Thomas Pender
Mar 16, 2005
Freeport-Thomas Pender, 83, of Freeport, died Wednesday, March 16, 2005, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born February 1, 1922 in Chicago he was the son of Edward and Margaret (Coughlin) Pender. Tommy was a long time resident at Stephenson Nursing Center. He worked many years at Malcolm Eaton Enterprises in Freeport. He loved the outdoors and was an avid baseball and...
June E Griffin
Mar 11, 2005
New Glarus, WI- June E. Griffin, 94, of New Glarus, WI, formerly of Freeport, died Friday, March 11, 2005 at the New Glarus Home in New Glarus. Born June 29, 1910 in Cedarville she was the daughter of Jacob D. and Maude E. (Smith) Lapp. She married Milo W. Griffin October 14, 1931 and he died February 11, 1998. June...
Robert L Landgraf
Mar 11, 2005
Freeport-Robert L. Landgraf, 84, of Freeport, died Friday, March 11, 2005, at Stephenson Nursing Center after a long illness. Born June 16, 1920 he was the son of Alfred and Hazel (Nicks) Landgraf. He married Virginia F. "Fern" Williams April 20, 1946 and she died November 9, 2004. A World War II Army veteran, he was stationed in Calcutta, India....
Wilma N Hamer
Mar 10, 2005
Freeport-Wilma N. Hamer, 94, of Freeport, died Thursday, March 10, 2005, at Parkview Home. Born March 6, 1911 in Atlanta, Illinois she was the daughter of William H. and Minnie (Hartman) Neel. She married Philip T. Hamer June 6, 1937 and he died March 8, 1988. She was a graduate of Atlanta Community High School and Lincoln College. A teacher...
Jessica Ann Keister Robbins
Mar 8, 2005
Freeport: Jessica Ann Keister-Robbins, 86 died Tuesday March 8, 2005 at Parkview Home. Born September 28, 1918 in Middleton, WI. She is a descendant of a pioneer family whose father was the third generation of medical doctors in Middleton, WI. covering a span of 100 years. Mrs. Robbins was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. Gilbert Rowley of Middleton,...
Fern E Ditzler
Mar 8, 2005
Fern E. Dietzler, 89, of Freeport died Tuesday March 8, 2005 at Parkview Home in Freeport. Born February 10, 1916 in Freeport she was the daughter of Rollin and Emma (Niemann) Ditzler. She worked for Micro Switch as the secretary to the vice-president for many years. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Freeport. She is survived by...
Lester A Loper
Mar 4, 2005
Freeport: Lester A. Loper, 82, died Friday March 4, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born May 5, 1922 in Central Lake Michigan. He was the son of Jasper and LuVerna (Stephenson) Loper. On February 19, 1945 he married Mary Boback in Hazel Park Michigan. Lester was a career truck driver for 41 years driving for various companies until his retirement...
Irma J Ludolph
Mar 4, 2005
Freeport: Irma J. Ludolph, 78, of Freeport died Friday March 4, 2005 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, WI. Born May 22, 1926 in Rockford, IL, she was the daughter of Raymond and Iva (Willis) Meyer. On March 3, 1945 she married Morris E. Ludolph in Cedarville, he preceded her in death in October of 1995. Irma worked for...
Rodger A Marcum
Feb 27, 2005
Freeport: Rodger A. Marcum, 56, Freeport died Sunday February 27, 2005 at his home. Born December 21, 1948 in Freeport he was the son of Melvin and Ardeth (Knodle) Marcum. Rodger was a mail carrier for the Freeport Post Office for 30 years until his retirement in March of 2004. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War were he...
Edith Hauth
Feb 27, 2005
Freeport- Edith M. Hauth, 89, of Freeport died Sunday February 27, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born May 18, 1915 in Eldora, IA she was the daughter of Jacob and Agnes (Penning) Miller. She married John Hauth August 20, 1947 in Freeport. He died in 1993. She worked for the Heine Plastic Company in Freeport prior to her retirement in...
