Mary Louise Miller (Hevrin)
Jul 22, 2014
Mary Louise Miller, 79, of Davis passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Born October 31, 1934 in Byron, she was the daughter of Clayton and Dora (Bakener) Hevrin. On November 27, 1959 she and Russell Miller were united in marriage. She farmed in the Davis area with her husband Russell for many years...
Dorothy Jean Lief (Lindgren)
Jul 22, 2014
Dorothy Jean Lief, 85 of Freeport died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Born January 12, 1929 in Freeport she was the daughter of Ben and Frieda Lindgren. She was a graduate of Freeport High School. Dorothy worked many years for the Stephenson County Abstract and Title Co. She married Donald Loring in 1951, he...
Robert A Dame
Jul 22, 2014
Robert A. Dame, 93, of Freeport, died July 22, 2014, at Liberty Village in Freeport. Born January 6, 1921 in Freeport he was the son of James and Ida (Below) Dame. He married Lorraine Fletcher November 23, 1944 in Freeport at the Immanuel Lutheran Church. Robert worked for Coke-Cola, Kraft Foods, Fairbanks Morse, and Honeywell Micro Switch for 32 years....
Marjorie Marie Diehl (Klaas)
Jul 20, 2014
Marjorie Marie Diehl, 93, of Freeport, died Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Parkview Home. Born April 13, 1921 in Globe Hospital, Freeport she was the daughter of Arthur and Leona (Gassman) Klaas. Marjorie grew up in Eleroy and attended the Eleroy Country School and Lena Community High School, graduating in 1939. She attended Illinois State University in Normal for one...
Keith Evan Lebaron
Jul 19, 2014
Keith Evan LeBaron (80), of Freeport, passed away at home surrounded by family and friends after a long struggle with emphysema. Keith was born on June 24, 1934 in Woodbine, IL, to parents Raymond Roscoe and Berneice Marjorie (Evans) LeBaron. He lived in Freeport nearly all of his life and graduated from Freeport High School in 1952. Fifty five years...
Sharon Kaye Van (Saxby)
Jul 17, 2014
Sharon Kaye Van Heeren (Saxby), 71, went to be with the lord on the sunny morning of July 17, 2014. She was born on May 27, 1943 to Pauline and Warren Saxby. She is survived by four siblings, Eugene Saxby of Lena, IL, Tracey (Craig) Robieson of Lena, IL, Karon Dundee of Lena, IL, and Teresa Krieder of Orangeville, IL....
Joanne Emily Hutmacher (Jacobs)
Jul 14, 2014
Joanne Emily Hutmacher, age 76, died at home on July 14, 2014, surrounded by family and friends after a lengthy illness. She was born on December 16, 1937 in Freeport to Walter and Emma Jacobs. She attended Freeport High School and graduated from HCC Nursing Program. Joanne was employed at FHN Memorial Hospital until her retirement. Joanne and Roger K....
Cathryn J Arola (Fisher)
Jul 9, 2014
Cathryn J. "Kay" Arola, 94, of Freeport, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Freeport Rehabilitation & Care Center in Freeport. Born November 16, 1919 in McConnell, she was the daughter of John and Nellie (Kunkle) Fisher. She married Arvo Arola on December 14, 1944 and he preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Winslow High School and attended...
Sandra Kilian Michael (Gross)
Jul 6, 2014
Sandra Kilian Michael, 75, of Eleroy died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at Presence St. Joseph Home in Freeport after a courageous 5-1/2 year battle with colon cancer. Born in rural Stephenson County she was the daughter of Dale and Josephine (Kilian) Gross. She graduated from Orangeville High School in 1957 and was the 1957 Stephenson County Dairy Princess. She graduated...
Shirley E Bowers
Jul 3, 2014
Shirley E. Bowers, 88, of Lanark, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at her home. She was born June 12, 1926 in Rockford. She married Harry Bowers November 30, 1944 and he preceded her death on December 26, 2012. Surviving are her children, Pamela (Cris) Wooden of Kingston, Oklahoma; and Michael Ray Bowers of Streamwood; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren....
