Patsy Werkheiser
Feb 3, 2022
Patsy J. Werkheiser 76, passed away peacefully on February 3 rd , 2022.
Patsy was born on November 14, 1945, in Beaver Dam, WI, the daughter of Ellsworth "IKE" and Margaret (Buske) Haight. Patsy grew up in Stockton, Il. and attended Stockton High School.
Patsy married Dean Werkheiser on November 19, 1966, and together raised...
Elizabeth "Betsy" A. Oppold
Feb 2, 2022
Freeport – Elizabeth "Betsy" A. Oppold, 62 of Freeport passed away peacefully at home with her family surrounding her after a long-term battle with multiple illnesses. She was born on February 10, 1959 in Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, NC to William and Rosalie (Weber) Turner. She married Kenneth Oppold on March 26, 1983 in Rockton at the 'Church by the...
Allen Stricker
Jan 31, 2022
Byron – C. Allen Stricker, 70 of Byron, passed away suddenly at home. He was born on September 28, 1951 in Shannon to the late Clarence L. and Alma (Hoffman) Stricker.
Allen worked at Kelly Springfield Tire, Larry's Tire Center, Forrestville Valley School District and he retired as the transportation director for the Byron School District. He...
Delbert E. Veach
Jan 31, 2022
Freeport – Delbert E. Veach, 85 of Freeport died on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Liberty Village Freeport, IL. He was born on March 25, 1936 in the Rock Grove Township area to the late Emmerson and Hazel (Reed) Veach. He graduated from Freeport High School and he then married Mary Mease on August 26, 1961 and together they...
Sharon M. Simler
Jan 31, 2022
Sharon M. Simler, 83, of Freeport was called home to be with her Lord on Monday, January 31, 2022 with her children by her side. Born on January 27, 1939 at home in Leaf River, she was the daughter of Klaus & Alice (Steinhagen) Bocker.
Sharon married Jerry Simler on September 30, 1967 in Adeline. She worked...
Steve A. Babcock
Jan 29, 2022
Freeport – Steve A. Babcock, 67 of Freeport passed away at Meriter Hospital in Madison, WI on Saturday, January 29, 2022. He was born on June 16, 1954 in Freeport to the late Edward and Phyllis (Ruttman) Babcock.
Steve was a computer buff, avid sports fan and he loved to go fishing. He enjoyed Old Rock n...
Georgette E. Holden
Jan 24, 2022
Freeport – Georgette E. Holden, 74 of Freeport died on Monday, January 24, 2022 at home surrounded by family. She was born on August 8, 1947 in Mauston, WI to the late Frederick and Elsie (Anderson) Moshure. She graduated from Montello High School in Montello, WI in 1965. She married Earl Holden on October 1, 1966 at the First...
Marie Ann Horstmeier
Jan 20, 2022
Davis – Marie Ann (Brown) Horstmeier, 88, passed peacefully on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at home with family at her side.
She was born in rural Durand, Illinois on April 12, 1933 to Chancellor and Gladys (Davis) Brown. Attended Dobson grade school and graduated from Durand High School in 1951. She worked at Winnebago County Farm Bureau...
Robert Meadows
Jan 19, 2022
Robert (Bob) Meadows, 70, of South Wayne, Wisconsin passed away January 19, 2022, after battling a post-surgical infection and ultimately succumbing to COVID 19. He passed peacefully into the arms of his loving savior, a destination he had his eyes on for many years and prayed to make it the destination of all he knew and even those he...
Judith Ann Jones
Jan 16, 2022
Freeport – Judith Ann Jones, 69 of Freeport passed away at FHN Hospital in Freeport, IL on Sunday, January 16, 2022 after a brief illness. She was born August 26, 1952 to Edward and Katherine (Pax) Barthel.
She loved spending time with her son, Brian and his fiance, Brandi. She enjoyed mostly this past summer having her...
John H Lund
Jan 15, 2022
Davis – John H, Lund, 81 of Davis passed away at Monroe Clinic Hospital on January 15, 2022 after a brief illness. He was born on December 19, 1940 in Chicago to the late Henry and Mildred (Horman) Lund. He graduated High School and served in the Army. He and Nancy Marks were married on May 1, 1965 in...
Rose K. Reeter
Jan 14, 2022
Dakota - Rose K. Reeter, 88 of Dakota passed away at home with her family at her side on Friday, January 14th, 2022. She was born April 22, 1933 in Freeport to the late Elmer and Della (Bingham) Hybarger. She married Donald Reeter on December 3, 1950. He passed away in 2010
Rose loved to paint, bird...
Frank J. Eversoll
Jan 12, 2022
Freeport – Frank J. Eversoll, 80 of Freeport passed away at Ascension Living Saint Joseph Village, Freeport on Tuesday, January 12, 2022. Frank was a retired farmer who had a great sense of humor and was very well liked by all who knew him. He was kind, funny, charismatic, liked to joke around with people, made friends easily and...
Kenneth D. Mortimer
Jan 9, 2022
Freeport – Kenneth Mortimer, 70 of Rock City passed away at Walnut Acres, Freeport on Sunday January 9, 2022. Born on August 22, 1951 to the late Harold and Vilma (Bird) Mortimer. He graduated from Southern Illinois University after high school and was a dental laboratory technician. He enjoyed working on garden tractors in his spare time as well...
Nancy L. Jennings
Jan 9, 2022
Freeport – Nancy L. Jennings, 68 of Freeport passed away at FHN Hospital in Freeport, IL on Sunday, January 9, 2022 after a brief illness. Born August 31, 1953 to Charles and Margaret (Crase) Davis. Nancy married Robert D. Jennings on December 22, 1979.
Nancy is survived by her husband, Robert; son, Joey of Freeport and daughter,...
Bettye J Mihina
Jan 8, 2022
Bettye J. Mihina, age 96, passed away at Parkview Home on January 8, 2022.
Bettye was born in 1925 and lived in various parts of the Southwest and Midwest, before settling in Michigan. In 1950 she earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Michigan State University. While at Michigan State she married Joseph Mihina and raised two...
Cherie Hadju
Jan 5, 2022
Freeport – Cherie Hadju, 59 of Freeport passed away at FHN Memorial Hospital on January 5, 2022. She was born On March 11, 1962 to Martin and Pauline (Osborne) Sager. She married Jaime Hadju on July 19, 1980.
She had an extremely beautiful gift of sewing. She loved going to craft shows with her husband to showcase...
Gary E. Stanis
Jan 3, 2022
Freeport – Gary E. Stanis, 70 of Freeport died suddenly at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born on July 8, 1951 to the late Raymond and Dorothy (Hanus) Stanis. He graduated from St. Ignatius High school in Chicago, IL and received his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Illinois Chicago in 1972. He and Michele Modglin were married on...
Henry Alfred Overturf Jr.
Dec 31, 2021
Henry Alfred Overturf Jr, 62, passed away on December 31, 2021 at his home in Freeport Illinois. He was
born on May 26th, 1959, in Springfield Illinois to Henry and Iona Overturf. Hank grew up in Morganfield
Ky and followed his big sister around everywhere. His nickname growing up was boo boo. He attended
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Martha Maria Awender
Dec 27, 2021
Martha Maria Awender passed peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on December 27, 2021 at age 92. She was born on June 4, 1929 in Vienna, Austria to Karl and Maria (Lokay) Stary. She spent many happy days throughout her youth on the Blue Danube with her family. Martha graduated from the Academy of Commerce in Vienna, Austria. During...
