Margaret Hagan
Dec 13, 2020
Margaret Aileen Hagan passed away on December 13, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. There will be no visitation. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 21 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with everyone gathering for the graveside service at 1:00 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery, Mattoon, Illinois. Memorials may be made to St. Patrick’s Church...
Walter Rotz
Dec 13, 2020
Walter Harold “Wally” Rotz, 72, of Forsyth, IL, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Hickory Point Christian Village. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 18, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Decatur. Burial will be at Harristown Cemetery. Memorials may be made to CML, Leukemia Foundation or Lewy Body Dementia. Wally was...
Marylanne Gollahon
Dec 13, 2020
Marylanne Gollahon, 91, of Decatur, passed away peacefully December 13, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services for family will be 2:00 PM, Friday, December 18, 2020 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 PM, Friday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Due to current mitigations, crowd size will be...
Martha Schuerman
Dec 12, 2020
Martha Harriet Schuerman, 100, of Decatur passed away peacefully December 12, 2020 at Prairie Creek Village. Family funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 PM, Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Decatur. Marty was born September 23, 1920 in...
Dewey Gosnell
Dec 7, 2020
Dewey Gosnell, 90, of Decatur, formerly of Dalton City, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family December 7, 2020 at Lincolnshire Place. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Mt. Zion Township Cemetery with Military Rites by the Macon County Honor Guard. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family. Memorials in Dewey’s...
Michael Sheffield
Dec 7, 2020
Michael E. Sheffield, 70, of Decatur passed away December 7, 2020 at Prairie Rose Health Care in Pana. Private Family Graveside Services will be held at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, with military honors by the Sangamon County Interveterans Burial Detail. Additional honors will be provided by the Macon County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard. Michael was born August 18, 1950...
George Cornille
Dec 3, 2020
George L. Cornille, Jr., “Captain Geo” as his family called him, 87 of Mt. Zion, IL (formerly of Glen Ellyn, IL) passed away at 10:45 pm on December 3, 2020 to join his true love Rita, his wife of 56 years for a dance in heaven. A private family visitation will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Brintlinger...
John Smith
Nov 30, 2020
John Andrew Smith, 70, of Forsyth passed away November 30, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A private family memorial service will be held Friday, December 4, 2020 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. A memorial gathering will be 11:00 – 12:00, Friday at the funeral home. Due to current mitigations, crowd size will be limited to 10 at one...
Thomas Hostetler
Nov 29, 2020
Thomas King Hostetler Sr. passed away on November 29, 2020, at Hickory Point Christian Village. He is now at peace. Tom was the only child of Joseph C. Hostetler and Beatrice King Hostetler. He was born on July 7, 1928, in Decatur. Tom graduated from Decatur High School in 1946 and proceeded to further his education at the University of...
Jeseca Estell
Nov 28, 2020
Jeseca L. Estell of Bloomington, formerly of Decatur, died unexpectedly on November 28, 2020, at the age of 43. Jeseca is survived by her parents, Tom Estell and companion Myra Sharp; Becky (McClain) Voigt and her husband Jim Voigt; her son Jeuliyan Koehler; her sister Michelle Hammer (Jeff); her brother Kevin Voigt; and her grandmother, Maxine Estell. Jeseca was born...
Suzanne Parker
Nov 25, 2020
Suzanne M. Parker, 82 of Decatur, Illinois passed away peacefully November 25, 2020. Suzanne was born September 29, 1938 in Decatur Illinois, daughter of Thomas Clifford and Mary J. (Campbell) LeVeck. Suzanne work as a secretary at a loan office for many years. Suzanne is loved and missed by her family and friends. No funeral or memorial service. Survivors include,...
Robert Mcnulty
Nov 25, 2020
Robert (Bob) McNulty, of Decatur, IL died at 4:30 PM, on November 25, 2020 in Fishers, IN after a short illness complicated by the coronavirus. Per Bob’s wishes due to the coronavirus, a memorial service will be held later when everyone may gather safely to celebrate his life. Graveside services will be held Friday, December 11, at Graceland Cemetery with...
Bess Greanias
Nov 23, 2020
Bess B. Greanias, formerly of Decatur, passed away peacefully on November 23rd in Peoria Heights, where she had lived for the last 10 years. Bess was born in Decatur on November 5, 1928 , the second of three children, to Greek immigrants Dionecia and Pete Balamos. She was a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School and Brown’s Business College. She...
Gregory Cearlock
Nov 20, 2020
Gregory Todd “Greg” Cearlock, 56, of Decatur, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Private Family services will be held. A visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 PM, Monday, November 23, 2020 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Due to current mitigations, crowd size will be limited to 10 at one...
Leroy Willmirth
Nov 20, 2020
Leroy Willmirth, 95, of Knoxville, IL, formerly of Decatur, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020. Leroy was born in Decatur, IL on August 29, 1925, the son of Amos and Ruby (Gray) Willmirth. He married Norma Jean Bertsch on May 24, 1947. She preceded him in death on September 30, 2020. He was also preceded in death by his parents;...
Dorothy Mitchell
Nov 17, 2020
Dorothy M. Mitchell, 84, of Decatur, IL, passed away November 17, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL. Private family visitation and services will be Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Cancer Care Specialists, Alzheimers Association, or Project Read. Dorothy was born June 3, 1936 in Alton, IL, the...
Robert Weiss
Nov 16, 2020
Robert D. “Bob” Weiss, Jr., 64, of Niantic, IL, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, in his home. There will be no services. Memorials may be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Make A Wish Foundation. Bob was born April 13, 1956, in Decatur, son of Robert Dale and Gloria Jane (Humphrey) Weiss. Surviving are his children: Robert...
Fred Wright
Nov 15, 2020
Fred O. Wright, 76, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away at 9:05 P.M. on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois. Fred was born July 10, 1944, the son of Orville and Marjorie (Cearlock) Wright. Fred retired from Dunn Company as a sealer truck driver. He is survived by his son Ted Wright and wife Lori of Decatur,...
George Springman
Nov 15, 2020
George Springman, 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away November 15, 2020, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL. Private burial will be at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Riverton, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements. George was born November 10, 1935, in Brownstown, IL, the son of Thurman W. Springman and Hazel Evelyn (Breese) Springman....
Robert Barnes
Nov 14, 2020
Robert “Gail” Barnes Born 1/21/27 in Mt. Auburn, IL. Died 11/14/20 peacefully at home with family present in Decatur, IL. Married 1/19/47 to Cleta Rae Mills in Clinton, IL. Son of Bertie M & Marie Barnes (Barnett) WWII Veteran retired Army Reserves CWO3 Lifetime member of Reserve Officers Association, Member IBEW Local 146, American Legion Post 2008 Forsyth, and Decatur...