Charles L Denton
Nov 14, 2005
FREEPORT- Charles L. "Butch" Denton, 75, of Freeport, died Monday November 14, 2005 at his home. Born February 27, 1930 in Freeport he was the son of Lee and Leola (Knodle) Denton. He worked for Freeport Fast Freight, Blue Chip Company, and was a mechanic for the Freeport Country Club until his retirement. An avid race fan he was a...
Dorothy E Fischer
Nov 6, 2005
Freeport-Dorothy Ella (Julius) Fischer, 95, of Freeport, died Sunday, November 6, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital after spending a quiet time with her family. Born October 6, 1910 in Freeport she was the daughter of Simon and Minnie (Karstedt) Julius. She married Siefert H. Fischer May 31, 1933 in Iowa. She and her husband farmed in the Freeport area for...
Stanley R Nied
Nov 4, 2005
Stanley R. Nied 94, of Freeport died Friday November 4, 2005 at the Provena St. Joseph Home. Born September 17, 1911 in South Bend, Ind. He was the son of Walter and Bertha Nied. He married Henrietta Bombardie on July 20, 1936 she died in 1987. He worked for Studebaker Car Manufacturing and American General prior to his retirement in...
James A Fritzenmeier
Oct 30, 2005
Mt.Carroll-James Allen "Fritz" Fritzenmeier, 64, of Mt. Carroll, died Sunday, October 30, 2005, as a result of a one car accident in Whiteside County. Born December 22, 1940 in Freeport he was the son of William and Vernetta (Hopke) Brydson-Fritzenmeier. He was a graduate of Freeport High School. Fritz served in the U.S. Army from September 17, 1963 to September...
Dorothy Mae Julius
Oct 28, 2005
Freeport-Dorothy Mae Julius, 87, a resident of Stephenson Nursing Center, died Friday, October 28, 2005 at the center. Born February 8, 1918 in Phoenix, Arizona she was the daughter of William and Hazel (Alston) Gassman. She married Vernon W. Julius November 5, 1938 and he died July 25, 1997. Dorothy was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Surviving is her...
Virginia "Evor" Biesemeier
Oct 25, 2005
Freeport: Virginia "Evor" Biesemeier, 88, of Freeport died Tuesday October 25, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born August 10, 1917 in Freeport she was the daughter of Edward and Leona (Mideke) Biesemeier. Virginia worked for the W.T. Rawleigh Company for 46 years retiring in 1985. Surviving is one nephew, Donald (Joyce) Biesemeier, one great niece Elizabeth Biesemeier and one great...
Jackson J Hartog
Oct 23, 2005
Freeport-Jackson Jeffrey Hartog, infant son of Bradley and Jeniffer (Pontnack) Hartog died Sunday, October 23, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Jackson was born October 8, 2005 in Madison, Wisconsin. Surviving are his parents of Freeport; his maternal grandmother, Laura Giacalone of Roscoe; his maternal grandfather, Rick E. Pontnack of Quincy; his maternal great grandfather, Leon and Garnet...
Werner M Wichmann
Oct 22, 2005
Raleigh, NC-Werner M. Wichmann, 87, of Raleigh, North Carolina, died Saturday, October 22, 2005, at Freeport Rehabilitation & Care Center in Freeport, Illinois Born November 22, 1917 in Crete, Illinois he was the son of Theodore John and Alma (Harlof) Wichmann. He married Alice D. Diersen June 29, 1941. He graduated from Concordia College in River Forest, Illinois. Werner was...
Betty L Huber
Oct 20, 2005
Scioto Mills-Betty L. Huber, 80, of Scioto Mills, died Thursday, October 20, 2005, at home with her family at her side. Born April 16, 1925 in Lancaster Twp she was the daughter of Steve and Bessie (Harwood) Vrtol. She married Neal Huber July 20, 1946 in Freeport. She was retired from Micro Switch in Freeport. Her memberships included Embury United...
