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James Calvin "Jim" Kramer
Aug. 20, 2026
Decatur – James Calvin “Jim” Kramer, 70, of Decatur, passed away peacefully with his wife at his side, on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Jim was born in Decatur, IL, on October 4, 1955, the son of LaVerne Virgil and Dora Dean (Mulvaney) Kramer. A laborer and member of the Laborer’s Local 159 and Our...
Lynnette Alondra Murillo
Aug. 18, 2026
Decatur – Lynnette Alondra Murillo, 16, of Decatur, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, IL. Born in Denver, CO, on June 26, 2010, the daughter of Jorge and Janeth (Osorio) Murillo. Lynnette just finished her sophomore year at MacArthur High School...
Bennie Lowe
Aug. 17, 2026
Benjamin Franklin Russell “Bennie” Lowe, 63, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2026, in Springfield, IL. He was born in Decatur on February 13, 1963, to the late Sammie Lowe Sr. And Rebecca Carlson Lowe. Bennie was proud of his lifelong work as a carpenter. He spent many years living in Las...
Shirley Jean Kilzer
Aug. 15, 2026
Shirley Jean Kilzer, 90, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 1:30P.M. on Saturday (08-15-2026) at St. Mary’s Hospital just hours before her 91st birthday. Shirley was born on August 16th, 1935, in Caseyville, IL, the daughter of Calvin Eugene Laswell and Della Pauline (Jackson) Laswell. She married...
Verna "Rose" Bishop Strahle
Aug. 13, 2026
Decatur – Verna “Rose” Bishop Strahle, 85, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2026. Rose was born in Decatur, IL, on January 3, 1941, the daughter of Wayne G. and Wilma (Morstatter) Bishop. Rose graduated from Stephen Decatur High School. She loved reading, watching movies and had a...
Joanne LaVon McCoy
Aug. 12, 2026
Decatur – Joanne LaVon McCoy, 90, of Carrollton, GA, formerly of Decatur, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Joanne was born in Decatur, IL, on November 18, 1935, the daughter of Paul Blakeney and Luella DeClercq. She worked as a lab tech at Prairie Farms Dairy. She liked to dance, bowl,...
Alexandra C. "Marty" Strohl
Aug. 12, 2026
Alexandra C. “Marty” Strohl, 94, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 6:10 A.M. on Wednesday (08-12-2026) at Imboden Creek Senior Living. Marty was born on July 17, 1932, in Saginaw, MI, the daughter of Ausencio Martinez and Simona (Cerda) Martinez. She married Darrell E. Strohl on March 24, 1956, in...
Russell E. Craig
Aug. 11, 2026
Sullivan – Russell E. Craig, 81, of Sullivan, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL. Russell was born in Decatur, IL, on July 1, 1945, the son of Shirley and Alfreda (Courtright) Craig. An Army veteran, Russell worked for the city of Sullivan...
Jean Hunt
Aug. 11, 2026
Jeanne "Jean" Lynne Hunt, 82, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in Lincoln, IL. She was born on December 14, 1943, in Milwaukee, WI, to the late Herbert Murawsky and Katherine Stibbe Murawsky. Jean married Charles D. Hunt on June 28, 1974, and preceded in death by him on February 16, 1999....
Thomas Dale Rohman
Aug. 11, 2026
Decatur – Thomas Dale “Tom” Rohman, 87, of Decatur, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Born in Decatur, IL, on April 15, 1939, the youngest of five children of Fred and Leona (Disney) Rohman. An Army veteran of three years, Tom was stationed at Mannheim,...
Marilyn Rose Kellogg
Aug. 08, 2026
Marilyn Rose Kellogg, 78, of Oakley, IL, passed away at 1:33 P.M. on Saturday (08-08-2026) at her home. Marilyn was born on July 24, 1948, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of William Thomas Elliff and Rose Marie (Bratcher) Elliff. Marilyn worked in Decatur at Slusar Orthodontists’ office for thirty...
Stephen Douglas McArty
Aug. 07, 2026
Decatur – Stephen Douglas “Steve” McArty, 78, of Decatur, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2026. Steve was born in Macon, IL, on April 9, 1948, the son of Warren and Dorothy (Allison) McArty. A Navy veteran, Steve worked as an electrician and sheet metal worker. He was a member of First United...