Shelby E. Cain Jr.
Sep 14, 2012
Shelby E. Cain, Jr. 84, of Adeline died Friday, September 14 in his home. He was born May 22, 1928 in Ogle County the son of Shelby and Olive( Kretsinger) Cain. Shelby married Doris M. Reed on February 15, 1953 in Freeport. She died April 15, 2010. Mr. Cain was a lifelong farmer in the Adeline area. He served...
Robert F. Schnoes
Sep 11, 2012
Our beloved husband, brother, father, and grandfather, Robert F. Schnoes of Freeport, Illinois, lost his heroic battle with renal cell cancer on September 11, 2012 at age 86.Bob was born in 1926 in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania to the late Sebastian and Henrietta (nee Shertler) Schnoes. Bob served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 during WW II...
Jeffrey E. Loring
Sep 9, 2012
Jeffrey 'Jeff' E. Loring, 39, formerly of Freeport, died Sunday September 9, 2012 at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Jeff was born on May 15, 1973 in Freeport, the son of Richard and Sharon (Wagenknecht) Loring. Jeff worked as a Tow Motor Driver. He enjoyed playing golf and following the Chicago Cubs and Denver Broncos in his...
Ardell G. Watry
Sep 8, 2012
Ardell G. Watry, 84, of Forreston died Saturday, September 8, 2012, at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Center, Mt. Morris. Ardell was born on September 25, 1927 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the son of Frank and Freda (Hentz) Watry. He served in World War II for the U.S. Army in the South Pacific Theatre. On October 9, 1948, Ardell married Barbara Harris...
Ruth R. Earl
Sep 8, 2012
Ruth R. Earl, 77, of Freeport, died Saturday, September 8, 2012, at St. Joseph Provena Home. Ruth was born on October 10, 1934, in Carroll County, the daughter of Charles and Flossie (Bowden) Rowland. On March 19, 1960, Ruth and Harold 'Pete' Earl were married in Nashua, Iowa. Harold died March 3, 1989. Ruth worked at Micro Switch-Honeywell for...
Kathleen Dilworth
Sep 5, 2012
Kathleen M. Dilworth, 82, of Freeport, Illinois died Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 in Freeport, Illinois after a brief illness. She was born May 4, 1930 in Bellevue, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and Kathleen (Orr) Sullivan. Kathleen married Alan D. Dilworth on November 11, 1950 in Dubuque, Iowa. Alan died Novermber 3, 2002. Kathleen was a graduate of Dubuque...
Louise M. Rudy
Sep 1, 2012
Louise M. Rudy, long time resident of Freeport, Illinois, died on Saturday, September 1, 2012, at Brighton Gardens in Wheaton, IL. Louise was born on November 18, 1932 in Butternut, WI to Mathilde and Elmer Telschow and baptized at St. Paul'™s Lutheran Church in Butternut where her father served as minister. She was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Ernest C. Kaderly
Sep 1, 2012
Ernest C. Kaderly, 90, of Lena died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Stephenson Nursing Center. Mr. Kaderly was born September 1, 1922, in Albany, Wisconsin the son of Emil and Flora (Jones) Kaderly. Mr. Kaderly married Anna Mae Leiby on June 11, 1943 in Orangeville, Illinois. Ernest and his wife farmed In the Baileyville area for over 50 years....
Jeanine E. Mellinger
Sep 1, 2012
Jeanine E. Mellinger, a native of Freeport, died September 1st 2012 at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. At 59, she lost her two year battle with cancer, worrying about how her friends and family, were dealing with her illness. Jeanine was born July 13th 1953. The first child of John E. and June L. Mellinger, she grew up in...
Jean K. Folgate
Aug 27, 2012
Jean K. Folgate, 87, of Freeport, died August 27, 2012, in her home. Jean was born n Stephenson County on December 8, 1924, the daughter of Oliver and Adeline (Moses) Hutmacher. Jean married Donald R. Folgate on October 4, 1942 in Cedarville. Mr. Folgate died March 26, 2008. Jean and her husband farmed in Buckeye Township for over 50...
