Haley Embrey
Feb 13, 2022
Haley Nicole Ann Embrey, 15, of Niantic, gained her wings on February 13, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.Memorial Visitation will be 11:00 - 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Decatur. The Memorial Service will start prompty at 12 for family and friends wanting to share in memories and music to celebrate Haley. To honor Haley’s...
Stanley Catlin
Feb 12, 2022
Stanley D. Catlin, 89, of Decatur, passed away February 12, 2022 at Hickory Point Christian Village, surrounded by his family.Private family services will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements.Stan was born December 15, 1932 in Decatur, the son of Ralph and Fayma (Warnick) Catlin. He was a graduate...
Phillip Williams
Feb 10, 2022
Phillip Asa “PA” Williams, 77, of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away February 10, 2022.Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 PM Tuesday, February 22, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL.Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL.Phillip was born October 29,...
Gerald Dawson
Feb 10, 2022
Gerald “Jerry” Dawson, 87, of Decatur, passed from this life on February 10, 2022 at home surrounded by his family.Funeral service will be 1:00 PM, Friday, February 18, 2022 at South Shores Christian Church, Decatur. Visitation will be 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Friday at the church. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home,...
Lois Ruwe
Feb 10, 2022
Lois M. Ruwe, 100, of Beason, passed away February 10, 2022.Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Decatur. Visitiation will be 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Friday, February 18, 2022 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur as well as 9:00 - 10:00 AM, Saturday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Keys...
Allan Ford
Feb 10, 2022
Allan E. Ford, 84, of Decatur, Illinois passed away at 3:09 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2022. A graveside service to celebrate Allan's life will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Mt. Gilead Cemetery for family and close friends. Brintlinger and Earl funeral home is assisting the family with services. Allan was born August 4th,...
Joshua Soules
Feb 9, 2022
On Wednesday February 9, 2022, we lost our beloved Joshua. Son, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and everyone’s best friend, lost his lifelong battle with drug addiction. He fought so hard! Our hearts are broken. Our only consolation is that he is in God’s Hands. He is in no more pain, resting in peace, surrounded by the love of his “big...
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...
