Lewis Henry Ackerman
Jan 10, 2011
Lewis Henry Ackerman, 88, of Freeport, died Monday at FHN Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Lewis was born March 21, 1922 in German Valley, Illinois the son of John and Lena (Mustert) Ackerman. On March 12, 1948 Lewis married Dorothy Cook in Belvidere. Lewis farmed near German Valley and worked for Fairbanks-Morse. He later owned and operated Ackerman...
Clifford "Cliff" Saxby
Jan 9, 2011
Clifford "Cliff" Jr. Saxby, 65, of Stockton passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, in his home following a six month struggle with cancer. Cliff was born May 31, 1945, in Freeport, the son of Clifford Saxby and Dorothy (Lizer) Kohl. He spent his youth in Pecatonica and attended Pecatonica High School. Cliff was well known for his...
Gary D Eichmeier
Jan 8, 2011
Gary D. Eichmeier, 74, died in his home Saturday in Pearl City. Gary was born December 13, 1936 in Freeport the son of Glen E. and Betty J. (Fox) Eichmeier. Gary served for the United States Army from 1956-1958. After knowing each other for only 3 months Gary married Marcia J. Haeft in Freeport on December 22, 1958. He...
Annie Mae Ishmon
Jan 7, 2011
Annie Mae Ishmon, 82, of Freeport, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 in her home after an extended illness with her family by her bedside. She was born on March 25, 1928 in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was the daughter of James and Annie (Tripplett) Allen. She married James Ishmon Sr on January 16, 1956 in Forrest City, Arkansas. To...
Teresita Lynn Warneke
Jan 2, 2011
Teresita Lynn Warneke, 38, died Sunday morning, January 2, 2011, after a 2-year battle with lung cancer. She was surrounded by her family at her parents'™ home in Cedarville, IL. Teresita was born the daughter of David and Felicitas (Rumbaoa) Warneke in Nashville, TN on August 24, 1972. She graduated from Freeport High School in 1990, and received a...
Eileen Kerkhoff
Jan 1, 2011
Eileen J. Kerkhoff, 84, of Freeport died Saturday in F.H. N. Memorial Hospital, Freeport. She was born August 25, 1926 in Freeport, the daughter of Walter and Helen (Neumann) Nampel. On August 22, 1946 she married Fred Kerkhoff in Freeport. Mrs. Kerkhoff farmed with her husband for 35 years in German Valley and Lena. She then worked for School...
Walter Nicodemus
Dec 28, 2010
Walter John Nicodemus, 63, of Ridott, died December 28, 2010 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Walter was born in Freeport on April 26, 1947, the son of Harry and Ellice (Hoch) Nicodemus. Walter was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in Vietnam from 1966-1970. On July 26, 1993 Walter married Carol Fisch in Freeport. Walter worked as a truck...
Charles Johnson
Dec 28, 2010
Charles D. Johnson, 90, passed away on December 28, 2010 at Loyalton assisted living in Rockford. He was born March 5, 1920 in Freeport, to Harry D. and Kathryn (Hill) Johnson. He graduated from Freeport High School in 1938 and from the University of Iowa in 1942. He served as a radar mechanic in the 8th Air Force in...
Dale Emery Slifer
Dec 27, 2010
Dale Emery Slifer, 91, of Danville, Illinois died December 27, 2010 at home with family by his side. Dale was born December 8, 1919 in Belgrade, Nebraska to Rudolph and Effie (Carpenter) Slifer. Dale married Elsie Sindler of Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1948. He married Marilyn Blair of Catlin, Illinois in 1963 and after 24 years divorced, they remarried...
Robbie Lee Frison
Dec 27, 2010
Robbie Lee (Sanders) Frison, 88, of Chicago, Il , and formerly of Freeport, was called home by the Lord on Monday December 27, 2010 at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, Il. She was born on April 12, 1922 in Mississippi, the daughter of George and Ella Mae Sanders. Robbie enjoyed cooking, fishing and taking care of others. She leaves...