Jean M Gassman
Feb 24, 2005
Freeport: Jean M. Gassman, 82, of Freeport died Thursday February 24, 2005 at her home, after battling congestive heart disease for many years. Born November 19, 1922 in Warrington England, she was the daughter of James H. and Elizabeth (Hazelhurst) France. On July 14, 1945 she married George L. Gassman at Grapenhall, England, after meeting at Burtonwood Airforce Base. He...
Irene Miller
Feb 23, 2005
Freeport: Irene Martha Miller, 98 of Freeport died Wednesday February 23, 2005 at Provena St. Josephs Center, where she had been a resident for four years. Born November 5, 1906 in Freeport She was the daughter of Henry and Pauline (Wienand) DeFrane. A Sunday School attendee at St. John's Church since 1914, Irene became a member there by confirmation in...
Orville E Martin
Feb 22, 2005
Freeport: Orville E. Martin, 73, died Tuesday February 22, 2005 at his home after a short illness. Born August 2, 1931 in Apple River, IL he was the son of Earl J. and Bessie (Luy) Martin. On February 9, 1952 he married Nancy Gerloff in Dubuque, IA. Orville worked for the LaForge Company for 17 years and then worked for...
William Robert Koenig
Feb 19, 2005
FREEPORT - Friends and family on Monday remembered William "Bill" Koenig as a man of compassion and generosity. Koenig, 84, died at about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2005, at the Valley Hospice Home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was revered as a man who liked to help others but didn't crave recognition in return for his generosity. Born Sept....
Laverne A Haeft
Feb 19, 2005
Chadwick-Laverne A. Haeft, 69, of Chadwick, died Saturday, February 19, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born October 25, 1935 in Warren he was the son of Carl and Margret (Krupke) Haeft. He married JoAnne Tobler October 25, 1953. He was a long time area Truck Driver. Surviving is his wife, JoAnne of Chadwick; 2 sons, Rex (Mary) Haeft of Milledgeville...
Reuben A Baumgartner
Feb 16, 2005
Freeport-Reuben A. Baumgartner, 92, of Freeport, died Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born December 30, 1912 in Pearl City he was the son of Albert and Laura (Hummermeier) Baumgartner. He married Camille Mears in 1942 and she died in 1969. He graduated from Freeport High School in 1930, received his Bachelor's of Science Degree in math in...
Elmer V "Vince" Oswald
Feb 13, 2005
Cedarville-Elmer Vincent "Vince" Oswald, died Sunday, February 13, 2005, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born August 18, 1925 in Juda, Wisconsin he was the son of Elmer T. and Eva (Worley) Oswald. He married Ruth M. Popp May 10, 1952. He worked for Marchesi Auto Sales, then Cheeseman Construction, and then the Illinois State Highway Authority. An avid sportsman he loved...
Norbert C Harnish
Feb 12, 2005
Norbert C. Harnish 79, of Freeport died Saturday February 12, 2005 at his home. Born May 9, 1925 in Freeport he was the son of Clyde E. and Anna H. (Meise) Harnish. He and Mabel "Marie" Erdmier were married on June 11, 1947. Mr. Harnish worked as a supervisor for Furst McNess for 41 years. He was an Army veteran...
Harold G Breeze
Feb 12, 2005
Freeport-Harold G. Breeze, 61, of Freeport, died Saturday, February 12, 2005. Born April 1, 1943 in Freeport he was the son of William and Dorothy (Sieberhagen) Breeze. Harold served two tours of duty in Vietnam and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a journeyman electrician at Micro Switch for 25 years. He enjoyed the outdoors including hunting,...
Bessie A Judd
Feb 11, 2005
Freeport-Bessie A. Judd, 93, of Freeport, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Parkview Home. Born August 16, 1911 in Freeport she was the daughter of Claude and Alta (Kelly) Thorp. She married Bernard M. Judd May 4, 1938 in Independence, Iowa and he died September 3, 1970 in Monroe, Wisconsin. She was the oldest living baby born at the Globe...
