Robert 'Bob" C Bast
Aug 20, 2011
Robert 'Bob' C. Bast, 89, of Freeport died Saturday in Manor Court of Freeport. Bob was born on August 16, 1922, in Freeport, the son of Robert C. and Gladys (Hanna) Bast Sr. Bob was a graduate of Freeport High School. Bob married Elizabeth 'Betty' Palmer on June 15, 1947. He was a member of the U.S. Army Air...
Donald J Ostrowski
Aug 19, 2011
Donald J. Ostrowski, 74, of Freeport, died Friday August 19, 2011, at Provena St. Joseph Center. Donald was born on November 2, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois. Donald served for the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He worked construction as a steel worker and sheet metal worker in the Chicago area. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas...
Joann Marcum
Aug 19, 2011
Joann M. Marcum, 78, of Freeport, died Friday, August 19, 2011 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born on May 4, 1933 in Freeport, the daughter of John and Ann (Mullen) Layton. Joann retired from Micro Switch in 1994. She married Max Marcum on June 9, 1956 in Freeport. He died on April 27, 1997. Joann was a member of St....
Martha Jean Sperle
Aug 18, 2011
Martha Jean Sperle, 90, died August 18th at Manor Court of Freeport. Martha was born July 24, 1921 in Salem, Indiana, the daughter of Homer and Addie (Zink) Thixton. Martha graduated from Salem High School. On November 25, 1945 Martha married Frederick O. Sperle in Salem, Indiana. He passed away on October 11, 1996. Martha was a fifty year...
Barbara A. Stukenberg
Aug 17, 2011
Barbara A. Stukenberg, 72, of Forreston, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at home. Born on September 30, 1938 in Freeport, the daughter of Clarence and Geneva (Milverstead) Plum. She married Marsdon Stukenberg on November 1, 1958. Barbara and her husband farmed the family farm since 1958. She was a member of Forreston First United Methodist Church. Family was very...
Betty June Seal
Aug 13, 2011
Betty J. Seal, also lovingly known as 'Miss Betty' passed away peacefully on August 12, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was born February 14, 1938 in Pulaski, IL to the late Marshall and Sarah (Thompson) Lee. AS a young child her parents taught her to love the lord. Betty made a decision to accept Christ as her personal...
Leanne Combs-Funk
Aug 13, 2011
Leanne Combs-Funk, 52, of Weston, Wisconsin and former Freeport resident, died Saturday August 13, 2011 in Jo Daviess County from injuries resulting from a motorcycle accident. Leanne was born on February 28, 1959, in Freeport the daughter of Leland and Betty (Kemper) Combs. Leanne worked as the director of Surgical Services and Same Day Care at the Marshfield Clinic...
Theodore G Schoon
Aug 13, 2011
Theodore G. Schoon, 88, of Freeport and former resident of Forreston, died Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Parkview Health Center. He was born April 28, 1923 in Freeport, the son of Dr. Theodore G. Schoon and Margaret (Fellow) Schoon. He was a 1941 graduate of Forreston High School, and a 1945 graduate of University of Illinois College of Pharmacy....
David W Guderyon
Aug 11, 2011
David W. Guderyon, 77 of Freeport, died Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Home. He was born on November 6, 1933 in Waukesha, WI., the son of Wallace and Ann (Neilsen) Guderyon. David was a Supervisor at Sauer-Sundstrand. He married Susan Gilpatrick on October 22, 1960. David was a Korean Conflict Veteran. His memberships included First Congregation church of Oconomowoc,...
Rev. Theodore Andrach
Aug 5, 2011
Rev. Theodore ' Ted' Andrach, 91, of Freeport, passed away in his home Friday August 5, 2011. Theodore was born June 20, 1920 in Harvey, Illinois the son of Joseph and Justina (Sinowec) Andrach. On June 6, 1953, he married Pearl Davis in Freeport, Illinois. In 1947 Pastor Ted moved to Freeport. Theodore was Pastor of Assembly of God...
