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Local Obituaries for Walker Mortuary & Daughenbaugh Funeral Home


Henrietta L Wurtzel

Henrietta L Wurtzel

May 11, 2008

Freeport- Henrietta L. Wurtzel, 98, of Freeport, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at Parkview Home. Born March 15, 1910 in Freeport she was the daughter of Henry A. and Adela (Weiglow) Lohff. She married Robert P. Wurtzel November 22, 1933 in Freeport and he died April 4, 1983. She and her husband, Bob, were recognized around the tri-state area as...

Charles E Veach

Charles E Veach

May 5, 2008

Charles E. Veach, 81, of Freeport, died Monday, May 5, 2008, at Provena St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born August 4, 1926 at home in Rock City he was the son of John and Jeanette (Oudyn) Veach. Charles attended Dakota High School and received his GED in 1967. He married Elaine Wilson in 1946 in Freeport. They lived in Rock Grove...

Carl R Stenzhorn

Carl R Stenzhorn

Apr 29, 2008

Carl R. Stenzhorn, 81, of Freeport, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. Born March 17, 1927 in Freeport he was the son of George and Martha (Aisenbrey) Stenzhorn. He married Myra Regez December 18, 1949 in Freeport. Carl worked for General Casualty Company, Union Dairy, Newell Companies, and for 17 years at Walker Mortuary....

Carolyn Mae Cole

Carolyn Mae Cole

Apr 29, 2008

Freeport: Carolyn M. Cole, 89 of Freeport died Tuesday April 29, 2008 at Stephenson Nursing Center, Freeport. Born August 7, 1917 in Scales Mound she was the daughter of Byron and Ethel (Killian) Stephens. She married Russell Cole and he preceded her in death in 1967. Carolyn worked at FHN Memorial Hospital for many years and was a member of...

Thelma G Robinson

Thelma G Robinson

Apr 27, 2008

Freeport: Thelma G. Robinson, 72, of Freeport died Sunday April 27, 2008 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport. Born January 17, 1936 in Stockton she was the daughter of Walter and Nellie (Althoff) Robinson. Thelma graduated from Stockton High School and she worked for Rolling Hills Progress Center in Lanark. Thelma was an avid Bingo player. Thelma resided at Provena St....

Barbara P Seuring

Barbara P Seuring

Apr 26, 2008

Barbara Parriott Seuring, 79, of Freeport, IL, died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital in Madison, following an extended illness. She was born Barbara Laura Parriott, the daughter of Ralph W. and Pearl D. (Nesemeyer) Parriott, on November 1, 1928 in Freeport, IL. She was a 1947 graduate of Freeport High School, where she played in the orchestra....

Gregory L Taubert

Gregory L Taubert

Apr 25, 2008

Gregory L. Taubert, 53, of Freeport, died Friday, April 25, 2008 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born June 23, 1954 in Freeport he was the son of Lyall and Cecilia (Noyes) Taubert. He married Ingeborg "Angie" White July 5, 1997. He was a graduate of Western Illinois University in Criminal Justice Administration. He worked for the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department for...

Gregory L Taubert

Gregory L Taubert

Apr 25, 2008

Gregory L. Taubert, 53, of Freeport, died Friday, April 25, 2008 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born June 23, 1954 in Freeport he was the son of Lyall and Cecilia (Noyes) Taubert. He married Ingeborg "Angie" White July 5, 1997. He was a graduate of Western Illinois University in Criminal Justice Administration. He worked for the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department for...

Fern M Koch

Fern M Koch

Apr 22, 2008

Freeport: Fern M. Koch, 95 of Freeport died Tuesday April 22, 2008 at Manor Court in Liberty Village, Freeport. Born April 14, 1913 in Stephenson County she was the daughter of August and Mamie (Gehring) Meier. She married Emmerson Koch November 11, 1938 at St. John Lutheran Church in Pearl City and he preceded her in death in 1995. Fern...

Emily M Havlik

Emily M Havlik

Apr 20, 2008

Emily M. Havlik, 82, of Freeport, originally of Stickney, died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Provena St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born July 7, 1925 in Berwyn she was the daughter of Stella Dehmlow. She married Richard Havlik February 10, 1944 and he died in March of 1999. Surviving is her daughter, Sandy (Gary) Monigold of Freeport; her sons Richard A....

