Obituary Listing
Local Obituaries for Walker Mortuary & Daughenbaugh Funeral Home
Richard Borchert
Sep 26, 2013
Richard G. Borchert, 90, of Freeport, died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at his home. Born August 20, 1923 in Chicago he was the son of George and Anna (Povilaitis) Borchert. He married Alice Gosswein April 24, 1948 in Chicago. Richard served in the US Navy from 1943 to 1945. He was a Mason contractor in the Chicago area for many...
Mary Jane Hille
Sep 24, 2013
Mary Jane Hille, 82 of Oneco died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at her home. Born February 3, 1931 in Orangeville she was the daughter of Clarence and Hannah (Williams) Hille. Mary worked for Micro Switch for 33 years and later at Walmart. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Freeport and the Quarter Century Club...
Dorothy J Amans
Sep 20, 2013
Dorothy J. Amans, 94, of Freeport, died Friday, September 20, 2013, at FHN Memorial Hospital. Born March 28, 1919 in Freeport she was the daughter of Frank and Clara (Althouse) Setchell. She married Harry Amans and he preceded her in death. Dorothy was a retired school teacher. Surviving are her daughters, Colleen (Tom "Brian") Amans-Brown of Kent, Holly (Dennis) Amans-Kaiser...
Joe B Milks
Sep 15, 2013
Joe B. Milks passed away Sunday September, 15, 2013 at his home. Born July 15, 1933 in Spring Grove Township, WI, he was the son of Merrill and Faye Milks. He grew up in the Brodhead area and moved to the Davis area in the 1960's. He and Esther Heyel were united in marriage in Monroe, WI. Surviving are his...
David Anton Rose Sr
Sep 10, 2013
David Anton Rose Sr. 52, of Freeport, died Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Born November 19, 1960 in Freeport he was the son of Anton and Betty (Roach) Rose Jr. He married Sherry Fransen March 29, 2010. David was working for Rocknel Fastener, Inc. in Rockford. He was a member of Faith United...
William T Chapman
Sep 5, 2013
William T. Chapman, 91, of Freeport, died Thursday, September 5, 2013, at his home. Born March 8, 1922 in Little Falls, Minnesota he was the son of William C. and Louise (Thompson) Chapman. He married Thelma W. Womble on September 10, 1947 and she died December 27, 1992. William received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. He worked for...
Donald Jay Hoffman
Sep 2, 2013
Donald Jay Hoffman, 77, of Freeport, formerly of Forreston and Lanark, died Monday, September 2, 2013, at his residence. Born April 5, 1936 in Haldane, he was the son of Robert and Marion (Phillips) Hoffman. Jay owned and operated Hoffman Oil Company in Lanark, spent many years as a driver for courier services, and drove school buses for the Forreston...
Marion Eugene Leverington
Aug 30, 2013
Marion Eugene Leverington, 91, of Cedarville, died Friday, August 30, 2013 Illinois Veterans' Home in La Salle, Illinois. Born September 10, 1921 in Browntown, Wisconsin he was the son of Cecil and Iva (Dale) Leverington. He married Ardith Shippy February 17, 1940 and she died May 15, 1965. He married Alice Kirk April 30, 1966 and she died October 31,...
Lucille Joane Meier (Heidenreich)
Aug 28, 2013
Lucille Joane Meier, 78 of Freeport died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at her daughter's home in Monroe, WI after a courageous battle with cancer. Born November 26, 1934 in Freeport she was the daughter of Earl and Helen (Jacobs) Heidenreich. On November 22, 1953 she and Raymond Meier were united in marriage at Embury United Methodist Church Freeport. She was...
Debra Ann (Perkins) Tallman
Aug 27, 2013
Debra A. Perkins Tallman, 56 of Janesville, formerly of Freeport died Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at her home. Born May 1, 1957 in Chicago she was the daughter of Dwayne and Mary (Ackerman) Paul. Debra enjoyed the outdoors, animals and gardening. On February 2, 1990 she and Ralph Tallman were united in marriage. She is survived by her husband of...
