Barbara "Barb" A. Ahlstrom
Feb 11, 2022
Barbara A. Ahlstrom age 82, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022, at her home surrounded by family. Barbara was born October 7, 1939, to Harold and Mildred (Noller) Uecker. She was raised in rural Jo Daviess County. She married John H. Ahlstrom Jr. on August 31, 1957 and together they had 4 children. She was a member of...
Mark L. Frey
Feb 9, 2022
Mark L. Frey, 63, of Pearl City, IL passed away at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, with his family by his side. Mark was born on March 23, 1958, to Warren and Marlene (Busker) Frey in Freeport, IL. He graduated from Pearl City High School in 1976. Mark married Ann Tillis in Freeport,...
Gertrude "Gertie" P. Brown
Feb 7, 2022
Gertrude Pauline Brown, age 99 of Lena, IL, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022. She was born in Freeport, IL on May 25, 1922, the daughter of Otto and Anna (Mock) Bergemann. She married Robert D. Brown on September 27, 1942, in Freeport, IL. Gertie and Bob made their home in Lena, IL where she worked at the...
Janet J. Upmann
Feb 1, 2022
Janet J. (Koehler) Upmann, age 75 of Warren, formerly of Apple River, IL passed away on February 1, 2022 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, FL.
Janet was born to Edmund and Julia (Lewis) Koehler on October 15, 1946 in Council Hill, IL. She later moved to the Apple Canyon Lake area and attended Warren High...
Allen L. Turner
Jan 26, 2022
Allen Turner 88, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 peacefully at his home with his family at his side. He was born on January 8, 1934, in Freeport, IL the son of Arthur and Florence (Hall) Turner. Allen married Virginia (Helsinger) on April 9, 1955, in Fort Riley, KS. Allen served in the Army 10 th Mountain Division...
Karen L. Barth
Jan 25, 2022
Karen L. Barth, age 69, of Apple River, IL passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in Freeport, IL. She was born on January 1, 1953, in Belvidere, IL to Paul and Luella (Krupke) Barth. She loved helping others and did so by becoming an RN and serving on the Warren ambulance crew.
Karen enjoyed traveling, she...
William "Bill" H. Hills
Jan 25, 2022
William (Bill) Howard Hills, 97, of Lena passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Freeport Memorial Hospital.
Bill was born to Forrest and Minnie (nee Trueblood) Hills in Gordon, Nebraska on January 29, 1924. He graduated from Gordon High School and entered the Veterinary Corp of the U.S. Army when he was age 18 at Fort Robinson,...
Sylvia J. Holtz
Jan 22, 2022
Sylvia J. Holtz, age 74, of Stockton, Illinois passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022. She was born November 20, 1947, to Robert and Elly (Dalby) Johnson in Elgin, IL. She married Harold "Paul" Holtz in 1967 and their marriage ended after 39 years. They raised 3 children in Elgin, IL, Fort Worth, TX and Stockton, IL. She has...
Mary K. Brown
Jan 22, 2022
Mary Brown, age 73, of Lena, IL passed away on January 22, 2022, with her family by her side at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. She was born on April 23, 1948 to Orville and Lucille Nolan in Freeport, IL. Mary attended NIU in Dekalb, IL before marrying Dennis Brown on March 2, 1968 in Lena, IL; Dennis...
Harold L. Heindel
Jan 21, 2022
Harold Louis "Tiny" Heindel age 76, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Monroe Clinic Hospital. He was born on September 28, 1945 to Edward and Vera (Wernicke) Heindel at Freeport Memorial Hospital.
He graduated from Warren High School in 1963. After which he farmed with is Dad until his father's passing then continued farming...
Ethel J. Wichman
Jan 18, 2022
Ethel J. Wichman, age 98 went to be with her Lord with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. She was born on December 27, 1923, to George and Beada (Lied) Korth in Buckeye township in rural Stephenson County, IL. Â She married Clarence Wichman on January 15, 1941.
Ethel worked for Newell for 28...
Terry L. Scheider
Jan 16, 2022
Terry L. Scheider 63, of Rockford formerly of Lena passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford. He was born February 13, 1958, to Donald and Joyce (Barker) Scheider in Freeport.  He was a 1976 Le-Win graduate. He married Janice Miller on March 20, 1976, and together they raised three wonderful children and...
Margaret M. Arand
Jan 8, 2022
Margaret M. Arand (Mom, Grams, Grandma, aunt Maggie) age 87, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 8, 2022 surrounded by family. Her spunky and loving personality will be carried on by her children, grandchildren, siblings, and an extended family of relations and friends.
For anyone that knew her, even for a short time, knew...
Rebecca Ann Niemann
Jan 4, 2022
Rebecca A. Niemann,25, passed away at her home in Lena on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. She was born on March 5, 1996, to Jeff and Lynette (Browning) Niemann. Rebecca graduated from Lena-Winslow High School in 2015 and then went on to continue her education at Highland Community College. She was employed at the Monroe Dollar Tree for 2 ½...
Wesley Wessels
Jan 2, 2022
Wesley Wessels, 92, of McConnell died Sunday January 2, 2022 at the Lena Living Center. He was born December 1, 1929 in German Valley, IL to Wessel and Selma (Splinter) Wessels. The family moved to Idaho and his mother died when he was  9 yrs. Old. His grandma Splinter brought the family back to the Winslow area to live...
Wildred "Willie" A. Wulfekuhle
Dec 31, 2021
Wildred "Willie" A. Wulfekuhle, age 84, died December 31, 2021 near Winslow, IL. He was taken to his Heavenly home surrounded by his wife, several children, and grandchildren at his residence where he had farmed for over 47 years. Willie was born on June 22, 1937, in Earlville, Iowa to Clem and Marie Wulfekuhle as the youngest of six...
Katharine Frautschy
Dec 30, 2021
Katharine Frautschy age 87, of Orangeville passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Lena Living Center. She was born on July 16, 1934 in Monroe, WI to Roland and Clara (Leiser) Lenz. She married Glenn Frautschy on October 1, 1960 at Stavers Methodist Church and were married for 61 years. She was a loving mother and wife and...
Glenn And Katharine Frautschy
Dec 30, 2021
Glenn A. Frautschy, 89 of Orangeville passed away August 3, 2021, and loving wife Katharine M. Frautschy, 87, of Orangeville passed away December 30, 2021. A memorial service and visitation for Glenn and Katharine will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Cramer-Leamon Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11:00-12:00 with a memorial service at 12:00 (Noon). A...
Betty Kraft-Hartman
Dec 25, 2021
Betty J. Kraft-Hartman age 79, of Freeport passed away on Saturday December 25, 2021. She was born on November 10, 1942, in Freeport, Il to Lewis and Pearl (Williams) Kraft. She worked at Honeywell for 30 years and was a Tool & Die maker for 20 of them. She was a member of the American Red Cross and taught...
Donald Bates Sr.
Dec 24, 2021
Donald S. Bates Sr. age 83, passed away on Friday December 24, 2021 at SSM Health Monroe Hospital. He was born on September 27, 1938 in Pennsylvania to Harry and Dolly (Oberlander) Bates. He married Joyce Vogt in 1959 in Tinicum, PA. He worked for US Gauge for many years in Pennsylvania until moving to Wisconsin in 1976 to...
