Lowell C Markel
Dec 27, 2003
Ridott-Lowell C. Markel, 91, of Ridott, died Saturday December 27, 2003 at the Lena Nursing Home in Lena. Born April 13, 1912 in Lancaster Township he was the son of Clayton J. and Florence M. (Bokemeier) Markel. A 1930 graduate of Freeport Senior High School he attended Iowa State University studying agriculture. He was a member of the Stephenson County...
Barbara Jane Leonhardt
Dec 27, 2003
Freeport-Barbara Jane Leonhardt, 79 , of Freeport, a resident of Oakley Courts, died Saturday, December 27, 2003 at Provena St. Joseph Center. Born August 20, 1924 in Freeport she was the daughter of Clem and Elva (Hill) Eberle. She married Franklin A. Leonhardt September 7, 1946 and he died December 6, 2001. She was a graduate of St. Joseph School,...
Ronald Dickinson
Dec 25, 2003
Iowa City, Iowa- Ronald Dickinson, 73, of Iowa City, Iowa, formerly of Freeport, died Thursday December 25, 2003 in Iowa City, Iowa. Born April 2, 1930 in Freeport he was the son of Virgil and Eleanor (Stout) Dickinson. He married Eileen Hull June 1, 1951 and she preceded him in death. He worked at the Modern Plating Company in Freeport....
Leo R "Guss" Kloepping
Dec 24, 2003
Pearl City-Leo R. "Gus" Kloepping, 66, of Pearl City, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born July 31, 1937 in Freeport he was the son of Raymond and Eunice (Phillips) Kloepping. He married Peggy Rinard July 8, 1955. He was a lifetime Florence Township farmer. A family man he especially enjoyed teasing his grandchildren. Surviving is his...
Marjorie D Busker Mrs
Dec 24, 2003
Freeport-Marjorie D. Busker, 85, of Freeport, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003, at Provena St. Joseph Home. Born November 6, 1918 in Freeport she was the daughter of Simon and Alverna (Wessel) Sieck. She married John H. Busker Jr. June 21, 1941 and he died December 26, 1977. She worked at Kraft Foods and for the U.S. Government. She was a...
Alice L Endress
Dec 21, 2003
Freeport-Alice L. Endress, 74, of Freeport, died Sunday, December 21, 2003, at her home. Born May 15, 1929 in Montezuma, Indiana she was the daughter of Lorie and Violet (Steffey) Huffman. She married Lyle E. Endress September 22, 1951 and he died March 25, 1989. She worked at Montgomery Ward, St. Francis Home for Exceptional Children for 10 years, Henry...
Dorothy E Watt Mrs
Dec 17, 2003
Freeport-Dorothy E. Watt, 87, of Freeport, died Wednesday December 17, 2003 at the Stephenson Nursing Center. Born December 22, 1915 in Freeport she was the daughter of Fred and Edna (Salisbury) James. She married James W. Watt October 15, 1948 and he died April 1, 1975. She worked for the Treasury Department in Washington, D C. Her husband was a...
Mildred L Fox
Dec 17, 2003
Freeport-Mildred L. Fox On a cloudy Wednesday afternoon, December 17, the sun briefly broke through the clouds and shown down on Mildred Fox through her window. At that point she left her worn out earthly body to live again with her Lord and Savior in heaven. Mildred Louise Fox, 84 was born on December 28, 1918 in Forreston, the only...
Florence H Rundall
Dec 14, 2003
Freeport-Florence H. Rundall, 92, of Freeport, died Sunday December 14, 2003, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born July 12, 1911 in Bessemer, Alabama she was the daughter of Monte Lee and Helen (Pearron) Ellingen. She married Robert D. Rundall Sr. on December 26, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri. He died August 7, 1979. She worked at Micro Switch for 20 years...
Lorraine Ferrell
Dec 12, 2003
Freeport-Lorraine Ferrell, 86, of Freeport, died Friday, December 12, 2003 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born March 10, 1917 in Chicago she was the daughter of William and Eva (Elliot) Wieland. She married Clark Ferrell in Valparaiso, Indiana on January 16, 1942 and he died April 28, 1996. She was a member of Embury United Methodist Church and their Choir. A...
