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Gary Dean Stinson
Oct. 02, 2014
Gary Dean Stinson, 53, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Gary was born August 14, 1961 in Decatur to Ronald Dean and Jacqueline Kaye (Diebert) Stinson. He was a welder for Union Iron Works for many years. He was the best dad in the world for his son,...
Wilbert Carl Quandt
Oct. 01, 2014
Wilbert Carl Quandt, 91, of Decatur passed away on Wednesday, October 01, 2014 in Hickory Point Christian Village. Wilbert was born on April 1, 1923 in Hubbard Township, WI the son of Carl and Mathilda (Christian) Quandt. He was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church and was a USMC Veteran of WWII....
Troy Merwyn Henson
Oct. 01, 2014
My father, Troy M. Henson, 86, left this earth on Wednesday Oct 1, 2014 to be in heaven with my Mother, his true love. Dad was born on June 4th 1928 in Decatur, IL to Ollie and Lelah (Ekiss) Henson. He was the youngest of three boys. He quit school early and went to work at Firestone Tire, then...
Robert W. "Bob" Hershfelt
Sep. 30, 2014
Robert W. “Bob” Hershfelt, 93, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014, in Heritage Health in Mt. Zion, IL. Bob was born November 1, 1920, in Carlyle, IL, the son of Philip and Helen (Etter) Hershfelt. February 9, 1944, was one of the proudest days in Bob’s life. In the morning Bob...
Jorge Alfonso Dominguez
Sep. 30, 2014
Jorge Alfonso Dominguez, infant son of Jesus and Maricela Dominguez, was placed in the loving arms of Jesus on September 30, 2014 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. No services are planned at this time. The family of Jorge Alfonso Dominguez is being served by the Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home, 2091...
Jason Scott Weybright
Sep. 27, 2014
Jason Scott Weybright, 24, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014. Services to celebrate Jason’s life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1 Bachrach Ct, Decatur, IL. The visitation will be from 4-7 p.m on Friday, October 3, 2014 at Northwestern...
Edmund Johnson
Sep. 27, 2014
Edmund Johnson, 82, of Decatur, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014 in Mason Point in Sullivan, IL. Edmund was born on August 15, 1932, in Kewanee, to Edmund A. and Clara (Gobeyn) Johnson. He married his childhood sweetheart, Betty Joan Huber on November 29, 1953 in Kewanee. She preceded...
Anna Marie Waller
Sep. 24, 2014
Anna Marie Waller, 83, of Decatur passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Anna was born on July 24, 1931 in Decatur the daughter of Paul and Elsie Ruth (Koshinski) Brozio Sr. She was a member of First Congregational Church of Decatur and was retired from Akorn...
Betty Lou Thomas
Sep. 24, 2014
Betty Lou Thomas, 90, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Betty was born September 25, 1923 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of William R. and Ella Diane (Morgan) Thomas. One of Betty’s passions in life was traveling. She would travel to different...
Gertrud Gross
Sep. 24, 2014
Gertrud Gross, 80, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in Heartland Manor Care of Decatur. Gertrud was born October 14, 1933 in Augsburg, Germany. She married Paul Dean Gross on January 14, 1964 in Augsburg, Germany. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Paul Gross of...
Dean Martin Roy
Sep. 23, 2014
Dean Martin Roy, 91, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Decatur. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the church....
Sharon Delores Ralph
Sep. 23, 2014
Decatur-Sharon Delores Ralph, 80, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur with her family by her side. She was born November 7, 1933 in Decatur, the daughter of George and Verna (Crawford) Shaw. She retired from the USPS where she was a clerk and...