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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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Margarette Meisenheimer
Apr 1, 2018
Margarette Meisenheimer, age 105, passed away in Decatur, IL on April 1, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial and graveside service will be held at 11:30 A.M. Friday, April 6 in Steelville...
Alberta Simpson
Mar 29, 2018
Alberta J. Simpson, 93, of Decatur, died Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Fair Havens Christian Home.Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 4, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Illiopolis, IL. Alberta was born July 16, 1924, in Harristown, the daughter of Walter F. and...
Gerald Bailey
Mar 29, 2018
Gerald W. Bailey, 81, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 8:40 am Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Lincolnshire Place, Decatur.Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, April 1, at Northwest Christian Church, with visitation following services until 5:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Northwest Christian Church or to Staley Striders Running Club. Brintlinger...
Bonnie Roles
Mar 29, 2018
Bonnie Shirley Roles, 92, of Decatur, died Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Fair Havens Christian Home. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, April 2, 2018, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation beginning at 11:00 until service time. Private family burial will be held. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.Bonnie was born November 23, 1925,...
Wilma Pherigo
Mar 28, 2018
Wilma C. Pherigo, 92, of Champaign, IL, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away at 12:52 PM, Wednesday, March 28, 2018.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 31, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in McClimans Cemetery, Hallsville, IL. Memorials may be made...
Patricia Swearingen
Mar 26, 2018
Patricia (Pat) Swearingen, 73, of Oreana, IL, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.Graveside services will be 11:30 A.M., Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital.Patricia was born November 22, 1944...
Maurine Mayfield
Mar 25, 2018
Maurine Adeline Mayfield, 95 of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Imboden Creek, Decatur, IL.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, March 29, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Findlay Cemetery, Findlay, IL.Memorials may be made to St. Patrick School in Decatur, IL.Maurine was born...
David Morthland
Mar 24, 2018
David S. Morthland, 66, of Decatur, IL. passed away at 6:02 P.M. on Saturday March 24, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home Decatur, IL. with visitation from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at the funeral home. Burial will be in...
Walter Karloski
Mar 24, 2018
Walter W. Karloski passed away peacefully at home in Decatur, IL on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the age of 91. He was a lifelong resident of Decatur born on April 22, 1926 to Herman and Mamie (Salogga) Karloski. Walter graduated from Decatur High School. He continued his education at Brown’s Business College and Millikin University, but it was interrupted...
Walter Karloski
Mar 24, 2018
Walter W. Karloski passed away peacefully at home in Decatur, IL on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the age of 91. He was a lifelong resident of Decatur born on April 22, 1926 to Herman and Mamie (Salogga) Karloski.Walter graduated from Decatur High School. He continued his education at Brown’s Business College and Millikin University, but it was interrupted by...
Robert Wildman
Mar 23, 2018
Robert E. Wildman, 93, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018 at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 6, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Hewitt Cemetery, Lovington, IL. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association and American Arthritis Foundation.Robert was born September 27, 1924, in...
Virginia Woijeck
Mar 23, 2018
Virginia Ruth (Latch) Woijeck, 95, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 8:15 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2018 in her home surrounded by her family.Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 2, at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist...
Edward Yundt
Mar 21, 2018
Edward Allen Yundt, 66, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at his residence.Memorial Mass will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Holy Family Catholic Church, with a visitation from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m., prior to Mass. Inurnment will be at Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur, IL at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Larry Taylor
Mar 18, 2018
Larry Taylor, 79, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Hickory Point Christian Village with his wife by his side.Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 22, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00 A.M. until service time. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Beverly Sweazy
Mar 17, 2018
Beverly R. Sweazy, 83, of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday March 17, 2018 at Ocala Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Ocala, FL.Cremation rites will be accorded. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2018, at Bethel Cemetery, Blue Mound, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, will be handling the arrangements.Beverly was born August 30, 1934 in Elyria, Ohio,...
Gary Brown
Mar 16, 2018
Gary D. Brown, 76, of Decatur, IL, went to Heaven March 16, 2018 at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Services will be held Friday, March 23, 2018 at 11:00 am at Maranatha Assembly of God in Decatur with a visitation two hours prior. Burial will be in Hall Cemetery in Blue Mound, IL. Memorials may be given to the Brown...
Jesse Warren
Mar 12, 2018
Jesse Andrew Warren, 38, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Visitation will be Thursday, March 15, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be Friday, March 16, 10:00 a.m., at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Cerro Gordo, IL. Burial will be in...
Archie Davidson
Mar 8, 2018
Archie Ray Davidson, 59, of Decatur, died Thursday, March 8, 2018, in his home. Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family. Archie was born January 3, 1959, in Quincy, the son of Archie Clarence and Goldie May (Brashears) Davidson. He married Linda Ann Michl in Decatur on September 16, 1994. Archie was a...
Jan Patrick
Mar 7, 2018
Jan Noble Patrick, 79, of Decatur, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital.Graveside services will be 12:30 P.M. Friday, March 9, at Fairlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 A.M. until service time at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Jan was born May 15, 1938, in Danville, the daughter of Henry L. and Ruth B. (Thompson) Hachat. She married...
Joan Neviackas
Mar 7, 2018
<p> </p><p>Joanne Ellen Neviackas, 72, of Decatur, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago.</p><p>Memorial visitation will be from 4-7 pm Friday, April 20, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to S.H.A.R.E. or Starr.</p><p>Joanne was born February 3, 1946, in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Milton and Barbara...
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