Eric J. Challenger
Sep 6, 2018
Eric J. Challenger, 45, of Freeport, died Thursday September 6, 2018. He was born October 18, 1972 in Freeport, IL, the son of Edward and Theresa (Lampo) Challenger. Eric was a Freeport High School Graduate. He worked for Rolling Hills Progress Center in Lanark, IL. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. He won gold medals...
Barbara Ann Kielsmeier
Aug 31, 2018
Barbara Ann Kielsmeier, 80, of Freeport, died Friday August 31, 2018 at Manor Court of Liberty Village. Barbara was born April 27, 1938 in Freeport, the daughter of Howard and Ruby J. (Woods) Deethardt. She married Duane R. Kielsmeier May 28, 1960 in Freeport. Mr. Kielsmeier died September 20, 2002. Barb, a gentle soul, was known for her beautiful...
Sandra O. Nugent
Aug 30, 2018
Sandra O. Nugent, 79, of Freeport, died Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Presence St. Joseph Center. Sandra was born November 2, 1938 in Geneseo, Illinois, the daughter of Leslie and Dorothy (Paxton) Reed. She worked in sales for many years for K-Mart. Sandra was a huge Chicago Cubs, Bulls, and Blackhawks fan. She enjoyed working on word searches and...
Burdette C."Burt" Briggs
Aug 30, 2018
Burdette C. "Burt" Briggs, 97 of Freeport died Thursday, August 30 at Manor Court of Freeport. He was born March 7, 1921 in Rockford, Illinois the son of Burt and Marietta (Finch) Briggs. Burt married Verla J. Miller on May 10, 1947 in Freeport. She died March 11, 2017. Mr. Briggs was a WW II Army veteran, serving in...
Keith R. Ludewig
Aug 29, 2018
Keith R. Ludewig, 62, of Forreston died Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Monroe Clinic Hospital. He was born January 5, 1956 in Freeport to Marvin J. and Gladys (DeVries) Ludewig. On April 9, 1983 he married Marlys L. Buisker in Woosung, IL. Marlys passed away March 28, 2011. Keith farmed and was an industrial technician at Etnyre Manufacturing upon...
Clinton Lenior
Aug 28, 2018
Clinton Lenoir, 90, of Auroa, CO died August 28, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born September 17, 1927 to Romania and Eli Lenoir. Clinton was a 1947 graduate from Freeport Senior High School. He served his country for 24 years in the United States Air Force. He worked at Kelly Springfield Tire Company for 10 years. Clinton...
Donald P. Vanbuskirk
Aug 24, 2018
Donald P. VanBuskirk, 88, of Freeport, died Friday August 24, 2018 at Medina Nursing Center in Durand, IL. He was born October 3, 1929 in Freeport, IL, the son of Daniel and Katherine (Pax) VanBuskirk, Sr. Donald worked for Lee's Meat Market for twenty years. He enjoyed following the Chicago Cubs and horse racing. Donald is survived by his...
Lewis "Brum" R. Degraff
Aug 17, 2018
Lewis "Brum" R. DeGraff, 87, died Friday August 17, 2018 at Manor Court of Freeport. He was born May 23, 1931 in Freeport the son of Lewis W. and Flora (Russell) DeGraff. On June 16, 1957 he married Betty Young in Forreston. Lewis was a 1949 graduate of Forreston High School and in 1953 earned his Bachelor of Science...
Inez E. Spooner
Aug 11, 2018
Inez Esther Spooner 1928 -2018 ROCKFORD, IL - Inez Esther Spooner, 90, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Bickford House in Rockford. She was born Inez Bauer in Reese, Michigan on May 6, 1928, the second of two daughters born to Esther and Herman Bauer. Her older sister, Leona Van Antwerp of Portage, MI, survives. Inez graduated...
Margie Ann Ross
Aug 10, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Margie Ann Ross announces her passing on Friday, August 10, 2018, at the age of 81 years. She was in her home surrounded by her many family members. Margie was born September 7, 1936 in German Valley, the daughter of Thomas and Anna (Fuls) Willemssen. She married Jack L. Ross...
