James "Jim" F. Kneller
Jul 10, 2021
James (Jim) F. Kneller 66, of Freeport passed away peacefully at home Saturday July 10, 2021. He was born December 6, 1954 to Joseph and Ruth (Kiefer) Kneller. He attended Freeport schools and was employed by Micro Switch/ Honeywell for 36 years. Jim loved to go fishing with longtime friend BJ Horton and was quite knowledgeable in...
Merci Rodriguez
Jul 4, 2021
Merci R. Rodriguez, age 81 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Sunday, July 4, 2021. He was born in Selma, Texas on September 24, 1939, to Heliodoro Rodriguez and Andrea (Rojas) Rodriguez. He married Dr. Donna Cox-Rodriguez on November 1, 1986.
Merci faithfully and honorably served his country in the United States Army....
Janet C. Bausman
Jul 3, 2021
Janet C. Bausman, age 85 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL. She was born June 2, 1936 in Muscatine, IA; the daughter of the late Elmer and Joyce (Wardle) Swanson. Janet married Darryl Bausman on August 17, 1958; he passed on September 22, 2016.
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Robert R. Aebly
Jul 1, 2021
Robert R. Aebly, age 89 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Thursday, July 1, 2021. He was born on August 19, 1931 in Orangeville, IL; the son of the late Ralph and Ida (Kuhnke) Aebly. He married Vera Swanton on July 31, 1952.
Robert served in the United States Army from 1952-1954, stationed...
Gerald K. Meier
Jun 30, 2021
Gerald "Gerry" K. Meier , age 72 of Freeport, IL, passed away at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. He was born June 13, 1949; the son of the late Alfred and Myrna (Koch) Meier. He was a graduate of Pearl City High School.
He was a REALTOR® with Preferred Real...
David "Dave" M. Walker
Jun 28, 2021
David (Dave) M. Walker passed away peacefully at home on June 28, 2021 at the age of 63 after a hard-fought battle with liver cancer; his close friend and companion Deborah Stenback and his brother Steve at his side.
Dave was a lifelong resident of Freeport, IL; the beloved son of Orland and Jean Walker, and grandson...
James Brechlin
Jun 25, 2021
James Brechlin, age 64 of Ridott, IL, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2021 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL. He was born April 5, 1957; the son of Channing and Angeline (Nicolopulos) Brechlin. He graduated from East Rockford High School and went on To Roosevelt College in Chicago. He married Shelia Sherwood on October 19, 2014.
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Julie A Borovoy
Jun 23, 2021
Julie A. Borovoy (Janssen), 78, died Wednesday at home surrounded by her loved ones and the cats she loved. Julie was born April 7, 1943 to Addison D. Janssen and Betty (Geisey) in Freeport, Il.
Julie graduated from Freeport High School in 1961 then married John C. Borovoy in Pensacola, Fl in 1963 when he was stationed...
Yvette M. Cochran
Jun 23, 2021
Freeport – Yvette M. Cochran, 68, of Freeport passed away on June 23 rd , with her family by her side. She was born on June 13, 1953 to the late Ralph and Barbara (Oats) Smuck in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. She married John Cochran on September 29, 1990 and he passed on August 2, 2009.
She loved...
Doris L. Tielkemeier
Jun 23, 2021
Rock City - Doris Tielkemeier, 93 of Rock City, passed away on June 23 at home with family by her side, being diagnosed with cancer in April. The youngest of six children, Doris was born on March 19, 1928 to Ira and Minnie (Schoch) Zimmerman at their farm house near Rock Grove. She attended Sylvan School and graduated from...
Larry Gilbert Dennis Strohacker
Jun 20, 2021
Larry Gilbert Dennis Strohacker passed away Jun 20th 2021 in OSF St Anthony Hospital, Rockford after a short illness. He was born January 19th 1936 at his grandmother's home in rural Ridott. He was a lifelong resident of Stephenson County and resided in Baileyville on his century owned farm. His lineage goes back to 1840 when they settled less...
Jonathan J. Tolley
Jun 20, 2021
Jonathan J. Tolley , age 38 of Appleton, WI, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021. He was born August 12, 1982 in Austin, TX; the son of the late Derrick Tolley and Dawn (Tolley) Wenger. He attended Freeport High School. He was also a Cadet for the Freeport Fire Department. He met the love of his...
Florence M. Evans
Jun 18, 2021
Florence M. Evans, age 97 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Friday, June 18, 2021. She was born June 22, 1923 in Cedarville, IL; the daughter of Charles and Ida (Zurbriggen) LaBorde. She attended Orangeville High School and graduated from Freeport High School. Florence married Donald J. Evans on October 18, 1941; he passed on May 15,...
Joseph Bernard Freeman
May 28, 2021
Joseph Bernard Freeman , better known as Bobo, 63 of Freeport, IL passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021 at Freeport Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. He was born on March 8, 1958 to Eddie Mae Pickens and Willie Beard in Lepanto, AR.
Joseph graduated from Lepanto High School in 1976. He...
Charles Balles
May 27, 2021
Charles A. Balles, age 96 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Ascension Living Saint Joseph Center in Freeport. He was born August 18, 1924, the son of the late Frederick and Anna (Mulhall) Balles. He proudly served in the United States Army Air Force from 1943 to 1946. Charles married the love of his...
Miriam May Squires
May 24, 2021
Miriam May Squires , age 74 of Freeport, IL, passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI on Monday, May 24, 2021. She was born May 4, 1947; the daughter of the late Lowell and Marjorie (Mann) Kahly. She was a 1965 graduate of Leaf River High School. Miriam married Raymond Squires on December 14, 1968;...
Charles R. Peterson
May 21, 2021
Charles R. "Chuck" Peterson , age 87 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Friday, May 21, 2021. He was born in Rockford, IL on September 29, 1933, the son of the late Oscar and Clarice (Ohlson) Peterson. He was a 1952 graduate of Rockford East High School. Chuck served in the US Navy from 1955-1957,...
Betty Carpenter
May 14, 2021
Betty Carpenter, 93 – and one of the most beautiful souls to inhabit planet earth – has taken up residency in heaven. She passed on Friday, May 14.
Betty spent her childhood on a farm near Lanark, Illinois. She married Randal Carpenter in 1946, and their life journey took them from Lanark to Pearl City, to Winslow,...
Ervin 'Larry' Lawrence Kincannon
May 7, 2021
Ervin Lawrence (Larry) KinCannon, 84, of rural Dakota, left us to be with the Lord and his beloved wife on Friday, May 7, 2021. Larry was born September 7, 1936 in Freeport, Illinois, to Ervin and Andre (Carstedt) KinCannon and grew up around Freeport and Dakota. He graduated from the Dakota High School in 1955 where he helped Dakota...
Robert L. Carroll
Apr 26, 2021
Robert Lee Carroll, age 72 of Lake Summerset, IL, formerly of Morrison, IL, passed away at home on Monday, April 26, 2021. He was born April 26, 1949 in Morrison, IL; the son of the late Dan and Dorothy (VanKampen) Carroll. He was a graduate of Morrison High School. Bob married Gloria Workman on August 11, 1972.
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