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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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Richard Webber

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Robert Von De Bur

Robert Von De Bur

Feb 26, 2019

Robert J. "Bob" Von De Bur, 85, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at his residence. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at St. James Catholic Church, Decatur. There will be a private burial in Calvary Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be given to the charity of the donor’s choice. Bob was born July 8, 1933...

Joan Mees

Joan Mees

Feb 23, 2019

Joan R. Mees, 86, of Forsyth, IL passed away on Feb. 23, 2019 at Decatur Memorial Hospital; Decatur, IL. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 2:00pm at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to Faith in Action or Heartland Hooves. Joan was born on March 2, 1932 in...

Eugene Wall

Eugene Wall

Feb 22, 2019

Eugene David Wall, 91, of Prestonsburg, KY, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 in Decatur, IL. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 26, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, February 25, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in...

Elsie Sattley

Elsie Sattley

Feb 21, 2019

It is with great sadness that the family of Elsie May Sattley (Newberry) announces her peaceful passing at home in San Ramon, CA with her family at her side. She passed on February 21 just two days shy of her 87th birthday. Elsie was born in Decatur, IL on February 23, 1932. She graduated from Decatur High School and also...

Barbara Beyer

Barbara Beyer

Feb 20, 2019

Barbara Ann Beyer (Hostettler) 83, of Decatur, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, February 25, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois with a visitation from 3:00 – 5:00pm and a Service of Remembrance from 5:00 – 6:00pm. A private family interment will be...

Thomas Bowdre

Thomas Bowdre

Feb 19, 2019

Thomas H. Bowdre, 77, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, March 2, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the family. Thomas was born October 7, 1941, in Whiteheath, IL, son of Francis and Viona (Hassinger) Bowdre. He married Janet...

Deana Harding

Deana Harding

Feb 18, 2019

Deana Kay Harding, 67, of Danvers, IL formerly of Decatur, IL passed away February 18, 2019 at OSF St. Joseph Hospital in Bloomington, IL. Deana was born October 3, 1951 daughter of C. Dean and Betty L. Keithley. Deana had been a previous member of Summit Avenue Baptist Church through her early adult life. Deana graduated from Decatur Eisenhower High...

Harley Mosser

Harley Mosser

Feb 16, 2019

Harley W. “Pete” Mosser, 87, of Decatur, IL passed away on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at Fair Havens Christian Village in Decatur. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at 10:30am at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL. Military rites will be provided by the Macon County Honor Guard. Harley was born on October 4, 1931 in...

Thomas Armstrong

Thomas Armstrong

Feb 14, 2019

Thomas E. Armstrong, 78, of Decatur passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. The visitation and funeral will be at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1 Bachrach Court, Decatur, IL. The visitation will be at 10am with the funeral to follow at 11am on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Pastors Mark Gearig and Wray...

Glen Oakleaf

Glen Oakleaf

Feb 10, 2019

Glen Donald Oakleaf, 96, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday February 10, 2019 at Fair Haven Christian Village, Decatur. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home 2827 N. Oakland Ave., Decatur. Masonic rites will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday with a visitation to follow until the service time. Memorials may be...

Eleanor Pistorius

Eleanor Pistorius

Feb 10, 2019

Eleanor Anne (Brown) Pistorius, 92, of Forsyth, IL peacefully passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 9:15am in Hickory Point Christian Village. Services to celebrate her life will be held at First Christian Church, 3350 N. MacArthur Rd, Decatur, IL at 5:30pm on Friday, February 15, 2019 with a visitation prior to the service from 3:30-5:30pm. There will be a...

Marena Copeland

Marena Copeland

Feb 9, 2019

Marena K. Copeland, 62, of Forsyth, IL, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019, at her residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 15, 2019, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL. Marena was born September...

Delbert Cearlock

Delbert Cearlock

Feb 8, 2019

Delbert V. “Del” Cearlock, 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Following cremation rites, Inurnment will be at a later date in Millersville Cemetery, Millersville, IL. Memorials may be made to Heartland Technical Academy at...

John Beggs

John Beggs

Feb 8, 2019

John E. Beggs, Sr., 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL, with military rites conducted by the Macon County Honor Guard. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, will be handling the arrangements....

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