Rosanna "Rosy" Dietmeier
Jun 6, 2018
Rosanna "Rosy" Dietmeier, 90, of Freeport, died Wednesday June 6, 2018 at Manor Court of Liberty Village. She was born September 18, 1927 on the Wubbena Farm in rural Shannon, IL, the daughter of Herman and Sadie (Ruter) Wubbena. Rosanna married Robert Dietmeier August 3, 1952 in Freeport, IL; he died January 13, 1999. Rosanna was a member of...
Kelly J. Spittler
Jun 5, 2018
Kelly J. Spittler, 48, of Freeport, died Tuesday June 6, 2018 at Mercy Health Hospital in Rockford, IL. He was born July 18, 1969 in Freeport, IL, the son of Francis and Janet (Jenkins) Spittler. He married Lori Ditsworth in Elizabeth, IL. Kelly worked for Orchid International for twenty years. He was a hard working man. He loved his...
Barbara E. Orr
Jun 3, 2018
Barbara E. Orr, 79, of Freeport, died Sunday June 3, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital. She was born January 7, 1939 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of William and Beatrice (Sager) Orr. Barbara worked at Micro-Switch for 37 years. Barbara loved her family and friends and had a loving kind, and forgiving heart. She enjoyed her pets and flowers....
Alex Bear
Jun 2, 2018
Alex Bear, 39, of Freeport, passed away Saturday June 2, 2018. He was born August 29, 1978 in Elk Grove Village, IL, the son of Jimmie and Julia (Scace) Bear. Alex loved hunting and fishing. He was an Eagle Scout in Oregon Illinois. There wasn't a job out there that Alex didn't know how to do; carpentry, roofing, mechanical...
Larry L. Price
Jun 1, 2018
Larry L. Price, 81, of Freeport, died Friday, June 1, 2018 at V. A. Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Larry was born April 13, 1937 in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the son of Bert and Grace Price. Larry worked at Newell for many years; upon retiring he did landscaping work. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Larry was a man of...
Raymond Lloyd Carter
May 28, 2018
Raymond Lloyd Carter, 76, of Freeport, died Monday, May 28, 2018 in his home. Raymond was born January 20, 1942, in Elizabeth, Illinois the son of Lloyd and Margaret (Thompson) Carter. He married Rita Ann Cline January 13, 1970 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Raymond was a U.S. Air Force Veteran serving in the Vietnam War from 1966-1970. He farmed for...
Robert Gaul
May 24, 2018
Robert Gaul, 80, of Polo, died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Morrison Community Hospital. Robert was born February 27, 1938 in Brookville, Illinois, the son of John H. and Vernnie L. (Krusey) Gaul. Robert married Marlene Weegens on May 24, 1958 in Forreston. Marlene died December 17, 2017. Mr. Gaul drove truck and farmed the Polo area for many...
Jesse L. Hall Jr.
May 23, 2018
Jesse L. Hall Jr., died May 23, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Rockford. He was born October 12, 1947, to the late Jessie and Bernice Jackson-Hall in Forrest City, AR. He was the second child of eleven children. Jesse accepted Jesus at an early age at the Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church in Forrest City, AR. He moved to...
Elaine M. Kleindl
May 22, 2018
Elaine M. Kleindl, 85, of Freeport, died Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in her home. Elaine was born October 6, 1932 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, the daughter of William and Mary McCabe. She married James ""Jim" Kleindl in Wellesley in 1952. Elaine worked in Real Estate in Massachusetts before earning her Master's Degree from National Lewis. Elaine then worked as an...
Todd Andrew Burwitz
May 20, 2018
Todd Andrew Burwitz, 42, of Baileyville, died Sunday May 20, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital. He was born October 28, 1975 in Freeport, IL, the son of Ronald and Connie (Munk) Burwitz. Todd was a 1995 graduate of Forreston High School. He worked at PNC in Polo, IL, and drove truck for various farmers. He attended Baileyville Baptist Church....
