Eldon L. Labudde
Oct 20, 2017
Eldon L. LaBudde, 93, of Freeport died Friday October 20, 2017 at FHN Memorial Hospital. He was born September 2, 1924 in Ogle County, Illinois the son of John and Emma (Rodermond) LaBudde. Eldon married Rogene Meyer on April 16, 1946 in Baileyville, IL. He worked for 17 years at Structo Manufacturing Company and 17 years at Newell Rubermaid....
Norma Marie Dowdle
Oct 20, 2017
Norma Marie Dowdle, 91, of Freeport, Illinois passed away Friday, October 20, 2017, at Parkview Home. Norma was born October 14, 1926, in Lincoln, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Dora (Haines) Krotz. She attended St. Joseph Hospital Nursing School in Memphis, Tennessee as a member of the Cadet Nursing Corps beginning in 1944, becoming a Registered Nurse upon...
Alice Tateosian Koenig
Oct 19, 2017
Alice Tateosian Koenig, 97, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 19, 2017 in Scottsdale, AZ. She was the daughter of George and Louise Tateosian of Fresno, Ca. After living most of her life with husband, William, R. Koenig, in his home town of Freeport, IL., she returned home to Fresno to be with her loving family. She was preceded...
Norma I. Buss
Oct 19, 2017
Norma I. Buss, 92, of Freeport died Thursday November 19, 2017 at Stephenson Nursing Center. She was born October 3, 1925 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Lela Dale. On June 23, 1967 she married George Buss in Freeport. She was employed at Burgess Battery then later on at Micro-Switch. Norma enjoyed fishing and attending car shows with...
Karyn K. Buss
Oct 14, 2017
Karyn K. Buss, 76, of Lena, died Saturday October 14, 2017 in her home. She was born October 14, 1941 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Maurice and Clarice (Butt) Hutmacher. Karyn married the love of her life Ronald Buss; he died October 7, 2017. She worked at Chrysler in Belvidere. She was a member of Bethany United Church...
Reed C. Pash
Oct 9, 2017
Reed C. Pash, 74, of Freeport, died Monday October 9, 2017 in his home. Reed was born May 21, 1943 in Freeport, the son of Robert and Dorothy (Reed) Pash. He married Pamela Powers April 10, 1976 in Freeport. Reed served for his country in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church where he...
Gerald E. Heilman
Oct 9, 2017
Gerald E. Heilman, 80, of Freeport, died Monday October 9, 2017 at Presence St. Joseph Center. Gerald was born July 4, 1937 in Freeport the son of William J. and Rena (Fransen) Heilman Jr. Mr. Heilman liked to follow the Green Bay Packers, going fishing, watching wrestling, and playing euchre with friends and family. Surviving are his daughter, Rena...
Ronald E. Buss
Oct 7, 2017
Ronald E. Buss, 78, of Lena, died Saturday October 7, 2017 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Ronald was born March 18, 1939 in Shannon, the son of Joseph and Evelyn (Brinkmeier) Buss. He was a 1957 graduate of Shannon High School. Ronald married the love of his life Karyn Hutmacher. Ronald was a truck driver for over 30 years. He...
Diane S. Heeren
Oct 1, 2017
Diane S. Heeren, 59, of German Valley, died Sunday, October 1, 2017 at the Stephenson Nursing Center after a courageous 13 year battle with breast cancer with her husband by her side. Diane was born August 31, 1958 in Freeport the daughter of Donald and Darlene (Funk) Snyder. She married Arlen J. Heeren September 10, 1976 in Baileyville. Diane...
Charles "Bill" W. Hughes Jr.
Sep 26, 2017
Charles W. Hughes ("Bill"), Jr., 76, of Freeport passed away on September 26, 2017 in Freeport IL. He was the son of the late Lucille (Mest) Hughes and the late Charles W. Hughes ("Bud") Sr. He was born April 1, 1941 in Chicago, IL, grew up in Oak Park IL and raised his family in Plainfield IL. He was...
