Obituary Listing

Aug 25, 2018

Melvin M. Marcum, age 91 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. He was born October 1, 1926; the son of the late Chester and Florence (Bolender) Marcum. He was a graduate of Freeport High School. Melvin married Ardeth Knodle on April 18, 1948; she passed on February...

Aug 22, 2018

Anson A. Green, age 62 of Freeport, IL passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at the Stephenson Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Freeport, Rev. Kathleen Luke presiding. A memorial fund has been established.

Aug 19, 2018

Sharon K. Bamberg, age 62 of Freeport, IL, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Azura Memory Care in Monroe. She was born March 19, 1956; the daughter of Jerry and Marjorie (Huenefeld) Bamberg. She graduated from Freeport High School and attended Patricia Stevens Career College in Milwaukee, WI.

She had worked at C.H. Little and Walmart...

Aug 17, 2018

Carl L. Reuter passed away on August 17, 2018 surrounded by his family at home.  He was born January 7, 1938 in Warsaw, Illinois to Charley and Anna (Larsen) Reuter.  He received his Bachelor of Science Degree at Western Illinois University.  He received his Master's of Education at the University of Iowa. He married Barbara Rapagnani on December 26,...

Aug 15, 2018

Donna I. Davis, age 86 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Pearl Pavilion in Freeport. She was born September 8, 1931; the daughter of the late Edgar and Loretta (Roe) Heiland. She attended Freeport Schools. Donna married William L. Davis in 1950; he passed on July 1, 1981.

She had...

Aug 14, 2018

Patricia A. McCauley, age 81 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Mercy Health Hospital in Rockford, IL. She was born February 18, 1937; the daughter of the late Gerald and Anna (Rohde) O'Connell. She graduated from Aquin High School in Freeport and attended the University of Iowa. She later attended Harper College...

Aug 13, 2018

Ilah M. Rule, age 78 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Monday, August 13, 2018. She was born July 21, 1940 in Calhoun County, MI; the daughter of the late Herman and Cora (Southwell) Tesch. She graduated from Homer High School in Homer, MI. Ilah married Jerry Rule on June 12, 1960.

She...

Aug 10, 2018

Shirla Meinert , age 82 of Rock City, IL, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018 at Monroe Manor in Monroe, WI. She was born on October 26, 1935; the daughter of the late Henry and Ada Ida (Lohmeier) Pieper.

She was a 1953 graduate of Dakota High School and worked at Micro Switch until her...

Aug 9, 2018

Dixie L. Zettle , age 80 of Freeport, IL, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport. She was born July 16, 1938; the daughter of the late Calvin and Harriett (Layton) Bender. She married Elmer Zettle on March 27, 1960; he passed on July 22, 2011.

Dixie was...

Aug 8, 2018

Robert D. Dole, age 94 of Pearl City, IL, passed away at home on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.  He was born on December 17, 1923; the son of the late Orville and Grace (Earnest) Dole. Bob married Frances Daley on September 8, 1951.

He had served in the United States Army, 665 Ordinance Ammunition Company,...

Aug 5, 2018

Norma M. Nast, age 96 of Freeport, IL, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Pearl Pavilion in Freeport. She was born on August 13, 1921; the daughter of the late John and Neva (Klosa) Veer. She attended Eastside Schools through the 10 th grade. Norma married Donald Nast on December 7, 1940; he passed on August...

Aug 3, 2018

Douglas A. Schoonhoven, age 80 of Dakota, IL, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital in Monroe, WI. He was born on April 26, 1938 in Forreston, IL; the son of the late Arthur and Florence (Hayenga) Schoonhoven. Douglas married Carol Toelke on September 29, 1957; she passed on March 2, 2011....

Aug 3, 2018

Steven W. Nunnery , age 65, died peacefully on Friday, August 3 rd at home with his daughter and son-in-law by his side.

He was born December 10 th , 1952 to William and Norma (Nebold) Nunnery.

Steve worked for the Illinois Central Railroad and the Freeport Park District.  He recently enjoyed reading,...

Jul 29, 2018

Keith Oliver "Huck" Christensen, age 85, of Monroe, WI passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018.  Born in Brodhead, WI to Arthur and Mildred (Bliss) Christensen on October 4, 1932, Keith graduated from Brodhead High School in 1950.

Keith married Louise (Anderegg) Lueck on April 29, 1964 in Chicago.  He is survived by his wife Louise, five...

Jul 27, 2018

Richard "Dick" Engels , age 70 of Freeport, IL, passed away at home on Friday, July 27, 2018. He was born November 23, 1947; the son of the late Vernon and Mary Elizabeth (Shultz) Engels. Dick married Sandra Bookman on January 14, 1967; she passed in May of 2014.

He had served in the United...

Jul 26, 2018

Donna J. Weaver, 82 passed away on the evening of July 26, 2018. She was born on March 30, 1936 to the late Merrill and Florence (Kincannon) Knodle. She was a graduate of Orangeville High School. She married James Weaver on Dec 24, 1954

Donna worked for a local insurance agency before becoming a housewife....

Jul 24, 2018

Longtime Freeport educator Ellen Elizabeth (Francke) Irwin passed peacefully at her home in Conroe, Texas on July 24, 2018.

Mrs. Irwin was born in Mt. Carroll, Illinois in 1919 to Hal and Iona (Bickelhaupt) Francke.  In 1946 she married William Irwin of Freeport.

She graduated from Shimer College and Cornell College, and later received her...

Jul 22, 2018

Tamera S. Glasgow, age 53 of Dakota, IL, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, July 22, 2018. She was born on September 17, 1964 in Salt Lake City, UT; the daughter of Richard and Sharon (Carter) Gartman. She was a graduate of East Rockford High School. Tamera married Roy Glasgow on May 15,...

Jul 21, 2018

Betty Lou Miller , 87, of Freeport, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at St Anthony's Hospital in Rockford after a brief illness. She was born on April 3, 1931, in Chicago, to Layton and Evelyne (Heike) Gibson.  Betty Lou married Gustave Miller on October 11, 1952, at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Chicago.  She was a...

Jul 17, 2018

Lois E. Walz , age 97 of Freeport, IL, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport. She was born on May 12, 1921 in Freeport; the daughter of the late Oscar and Eleanor (Kochsmeier) Walz. She was a 1939 graduate of Freeport High School.

Lois had worked at the...