Bill" Robinson
Jun 18, 2022
J. William “Bill” Robinson, 87, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022. A Memorial service will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Grace United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Wednesday, June 22 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hall Cemetery, Blue Mound. Memorials in Bill’s honor may be given...
Walt Morganthaler
Jun 17, 2022
Our beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Walter L. Morganthaler passed away on June 17, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, at Cerro Gordo Cemetery with military honors by Cerro Gordo American Legion Post 117. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Walt’s honor may be made to Oakley Brick...
Velma Heiple
Jun 17, 2022
Velma Jean Heiple, 94, of Cerro Gordo, passed away June 17, 2022. A graveside service will be 11:00 AM, July 14, 2022 at Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL. Memorials in Velma’s honor may be made to a charity of your choice. Velma was born July 31, 1927 in Lovington, the daughter of Rollie and Bernice (French) Schumacher. She married...
Fern Crews
Jun 17, 2022
Fern Alma Crews passed away on June 17, 2022 in Monticello at the age of 99. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Eula Elizabeth Ryan and Lee Elmer King, she married Garland Leo Crews in 1942 and had two daughters, Dana Crews (Dan) Rubly in 1944 and Judy (John) Cooper in 1947. She is preceded in death by her husband, daughters,...
Brian Shook
Jun 12, 2022
Brian K. Shook, 58, of Cerro Gordo, passed away June 12, 2022 at his home. A Memorial Gathering will be 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Friday, June 17, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo. Brian was born January 26, 1964 in Decatur, the son of Haskell Marion and Betty Lou (Kestner) Shook. He married Christina Simpson on August...
Tom Bailey
Jun 9, 2022
Tom Bailey, 64, of Decatur, passed away June 9, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital. A Celebration of Tom’s Life will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements. Tom was born May 21, 1958 in Decatur the son of Joseph Jr....
Jim Turner
Jun 9, 2022
James “Jim” Turner, 67, of Niantic, went to be with the Lord on June 9, 2022 at his home. A Celebration of Jim’s life will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Central Baptist Church, 1275 W Mt Gilead Rd, Decatur, IL 62521. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Saturday at the church. Memorials in Jim’s honor may...
Danny Aughenbaugh
Jun 4, 2022
Danny L. Aughenbaugh, 73, of Decatur passed away June 4, 2022 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Graveside service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday June 11, 2022 at Laenna Cemetery, Chestnut Illinois. Memorials in Danny’s honor can be made to the Aughenbaugh Family or Life Foursquare Church. Danny was born March 12, 1949, in Decatur, the son of Everett and Joan...
Kenneth Bryden
Jun 4, 2022
Kenneth Chester Bryden Jr., age 89, passed away on June 4, 2022 in Lacey, Washington. He was born to Kenneth and Daisy Bryden on February 12, 1933 in Rockford, Illinois.Ken married Barbara Ann Major in 1954. A member of the Naval Reserve, he was part of the Navy Band and played trumpet until he was drafted into the Navy. In...
