Charles B "Charlie" Elam
Sep 28, 2014
Charles B. "Charlie" Elam of Freeport, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Born March 30, 1950 in Enid, Oklahoma he was the son of Charles and Alice (Ready) Elam. He married Dorothy Fellows November 3, 1985. Charlie was a spray painter for Kaiser Westran in Byron. He and his wife were Rockford Register Star Delivery...
Daniel A Weber
Sep 27, 2014
Daniel A. Weber, 85, of Freeport died Saturday, September 27, 2014 at his home. Born March 1, 1929 in McHenry, he was the son of Joseph and Adele (Jung) Weber. On June 18, 1960 he and Dolores Freund were united in marriage. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Freeport. Dan was a veteran of the...
Deanna Alyce Lieber (Weipert)
Sep 24, 2014
Deanna Alyce Lieber, 77, of Freeport, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Presence St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born February 8, 1937 in Freeport she was the daughter of Fred and Evelyn (Young) Weipert. She married William J. Lieber July 31, 1955 and he died February 20, 1985. Deanna worked for Stover Steel Tanks, City of Freeport, and Freeport Continental Cable....
David Richard Gray
Sep 23, 2014
David Richard, 84, of Freeport, joined his beloved wife, Lorraine Belle, in eternal life, Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Freeport Rehabilitation & Care Center. Born December 9, 1929 in Freeport he was the son of Clarence G. and Birdie Mae (Sinkorn) Grau. He married Lorraine Dole September 10, 1949 and she died January 18, 2007. David was a Sheet Metal...
Robert Lee Wise
Sep 21, 2014
Robert Lee Wise, 88, of Loves Park, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at his home. Born January 17, 1926, in Durand he was the son of Conrad and Clara (Petitt) Wise and was a graduate of Durand High School. On November 20, 1946 Bob and Neva Jean Henze were united in marriage at St....
Jeanette Miller (Weckerly)
Sep 15, 2014
Jeanette Miller, 95, of Freeport, died Monday, September 15, 2014. She was born August 21, 1919 to Jesse and Hazel (Woods) Weckerly. On June 27, 1939 she married Frederick Miller. He preceded her in death in 1971. They had one daughter, Janice Okey, of Freeport. Jeanette worked at Kraft Foods until she and Freddie got married. She also worked at...
Dale L Brinkmeier
Sep 14, 2014
Dale L. Brinkmeier, 66, of Freeport, died at his home Sunday, September 14, 2014, after a long illness. Born November 18, 1947 in Freeport he was the son of Dale W. and F. Guireka (Guy) Brinkmeier. He married Bert (Bertha) Kelley October 18, 1969 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. He was a United States Air Force veteran. Dale retired in 2007 from...
Belva M Koehler
Sep 5, 2014
Belva M. Koehler, 84 of Freeport died Friday, September 05, 2014 at the Manor Court of Liberty Village Freeport. Born August 27, 1930 in Lafayette, WI she was the daughter of Carl A. and Marguerite D. (Krupke) Haeft. On December 4, 1948 she and William Koehler were united in marriage and he preceded her in death in 2006. She worked...
Matilda L Klosa (Holbert)
Sep 2, 2014
Matilda L. Klosa, 80, of Freeport died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at her home. Born March 28, 1934 in Freeport she was the daughter of Clarence and Binnie (Williams) Holbert. Matilda graduated from Freeport High School and married Henry Klosa on June 30, 1951. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Freeport. Surviving are her husband Henry of...
Joyce E Schwarze (Steinhagen)
Sep 1, 2014
Joyce E. Schwarze, 81, of Freeport, died Monday, September 1, 2014, at her home. Born August 15, 1933 in Freeport she was the daughter of Irvin and Grace (Fransen) Steinhagen. She married Orville H. Schwarze June 6, 1953. Joyce was a local clerical worker retiring from Highland Community College. She was a member of Cedarville Emmanuel Church in Cedarville where...
Doris Marie Carpenter (Marsh)
Aug 31, 2014
Doris Marie Carpenter, 88, of Naperville, IL, formerly of Freeport, passed away Sunday, August 31, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 15, 1926, in Freeport, IL, to Walter and Iva Mae (Koon) Marsh. She graduated from Freeport High School in 1944. She married Carlton Louis Staben October, 1945 and Gerald Carpenter in 1969. Doris worked as a...
William B Reed
Aug 30, 2014
William B. Reed, 86, of Lena passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at his home. Born July, 20, 1928 in Palmersville, TN he was the son of Elvern and Janie (Kemp) Reed. On November 25, 1956 he and Kathryn Keep were united in marriage. He owned and operated Southside TV in Freeport and was an Engineer for Illinois Central and...
Stanley S Whitehead
Aug 26, 2014
Stanley S. Whitehead, 80, of Freeport, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born October 13, 1933 in Juda, Wisconsin he was the son of Maurice and Anna (Clark) Whitehead. He married Shirley Wagenknecht June 29, 1958. Stanley worked for Structo Manufacturing until his retirement in 1997. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and Eagles in...
Duane Allen Prinkey
Aug 25, 2014
Pastor Duane Allen Prinkey, 61, of Freeport, died August 25, 2014, at his home. Born July 19, 1953 in Freeport he was the son of Leroy L. and Betty (DeFrane) Prinkey. He married Laurie Apodaca October 25, 2013. Duane was an LPN working at Presence St. Joseph Center. Survivors include his wife, Laurie of Freeport; his sons, Kevin Heuser, Lance...
Cynthia Sue Kostenbader (Graff)
Aug 24, 2014
Cynthia Sue Kostenbader, 64, of Freeport, died Sunday August 24, 2014, at Serenity Hospice & Home Center in Oregon. Born January 27, 1950 in Freeport she was the daughter of Roland and Anna (Weegens) Graff Sr. She married Robert D. Kostenbader, Jr. March 18, 1968. Cynthia worked at Honeywell in Freeport for over 30 years. Her memberships included Immanuel Lutheran...
Jacklyn J Magee (Weier)
Aug 20, 2014
Jacklyn J. Magee, 78, of Freeport, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Stephenson Nursing Center. Born March 8, 1936 in Freeport she was the daughter of Walter and Emma (Ruthe) Weier. She married Robert L. Magee August 30, 1991 and he died November 8, 2011. She worked at St. Francis Hospital in Freeport until her retirement. She enjoyed bowling, knitting,...
Vernon Kenneth "Willie" Wilhelm
Aug 18, 2014
Vernon "Willie" Kenneth Wilhelm, 71, of Freeport, died Monday, August 18, 2014, at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin surrounded by his family. Born January 10, 1943 in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania he was the son of Kenneth and Leora (Arnold) Wilhelm. He married Elizabeth "Beth" Hein September 2, 1978. Vernon was an Army veteran of the Cuban Missile Crisis. He worked at...
Theo F Hanstrom (Frank)
Aug 16, 2014
Theo F. Hanstrom, 85, of Freeport, died Saturday, August 16, 2014, at her home. Born November 22, 1928 in Freeport she was the daughter of Russell and Lela (Shippy) Frank. She married Arthur S. Hanstrom February 1, 1954 and he passed away February 3, 1994. Theo was a real estate paralegal at Schmelzle & Kroeger Law offices in Freeport from...
Jerry L Simler
Aug 14, 2014
Jerry L. Simler, 77, of Freeport went to be with his Lord, following his long courageous battle with cancer Thursday, August 14, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Born April 3, 1937 in Freeport, he was the son of Eddie and Harriet (Spielman) Simler. Jerry married Sharon M. Bocker, on September 30, 1967 in Adeline. Jerry served in the US...
