Elvira N. Miller
Jan 4, 2013
Elvira N. Miller, 105, of Freeport, died Friday, January 4, 2013 at Provena St. Joseph'™s Home. Elvira was born on December 10, 1907 in Ideal, IL., the daughter of George and Sophia (Mohrman) Sack. Elvira married George Miller on June 29, 1931 in Polo, IL. Mr. Miller died on Jan 2, 1985. Elvira attended Savanna Schools and was a...
Karen K. Dorsey
Jan 3, 2013
Karen K. Dorsey, 61, of Freeport, left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Karen was born on March 9, 1951 in Mauston, Wisconsin, the daughter of Duane and Dorothy (McMillan) Baker. Karen married William L. Dorsey on January 1, 1988 in Mauston. Karen was a natural caregiver...
Richard Blackmon
Jan 2, 2013
Richard Blackmon, 49, departed this life Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Freeport Memorial Hospital due to a sudden illness. On January 20, 1963 he was born in Chicago to Mrs. Lillian (Lee) and Mr. Ronald Blackmon Sr. Richard attended Morgan Park High School in Chicago. He obtained his General Education Diploma from Olive Harvey College in Chicago. Richard married...
George Wagner
Jan 2, 2013
George H. Wagner, 58, of Freeport died January 2, in his home. George was born April 27, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Harlan and Ruth (Lynn) Wagner. Mr. Wagner was employed by Brush Creek Golf Course in Orangeville. George is survived by his nephew, Tom (Penny) Knapik and his niece, Jolene (Craig) Croffoot. He was preceded in...
Harold K. Meyer
Dec 30, 2012
Harold K. Meyer, 97, of Baileyville, went home to be with Lord, Sunday December 30, 2012 in his home. Harold was born on August 11, 1915 in Baileyville, the son of Henry and Carrie (Oltmanns) Meyer. Harold married Alice Dikkers on February 21, 1940 in Freeport. She passed away on August 25, 1985. Harold was a lifelong farmer in...
Janette Ann Thomas
Dec 30, 2012
Janette Ann Thomas, 82, of Freeport, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Janette was born on March 29, 1930 in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. Elvin and Helen (Peters) Wiley. On October 13, 1948 Janette married Nicholas R. Thomas in Petersburg, IL. Janette and Nick have been married for 64 years. Janette was a homemaker....
Verle E. Fogle
Dec 30, 2012
Verle E. Fogle, 86, of Leaf River died Sunday, December 30, at Neighbors Nursing Center, Byron. Mr. Fogle was born February 7, 1926 near Forreston, Illinois the son of Ernie and Ruth (Stukenberg) Fogle. Verle was a 1944 graduate of Leaf River High School. He served with the United States Army during W.W. II. Verle married Betty Kuntzelman in...
Harold L. Mathiot
Dec 28, 2012
Harold L. Mathiot, 90, of Ridott, died Friday, December 28, 2012 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. Harold was born in Freeport on March 20, 1922, the son of Clark and Helen (Bessert) Mathiot. Harold served in World War II for the U.S. Navy. He worked at Baxter Oil Company and Crestwood Oil before retiring in 1985. Harold married Isabelle...
Susan Kay Dawson
Dec 28, 2012
Susan Kay Dawson, 49, of Lena, passed into the Lord'™s arms, surrounded by family at home on Friday, December 28, 2012 after a brief illness. A daughter of Wilbur and Beverly (Booth) Kruse, she was born April 16, 1963 in Freeport, IL. On September 23, 2000, she married George 'Buster' Frederick Dawson at their farm near Lena, IL. Susan...
Mabel Kathryn James
Dec 28, 2012
Mabel Kathryn James, 90, of Freeport, died Friday, December 28, 2012 in her home. Mabel was born on October 31, 1922 in Freeport, the daughter of Ira and Clara (Merrill) Scofield. Mabel married John S.' Jack' James Sr. on March 23, 1941 in Freeport at First Baptist Church. Mr. James died on February 25, 2003. Mabel was a 1940...
