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Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Decatur and Cerro Gordo, IL area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Ida Tackett

Ida Tackett

Apr 28, 2020

Ida Mae (Fetters) Tackett, 88, of Decatur, passed away April 28, 2020, at Fair Havens Senior Living in Decatur. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 1, at Boiling Springs Cemetery in Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements. Ida was born on April 18, 1932, in Wheatland Township, Fayette County, Illinois, the daughter...

Betty Atchison

Betty Atchison

Apr 25, 2020

Betty Lorraine (Schneider) Atchison, 93, of Forsyth, passed away April 25, 2020 at Lincolnshire Place in Decatur. Due to the current health crisis, private family services will be held. Burial will take place in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials in memory of Betty may be made to Cinda Chamberlain, PO Box 72, Forsyth, IL 62535, which will be used for the...

Richard Beldock

Richard Beldock

Apr 25, 2020

Richard “Rick” A. Beldock, 59, of Oakley passed into eternal life from his fight with cancer at 10:53 AM on April 25, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family and close friends. Due to current circumstances, there will be a Family only service with a Memorial Service to be held at a later date. Rick’s final resting place will...

Eva Whitacre

Eva Whitacre

Apr 25, 2020

Eva M. Whitacre, 98, of Decatur, passed away at 6:14 A.M. on Saturday (04-25-2020) at Imboden Gardens. Private Family graveside services will be held on Thursday (04-30-2020) at Graceland cemetery, Decatur, IL. Eva was born on December 14, 1921 in Decatur, IL. the daughter of Elwood and Viola (Fancher) Boone. She married Robert Dean Whitacre on October 7,1938 in St....

Deborah Vogel

Deborah Vogel

Apr 25, 2020

Deborah L. Vogel, 70, of Decatur passed away April 25, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A private family graveside service will be held at Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements. Deborah was born January 1, 1950 in Decatur, IL the daughter of Lloyd and Virginia (Stout) Nail. She married Darold...

Bobby Keenan

Bobby Keenan

Apr 23, 2020

Bobby K. Keenan, 77, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family. A private family graveside service will be held Tuesday, April 28 at Harristown Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Antioch Christian Church, Decatur, IL or Niantic United Methodist Church, Niantic, IL. Bobby was born May 27, 1942 in Comanche, OK, the...

Robert Morr

Robert Morr

Apr 21, 2020

Robert Wayne Morr, 69, of Oakley passed away at 1:21 PM, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at his home in Oakley due to complications from ALS. A celebration of Robert’s life will be held at a later date. The family is being assisted by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur. Memorials in Robert’s honor may be given to Sons of the...

Ronald Wisher

Ronald Wisher

Apr 20, 2020

Ronald Dean Wisher, 83, of Decatur passed away April 20, 2020. He was born June 28, 1936 in Decatur, IL the son of Lyman and Margaret (Bennett) Wisher. His passion was his family. He loved baseball, football and coaching. Ron played baseball and football at Decatur High School and went on to Millikin University where he again played baseball and...

Joyce Hawks

Joyce Hawks

Apr 20, 2020

Joyce M. Hawks, 75, of Decatur, formerly of Jacksonville, IL died Monday, April 20, 2020, in her residence, with her husband at her side. Private family graveside services will be held on Wednesday April 22, 2020, at Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville. Joyce was born to Joseph Dillard and Helen Louise (Becker) Fitzsimmons on January 3, 1945, in Jacksonville. Reared on...

Jean Patrick

Jean Patrick

Apr 18, 2020

Jean J. Patrick passed away in Decatur on April 18, 2020. The daughter of Herman Jonsson and Laura Motto Jonsson, she was born August 2, 1924, in New Haven, Connecticut, and lived in Connecticut until she married James Charles Patrick on March 22, 1947, in New Haven. Her husband’s chamber of commerce career took them and their four children to...

Helen Sulwer

Helen Sulwer

Apr 18, 2020

Helen F. Sulwer, 78, of Decatur passed away April 18, 2020 at Fair Havens Senior Living. Due to current health concerns, a private graveside service will be held at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements. Helen was born January 7, 1942 in Decatur, the daughter of George F....

Robert Stern

Robert Stern

Apr 15, 2020

Robert W. Stern, 78 was welcomed into heaven on April 15, 2020. He was born June 19, 1941, to Elmer Richard and Clara Martha (Prell) Stern in Decatur, IL. He married Zettie L. Mulvaney on November 26, 1973. Robert lived and worked in Decatur his entire life. In his early years he worked at Eisner’s as the produce manager and...

Norma Brooks

Norma Brooks

Apr 15, 2020

Norma G. Brooks, 94, of Decatur passed away April 15, 2020 at DMH. Due to current circumstances with COVID-19, private burial will take place in Macon County Memorial Park Cemetery, Harristown, IL on Monday, April 20, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. Norma was born August 3, 1925 in Cerro Gordo, IL, the daughter of Earl and Bessie Ann Wood. She married...

Kenneth Tucker

Kenneth Tucker

Apr 13, 2020

Kenneth Wayne Tucker, 51, of Decatur passed away April 13, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Due to current health concerns, a celebration of Kenny’s life will be held at a later date. The family is being assisted by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Kenny was born February 18, 1969 in Decatur, IL the son of Kenneth Wilbur Tucker and Penny...

Phyllis Yunker

Phyllis Yunker

Apr 5, 2020

Phyllis Jean Yunker, 83, of Decatur passed away April 5, 2020 at Fair Havens Senior Living. Due to current circumstances with COVID-19, private burial will take place in Brown Cemetery. A celebration of Phyllis’ life is planned after restrictions have been lifted. The family is being served by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Phyllis was born October 5, 1936 in...

Georgianna Ragsdale

Georgianna Ragsdale

Apr 2, 2020

Georgianna Ragsdale, 92, of Decatur, passed away at 5:14 A.M. on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Fair Havens Senior Living. Private family graveside services will be held on Monday, April 6, 2020, at Union Cemetery, Oreana, IL. A memorial visitation and service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Oreana Baptist Church or the...

Nancy Leslie

Nancy Leslie

Apr 2, 2020

Nancy Ann (Blankenship) Leslie, 77, of Decatur, IL passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, April 2, 2020. There will be a celebration of life in Decatur, IL, after the Covid19 pandemic is under control and we are all released from quarantine. Nancy was born March 29, 1943 in Tower Hill, IL, the daughter of Fernie C Blankenship and Cinda E....

Donald Berry

Donald Berry

Mar 30, 2020

Donald D. Berry, 83, of Decatur passed away March 30, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. No services will be held due to Covid-19 and travel restrictions. Memorials may be made in Don's memory to the American Heart Assn. or to the Alzheimer's Assn. Don was born in Decatur, Illinois on February 24, 1937, the son of Marvin N. & Edna...

Dewayne Heidemann

Dewayne Heidemann

Mar 29, 2020

Dewayne (Dewey) Heidemann, 67, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 2:25 P.M. on Sunday (03-29-2020) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to the Boy Scouts of America. Dewayne was born on October 30, 1952 in Decatur, IL. the son of Arthur Frederick Herman Heidemann and Ella Anna Backhus. He married Marsha A. Shepard...

Bonnie Angel

Bonnie Angel

Mar 28, 2020

Bonnie G. Angel, 73, of Warrensburg, IL. passed away at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday (03-28-2020) at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL. Private family graveside services will be held on Tuesday (03-31-2020) at Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home are assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may be made to: Barclay Public Library, Warrensburg, IL. or...

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