Leona Grace Devries
Aug 27, 2012
Leona Grace DeVries, 91, of Forreston, died August 27, 2012 in her home. Leona was born on August 29, 1920 in Forreston, the daughter of John and Fannie (Ruter) DeWall. On August 29, 1938 Leona married Paul DeVries in Forreston. Mrs. DeVries was a member of the Forreston Reformed Church, was active in women's ministries, taught Sunday school for...
Jerome E. Taylor
Aug 21, 2012
Jerome E. Taylor, son of Robert O. and Theresa R. (Herlitzka) Taylor, born Jan. 21, 1929 in Davenport, IA died on August 21, 2012 surrounded by his family at the Provena Saint Joseph Center. He graduated from St. Ambrose College, Davenport, after studying two years at Notre Dame in the Holy Cross Seminary. He and Mary Eckwert were married...
Diane M. Swartz
Aug 21, 2012
Diane M. Swartz, 54, of Freeport died Tuesday at F.H.N. Memorial Hospital. She was born April 24, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Leonard and Lorraine Popinski. Diane attended First Lutheran Church of Freeport. Diane is survived by her son, Joseph Leonard Swartz, Jr. of Freeport and two daughters; Laurie Swartz of Freeport and Joanna Elder of Indiana....
Mary Louise Haas
Aug 17, 2012
Mary Louise Haas died Friday, August 17, 2012, at Edward Hospital in Naperville, Illinois. Mary was born December 5, 1922, at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the eldest child of Elmer W. and Mary Shea Laudon. After graduating from Wauwatosa High School, Mary earned a B.S. in Dietetics from the University of Wisconsin in 1944. Mary...
Bennett N. Underhill Jr.
Aug 14, 2012
Bennett N. Underhill, loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle passed away on August 14, 2012, at Parkview Home. Bennett was born on September 23, 1931, in Chicago to Bennett and Helen(Koho)Underhill. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Math and Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. It was there that his love of square dancing...
Dorothy L. Lawson
Aug 13, 2012
Dorothy L. Lawson, 99, of Freeport, died Monday August 13, 2012, at Manor Court in Freeport. Dorothy was born on January 7, 1913, in Freeport, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Meyer) Knodle. She attended Center and Lincoln Grade Schools. Dorothy married Charles Edward Lawson on May 28, 1938. They farmed several years in the Orangeville area. Mr. Lawson...
Evelyn Wilken
Aug 11, 2012
Evelyn Jacobs Wilken, 89, formerly of Forreston, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Parkview Home in Freeport, IL. Evelyn Koper Jacobs was born June 23, 1923 at home in Forreston, living in that same house for 18 years. She was the daughter of John and Anna (Koper) Jacobs. She graduated from Forreston High School in 1941. She...
June Elizabeth Shoemaker
Aug 11, 2012
June Elizabeth Shoemaker, 95 years old, passed away on Saturday August 11, 2012 at North Woods Care Center, Belvidere, IL. June was born on February 20, 1917, the daughter of William and Helen (Fitzgerald) Tretter in Mendota, IL. Her family moved to Freeport, IL in the 1920'™s. June graduated from Freeport High school in 1935. She later married Arnold...
Nancy "Nan" J. Patterson
Aug 6, 2012
Nancy 'Nan' J. Patterson, 72, of Freeport, died Monday August 6, at Parkview Home. Nancy was born August 19, 1939 in Moline, IL., the daughter of Kenneth E. and Geraldine (Lawson) Gustafson. Nancy graduated from Freeport High School in 1957. She than graduated from William Woods College in 1959. She was employed as a stewardess for United Airlines and...
Owen Miller
Aug 3, 2012
Reverand Owen E. Miller died peacefully surrounded by family and dear friends on Friday, August 3, 2012 while in the care of Unity Hospice at Liberty Village in Freeport, IL. He was 87 years old. Owen was born December 23, 1924 in Polo, IL to the late Elton and Anna (Abels) Miller. He graduated from Freeport High School and...
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