Duane L. "Giggles" Olthoff
Nov 8, 2020
Duane Lee Olthoff, also known as "Giggles", "Gigs", or "Ganey", 80, of Freeport, Illinois, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Rock River Health Care in Rockford, Il. He was born February 23, 1940 in Stockton, IL to Richard and Margaret (Koch) Olthoff. He graduated from Stockton High School in 1958. He enlisted in the U.S. army in 1960,...
Marvin G. Birkholz
Nov 6, 2020
Marvin G. Birkholz, 92, of Freeport, formerly of Forreston, passed away, Friday November 6, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Marvin was born April 20, 1928 in Freeport, the son of Albert and Grace (Viel) Birkholz. He married Marietta Reet November 4, 1950 at the Baileyville Baptist Church. He was a member of North Grove Evangelical Church. Marvin farmed the...
Helen Sellers
Nov 4, 2020
Helen Sellers, 92, died Nov 4, 2020 at Walnut Acres. Helen was born July 13, 1928 to Rolley and Maude (Scott) Munson in Cerro Gordo, IL where she graduated high school in 1947. She married John Sellers on November 3, 1958 and lived most of her adult life in Forreston where she worked as bookkeeper for Smith Ford Sales....
Alvin W. White
Nov 1, 2020
Alvin W. White, 85, of Freeport, IL passed away Sunday November 1, 2020 at Rock River Health Care in Rockford, IL. He was born July 25, 1935 in Bloomington, IL to John and Margaret (Lindley) White. On June 4, 1960 he married Naomi Ruth Bryan in Frankfort, IN. He was a graduate of Malta High School in Malta, IL....
Jeffrey P. Liska
Nov 1, 2020
Jeffrey Liska of Pecatonica Illinois passed away unexpectedly in his home November 1,2020 at the age of 60. He was born in Berwyn Illinois to Louis and Genevieve Liska. Formerly from Downer Grove was a 1978 graduate of Benet Academy in Lisle and in 1978 Kishwaukee Collage in Malta. He worked for his dad's ceramic tile company before starting...
John M. Guess
Oct 31, 2020
John M. Guess, 83, of Freeport, IL, died Saturday, October 31, at Walnut Acres Nursing Center. He was born September 11, 1937 in West, Mississippi, the son of Cleveland and Maggie (Steward) Guess. He married Mahalia Naylor on March 21, 1960 in Lauderdale, Mississippi. Mr. Guess was employed by Fullerton Bakery, Modern Plating, and later Economy- Saint Paul Insurance...
Roosevelt Banks
Oct 30, 2020
Roosevelt Banks departed this earthly life and began eternal life on Friday, October 30, 2020 at 9:55pm at Freeport Memorial Hospital. Roosevelt was born April 18, 1925 in Holmes County, Mississippi to Roosevelt and Ola (Love) Banks. Roosevelt was the oldest of three siblings: Nozelia and Elicie. The family came to Freeport when Roosevelt was three years old to...
Betty I. Remmers
Oct 27, 2020
Betty I. Remmers, 97, of Freeport, IL passed away Tuesday October 27, 2020 at The Parc at Joliet. She was born October 26, 1923 in Mt. Carrol, IL to Walter and Ethel (Kantlehner) Busch. On October 9, 1943 she married Wilbur G. Remmers in Loran, IL. Wilbur passed away January 25, 1998. Betty was employed at Burgess Battery for...
Wendy Louise Heyden
Oct 25, 2020
Wendy Louise Heyden, 71, of Orangeville, Il, died Sunday October 25, 2020. She was born December 10, 1948, in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Harold and Marion (Adams) Fluegel. She was a 1966 graduate of Freeport High School and a 1967 graduate of La Molo School of Beauty Culture. Wendy worked at Orangeville High School, Malcom Eaton Enterprises, and...
Robert Ernest Worrall
Oct 22, 2020
Robert (Bob) Ernest Worrall, 80, of Pearl City, IL passed away from COVID-19 on October 22, 2020 at UW Health University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Bob was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada on May 15, 1940 to Reverend Ernest William George and Ethel (Gillings) Worrall. In 1948 Bob's parents moved the family to Camden, New York where his father...
