Donald Smith
Jan 29, 2017
Donald R. Smith, Sr., 59, of Decatur, IL, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017, at his residence.Visitation 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, February 2, at Heartland Community Church, Decatur. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 3, 2017, at Heartland Community Church, Decatur, IL. Burial will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta, IL. Memorials may be made to Heartland...
Carol Ashcraft
Jan 29, 2017
Carol A. Ashcraft, 73, of Mt. Zion, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Lampstand Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be 4-7 P.M. Tuesday, January 31, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lampstand...
Merle Kraft
Jan 24, 2017
Merle E. Kraft, 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2017, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery, Mt. Zion, IL,...
Angela Rambo
Jan 22, 2017
Angela Marie Rambo, 48, of Hammond, IL, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL.Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2017 at Brintlinger and Earl in Cerro Gordo, IL. Angela was born August 21, 1968...
Patricia Davenport
Jan 20, 2017
Patricia Davenport, 79, of Decatur, IL passed away surrounded by her loving family on January 20, 2017.A Memorial gathering will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 333 W. North St., Decatur, IL. Burial will be in the Macon County Memorial Park in Harristown, IL.Patricia was born on June 05, 1937 in Decatur, IL the daughter of...
Craig Garceau
Jan 18, 2017
Craig Anthony Garceau, 38, of Decatur, IL, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 23, at Holy Family Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, January 22, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery.Craig was...
Phyllis Campbell
Jan 18, 2017
Phyllis C. Campbell, 92, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 23, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL. Memorials may be made to First Congregational Church, Red Cross or...
Evelyn Shirley
Jan 17, 2017
Evelyn Shirley, 92 of Longwood, Florida, went to be with Jesus at 1:22 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017. She was surrounded by her children at her home in Florida.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4 at Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be from Noon – 1:00 pm Saturday at the funeral home....
H. Holsapple
Jan 15, 2017
H. Lee Holsapple, 80, retired Sheriff of Macon County, passed away January 15, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, January 18 in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be held after 4:00 PM, Tuesday, January 17 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Macon Cemetery, with military rites by...
Sharon Ahlrich
Jan 15, 2017
Sharon I. Ahlrich, 68, of Decatur, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Prairie Rose Health Care Center, Pana.According to Sharon’s wishes, there will be no services. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting the family. Sharon was born June 4, 1948, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the daughter of Gale A. and Era M. (Campbell) Long. She worked as an optician at...
Lucille Young
Jan 14, 2017
Z. Lucille Young, 92, of Decatur, IL passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Decatur Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Decatur, IL. Funeral services will be on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 10:00am at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL with the visitation on Wednesday, January 18th from 6-8:00pm at the funeral home. Burial will...
Leonard H
Jan 12, 2017
Leonard E. Hoffman, 70, of Decatur, died Thursday, January 12, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital.Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Leonard recently retired from the Macon County Highway Department. Survivors include his wife Tamara of Decatur.The family extends a special “Thank You” to the nurses and staff of the 6th Floor at...
Leonard H
Jan 12, 2017
Leonard E. (Len) Hoffman passed away January 12th, 2017, 1:50 p.m. at HSHS St. Mary’s. Len passed with several health issues. His body was worn out but the heart just didn’t want to go.Len was born June 25th, 1946, in Dewitt, IL. He graduated from Maroa High School. His passion and love was his job at the Macon County Highway...
Katherine Johnson
Jan 10, 2017
Katherine L. Hubbard Johnson, 74, of Decatur, IL passed away on January 10, 2017 at Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth, IL. Private services will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur. Burial will be in the Macon Cemetery in Macon, IL.Memorials may be sent to the Humane Society of Decatur...
Larry Chapman
Jan 9, 2017
Larry Edward Chapman moved to his heavenly home January 9, 2017. He was born in a log cabin near Findlay, IL July 3, 1940 - son of Vera and Edward Chapman. He married Betty Cordes Chapman July 31, 1965.He was a graduate of Warrensburg-Latham High School and Millikin University. He taught mathematics at Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect, IL....
Jack Allen
Jan 7, 2017
Jack E. Allen, 82, was a former resident of Decatur, Illinois, but had lived in Fort Myers, Florida for several years. He entered into rest on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Healthpark Medical Center due to leukemia complications. Jack was born on September 28, 1934 in Decatur, Illinois, to Chester and Mildred Allen. He served in the U.S. Navy on...
Grace Karl
Jan 4, 2017
Miss Grace Karl, 100, of Evanston, IL died on Wednesday, January 4, 2017.Grace Louise Karl was born February, 7, 1916 in rural Macon County, Illinois to Otto and Blanche (Webb) Karl. She was the youngest of six daughters.Grace grew up in the Mt. Zion area and graduated from Illinois State University, Normal in 1938 with a degree in Education. She...
Nora Carter
Dec 31, 2016
Nora Narissa Carter, 98, of Decatur, IL, went home to be with the Lord at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, December, 31, 2016, in the Mt. Zion Home of her daughter.A celebration of her life and home going will be at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday (01-04-2017) at Tabernacle Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 10:00 A.M....
Betty Moore
Dec 29, 2016
Betty Lou “Granny” Moore, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m, Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Decatur, IL, with visitation from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the church. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL. Memorials may be...
Hansel Petty
Dec 26, 2016
Hansel L. Petty, 86, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016, at McKinley Court Care Center, Decatur, IL.Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at Cowden Mound Cemetery, Cowden, IL, with visitation 9 am to 11 am, Friday, December 30 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL.Hansel was born July 1, 1930, in Cowden,...