Laverle F. Lingbeck
Sep 26, 2017
Laverle Frank Lingbeck, 82, of Freeport, died Tuesday September 26, 2017 at Stephenson Nursing center in Freeport. He was born September 11, 1935 in Freeport, IL, the son of Frank and Wilma (Schweder) Lingbeck. LaVerle married Joan Gast may 11, 1955 in Freeport, IL. LaVerle's life work was real estate development, commercial and residential. He enjoyed remodeling old buildings....
Rev. James Stralow
Sep 21, 2017
Pastor Jim Stralow, 74, of Freeport, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. He was born July 7, 1943 to Ernest and Fannie (Vos) Stralow in Morrison, IL. He married JoAnn Tichler of Morrison on February 22, 1964, while he was attending Central College in Pella, IA. Following graduation from college, he attended Western Theological...
Ellen S. Stadermann
Sep 20, 2017
Ellen S. Stadermann, 75, of rural Winslow, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. She was born on April 27, 1942 at home in rural Winslow, a daughter of Ralph R. and Dorothy (Messinger) Harnish. She graduated from Lena-Winslow High School in 1960. Ellen married James "Jim" Stadermann on June 28, 1963 in...
Donna Edith White
Sep 15, 2017
Donna Edith White, a resident of Freeport, died Friday, September 15, 2017 at Stephenson Nursing Center. Donna was born July, 19 1936 in Watseka, IL to the parents of Frances Anderson and Donna L Hedeman. She was raised in Franklin Park, IL as the oldest of seven children. She married Clarence White on September 6, 1953 in Corinth, Mississippi,...
Dianna M. Jacobs
Sep 15, 2017
Dianna M. Jacobs, 63, of Freeport, died Friday September 15, 2017. Dianna was born October 6, 1953 in Freeport, the daughter of Earl and Ruth (Staas) Baumgartner. She married Anthony Jacobs on June 7, 2002. Dianna worked at Micro Switch for 30 years. She loved working in her garden, being around any and all animals, and spending time with...
Donald F. Talbert
Sep 14, 2017
Donald Francis Talbert,84, of Freeport died Thursday, September 14, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 27, 1933, the youngest of three children to William R. and Theresa (Meyer) Talbert. He spent his childhood in Lena, IL and graduated from Lena High School in 1951. That year he met Lynette Arlene Schwitz on a blind date and...
Melvin B. Collins
Sep 14, 2017
Melvin B. Collins, 80, of Freeport died Thursday September 14, 2017 at Presence St. Joseph. He was born August 6, 1937 in West, MS to Joe and Bobbie (McGee) Collins. On November 23, 1957 he married Angie Fitch in Freeport. Angie passed away on November 27, 2013. Early in his life, he used to live in fear. He did...
Dorothy M. Hutchison
Sep 13, 2017
Dorothy M. Hutchison, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, September 13 at the Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport, IL. She was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 15, 1930 to Fred and Margaret (Raab) Gebhardt. She attended Carl Schurz High School where she was voted most athletic (volleyball and gymnastics) in her graduating class of 1948. Growing up in...
Barbara Jo Boschulte
Sep 13, 2017
Barbara Jo Boschulte, 93, of Freeport, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in her home. Barbara was born October 31, 1923 in Emerson, Missouri, the daughter of Stanley and Lula E. (Schallenberg) Phillips. She married Robert D. Boschulte February 1, 1944 in Punta Gorda, Florida. Mr. Boschulte passed away November 30, 2015. Barbara attended Park Hills Evangelical Free Church, Freeport...
Ruth L. Reinders
Sep 11, 2017
Ruth L. Reinders, 91, of Freeport, died Monday September 11, 2017 at Manor Court of Freeport. Ruth was born August 30, 1926 in Chicago, the daughter of Ephraim and Hulda (Strum) Olson. She married Melvin "Pete" Reinders October 7, 1950 in Chicago. Mr. Reinders passed away March 28, 2015. Ruth was a member at Crossroads Community Church. She worked...