Steven J Harnish
Aug 26, 2013
Steven J. Harnish, 61, of Freeport died Monday, August 26, 2013 at FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport. Born March 26, 1952 in Freeport he was the son Norbert and Marie (Erdmeier) Harnish. He was a 1970 graduate of Freeport High School and a lifetime resident of Freeport. In November of 1971 he became a member of the Iron Workers Local 498....
Ray Edward Wheeler
Aug 24, 2013
Ray Edward Wheeler, 57 of Baileyville, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at his home. Born February 21, 1956 in Dixon he was the son of Kenneth and Goldie (Cross) Wheeler. He was a graduate of Forreston High School and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Morris. He enjoyed going to auctions and various sales and working on his...
Ingeborg J Hamilton (Stoeckel)
Aug 20, 2013
Ingeborg J. (Stenstrom) Hamilton, 87, of Freeport, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at her home. Born January 21, 1926 in Leipsic, Germany she was the daughter of Ernst and Johanna (Stichert) Stoeckel. She married Lawrence Stenstrom and he preceded her in death. She was with Joe Hamilton and he preceded her in death. She worked at the Reynolds Army Hospital...
Betty Jean Cheeseman (Black)
Aug 17, 2013
Our loving Mother, Betty Jean Cheeseman, 89, of Freeport died surrounded by her daughters on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Presence St. Joseph Center in Freeport. Born March 13, 1924 in Freeport, she was the daughter of George and Vivian (Atchison) Black. She married Stanton Kreger, August 26, 1944, who preceded her in death in 1945 while serving in the...
Olive Ardis "Arde" Burt
Aug 17, 2013
Olive Ardis (Arde) Thvedt Burt was born in Froid, Montana on September 9, 1925 to Reverend Ingvald and Matilda Thvedt the youngest by ten years of five children. She died on August 17, 2013, at Parkview Home, Freeport after a two year struggle with Lewy Body Dementia. Her remains have been cremated and will be interred in the columbarium in...
Bertha Lohmeier (Kneubuehl)
Aug 15, 2013
Bertha Lohmeier, 98, formerly of Davis passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Woods Crossing at Woods Point, Brodhead, WI. Born November 27, 1914 in Humbird, WI she was the daughter of Jacob and Barbara (Greub) Kneubuehl. She and Milton J.W. Lohmeier were united in marriage on December 25, 1935 he preceded her in death on February 11, 1977. Bertha...
Colton Conrad & Harnish
Aug 13, 2013
Twin sons of Alexandria Harnish of Macomb, IL. died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in Macomb Hospital. Graveside Memorial Services and burial will be held Friday, August 16, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. in the Dakota Cemetery, Dakota, IL. Reverend John McIntosh will officiate. Survivors include their Mother; Grandparents, Michelle Linder of Belvidere and Justin Linder of Lena; Great Grandparents, Kenneth and...
Harlan Kelsey "Hk" Hinkley Jr
Aug 12, 2013
H. K. Hinkley, Jr., age 75, died on Monday, August 12, 2013 at home in Freeport after a cheerful and optimistic 14-months' battle against pancreatic cancer. He was born Harlan Kelsey, Jr., October 26, 1937, in Litchfield, Illinois, the son of Harlan and Pauline (Bandy) Hinkley. On August 21, 1960, he married Rosemary Hughes in Carbondale, Illinois. Preceding him in...
Kathy A Manning (Sturtevant)
Aug 12, 2013
Kathy A. Manning, 51, of Roscoe formerly of Freeport passed away Monday, August 12, 2013 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford after a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 16, 1962 in Freeport she was the daughter of John and Nancy Sturtevant. Kathy worked in management at K-Mart in Freeport for many years, and most recently was office...
Dorothy G Clock (Green)
Aug 11, 2013
Dorothy G. Clock, 100, of Freeport, died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Parkview Home. Born September 8, 1912 in Freeport she was the daughter of Attorney Charles H. and Gratia (Waddell) Green. On October 8, 1936 she married Regnald C. Clock in Freeport. and he died May 30, 2003. Dorothy was the 5th generation of the Green and Waddell Families;...
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