Obituary Listing

Oct 28, 2019

Ronald G. Toepfer, 85, of Apple River, IL, passed away surrounded by his family at the Williams Middleton VA Hospital in Madison, WI on Monday, October 28, 2019. He was born on October 2, 1934 in Wauwatosa, WI to Albert and Ruth (Leuzinger) Toepfer. Ronald was married to Margery Brandt, and together they had four children, then he married...

Oct 27, 2019

Lois Virginia Maass, 93, of Walworth, WI, formerly of Lena, IL, died Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Golden Years in Walworth, WI. She was born on October 5, 1926, in Lena to Albert & Effa (Uecker) Koppean.

She married the love of her life, Alvin Herman Maass, on October 6, 1946, in Lena. He passed away on...

Oct 24, 2019

Bonnie Blair, 68 passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday Oct 24,2019. She was born to Wayne and Delma (Guenzler) Blair on June 9 th 1951. Bonnie graduated from Warren High School in 1969. She went on to ISU to get her degree in criminal justice. Bonnie worked at the Sleezer Home in Freeport until retirement in 2016....

Oct 23, 2019

Lowell E. Phillips, 88, of Warren, Illinois passed away on Wednesday October 23, 2019 at Waverly Place in Stockton, Illinois surrounded by his family. He was born on March 10, 1931 to Earl and Luella (Schulz) Phillips in Red Oak, Illinois. He married Ruby Downs on April 21, 1956 and together they had six children. Lowell served his country...

Oct 22, 2019

Ann Gail Reed Kaser's spirit took flight when she died peacefully at home early Tuesday morning, October 22, 2019.

Born July 22, 1941, in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of teachers William Frederick Reed and Edith Muriel Baxendale Reed. She grew up in Northfield, Ill. and attended New Trier high School, then Illinois College and the...

Oct 21, 2019

Amanda R. Lobdell, 40, of Lena, Illinois passed way unexpectedly on Monday, October 21, 2019 at the Monroe Hospital in Monroe, Wisconsin. She was born on October 23, 1978 to Charles and Diane (Johnson) Dahlby in Fairbanks, Alaska. Amanda was currently employed at Family Fresh Pack but her true passion was home health care. She also enjoyed helping her...

Oct 20, 2019

Duane M Otte, 70, of Lena passed away unexpectedly at home on October 20, 2019. He was born September 26, 1949 to Elmer ad Florence (Otte) Otte. He attended and graduated from Lena schools in 1967 then served in the Air Force as an Aircraft sheet metal repairman during Vietnam. He married Judith (Brubaker) Sliffy on October 27, 1984....

Oct 15, 2019

Dorothy "Janice" Heyer age 92, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. She was born on November 11, 1926 in Freeport, IL to Allen and Dorothy (Drane) Coomber. She married Gordon Heyer on February 6, 1946 at the Warren Methodist Church. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Women's group, and the...

Oct 15, 2019

Melvin C. Loewe age 88, of Lena, IL passed away Tuesday October 15, 2019 at FHN Memorial Hospital. He was born September 8, 1931 at home to Herman and Mildred (Jahnke) Loewe. He attended Immanuel Lutheran School and graduated from Freeport High School in 1949. He married Arlene Otte on November 17, 1979. He was employed at Micro Switch...

Oct 12, 2019

Violette Charline Tessendorf age 99, passed away on Saturday October 12, 2019 at Lena Living Center. She was born on November 15, 1919 at home near Argyle, WI. She attended school at the Mud Branch School and Argyle High School. She attended nurses training at St. Francis School of Nursing in Freeport and received her RN on graduation. She...

Oct 11, 2019

Vida Marie Neebel passed away on Friday October 11, 2019 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Il. Vida was born on May 5, 1927 as the youngest of six children born to John and Lena (McKinstry) Blair near Stockton. Robert Neebel and Vida were married on November 7, 1945 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Stockton, IL. She was...

Oct 8, 2019

Jeff J. Klever went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at the FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL.

Jeff was born on March 12, 1976 in Freeport, IL to Steve Klever and Lynn Kohler Hoff. He married Lu Ann Sellman on May 28, 2016 in Freeport, IL. Jeff had a very outgoing personality,...

Oct 4, 2019

On Friday, October 4, 2019, Stanley J. Jones passed away at the age of 66 from cancer. Stan was born on September 8, 1953 in Freeport, IL to Wilbur and Nellie (Heefner) Jones. Stan was the father of two daughters, Vanessa Reid of Kenmore, WA and Michelle Elliott of Star, ID, and has most recently spent his time retired...

Sep 29, 2019

Jose Maria Camarillo, 70 years old, was called home to Jesus on September 29, 2019. He was born August 15, 1949 on his grandparents' ranch in East Orosi. Jose served in the US Army and received a medal of honor for his service in the Vietnam War. He was a lover of music and could be seen playing his...

Sep 28, 2019

Nadine Adkins went to heaven on September 28, 2019 in Fort Dodge, IA. She was born on October 26, 1929 in Mayview, MO to Jacob and Bertha (Greer) Collett. Nadine lived in Illinois most of her life. She owned and operated Nadine's Market on Route 20 with Lloyd and Luetta Miller for many years. After closing the market she...

Sep 27, 2019

Elaine L. Flynn 93, passed away on Friday September 27, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on December 17, 1925 in Kent, IL to Virgil and Luella (Fehr) Mater. She married Victor Flynn on August 10, 1946 in Lena. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Elaine was a homebody. She loved...

Sep 25, 2019

Melodie Scheider, 73, of Lena passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI.  She was born on October 13, 1945 to John and Evelyn (Hage) Esmond. She graduated from Lena-Winslow High School in 1963, and then went on to Cosmetology school. She married Darrell Scheider on June 13, 1964 and together they raised...

Sep 23, 2019

Warren "Cowboy" C. Mohrbacher, 91, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Waverly Place in Stockton. He was born on May 24, 1928 in Des Plaines, IL to Carl and Dorothy (Roesslein) Mohrbacher. Cowboy married Kristine "Krissy" Nelson on February 3, 1984. He served his country in the United States Army from 1952-1957. During his career in the...

Sep 22, 2019

Robert "Bob" D. Sutter, 80, formerly of Warren, IL passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at home in South Wayne, WI surrounded by his loving family. On February 18, 1939 Bob was born in Dubuque, IA to Robert and Goldie (Kressig) Sutter of East Dubuque, IL. On August 10, 1963, he married Marjorie Jamason, the love of his life....

Sep 17, 2019

Wilma J. Kempel, 83, passed away on Tuesday September 17, 2019 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. She was born on June 30, 1936 to William and Eva (Zettle) Busjahn. She married Alvin Kempel and he preceded her in death. Wilma farmed alongside her sister Sandy for 10 years, she also worked at Micro Switch, Swiss Colony, Structo, and...