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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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Sharlene Weaver
Apr 14, 2019
Sharlene Weaver, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Decatur, with visitation from 10:00 a.m until service time. Inurnment will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Memorials may be made to First...
Jeffrey Trusner
Apr 13, 2019
Jeffrey L. “Big Daddy” Trusner, 62, of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Buchanan Cemetery, Herrick, IL. Memorials may be made to the...
Janet Tempel
Apr 13, 2019
Janet Tempel, 93, of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Lincolnshire Place. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association. Janet was born June...
Sidney Smith
Apr 12, 2019
Sidney Paulsen Smith, 91, of Forsyth, passed away April 12, 2019, surrounded by family in his home. Sid was born in Lake Forest, IL on March 10, 1928, son of Sidney and Emma (Paulsen) Smith. Sid graduated from Lake Forest High School and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1946. He served in the USMC Fire Department, Quantico,...
Randy Bodine
Apr 9, 2019
Selfless, genuine and passionate – Randy L. Bodine, 61, a resident of Plainfield, IL (formerly Mt. Zion) who had a reputation for his devotion to his family and friends and his one-of-a-kind personality, died suddenly on Tuesday April 9, 2019 in his home. Randy, born June 4, 1957, was the eldest of four children of Richard L. and Barbara E....
Gail Kidd
Apr 9, 2019
Gail Louise Kidd, 47, of Decatur died peacefully in her sleep of natural causes on April 9, 2019. Gail was born on September 18, 1971 to parents George and Bertha Kidd. She was a 1989 graduate of Stephen Decatur High School. She graduated with her Elementary Education teaching degree from Millikin University. She taught for several years and then went...
Carol Campbell
Apr 8, 2019
Carol Sue Campbell, 70, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 11, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Carol was born April 16, 1948 in...
Patsy Carter
Apr 7, 2019
Patsy Ann Carter, 81, of Cerro Gordo, died Sunday, April 7, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:30 A.M. Wednesday, April 10, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:30 A.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be in La Place Cemetery, La Place. Memorials may be made to the International...
Chartha Swingle
Apr 2, 2019
Chartha Swingle, 77, passed away Tuesday April 2, 2019, at home in Mt. Auburn, Il.Chartha was the daughter of Marcella and Milton "Bud" French. She was born April 8th 1941 in Mt. Pulaski. She married John Swingle November 13th, 1960. Chartha worked at Cohens Furniture in Peoria, Il and owned a restaurant. She loved dressing up and going out with...
Vivian Kretsinger
Mar 29, 2019
Vivian E. Kretsinger, 90, of Decatur, IL passed away on March 29, 2019 at Imboden Creek Living Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday (04-04-2019), at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date in Macon County Memorial Park; Harristown, IL....
Clifford Howard
Mar 26, 2019
Clifford Ray Howard III, 49, of Decatur, IL passed away on March 26, 2019 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A private family service will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes are assisting the family. Memorials may be made to the family. Clifford was born on October 31, 1969; the son of Clifford Howard, Jr. and Barbara...
Mary White
Mar 25, 2019
Mary A. White, 78, of Los Angeles, CA, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday April 11, 2019, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL. Memorials may...
David Flanders
Mar 24, 2019
David Alan Flanders “Unky Al”, 66, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Generations at McKinley Ct. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 5, at Central Christian Church, with a Memorial visitation from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, April 4, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. The family requests casual attire. Memorials may...
Iva May
Mar 23, 2019
Iva S "Corky" May of Port Orange, Florida formerly of Oreana, Illinois passed away on Saturday March 23rd, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family at the age of 82. A memorial visitation will be held April 27th, 2019 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home in Decatur from 11:00-1:00pm with a service immediately following. Corky was born in Morrisonville,...
Richard Webber
Mar 17, 2019
Richard L. Webber, 95, of Taylorville, formerly of Decatur, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Meadow Manor Skilled Care and Rehabilitation Center in Taylorville. Graveside memorial services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, March 22, 2019, at Fairlawn Cemetery in Decatur. Memorials may be made to the Taylorville Public Schools Foundation or Millikin University. Mr. Webber was born...
Martha Highland
Mar 17, 2019
Martha E. Highland, 73, of Decatur, died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 23, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown. Memorials may be made to New Day Church. Martha was born August 18, 1945, in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Stanley Stanford...
Bill Clark
Mar 16, 2019
Bill Clark, 70, of Mt. Zion, IL. passed away Saturday on March 16, 2019 at the age of 70. Bill was the son of Grady and Ivagean Sampson. He was born November 6, 1948 in Union Grove, Alabama. Bill married Lucinda Kater on August 17, 1978, in Decatur, Illinois. He retired from Rural King in Olney, Illinois in 2010. He...
Ella Jedlicka
Mar 12, 2019
Ella Rose Jedlicka, daughter of Dan and Shannon (Pryor) Jedlicka, was born into Heaven on March 12, 2019. Private family services will be held at New Day Community Church. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery. Ella will be forever loved and longed for by her father and mother, John Daniel and Shannon Denelle (Pryor) Jedlicka, big sister Lylah Elizabeth...
Gerald Hawkins
Mar 10, 2019
Gerald “Jerry” D. Hawkins, 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019, at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. In...
Charlotte Stroede
Mar 1, 2019
Charlotte Ann Stroede, 81, died March 1st in Decatur, IL, after battling health issues over the last few years. Her service will be held Saturday, March 9that Brintlinger& Earl Funeral Home, 2827 N Oakland Ave, Decatur, IL 62526. The service will be at 11am, with visitation from 10am to 11am. Mrs. Stroede (Lind) was born on October 26, 1937 in...
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