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Mary Jane Siefman
May 26, 2018
Mary Jane Siefman, 95, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 11:00 p.m. at the Arthur Home, Arthur, IL. Jane was born on September 29, 1922, to Hershel and Nellie Secrest. She married Bob Siefman on November 4, 1945. He preceded her in death. Jane had been a member of Riverside...
Doris C. Chandler
May 24, 2018
Doris C. Chandler, 97, of Decatur, IL died May 24, 2018 at Generations of McKinley Court. Private services will be held at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be given to a charity of the donor’s choice. Doris was born February 1, 1921 in Warrensburg, IL the daughter of Raymond and...
Percilla D. Taylor
May 23, 2018
Decatur – Percilla Taylor, 51, of Decatur, departed this life Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Percilla was born June 1, 1966, in Decatur, the daughter of Raymond and Hancy (Green) Taylor. A devoted member/usher of Divine Voice Ministries, Percilla worked as a laborer at Caterpillar and loved to spend...
Gertrude Rose Harvey
May 22, 2018
Mother Gertrude Rose Harvey was born to Edward Howard and Mary Elkins-Howard, on April 21, 1919, in Decatur Illinois. She was the youngest of seven Children. Mother Harvey was educated in the Decatur public school system. She loved socializing with friends and family, and was known as an...
James Dale "Jim" Bland
May 21, 2018
Decatur – James Dale “Jim” Bland, 74, of Decatur, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018. Jim was born July 6, 1943, in Mt. Vernon, IN, the son of Dale K. and Violet (Russell) Bland. A U.S. Marine veteran, Jim worked as a route salesman for Butternut Bread for many years. He was a member of Ss. James...
Kathleen Rose "Kathy" Fleckenstein
May 17, 2018
Decatur – Kathleen Rose “Kathy” Fleckenstein, 64, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018. Kathy was born September 17, 1954, in Springfield, IL, the daughter of Walter P. and Patricia (Yuscius) Bietsch. An outgoing and social person, Kathy was an active member of Resurrection Life Church...
Bernard F. Evans
May 10, 2018
Bernard Frederick “Fred” Evans, Jr., 73, of Springfield, passed away Thursday evening, May 10, 2018, at Memorial Medical Center, with his family by his side. Fred was born April 1, 1945, in Decatur, IL, to Bernard F. and Maxine L. (White) Evans, Sr. He married Katherine Frances Miller on June 18,...
Larry Gene Becker
May 09, 2018
Larry Gene Becker, 80, of Decatur, died May 9, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Larry was born July 11, 1937 in Decatur, IL, the son of, Everett Leland and Viola Catherine Becker. He married Bertha Mays on December 22, 1962 in Decatur, IL. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was a welder...
Mary Theresa Miller
May 08, 2018
Mary Theresa Miller passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 8th, 2018, with her loving spouse at her side. Theresa was born in Huntington, West Virginia and was the youngest child of Elizabeth Francis Stipe and Edward Aloicious Cooney. Theresa is survived by her husband, Donald Miller, four...
Kimberly K. Daniels
May 07, 2018
Kimberly K. Daniels, 57, of Decatur, passed away on Monday, May 7th, 2018, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, her family and faithful dogs beside her. Kim was born on March 4th, 1961, in Decatur, IL to David Jordan and Grace Suzanne Damery. She married James “Brian” Daniels of...
Edward I. Strobel
May 07, 2018
Decatur – Edward I. Strobel of Decatur, IL passed away peacefully Monday Morning, May 7th at the age of 93. Ed will be missed by his wife Eileen Irion Strobel, daughter Anne and husband Mike Sadowski of Decatur, sons Edward and wife Cristina of Ft. Lauderdale, and John and his wife Patricia of...
Victor M. O'Dell
May 02, 2018
Decatur – Victor M. O’Dell, 61, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Victor was born September 29, 1956, in Decatur, IL, the son of Joe and Mary B. (Martin) O’Dell. A member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Victor was a retired retail Registered Pharmacist...