Nozelia Ross
Jul 31, 2011
Nozelia Ross made her transition from this earthly life to eternity, Sunday July 31, 2011 after a long illness. Born May 7, 1927 in Holmes County, Mississippi, the daughter of Ola (Love) Banks and Roosevelt Banks Sr. She attended Freeport Schools, Freeport, Ill. and graduated from Nola'â„¢s School of Beauty Culture becoming a licensed cosmetologist. She also worked for...
John E Pearson
Jul 29, 2011
John E. Pearson, 69, of Freeport, died Friday July 29, 2011 at FHN Memorial Hospital. John was born June 20, 1942 in Freeport the son of Reed and Myrtle (Rouse) Pearson. John married Marion McIntosh in St. Paul Minnesota. John served for the U.S. Air Force. He worked as a skycap at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Survivors include,...
Curtis E. Erving
Jul 28, 2011
Curtis E. Erving, 50, of Freeport, departed his earthly life on July 28, 2011 at home surrounded by his family and friends. Curtis was born on June 7, 1961 in Freeport, the son of Tonnie and Geneva (Winters) Erving. Curtis attended schools in Freeport. Curtis met and married Lynda Brown on July 17, 1992 in Freeport. He worked for...
Robert F. €Œbob†/ €Œscoop†Connors
Jul 25, 2011
Robert F. Connors, 72, of Freeport died Monday, July 25, 2011, at FHN Memorial Hospital.Bob was born August 2, 1938, in Freeport, son of John and Magdalen (Wiemers) Connors. He married Sandra Lee Engel June 19, 1965.A 1956 graduate of Aquin High School, Bob served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1959 to 1962 and was a lifelong...
Dr. Newton K. Wesley
Jul 21, 2011
Working in an Uptown basement, Dr. Newton K. Wesley helped craft a solution to his deteriorating vision: Comfortable contact lenses that could be worn for long periods. Considered a pioneer in the contact lens industry, the Chicago-based Dr. Wesley went on to become one of the leading developers and manufacturers of contact lenses, paving the way for the modern...
Ethel B. Fluegel
Jul 18, 2011
Ethel B. Fluegel, 98, of Freeport went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 18, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Fluegel was born August 2, 1912 in New Bedford, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Carrie (Hall) Johnston. Ethel married Wesley J. Fluegel. He died on October 8, 1965. Ethel enjoyed tending to her flowers and vegetable garden,...
Eleanna Mae Marsh
Jul 16, 2011
Eleanna Mae Marsh went to heaven Saturday, July, 16. Eleanna'â„¢s parents are Todd and Rachel (Parkinson) Marsh of Pearl City. Also surviving are her Maternal grandparents James and Nancy Parkinson of Forreston and her Maternal great-grandmother, Mertyle Parkinson of Pearl City. Paternal grandmother , Anita Marsh of Freeport. Paternal great-grandfather, Earl Marsh of Freeport. Her uncle, Steven (Megan) Parkinson...
Gary Lee Johnson
Jul 15, 2011
Gary Lee Johnson, 67, of Freeport, died Friday morning in his home. Gary was born on April 17, 1944 in Freeport the son of Elmer and Vera (Wienand) Johnson. Gary married Beverly Jane McMurray on August 23, 1969 in Rockford. He was 1962 graduate of Dakota High School. Gary work for John Konoble & Sons for 25 years. He...
Patricia "Pat" A. Myers
Jul 14, 2011
Patricia 'Pat' A. Myers, 67, of Freeport, died Thursday July 14, 2011 at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Myers was born on July 9, 1944 in Freeport, the daughter of Ralph and Evelyn (Thompson) Halbin. On March 28, 1969 she married Roger L. Myers in Freeport. Mrs. Myers worked for the Freeport School District for over 30 years. She attended...
Carol Ann Youngblut
Jul 13, 2011
Carol Ann Youngblut, 83, a former Freeport resident died Wednesday in the home of her daughter in Phoenix, Arizona. She was born June 26, 1928 in Freeport, the daughter of Raymond and Lillian (Langan) Plowman. She married Richard Youngblut on June 28, 1947 in Freeport. He died April 19, 1981. Carol was a former member of St. Thomas Aquinas...


