William B "Bill" Motter
Jan 27, 2015
William B. "Bill" Motter 73 of Dakota passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at his home. Born August 13, 1941 in Freeport he was the son of William and Phyllis (Campbell) Motter. Bill was a 1959 graduate of Dakota High School. On September 8, 1962 he and Joann Alber were united in marriage in Freeport. He was a farmer in...
Mary Ann Blehinger (Carroll)
Jan 26, 2015
Mary Ann Blehinger, 61, of Freeport died Monday, January 26, 2015, at Rockford Memorial Hospital, after a long illness. Born October 22, 1953 in Freeport she was the daughter of Warren and Anna (Nagel) Carroll. She married Lee E. Blehinger July 1, 1972. Mary was a member of Friends Forever Humane Society. Surviving are her husband, Lee; mother, Anna Carroll...
Dorothy J Schneider (Mathis)
Jan 23, 2015
Dorothy J. Schneider, 87, of Freeport, died Friday, January 23, 2015, at Presence St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born September 17, 1927 in Aeonian, Illinois she was the daughter of Marius and Meta (Matthes) Mathis. She married Wilbur R. Schneider December 26, 1948 and he died January 6, 1998. Dorothy taught at rural schools in Tampico, Hoopla, and McConnell. For 10...
Shirleyan Meile (Thurston)
Jan 19, 2015
Shirleyan Meile, 83, of Freeport, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015, at Stephenson Nursing Center, with her family by her side. Born December 2, 1931 in Monroe, Wisconsin she was the daughter of Gaylord and Irene (Stauffacher) Thurston. Shirleyan attended Freeport schools and later worked at various places including Northwestern Telephone Company, Structo and retired from Micro Switch after 18...
Marjorie A "Margie" (Rogers)
Jan 18, 2015
Marjorie "Margie" A. Swain, 81, of Freeport passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Presence St Joseph Home in Freeport. Born May 23, 1933 in rural Stockton, she was the daughter of Elmer and Lida (Gates) Rogers. She graduated from Stockton High School in 1951. On June 25, 1951 Marjorie and James Swain were united in marriage at the little...
Betty Mae "Cookie (Volga)
Jan 17, 2015
Betty Mae Wood, age 84, passed away at the Stockton Healthcare and Rehab Center at 10:15 p.m. on January 17, 2015. Fondly known as the "Cookie Lady" (among the other delectable treats she created) by generations of families from Stockton as well as the surrounding area, her chocolate chip yummies were thoroughly enjoyed by children of all ages, many of...
James Charles "Jim" Spaide
Jan 16, 2015
James "Jim" Charles Spaide, 78, of Freeport passed away Friday, January 16, 2015, at his home. Born March 27, 1936 in Freeport he was the son of Vernon C. and Vivian (Slater) Spaide. Jim graduated from Freeport High School in 1954. He was a US Army veteran serving from 1958 until 1962. On June 16, 1963 he married Sherrill Lee...
Arthur Eugene "Art" Rosemeier
Jan 9, 2015
Arthur Eugene "Art" Rosemeier, 83, of Freeport, died Friday, January 09, 2015 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born March 15, 1931 in Dakota he was the son of Donald and Verda (Lamb) Rosemeier. He married Mary Lou Leckington July 11, 1953 and she preceded him in death. Art was an Air Force veteran. He was a Police Officer in Freeport for...
Darell C Zimmerman
Jan 8, 2015
Darell C. Zimmerman, 81, lifelong area farmer, died at his home Thursday, January 8, 2015, with his two daughters at his side. He was born January 2, 1934 (1-2-3-4 as he was fond of saying) in Rock City to Clay and Guida (Thoren) Zimmerman. He graduated from Orangeville High School in 1951, where he met the first love of his...
Gerald L Rausch
Jan 7, 2015
Gerald L. Rausch, 73, of Freeport, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born September 24, 1941 in Freeport, he was the son of Leo and Elizabeth (Zamzow) Rausch. He married Cheryl Ommodt July 7, 1963. Gerald was a Journeyman Pipefitter for Rockford Local 23 spending most of his career working for Mechanical, Inc. of Freeport. Surviving are...
Helen J Kelly (Allen)
Jan 5, 2015
Helen J. (Allen) Kelly, 89, of Oakley Courts Freeport passed away Monday, January 5, 2015. Born April 22, 1925 in rural Milledgeville she was the daughter of Orville and Clara (Ostick) Allen. In June of 1941 she and Edwin Noll were united in marriage and he preceded her in death in 1944. She then married Harold Kelly on September 12,...
Roger W Schoch Jr
Dec 31, 2014
Roger W. Schoch Jr., 70, of Dakota died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1944, at St. Francis Hospital in Freeport to Roger Wayne Sr. and Genevieve Alberta Kuehl Schoch. Roger and Donna Wirth were united in marriage Oct. 5, 1963, at Dakota Community Church. The two are parents of a daughter, Karin...
Joan Karlene Dornink
Dec 30, 2014
Joan Karlene Dornink, 77, of Dakota passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at her home. Born April 1, 1937 in Freeport she was the daughter of John C. "Hans" and Geneva Maurine (Miller) Wenger. Karlene was a 1955 Dakota High School graduate and was valedictorian of her class. On August 6, 1955 she and Francis E. Dornink were united in...
Colleen S Kincannon (Bloom)
Dec 28, 2014
Colleen Kincannon, 76, of rural Dakota passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at her home. Born April 22, 1938 in Freeport she was the daughter of Robert and Marie (Hutmacher) Bloom. She was a graduate of Galena High School. On November 26, 1955 Colleen and Larry Kincannon were united in marriage. She was a longtime supporter of the Friends Forever...
Carlye J "Sue" Davis
Dec 27, 2014
Carlye J. "Sue" Davis, 82, of Freeport, formerly of Rockford, died Saturday, December 27, at Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport. Born October 25, 1932 in Rockford she was the daughter of Carl and Nellie (Nyberg) Sjoblom. Carlye worked for government agencies including Social Security and the Internal Revenue Service. She was a member of Sweet Adelines in Rockford. Surviving is...
John H Lameyer
Dec 26, 2014
John H. Lameyer, 80, of Freeport, died Friday, December 26, 2014, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born June 13, 1934 in Warren he was the son of John and Mary Helen (Peters) Lameyer. He married Lorrita DuMont June 10, 1980 and she died October 23, 2001. John worked at Burgess Battery and then was a local Mail Carrier for the United...
Eileen J Engelkens
Dec 24, 2014
Eileen J. Engelkens, 77, of Polo, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014, at her home. Born October 2, 1937 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa she was the daughter of Hubert and Thelma (Bemer) Hepker. She married Arnold Engelkens December 20, 1958. Eileen received her RN Degree from Deaconess Hospital in Freeport and was a long time registered nurse in the Polo, Shannon,...
Evelyn A Kruse (Askey)
Dec 24, 2014
Evelyn A. Kruse, 78, of Orangeville, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014, at Lena Living Center in Lena. Born March 27, 1936 in Freeport she was the daughter of Roscoe and Bertha (Becker) Askey. She was married to Leslie Kruse, Sr. for 62 years having been married on August 29, 1952. She was a farmer's wife and homemaker. She also worked...
