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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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Joyce Hartley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Jerry Horton

Jerry Horton

May 30, 2017

Jerry D. Horton, 80, of Argenta, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 9:00 A.M. Saturday, June 3, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation 5-7 P.M. Friday, June 2, at the funeral home. Burial will be 2:30 P.M. Saturday, June 2, at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, Indiana.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...

Cletus Damery

Cletus Damery

May 30, 2017

Cleatus Gemmer Damery, 94, of Decatur, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 7, at Grace United Methodist Church Decatur, IL. with visitation one hour prior to service time. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church or...

Susan Daum

Susan Daum

May 29, 2017

Susan J. Daum, 65 of Decatur, IL, passed away unexpectedly on May 29, 2017 in her home with her husband of 46 years by her side.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, June 2 in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur with David Pinta officiating. Visitation will be held 5:00-8:00 PM, Thursday, June 1, at the funeral home....

Darrell Coon

Darrell Coon

May 25, 2017

Darrell D Coon, Sr., formerly of Decatur, IL., passed away peacefully on May 25, 2017, surrounded by family in Englewood, Florida.Darrell was born on September 3, 1933, to Wilbur M. Coon, Sr. and Bernice (Braden) Coon.After graduating from Decatur High in 1953, he proudly served in the U.S. Air Force where he received the National Defense Service Medal.Darrell married Patricia...

Ralph Hiser

Ralph Hiser

May 23, 2017

Ralph D. Hiser, 100, of Rockford, formerly of Decatur, passed away on May 23, 2017, at the Grand Victorian Assisted Living in Rockford. Ralph was born on August 1, 1916, near Oakley, Illinois, the youngest of the eight children of Simon P. and Ada (Hedden) Hiser. He married Helen E. Wright on June 8, 1943, in Lawton, Oklahoma. She preceded...

Richard Seitz

Richard Seitz

May 22, 2017

Richard Lee Seitz, 79, of Cerro Gordo, IL, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, IL.Cremation rites will be accorded. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date in Cerro Gordo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church or DMH Hospice.Richard (Dick) was born August 29, 1937...

John Sweazy

John Sweazy

May 21, 2017

John C. Sweazy, 90, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL. Cremation rites will be accorded. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 27, 2017, at Bethel Cemetery, Blue Mound, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, will be handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Decatur Gem & Mineral...

Esther Raiha

Esther Raiha

May 20, 2017

Esther Koehn Raiha (age 104) of Decatur passed away on Saturday May 20, 2017 at McKinley Court Care Center. Grave side services will be held on Thursday June 1, 2017, at 11:00 AM, at Macon County Memorial Park, Harristown, Illinois with Pastor William Abbott officiating. Esther was born September 2, 1912 in Ontarioville, Illinois the daughter of Frederick William and...

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