Larry Jones
Dec 20, 2020
Larry L. Jones, 80, of Decatur passed away with his loving wife by his side on December 20, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Boiling Springs Church of God. The family will receive friends from 3:00 – 4:00 at the church. Face coverings and social distancing are appreciated....
Ted Shelley
Dec 20, 2020
Ted W. Shelley, 84, of Latham passed away December 20, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center. Graveside service will be 10:30 AM, Monday, December 28, 2020 at Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family. Ted was born December 20, 1936 in Decatur, the son of Ted Roosevelt and LaRue Eleanor (Eagleton) Shelley. He proudly served...
Linda Barnett
Dec 19, 2020
Linda Emily (Miketta) Barnett, 72, of Decatur, IL. passed away at 12:06 P.M. on Saturday (12-19-2020) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Private family graveside services will be held on Monday (12-28-2020). Linda was born on April 27, 1948 in Jenkintown, PA, the daughter of Robert John Miketta and Emilie (Trickel) Miketta. She married Dale E. Barnett on March 23, 1968 in...
Johnnie Skelton
Dec 18, 2020
Johnnie B. Skelton, Jr., 79, of Decatur, IL, passed away December 18, 2020, at Imboden Creek Nursing Home in Decatur. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at East Park Baptist Church, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Due to current mitigations,...
David Diehl
Dec 16, 2020
David M. Diehl, 84, of Decatur, IL, passed away December 16, 2020, at Randall Residence in Decatur. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 19, 2020, at First United Methodist Church, Decatur, with visitation from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, December 18, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Due to current mitigations, crowd size will be limited,...
Irwin Blickenstaff
Dec 16, 2020
Irwin Dale “Bud” Blickenstaff, 87, of Cerro Gordo, passed away peacefully December 16, 2020 at home surrounded by family. Private family graveside services will held at Cerro Gordo Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, is assisting the family. Memorials in Bud’s honor may be made to American Legion...
Carol Myers
Dec 14, 2020
Carol A. Myers, 74, of Warrensburg, IL, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, at Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg. Memorials may be made to Decatur First Church of the Nazarene Helping Hands Ministery. Carol was born September 8, 1946, in Decatur, daughter of Marion Dale...
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...
