Warren E Zettle
Apr 10, 2012
Warren E. Zettle, 80, of Freeport died Tuesday April 10, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born May 29, 1931 he was the son of Guy and Maggie Zettle. On November 14, 1953 he and Bonnie Mani were united in marriage in Winslow, Illinois. For 16 yrs. Warren drove livestock truck for Colbert Trucking in Shannon, then for Newell Companies until...
Gerald G Ditzler
Apr 8, 2012
Gerald Gordon Ditzler, 82, of Yuma, formerly of Freeport and Pearl City, Illinois, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at his home in Yuma. Born July 4, 1929 in Pearl City he was the son of Perry and Marie (Bareis) Ditzler. He married Norma Jean Browning June 9, 1951. He worked at Micro Switch Company in Freeport for 33 years. A...
Mae K Martin
Apr 6, 2012
Freeport Mae K. Martin, 90, of Freeport, died Friday, April 6, 2012, at her home in Freeport. Born June 15, 1921 in Freedom Township, Illinois she was the daughter of John and Dora (Cheeseman) Orth. She married Robert B. "PeeWee" Martin in Freeport on December 20, 1944 and he preceded her in death. She worked at Burgess Battery until 1944...
Winnifred L "Winnie" Wine
Apr 5, 2012
Freeport Winnifred L. "Winnie" Wine, 87, of Freeport, died April 5, 2012, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born November 6, 1924 in Austin, Minnesota she was the daughter of Roy E. and Pearl E. (Green) Anderson. Winnie graduated from Oelwein High School in 1943. She married Raymond L Wine on April 14, 1946 in Oelwein, Iowa. Ray died April 25, 2004....
Beverly Last
Mar 31, 2012
Ridott Beverly Last, 75, of Ridott, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother (GG), mother-in-law, and good friend, went to be with her Lord, on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at her home in Ridott surrounded by her family. Born May 28, 1936 in Rockford, she was the daughter of Frank and Helen (Baker) Higar. She married Richard Ebert on May 24,...
Geraldine Bradford
Mar 31, 2012
Geraldine E. Bradford, 87, of Lake Carroll died Saturday March 31, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Born October 5, 1924 in Freeport she was the daughter of Walter and Helen (Bergman) Moss. On May 4, 1946 she and Russell Bradford were united in marriage. For many years she worked for Micro Switch in Freeport retiring in 1981. Geraldine...
Christopher A Becker
Mar 27, 2012
Christopher A. Becker, 40, of Freeport died Tuesday March 27, 2012 at his home. Born December 16, 1971 in Freeport he was the son of Robert and Barbara (Crawford) Becker. On September 3, 2004 he and Tina Bahr were united in marriage in Freeport. Chris worked faithfully many years for Berner Foods Inc. He was very devoted to his family,...
John W Rice
Mar 25, 2012
John W. Rice, 92, of Freeport, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at Freeport Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Born January 11, 1920 in Freeport he was the son of John A. and Jenny (Zanoni) Rice. He married Irene Krahmer June 13, 1953 and she died September 24, 1976. He married Lavone D. Koch July 29, 1977 in Cedarville. John was...
William Cary
Mar 23, 2012
William "Bill" J. Cary, 67, of Freeport, died March 23, 2012, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born March 7, 1945 in Freeport he was the son of Merton and Arlene (Mordick) Cary. He married Judith Bolen November 24, 1966. Bill worked at Rayne Water, Honeywell, and for 30 years at Modern Plating. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Surviving are his...
Leonard Dexter
Mar 22, 2012
Leonard Almon Dexter, 82, of Freeport died March 22, 2012 at home. Born on Sept. 13, 1929 in Milwaukee, WI. He was the son of Leonard Almon and Esther Marion (Ballard) Dexter Sr . On Aug. 8, 1960, Leonard married Shirley Anne Simmons Helbling in Crown Point, IN. Leonard was a U.S. Navy Veteran, serving from Feb. 8, 1948 to...
Eva P Bauch
Mar 22, 2012
Freeport Eva P. Bauch, 94, of Freeport, IL died on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Parkview Retirement Center in Freeport. She was born Sept. 25, 1917, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin to E. Claude and Alta (Kelly) Thorp. She graduated from Winslow High School in 1935 and attended the University of Illinois-Champaign Urbana for two years. She married Ferd M. Bauch...
Donald E Maves
Mar 21, 2012
Freeport Donald E. Maves, 83, of Freeport, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born October 24, 1928 in Freeport he was the son of Louis and Mary (Dyson) Maves. He married Virginia Keister June 16, 1951. Don was a graduate of Freeport High School and a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Don was a well-known local Dry Cleaner....
Thomas E Wingert
Mar 21, 2012
Thomas Edward Wingert, 83, of Freeport, went to heaven to be reunited with the love of his life, his wife Jane, on March 21, 2012. Born on the farm located in Kent on May 10, 1928 he was the son of Burrell Jay and Kathryn Marie (Gates) Wingert. He attended the one room school, during the early grades, known as...
Evelyn Faye Swingley
Mar 20, 2012
Freeport Evelyn Faye Swingley, 80, of Freeport, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at her home. Born August 28, 1931 in Freeport she was the daughter of Stanley and Helena (Weick) Heise. She married William Burdick and he preceded her in death. She married William C. Swingley. Evelyn was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She extended her love to everyone...
Barbara J Mackenzie
Mar 18, 2012
Freeport - Barbara Jane MacKenzie, age 78, passed away on March 18, 2012 while at the Freeport Memorial Hospital. Barb was born on January 15, 1934 in Dakota the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Meinert) Homan. Barb graduated from Orangeville High School in 1951. She was married to her husband of over 58 years, Ronald MacKenzie on August 14, 1953...
James Lee Strohecker
Mar 17, 2012
Freeport James Lee Strohecker, 68, of Freeport, died Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the V.A. Hospital in Madison Wisconsin. Born April 21, 1943 in Freeport he was the son of Berton and Orelda (Barklow) Strohecker. He married Nancy J. Richtman November 17, 1976. James was a Vietnam Veteran. He was a Police Officer with the Freeport Police Department for 23...
Harold C Bordner
Mar 9, 2012
Harold C. Bordner, 86, formerly of Dakota died Friday March 9, 2012 at his home. Born September 30, 1925 in Dakota Township, he was the son of Raymond and Ina (Strayer) Bordner. Harold was a United States Army Veteran serving in WWII. On September 12, 1948 he and Marjorie J. Keister were united in marriage. She preceded him in death...
Grace A Nyman
Mar 8, 2012
Grace A. Nyman, 88, of Davis died Thursday March 8, 2012 at her granddaughter's home. Born March 2, 1924 in Stephenson County she was the daughter of George and Lena (Suttman) Viel. On November 19, 1947 she and Floyd Nyman were united in marriage, he preceded her in death on June 5, 1998. For over 27 years she worked at...
Joan M Stevens
Mar 4, 2012
Joan Marie Stevens, 81, of Pecatonica, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born December 10, 1930 in Rock Run Township she was the daughter of Schuman J. and Elta E. (Raetz) Daughenbaugh. She married Elwood G. Stevens January 8, 1949 and he died July 8, 2004. Joan was a 1947 graduate of Dakota High School. She worked...
Duane R Scheider
Mar 4, 2012
Cedarville Duane E. Scheider, 87, of Cedarville, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford. Born September 14, 1924 in Freeport, Duane was the son of Clifford and Naomi (Frank) Scheider. He was a 1942 graduate of Orangeville High School. On March 19, 1950, he married Alice Miller in Freeport, IL. Alice preceded him in death in...
