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Robert (Bob) L. Wichert, 80, of Tampa, FL, formerly of Decatur and East Peoria, IL, died peacefully in his home on October 9 with family and friends by his side. He is the son of the late Henry and Leora Wichert. Bob married his sweetheart from the age of 14, Betty Blankenburg, on March 18, 1951....

Nita Rae Binkley, 54, of Decatur, passed away Monday, October 8th, 2012, in her home. Memorial service to celebrate Nita’s life will be 2 p.m. Monday, October 15, 2012 at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home with a “Flight Home” ceremony. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Nita was born June 8th, 1958...

. Decatur- Steven N. Thorogood, 57, of Decatur, passed away, Monday, October 8, 2012 at his home. Honoring Steven's wishes, cremation service will be performed at Graceland/Fairlawn Cremation Center. A scattering ceremony will be held in California at a later date. Memorial contributions may be...

Robert Keith Clark of Decatur, IL passed from this life into the arm of the angels on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Robert Keith Clark was born to Charlie and Hula Clark on July 3, 1933. He married Delnora Hinds on August 18, 1960 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is survived...

Carol Ann Chesmar, age 79, of Decatur IL, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her loving family at Carle Hospital in Champaign IL, on October 7, 2012. Born in Detroit Michigan, to Harold and Bessie (Tucker) Chase, Carol married in 1951 and moved to Chicago IL, where she began raising a...

Dorothea Mae Pauline, 92, of Decatur died peacefully at Imboden Living Center on Sunday, October 7, 2012.    She was born May 7, 1920 to Raymond and Sara Williams of Oglesby, Illinois.  Dorothea graduated from Oglesby High School and received a degree in English from the LaSalle Peru Oglesby Jr...

Decatur- Carman Lori Robles (Manns), 43, of Decatur, passed away, Friday, October 5, 2012 in her home. A Home Going memorial service to celebrate the life of Carman will be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 12, 2012, at Jasper Street Church of Christ, 950 N. Jasper St., Decatur, Illinois....

Judy E. Yarbrough, 67, of Macon passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Judy was born June 6, 1945 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Earl and Lillian (Sams) Applet and Step Father Charles Schwab. Judy worked as a nurse's aid and retiring from Lincoln Manor Nursing Home....

Oreana- Michael R. Farr, 66, of Oreana, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at home, with his loving wife by his side. A service to celebrate the life of Michael will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at New Day Community Church, with a visitation starting 30 minutes prior to the...

DECATUR- Kathleen Marie Moretti, 54 of St. Paoli, IN, formerly of Decatur, died Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Private family services to celebrate Kathy's life will be held at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family. Online...

Darlene Curtis Ruskin, formerly of Decatur, passed away on October 1, 2012 in Cathedral City, California after a long and brave battle with illness. Darlene was born May 17, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Leon and Sadie Fraser, and was a Pearl Harbor survivor. In 1967 she married Eugene Ruskin, and...

LeEtta Jane Nelson Redfern, 75, of Lovington, IL died October 1, 2012 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. She was born July 5, in Lovington, IL to Jesse and Etta (Johnson) Nelson. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Jack G Redfern, Lovington, IL, her son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Lissa...