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A longtime resident of Decatur’s west end, Norma Jean (Lallow) Quintenz, allegedly 91 despite insisting she was forever 27, died at home on May 20, 2024. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Clarence and Mary (Holmberg) Lallow. She graduated from St. Teresa High School, class of 1950. She fell...

Bruce Deon Lessen, 66, of Clinton, IL, passed away on Sunday (05-19-2024) at Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, IL. Bruce was born on May 6, 1958, in Lincoln, IL, the son of Galen Eugene Lessen and Betty Jean (Manus) Lessen. Bruce was a huge NASCAR fan. He was a mechanic who loved...

Motivating, captivating, next level in all she did. If you knew Amy Mazzotti, you knew the essence of who she was. On May 16, 2024, Amy was taken in a horrific car accident in Palm Harbor, Florida at the prime of her life. Amy was born September 4, 1984, in Binghamton, NY, and died on May 16,...

Dorothy Helene Frischkorn 85 of Decatur passed away on May 16, 2024, peacefully at her home. She was born on July 10,1938 to Lars and Martha Carlson in Chicago, IL. Dorothy loved to sit in her backyard and admire her flowers, drink coffee and smoke her cigarettes while listening to the birds. She...

Decatur – Molly Ann Schroat, 55, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Molly was born on May 10, 1969, in Arlington Heights, IL, the daughter of Mike and Cindy Smith. A member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, she worked as a pharmacy tech at CVS and loved art...

Wayne was born in Carlinville, Illinois on November 1st, 1928, and passed away peacefully on May 15th, 2024, surrounded by family and his wife Carol (Piper) Allen (Olney IL), at Carriage Crossings Senior Living, he was 95. Wayne attended Girard High school and was very involved in the Athletics...

Kathy Sue Lange, 73, of Decatur, IL, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Kathy was born March 28, 1951, in Lubbock, TX to Arthur William “Lucky” Price and Jo Ann (Brannon) Price. She married the love of her life, Filbert LeRoy Lange on October 26, 1968,...

Decatur – Carolyn Sue Etchison, 80, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Carolyn was born on April 3, 1944, in Riverton, IL, the daughter of Ralph A. and Kathryn L. (Morris) Grossman. She worked in the fabric department at Walmart for 21 year and was a member of the First Baptist...

Louis Wayne Allen, 95, of Decatur, Il, passed away on Wednesday (05-15-2024) at Carriage Crossing Assisted Living. Arrangements are incomplete at Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home.

Billie Lee Niles, 93, a resident of Greencastle in Loves Park, IL, was taken to her heavenly home by her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 13, 2024. She formerly resided in Mt. Pulaski, IL. Bille was born on September 15, 1930, in Decatur Il to Rennie and Bessie Erlenbusch Jones, the youngest of ten...

Bruce Gebhart Owen, age 78, died peacefully on Monday, May 13, 2024, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, surrounded by his loving family. Bruce was born on October 26, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, to Ralph Owen and Julia Owen (née Tuttle). Bruce grew up in Decatur, Illinois. He...

Danny McClure, 31, of Decatur, Illinois left the world far too soon on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Danny was born on January 14, 1993, in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Patrica Paul. Danny graduated from MacArthur High School in 2011. He joined the Marines and served honorably from October 2011 through...