Arthur R. Stees
Feb 15, 2021
Arthur Raymond Stees was born in Peoria, Illinois in 1933, the son of A. Raymond Steese and Gertrude Schoenheider Steese. He attended Peoria schools and graduated from Peoria High School and Bradley University.
He married Audrey Andres in 1953 and together they moved to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he attended and graduated from the Lutheran School...
Virginia Ruth Schuster
Feb 15, 2021
Virginia Ruth Schuster, age 86 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Monday, February 15, 2021. She was born September 27, 1934 in Poygan Township, WI; the daughter of the late Anthony and Ruth (Smerling) Achterberg. Virginia married Warren Schuster on February 14, 1953.
She served as church secretary for several years in the early years...
Linda L. Loresch
Feb 11, 2021
O'Linda Louise Loresch, 91 passed away on Feb. 11, 2021, 11:20 am, at her daughter's home surrounded by family. Louise, as she preferred to be called, was born August 16, 1929 to German-Russian immigrants, Alex and Mary Hurst (nee Schneider) in Maywood, IL. She grew up with 4 siblings, Edward, Esther, Lorraine and Elmer during the depression era but...
Lena K Stenback
Feb 9, 2021
Lena K. Stenback, age 104 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Oakley Courts in Freeport. She was born May 23, 1916 in German Valley, IL; the daughter of the late Frank and Lena (Julius) Kerkhoff, Sr. She married Robert V. Stenback on December 27, 1941; he passed on May 8, 2011.
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Clyde L. Filer
Feb 7, 2021
Rock City – Clyde L. Filer, 87, passed away on Feb 7, 2021 at FHN Memorial Hospital surrounded by his wife and sons. Clyde was born on July 1, 1933 in Lanark to Lloyd and Susie (Goodrich) Filer. He graduated from Leaf River High School in 1952. On September 16, 1956 he married Joyce Pieper in Epleyanna, IL. Clyde...
Donald J. Gruszka
Feb 7, 2021
Donald J. Gruszka , age 85 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. He was born December 29, 1935 in Oak Park, IL; the son of the late Frank and Mary (Jovanovich) Gruszka.
Donald served in the United States Navy for 4 years as a sonar...
Evelyn M. Baysinger
Feb 5, 2021
Evelyn M. Baysinger, age 78 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 at Pearl Pavilion in Freeport. She was born October 7, 1942; the daughter of the late John and Leona (Schrader) Koester. She married Allen Baysinger on September 27, 1975.
Evelyn worked at Structo as well as a homemaker and loving...
Harold White
Feb 3, 2021
Harold A. White, 94, passed away on February 3, 2021 in Freeport Memorial Hospital. Harold was born on July 4, 1926 in Buena Vista, IL to Fred and Roxiena (Gilchrest) White. He graduated from Orangeville High School in 1944. On June 5, 1949 he married Marian A. Kubly in Rock Grove, IL. Marian passed away on December 17, 1981....
Richard "Dick" Green
Feb 2, 2021
Richard (Dick) E. Green, age 74 of Freeport passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. He was born October 22, 1946; the son of the late William and Arloene (Montague) Green. He was a 1964 graduate of Lanark High School. After high school Richard served in the army and was honorably discharged in...
Albert A. Simler
Feb 1, 2021
Albert A. Simler , age 92 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Monday, February 1, 2021. He was born June 4, 1928; the son of the late Conrad and Minnie (Meier) Simler. Albert married Betty Elgin on November 5, 1950 at First Lutheran Church in Freeport.
Albert and Betty farmed all their lives...
Vernicia V. Steele
Jan 31, 2021
Freeport – Vernicia V. Steele, 81 died at the Lena Living Center. She was born on December 21, 1939 to the late Charles and Leota (Clankie) Higgins in Roscoe, IL. She married Gerald Steele on February 14, 1964 and he died on May 13, 2016. She attended Roscoe Schools and worked at WalMart as a cashier for 12 years....
Barbara Ann Lyons
Jan 31, 2021
Barbara age 92, of Freeport, IL, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at Oakley Courts in Freeport. She was born July 15, 1928, to the late Sidney and Pearl (McCall) Spitler. While working at Kraft Cheese Company, she met Dayle Lyons and later married him on August 2, 1947. They have one daughter.
Barbara is survived...
Gary L. Wells
Jan 30, 2021
Gary L. Wells , age 84 of Dakota, IL passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at FHN Memorial Hospital, with his wife and children by his side. He was born on August 3, 1936 in Dakota; the son of the late Lester and Alberta (Dornink) Wells. He was a 1954 graduate of Dakota High School. Gary...
Richard Michael Andrews
Jan 29, 2021
Richard Michael Andrews, age 58 of Freeport, IL, passed away on January 29, 2021 after a two-year battle with cancer.
Rick was born in Sterling, IL to Dorothy (Katie) Kaiser and John Andrews on October 10, 1962. He graduated high school from Lena, IL in 1980, and later went on to earn an Electrical Engineering degree from...
Harriet L. Stauffacher
Jan 28, 2021
Freeport – Harriet L. Stauffacher, 90 of Freeport passed away at FHN Memorial Hospital on January 28, 2021. She was born July 9, 1930 in Jesup, Iowa, the daughter of the late Fred and Nellie (Grimes) Towell. She graduated from Monroe High School, Monroe, WI in 1947. She married Daniel W. Stauffacher on July 10, 1960. He died July...
Earl Theodore Sager Jr.
Jan 25, 2021
Earl Theodore Sager, Jr. passed away at Highview in the Woodlands in Rockton, Il after a 22 year battle with Parkinson's Disease.
"Mick" as he was known by most was born in Freeport April 26, 1943 to Earl and Leona (Herbig) Sager.
He was a 1961 graduate of Freeport...
Joyce C. Niedermeier
Jan 23, 2021
Joyce C. Niedermeier, age 81, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Fairhaven Health Care Center in Rockford. Daughter of the late Charles and Violet (Henze) Brick, she was born March 6, 1939 in Davis. She married her sweetheart, James L. Niedermeier, April 9, 1960.
Joyce was employed for many years with Northwest Bank and looked forward...
Mabel Veronica Rupp
Jan 15, 2021
Mabel Veronica (Pfile) Rupp, age 99 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Friday, January 15 th at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. She was born 22 December 1921, in Lancaster Township, Stephenson County Illinois, 4th daughter, 7 th child of William and Olive Fortner Pfile. She graduated from Dakota High School in 1939 where she was editor of the...
Kurt A. Bales
Jan 13, 2021
Ridott- Kurt A Bales DVM, 58, surrounded by his loving family, went home to be
with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 13, after a hard-fought battle
with glioblastoma brain cancer. He was born July 4, 1962 in Anderson, Indiana to
Keith and Judith...
James A. Haight, Jr.
Jan 12, 2021
James A. Haight, Jr., age 78 of Forreston, IL, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. He was born September 11, 1942; the son of the late James and Petunia "Tuni" Haight, Sr. James was a graduate of Freeport High School. He married Sharon Auman in 1989.
He...
