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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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Joan Kenny
Aug 9, 2016
Joan Elizabeth Kenny, 80, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at her residence.Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 15, 2016, at Grace United Methodist Church, Decatur, with visitation 5 to 8 p.m., Sunday, August 14, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur and one hour prior to service time at the church on Monday. Burial...
Ames Landrum
Aug 7, 2016
Ames Sheldon Landrum, 44, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 6:25 a.m. Sunday, August 7, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 13, at Church of Living God P.C.T. #2, 1003 W. Macon, Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Greenwood...
Naomi Brandenburg
Aug 7, 2016
Naomi J. Brandenburg, 89, of Milmine, IL, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, August 7, 2016, at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 13, at Cerro Gordo United Methodist Church, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Bement Township Cemetery. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Cerro...
William Edmiston
Aug 7, 2016
William Raymond Edmiston, 74, of Decatur, IL, formerly of Pekin, IL, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital.There will be no services. Cremation rites to be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes, Decatur, are assisting the family.William was born October 24, 1941, in Barry, IL, son of Cecil and Eva (Hoskins) Edmiston. He married Sandra Hibbs and...
Virginia Daniels
Aug 5, 2016
Virginia L. Daniels, 89, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 3:04 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2016, at Fair Havens Christian Home.Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 8, at Graceland Cemetery, Decatur. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, August 7, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Memorials may be made to Baptist Children’s Home and...
William Hensley
Aug 4, 2016
William Robert Hensley, 78, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 12:40 a.m. Thursday, August 4, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 8, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, with visitation from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, August 7, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maroa Cemetery, Maroa, IL. Memorials may be...
Clifton Martin
Aug 3, 2016
Clifton F. Martin Jr, 86, of Cerro Gordo, IL passed away on Wednesday August 3, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, August 6, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL, with visitation two hours prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cerro Gordo Cemetery, Cerro Gordo, IL....
John Winick
Aug 2, 2016
John A. Winick, 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at Heartland Health CareCenter. John was born September 9, 1930, in Decatur, Illinois, to Harry Winick andNellie Blanchard Winick. He married Joan Barbara Thiele on August 5, 1951. John was the loving father of three children: Joel Winick (Lynne) of Decatur; PeterWinick (Mary) of Columbus, Indiana; and Sue Weinstein...
Robert Ohlsen
Jul 27, 2016
Robert W. Ohlsen, 85, of Decatur, passed away on July 27, 2016, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Bob was born on June 18, 1931, in Downers Grove, IL, son of Angeline and Raymond Ohlsen. He married Barbara Reace in Chicago in 1958. He graduated from Peoria Central High School; Bradley University; University of Illinois School of Law, where he was a...
Edward Brackett
Jul 19, 2016
Edward Dale Brackett, 58, of Mt. Zion, IL, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, July 23, at First Church of the Nazarene, Decatur. Visitation will be from 5-8pm Friday, July 22 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Macon County Memorial Park,...
C. Howell
Jul 19, 2016
C. Sue Howell left Tuesday, July 19, 2016 to meet her Lord with her family by her side. She fought a long and courageous battle against CADASIL.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m, Friday, July 22 at Hill Side Bethel Tabernacle. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 21 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur,...
William Stogner
Jul 19, 2016
William G. Stogner, 86, of Decatur, IL, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at his residence.Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 22, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Decatur, IL. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, July 21, with a prayer service at 4:30 p.m., at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial...
Harriet Mcguire
Jul 19, 2016
Harriet Miller McGuire, 93, of Decatur, died July 19, 2016 after a brief illness. Harriet was born in Latham, Illinois to Merle and Grace (Waddell) Miller on March 17, 1923. She graduated as valedictorian from Warrensburg High School in 1940. In 1943, she married Charles McGuire, a marriage that continued for nearly 73 years.Harriet and Charles’s farm was destroyed in...
Dorothy Doyle
Jul 14, 2016
Dorothy Reynolds Doyle, 95, of Decatur, IL, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Eastern Star Home in Macon, IL.Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, IL, with visitation 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, July 17, at the funeral home with Eastern Star Service at 6:00 p.m. Burial will be...
Dorothy Blair
Jul 14, 2016
Dorothy “Jean” Blair, 88, of Oakley, IL, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur.Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 18, 2016 (her 89th birthday), at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Cerro Gordo, IL. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Sunday, July 17, at the funeral home in Cerro Gordo. Burial will be in Cerro...
Sandra Turk
Jul 12, 2016
Born in Decatur, IL as Sandra Lee Maynard on March 19, 1939 to parents Carl & Doris Maynard, "Sandy" lived a full and happy life - rich in family love, robust health, career endeavors, travel, various hobbies, and an overall zeal for every day happiness of which few of us are capable. Sandy embraced the treasures of her childhood growing...
Marvin Spitzer
Jul 10, 2016
Marvin G. Spitzer, 89, of Decatur, died Sunday, July 10, 2016. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, with visitation from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Marvin was born March 4, 1927, in Decatur, the son of...
Boyd Cooper
Jul 9, 2016
Boyd R. Cooper, 85, of Decatur passed away July 9, 2016 at Symphony of Decatur. Funeral services will be Friday, July 15 at 11:00 AM in Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Camp Butler Cemetery, Springfield, IL. Memorials may be made to...
Eve Thompson
Jul 7, 2016
Eve L. Thompson passed away on July 7, 2016, at Fair Havens Christian Home, Decatur, IL.Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 14, 2016, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Forest Park, IL. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur, is handling the arrangements. She was born Evodea Lennea Barthell on July 17, 1917 in Larsmont, MN to Andrew and Hannah Barthell....
Darrel Boatz
Jul 2, 2016
Darrel Lane Boatz, 58, of Terre Haute, IN, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away Saturday, July 2,2016 at home in his sleep.Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 9,2016 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur, IL, with visitation one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. He will be buried at Mt Gilead Cemetery, Decatur.Memorials...
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