Marline Steinkirchner
Feb 9, 2022
Marline Steinkirchner, 83, of Warrensburg passed away February 9, 2022.Private family services will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements.Marline was born July 18, 1938 in Cedarburg, WI, the daughter of John and Lillian (Klug) Chandler. She married Raymond Steinkirchner and he preceded her in death. Marline was a...
Ethel Wagner
Feb 9, 2022
Ethel F. Wagner, 81, of Decatur, passed away February 9, 2022.Funeral service will be 4:00 PM, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Tuesday at the funeral home. Following CDC Guidelines, masks will be required. Private Family Burial will be in Mountain View Memorial Park, Bolder, CO. Memorials in Ethel’s...
Neil Bergbower
Feb 7, 2022
Neil George Bergbower, 97, of Decatur, IL passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Memorials in Neil’s honor may be made to DMH Hospice. Neil was born in Newton, Illinois on February 23, 1924, the youngest of the seven children...
Galen Heckman
Feb 6, 2022
Galen Albert Heckman, Jr, 81, of Aurora, Colorado, passed away on February 6, 2022, at Parker Adventist Hospital. Galen was born July 12, 1940 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Galen and Minerva (Hite) Heckman. He married Maralyn Eads on July 16, 1960, and they lived in Cerro Gordo, Illinois where they were active members of the community, surrounded by...
Mike Drew
Feb 4, 2022
James Michael Drew, 72, of Mt. Zion, IL, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with his son, Pastor Joe Drew and Pastor Cliff Davis officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial...
David Drobisch
Feb 4, 2022
David M. Drobisch, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away unexpectedly on February 4, 2022.Visitation will be held at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur on Sunday, February 13, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM with memorial service following immediately after. David will be interred at Boiling Springs Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in David’s memory may...
Lynn Oxendale
Feb 2, 2022
Lynn R. Oxendale, 99, a 60-year resident of Decatur, Illinois, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on February 2, 2022 at Independence Village/Story Point, Grand Ledge, Michigan, where he had been residing for the past 1½ years. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur, IL. Visitation...
Sidney Duffer
Feb 2, 2022
Sidney E. Duffer, Sr., 83, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022.Graveside services will be 1:00 PM, Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL.Memorials in Sidney’s honor may be made to: Harristown Fire Protection District.Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements.Sidney was born October 21, 1938 to Bradford and Freda (Curtis)...
Alice Lambrick
Jan 31, 2022
Alice J. Lambrick, 93, of Decatur, IL, passed away January 31, 2022.Funeral service will be 11:30 AM, Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:30 Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Alice’s honor may be made to...
David Kupiec
Jan 31, 2022
David L. Kupiec, 68, of Mt. Zion, IL, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, surrounded by family and friends.Memorial services will be 12:00 noon on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements.David...
Tom Mcnamara
Jan 31, 2022
James T. “Tom” McNamara, 80, of Decatur, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022.Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Father Rick Weltin, celebrant. Visitation will be 3 to 7 PM, Friday, February 11, at the church. Private family burial will be in Boiling Springs...
James Huff
Jan 30, 2022
James “Jim” Max Huff, 81, of Los Fresnos, TX, formerly of Cerro Gordo, passed away January 30, 2022. A Celebration of Jim’s Life will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the Cerro Gordo American Legion, 220 Wait St, Cerro Gordo, IL, 61818. A memorial visitation will be 10:00 - 11:00 AM, Saturday, at the American Legion. Brintlinger and...
Kevin Rhodes
Jan 29, 2022
Kevin Michael Rhodes, 43, of Decatur passed away January 29, 2022 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Private family services will be held. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur is assisting the family. Kevin was born June 27, 1978 in Decatur, the son of Gary and Antoinette (Zupanci) Rhodes. Kevin enjoyed playing and watching sports, and...
Ellen Bell
Jan 28, 2022
Ellen "Squirt" K. Bell, 79, passed away peacefully at her residence on Jan. 28, 2022.Ellen was born in Cisco on March 13, 1942 to the late Lloyd and Elizabeth (Dye) Gisinger. She was a member of the C.G.H.S. Pep Club with her close friends, Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church, American Legion Auxiliary Post 117 and three golf leagues in Decatur.Ellen...
Cynthia Hartman
Jan 25, 2022
Cynthia Ann Hartman, 68, of Decatur passed away January 25, 2022 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Cremation Services are being provided by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. A Private family burial will be held at Macon County Memorial Park. Cynthia was born October 1, 1953, in Decatur the daughter of Roy Neal and Ina Mae (Walter) Barnett. She attended church at...
Craig Minnis
Jan 25, 2022
Craig Merritt Minnis, 59, of Normal, formerly of Decatur, passed away January 25, 2022 surrounded by family.A memorial gathering will be 1:00 - 4:00 PM, Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Memorials in Craig’s honor may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or American Cancer Society.Craig was born September 5, 1962 in Decatur,...
Kent Winchester
Jan 25, 2022
Donald Kent Winchester of Decatur, IL passed away January 25, 2022 due to complications from Covid. Kent was born February 6, 1957 to Charles Lee and Donna Charlene (Ballinger) Winchester. Kent was the oldest of three, with one brother and one sister. Kent graduated from Messiah Christian School and Hyles Anderson College in Illinois with a major in theology. As...
Julie Downing
Jan 23, 2022
Juliette “Julie” Ruth McNeil Downing passed away January 23, 2022 at Imboden Creek Living Center at age 102.Private family funeral services will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Decatur. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials in Julie’s honor may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church...
Bonnie Marshall-Ralph
Jan 22, 2022
Bonnie M. Marshall-Ralph, 94, of Decatur passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022.Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, February 11, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 10:00 - 11:00 AM, Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Decatur. Memorials in Bonnie’s honor may be made to Central Baptist Church.Bonnie was...
Valerie Grohne
Jan 21, 2022
Valerie M. Grohne, 78, of Decatur passed away January 21, 2022, surrounded by her children. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 12, 2022 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Decatur. All family and friends are invited to the service. Following church guidelines, masks are required while in the building. A private burial service will be held at Graceland Cemetery...