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Decatur – Marilyn A. Samuelson, 71, of Decatur, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Marilyn was born February 12, 1946 in Champaign, the daughter of Raymond and Maxine (McGee) Samuelson. She worked as a secretary for Decatur School District 61 and Firestone and she was...

Decatur – Keith L. Stewart. Sr., 89, of Decatur, passed away Friday, May 5, 2017 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Keith was born December 21, 1927 in Decatur, the son of Glenn R. and Gertrude (Kelley) Stewart. A U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, Keith worked as a union carpenter and was a member of...

Barbara A. Dobbs, 87, of Decatur, departed this life at 11:50 a.m., April 30, 2017, at Mason Point in Sullivan, IL. Barbara was born August 12, 1929, in Decatur, IL to Edgar and Hazel (Smiser) Bertsch. She married Donald E. Dobbs on October 19, 1947, in Decatur, IL. He passed away on February 12,...

Wilfred A. Kapper, 95, of Decatur, formerly of Niantic, passed away Wednesday morning, April 26, 2017, at Fair Havens Christian Home. Wilfred was born January 18, 1922, in Mt. Pulaski, to Aloysius Edward and Clara Mary (Blank) Kapper. He proudly served in the United States Army. Wilfred was a...

Jon Frederick Hosler, 80, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in his home. Jon was born September 15, 1936, in Monticello, IL to Marguerite Harnack. He proudly served in the United States Army. He worked for Tate & Lyle for many years. Jon loved spending time walking his dog...

Decatur – Rex D. Bauer, 80, of Decatur, passed away, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Rex was born April 22, 1937, in Decatur, the son of Francis and Gladys (Clements) Bauer. A US Army veteran, Rex worked as a pipefitter at A.E. Staley Manufacturing for 40 years retiring in 1993. Rex was a member of...

Decatur-Margaret L. Thatcher, 93, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at her home in Macon surrounded by her family. Margaret was born June 17, 1923 in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of Michael and Marie (Clements) Boland. She graduated from St. Teresa High School and worked as a...

Mickey Kay Fleener, 68, of Lake City, IL passed away early Tuesday morning, April 25, 2017, at St. John’s Medical Center, in Springfield. Mickey was born April 23, 1949, in Arthur, IL to William Thomas and Mabel (Stolley) Dean. She married Michael Fleener on June 10, 1967, in Arthur, IL. She was...

Lucille Elizabeth Schollenbruch, 89, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at McKinley Court, with her family be her side. Lucille was born February 14, 1928, in Decatur to Harry Walter and Catherine Elizabeth (Heynen) Burchard. She married Raymond Edwin Dell Schollenbruch on May 10 ,...

William Robert Wynn, 70, of Carmi, Illinois formerly of Decatur, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 in his home. Bill was born January 31, 1947 in Herrin, Illinois, the son of James Robert and Veneta Bernice (Taylor) Wynn. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Bill...

Deanna Mesecher, 79, of Decatur passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017 in Fair Havens Christian Home. Deanna was born on December 16, 1937 in Stronghurst, IL the daughter of Virgil and Mary (Anders) Hoffeditz. She worked as an LPN for many years. Surviving are her son, Danny Mesecher (Paula) of...

James “Jim” Joseph Burtschi, 74, of Decatur passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2017 in his home. Jim was born on September 28, 1942 in Decatur, IL the son of Joseph Daniel and Margaret Eloise (Thorpe) Burtschi. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, member of the Knights...