Russell L.W. Bradford, Sr.
Feb 17, 2020
Russell L.W. Bradford, Sr. age 95 of Lake Carroll, IL passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. He was born on November 18, 1924 in Polo, IL to the late Lester and Blanche (Wagner) Bradford. Russell married Geraldine Moss on May 4, 1946 in Freeport. She passed away March 31, 2012.
Russell...
Rosalie Mae Turner
Feb 11, 2020
Rosalie Mae (Webber) Turner, age 89 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Pearl Pavilion in Freeport.
Rosalie was born May 18, 1930, in Dexter, Missouri to Raymond Louis Webber and Emma Mae (Boyer) Webber. She graduated from Dexter High School, and then headed to St. Francis Nursing School in Jonesboro,...
Bettina Opel Holm
Feb 8, 2020
Elizabeth Ann Steenrod Opel Holm, a.k.a. Bettina, a.k.a. Grandma Tina, a.k.a. Miss B. died with characteristic grace at Parkview Home on February 8th. She was the much loved mother of Doug, Lesley, Roger, Tim and Alison Opel; the fun-loving grandmother of Darren, Doug, Melanie, Molly, Dan and Dayton Opel, Erin, Annie, Laney and...
Susie Hiroko Field
Feb 7, 2020
Susie Hiroko Field, 91, of Freeport, died Friday February 7, 2020 at Liberty Village Manor Court of congestive heart failure. Susie was born February 18, 1928 in Miyagi-ken, Japan, the third daughter of Motoo and Takeyo Hisamichi. She graduated from a Tokyo dressmakers' college and worked for a U.S. Army Colonel and his family as a nanny,...
Prossa Schypko
Feb 7, 2020
She was intelligent, sensitive, and exceptionally caring. She was self–reliant and generous. She was a devoted wife and loving mother. She had a confident and persistent need for doing things the right way. And she was a survivor.
With her loving daughter Ludmilla at her bedside, Prossa Schypko, 91, passed away peacefully at St Elizabeth Manor Friday...
Margaret Mary Feller
Feb 4, 2020
Margaret Mary Feller, age 99 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Presence St. Joseph in Freeport. She was born October 23, 1920 in London, England to Edward and Emily (Hubble) Geoghegan. She married Nicholaus Feller on July 6, 1944.
In England, she worked for Westinghouse Brake and Signal Company for...
Dorothy L. Miller
Feb 2, 2020
Dorothy L. Miller , 101, of Freeport, passed away February 2, 2020.
She was born on October 13, 1918 in Stephenson County to Fred & Ruth (Molter) Schmitt on their first wedding anniversary. She has been living at Liberty Village in Freeport for the last 15 years.
Dorothy married Chester Miller on March...
Marlene M. Bishop
Feb 1, 2020
Marlene M. Bishop, age 83 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Presence St. Joseph in Freeport. She was born October 18, 1936; the daughter of Alton G. and Ethel D. (Penticoff) Cox. She married Garris E. Phillips on December 14, 1958; he passed in August of 1963. She later married Wayne Bishop on August...
Shareen "Sherry" J. Harris
Jan 31, 2020
Shareen "Sherry" J. Harris, age 82 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020. She was born January 30, 1938 in Orangeville, IL; the daughter of the late Wilbur and Orva (Metz) Cazel. She graduated from Freeport High School in 1956. She married Jack Harris on March 30, 1957 in Freeport; he passed on June...
Leatrice "Sue" M. Bower
Jan 30, 2020
Leatrice "Sue" M. Bower , age 72 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Manor Court in Freeport. She was born December 31, 1947 to Stanley and Agnes (Norton) Coon. She was a 1968 graduate of Freeport High School. Sue married Gerald Bower on February 11, 1977 in Freeport.
She worked...
Peter H. Kanzler
Jan 27, 2020
Peter H. Kanzler , age 50 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital. He was born April 2, 1969 in Dixon, IL; the son of the late Thomas and Monika (Grondziel) Kanzler, Sr. Peter married the love of his life, Sara Wallace on August 29, 2009.
He was...
Evelyn J. Veer
Jan 27, 2020
Evelyn J. Veer, age 89, passed away January 27, 2020. She was born in Monticello, WI to Lewis and Blanche (Wills) Peacock on May 8, 1930. In 1949 she married Gerald Bessert to whom she was married until March 3, 2003. They had three daughters, Diana (Bill) Martyn, Patty (Joe) Farnsworth, Janine Bessert. In May of 2003...
Faith Adella Glaman
Jan 20, 2020
Faith Adella (Cahoon) Glaman , age 95, passed away on January 20, 2020 at Liberty Village Manor Court in Freeport, Illinois following an extended illness.
She was born in Orangeville, IL on August 7, 1924 to Luella Myrtle (Jaycox) Cahoon and Jennings Gilbert Cahoon. Faith graduated from Orangeville High School in 1943. During WWII, Faith...
Jean V. Koehler
Jan 20, 2020
Jean V. Koehler , age 88 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020 at Parkview Home in Freeport. She was born June 23, 1931 in Greene, IA; the daughter of Raymond and Mable (VanRaden) Kielsmeier. She was a 1949 graduate of Freeport High School. Jean married Stanley Koehler on November 12, 1954; he passed...
Judith E. Stretch
Jan 11, 2020
Judith E. Stretch , age 81 of Lake Summerset, IL, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. She was born October 3, 1938 in Chicago, IL; the daughter of the late James T. and Astrid (Jensen) Hansen. She graduated from Leyden Township High School in Franklin Park, IL. She went...
Allen Lynn Slama
Jan 9, 2020
Allen Lynn Slama of Freeport died with his family at his side on Thursday, January 9, 2020. He was born to Frank and Beatrice (Coey) Slama on July 25, 1945 in West Allis, WI. He grew up in Durand, Wisconsin graduating from Durand High School in 1963. During that time he worked at his parents' grocery store...
Patricia J. Erwin
Jan 8, 2020
Patricia J. Erwin, age 80 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. She was born June 13, 1939; the daughter of Robert and Aileen (Seidel) Wirsing. She was a 1957 graduate of Freeport High School. Patricia married John Erwin on February 21, 1960. She was a homemaker, devoted...
Constance Marie Rhea
Jan 2, 2020
Freeport – Constance (Connie) Marie Rhea passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at FHN Freeport Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 5, 1953. She was the daughter of the late, Arnold and Harriett (Knight) O'Neill. She married Larry Lee Rhea and the two of them had two daughters, Amy Jo Dotscher and Melissa Marie Rhea. Melissa passed...
Judith A. Meighan
Jan 1, 2020
Judith A. Meighan, age 77 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, WI. She was born June 5, 1942 at home in Galena, IL, the daughter of the late Milton and Lucille (David) Schimelpfenig. She was a 1959 graduate of Freeport High School. Judith married James...
Roger W. Ketelhut
Dec 29, 2019
Waunakee, WI – Roger W. Ketelhut, age 94, of Waunakee, Wisconsin and Freeport, Illinois died on December 29, 2019 at the VA Hospital Hospice Center in Madison, WI. He was born on July 20, 1925 in Freeport, the son of Otto C. and Clara (Buck) Ketelhut. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret (Zellweger) Ketelhut, who died...
