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Decatur – Rita Marie (Freischlag) Raupp passed away May 5, 2018, at Imboden Creek Living Center in Decatur. Rita was born December 20, 1925 in Decatur, Illinois to William and Helen (Otto) Freischlag, the second of three children. Rita attended St. Thomas grade school and Saint Teresa High...

Eunice Josephine (Shaff) Grimes, 81, of Decatur, IL passed away peacefully on May 4, 2018 at Heritage Health in Mt. Zion. Eunice was born January 8, 1937 in Michigan and was raised in Pana, IL by her parents, Dwight and Alice Shaff. She worked as a secretary for C. Bendsen Sign and Graphics....

Chicago – Deborah Leora Sortor, 68, of Franklin Park, IL, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Kindred Hospital, Northlake, IL. No local services will be held.

Patricia Jane Michaels, 71, of Decatur, IL died May 2, 2018 at her residence. Patricia was born August 22, 1946 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Raymond A. and Fraudonna (High) Kaler, Sr. She married Arthur Michaels on June 26, 1970 in Decatur, IL at her parent’s home. Patricia was a receptionist...

Georgia – Yuba D. Wilson, 92, of St. Simons Island, GA, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Yuba was born September 5, 1925, in Clinton, IL, the daughter of Owen and Myrtle (Ridner) Enos. She worked at Borg Warner, Sears, Burroughs and the Decatur Public Schools. Her...

Joseph Bernard Connelly, 91, engineer, mechanic, builder, husband, father and friend to all animals, Joe Connelly, passed on April 29th, 2018. Joe was born in Yonkers, New York on Christmas Eve in 1926. Toughened by the Great Depression and intensely patriotic, he lied about his age to join the...

Mary Estella Leming, 80, of Decatur, passed away Saturday April 28, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hosptial. Mary was born September 27, 1937, in Decatur, to John and Mabel (Crisman) Watson. She married Carl Leming, Jr. on September 24, 1955, in Corinth, MS. He passed away March 6, 1995. She is survived by...

Tina L. Hynds, 62, of Decatur, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hosptial in St. Louis, MO, with her loving husband by her side. Tina was born March 14, 1956, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas to Ray and Gerry (Warren) Saunches. She married Steven Hynds on June 14, 1980, in DuQuoin,...

Richard Gaines Tucker, 82, of Decatur, died April 26, 2018 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Richard was born August 12, 1935 in Decatur, IL, the son of Wesley G. and Reta (Miller) Tucker. He married Donna Eades on December 17, 2005 in Decatur, IL. Richard was a veteran of the US Army. He worked for...

Letha Lillian Hill, 93, of Cisne, IL, died April 25, 2018 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Fairfield, IL. Letha was born April 22, 1925 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Charles and Bessie (Austin) Runion. Letha worked as an assembler for General Electric. She was an avid, die hard, Cardinal fan....

Decatur – Marvin Roy “Sonny” Ritter, 87, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Sonny was born July 6, 1930, in Mattoon, IL, the son of Reber and Hazel (Foster) Ritter. A U.S. Army veteran and member of the 101st Airborne, Sonny worked as a truck driver...

Decatur – Irene Whittington, 89, of Decatur, IL, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Irene was born December 8, 1928, in Weldon, IL, the daughter of Buford and Z. Bitha (Tucker) Walters. She worked at Woolworth’s stores in Chicago and retired from the Decatur store...