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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Carol Blankenship
May 9, 2019
Carol Josephine Blankenship, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019, in her home. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Monday, May 13, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 10:00 am until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made...
Marie Bauer
May 6, 2019
Marie Christine Bauer, 85, of Decatur, died Monday, May 6, 2019, at Lincolnshire Manor. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday (05-08-2019) at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Entombment will be in the Star of Hope Mausoleum Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to The First Congregational United Church of Christ, Decatur,...
David Beck
May 5, 2019
David Edward Oren Beck, age 67, of Mt. Zion, Illinois went to his heavenly home on Sunday, May 5th, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital after a battle with diabetes and cardiac disease. David was born in Decatur, Illinois on June 14th, 1951. He was placed in the Lutheran Baby Home until he was adopted at the age of 5 by...
Alberta Schuman
May 4, 2019
Alberta (Tot) F. Schuman, 83, of Decatur died Saturday (May 4, 2019) at home in Decatur with family. Services will be at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. with visitation from 10 A.M. until service time. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery. Family suggest memorials be made to Breast Cancer Research....
Pauline Parker
Apr 25, 2019
Pauline Parker, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, April 28, at Randolph Cemetery, Kenney, IL. Memorials may be made to Decatur Memorial Hospital Hospice or Grace United Methodist Church Shut-in Program or Randolph Cemetery Park Association. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL...
Walter Adams
Apr 25, 2019
Walter E. Adams, 96, of Hammond, IL, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, at LaPlace Church of the Brethren with visitation from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in LaPlace Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Cerro Gordo American...
John Berry
Apr 22, 2019
John Allen Berry, 67, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be 12:30 p.m., Friday, April 26, 2019, at Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, will be handling the arrangements. The family requests casual attire. John was born August 8, 1951, in Kankakee, IL,...
Jane Zimmerman
Apr 20, 2019
Jane E. Zimmerman, 91, of Niantic, died Saturday, April 20, 2019, in Springfield, Illinois. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 24, at Resurrection Parish, Illiopolis, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Illiopolis. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Resurrection Parish, Illiopolis. Jane...
