Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Walker Mortuary & Daughenbaugh Funeral Home
Francis P Humphrey
Sep 3, 2007
Orangeville- Francis Paul Humphrey, 91, of Orangeville, died Monday, September 3, 2007. Born December 22, 1915 in Wilmaithsville, Missouri he was the son of Clinton and Monna (Dunham) Humphrey. He married Iris Lee Todd August 3, 1945 in Rockford and she died in March of 1982. He was a veteran of WWII and Korean Conflict. His memberships included the VFW...
Adelheid "Heidi" Awender
Sep 2, 2007
Freeport-Adelheid "Heidi" Awender, 77, of Freeport, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 2, 2007, at Manor Court. Born March 1, 1930 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, she was the daughter of Herman and Josefine (Luksch) Koehler. She married Dr. Erich Awender May 21, 1953 in Linz, Austria . Heidi was a registered nurse, working at Hospitals in Linz, Austria, Chicago, Illinois, Battle Creek,...
Curtis A Beach
Aug 31, 2007
Freeport-Curtis Anthony Beach, 38, of Freeport, died Friday, August 31, 2007 at FHN Memorial Hospital from respiratory failure and has now been reunited with Christ Jesus. Born November 7, 1968 in Freeport he was the son of Nathan and Mary (Suess) Beach. He attended Orangeville School through grade seven and graduated from Freeport High School in 1989. Curtis was a...
Ronald J Krueger
Aug 30, 2007
Freeport-Ronald Krueger, 75, of Freeport, died Thursday, August 30, 2007, at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born November 10, 1931 in Freeport he was the son of Edward and Elda (Hill) Krueger. He married Naomi Adams on June 21, 1952 having just celebrated 55 years of marriage. He was a lifetime member of Immanuel Lutheran Church serving...
William A "Bill" Ihlenfeldt
Aug 29, 2007
Davis- William A. "Bill" Ihlenfeldt, 89 of Lake Summerset, Davis died Wednesday August 29, 2007 at his home in Lake Summerset, Davis. Born May 19, 1918 in Ogema, Wisconsin he was the son of Herman and Bertha (Mess) Ihlenfeldt. On July 17, 1942 he married Doris M. Salter in Port Huron, Michigan and she preceded him in death on July...
Dorothy June Myers
Aug 24, 2007
Freeport-Dorothy June Myers, 79, of Freeport, died Friday, August 24, 2007, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born June 14, 1928 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of Albert J. and Alverna L. (Bolman) Heeter. She married William S. Myers June 24, 1950. She worked at Burgess Battery, Micro Switch, and then in the Cafeteria at Freeport Junior High School. Surviving...
Cornelius W "Ole" Olloff
Aug 24, 2007
Freeport-Cornelius W. "Ole" Olloff, 86, of Freeport, died Friday, August 24, 2007, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born June 16, 1921, in Lansing, Iowa he was the son of William and Mary Ellen (Derr) Olloff. He married Eileen Leas November 1, 1947, in Rossville, Iowa. He worked at Micro Switch for 30 years retiring in 1985. He was a World War...
David W Liddell
Aug 22, 2007
David ("Dave") Liddell, 49, of Leaf River died unexpectedly Wednesday evening, August 22, of an apparent heart attack in the midst of a run coming home. He was born August 16, 1958, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Edwin E. and Olyva Adams Liddell. He is survived by his son Nathan, his parents, his two brothers John Mark (Susan Jory) Liddell of...
Edward D Halzel
Aug 17, 2007
Freeport-Edward D. Halzel, Sr., 92, of Freeport, died Friday, August 17, 2007, at his home. Born November 4, 1914 in Freeport he was the son of Frank and Anna (Alich) Halzel Sr. He married Verla L. Hoffman December 16, 1939. She preceded him in death on February 20, 2000. He worked at Kraft, Fairbanks Morse, Structo, owned and operated a...