Jeffrey L. Drake
Oct 21, 2020
Jeffrey L. Drake, 56, of Baileyville, died Wednesday October 21, 2020. Jeffrey was born August 17, 1964, in Freeport, the son of Duane W. and Virginia Mae (Wichman) Drake. Jeffrey married Vicki Cornelius September 5, 1986 in Baileyville, Illinois. Jeffrey was a graduate of Forreston High School and Highland Community College. He owned and operated Drake Farms with his...
Franklin "Frank" B. Veer Sr.
Oct 19, 2020
Franklin B. "Frank" Veer Sr., 92, of Freeport, died Monday October 19, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Veer was born January 18, 1928 in Freeport to William M. and Myrna Marie (Dyson) Veer. He married Sharon K. (Peck) Gordon on December 19, 1970 in Freeport. Frank proudly served his county in the U.S. Navy...
Shirley J. Janssen
Oct 18, 2020
Shirley J. Janssen, 81, of Freeport, IL passed away Sunday October 18, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital. She was born October 27, 1938 in Jo Daviess Township of Galena, Illinois to William and Marie (Bader) Reed. She was a 1956 graduate of Scales Mound High School. Shirley was employed at CVS as a cashier for over 40 years. She...
Jean Ruth Gilchrist
Oct 18, 2020
Jean Ruth Gilchrist, 85, of Freeport, died Sunday October 18, 2020 at Walnut Acres in Freeport. She was born June 25, 1935, Leslie and Virginia (Bartley) Gilchrist. Jean attended Lincoln Grade School and graduated from Freeport High School in the class of 1983. She worked at Burgess Battery and then at Micro-Switch for many years. Jean is survived by...
Mary Kay Buss
Oct 18, 2020
Mary Kay Buss, 84, of Freeport, passed away Sunday October 18, 2020 at Presence St. Joseph Center in Freeport. Mary was born May 27, 1936 in Freeport, Il, the daughter of Patrick and Kathryn (Tappe) Fahey. She attended Freeport Catholic Schools and was a 1954 graduate of Aquin High school. She was united in marriage to Larry Buss December...
Kenneth B. Devine
Oct 18, 2020
Kenneth B. DeVine, 86, of Freeport, passed away at home, on Sunday, October 18, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Salvisa, Kentucky on June 4, 1934, to the late Ralph Sr and Berniece DeVine. Kenneth was a 1952 graduate from Belvidere High School and was the MVP for football his senior year. He was also a...
Calvin T. Reed
Oct 17, 2020
Calvin T. Reed, 77, of Freeport, died Saturday October 17, 2020 at Manor Court after a brief illness. Calvin was born December 3, 1942 in Moline to Leslie and Dorothy (Paxton) Reed. Calvin married the love of his life, Linda (Sager) on July 17, 1965, she passed away in 1995. Calvin worked for Sears, Stover Tank and Barbara Coleman,...
David Earl Lahne
Oct 14, 2020
David Earl Lahne, 62, of Shiloh, Illinois, and formerly of Freeport, passed away Wednesday October 14, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, in O'Fallon, Illinois. David was born October 5, 1958 in Pekin, Illinois, the son of Robert and Alice (Huette) Lahne. David married Vicki Knoll September 19, 1981 in Freeport. David proudly served his country in the United State...
Marjorie A. Heilman
Oct 11, 2020
Marjorie A. Heilman, 90, of Freeport, passed away Sunday October 11, 2020. Marjorie was born November 14, 1929 in Freeport, the daughter of Charles and Bessie (Robieson) Springer. Marjorie married William "Pete" Heilman March 19, 1949. Mr. Heilman passed away November 2, 2004. Marjorie was a homemaker who also worked at Burgess Battery and sold Avon products. Surviving are...
Patsy "Pat" Ann Vincent
Oct 11, 2020
Patsy "Pat" Ann Vincent, 92, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2020, at Lake Hallie Memory Care in Chippewa Falls, WI where she had resided since June 2017 when she broke her hip again, and dementia became a bigger factor in her life. She was born to Harold and Beulah (Brooks) Rundall on August 31, 1928 in Freeport, IL....
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