Obituary Listing

Feb 12, 2026

Fern M. Harnish, 99 of Freeport, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 12, 2026, at her home. She was born on October 26, 1926 in Lena, IL, the daughter Clemmie and Nellie (Buss) Ferguson. Fern married Gerald Harnish on November 11, 1944, in Freeport. Fern and her husband farmed the majority of their life, first...

Feb 10, 2026

Eli H. McNutt, 90, of Warren, IL passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. He was born on October 1, 1935, in Oxford, WI to Sam and Edith (Brown) McNutt. He was a graduate of Oxford High School and where he was a star athlete in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He worked on the family farm, working the...

Feb 7, 2026

Joyce Zeal, 95, of Monroe, Wi. formerly of Warren Il. passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at the New Glarus Nursing Home in new Glarus Wi.  The 6th of 10 children born to Roy and Edna (Ferrey) Downs, she was born in Lead Mine, WI. Joyce married Allen Zeal on February 22, 1949 at the Methodist Church...

Jan 19, 2026

Anna "Ann" Mahoney, 76, of Lena, Illinois, passed away peacefully at her home following a four-year courageous battle with cancer surrounded by her husband and family on January 19th, 2026.

Ann was born May 20th, 1949, in Monroe, Wisconsin to Robert and Rosemary (Fox) Dower. She married Mark Mahoney on February 27th, 1988, in Darlington, Wisconsin. She...

Jan 18, 2026

Carolyn M. Setterstrom, age 96, of Orangeville passed away peacefully on Sunday January 18, 2026, at Citadel ST. Josephs Village of Freeport with her family by her side. She was born on January 8, 1930, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Carl and Ellen (Linn) Swanson. She graduated as the Valedictorian of Stillman Valley High School, class of 1947....

Jan 16, 2026

Louise Drye, age 93, of Lena, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2026, at Aster Assisted Living in Monroe, WI. Born November 9, 1932, in rural Gratiot, WI, she was the daughter of Henry and Leona (Gille) Stietz. On September 20, 1952, Louise married the love of her life and favorite dance partner, Charles H. Drye. Together, they built...

Jan 13, 2026

Roxann K. Schultz, 65, of Lena, IL passed away peacefully with her family by her side on January 13, 2026. She was born on January 15, 1960, in Freeport, IL to Eugene Diestelmeier and Rita (Starr) Cook. For many years of Roxann's life, she farmed in rural Northwestern IL with her family. Many knew her for her warm smile...

Jan 11, 2026

Russell B. Severson, 61, of Lena, IL, formerly of Black Earth, WI passed away at his home on Sunday, January 11, 2026. The son of Burnett and Marie (Gerke) Severson, he was born on May 16, 1964, in Madison, WI. On June 21, 2008, he married Candy Cain.

Russell started out farming and was a volunteer fireman...

Jan 10, 2026

Janice Toay, 83, of Stockton, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Lafayette Hospital, Darlington, WI. She was born on December 17, 1942, to Willis and L. May (Vickers) McKee in the parlor of her uncle's farmhouse in Rush Township. She graduated from Warren High School in 1960, and married Denis "Denny" Toay on September 10,...

Jan 9, 2026

William F. Megan Sr.,(Bill) peacefully passed away in the presence of his family, on 9 January 2026. Bill was born in Cleveland, Ohio on 27 November 1929. He was the adopted son of Charles Howard and Martha (Moss) Megan of Struthers, Ohio. He enlisted in the Navy in 1948, stationed in Bethesda, Maryland, he became an operating room specialist,...

Jan 8, 2026

Marlene I. Homb, 83, of Freeport, passed away on January 8, 2026 at Liberty Village, IL, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was born on March 19, 1942, in Darlington, WI, the daughter of Harold and Marie (Wicker) Hale. Marlene married William Homb on November 23,1963.

She completed her nursing training at the Freeport School of...

Jan 3, 2026

Sally Louise Gerbode, 91, of Lena, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the SSM Monroe Health Hospice Home. The daughter of James and Lovida (Langdon) Barber, she was born on August 2, 1934, in Janesville, WI. She married John M. Gerbode on October 9, 1954, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church...

Jan 2, 2026

Florence E. Klentz, 104, of Freeport, formerly of Lena, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Manor Court in Freeport, IL.  Florence was born on August 11, 1921, in Rollfield, MT to Jacob and Florence (Skinner) Paul.  She married Kenneth Klentz on August 21, 1938, in McConnell, IL. Florence and Ken raised two daughters and farmed in...

Jan 1, 2026

Jeffery Alan Holmes, 75, of Lena, IL, passed away on Thursday January 1, 2026 at his home. Jeff was born on December 9, 1950 in Freeport, IL to Maurice and Elaine (Amendt) Holmes. Jeff graduated from Lena-Winslow High School and attended Highland Community College. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1971 and was stationed in Germany...

Dec 27, 2025

Oscar A. Ruedinger, 93, of Orangeville, IL, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at the SSM Monroe Hospice Home on Saturday, December 27, 2025.  He was born on June 16, 1932, to Albertus and Anna (Achterberg) Ruedinger in Oshkosh, WI.  Oscar married Janet Keller on June 26, 1982, in Monticello, WI at the Zwingli United Church...

Dec 24, 2025

Ruth Ann (Gift) Scheider passed in the most peaceful setting watching an online nativity reenactment at her church on Christmas Eve evening. She was born on September 21, 1937, to Glen and Gladys (Chapin) Gift in Freeport, IL. Ruth grew up in Cedarville, IL and was one of 12 children. At age 11, she met the love of her...

Dec 21, 2025

Sally Ann Packard (89) passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on December 21, 2025. Sally embodied unconditional love and was incredibly proud of her entire family.

Sally was born on August 8, 1936 to John Scott Burton and Eleanor Kathryn (Mottram) in Chicago. Sally spent her youth in Chicago and told many a story about the...

Dec 17, 2025

Janet E. Mittelsteadt, age 84 of Warren, passed away surrounded by her family on December 17, 2025, at Lafayette Hospital in Darlington, WI.

She was born on January 3, 1941, in Green County, WI, the daughter of George and Bessie(Sweeney) Broege. (as she told her girls that she was pooped on a bird...

Dec 13, 2025

Janice Lockwood, of Lena, passed away on December 13, 2025, at FHN Memorial Hospital.   She was born in Lena, Illinois, on September 27, 1942, to John Franklin Metcalf and Meta (Peters) Metcalf.  On September 16, 1961, she married Lee B. Lockwood.

Janice worked as a secretary for Honeywell Micro Switch, Salem United Church of Christ, and others...

Dec 7, 2025

Joseph W. Krupke, 78, of Freeport, Illinois, passed away December 7, 2025 in Davis, Illinois. Joe was born on March 26, 1947 in Belvedere, Illinois to Emil and Clementina (Janicki) Krupke. He was a lifelong resident of Freeport and graduated from Freeport Senior High School. He worked for Kelly Springfield Tire Co. , later Titan Tire, until his retirement....