Wanda Ruth Brasche'
Dec 11, 2003
Freeport-Wanda Ruth Brasche', 94, of Freeport, died Thursday, December 11, 2003, at the Freeport Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Born April 12, 1909 in Freeport she was the daughter of Burton and Carrie (Work) Spielman. A cosmetician, she was a buyer of cosmetics for Drug Stores in Montana, Colorado, Utah and California retiring in 1973. She managed two apartment buildings...
Zelma Kunz Mcbride
Dec 10, 2003
Waldron, Arkansas-Zelma Kunz McBride, 101, of Waldron, Arkansas, formerly of Freeport, died Wednesday December 10, 2003 in Waldron, Arkansas. She was the former owner of the Clar-Zel Restaurant in Stockton. Surviving are one son, Wayne (Marion) Hermann of Austin, Texas; one daughter in-law, Lois Hermann of Waldron, Arkansas; 4 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; 6 great great grandchildren; several nieces and...
Verle C Niesman Sr
Nov 30, 2003
Freeport-Verle C. Niesman Sr., 73, of Freeport, died Sunday, November 30, 2003, at Freeport Memorial Hospital. Born October 25, 1930 in McConnell he was the son of Roy and Marjorie (Larrow) Niesman. He married Charlotte M. Krull June 30, 1951. He was a cheese maker for 18 years, then a truck driver for Bennett & Hoefer and Kent Cheese, and...
Harry C Spahr
Nov 29, 2003
Freeport-Harry C. Spahr, 82, of Freeport, died Saturday November 29, 2003 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. Born November 20, 1921 in Freeport he was the son of Henry C. and Hattie M. (Schroeder) Spahr. He married Patricia Munda in 1940 and she died September of 1979. He married Audrey J. Klaus Siegmeier February 27, 1981. He worked at Micro Switch for...
Monica L Bookman
Nov 15, 2003
Freeport-Monica L. Bookman, 89, of Freeport, died Saturday November 15, 2003, at Freeport Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Born December 20, 1913 in Freeport she was the daughter of Glen and Edna (Landgraf) Bookman. She graduated from Freeport Senior High School. A secretary for the Illinois Department of Public Aid, Stephenson County office, she retired in 1973 after 37 years...
James E Peace
Nov 15, 2003
Freeport-James E. Peace, 74, of Freeport, died Saturday November 15, 2003 at the Freeport Memorial Hospital. Born June 14, 1929 in Faulkner, Kansas he was the son of William H. and Myrtle N. (Johnson) Peace. He married H. Louise Anderson in February of 1946 in Palymra, Missouri. He was a Psychology teacher at Highland Community College for 30 years retiring...
James E Walsh
Nov 6, 2003
Freeport-James E. Walsh, 59, of Freeport, died Thursday, November 6, 2003 at Rockford Memorial Hospital of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jim was a familiar face in the county as the Manager of the Stephenson County Farm Bureau where he had been employed since 1979. Jim was known as an innovator for developing techniques expanding new roles for agriculture...
Lee Robert Mc Gregor Dr
Nov 2, 2003
Freeport-Dr. Lee Robert "Doc" McGregor DVM, 80, of Freeport, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2003 at Provena St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born August 5, 1923 in McCook County, South Dakota he was the son of Edwin E. and Myrna (Mabee) McGregor. He married Dorothy Mae Vogel February 18, 1951 in Monroe, Wisconsin. He served in the Army of the United...
Jane Wortham Hunter
Oct 31, 2003
Arden Hills, Minnesota- Jane Wortham Hunter, 85, of Arden Hills, MN, formerly of Freeport, died October 31, 2003. Her husband, Gordon R. Hunter and daughter, Leslie, preceded her in death. Jane was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church, member of the Junior League of Rockford, and served on the Board of Directors of Freeport Memorial Hospital, and the Freeport...
Jessie M Stocker
Oct 29, 2003
Pecatonica, Illinois -Jessie M. Stocker, 90, of Pecatonica, formerly of Freeport and Monroe, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at Medina Nursing Home in Durand. Born December 11, 1912 in Green County, Wisconsin she was the daughter of Ranel and Daisy (Nyman) Pinnow. She worked at Burgess Battery, then St. Francis Hospital and then did housekeeping in Freeport for Dr....
