Russel D. Auer
Aug 29, 2020
Russel D. Auer , age 88 of Freeport, IL, entered heaven on Saturday, August 29 th , 2020. Born on February 12 th , 1932 he was the son of Walter H. and Evelyn M. (Dahlmeier) Auer of Freeport Il. He was a 1950 graduate of Leaf River High School. Russel served in the United States Army...
Joseph Leonard Schmidt
Aug 27, 2020
Joseph Leonard Schmidt, age 56 of Freeport, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2020 while visiting family in Mountlake Terrace, WA. He was born March 10, 1964; the son of Edward and Katherine (Barth) Schmidt. He was a 1982 graduate of Shannon High School. Joe had previously been married to Sue Koester, they were married...
Katharine L Strohecker
Aug 26, 2020
Katharine Louise (Phillips) Strohecker , age 103 of Freeport, IL passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Presence Saint Joseph Nursing Home. She was born January 4, 1917; the daughter of the late Orin and Louise (Blindt) Phillips. In 1936 Katharine was married to Karl Strohecker, who passed away in 1981. On a small farm on...
Donna L. Cox-Rodriguez
Aug 24, 2020
Donna L. Cox-Rodriguez, age 70 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Monday, August 24, 2020. She was born in Chicago, IL on December 6, 1949 to Donald and Cindy (Chastain) Cox. She married Merci Rodriguez on November 1, 1986.
Donna received her Doctorate and was a FNP. She won the Woman of Excellence...
Dolores D. Blasing
Aug 20, 2020
Dolores D. Blasing , age 84 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at the Lena Living Center in Lena, IL. She was born November 19, 1935; the daughter of the late Wendell and Pearl (Rizner) Walter. She was a 1953 graduate of Freeport High School. Dolores married Robert G. Blasing on July 25,...
Barbara J. Schaefer
Aug 19, 2020
Freeport – Barbara J. Schaefer, aged 82, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 29, 1937 to Claire (Molinar) Norris and Clarence Norris. She was married for 63 loving and happy years to Paul E. Schaefer. They were united together on April 20, 1957 in Hopkins,...
Evelyn Mae Schultz
Aug 17, 2020
Evelyn Mae Schultz age 83 of Freeport passed away on August 17 th , 2020 at her daughter's home in Freeport. She was born April 28 th 1937 in Nora Illinois to Walter and Minna (Tessendorf) Schultz. She is survived by her daughter: Debra Schultz and son in law Charles Blair of Freeport, IL; grandsons: Jason Tillery of Warren,...
Theodora O'Connor
Aug 13, 2020
Theodora (Thea) O'Connor, 91, passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Thursday August 13, 2020 in Freeport with her loving daughter by her side. She was born on April 21, 1929 in Germany. She was a refugee with her family that escaped to West Germany when she was just 14 years old. She studied...
Milton H. Schlueter
Aug 4, 2020
Rock City – Milton H. Schlueter 82 of Rock City, Il passed away at Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, Il. He was born October 3, 1937 in Rock City, Il to Harold and Nellie (Henze) Schlueter. He attended a one room school house in his early school years and then graduated from Dakota high school in 1955. He married Neva...
Wayne R. Bishop
Aug 3, 2020
Wayne R. Bishop, age 86 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling, IL. He was born August 20, 1933; the son of the late Abro and Mary May (Gardner) Bishop. He married Marlene M. (Cox) Phillips on August 3, 1974; she passed on February 1, 2020....
Phyllis V. Rosenwinge
Aug 1, 2020
Pyhllis V. Rosenwinge, born January 26 th , 1932 to Clyde Koester and Ada "Bahr" Koester in Scales Mound Illinois. Phyllis passed away on August 1 st 2020.
Phyllis was married to Robert W. Rosenwinge on August 23rd 1952.
Phyllis was homemaker, a loving wife, and mother of five. She was a member...
Elvin "Gene" E. Evans
Jul 29, 2020
Elvin "Gene" E. Evans , age 77 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. He was born April 24, 1943; the son of the late Elvin M. and Lily (Yost) Evans. He graduated from Fort Hill High School in 1961. Elvin married Marilyn Giuffre on June 5, 1972.
He was...
Kevin A. Brown
Jul 26, 2020
Kevin Adair Brown, 57, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 after a brief and valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in a military hospital in Millington, Tennessee on May 5, 1963 to the late James E. Brown, and Joan Lee (Dole) Becke, he spent the latter part of his life in Oak Hill, Florida before returning home...
Craig Fuchs
Jul 25, 2020
Craig Fuchs , age 68 of Dakota, IL, passed away at home on Saturday, July 25, 2020. He was born June 13, 1952; the son of the late Walter and Genevieve (Hasselman) Fuchs. He was a 1970 graduate of Dakota High School and went on to Highland Community College for Auto Mechanics. Craig married Melody LaBudde on...
Cresence D. Knapp
Jul 24, 2020
Crescence D. Knapp, age 78 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at WinnPrairie in Freeport. She was born October 2, 1941; the daughter of the late LaVerne and Martha (Winter) Mitchell. She married LaVerne Shippee on December 17,1960; he passed in 1962. She later married Merlyn Knapp in 1963; he passed on March 11, 2016....
Phyllis M. Markel
Jul 24, 2020
Phyllis Maxine Markel, age 97 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Parkview Home in Freeport. Phyllis was born during a snow storm on her family's farm in Ridott, on February 18, 1923 to Clayton and Florence (Bokemeier) Markel. She attended North Ridott Country School, Freeport High School, and Brown's College of Commerce. While living...
Fern L. Niedermeier
Jul 20, 2020
Fern L. Niedermeier, age 92 of Rock City, IL, passed away at home on Monday, July 20, 2020. She was born April 9, 1928; the daughter of the late John and Clara (Benning) Schlueter. She was a graduate of Dakota High School. Fern married Don Niedermeier on November 21, 1948.
She farmed alongside her husband...
Randall H Strohacker
Jul 15, 2020
Baileyville - Randall H. Strohacker, 59 passed away suddenly. He was born April 27, 1961 to Larry and the late Sally(Kerchner) Strohacker. He was raised from the age of three by Larry and Bobbie Strohacker of Baileyville. He went to Forreston High School where he played football and participated in wrestling. He loved to go boating and he was...
Leonard E. Schulz, Sr.
Jul 13, 2020
Leonard E. Schulz, Sr., age 92 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Monday, July 13, 2020. He was born May 6, 1928; the son of the late Rudolph and Hazel (Derr) Schulz. He married Wilma Gartman on October 4, 1947; she passed on October 15, 2017.
Leonard served in the United States Army....
Mark N. Jansen
Jul 9, 2020
Mark N. Jansen, age 58 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020. He was born August 24, 1961, the son of Norman Jansen and Marlene (Eggemeier) Webster. He was a 1979 graduate of Dakota High School and received his undergraduate at Highland Community College. He later received his Bachelor's from Rockford University and a Master's in...