Richard L. Noone
Dec 24, 2010
Richard L. Noone, 73, of Freeport, died Friday December 24, 2010 in his daughters home, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife Evelyn Noone , and his daughter Mary Weems. Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be no service or visitation for Mr. Noone.
Warren F. Hale
Dec 23, 2010
Warren F. Hale, Jr., age 53, of Gurnee, IL, recently of Buffalo, New York, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 23, 2010, in Buffalo, New York. Warren was born on May 4, 1957, in Chicago, IL; graduated from Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL, in 1979; received his Masters Degree of Counseling and Student Affairs from Western Illinois University...
Carol L. St Clair
Dec 23, 2010
Carol L. St Clair, 66, a resident of Neighbors Rehabilitation Center, Byron died Thursday in Swedish American Hospital, Rockford. following an extended illness. She was born February 25, 1944 in Freeport, the daughter of LeRoy A. and Esther (Ruthe) Hagemann. Carol married Gerald St. Clair on August 6, 1994 in Freeport. Carol was employed by Newell Companies and then...
Robert F. Midthun
Dec 21, 2010
Robert 'Bob' F. Midthun, 72, of Freeport, died Tuesday at the Kindred Hospital in Sycamore. Robert was born June 24, 1938 in Freeport, the son of Martin and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Midthun. Robert and Ruth A. Witt were married in Freeport. He was a member of the United States Navy. He worked at Highland Community College for 12 years before...
Philip W. Scanlon
Dec 17, 2010
Philip W. Scanlon, 78, of Freeport died Friday at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born May 13, 1932 in Freeport, the son of Philip and Ruby (Toelle) Scanlon. On October 1, 1955, Phil married Frances M. Dennis in Belton, Mo. She died April 4, 2009. Mr. Scanlon was a 1950 graduate of Freeport High School....
Helen Johnson
Dec 17, 2010
Helen W. Johnson, 91, a resident of Provena Saint Joseph Center, died Friday at Provena. She was born November 21, 1919 in Pearl City, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Vivian (Janssen) Wieland. On January 20, 1962 she married Irvin E. Johnson in Freeport. He died January 10, 1986. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of...
Lois K. Fosler
Dec 16, 2010
Lois K. Fosler, 88, of Freeport, died in her home Thursday. Lois was born on June 3, 1922 in Freeport the daughter of Carl and Gertrude (Penticoff) Herbig. On July 31, 1941 Lois and Dick E. Fosler Sr. were married in Freeport. Lois was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading, cooking, sewing and doing crossword puzzles. Survivors include her husband...
Vernon C. Janssen
Dec 16, 2010
Vernon C. Janssen, 87, of Forreston, died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at FHN Memorial Hospital. He was born March 15, 1923, in Oldenberg, Germany, the son of Frederick and Maria (Weber) Janssen. Vernon farmed in Ogle and Carroll Counties retiring in the early 1980s. He married Marian Kampen on March 11, 1953 in Forreston, Illinois. A member of the...
Valoris Marie Hagemann
Dec 16, 2010
Valoris Marie Hagemann, 97, of Forreston, was called home on Thursday at PineCrest Nursing Center in Mt. Morris. Valoris was born June 24, 1913 in Ogle County Illinois, the daughter of Milton and Anna (Bowerman) Myers. On January 1, 1932 Valoris and Irvin Lee Hagemann were married in Forreston. Valoris and her husband farmed the Leaf River area. She...
Romano P. Mantua
Dec 15, 2010
Romano P. Mantua, 51, of Freeport, died Wednesday at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford. Romano was born on July 3, 1959 in Castro Dei Volsce, Italy, the son of Giustino and Francesca (Galone)Mantua. On June 23, 2009 in Freeport, Romano married Melissa Cree. He was her best friend and the love of her life. He worked at Eagles Grocery...
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