Dean R. Garrett
Feb 3, 2013
Dean R. Garrett, 92, of Freeport died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Liberty Village of Freeport after a brief illness. He was surrounded by family and friends during his final days. He was born February 17, 1920 to Dewey W. Garrett and Ida M. (Huber) Garrett in the small town of Elma, Iowa. He and his wife of 67...
Norma Jean Kline
Feb 3, 2013
Norma Jean Kline, 82, of Freeport died Sunday in her home. She was born January 30, 1931 in Orangeville, Illinois the daughter of Stanley and Laura(Williams) Gross. Norma married James R. Kline on October 26, 1946 in Freeport. He died October 6, 2006. Mrs. Kline was employed by Newell Companies and retired after 37 years. Norma was a member...
Martha A. Moody
Jan 31, 2013
Martha A. Moody, 93, formerly of Forreston, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Provena St. Joseph Home. She was born in Stephenson Co. on August 22, 1919, the daughter of William and Minnie (Groene) Albert Sr. Martha was an Administrative Assistant to President of Watt Publishing Co. in Mt. Morris. She married Roland Moody on October 12, 1940 in...
Iola Cummings
Jan 31, 2013
Iola R. (Retzlaff) Cummings, 92, of Freeport left this world and went home to be with her savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Stephenson Nursing Center. Iola was born January 6, 1921 in Winslow, Illinois the daughter of John E. and Minnie (Babcock) Retzlaff. She went to school, loved 4-H and made her own clothes. She...
Gregory William Stewart
Jan 30, 2013
Gregory W. Stewart, 53, of Forreston, died, January 30, 2013, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Greg was born September 9, 1959, in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Ronald and Jane (Titley) Stewart. On February 19, 1983 Greg married Jodi Heitz in Freeport. Greg worked as a Union Journeyman Electrician. He was a member of IBEW #364, Eagles Club, and BOFEC....
Charles Saxby
Jan 30, 2013
Charles Saxby, 90, of Freeport, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Charles was born on February 12, 1922 in Angus, Wisconsin, the son of Charles and Rachell (Bleymeyer) Saxby Sr. . Charles was a cook for Saxby Grill, Cougar Inn, and The Circle Tap. He was a World War II Army Signal Corp. Veteran. Charles was...
Ronald A. Burwitz
Jan 28, 2013
Ronald A. Burwitz, 71, of Baileyville died Monday at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital. He was born May 29, 1941 in Rockford, Illinois the son of Carl A and Dorothy M. (Helsell) Burwitz. Ronald married Connie Munk on April 4, 1970 in Freeport. Mr. Burwitz was employed by Micro Switch and later Big A Auto Parts. He attended Baileyville Baptist Church...
Ruth C. Cable
Jan 22, 2013
Ruth C. Cable, 98, of Freeport, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Parkview Home. Ruth was born on January 15, 1915 in Chicago, the daughter of Rev. Howard and Elsie (Kasdorf) Grimme. On June 24, 1933 Ruth married C. Virgil Cable in Reddick, Illinois. Mr. Cable died on April 12, 1994. Ruth was a homemaker. She was a member...
Mary C. Johnson
Jan 17, 2013
Mary C. Johnson, 86, of Shannon, died Thursday January 17, 2013 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Mary was born on July 9, 1926 in Freeport, the daughter of Oliver and Ruth (Moring) Bastian. Mary married Albert J. Johnson on October 22, 1944 in Beloit, Wisconsin. Mr. Johnson died on February 9, 1998. Mary worked at Micro Switch for 32 years....
Olivia Kathryn Bailey
Jan 17, 2013
Olivia Kathryn Bailey, born sleeping, Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford. Olivia'™s parents are Joseph and Nina (Kutz) Bailey. Also surviving are maternal grandparents, James and Linda Kutz of Freeport; paternal grandparents, Mark and Linda Bailey of Bartonville; uncle, James Bailey of Cortland; aunts, Linhwa Kutz of Virginia, and Jennifer Killion of Bartonville; uncle, Cash...
