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Mary "Jane" Brooks
Nov. 20, 2017
Decatur-Mary “Jane” Brooks, 81, of Decatur, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 at Imboden Creek Living Center in Decatur. Jane was born March 3, 1936 in Imogene, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah (McAfee) Dixon. She was previously employed as a preschool and kindergarten teacher and...
Leona F. Nichols
Nov. 20, 2017
Leona F. Nichols, 91, of Decatur, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017 at her daughter’s home in Mesa, Arizona surrounded by her family. Leona was born October 23, 1926, in Beaver Prairie, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Meyer) Kapp. She was a devoted homemaker and member of St....
Robert A. Summers
Nov. 15, 2017
Decatur-Robert A. Summers, 74, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 in his home with his family by his side. Bob was born March 14, 1943 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Archie and Marian (White) Summers. He proudly served his country in the USAF during Vietnam. Bob was a mail...
Tonya Skowronski
Nov. 15, 2017
Tonya Skowronski, 51, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, with her family by her side. Tonya was born October 15, 1966, in Decatur, IL to Franklin James and Betty Ann (Reed) Maltby. She married Rodney W. Skowronski on August 31, 1991, in...
Mabel Maxine Lugari
Nov. 14, 2017
Maxine Lugari, 93, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 in her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home.
Kristina Lynn Pyles
Nov. 12, 2017
Kristina Lynn Pyles, 50, of Decatur passed away on Sunday, November 12, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family. Kristina was born on April 3, 1967 in Decatur the daughter of James L. and Carol (Hogan) Logan. She married Mark A. Pyles on June 5, 1993. She worked at DMH for the past eight years....
Gregory Hill
Nov. 11, 2017
Gregory Bruce Hill, 57, of Long Creek, IL left this world to be with Jesus , Saturday, November 11, 2017, in his home with his wife, children and “Gracie Mae” by his side. Greg was born October 28, 1960, in Decatur, IL, the son of Bruce Hill and Sue (Yoder) Clendenen. He graduated from Mt. Zion...
Kathy Bobbitt
Nov. 09, 2017
Kathy Bobbitt, 57, of Decatur passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Kathy was born on July 30, 1960 in Long Beach, CA the daughter of Robert Wayne and Charlotte Jean (Kwasny) McCoy. Surviving are her daughters, Amanda Weber (Christopher) of Decatur; Jean Rages of...
Lura Kay Ference
Nov. 09, 2017
Decatur-Gloom and sadness has been cast in our midst and another of Decatur’s happy homes has been shrouded in sorrow by the death of and obedient daughter, dutiful companion, and loving mother Kay Petrucha has died in her home and joined the Kingdom of God. Kay left a pleasant home, with...
Samuel Ernest Patterson
Nov. 07, 2017
Samuel Ernest Patterson, 69, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at his home. Sam was born April 16, 1948, in Evansville, IN, to Horace Edward and Dora Josephine (Dunning) Patterson, Sr. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He retired from...
Rosemary M. Anderson
Nov. 06, 2017
Decatur-Rosemary M. Anderson, 94, of Decatur, passed away Monday, November 06, 2017 in Fair Havens Christian Village. Rosemary was born July 28, 1923 in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of Russell and Hazel (Garver) Marques. She retired from BorgWarner after thirty years of service and was a...
Janice Redden
Nov. 06, 2017
Janice Louise Redden, 78, of Decatur, passed away at Decatur Memorial Hospital on November 6, 2017. Janice was born in Stockport, IA on November 1, 1939. The oldest daughter of Harold F.”Babe” Pratt and Alvena (Pence) Pratt of Keosauqua, IA. Janice was a 1957 graduate of Bonaparte Iowa High...