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Janet K. Fair
May 19, 2025
Janet K. Fair of Decatur passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her children, on May 19th, 2025. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, June 2nd, 2025, at Moran & Goebel Funeral Home, 2801 N. Monroe St. Decatur, IL 62526. Janet was born on August 5th, 1965, on...

Melissa Jean Welker
May 18, 2025
Melissa Jean Welker, 44, of Decatur, Illinois, passed away May 18, 2025, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Melissa was born in Decatur on June 4, 1980, the daughter of Dennis and Virginia (White) Welker. In her youth, she participated in Special Olympics. After high school, she worked for MRI doing...

Gerald Myles Anderson
May 15, 2025
Gerald Myles Anderson, 87, of Pana, Illinois, passed away May 15, 2025, at Prairie Rose Garden Nursing Home. Gerald was born in Peoria on December 30, 1937, the son of Myles and Irma (Eaton) Anderson. He married Helen Hardesty on June 24, 1961, in Sparland, Illinois. She preceded him in death on...

Winfred Davies
May 12, 2025
Winfred Davies, 74, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, in Decatur, IL. He was born on April 20, 1951, in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Dorothy Vanhall and John Davies. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by one stepson, Cliff Howard. Those surviving include: his...

Nancy Caroline Kerwood
May 10, 2025
Nancy Caroline Kerwood, 80, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 3:43 P.M. on Saturday (05-10-2025) at Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, IL. Nancy was born on March 31, 1945, in Akron, OH, the daughter of Howard Eicholtz and Leila (Presutti) Eicholtz. She married Donald F. Kerwood on October...

Bradley Sean "Brad" Creason
May 05, 2025
Decatur – Bradley Sean “Brad” Creason, 54, of Decatur, passed away Monday, May 5, 2025. Brad was born on May 28, 1970, in Mt. Vernon, IL, the son of Cary Creason and Janet (Kaltenbach) Ransdell. He is survived by his children: Seth Nashland and Whitney (Jason Hall) Copeland and Brad’s...

Rita Marie Henneberry
May 05, 2025
Rita Marie Henneberry, 94, of Toulon, IL, passed away at 8:30 A.M. on Monday (05-05-2025) at The Garden of Kewanee, Kewanee, IL. Rita was born on October 25, 1930, in Ivesdale, IL, the daughter of John Thomas “Tom” Walsh and Mabel “Marie” (Wood) Walsh. She married Harry “Lee” Henneberry on June...

Sandra "Sandi" Rose Maddox
May 04, 2025
Sandra Rose Maddox, 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away at 5:34 P.M. on Sunday (05-04-2025) in her home. Sandi was born on April 28, 1940, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Fern Martyne Harrison and Pauline Rose (Bundy) Harrison. She married Donald Wayne Maddox on June 24, 1974, in Las Vegas, NV. He...

Francis Allan Archer
May 03, 2025
Francis Allan Archer, age 85, of Decatur, IL, passed away peacefully in Decatur on May 3, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Du Quoin, Illinois, on July 5, 1939, the son of Francis and Marie (Hess) Archer. He married Janet Barber on May 9, 1958, in Du Quoin, IL. Francis was a...

Arthur F. Coffman
Apr. 26, 2025
Decatur - Arthur Fay "Fuzz" Coffman, 87, passed away peacefully at home on April 26, 2025. He was born on May 28, 1937 in Decatur. After high school, he built a long career with Illinois Central Railroad. Arthur was known for his love of fastpitch softball, a passion that brought him joy and...

Della Ann Wesselink
Apr. 25, 2025
North Carolina - Della Ann Wesselink, age 91, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, formerly of Decatur, IL, passed away Friday April 25, 2025. Della was born June 18, 1933, in Ashton, Iowa, the daughter of Ben and Margaret E. (Meinen) Hatting. She married her husband of 63 years, Robert D....

Robert Craig
Apr. 22, 2025
Robert Carl Craig, 70, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Mt Sterling, IL. Robert was born in Matoon, IL, on July 27, 1954. He was a son of the late John Orville Craig Sr. and Anna Jacob Craig. He was a graduate of Windsor High School class of 1973 and went on to serve his country in the...