Margaret Benefiel
Oct 21, 2012
Margaret E. Benefiel, 88, of Freeport, died Sunday October 21, 2012, in her home. Margaret was born on December 19, 1923 in Centralia, IL. the daughter of George and Mildred (Thomas) Kalberkamp. On February 23, 1947, Margaret married Farrell E. Benefiel in Centralia. Mrs. Benefiel attended Williams Woods College from 1942 until graduating in 1946. Margaret was a homemaker....
Charlotte M. Hartman
Oct 20, 2012
Charlotte M. Hartman, 86, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in July of 1926 to Charles and Elsie Marks. She moved to Chicago as an infant with her family. After graduating high school, Charlotte was a professional singer and actress touring the Midwest when she met her former husband, Basil,...
Madonna Beggin
Oct 18, 2012
Madonna Katherine Dittmar Beggin died suddenly at home Thursday, October 18, 2012. Madonna was known by many names, Donna, Ditty, Maudie and Maudie Toots to name a few. She was a devoted daughter, sister, friend, nurse, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and great grandmother and a truly memorable character to all. Madonna was born on June 4th, 1931 to J....
Helen Agnes Franz
Oct 17, 2012
Helen Agnes Franz, 76, of Freeport, died Wednesday October 17, 2012 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born on October 2, 1936 in Stockton, IL, the daughter of Lester and Delia (Mossey) Tietjen. Helen married Charles Franz on November 8, 1958 in Stockton, IL. Helen was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church where she participated in the...
Jean A. Folgate
Oct 17, 2012
Jean A. Spain Folgate, 68 of Freeport, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Jean was born on March 16, 1944 in Hollandale, Wisconsin, the daughter of Frank and Mildred (Dolan) Ryan. Jean married Joseph R. Spain on September 23, 1967. Mr. Spain died on May 9, 2003. Jean married Gary Folgate on July 19, 2008. Mrs. Folgate operated a In...
Betty K. Norman
Oct 16, 2012
Elizabeth (Betty) K. Norman, 88, of Freeport died Tuesday at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Betty was born December 4, 1923 in Sioux City, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Mabel (Burgess) Aldrich. Betty was raised in Sioux City, Iowa, attended Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. She was a member of Tri Delta sorority and graduated...
Jill L. Conley
Oct 15, 2012
Jill L. Conley, 63, of Freeport, died Monday October 15, 2012 in her home. She was born on October 15, 1949 in Chicago, Il the daughter of John and Lucille (Burton) Woodcock. She married Lawrence E. Conley on July 10, 1971 in River Forest, Il; he died on September 30, 2002. Jill was a member of Freeport Church of...
Betty Jane Schlosser
Oct 14, 2012
Betty Schlosser, 79, died Sunday at Freeport Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born June 4, 1933 to Charles and Lucille Baker in Chicago, lL. She married Gene Schlosser in Oak Lawn Sept. 15, 1951. They moved to Freeport in December 1967, where she lived the rest of her life. She was a homemaker and ran the...
Dorothy J. Grimes
Oct 9, 2012
Dorothy J. Grimes, 86, of Freeport, IL died on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Freeport Health Network of a stroke. Dorothy was born in Saginaw, MI on July 1, 1926, the daughter of Frederick and Belvia (Vanest) Leonard. She graduated from Gladwin High School in Gladwin, MI in 1944 and from the University of Michigan School of Nursing with...
Sonja L. Engel
Oct 6, 2012
Sonja Lou Engel, 74, of Freeport, died Saturday, October 6, 2012. Sonja was born February 27, 1938, in Monroe, Wisconsin, the daughter of Arthur and Margaret (Hanson) Engebretson. On April 5, 1958, Sonja married Billy Engel. She was a homemaker and a housewife. She attended Church of Brethren. Sonja enjoyed baking, Bingo, and spending time with all of her...