Ruth M Bennehoff

Ruth M Bennehoff

Apr 20, 2008

Ruth M. Bennehoff, 88, of Freeport, died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born September 1, 1919 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin she was the daughter of Walter and Anna (Lauer) Albertson. She married George W. Bennehoff September 19, 1942 in Milwaukee and he died December 21, 1998 in Mount Carroll. Earlier in life she was a ballroom dance instructor...

Robert A "Bob" Lestikow

Robert A "Bob" Lestikow

Apr 12, 2008

Freeport: Robert A. "Bob" Lestikow, 60, of Freeport, died Saturday April 12, 2008 at Stephenson Nursing Center, Freeport. Born May 22, 1947 in Adeline, IL he was the son of Marshall and Isabelle (Bauscher) Lestikow. On August 29, 1972 he married Cynthia Cummins in Freeport. She preceded him in death in April of 1999. Bob worked as a custodian for...

June Keyes

June Keyes

Apr 12, 2008

Freeport: June Keyes, 96, of Freeport died Saturday April 12, 2008 at the Manor Court in Liberty Village, Freeport. Born June 23, 1911 on the family farm in Marathon, Iowa she was the 9th of 11 children to Gustav and Rena (Budzinski) Grey. June graduated from Lincoln-Lee Consolidated School in Marathon, Iowa and then attended Buena Vista College for two...

Kathryn L Helms

Kathryn L Helms

Apr 10, 2008

Kathryn L. Helms, 85, died Thursday April 10th, 2007 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Kathryn was born April 20, 1922 in Sterling, Illinois to Elsa & Siebelt Janssen. She married Norman Helms on April 2, 1941 at the home of her parents near Polo, Ill. Kate and Norm farmed together near Sterling & Polo and later purchased a farm south of...

Dolores M Meyers

Dolores M Meyers

Apr 8, 2008

Freeport: Dolores M. Meyers, 82 of Freeport, died Tuesday April 8, 2008 at her home. Born January 15, 1926 in Freeport she was the daughter of Roy and Blanche (Wright) Bittner. On May 6, 1963 she married Edward Meyers in Freeport. Dolores worked as a bookkeeper for Ihm Motor Sales for many years. Her memberships included Women's Auxiliaries for the...

Kenneth M Spaide

Kenneth M Spaide

Apr 8, 2008

Kenneth M. Spaide, 85, of Cedarville, formerly of Freeport, died Tuesday, April 8, 2008 in Caledonia, WI. Born June 24, 1922 in Freeport he was the son of Jacob C. and Emma C. (Wessinger) Spaide. He married Rita Bender February 5, 1944. Kenneth was a master machinist for Hoeffer Manufacturing in Freeport. Surviving are his wife, Rita of Caledonia, WI;...

Juanita Thurmond

Juanita Thurmond

Apr 7, 2008

Mrs. Juanita Thurmond, 76, of Freeport, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford. Born March 6, 1932 in West, Mississippi she was the daughter of George and Pearl (Riley) Pearson. She married Ira Thurmond, Sr. April 13, 1963 in Freeport and he died January 30, 1981. Juanita worked for Fullerton Bakery, Structo Manufacturing, Freeport Memorial Hospital,...

John Eugene Untersee Jr

John Eugene Untersee Jr

Apr 5, 2008

John Eugene "Hans" Untersee, Jr., 79, of Cedarville, died suddenly on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at his home. Born June 16, 1928 in Winslow he was the son of John and Hedwieg (Brandle) Untersee. He married Donna L. Reed of Cedarville on August 6, 1949. From his youth John worked as a cheese maker, and then as a proud member...

Andrew E Stykel

Andrew E Stykel

Mar 25, 2008

Andrew E. Stykel, 58, of German Valley, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 in Rock City. Born December 15, 1949 in Freeport he was the son of Melvin and Barbara (Trumpfheller) Stykel. He married Robin M. Groves June 20, 1970. Andrew received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb in 1979. He was a plant...

Judith A Pfile

Judith A Pfile

Mar 25, 2008

Judith A. Pfile, 67, of Freeport went to be with the lord surrounded and comforted by her loving family and friends on Tuesday March 25, 2008 at her home from complications with kidney cancer. Born January 7, 1941 she was the daughter of Delbert and Lela (Schwitz) Clark. On October 8, 1960 she married Larry Pfile at the Freeport Mennonite...

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