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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Bobby "Rocky" L Ratmeyer
Sep 3, 2013
Bobby "Bob" L. 'Rocky' Ratmeyer, 78, of Forreston, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, Illinois following a brief illness. Rocky was born on August 21, 1935 in Forreston, the son of LeRoy W. and Alice L. (Heeren) Ratmeyer. On June 5, 1954, Rocky married Marian Greenfield in Forreston. Rocky enjoyed house boating, fishing,...
Becky A. Keech
Sep 2, 2013
Becky A. Keech, 64 of Cedarville died on Monday, September 2, 2013 at her home. Born on July 21, 1949 in Freeport, the daughter of Carl and Betty (Kish) Monigold. She married Gary Keech on July 8, 1968 in Branson, WI. Survivors include her husband; one son, Jason Keech of Cedarville; one daughter Karrie (Brian) Luhr of Freeport; eight...
Joseph D. Kirk
Sep 2, 2013
Joseph D. Kirk, 75, of Freeport, IL surrounded by his family and friends went peacefully to be with the Lord on Monday, September 2nd at his home. Joe was born in Charleston, Mississippi on September 20, 1937 to the late Clifton Kirk and Rolina Nash Kirk. Joe graduated from Tallahatchie County Agriculture High School in Charleston, Mississippi, May 20,...
Lila E. Bruce
Sep 1, 2013
Lila E. Bruce, 83, of Freeport, died Sunday, September 1, 2013 at the Stephenson Nursing Center. She was born on February 5, 1930 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Douglas and Olive (Boettger) Ottedahl. She married Leslie Bruce on June 19, 1971 in Freeport, IL. Lila was the office manager for the Water & Sewer Department for twenty years...
Gerald "Whaler" Whalen
Aug 26, 2013
Gerald 'Whaler' Whalen, 66, of Dakota, died Monday August 26, 2013, in his home. Gerald was born on February 20, 1947 in Freeport, the son of Kenneth L. and Virginia M. (Harnish) Whalen. Growing up Gerald attended schools in Dakota. Gerald married Linda Stewart on November 19, 1966, in Freeport. Whaler worked at Micro Switch for 46 years as...
Thornton "Bud" Gerald Neal
Aug 25, 2013
Thornton 'Bud' G. Neal, 89, of Freeport, died, Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Presence St. Joseph Center, Freeport. Bud was born on May 11, 1924 in Waukesha, WI. the son of James and Lenora (Harris) Neal. Bud served in World War II for the U.S. Navy (Sea-Bees). He worked at Honeywell as a machinist. Bud was a member of...
Laura M. Johnson
Aug 24, 2013
Laura Mae Johnson, 64, of Racine, WI, silently closed the door on her walk of life to go home to be with her heavenly Father on, Aug. 24, 2013. Laura Mae was born in Clarksdale, Miss on Sept.27, 1949 to John and Luberdia Bell. She graduated from Freeport Senior High School. Laura was married to Walter James Johnson on...
Audrie Elaine Christensen
Aug 18, 2013
Audrie Elaine Skinner Christensen, 93 years strong, passed away August 18th, 2013 at the Manor Court in Freeport. With Audrie at the time of her passing were son Bob, daughter Karla and their spouses. Supporting her family were her family of health care providers at the Manor Court, whose professionalism and caring were a blessing to all. Since 2011...
Chiyoko Dirksen
Aug 18, 2013
Chiyoko Dirksen, 79, of German Valley, died, Sunday August 18, 2013 in Manor Court of Liberty Village, Freeport. Chiyoko was born on March 20, 1934 in Japan the daughter of Fusako Yokoyama. Chiyoko worked at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital where she was a C.N.A. Chiyoko married John R. Dirksen in Japan on August 6, 1953. Mr. Dirksen died on December...
Todd E. Gillette
Aug 18, 2013
Todd E. Gillette, 51, of Freeport, died Sunday August 18, 2013 in Jo Davies County, IL. He was born on August 2, 1962 in Freeport, IL; the son of Allen and Sylvia (Marassa) Gillette. He married Deanna Shaw on September 11, 1993 in Freeport, IL. Todd was a 1980 Freeport High School graduate. He worked at Newell for 24...
T. Arlene Egan
Aug 16, 2013
Theresa Arlene Egan 75, of Freeport died Friday, August 16th, 2013 suddenly in her home. Born on February 6, 1938 in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter or Earl W. and Tressie L. Lyons. Arlene married John (Jack) Egan on July 25th, 1959 in Dunnington, Indiana. Arlene and Jack started their married life in Burr Oak, Michigan and three years later...
Gertrude "Gertie" A. Bornemeier
Aug 14, 2013
Gertrude 'Gertie' A. Bornemeier, 95, formerly of Forreston, died Wednesday August 14, 2013 at Presence St. Joseph center in Freeport. She was born in Ulpaward, Germany on February 3, 1918, the daughter of Jan and Anna (Barfs) Ruter. Gertrude married Henry Bornemeier on December 9, 1939 in Clinton, IA; Henry died on August 8, 1981. She was a member...
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