Ida E. Carey
Oct 6, 2012
Ida E. Carey, 79, of Freeport, died Saturday, October, 6, 2012, in her home. Ida w as born December 2, 1932, in Freeport, the daughter of George and Hazel (Kosier) Thompson. Ida married John J. Carey on March 31, 1951. Mr. Carey died on March 7, 1995. Ida worked for Burgess Battery and Micro Switch, retiring on December 30,...
Cynthia J. Rotblat
Oct 3, 2012
Cynthia (Cindy) J. Rotblat, 64 of Freeport, died on October 3, 2012 surrounded by family and close friends. Cindy, a life-long non-smoker and anti-smoking advocate, died from Stage IV lung cancer, after bravely fighting her disease for 28 months. Born on December 10, 1947, she was the daughter of Richard F. and Roberta J. (Swartz) Mason. Cindy married the...
Derek Koehn
Sep 30, 2012
Derek A. Koehn, 40, of Freeport died suddenly on Sunday, September 30, 2012. He was born on February 25, 1972 in Freeport, the son of Gary and Sandra (Rowland) Koehn. Derek has worked at the Newell Distribution Center for 18 years. He married Kimberly St. Andrews on May 6, 1994. Derek enjoyed baseball, playing slow pitch softball and riding...
John G. Kohn
Sep 26, 2012
John G. Kohn, 88, of Freeport, died Wednesday, September, 26, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wisconsin. John was born in Stephenson County, on March 22, 1924, the son of George and Sara (Frankeberger) Kohn. On December 20, 1947, John married JoAnn Kraft in Freeport. John served in World War II for the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946. He worked for...
Dabrice Deoni Davis
Sep 24, 2012
Dabrice Davis, 21, of Sterling, and a former Freeport resident died Monday September 24, 2012 at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Dabrice was born June 4, 1991, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Herbert Hightower and Lucy Davis. Dabrice enjoyed playing basketball and listening to music. Dabrice is survived by his father, Herbert Hightower and...
Virginia E. Helsley
Sep 23, 2012
Virginia E. Helsley, 98, of Freeport, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Stephenson Nursing Center where she had been a resident for 14 years. Virginia was born on November 20, 1913, in Freeport, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Andree) Helsley. Virginia was a graduate of Freeport High School and Brown Business College. She worked as a secretary. She...
Lucille E. Mowery
Sep 22, 2012
Lucille E. Mowery, 85, of Freeport died Saturday at FHN Memorial Hospital. She was born May 9, 1927 in Freeport, Illinois the daughter of Ralph and Eleanor (Bloom) Bushelle. Lucille married Harlan 'Bill' Mowery on May 28, 1955 at Chicago, Illinois. He died May 10, 2006. Mrs. Mowery was employed by Bankers Mutual Life, Micro Switch, then as a...
Murrel Orletta Buisker
Sep 22, 2012
Murrel Orletta Buisker, 93, of Freeport died Saturday, September 22, at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital. She was born June 12, 1919 in Ogle County, Illinois, the daughter of Martin and Marie E. (Pfeil) Swalve. On March 25, 1943 she married Theodore R. Buisker in Chicago, Illinois. He died June 14, 1999. Mrs. Buisker and her husband farmed in the Forreston-German...
Judith Dianne Carter
Sep 17, 2012
Judith Dianne Carter died on September 17, 2012 at her home in Freeport, IL. She was born June 5, 1935, in Monroe, Wisconsin to Kenneth and Olga (Roth) Norder. Judith married Raymond Edward Carter on June 27, 1954, in Monroe, Wisconsin. She was a member of Community Reformed Church in Freeport, where she was the Junior and Senior Choir...
Jason R. Stichter
Sep 15, 2012
Jason 'J.R. & Buba' Stichter, 29, of Freeport, died Saturday, September 15, 2012, at Rush Copley Hospital in Aurora. Jason was born on January 24, 1983, in Freeport, the son of Randy and Cheryl (Stake) Stichter. Jason was employed in janitorial services. On November 21, 2007, Jason married Jennifer Guentherman. He was a member of Bible Community Church. Buba...
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