Valentina Maiewskij-Hay
Jun 30, 2014
Valentina Maiewskij-Hay passed away quietly in her sleep June 30, 2014. Val was born in Leoben, Austria on May 14, 1949 to Julia Zinko Maiewskij and Nikolai Mikhail Maiewskij and grew up in Freeport, Illinois. After receiving the B.A. in Russian Area Studies from the University of Illinois, she studied history at the University of Florida receiving both masters and...
Harmine Wibben Scheffner (Janshen)
Jun 25, 2014
Harmine Wibben Scheffner, of Forreston, a loving Mother, Grandma and Oma passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the age of 89. Born on July 23, 1924 in Campen, Germany she came to America at the age of four. She was the daughter of Martin and Gertie (Henning) Janshen. On June 23, 1945 she married Robert "Bob" Scheffner at...
Mary Catherine Shearer (Sharpf)
Jun 25, 2014
Mary Catherine (Sharpf) Shearer, 85, of Freeport, IL passed away peacefully of natural causes at her home on June 25, 2014. Mary was born on September 23, 1928 in Peru, Indiana to Kyle and Helen (Pearson) Sharpf. She married Ernest George Shearer (deceased) on May 2, 1950 in St. Peter's Church in Winamac, Indiana. She enjoyed her family, gardening, and...
Frederic A "Fritz" Neyhart
Jun 23, 2014
Frederic A. "Fritz" Neyhart, 82 years old, of Freeport, died peacefully on June 23, 2014. Born May 23, 1932 in Freeport the son of Louise Albright and Carl Neyhart. He graduated from Freeport High School in 1950 and went on to a successful academic career, culminating in a Master of Arts Degree from Northwestern University in Speech Education in 1956....
Charles Lester "Chuck" Bryan
Jun 23, 2014
Charles "Chuck" Lester Bryan, 69, formerly of Freeport went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 23, 2014 at the Neighbors Nursing Home in Byron. Born September 10, 1944 in Woodland, CA, he was the son of George Vernon and Beulah Marie (Jones) Bryan. The most important things in life to Chuck were God and his family. Chuck enjoyed...
Anna Elizabeth Gottschalk (Petry)
Jun 20, 2014
Anna Elizabeth Gottschalk, 107 of rural Freeport died Friday, June 20, 2014 at her home. Born March 23, 1907 in Surrey, ND she was the daughter of Daniel S. and Nora E. (Yoder) Petry. She attended Minot North Dakota State University, Mt. Morris College and Dekalb University. Anna spent 30 years teaching, she taught all 8 grades at Cranes Grove...
Michael Ralph Brinkmeier
Jun 17, 2014
Michael Ralph Brinkmeier, 57, of Freeport, was called home by the Angels on June 17, 2014 at the Veteran Administration Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Born February 3, 1957 in Savanna, Illinois he was the son of Dean and Donna (Cox) Brinkmeier. Michael was a graduate of Stockton High School. Michael worked for Mytec, Vintners and Swiss Colony Inn. He was...
Edith Darby Kerlin (Smith)
Jun 17, 2014
Edith (Darby) Kerlin, 96, formerly of Freeport, passed away from an apparent heart attack June 17, 2014. Born April 17, 1918 she was the daughter of Jacob and Jessie (Wilson) Smith. She married Edwin Darby June 18, 1954 and he died June 8, 1973. She married Ralph W. Kerlin November 3, 1984 and he died September 28, 1986. She retired...
James C Gordon
Jun 17, 2014
James C. Gordon, 87, of Freeport died peacefully Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at his home. Born October 27, 1926 in Freeport he was the son of Albert and Martha (Schafer) Gordon. On September 4, 1954 he and Ellen Brodniki were united in marriage in Stockton. Jim was a veteran of the United States Army serving from 1945-1947. He worked for...
