Barnell Shorter
Nov 17, 2020
Barnell Shorter departed this earthly life on November 17, 2020. Barnell was born July 15, 1945 to Press and Annie Shorter in Mississippi. His family called him Bay-Ku. Barnell was employed by Gunite Foundry in Rockford, Il for 37 years; where he met many wonderful friends, who loved him dearly. Barnell gave his life to Christ at an early...
Patricia "Patti" M. Batie
Nov 17, 2020
Patricia "Patti" M. Batie, 72, of Orangeville, IL passed away November 17, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital. She was born November 1, 1948 in Chicago, IL to James C. Sr. and Eula Mae Marrable. Patti married Richard A. Zellweger on February 14, 2006 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Freeport. She was employed at Highland Community College as a...
Delores A. Ludwig
Nov 16, 2020
Delores A. Ludwig 1935-2020 Delores A. Ludwig, 85, of Forreston departed this earthly life on November 16, 2020. She was born May 18, 1935 in Brookville, Illinois the daughter of Donald W. Smith and Mabel V. (Krusey) Smith. She married Arlyn D. Ludwig on October 25, 1959. Together they had two daughters, Kelly Ludwig Orth and Amy Ludwig Adkins....
Paula A. Schnierla
Nov 16, 2020
Paula A. Schnierla, 74, of Freeport, IL passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital. She was born January 15, 1946 in Freeport, IL to Larry and Mary (Vendetti) Wallock. On December 9, 1967 she married Michael Schnierla at the Church of the Brethren in Freeport. Over the years Paula was employed at Burgess Battery, Micro Switch,...
Fawn Gray Kimes
Nov 15, 2020
A new life in Heaven began Sunday November 15, 2020, as Fawn Gray Kimes passed through the bonds of Earth to be with her family members who had gone before her. Fawn Jean Gray was born in Rockford, Il on August 30th, 1929 to Beulah Bell (Hartman) Gray and W. Eugene Gray of Rockford. She spent her early years...
Nancy Grace Bicknese
Nov 13, 2020
Nancy Grace (White) Bicknese, 87, of Freeport, died Friday November 13, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born September 1, 1933 in Elgin, Illinois the daughter of Harold "Porky" and Bonniebel "Bonnie" (Evans) White. Nancy married Lester Bicknese on September 1, 1951; he died June 2, 2014. Nancy was a Christian all her life. She was a member...
Katina J. Zannis
Nov 13, 2020
Katina J. Zannis, 93, of Freeport, died Friday November 13, 2020 at Manor Court. Katina was born January 27, 1927 in Mytilini, Samos, Greece, the daughter of Kiriakos and Theodosia (Chios) Hatjikiriakos. She married John Zannis in Mytilini, Samos, Greece, in 1945. Mr. Zannis passed away August 1, 1984. She was a member of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church...
James S. Bangs
Nov 13, 2020
James "Bucky" S. Bangs, 71, of Freeport, Il, died at home November 13, 2020. He was born August 16, 1949 in Freeport, IL, the son of Raymond Churchill and Elizabeth Jane (Sharpless) Bangs. James married Bonnie Eckhoff in September of 1987 in Las Vegas. James graduated from Freeport High school 1967 was an honor thespian. He Attended College at...
Lloyd W. Zimmerman
Nov 11, 2020
Lloyd W. Zimmerman, 87, of Forreston, IL passed away Wednesday November 11, 2020 at Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, WI. He was born September 10, 1933 in Silver Creek Township, IL to Benjamin J. and Malinda (Ludwig) Zimmerman. On February 14, 1982 he married Doreen Demanouske in Kauai, HI. Lloyd served in the United States Army and was a...
Mattie M Walker
Nov 10, 2020
Mattie Mae Walker was born March 25, 1946 in Gunnison, Mississippi. Her parents Eliza and Charlie McCraney (Stepfather). She was the eldest of seven children. Mattie met the love of her life Jimmy Walker in Gunnison, Mississippi. They moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1967 and was united in a Holy Matrimony (later divorced). To this union was born five...
John Francis Brown
Nov 8, 2020
My Johnny B lost his hard-fought battle with that ugly MDS the morning of November 8th at home where he wanted to be. John was a birthday present to his mother being born on her birthday, March 11 in 1945. John and his mother Mary must have had something very special because she passed on Monday morning close to...
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...
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