Bethel M Kerchner
Aug 15, 2007
Freeport-Bethel M. Kerchner, 90, of Freeport, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at Freeport Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. She was born December 9, 1916 in Stephenson County. Bethel married Harry M. Kerchner March 31, 1936 and he died in 1977. Bethel's memberships included the Moose and the Eagles Lodge. An avid bowler she enjoyed baking and cooking having baked many...
Viola A Bolen
Aug 15, 2007
Freeport- Viola A. Bolen, 94 of Freeport died Wednesday August 15, 2007 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born November 10, 1912 in Newkirk Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Fred D. and Anna (Bremmer) Brinkmeier. She married Elmer Armagost in 1932 and he preceded her in death in December of 1962, she then married Jesse C. Bolen September 18, 1965 in...
Grace A Lohmeier
Aug 2, 2007
DAVIS - Grace A. Lohmeier, 96, of Davis died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at Collonwood Group Home at Brodhead, Wis.
Doris E Best
Aug 1, 2007
Freeport - Doris E. Best, 83, formerly of Orangeville, died Saturday, September, 2007 at Manor Court in Freeport. Born in 1924, in rural Rock City, she was the daughter of Harrison H. and Viola M. (Meier) Meinert. She graduated from the three-year Davis High School in 1941, from Orangeville High School in 1942, and the Freeport Deaconess Hospital School of...
Margaret M Hawes
Jul 30, 2007
Margaret M. Hawes, 90, of Freeport died Monday July 30, 2007 at Provena St. Joseph Home. Born December 17, 1916 in Freeport she was the daughter of August E. and Marie (Ottenhausen) Schmidt. She and Glen Hawes were married in Iowa in 1935, he died in 1978. She worked as a cook at Freeport High School for 12yrs and for...
The Paul D Rev
Jul 30, 2007
Bradford, IL- On Monday morning July 30, 2007 The Reverend Paul D. Votaw Sr., 90, went to be with the Lord he loved and served so faithfully. Reverend Votaw was born in Kansas City, MO to LeMoine David and Edna Francis Votaw on June 20, 1917. He was the third of four children. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree...
Harry Snively
Jul 30, 2007
Freeport- William H. "Harry" Snively, 92, of Freeport died Monday, July 30, 2007, at his home. Born June 5, 1915 in Pecatonica he was the son of William and Gertrude Violet (Stilwell) Snively. He and Theda Phillips were married February 4, 1956 at her family home in Pearl City. After farming in the Pecatonica area for more than 40 years,...
Alice C Wise
Jul 27, 2007
Alice C. Wise, 96, formerly of Freeport, IL, died Friday, July 27, 2007 at P.A. Peterson Center of Health, Rockford, IL. A daughter of Louis and Amelia (Regez) Becker, she was born July 28, 1910 and grew up in the Monroe, WI area. Alice was employed at Parker Pen, Janesville, WI for 18 years; stating that even during the depression...
Jane R Libke
Jul 27, 2007
Columbia, S.C. - Jane Rouen Kuhnen Libke, 91, formerly of Freeport, IL died Friday, July 27, 2007 at the National Health Care Parklane Center in Columbia, S.C. Born January 12, 1916 in Elkhart, Ind. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Josephine (Rouen) Kuhnen. On May 1, 1972 she married Marvin J. Libke in Elkhart, Ind. Jane worked 32 years...
Beverly J Brenner
Jul 25, 2007
Beverly J. Brenner 74 of Dakota died Wednesday July 25, 2007 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born on January 14, 1933 in Dixon she was the daughter of Raymond and Pauline (Kested) Pettenger. She and Francis J. Brenner were married February 29, 1952 in Pecatonica he died March of 2005. For many years she and her husband farmed in the Pecatonica...
Mona I Wittbecker
Jul 24, 2007
Freeport: Mona I. Wittbecker, 75, of Freeport passed over into God's loving light, on Tuesday July 24, 2007 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born October 8, 1931 in Freeport She was the daughter of Ernest and Corrine (Hoffman) Chappell. On May 21, 1949 she married Harold Wittbecker in Freeport, he preceded her in death in January of 2005. Mona worked for...
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