Betty K. Norman
Oct 16, 2012
Elizabeth (Betty) K. Norman, 88, of Freeport died Tuesday at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Betty was born December 4, 1923 in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Mabel (Burgess) Aldrich. Betty was raised in Sioux City, Iowa, attended Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. She was a member of Tri Delta sorority and graduated...
Jill L. Conley
Oct 15, 2012
Jill L. Conley, 63, of Freeport, died Monday October 15, 2012 in her home. She was born on October 15, 1949 in Chicago, Il the daughter of John and Lucille (Burton) Woodcock. She married Lawrence E. Conley on July 10, 1971 in River Forest, Il; he died on September 30, 2002. Jill was a member of Freeport Church of...
Betty Jane Schlosser
Oct 14, 2012
Betty Schlosser, 79, died Sunday at Freeport Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born June 4, 1933 to Charles and Lucille Baker in Chicago, lL. She married Gene Schlosser in Oak Lawn Sept. 15, 1951. They moved to Freeport in December 1967, where she lived the rest of her life. She was a homemaker and ran the...
Dorothy J. Grimes
Oct 9, 2012
Dorothy J. Grimes, 86, of Freeport, IL died on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Freeport Health Network of a stroke. Dorothy was born in Saginaw, MI on July 1, 1926, the daughter of Frederick and Belvia (Vanest) Leonard. She graduated from Gladwin High School in Gladwin, MI in 1944 and from the University of Michigan School of Nursing with...
Ida E. Carey
Oct 6, 2012
Ida E. Carey, 79, of Freeport, died Saturday, October, 6, 2012, in her home. Ida w as born December 2, 1932, in Freeport, the daughter of George and Hazel (Kosier) Thompson. Ida married John J. Carey on March 31, 1951. Mr. Carey died on March 7, 1995. Ida worked for Burgess Battery and Micro Switch, retiring on December 30,...
Sonja L. Engel
Oct 6, 2012
Sonja Lou Engel, 74, of Freeport, died Saturday, October 6, 2012. Sonja was born February 27, 1938, in Monroe, Wisconsin, the daughter of Arthur and Margaret (Hanson) Engebretson. On April 5, 1958, Sonja married Billy Engel. She was a homemaker and a housewife. She attended Church of Brethren. Sonja enjoyed baking, Bingo, and spending time with all of her...
Cynthia J. Rotblat
Oct 3, 2012
Cynthia (Cindy) J. Rotblat, 64 of Freeport, died on October 3, 2012 surrounded by family and close friends. Cindy, a life-long non-smoker and anti-smoking advocate, died from Stage IV lung cancer, after bravely fighting her disease for 28 months. Born on December 10, 1947, she was the daughter of Richard F. and Roberta J. (Swartz) Mason. Cindy married the...
Derek Koehn
Sep 30, 2012
Derek A. Koehn, 40, of Freeport died suddenly on Sunday, September 30, 2012. He was born on February 25, 1972 in Freeport, the son of Gary and Sandra (Rowland) Koehn. Derek has worked at the Newell Distribution Center for 18 years. He married Kimberly St. Andrews on May 6, 1994. Derek enjoyed baseball, playing slow pitch softball and riding...
John G. Kohn
Sep 26, 2012
John G. Kohn, 88, of Freeport, died Wednesday, September, 26, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin. John was born in Stephenson County, on March 22, 1924, the son of George and Sara (Frankeberger) Kohn. On December 20, 1947, John married JoAnn Kraft in Freeport. John served in World War II for the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946. He worked for...
Dabrice Deoni Davis
Sep 24, 2012
Dabrice Davis, 21, of Sterling, and a former Freeport resident died Monday September 24, 2012 at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Dabrice was born June 4, 1991, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Herbert Hightower and Lucy Davis. Dabrice enjoyed playing basketball and listening to music. Dabrice is survived by his father, Herbert Hightower and...
