Harriett Z Boyer
Feb 25, 2009
Harriett Z. Boyer 91 of Dakota formerly of Beloit, WI died Wednesday February 25, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Born September 13, 1917 at Darlington, WI, she was the daughter of Charles and Mary L. (Schwartz) Murray. She and Richard Boyer were married June 2, 1936 and renewed their vows in July of 1942. Richard preceded Harriett in...
Gordon L Mccollum
Feb 18, 2009
Gordon Lee McCollum, 75 of Dakota died Wednesday February 18, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Born November 28, 1933 at Crawfordsville, IN, he was the son of Bernard and Irene McCollum. He served in the U.S. Army from July of 1954 until July of 1956. He and Nancy Best were married August 31, 1974 at Peoria. He owned...
Bill Emo Mr
Feb 14, 2009
Bill Emo, 74, of Cedarville, died Saturday, February 14, 2009, at his home. Born February 6, 1935 in Farber, Missouri he was the son of Lorenz and Maurine (Leet) Emo. He married Dorothy "Dottie" Pease December 27, 1953. He received his BSME from the University of Missouri. He served in the Korean Conflict. Bill was an engineer for Micro Switch...
Vivian L Hurless
Feb 14, 2009
Vivian L. Hurless, 83, of Durand, formerly of Freeport, died Saturday, February 14, 2009, at the Medina Nursing Center in Durand. Born June 8, 1925 in New Hampton, IA she was the daughter of Everett and Gertrude (Matzke) Mills. She married Delmar Hurless February 6, 1946 in Red Oak. Vivian was secretary of personnel at Newell Companies. She was a...
Leland S Lawver
Feb 13, 2009
Leland S. Lawver, 85, of Rock City died Friday February 13, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born June 15, 1923 at Rock City he was the son of Charles and Ruth (Zimmerman) Lawver. He and Wilma L. Meinert were married January 1, 1946 at Davis, she preceded him in death January 29, 2009. Leland farmed in the Davis area for...
Eleanor K "Norie" Wittbecker
Feb 12, 2009
Eleanor K. "Norie" Wittbecker, 100, of Freeport, died Thursday February 12, 2009 at Stephenson Nursing Center. Born November 29, 1908 in Freeport she was the daughter of Louis and Martha (Fernau) Wittbecker. Eleanor was retired from the Newell Companies. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ. Surviving are her daughter in-law, Rita Wittbecker of Freeport; 1...
Doris J Wubbena
Feb 10, 2009
Doris J. Wubbena, 70, of Freeport, died Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born May 3, 1938 in Freeport she was the daughter of Daniel and Pearl (Huntzberry) Garber. She married Irvin S. Wubbena November 26, 1960 at the West Branch Church of the Brethren in Polo. She was a 1956 graduate of Polo High School and attended...
Marjorie L Brandt
Feb 6, 2009
Freeport Marjorie L. Brandt, 83, of Freeport, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born April 11, 1925 in Waterman she was the daughter of Reverend Floyd and Ada (Michael) Mertz. She married Robert L. Brandt June 19, 1946 in Forreston and they farmed near Lena. Marjorie received her degree from North Central College. She attended First Baptist...
George E Waller
Feb 6, 2009
George E. Waller, 89, of Freeport formerly of Rock City, died Friday February 6, 2009 at Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport. Born December 5, 1919 at Durand he was the son of Lee and Lillian (Holland) Waller. He was a 1938 graduate of Durand High School. A U.S. Army Veteran he served from September 25, 1942 until February 25, 1946...
Wayne A Watz
Feb 2, 2009
Wayne A. Watz, 60, of Baileyville, died Monday, February 2, 2009 at the University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Born March 6, 1948 in Freeport he was the son of Philip A. and Nancy (Faxon) Watz. He married Barbara E. Hewins June 28, 1969. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve. Wayne worked at Honeywell in Freeport for 40 years and...
Jeanette Spelman
Feb 2, 2009
Jeanette Spelman, 95, of Freeport died Monday February 2, 2009 at the Freeport Rehab and Health Care Center. Born November 9, 1913 at Rock Grove Township she was the daughter of David and Flossie Bottorf. She was a 1932 graduate of Dakota High School. Prior to getting married she worked as a telephone operator for Rock Grove. Jeanette and Clement...
William E Olmstead Jr
Jan 31, 2009
William E. Olmstead Jr. (WEMO), 83, of Rockford, formerly of Freeport, Lacon, and Toledo, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.
Wilma Lois Lawver
Jan 29, 2009
Wilma L. Lawver, 82, of Rock City died Thursday January 29, 2009 at Medina Nursing Center in Durand. Born July 24, 1926 in Davis, she was the daughter of Myron and Clara (Koch) Meinert. She was a graduate of Dakota High School in 1944. She and Leland S. Lawver were married January 1, 1946 in Davis. She was a lifelong...
Gary D "Giz" Bender Sr
Jan 28, 2009
Freeport Gary D. "Giz" Bender Sr., 65, of Freeport, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at his home. Born May 24, 1943 in Freeport he was the son of Guy and Harriet (Layton) Bender. He married Nancy L. Copoulos February 3, 1968. He worked for Newell Companies for 35 years retiring in May of 2003. He was a member of the...
Alvin E Fricke
Jan 24, 2009
Alvin E. Fricke, 81, of Freeport, died Saturday, January 24, 2009, at The Neighbors Nursing Home in Byron. He previously lived at Parkview Home. Born April 16, 1927 in Freeport he was the son of Simon and Margaret (Decknadel) Fricke. He was a World War II Army Veteran. Alvin worked at Kraft Foods and House of Lingberg in Freeport. Surviving...
Floyd E Linneman
Jan 22, 2009
Floyd E. Linneman, 93 of Freeport died Thursday January 22, 2009 at the Manor Court in Freeport after a brief illness. He was born October 10, 1915 at Baileyville and was the son of Fred and Ella (Meiners) Linneman. Floyd began working at Burgess Battery, the WFJS radio station in Freeport and then for WTVO Channel 17 in Rockford until...
Michael J Mannino
Jan 20, 2009
Michael J. Mannino, 26, of Rockford died Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at his home in Rockford. Born January 10, 1983, in Santa Ana, CA, he was the son of Daniel and Marty (Hottell) Mannino. He worked at Menard's in Rockford as a security guard after selling cars at Napelton Auto Werks for 3 years; he was also a volunteer firefighter...
Robert L Graybill
Jan 20, 2009
Robert L. Graybill, 74, of Dakota went to be with the Lord on Tuesday January 20, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Born October 20, 1934 in Freeport, he was the son of Paul W. and Ruth E. (Yoder) Graybill. He was a 1953 graduate of Dakota High School. He and Sharon Ebersole were married February 13, 1965 at...
Lucille Lorraine Schweitzer
Jan 17, 2009
Ridott: Lucille Lorraine Schweitzer, 83 of Ridott passed away after a short illness Saturday January 17, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport. Born December 26, 1925 in rural Pleasant Valley she was the daughter of Walter and Nellie (Althoff) Robinson. On May 16, 1948 she married Alfred W. Schweitzer in Freeport. Lucille stayed at home while raising her children and...
Lois E Ludeking
Jan 17, 2009
Monroe- Lois Elaine. Ludeking, 70 formerly of Rock City died Saturday January 17, 2009 at the Harbor House Nursing Care Center in Monroe, WI. Born June 13, 1938 in Wayne, Nebraska she was the daughter of Erwin and Ruth (Hansen) Fleer. On July 26, 1959 she and Richard P. Ludeking were married in Wayne, Nebraska, he preceded her in death...
