Rose L Dotzel (Lalley)
May 22, 2014
Rose L. Dotzel, 83, of Freeport died Thursday, May 22, 2014 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport. Born March 27, 1931 in Freeport she was the daughter of Edward F. and Elsie H.(Jaeke) Lalley. Rose was a 1950 graduate of Freeport High School. She and Edward C. Dotzel were united in marriage in March of 1965, he preceded her in death...
Merril Gene Jacobsen
May 22, 2014
Merril Gene Jacobsen, 86, of Freeport, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, at his home. He was born December 10, 1927 in Jackson County, Minnesota. He was the son of Frederick and Ethel (Reynolds) Jacobsen. He married Marcella Harrison December 14, 1947. He worked for Kraft foods for 40 years. Merril was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a...
Sandra L Engels (Bookman)
May 17, 2014
Sandra L. Engels, 66, of Freeport, died Saturday, May 17, 2014, at her home. Born December 18, 1947 in Freeport she was the daughter of Ralph and Esther (Fitzgerald) Bookman. She married Richard D. Engels January 14, 1967. Sandra was a member of United Presbyterian Church where she has served as a Deacon and taught Sunday school. Surviving are her...
Theodore Ralph Carpenter
May 15, 2014
Theodore Ralph Carpenter, 101, of Freeport, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Parkview Home. Born August 29, 1912, in Spring Green, Wisconsin, he was the son of Charles and Rachel (Voss) Carpenter. He married Dorothy Farnsworth June 20, 1938, and she preceded him in death. He married Jeanette Roodhouse January 6, 1978. Ted graduated from Whitewater State Teachers College where...
Wayne Boyce
May 14, 2014
D. Wayne Boyce, 85, of rural Freeport died Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Stephenson Nursing Center, Freeport. Born March 4, 1929 in Claytonville, Illinois he was the son of Elmer James and Lida Ethel (Mumbert) Boyce. On September 10, 1950 he and Doris Weida were united in marriage in Milford, IL. Wayne was a self-employed insurance claims representative for Frontier...
Gene C Janssen
May 13, 2014
Gene C. Janssen, 67, of Freeport passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Born May 26, 1946 in Freeport, he was the son of Oltman Joseph and Lydia (Sass) Janssen. On February 14, 1976 he and Darlene (Viel) Kirby were united in marriage. For over 40 years Gene was a truck driver. He had a passion for drag racing and cars....
Paul Edward Euler Sr
May 13, 2014
Paul Edward Euler, Sr., 92, of Freeport, Illinois, went to be with his Lord and Saviour on May 13, 2014, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's and heart failure. He was born February 14, 1922, in Freeport, the son of Edward Paul and Laura (Crase) Euler. Paul graduated from Freeport Senior High School in 1941. He loved sports and played...
Erma Colleen Kostenbader (Sears)
May 13, 2014
Erma Colleen Kostenbader, 76, of Freeport, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at The Grove of La Grange Park in La Grange Park. Born August 21, 1937 in Seward, Nebraska she was the daughter of Lawrence A. and Pauline J. (Gruber) Sears. She married Robert Dale Kostenbader Sr. May 29, 1981 and he preceded her in death. Erma was a Registered...
Jane L Miller (Hofmeister)
May 5, 2014
Jane L. Miller 80, of Rock City, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at her home. Born July 17, 1933 in Rock City, she was the daughter of Roy J. and Anna Iva (Miller) Hofmeister living in the area her entire life. She graduated from Dakota High School in 1951 and began her career with Freeport Health Network in September...
James W Gift
May 4, 2014
James W. Gift, 86, of Freeport, died Sunday, May 04, 2014 at Presence St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born May 09, 1927 in Rock Grove he was the son of Glen and Gladys (Chapin) Gift. He married Mabel Webster October 05, 1950 and she preceded him in death. James was a World War II and Korean War Navy Veteran. He made...
Pauline O Veach (Thomasson)
Apr 27, 2014
Pauline O. Veach, 87, died peacefully on Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Liberty Village, Freeport, IL. Pauline was born July 13, 1926 to Amos and Cleo Thomasson in Stockton, IL. She married the love of her life, John C. Veach on January 5, 1951. Pauline worked at Jewel Foods/Magna Groceries in Rockford and retired from Jewel in Freeport in 1997....
Darlene M Schmoll (Schlamp)
Apr 25, 2014
Darlene M. Schmoll, 78, of Shannon, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford. Born December 5, 1935 in Freeport she was the daughter of Joseph and Beatrice (Shay) Schlamp. She married Arnold Schmoll October 7, 1955. She graduated June 8, 1950 from St. Joseph School in Freeport. Darlene was employed at Elkay in Lanark. She...
Gerald G "Gerry" Hark
Apr 22, 2014
Gerald "Gerry" G. Ter Hark passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at his home in Freeport, at the age of 77. He was born in Ridott on October 24, 1936 to Henry and Helena (Kuhlemeyer) Ter Hark, and graduated from Freeport High School in 1954. He married Gail Plowman on May 18, 1957. Gerry was a self-taught master mechanic and...
Susan Maylahn (Isaac)
Apr 21, 2014
Susan Isaac Maylahn, 62, of Schaumburg, formerly of Freeport, died Monday, April 21, 2014 at her home. Susan was born August 25, 1951 in Freeport. She was the daughter of Donald and Peggy (Poole) Isaac. Susan graduated from Freeport High School in 1969, Illinois State University in 1973, and received her Masters in Education from National Louis University. Susan taught...
Brian L Hamon
Apr 19, 2014
Brian L. Hamon passed away on April 19, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. A memorial service will be held on May 10, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Seventh-day-Adventist Church. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. until time of service. A memorial has been established.
Eleanor Mae Pflugh (Mohr)
Apr 15, 2014
Eleanor Mae Pflugh, 83, of Durand passed into the presence of her Lord Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Parkview Home in Freeport. Born February 2, 1931 in Natrona Heights, PA she was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Barker) Mohr. On September 26, 1949 she and Elmer W. Pflugh were united in marriage. He preceded her in death in 1999....
Duane Kay Cox (Wagner)
Apr 15, 2014
Duane Kay Cox, 78, of Cedarville went home to the Lord on April 15, 2014 while surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cedarville on February 8, 1936 she was the daughter of Grace (Bear) and Gerald Wagner. She was a 1954 graduate of Freeport High School. On April 6, 1958 she and Ronald Cox were united in marriage at...
Roberta M Geiseman (Walters)
Apr 14, 2014
Roberta M. Geiseman, 92, of Freeport passed away peacefully on Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Stephenson County Nursing Center under the care of FHN Hospice. Born July 15, 1921 in Freeport, IL, she was the daughter of Harvey and Ellen (Morrison) Walters. Roberta was married on March 16, 1938 to Walter Geiseman Sr. in Clinton, Iowa. She and her...
Ronald E Floerke
Apr 11, 2014
Ronald E. Floerke, 56, of Freeport passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 at his home after courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his family and friends. Born February 7, 1958 in Freeport he was the son of Stanley and Valery (Brockhauson) Floerke. Ron was a 1976 graduate of Freeport High School and a veteran of the United States Army. On...
Jean Hoefer (Springer)
Apr 8, 2014
Jean was born on February 23, 1924 to Pearl (Easker) and James Springer in Cedar Rapids. She was the first of their six children. The growing family lived in Kansas City, St. Paul, and Chicago Heights, before moving to Freeport, where Jean graduated from Freeport High School in 1942. She married the love of her life, Merrill C. Hoefer, in...
