David L Penniston
Dec 4, 2014
David L. Penniston, 74, of Freeport, died Thursday, December 4, 2014, at Freeport Rehabilitation & Care Center. Born April 3, 1940 in Monroe, Wisconsin he was the son of Harold and Ruth (Gille) Penniston. He married Audrey Wuethrich January 17, 1959. They had three children together. After 21 years their marriage ended. He was a veteran of the Wisconsin National...
Ray G Dimarco
Dec 3, 2014
Ray G. DiMarco, 88, of Freeport, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Lincolnshire Place in Loves Park. Born October 4, 1926 in Ferentino, Italy he was the son of Ambrose and Francesca (Tartaglia) DiMarco. On June 21, 1953 Ray and Margaret D'Inverno were united in marriage. Margaret preceded him in death on September 7, 2006. Ray was a welder and...
Gary Evan Moore
Dec 3, 2014
Gary Evan Moore, 75, of Rockford, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at his home. Born October 16, 1939 in Freeport he was the son of John Earl and Helen (Babcock) Moore. He married Mary Klentz in 1959. Gary was a lifetime salesman working at Sears, K-Mart and Montgomery Wards. Surviving are his wife, Mary of Rockford; his children, Melody (Brad)...
Eugene C Barthel
Dec 3, 2014
Eugene C. Barthel, 86, of Freeport, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at his home after a bout with cancer. Born May 2, 1928 in Freeport he was the son of Edward C. and Flavia (Glick) Barthel Sr. He married Neva Gaulrapp June 24, 1980 in Lancaster, Wisconsin. Eugene worked for Hawes Bottling Beverage Company for 29 years and for 15...
Doris Mae Weber (Gramley)
Dec 1, 2014
On Monday, December 1, 2014, Doris passed peacefully from her home to eternal life with Christ her Savior. Doris was born on June 18, 1929 to Mervin and Iona (Shelly) Gramley. She grew up in Lancaster Township and graduated from Dakota High School. She had a heart to serve others. After high school, Doris attended and graduated from nursing school....
Kathryn A Epling
Nov 26, 2014
Kathryn A. Epling, 95, of Presence St. Joseph Center in Freeport died Tuesday, November 26, 2014 at the center. Born August 28, 1919 in Freeport she was the daughter of Frank and Gertrude (Cook) Fenton. Kathryn was a 1937 graduate of Freeport High School. On September 2, 1939 she and William Epling were united in marriage and he preceded her...
Melvin George Schubert
Nov 24, 2014
Melvin George Schubert, 90, of Freeport, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 24, 2014, at Manor Court in Freeport. Born June 2, 1924 in a farm house south of Stockton he was the son of Raymond F. and Bessie A. (Sanbourn) Schubert. He attended Berreman School in Mt. Carroll. He married Doris E. Getz March 17,...
Ronald Milton Chappell
Nov 19, 2014
Ronald Milton Chappell, 82, of Estero, Florida, formerly of Freeport, Illinois died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at his home in Florida Born March 26, 1932 in Highland Park, Michigan he was the son of Harold and Eva (Haack) Chappell. He married Norma Jean Harnish February 24, 1956 in Freeport, Illinois. Ronald served in the Korean Conflict 1951-1955. He spent 30...
Marcella M Heitz (Petrik)
Nov 18, 2014
Marcella M. Heitz, 93, of Freeport died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Manor Court of Liberty Village in Freeport. Born March 23, 1921 in Ravinia, SD she was the daughter of John and Kate (Varilek) Petrik. On November 23, 1946 she and Robert C. Heitz were united in marriage, Robert preceded her in death in 2004. She worked for Freeport...
Geraldine K "Gerry" (Labudde)
Nov 17, 2014
Geraldine "Gerry" K. Walker, 68, of Freeport, died Monday, November 17, 2014 at Presence St. Joseph Nursing Center. Born October 26, 1946 in Freeport she was the daughter of Karl and Marjorie (Erdman) LaBudde. She married Franklin F. Walker on May 11, 1974 in Freeport. She received her B.S. in Geography from University of Wisconsin in White Water. Gerry was...
Dale W Stabenow
Nov 13, 2014
Dale W. Stabenow, 88, of Freeport, died Thursday, November 13, 2014, at his home. Born December 18, 1925 in Waddams Township he was the son of Lewis and Martha (Parks) Stabenow. He married Mary Kurth July 1, 1944 in Durham North Carolina. He was a self-employed carpenter in Freeport for most of his life. Dale was a WWII Army veteran...
Rita J Wittbecker (Schmitz)
Nov 11, 2014
Rita J. Wittbecker, 82, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Stephenson Nursing Center. Born September 12, 1932 in Belleville, Illinois she was the daughter of Frank and Rita (Lueckemeyer) Schmitz. She married Donald J. Wittbecker June 22, 1957 and he died August 25, 1996. Rita worked at Newell and for the VFW for 22 years. She was a member of...
Marilyn Mailand (Ostrander)
Nov 10, 2014
Marilyn Mailand, age 78 of Freeport passed away peacefully at Rockford Memorial Hospital on Monday, November 10, 2014 after a courageous fight with many health conditions. She was born on March 2, 1936 in Freeport, the daughter of Alva and Frances Ostrander. Marilyn graduated from Monroe High School in 1954 and married Eugene Mailand on June 29, 1958. Over her...
Jerome J "Romie" Strohacker
Nov 7, 2014
Jerome J. "Romie" Strohacker, 83, of Freeport died Friday, November 7, 2014 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. Born in Freeport at Deaconess Hospital, January 10, 1931 he was the son of John and Vivian (Borchers) Strohacker. Romie grew up in the farming communities of Baileyville and German Valley where he farmed and attended Forreston High School. He worked at...
Genevieve Alberta "Gen" (Kuehl)
Oct 27, 2014
Genevieve Alberta Schoch, 93, of Dakota passed away peacefully Monday, October 27, 2014 at Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport. She was born May 6, 1921, in Freeport, daughter of Frank and Mildred (Daughenbaugh) Kuehl. On August 8, 1942, Genevieve and Roger Wayne Schoch were united in marriage in Rossville, GA. Roger died November 3, 1966, in Madison, WI. Prior to...
Hedy Simmer (Untersee)
Oct 26, 2014
Hedy Simmer, 92, of Freeport formerly of Rock City, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Parkview Home Freeport. Born March 13, 1922 in Bern, Switzerland she was the daughter of John and Hedwig (Brandli) Untersee. She was a graduate of Orangeville High School and St. Francis School of Nursing in Freeport. On January 8, 1944 Hedy and Vernon Simmer were...
Nettie M Hendren
Oct 21, 2014
Nettie Marie Hendren, 92, of Freeport passed away peacefully October 21, 2014. Nettie is survived by her brother Kenneth Nott, two children: Kaye (Joel) McCulloch and Cynthia (Larry) Teller. Grandchildren: Crista (Dean) Larsen, Alan Teller, Stephen Teller, Kimberly McCulloch, Michael Teller and Daniel Teller. Eight Great Grandchildren and many beloved friends and family. Preceded in death by: her parents, husband...
Jeanette W Carpenter (Walter)
Oct 18, 2014
Jeanette W. Carpenter, 94, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at Parkview Home in Freeport, on Saturday, October 18, 2014. She was born Cornelia Jeanette Walter on December 16, 1919, in Carrollton, Illinois, the only child of Arthur C. and Florence (Green) Walter. Jeanette graduated from Carrollton High School in 1937. She graduated from Brown's Business School in Jacksonville, Illinois,...
