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Mariana Saville
Sep. 19, 2022
Mariana Saville, 91, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 3:52 p.m. on Monday (09-19-2022) in the Loft Rehab of Rock Springs. She was born on January 9, 1931 in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Frederick Jenkins and Eva (Flynn) Jenkins. Mariana was a secretary at Illinois Power for several years. She loved...
Dale Lynn Roberts
Sep. 16, 2022
Dale Lynn Roberts, 64, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 8:34 P.M. on Friday (09-16-2022) in St. Mary’s Hospital Decatur, IL. Dale was born on November 12, 1957 in Lane, OK, the son of Levi Vineyard Roberts and Eurabelle (Lynn) Roberts. He married Rhonda Sue Sanders on July 17, 1981 in Lane, OK. He...
Walter Franklin Arndt Jr.
Sep. 15, 2022
Walter Franklin (“Lucky”) Arndt Jr., 77, passed away September 15, 2022 at Heritage Health Center in Mt. Zion, Illinois. Lucky was born in Decatur, Illinois on June 1, 1945, the son of Walter F. and Julia Fern (Haws) Arndt Sr. He had several different occupations during his life, including...
Helen Idela Lee
Sep. 15, 2022
Helen Idela Lee, 96, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 12:05 P.M. at Decatur Memorial Hospital on Thursday (09-15-2022). Helen was born on September 9, 1926, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Olin Idleman and Dolly Varden (Sutton) Idleman. She married Roy Everett Winfield Lee on June 6,1946 in...
Sharon Johnson
Sep. 11, 2022
Decatur – Sharon (Sharri / Ma) Johnson, 79, of Decatur, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. Sharri was born April 22, 1943, in Indianapolis, IN, a daughter to WM. and Betty Davis. Sharri was adopted on October 13th, 1943 by George and Lenora...
James Ronald Ridgeway
Sep. 07, 2022
Pana - Ron Ridgeway AKA “Pops” of Mount Auburn, Illinois passed away in the Prairie Rose Health Care Center in Pana, Christian Co., IL at 11:30 PM, on Wednesday, 07 September 2022, he leaves a Host of friends and relatives to mourn his passing, Ron was well known and liked by many. He was a Truck...
Elinor Lucille Heinz
Sep. 06, 2022
Elinor Lucille Heinz, 95, of Maroa, IL, passed away on September 6, 2022 in Clinton, IL. Elinor was born to Charles and Wylma Lewis on February 7, 1927 in Oreana, IL. She married Forrest Heinz on June 12, 1945 in Forsyth, IL. Elinor was a member of Maroa United Methodist Church, the Red Hat...
Gary Lee Shipp
Sep. 05, 2022
Gary Lee Shipp, 62, of Decatur, IL passed away September 5, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Gary was born August 24, 1960 in Decatur, IL, the son of, Ida Belle Fenderson. Gary formerly worked as a Railsman for CN Railyard in his early life and became self employed throughout the remainder of his...
Eileen F. Sleeth
Sep. 05, 2022
Decatur – Eileen F. Sleeth, 96, of Oreana, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022, at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, IL. Eileen was born June 2, 1926, in Chicago, IL, a daughter of Peter E. and Edna (Schacht) Kreutzer. A charter member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and member of their...
Doris Imogene Grove
Sep. 03, 2022
Grove, Doris I (Kelly, Betzer, Stewart) passed away September 3, 2022 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL at the age of 92. Funeral services will be handled by Moran and Goebel Funeral Home. Doris was born on January 19, 1930 in Joliet, IL to John and Marie (Ward) Kelly. Doris was the oldest of...
Dr. Marion Lee Hill
Sep. 02, 2022
Dr. Marion Lee Hill, 70, of Forsyth, IL, passed away September 12, 2022 at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Marion was born September 17, 1951 in Memphis, TN, the daughter of Wilburn and Cornelius (Newby) McGee. She married George Clinton Hill on May 28, 1971 in Chicago, IL. Marion earned a Bachelors...
Maurice Derwin "Dado" Banks
Sep. 01, 2022
Maurice Derwin “Dado” Banks, 90, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 5:12 A.M. on Thursday (09-01-2022) at St. Mary’s Hospital. Maurice was born on July 25, 1932 in Newton, Iowa, the son of Ansel Derwin Banks and Marjorie Ethelyn (Baker) Banks. He married Dixie Sueann Neihart on July 3, 1954 in...