Obituary Listing

Jun 24, 2019

Jerianne Lynn Miller, age 61, of Warren passed away unexpectedly on June 24, 2019 at her home with family by her side. She was born on March 25, 1958 in Royal Oak, Michigan to Gerald and Judith Wells. She married Steve Miller on December 31, 1981 in Charleston, South Carolina and together they raised three children. She worked as...

Jun 16, 2019

D. Lorraine Cook, 91 of Warren, IL passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Manor Court of Freeport. Lorraine was born on July 26, 1927 to Delvin and Stella (Rife) Wilcox in Stockton, IL. She married Donald Cook on December 16, 1945 at the Apple River United Methodist Church. Lorraine was a homemaker, and worked at Cook's Supermarket...

Jun 16, 2019

Lena- Verena W. Heinkel, 91 of Lena, IL passed away at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL on Sunday, June 16, 2019. She was born on January 11, 1928 to Alfred and Bertha (Mader) Wyss in Montrose, MO. She married Allen Dale Heinkel on October 28, 1946 in the Parsonage of St. John's Lutheran Church by Rev. Louis Beto....

Jun 15, 2019

Gary L. Diehl, 75, passed away June 15, 2019 in Fort Myers, FL. He was born May 31, 1944 in Freeport, IL to Floyd and Darlene (Lower) Diehl. Gary married Shirley A. Stone in June 1964 at the Lena United Methodist Church. He owned and operated Rockford Yamaha and Suzuki. He worked as a skilled trades pipefitter for Chrysler...

Jun 13, 2019

Debra S. Koester, age 63, passed away on Thursday June 13, 2019 at the Lena Living Center. She was born October 9, 1955 Bernard and Dolores (Stadel) Koester

Funeral Service will be held on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Leamon Funeral Home in Lena, IL.

Officiating will be Father Morrissey.

Jun 11, 2019

Paul A. Ernst, age 93 of Apple River passed away on Tuesday June 11, 2019. He was born October 2, 1925 to John and Ella (Brown) Ernst in the back bedroom of the farm house he lived his entire life. He went to the Emery School about a mile from his house, attended high school in Apple River for...

Jun 8, 2019

Dorleen A. Switzer, age 80 of Orangeville, IL, passed away June 8, 2019 at the Presence St. Joseph Center in Freeport, IL.

This obituary of a remarkable woman was written by her husband of over 60 years, Stephen Switzer. Dorleen was born and raised on the Showers Century Farm in Orangeville, IL, born November 11, 1938, the...

Jun 3, 2019

Roger C. Schultz, 74, of Freeport passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Generations at Neighbors in Byron, IL. Roger was born on June 2, 1945 in Freeport, IL to Clarence and Marian (Dunbar) Schultz. He served his country in the United States Army from 1965-1967. He loved Farmall tractors, farming in general, the country, and fishing.

May 31, 2019

Marvin R. Phillips, 88, of Freeport formally of Lena passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Liberty Village in Freeport. He was born on September 19, 1930 to Roy and Emma (Eder) Phillips in Freeport, IL. He graduated from Freeport High School in 1949. On September 22, 1951 Marvin married Donna Schoney on at Lena Church of the...

May 27, 2019

Paul R. Hardel, age 93 formerly of Lena, IL, passed away on May 27, 2019 in Middleton, WI. He was born on December 24, 1925 on the family farm in Waddams Township, IL, the only child of Walter J. and Marie (Dahms) Hardel. He married Marilyn J. Altenbern on December 25, 1950 at Amity Lutheran Church (now Good Shepherd...

May 25, 2019

Neva Schubert, 91, formally of Kent, IL died peacefully on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Wood's Crossing in Brodhead, with a summer breeze coming through the window and the sound of chirping frogs.

Neva Anna Sophia Lohmeier was born on March 12, 1928 in Rock Grove Township. She was the daughter of Elmer and Leona (Meinert) Lohmeier....

May 24, 2019

LaVonne Wilson, 87, of Lena, formally of Warren passed away on May 24, 2019 at Lena Living Center. She was born to Elizabeth Wickler on June 14, 1931 in Illinois. LaVonne married Lloyd Wilson on July 23, 1948 in Rockton IL.

For many years she was employed in Warren, IL working at Eaton Corporation as well as...

May 21, 2019

Robert "Bob" Hendry, age 87, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at his home in Lena.

Bob was born in Chicago on February 17, 1932 to Charles and Mary (Murray) Hendry. He served in the US Air Force from January 1952 to November 1955 in ground radar maintenance technician in Japan.

On June 15, 1957...

May 19, 2019

Larry E. Lee, age 72 of Winslow, IL, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the UW Hospital in Madison, WI. He was born on April 19, 1947 in Freeport, IL, the son of Norman and Barbara (Dahms) Lee. Larry served his country in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969. He was a grain farmer the...

May 10, 2019

Willard "Bill" L. Harbach, age 76, passed away on Friday May 10, 2019 at Monroe Hospice Home in Monroe, WI, surrounded by his family.

He was born on April 3, 1943 to Lawrence and Mabel (Ferguson) Harbach. He married Barbara Blasing on February 23, 1963 at St. John's Lutheran Church of Lena, IL.Bill was a Member of...

May 9, 2019

Robert "R.J." Spillane, 75, of Apple River Illinois, passed away Thursday, May 9 th , peacefully at home with his loving family by his side. He was born December 9, 1943, in Galena IL; the son of Vincent and Alberta (Leifker) Spillane. He attended Galena High school, graduating in 1961. He married the love of his life, LaVonne Erner,...

May 5, 2019

Robert "Bob" Maedge, 104, of Lena, Illinois passed away peacefully at Lena Living Center on May 5 th , 2019 surrounded by his children. He was born in Alhambra, Illinois on July 11, 1914 to Henry and Mathilda (Ims) Maedge. On March 20, 1937 he married Clara K. McCain in Belleville, Illinois. Clara passed away on April 4, 2003...

May 4, 2019

Dorothy Demeter, a lifelong resident of Lena, IL passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 4 th . Born on January 9 th and the granddaughter of patriarch cheesemaker Frederick Kolb, she grew up amidst the family dairy and cheese making operations at an early age. She also raised chickens and sat among the beehives which her father...

May 3, 2019

Connie Gritton Winter, 65, of rural Winslow, IL, passed away on May 3, 2019, at UW Hospital in Madison WI. She was born in Rantoul, IL to Marvin and Elizabeth (Higdon) Gritton on September 6, 1953. On December 28, 1999 Connie married Wes Winter in Rockton IL. She graduated from Paxton High school in 1971, then attended the University...

May 1, 2019

Frederick J. Haas, age 86 of Warren, IL, passed away on May 1, 2019, after a short illness. He was born at home in rural Stockton along with his twin sister Frieda on June 8, 1932, to John and Elsie (Wurster) Haas. On April 22, 1967 he married Beverly Sigafus, she passed away on June 8, 1990, his 58...