Jason L. Brooks
May 20, 2018
Jason l. Brooks, 39, departed this earthly life on Sunday May 20, 2018 at Freeport Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born March 4, 1979 to James Wesley and Barbara Jean Brooks. Jason graduated from Freeport High School; he also attended Highland Community College. He was employed at ABM Janitorial Service and the Lindo Theatre until his...
John H. Gibbs
May 19, 2018
John H. Gibbs, 88, of Freeport died Saturday May 19, 2018 at Lena Living Center. He was born December 11, 1929 in Manchester, IA to John H. Gibbs Sr. and Gertrude Scovill. At an early age he moved to Rockford and worked for Roper Co. from 1947 to 1958. He then went to work for the Kroger Co. in...
Jeffrey B. Mikkelsen
May 17, 2018
Jeffrey B. Mikkelsen, 73, of Freeport, IL passed away at home on May 17, 2018 after a year-long illness. He was born in Chicago on July 11, 1944, to Nels O. and Dorothy S. Mikkelsen. He married Kathleen Boggs in 1965 at Grace United Methodist Church in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Jeff graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago...
William "Bill" L. Boland Sr.
May 16, 2018
William "Bill" L. Boland Sr., 88, formerly of Forreston, Illinois, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Gresham, Oregon. Bill was born October 8, 1929 in Freeport, the son of Joseph and Fern (Cheeseman) Boland. Bill married Sue Cox in November 1953. Then he married Violet Toelke on July 14, 1972. Violet died November 8, 2001. He then marred Lois...
Mary Helen Powers
May 16, 2018
Mary Helen Powers, 92, of Freeport, died Wednesday May 16, 2018 at Parkview Home in Freeport. Mary was born October 14, 1925 in Freeport, IL; the daughter of Alfred and Edna (Shadle) Stanley. She married Joseph Powers July 9, 1955 in Freeport, IL; he died January 9, 1992. Mary graduated from Aquin High School and the University of Michigan....
Carl Joseph Schwartz
May 15, 2018
Carl Joseph Schwartz, 60, of Freeport, died Tuesday May 15, 2018 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 1, 1958 in Oak Park, IL, the son of Elmer and Dorothy (Peterson) Schwartz. He married Teresa Bawinkel May 18, 1991 in Freeport, IL; she died November 13, 2004. Carl worked as a carpenter at R-Squared...
Joseph Henry Hoeper
May 13, 2018
Joseph Henry Hoeper, 87, of Freeport, died Sunday May 13, 2018 at Stephenson Nursing Center. Joseph was born September 13, 1930 in New Diggins Township, Wisconsin, the son of Emery and Rosella (Kisting) Hoeper. Joseph proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 11 years before retiring as a Major in 1963. Surviving are his brother, Ervin (Mary) Hoeper...
Jeanette Irene Yeager
May 12, 2018
Jeanette Irene Yeager, 91, of Freeport, died Saturday May 12, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Center. Jeannette was born November 24, 1926 in Freeport, the daughter of Robert and Katherine (Miller) Mellnick. She married Donald Yeager on June 3, 1945. They had 53 wonderful years together before Mr. Yeager died on July 19, 1998. Jeanette lived and worked in...
David Roskam
May 8, 2018
David Roskam, 81, of Freeport, died Tuesday May 8, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital. He was born October 10, 1936 in Freeport, IL, the son of Albert and Ella (Lubbers) Roskam. He married Judith Nesemeier June 29, 2002. David worked for Anderson Packaging, Newell, Micro-Switch, and Bocker Automotive. He was a member of Park Hills Evangelical Free Church. He...
Jay M. Mullarkey
May 7, 2018
Jay Michael Mullarkey 1956-2018 of Freeport, IL, passed away on May 7, 2018. He was born in Freeport, Illinois to Dorothy (Turner) and Don Mullarkey. Jay was an avid sports fan never missing a Chicago Cubs, or St. Louis Rams game. Jay also enjoyed the outdoors, cooking and spending time with his family. Jay is survived by his mother,...
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