Greta J Youngblut
Oct 19, 2005
Taylorville, IL: Margreta "Greta" Ingeborg Joan (Sandstrom) Youngblut, 73, formerly of Freeport, IL died Wednesday October 19, 2005 at Meadow Manor Nursing Home in Taylorville, IL. She was born May 21, 1932 in Freeport, IL the daughter of Nils and Greta Sandstrom. She graduated from Freeport High School in 1950 and attended the Uof I at Champaign- Urbana. She married...
Joan M Lingbeck
Oct 16, 2005
Freeport-Joan M. Lingbeck, 68, of Freeport, died Sunday, October 16, 2005, at her home. Born January 11, 1937 in Stephenson County she was the daughter of Carl and Ester (O'Farrell) Gast. She married LaVerle Lingbeck on May 14, 1955. Joan was an Avon Representative for 39 years. An animal lover, she enjoyed horses and training dogs. Surviving is her husband,...
Tommy G Taft
Oct 15, 2005
Freeport: Tommy G. Taft, 62 of Freeport died Saturday October 15, 2005 at St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Born July 4, 1943 in Monroe, WI. He was the son of Lawrence "Shorty" and Sophia (Reinmann) Taft. On December 14, 1963 he married Joan Pickett in Browntown, WI. He owned and operated Tom Taft Pump Sales in Orangeville for many...
Gustav E Bloom
Oct 11, 2005
Freeport-Reverend Gustav E. Bloom, 76, of Freeport, died Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at the Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton. Born April 28, 1929 in Detroit, MI he was the son of Gustav G. and Emilie (Garntowski) Bloom. He married Ruth M. Bowlby in Downers Grove on September 1, 1951. A graduate of Elmhurst college (1952) and Eden Theological Seminary, St....
Phyllis V Bicker
Oct 9, 2005
Freeport-Phyllis V Bicker, 88, of Freeport, died Sunday, October 9, 2005, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born March 28, 1917 in Freeport she was the daughter of Stuart and Hedwig (Schroeder) Boynton. She married Orval Bicker September 16, 1961 and he died August 12, 1972. She attended Immanuel Lutheran School and graduated from Freeport High School in 1936. She worked in...
Edmund C Schramm
Oct 6, 2005
Edmund C. Schramm, 87, of Freeport, died Thursday, October 6, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born January 23, 1918 in Freeport he was the son of Joe and Catherine (Fischer) Schramm. He married Lorraine Ehredt October 15, 1945 in Freeport. Ed worked for St. Joseph Catholic Church for 17 ½ years and Oakland Cemetery for 28 ½ years. Surviving is...
Mary E Schoonover
Oct 2, 2005
Freeport- Mary Elizabeth Schoonover 58, of Freeport died Sunday October 2, 2005 at her home. Memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Carol Shaffer officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded and there will be no visitation. A memorial fund has been established in her name for the Freeport Arts Center. Please visit...
Adele D Miller
Oct 1, 2005
FREEPORT - Adele D. Miller, 99, of Freeport, died Saturday Oct. 1, 2005, at Provena St. Joseph's Center in Freeport.
Jean Annabelle Schlamp
Sep 27, 2005
Freeport: Jean Annabelle Schlamp, 79, of Freeport, died Tuesday September 27, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born September 26, 1926 she was the daughter of Harry and Mabel (Oswalt) Wittbecker. On November 5, 1956 she married William "Junie" Schlamp in Dubuque, Iowa. Jean was a graduate of Freeport High School Class of 1944 and worked for Fairbanks-Morris and Micro Switch...
Mary C Rush
Sep 26, 2005
WAUNAKEE, Wis. - Mary C. Rush, 97, of Waunakee, Wis., formerly of Freeport, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2005, at Waunakee Manor Health Center in Waunakee.
Harley J Dirksen
Sep 25, 2005
Freeport- Harley J. Dirksen, 67, of Freeport, died Sunday, September 25, 2005, at his home. Born November 14, 1937 in Freeport he was the son of Henry and Martha (Miller) Dirksen. He married Helen Stoehr December of 1963 and she died in March of 1974. He married Kay Stadel Roberts January 11, 1975. He worked 17 years at Burgess Battery...