Ronald M. Pannkuk
Jan 15, 2013
Ronald M. Pannkuk, 71, of Shannon, died Tuesday January 15, 2013 at Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport. He was born on July 19, 1941 in Buffalo Center, IA, the son of Minert and Sadie (Ruter) Pannkuk. Ronald married Corrine Ryan on October 15, 1966 in Forreston, IL. Ronald graduated from Shannon High School in 1960. He farmed in the...
Robert D. Kostenbader Sr.
Jan 15, 2013
Robert D. Kostenbader, Sr., 90, formerly of Freeport, died Tuesday January 15, 2013 at Azura Memory Home in Monroe, Wisconsin. Robert was born on April 25, 1922 in Freeport, the son of Glen and Carrie (Scheider) Kostenbader. Robert served for the U.S. Navy in World War II. He worked for Honeywell and owned and operated Town & Country Antenna...
Dorothy M. Schmelzer
Jan 14, 2013
Dorothy M. Schmelzer, 85, of Freeport, died Monday, January 14, 2013 in her home. Dorothy was born on June 20, 1927 in Adeline, the daughter of Hans and Mary (Krull) Veer. Dorothy was a factory worker and a homemaker. Dorothy married Vern Huenefeld, Charles Harrington, and Oral Schmelzer; all three husbands preceded her in death. She was a member...
Ronald H. Pope
Jan 13, 2013
Ronald H. Pope, 67, of Polo died Sunday at Serenity Hospice Home, Oregon, Illinois. He was born September 6, 1945 in Freeport, Illinois the son of Kenneth and Alice (Zier) Pope. Mr. Pope was employed by General Electric in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and retired after 35 years with the company. He served with the United States Army in Germany and...
Ruth O'Hara
Jan 11, 2013
Ruth L. O'™Hara, 94, of Freeport, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Parkview Home. She was born on February 27, 1918 in Ogle County, the daughter of George and Edna (Appel) Link. Ruth was employed as a Claims Representative and Authorizer for the social security administration. She married Orville O'™Hara on August 10, 1959. He died on July 15,...
Ronald Lee Kerkhoff
Jan 11, 2013
Ronald Lee Kerkhoff, 65, of German Valley, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Clinton, Iowa. Ronald was born on April 17, 1947 in Freeport, the son of Fred and Eileen (Nampel) Kerkhoff. Ronald was a 1965 graduate of Forreston High School. Ronald served in the Vietnam War for the U.S. Army from 1966-1968. On September 7, 1985, Ronald married...
Dorothy Hornberger
Jan 10, 2013
Dorothy E. Hornberger, 100, of Verona, Wisconsin and former Freeport resident died Monday At Four Winds Manor, Verona, Wisconsin. She was born January 2, 1913 in Grenada, Mississippi the daughter of John and Elizabeth (McDonald) Stoker. She married Frank Hornberger on July 10, 1937 in Clinton, Iowa. He died in August of 1968. Dorothy is survived by her nieces...
Charlotte Strobel
Jan 6, 2013
Charlotte Strobel, 81, of Belvidere and former Freeport resident died January 6, 2014 at Swedish American Hospital, Rockford. She was born September 24, 1932 in Freeport, the daughter of John and Margaret (Hommerding) Wilson. She is survived by her three grandchildren; Bridget, Stephen and Samantha Strobel. Also a daughter-in law, Judy Littlejohn. She was preceded in death by her...
Emmitt D. Foster
Jan 5, 2013
Emmitt D. Foster, 85, of Adeline died Saturday at Polo Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Polo, Illinois. He was born July 12, 1927 in McDonald West Va., the son of Wesley and Martha (Burgess) Foster. Mr. Foster worked as a Coal Miner in West Virginia and then was employed By Midwest Concrete in Franklin Park for 30 Years. Emmitt...
Edna Bertsch
Jan 4, 2013
Edna Bertsch 93, died Friday January 4, 2013 at Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL of heart complications. She was born July 11, 1919 in Struble, IA to Edward and Clara (Mayer) Albert. She married Philip Bertsch (deceased) on February 14, 1946 in Galena, IL. She is survived by one daughter, Patricia (Eloy) Burciaga of Chicago, two grandsons, David (Valentina)...
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