Obituaries
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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Cheryl Songer
Jun 27, 2017
Cheryl Songer, 55, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 29, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Croninger Cemetery, Cisco, IL. Memorials...
Ronald Bauman
Jun 26, 2017
Ronald H. Bauman, 90, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at Imboden Creek Living Center, Decatur, IL.Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, June 30, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Graveside services and burial will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 1, at Rutland Cemetery, Rutland, IL.Memorials may be made to American Legion...
Rita Wall
Jun 25, 2017
Rita Jean Wall, 69, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Imboden Gardens, Decatur, IL.Memorial services will be held at a later date. Rita was born July 1, 1947, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Scotty G. and Dorothy V. (Elliott) Ooton. She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and a 1965 graduate of MacArthur...
Robert Penwell
Jun 24, 2017
Robert Warren (Bob) Penwell, 76, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday, June 30, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 5-7 pm Thursday, June 29, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek, IL. The family requests that in...
William Malone
Jun 22, 2017
William Nelson Malone, 96, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Hickory Point Christian Village, Forsyth, IL. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday, June 29 at The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will be in Weldon Cemetery, Weldon, IL. Memorials may be...
Steven Sebok
Jun 22, 2017
Steven D. Sebok, 62, passed away on June 22, 2017, surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes. Visitation follows from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.Steve was born on July 26, 1954, in Decatur, Illinois, son of Joseph and Margaret Sebok. He graduated from Niantic Harristown High...
Carolyn England
Jun 22, 2017
Carolyn Ann England, 73, of Decatur Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at the Sunrise Center of Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Missouri.A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, Illinois with the funeral service immediately following. There will be a memorial luncheon held at the Decatur Club...
Margie Rager
Jun 21, 2017
Margie Rager, 89, of Lincoln, IL, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at The Christian Village, Lincoln, IL.Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, June 25, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, IL. Memorials may...
Joyce Hartley
Jun 18, 2017
Joyce E. Hartley, 66, of Decatur passed away Sunday, June 18 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, June 26 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 25 from 6:00-8:00 PM at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Decatur. Joyce was born December 31,...
Anthony Hart
Jun 18, 2017
Anthony Jared “A.J.” Hart, 21, of Oakley, IL, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in West Frantz Cemetery, Oakley,...
Janet Rhea
Jun 16, 2017
Janet Rhea passed away June 16, 2017. A service in celebration of Janet's life will be held at 3:00 p.m. July 5th at the First Church of Christ Scientist, 510 W. William, Decatur. In lieu of flowers, it is recommended all memorials be made to the church.She was born Janet Lorraine Patton on May 22, 1916 in Decatur, IL to...
Polly Holmes
Jun 15, 2017
Polly Holmes, 68, of Decatur, passed away June 15, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Harristown Cemetery, Harristown, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to: Decatur and Macon County Humane Society.Polly was born August 6, 1948 in West Virginia, the...
Rosemary Storti
Jun 14, 2017
Rosemary Storti, 95, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Fair Havens Christian Home.A memorial service will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is serving the family.Rosemary was born May 7, 1922 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Charles and Ada Adeline (Durbin) Dunnaway. She is survived by her son-in-law James Frydenger of...
Mary Swarms
Jun 12, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Swarms (Cummins) was reunited with her beloved in heaven on Monday, June 12, 2017 surrounded by family at her home in Decatur, IL. Services will be held at South Shores Christian Church in Decatur, IL on Monday June 19, 2017; visitation starting at 5pm and service to follow. An additional service will be on Saturday June 24, 2017...
Robert Brown
Jun 12, 2017
Robert H. Brown, 87, of rural Decatur passed away Monday morning, June 12th, at the family home where he was born on August 18, 1929, the youngest child of Marshall Asbury and Eleanor Ann Hill Brown. He was the youngest of eight children, six boys and two girls and spent the majority of his years living on the family farm...
Robert Greenwood
Jun 11, 2017
Robert W. Greenwood, 40, of Oakley, IL passed away suddenly Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 16, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 15, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Cross Cemetery, Oakley, IL....
Gerald Hiser
Jun 4, 2017
Gerald H. Hiser, 101, of Forsyth, died Sunday, June 4, 2017, in Decatur Memorial Hospital.Visitation will be 10-11 A.M. Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with graveside services following at Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the ALS Association.Gerald was born July 27, 1915, in Oakley, IL, the...
Jerry Shaffer
Jun 2, 2017
Jerry W. Shaffer, 70, of Cerro Gordo, died Friday, June 2, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 12:00 P.M. Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, with visitation at 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Jerry’s grandchildren.Jerry was born December 16, 1946, the son...
Robert Sullivan
Jun 2, 2017
Robert (Bob) G. Sullivan, (Sully), 87 of Decatur Illinois passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017.Bob was born on June 1, 1930 in Decatur to Donald L Sullivan and Mary Helen Sullivan (Everly). He graduated from Stephen Decatur High School. Bob served in the US Marine Corps from 1949 to 1950 and then again in 1951 when he was discharged...
Rob Shelley
May 31, 2017
Rob Shelley, 53, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg, IL. Memorials may be made to Ruff-Inn-It in...
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