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Recent Obituaries

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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Marian Grisham

Marian Grisham

May 23, 2019

Marian J. Grisham, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m., prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials...

Judith Rasche

Judith Rasche

May 23, 2019

MACON - Judith Ann Rasche, 80, of Macon, Illinois passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital. The family will receive friends from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 26 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur. A service to celebrate Judy's life will be held at Decatur First United Methodist Church,...

Dawn Stine

Dawn Stine

May 22, 2019

Dawn Renee Stine, 47, of Decatur, IL passed Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 am, Wednesday May 29, 2019 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Visitation Tuesday, May 28, 2019 5:00 - 8:00 pm at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. There will be...

June Shook

June Shook

May 22, 2019

June Jeanette Wacker Jackson Shook, of Decatur, Illinois was born on June 18, 1930 in Ohio to Frederick J. Wacker and Helen Irene Solt Wacker. June died at age 88 on May 22, 2019 in Comfort, Texas. June is preceded in death by her husband Glenn William Jackson (Bill) and son Ronald Eugene Jackson (wife Vickie). She is also preceded...

Ruth Karloski

Ruth Karloski

May 21, 2019

Ruth Lois Karloski, 90, of Decatur and Carlinville died on Tuesday afternoon, 21 May 2019, at Heritage Health in Carlinville. Funeral services will be at 2:00 on Wednesday, 29 May, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church and also from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, 28 May, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home,...

Jack Bratton

Jack Bratton

May 21, 2019

Jack Robert “Rob” Bratton, 63, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in his home. A private family service will be held. Memorials may be made to Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois. Rob was born June 7, 1955, in Decatur, IL, son of Iona Etoile (Wilkey) Bratton. He married Kathy Lu Sawyer July 12, 1973 in Argenta....

Cheryl O'Neill

Cheryl O'Neill

May 20, 2019

Cheryl Lynn O’Neill, 73, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019, at Generations at McKinley Place, Decatur, IL. Inurnment will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association. Cheryl was born June 22, 1945, in Doniphan,...

Eleanor Varner

Eleanor Varner

May 18, 2019

Eleanor Varner, 90, of Decatur IL peacefully passed away May 18, 2019 in Decatur. She was born February 28, 1929. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church Decatur IL and member of Decatur Chapter OES for over 50 years. She retired in 1991 from N&S railroad where she worked in the office for many years. Eleanor is survived...

Elaine Metzger

Elaine Metzger

May 16, 2019

Freda Elaine Metzger, 94, of Macon, IL, passed away 7:45 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Heritage Health, Mt. Zion, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour before the service. Burial will be in South Macon Township Cemetery, Macon, IL. Memorials may be made to Macon...

Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

May 16, 2019

Robert M. Murphy, 59, of Forsyth, IL, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019, in his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5-8:00 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with a prayer service at 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home....

Ben Berner

Ben Berner

May 15, 2019

Ben J. Berner, 88, of Decatur, died at 8:30 AM Wednesday at “Generations” at McKinley Place. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, May 20, 2019, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Burial: Graceland Cemetery. Ben was born January 25, 1931, in rural Shelby County. He served in the U.S....

Molly Livesey

Molly Livesey

May 15, 2019

Molly Frances Livesey, 92, a long time resident of Niantic, IL passed on to her heavenly home on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Lincoln Christian Village surrounded by her loving family. A memorial visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2019 until the service at 1:30 p.m. at Niantic United Methodist Church, 211 North St., Niantic, IL. Pastor...

David Hinton

David Hinton

May 14, 2019

David O’Neil Hinton, 72, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Clinton YMCA or Clinton Youth Baseball or...

Helen Fry

Helen Fry

May 14, 2019

Helen (Barnes) Fry, 72, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with Graveside services at 3:00 p.m., at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Mt. Auburn, IL. Memorials may be made to the family. Helen was born...

Janet Slattery

Janet Slattery

May 14, 2019

Janet Kathleen Slattery, 78 of Cerro Gordo, Illinois passed away on May 14th, 2019 in her home.Memorial Services will be held 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Cerro Gordo with visitation one hour prior to services. There will be an informal gathering following the service at Judy’s Kitchen in Cerro Gordo for pie...

Annette Summers

Annette Summers

May 13, 2019

God called Annette home to fly with the angels on 05/13/2019 at Fairhaven Christian Village. Funeral service will be held Tuesday May 21st at First Lutheran Church in Decatur at 11 am with visitation at 10 am. There will also be a visitation Monday May 20th 4pm to 6pm at First Lutheran Church in Decatur. Annette was born October 26,...

Janice Smith

Janice Smith

May 12, 2019

Janice R. Smith, 66, of Forsyth, IL passed away on May 12, 2019 at Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur, IL. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 11:00am at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may...

Mary Descaro

Mary Descaro

May 11, 2019

Mary Kay (High) Descaro, 87, of Decatur, Illinois passed away on May 11, 2019 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, May 25, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to services. Private family inurnment will be following the services in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Memorials can be made...

Margaret Howley

Margaret Howley

May 11, 2019

Margaret Joan Howley, 93, of Decatur, IL passed away on May 11, 2019 at Imboden Creek Living Center in Decatur. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 10:00am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Decatur with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Decatur. In lieu of flowers,...

Kathaleen Kraft

Kathaleen Kraft

May 10, 2019

Kathaleen P. Kraft “Kak”, 88, of Decatur, IL passed away surrounded by her loving family in her residence on Friday, May 10, 2019. Funeral services will include a visitation on Friday, May 17 from 9-11am at First Christian Church in Decatur, immediately followed by a Memorial service. A private burial service to follow. Memorials may be made to Stone Thrown...

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