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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...
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...
Russell E. Kirkland
Aug. 05, 2026
Russell E. Kirkland, 77, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 2:25 P.M. on August 5, 2026, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL. Russell was born on April 6, 1949, in Decatur, IL, the son of John Russell Kirkland and Cordelia Eileen (Fisher) Kirkland. Russell loved to play pool and also...
Douglas Allen Pope
Aug. 01, 2026
Douglas Allen Pope, 74, of Decatur, IL, passed away in his home surrounded by his loved ones on on August 1st, 2026, after a courageous battle with stage 4 lung cancer. Born on December 18th, 1951, in Decatur, Doug lived his entire life in the community he loved, building a legacy of hard work,...
Matthew Clary
Jul. 30, 2026
Matthew Clary, 17, passed away on July 30, 2026, in Memphis, TN, surrounded by his loving family. Matthew was born on July 17, 2009, in Bloomington, IL, the son of Charity Mefford-Ness and Alan Clary. Matthew had never met a stranger. He went through life with a smile on his face and glowing...
Gavin G Marquis
Jul. 30, 2026
Gavin G. Marquis, born on February 4, 1947, was called to his Heavenly Home on July 30, 2026. He was the son of the late Everett C. Marquis and Anamary Chambers Marquis. Gavin worked in the building and bridge department at Norfolk and Southern Railway Company for 38 years and retired in 2007. He...
Kathy Sue Dunn
Jul. 27, 2026
Kathy Sue Dunn, 67, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 5:16 P.M. on Monday (07-27-2026) at her home. Kathy was born on May 28, 1959, in Peoria, IL, the daughter of Charles Edward Seeley, Jr, and Eva Lorene (Bush) Seeley. She married Michael Lee Dunn on May 19, 2012, in Blue Mound, IL. Kathy was a...