Virginia E. Helsley
Sep 23, 2012
Virginia E. Helsley, 98, of Freeport, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Stephenson Nursing Center where she had been a resident for 14 years. Virginia was born on November 20, 1913, in Freeport, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Andree) Helsley. Virginia was a graduate of Freeport High School and Brown Business College. She worked as a secretary. She...
Murrel Orletta Buisker
Sep 22, 2012
Murrel Orletta Buisker, 93, of Freeport died Saturday, September 22, at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital. She was born June 12, 1919 in Ogle County, Illinois, the daughter of Martin and Marie E. (Pfeil) Swalve. On March 25, 1943 she married Theodore R. Buisker in Chicago, Illinois. He died June 14, 1999. Mrs. Buisker and her husband farmed in the Forreston-German...
Lucille E. Mowery
Sep 22, 2012
Lucille E. Mowery, 85, of Freeport died Saturday at FHN Memorial Hospital. She was born May 9, 1927 in Freeport, Illinois the daughter of Ralph and Eleanor (Bloom) Bushelle. Lucille married Harlan 'Bill' Mowery on May 28, 1955 at Chicago, Illinois. He died May 10, 2006. Mrs. Mowery was employed by Bankers Mutual Life, Micro Switch, then as a...
Judith Dianne Carter
Sep 17, 2012
Judith Dianne Carter died on September 17, 2012 at her home in Freeport, IL. She was born June 5, 1935, in Monroe, Wisconsin to Kenneth and Olga (Roth) Norder. Judith married Raymond Edward Carter on June 27, 1954, in Monroe, Wisconsin. She was a member of Community Reformed Church in Freeport, where she was the Junior and Senior Choir...
Jason R. Stichter
Sep 15, 2012
Jason 'J.R. & Buba' Stichter, 29, of Freeport, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Rush Copley Hospital in Aurora. Jason was born on January 24, 1983, in Freeport, the son of Randy and Cheryl (Stake) Stichter. Jason was employed in janitorial services. On November 21, 2007, Jason married Jennifer Guentherman. He was a member of Bible Community Church. Buba...
Ruth F. Richard
Sep 15, 2012
Ruth F. Richard, 100, died Saturday September 15, 2012 at Manor Court of Freeport. Ruth was born on November 6, 1911, in Freeport, the daughter of Herman and Amanda (Kutzke) Janssen. Ruth married Charles F. Richard on July 12, 1931, in Dixon, IL. Charles died May 25, 1980. Ruth was a member of Cedarville Emmanuel Church where she also...
Shelby E. Cain Jr.
Sep 14, 2012
Shelby E. Cain, Jr. 84, of Adeline died Friday, September 14 in his home. He was born May 22, 1928 in Ogle County the son of Shelby and Olive( Kretsinger) Cain. Shelby married Doris M. Reed on February 15, 1953 in Freeport. She died April 15, 2010. Mr. Cain was a lifelong farmer in the Adeline area. He served...
Robert F. Schnoes
Sep 11, 2012
Our beloved husband, brother, father, and grandfather, Robert F. Schnoes of Freeport, Illinois, lost his heroic battle with renal cell cancer on September 11, 2012 at age 86.Bob was born in 1926 in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania to the late Sebastian and Henrietta (nee Shertler) Schnoes. Bob served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 during WW II...
Jeffrey E. Loring
Sep 9, 2012
Jeffrey 'Jeff' E. Loring, 39, formerly of Freeport, died Sunday September 9, 2012 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Jeff was born on May 15, 1973 in Freeport, the son of Richard and Sharon (Wagenknecht) Loring. Jeff worked as a Tow Motor Driver. He enjoyed playing golf and following the Chicago Cubs and Denver Broncos in his...
Ardell G. Watry
Sep 8, 2012
Ardell G. Watry, 84, of Forreston died Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Center, Mt. Morris. Ardell was born on September 25, 1927 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the son of Frank and Freda (Hentz) Watry. He served in World War II for the U.S. Army in the South Pacific Theatre. On October 9, 1948, Ardell married Barbara Harris...
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