Frank Mcgee
Aug 6, 2018
Frank McGee was born October 9, 1929 in Quitman, Mississippi to the late Emerson and Susie (Layman) McGee. He was the youngest son of 10 children. Frank married Arnetta Estell Campbell on November 10, 1951 in Freeport Illinois. From this union, Karen McGee Portis and LaFrancine McGee Baker were born. He attended Shirley Owens High School in Quitman, MS....
Richard E. Mcworthy
Aug 5, 2018
Richard E. McWorthy, 78, of Freeport, died Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Pearl Pavilion. Richard was born January 1, 1940 in Savanna, Illinois, the son of David P. and Martha L. (Elliott) McWorthy. He married Judith Ann Hockman in 1960 in Nora. Judith died September 18, 1970. Richard then married Sally Hoskins in September of 1983. Sally passed away...
Paul Gordon Crank
Aug 2, 2018
Paul Gordon Crank, 81, of Freeport died Thursday August 2, 2018 in his home. He was born May 24, 1937 the son of Paul and Charlotte (Thomson) Crank. On October 28, 1960 Paul married Carolyn Rose Lloyd in Forest Park, IL. Paul is a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Army reserves. He was employed at Commonwealth Edison...
Esther Marie Cox
Aug 2, 2018
Esther Marie (Gilbert) Cox was a woman known for her love of God and family. She was always generous with her heart and her talent. She loved well, somehow making everyone she loved feel like her favorite person. This kind of love was a natural outpouring of the Love of God she had experienced so deeply herself. As the...
Mary V. Robbins
Jul 30, 2018
Mary V. Robbins, 89, of Freeport, passed away from Alzheimers disease on July 30, 2018 at Nazareth House Nursing Home in Stoughton, WI. Mary was born on May 30, 1929 in Stockton, Illinois. She is the daughter of E. Copeland and Odessa (Flickinger) Troxell. Mary was a graduate of Pearl City High School. She attended Deaconess Hospital School of...
Cheryl Ann Vogt
Jul 28, 2018
Cheryl Ann Vogt, 66, of Freeport, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, with her loving family surrounding her. Cheryl was born January 10, 1952 in Cumberland, Maryland, the daughter of James F. and Audrey M. (Conner) Twigg Sr. She married William J. Vogt on April 19, 1992. Cheryl worked alongside her dad for many years at J. F. Twigg Accounting...
Leroy N. Thorn
Jul 20, 2018
LeRoy N. Thorn, 96, of Freeport, died Friday July 20, 2018 at Stephenson Nursing Center. He was born January 9, 1922 in Freeport to Oscar and Laura (Canfield) Thorn. On January 18, 1947 he married Helen M. Longamore in Durand, IL. For many years Helen and LeRoy worked on numerous farms in the area. LeRoy served in the Army...
Shirley M. Moore
Jul 11, 2018
Shirley M. Moore, 87, of Freeport, died Wednesday July 11, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Shirley was born February 25, 1931, in Freeport, the daughter of Frank and Clara (Blumenstiel) Campbell. She married Grant Moore in Freeport on August 19, 1949. He died February 14, 1991. She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday...
John W. Barth
Jul 9, 2018
On July 9, 2018 John W. Barth (85) was called home by our heavenly father after an extended illness. He was born on February 25, 1933 in Dixon IL, to Theodore R. and Norma F. (Kiser) Barth. He was a graduate of Freeport High School, served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict from 1953 to 1959...
Ladesta L. Shipp
Jul 2, 2018
LaDesta L. Shipp, 62, of Dixon, and former Freeport resident, passed away July 2, 2018 at St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford. LaDesta was born February 4, 1956 in Freeport, the son of LeRoy and Lola (Powe) Shipp. He was a 1974 graduate of Freeport High School. LaDesta worked at Kelly Springfield and Lee County Rehabilitation Center. Surviving is his...
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