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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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Sidney Sites

Sidney Sites

Sep 16, 2018

Sidney D. Sites, 65, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 19 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Tuesday, September 18 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery with Military...

Emily Hoffman

Emily Hoffman

Sep 16, 2018

Emily R. Hoffman, 90, of Mt. Zion passed away September 16, 2018 at Heritage Health. Private Family Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Emily was born April 21, 1928 in Clearspring, IN, the daughter of Paul Raymond and Julia (Payne) Keithley. She married Lyle Hoffman on November 21,...

William Logue

William Logue

Sep 15, 2018

William B. “Benny” Logue III, 71, of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018, doing what he loved, riding his bicycle. There will be an Open House from 1-5pm Sunday, September 23, at The Bourbon Barrel, Decatur. Benny was born December 20, 1946, in Decatur, son of William Benjamin Logue, Jr. and Wilma Kathleen (Kester) Logue. He married Jeanie...

Vernon Brunner

Vernon Brunner

Sep 10, 2018

Vernon H. Brunner, Jr., 82, of Forsyth, IL, passed away Monday, September 10, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be Friday, September 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Forsyth United Methodist Church and 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., on Saturday September 15, at the church. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September...

Larry Reed

Larry Reed

Sep 8, 2018

Larry L. Reed, 76, of Forsyth, IL, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Thursday, September 13, at Grace United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4-8 pm Wednesday, September 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Westside Cemetery, Moweaqua, IL. Memorials may be made to...

Ethel Janvrin

Ethel Janvrin

Sep 8, 2018

Ethel Marie Janvrin, 94, of Decatur passed away September 8, 2018 at Heritage Health of Mt. Zion, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 12 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be 5-7 PM, Tuesday, September 11 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials in Ethel’s...

Betty Johnston

Betty Johnston

Sep 5, 2018

Betty Lou (Rose) Johnston, 93, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 10, 2018, 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, in Valhalla section....

Bernidean Rush

Bernidean Rush

Aug 30, 2018

Bernidean Rush, 87, of Stanford, KY passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 11:00am at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Macon County Memorial Park in Harristown, IL. Memorials may be made to...

Dolores Stahl

Dolores Stahl

Aug 28, 2018

Dolores Damery Stahl, 89, of Niantic, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur ,IL. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Monday, September 3, 2018, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. prior to service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL. Memorials...

Thelma Zientara

Thelma Zientara

Aug 24, 2018

Thelma Mae Zientara, 89, of Decatur, IL passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018 at Fair Havens Christian Village. Visitation will be on Thursday, August 30, 2018 from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL with graveside services to follow. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park in Harristown, IL.Thelma was born on October...

Sharon Harden

Sharon Harden

Aug 22, 2018

Sharon Lynn Harden, 46, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Cerro Gordo, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo, IL. Memorials may be made to Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Place, Suite...

Geraldine Brace

Geraldine Brace

Aug 19, 2018

Geraldine “Gerry” A. Brace, 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, August 19th, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital .Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Thursday, August 23rd at Brintlinger& Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 6 to 8 P.M., Wednesday, August 22nd and one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County...

Genevieve Whitney

Genevieve Whitney

Aug 17, 2018

Genevieve Howell “Gen” Whitney, 91, of Decatur passed away August 17, 2018 in her home with her family by her side. A Celebration of Life reception will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21 at the Country Club of Decatur. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur is assisting the family with arrangements. A Graveside Service will be...

Robert Jagusch

Robert Jagusch

Aug 15, 2018

Robert Arthur Jagusch, 96, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Camp Butler National Cemetery, Riverton, IL. Robert was born July 17, 1922 in Decatur, IL, the son of Herman and Martha (Kaminski) Jagusch. He married Betty Weldy and she preceded...

Edna Moore

Edna Moore

Aug 15, 2018

Edna Joanne Moore, 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Prairie Rose Healthcare Center, Pana, IL.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 20, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, August 19, at the funeral home. Burial will be in North Fork Cemetery, Decatur. Memorials may be made to...

Joseph Biggs

Joseph Biggs

Aug 11, 2018

Joseph Vernal Biggs of Decatur, passed away in his home on Saturday, August 11, 2018. He was 98 years of age. “Joe” as he was called, met the woman of his dreams, Mary Catherine (Schneider) Biggs of Mattoon. They married on January 27, 1940 and celebrated 51 years of marriage. They were blessed with five children; Thomas (Cheryl) Biggs, Moweaqua,...

Cody Drew

Cody Drew

Aug 10, 2018

Cody Levi Drew, 24, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 13, at Life Foursquare Church. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, August 12, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Life Foursquare Church. Cody was born May...

Virginia Snell

Virginia Snell

Aug 5, 2018

Virginia Gregson Snell, 94, of Bonita Springs, Florida, and formerly Decatur, Illinois, passed into eternal life on Sunday, August 5, 2018, surrounded by her family.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Family will receive friends from 10:00 until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in I.O.O.F....

Mary Gosnell

Mary Gosnell

Aug 4, 2018

Mary E. Gosnell, 86, of Decatur, formerly of Dalton City, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018, surrounded by her family at Heritage Health. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 11 at Mt. Zion Township Cemetery. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mary’s honor may...

Leonard Brackett

Leonard Brackett

Aug 3, 2018

Leonard Brackett passed away on August 3, 2018. Burial will be at a later date. There will be no services pursuant to his wishes. Leonard was born July 2, 1944 to Curtis and Doris Brackett of Niantic, IL. Surviving are his daughters Lisa, Lori and Wendi; grandkids Jarred, Dalton, Nathan, Reese, Sullivan and Tate; siblings Betty, Beverly, Judy, Kenneth, James...

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