Obituaries

Phyllis D. "Phyl" Fazio

Phyllis D. "Phyl" Fazio

Sep 28, 2013

Phyllis "Phyl" Cardinal Fazio of Freeport, left this earth on September 28, 2013, at the Stephenson County Nursing Center at the age of 84. Phyllis was born in Freeport, on April 8, 1929 the daughter of Anthony and Lucille (Giuffre) Cardinal and lived there until 1980 when she moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She returned to Freeport in 1998...

Lois L. Mcilvanie

Lois L. Mcilvanie

Sep 27, 2013

Lois L. McIlvanie, 83, of Freeport died Friday, September 27, in her home. She was born February 8, 1930 in Freeport, the daughter of Raymond and Lillian (Langan) Plowman. Lois married Clarence McIlvanie on June 11, 1950 in Freeport. He died July 14, 2007. Mrs. McIlvanie was employed by Freeport Telephone Company, Northern Illinois Gas Company, Micro Switch, Western...

Robin Sue Lohmeier

Robin Sue Lohmeier

Sep 26, 2013

Robin Sue Lohmeier,of Freeport, 37, danced gracefully into Heaven on September 26, 2013, surrounded by love from her friends and family, after a short illness. Robin was born on November 14, 1975 to Ron and Pat (Brown) Lohmeier. She graduated from Dakota High School in 1994, Highland Community College in 1997, and studied Computer Information Systems at Columbia College....

Anita Jean Lausch

Anita Jean Lausch

Sep 26, 2013

Anita "Jean" Lausch, 83, of Cedarville died Thursday at Provena Saint Joseph Center. She was born July 19, 1930 at Buena Vista, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Venice (Williams) Hess. Jean married Gordon "Pete" Lausch on February 20, 1948 in Cedarville, Illinois. He died April 28, 2011. Jean was a 1948 graduate of Lanark High School. She ....

Walter Scott Jr.

Walter Scott Jr.

Sep 25, 2013

Walter Scott Jr., 34, died September 25, 2013 in his home. Born on August 7, 1979, the son of Walter and Cynthia (Evans) Scott Sr. Walter worked at Badr Halal Meat Plant in Shannon. Survivors include his mother, Cynthia Luke of Rochelle; one daughter Madison-Brooke Webster of Chicago; one brother Johnathan Scott of South Holland, IL; two sisters Tarmencita...

Clarence Mease

Clarence Mease

Sep 25, 2013

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Clarence Mease Jr.

Clarence Mease Jr.

Sep 25, 2013

Clarence "Bunky" Mease Jr. 75, of Freeport, died, Wednesday September 25, 2013 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Faith United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church. There will also be a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service Tuesday. In...

Sally A. Cuplin

Sally A. Cuplin

Sep 21, 2013

Sally A Cuplin, 64, of Freeport, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Serenity Hospice Home in Oregon, IL. Sally was the daughter of Dewayne and Janice (Score) Burck. She married Craig E. Cuplin on August 24, 1968. Sally worked at Micro Switch and the Freeport School District for a short period of time and then spent time raising their...

Krysella J. Brose

Krysella J. Brose

Sep 21, 2013

Krysella J. Brose, 64, of Freeport, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Presence Saint Joseph Center. Krysella was born June 2, 1949, in Freeport, the daughter of Clifford and Pauline (Jones) Altenbern. Krysella married Ernest F. Brose in Freeport on November 7, 1970. She worked as a secretary in the Drafting Department at Micro Switch. Krysella was a member...

Sally Ann Cuplin

Sally Ann Cuplin

Sep 21, 2013

Sally A Cuplin, 64, of Freeport, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Serenity Hospice Home in Oregon, IL. Sally was the daughter of DeWayne and Janice (Score) Burck. She married Craig E. Cuplin on August 24, 1968. Sally worked at Micro Switch and the Freeport School District for a short period of time and then spent time raising their...

Maxine Brooks

Maxine Brooks

Sep 20, 2013

Maxine Brooks, 56, of Memphis, TN, departed this earthly life surrounding by family and friends on Friday, September 20, 2013. Maxine was born on June 25, 1957, in West Mississippi to Earnest Lee and Etta Mae Brooks. Maxine attended the schools in the Freeport School District #145. She was employed at Burger King and a waitress at Topps Bar-B-Q...

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Sep 18, 2013

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Russell Leroy Roinestad

Russell Leroy Roinestad

Sep 17, 2013

Russell LeRoy Roinestad, 72, of Freeport died Tuesday, September 17. He was born July 29, 1941 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin the son of Harold S. and Anna E. ( Barneson) Roinestad. He married Judy Ryan on October 2, 1965 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Russell worked as a Welder and Millright. Russell was a avid car modeler, and Green Bay...

Elwood Wunsch

Elwood Wunsch

Sep 15, 2013

Elwood Wunsch, 91, of Freeport, died September 15, 2013 at Presence St. Joseph Center. Mr. Wunsch was a graduate of Freeport High School and Wheaton College. After teaching in the Orangeville school district his first year, he moved to the Freeport School District where he spent the rest of his career as a math teacher at Freeport Junior High...

Shirley M. Gramley

Shirley M. Gramley

Sep 11, 2013

Shirley M. Gramley, 90, of Pompano Beach, Florida died on Wednesday, September 11, in her home. She was born July 23, 1923 in Dixon, the daughter of Irene Palmer Duffy and Mark Duffy. She came to Freeport as a small child and attended St. Thomas Aquinas School and Freeport High School Shirley sang with several bands in the Freeport...

Gary L. Breeze

Gary L. Breeze

Sep 10, 2013

Gary L. Breeze, 72, of Ridott died Tuesday at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital, Freeport. He was born August 18, 1941 in Freeport, Illinois, the son of William and Dorothy (Seiberhagen) Breeze. He married Ann M. Helwig in 1983 at Rockford, Illinois. Mr. Breeze was employed by Seward Screw Company, retiring in 2004. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist...

Ralph Buyer

Ralph Buyer

Sep 7, 2013

Ralph C. 'Bud' Buyer, Freeport's Master Watchmaker for more than 60 years, passed away on September 7, 2013. Ralph was born on September 3, 1918 to John Godfried and Anna Sophia Ablertina (ne

Fannie Mack

Fannie Mack

Sep 7, 2013

Fannie Mack, 98, formerly of Freeport, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Amberwood Care Center in Rockford. She was born on November 29, 1914 in Batesville, Missippi. Fannie was a homemaker. She was married to Bill Mack. She was a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include her grandchildren; Denise Pittman, Lonnie Thomas, Betty Thomas, Lamont Thomas,...

Cathryn Mary Hartman

Cathryn Mary Hartman

Sep 6, 2013

Cathryn "Cathy" Mary Hartman Lydon, 59, of Freeport, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at the Monroe Clinic, Monroe, Wisconsin. Born to the parents of Mary Cathryn (Comer) and Kenneth Norbert Hartman, Cathryn Mary Hartman began her life on March 1, 1954. Her brothers, Doug Ledford of Jacksonville, Florida, Ken Hartman of Carlsbad, California, and Tom Hartman of Freeport, shared...

Paul Wichman

Paul Wichman

Sep 4, 2013

Paul Edward Wichman passed away peacefully at Freeport Memorial Hospital September 4th, 2013 surrounded by' his three girls' . He was born on September 4th, 1924 in Freeport, the son of George W. and Maybelle (Ruthe) Wichman. On July 25th 1946 he married Delores Abbas at the Evangelical Church in Forreston, Il. Paul was a farmer all of his...