Lois M. Meier
Dec 27, 2012
Lois M. Meier, 93, formerly of Freeport, Il, died Thursday December 27, 2012 at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center in Rockford, Il. She was born to Felix and Laura (Voss) Dassing in Compton, IL on June 19, 1919. She was married in Cedarville, IL to Harry P. Meier on October 27, 1939; He died on July 31, 2008. Lois was...
Larry D. Gross
Dec 26, 2012
Lawrence 'Larry' D. Gross, 83, of McAlester, Oklahoma, formerly of Freeport, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Jack Montgomery V.A. Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Larry was born on April 25, 1929 in Buckeye Township, the son of Stanley and Laura Gross. Mr. Gross served in World War II for the U.S. Navy from 1946-1950 he was awarded...
Ruby E. Obenchain
Dec 24, 2012
Ruby E. Obenchain, 99, of Freeport, died Monday December 24, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 2, 1913 in Stephenson County, IL, the daughter of Henry and Ida (Ackerman) Fairbairn. Ruby married David W. Obenchain in 1934; he died in 1975. She was a homemaker and a housewife; and also volunteered at Freeport Memorial Hospital...
Iris F. Sweet-Mateika
Dec 19, 2012
Iris F. Sweet-Mateika, 88, of Freeport, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Iris was born December 21, 1923 on a farm in Milledgeville, IL. She graduated from Freeport High in 1941. She was the daughter of Dan and Irene Fierheller and has one sibling, Donna 'Rusty' Rose. Iris was first married to Robert Schnierla. Then...
Harrison "Pete" Eugene Baker
Dec 18, 2012
Harrison 'Pete' Eugene Baker, 77, of Freeport, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital from lung cancer. Pete was born in Freeport on November 25, 1935, the son of Albert and Arlene (Huett) Baker. On September 27, 1958, Pete married Carol Connery at the Trinity United Methodist Church. He worked at Burgess Battery until moving on to...
Harold J. Meyers
Dec 17, 2012
Harold J. Meyers, 90, of Freeport, died Monday, December 17, 2012 in the Stephenson Nursing Center. Harold was born on June 6, 1922 in Freeport, the son of John and Orel (Shippee) Meyers. On August 19, 1945, Harold married Lavina M. Sorn in Freeport. Mrs. Meyers passed away on July 28, 2009. Mr. Meyers served in World War II...
Ora "Genny" Johnson
Dec 12, 2012
Ora G. 'Genny' Johnson, 93, of Freeport died peacefully at her home Wednesday. She was born November 16, 1919 in Rockwood, Tennessee, the daughter of Harry H. and Louise (Zumstein) Miles. Genny graduated from Oakdale High School in 1934 and moved to Freeport, Illinois. She married Charles 'Chuck' Johnson on October 8, 1945. He died December 28, 2010. Mrs....
Patricia A. Yocherer
Dec 9, 2012
Patricia A. Yocherer, 64, of Freeport died Sunday in her home. She was born June 12, 1948 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin the daughter of Burnell and Gladys (Anderson) Moen. She married Gary N. Yocherer on June 28, 1970 in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Pat owned and operated Yo'™Cherers Hair Salon. Pat loved her work and gardening. Mrs. Yocherer is survived by...
Gladys R. Swalve
Dec 8, 2012
Gladys Rose Swalve, 83, of Shannon, passed peacefully on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Born December 7, 1929 in Clayton, Wisconsin to Carl and Augusta (Kohn) Sass. She married Wayne D. Swalve on January 29, 1949. They farmed in rural Shannon and were married for 57 years, before he passed on December 17, 2006.Surviving are her sons Dale (Charlene) Swalve,...
Patricia A. Meyers
Dec 4, 2012
Patricia A. Meyers, 80, of Forreston, died Tuesday December 4, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Meyers was born on November 21, 1932 in Forreston, the daughter of Elmer and Marie (Abels) Brockmeier. On March 17, 1956 she married Richard D. Meyers in Forreston. They farmed the family homestead until Richard'™s death on November 30, 2001. She was a...
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