Walter L Bryant Sr
Apr 24, 2009
Walter L. Bryant Sr., 75, of Freeport, died Friday, April 24, 2009, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born February 4, 1934 in Hollingsworth, Missouri he was the son of Oscar and Maybell Bryant. He married Lois a Vincent June 15, 1967 and she died April 27, 2009. Walter was an Oil Worker in Kansas and worked at Burgess Battery in Freeport....
John R Cable
Apr 24, 2009
John R. Cable, 82, of Freeport, died Friday, April 24, 2009, at his home. Born December 14, 1926 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma he was the son of Beatty and Leatha (Laging) Cable. He married Nadine Matthews May 6, 1949 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Louisiana State University for one year of basic engineering and the University of Oklahoma, at...
Marianna F Mellnick
Apr 19, 2009
Marianna F. Mellnick, 92, of Freeport died Sunday, April 19, 2009, at Stephenson Nursing Center. Born Jan. 15, 1917, in Spencer, Iowa, she was the daughter of Frank and Ida (Bast) Hawn. She married Charles H. Mellnick July 4, 1940, in Freeport. He died Feb. 19, 1968. Marianna was employed by Dr. Stickle, Fannie May Candy Co., Sandford & Zartman...
Louis Elwood
Apr 17, 2009
Louis Elwood, 83, was born January 19, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan to Mattie Brown. He left this world on April 17, 2009 after he fought a courageous 1 year 5 month battle to recover from severe injuries sustained in a November 2007 car accident in Louisiana. He joined the Navy at an early age and served in World War II....
Donald E Lizer
Apr 16, 2009
Donald E. Lizer, 86, of Freeport, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009 at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford. Born March 4, 1923 in Seward, he was the son of James and Marie (Moth) Lizer. He married Marietta Brydson on June 29, 1947 in Freeport; she passed away December 6, 2002. He was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran. Donald...
Lorraine L Dodson
Apr 14, 2009
Lorraine L. Dodson, 81, of Freeport, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at her home. Born July 29, 1927 in Freeport she was the daughter of Frank and Ethel (Stearns) Brown. She married Harry C. Dodson August 30, 1946 in Freeport. Lorraine loved flowers, cooking, and especially enjoyed summers at her cottage in Wisconsin. Surviving are her husband, Harry; her children,...
Daniel M Schaffer
Apr 10, 2009
Daniel M. Schaffer, 95, of Freeport, died Friday, April 10, 2009, at Provena St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born July 22, 1913 in Elkton, South Dakota, he was the son of Herman and Anna (Timm) Schaffer. He married Dorothy Howard June 20, 1936, in Elkton. He owned and operated a John Deere implement business in Elkton for 42 years. Daniel was...
Virgil L Bowers
Apr 9, 2009
Freeport Virgil L. Bowers, 81, of Freeport, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at Stephenson Nursing Center. Born May 31, 1927 in Freeport he was the son of Lloyd H. and Mable C. (Lichtenberger) Bowers. He married Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Dunn August 6, 1949 and she died in 1979. Virgil served in the US Navy from 1945 through 1946. He worked...
Dorothy A Deboer
Apr 9, 2009
Dorothy A. DeBoer, 97, of Freeport, died Thursday, April 9, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born December 3, 1911 in Freeport she was the daughter of Louis and Martha (Fernau) Wittbecker. She married Jake DeBoer December 3, 1932 and he died January 22, 1979. Dorothy worked at Arcade Manufacturing 11 years and then 20 years helping her husband at DeBoer...
Bennie Sue Hauptman
Apr 6, 2009
Bennie Sue Hauptman, 67, of Ridott, died peacefully Monday, April 6, 2009, at her home. Born May 20, 1941 in Marked Tree, Arkansas she was the daughter of George and Virgie (Patterson) Doyle. Bennie was a Gold Member to the 700 Club. Surviving are her children, Gayla (Roger Arrington) Doyle of Russellville, Alabama, Lisa Orris of Freeport, Michael (Ellyn) Hauptman...
Joyce Marks
Apr 6, 2009
Joyce Marks, 82, of Freeport, died April 4, 2009 at her home. Born in 1927 in Freeport to Alice (neé Fessenden Bratley) and Harry Womelsdorf, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ray in 1989 (whom she had married in 1948), her twin sister, Joan Schultz in 1992 and a brother, Bruce Womelsdorf in 2008. Joyce was a practicing...
Carol D Fehr
Mar 30, 2009
Carol D. Fehr, age 79, of Freeport, formerly of Rock City, went into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 15th, at Oakley Courts in Freeport, Il
Mmarie Downs
Mar 30, 2009
M. Marie Viney Downs, 91 of Freeport died Monday March 30, 2009 at the Freeport Rehab and Health Care Center. Born August 9, 1917 in Freeport she was the daughter of William and Maude (Pilkerton) Viney. She and Kenneth E. Downs were married June 30, 1937 he preceded her in death on December 1, 1968. Marie worked for Crum and...
Ruby C Meier
Mar 30, 2009
Ruby C. Meier, 91 of Ridott died Monday March 30, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Born February 27, 1918 at home in Ridott she was the daughter of Charles and Ida (Mapes) Schleich. She and Arthur A. Meier were married March 30, 1938 at Dubuque, IA he preceded her in death in September of 2002. Ruby farmed many...
Infant Jordan William Lameyer
Mar 28, 2009
JordanW.Lameyer Jordan William Lameyer, infant son, of Kenny Lameyer and Shannon Stewart of Freeport died Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 18, 2008, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Surviving are his parents; his brother, Jaxon, 3. all of Freeport; his grandparents, Rick Stewart of Freeport , Julene Stewart of Freeport , Robert and Debra Lameyer,...
Valeria M Wiegand
Mar 27, 2009
Valeria M. Wiegand, 81, of Freeport died Friday, March 27, 2009, at FHN Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born October 21, 1927 in Freeport she was the daughter of Claude and Mable (Boyles) Vore. She married Ken Wiegand on October 5, 1946 in Champaign. They met in the spring of 1946 on the Read Park tennis court and played...
George E Midthun
Mar 20, 2009
George E. Midthun, 84, of Freeport, died Friday, March 20, 2009, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born March 18, 1925 in Freeport he was the son of Martin and Elizabeth (Smith) Midthun. He married Alice Sager in 1944. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked at W T Rawleigh until his retirement. After his retirement he worked at the VFW....
Vernon C Best Dr
Mar 18, 2009
Dr. Vernon C. Best, 84, formerly of Orangeville, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Manor Court in Freeport.Born Nov. 1924, in rural Davis, he was the son of Ezra and Anna Elizabeth (Schoch) Best. He graduated from the three-year Davis High School in 1941 and from Freeport High School in 1942. He attended North Central College, Naperville, and graduated from...
Norma Keeler
Mar 17, 2009
Norma Keeler, 86, of Freeport, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Freeport Rehabilitation and Care Center. Born April 4, 1922 in Freeport she was the daughter of Ira and Lillian (Klaus) Geiser. She married Robert Keeler April 22, 1942 and he died July 1, 1976. Norma farmed with her husband. Her memberships included St. John United Church of Christ, Stephenson...
Kevin Geiseman
Mar 17, 2009
Kevin E . Geiseman 54 of Dakota died Tuesday March 17, 2009 at his home.
