Obituary Listing

Feb 27, 2026

Patricia L. Thill, 89, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, at Manor Court in Freeport, IL.  Patricia was born on March 17, 1936, in Stephenson County, IL to Ralph and Lillian (Gillette) Heyer. She married David Thill on October 12, 1954, at the Nazarene Church in Stockton, IL.

Patricia was employed by J.C. Penny Department Store...

Feb 27, 2026

Deanna Louise Jordan, age 86, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday February 27, 2026.

She was born on September 19, 1939 to Robert and Edna (Stolte) Marks. Deanna graduated from Bennett High School.  Deanna married Marland K. Jordan on September 1, 1957, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bennett, Iowa.

Together they moved...

Feb 26, 2026

Coyla B. Dahms, age 99, of Lena, Illinois passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Mercy Health-FHN Hospital in Freeport, Illinois. She was born on November 27, 1926, in rural Orangeville, Illinois to Orville and Gladys (Reeser) Barker.

On May 31, 1947, she was united in marriage to Edgar Dahms. Among her many roles in life,...

Feb 24, 2026

Cynthia "Cindy" Louise Brinker, 74, of Warren, passed away at home on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. She was born February 16, 1952, in Hazel Green, WI. to James Joseph and Mary "Delores" (McKillip) Murphy. She attended Holy Rosary Catholic School in Darlington, WI as well as Gratiot High School. She later went on to receive her Associate Degree in...

Feb 24, 2026

Elden "Eldie" Benters, age 73 of Lena, IL, passed away on February 24, 2026, at his home with his wife by his side. He was born on January 15, 1953, in Morrison, IL, the son of John and Ruth (Duncan) Benters. Eldie married Kathleen Metzger on October 3, 1981, at St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Loves Park, IL. For...

Feb 22, 2026

David E. Bower, age 89, of Orangeville, IL went home to heaven on Sunday, February 22, 2026.

He was born on September 6, 1936, to Geroge and Naomi (Cunningham) Bower on a farm near McConnell, IL. He grew up on various farms near Stockton and Warren, IL. He graduated from Warren in 1955 and joined the Air...

Feb 20, 2026

Ashlynn Rayne Sellman, age 3, went to be with Jesus on Friday, February 20, 2026. Ashlynn was born to Tyler and Megan Sellman on January 27, 2023, joining big sister Brynlee.

Ashlynn was the second child through and through; she would let you know when something wasn't the way she wanted! Ashlynn was smart, brave, full of...

Feb 18, 2026

Irene Broaddus, age 85, passed away on Wednesday February 18, 2026 at Serenity Estates of Lena. She was born on January 17, 1941 in Chicago, IL to Andrew and Stella (Fredrick) Parzuchowski. Irene married Ivan Broaddus on April 30, 1983 in Chicago, IL.

Irene and Ivan were from Elmwood Park, IL and moved to Lena in 2004...

Feb 17, 2026

Jerry L. Workinger, "Lynn", age 64, of Warren, IL passed peacefully with his beloved family by his side on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The son of late Patricia Gille, Lynn was born on August 19, 1961, in Freeport, IL. Growing up in the Warren area, he spent his teenage years cultivating a strong work ethic and passion for his...

Feb 12, 2026

Rosie Barkeit, 90 of Lena, IL and formerly of Pearl City, IL passed away on February 12, 2026, at Serenity Estates Lena (formerly Lena Living Center). She was born on May 18, 1935, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Anton and Lily (Leibfried) Scheuring. Rosie married Horst F. Barkeit on March 30, 1957, in Chicago.

Rosie is...

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,...