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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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Doris Stout
Jul 9, 2017
Doris J. Stout, 87, of Decatur, died 9:25 P.M. Sunday, July 9, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 14, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral home. The visitation will be 5-7 P.M. Thursday, July 13, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery, Decatur.Doris was born July 1, 1930, in Casey,...
Martha Mcdaniel
Jul 8, 2017
Martha McDaniel, 80, of Decatur, IL passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 7:35pm at McKinley Court Care Centre in Decatur, IL. A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 11:00am at Macon Methodist Church in Macon, IL with a visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Moweaqua, IL....
Lavada Williams
Jul 7, 2017
LaVada M. Williams, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away July 7, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Boiling Springs Cemetery, Decatur. LaVada was born April 16, 1925 in Brownstown, IL, daughter of Frank Mason...
Betty Keller
Jul 7, 2017
Betty Marie Keller, 90, of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at McKinley Court. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may be given to charity of choice. Betty was born January 22, 1927,...
John Strohl
Jul 6, 2017
John Wesley Strohl, 83, of Decatur, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, in his home. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 11, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5-7 P.M. Monday, July 10, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, with military rites conducted by Macon County Honor Guard. John...
Karon Ginger
Jul 5, 2017
Karon D. Ginger, 73, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Memorials may be made to Life Builders Church. Karon was born February 2, 1944 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Ernest James and Evelyn (Mowry) Smith. She married Nial A. Ginger, Sr. in Decatur, IL and he preceded her in death...
Michael Fisher
Jul 5, 2017
Michael E. Fisher, 53, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017.Celebration of Life services will be Tuesday, July 11, 2017 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.Michael was born July 4, 1964, in Decatur, IL, the son of Jerry and Bette (Robinson) Fisher. He was a graduate...
Brett Barnes
Jul 4, 2017
Brett M. Barnes, 45, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 10, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m., Sunday, July 9, at the funeral home. Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Moweaqua, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made c/o...
Helen Hufford
Jul 3, 2017
Helen Irene Hufford, 97, of Decatur passed away July 3, 2017 at Mason Point, Sullivan, IL. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur is assisting the family with arrangements. Helen was born November 17, 1919 in Deland, IL, the daughter of Harold Joel and Rosa Belle (McGuire) Churchill. She...
Margaret Payton
Jul 3, 2017
Margaret E. Armstrong Payton, 88, passed away on July 3, 2017, with her family by her side.Margaret was born December 31, 1928 in Macon, Illinois, daughter of James Russell and Elsie Angeline Miller Armstrong.She graduated from Stephen Decatur High School, Class of 1947.She married Jack E. Payton on September 19, 1948, in Decatur, Illinois. After their marriage, they moved to...
Natalie Eschbaugh
Jul 2, 2017
Natalie N. Eschbaugh, 28, of Decatur passed away, Sunday, July 2, 2017 at her residence.A private family memorial service will be held at Maranatha Assembly of God Decatur, IL.. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials in Natalie’s honor may be given the family for her children Greysen and Dylann.Natalie was born June 1,...
Peter Kates
Jun 27, 2017
Peter John Kates, 93, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. Mass of Christian Resurrection will be 9 am Monday, July 3, at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Sunday, July 2, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery, Riverton, IL,...
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...
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