Obituary Listing

Feb 20, 2019

James "Jim" Donovan, 71, of Heritage Woods in Freeport, IL passed away on February 20, 2019 at Lena Living Center. He was born on July 24, 1947 in Rockford, IL to Robert and Dorothy (Barker) Donovan. He is survived by his sister Tana (Gary) Gast of Warren, IL and his brother Tim Donovan of Lena, IL and his niece...

Feb 14, 2019

Lucille L. Diddens 90, was reunited with her husband Virgil on Valentine's Day. She passed away on Thursday February 14, 2019 at the Lena Living Center surrounded by her family. She was born on March 31, 1928 in Ridott, IL to William and Grace (Weiman) Leerhoff. She married G. Virgil Diddens on June 11, 1948. She worked on the...

Feb 10, 2019

James "Jim" Raymond Evans, 84, of Lena, passed away on February 10, 2019, at home with his family by his side, after a valiant and graceful four-year skirmish with melanoma. He is now with Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Jim was born January 10, 1935, in Rochester, MN, the eldest son of Raymond and Hazel (Cooper)...

Feb 9, 2019

Donald "Duck" Rahorn 64, of McConnell passed away at his home on Saturday February 9, 2019 with his family by his side. He was born on March 21, 1954 to Lester and Mary (Jackson) Rahorn in Freeport, IL. He married Sandra Reusch on December 18, 1982 in Orangeville, IL.

He was a member of the Orangeville Fire...

Feb 6, 2019

Linda Rankin 68, of Warren passed away on Wednesday February 6, 2019 at Pearl Pavilion with her family by her side. She was born on May 2, 1950 to Lane and Geneveive (Baldwin) Peterson in Rockford, IL. She married Rich Rankin on August 3, 1973. She received her Bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University and taught 2 nd grade...

Feb 3, 2019

Werner P. Friedrich formerly of Winslow passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview IL. He was born on August 10, 1949 to Werner and Rosie (Leibfried) Friedrich.

He is survived by many cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February...

Feb 1, 2019

Gabriel Ann Nicole Petsche, 21, was taken from us Friday, February 1, 2019. She was a passionate young woman who had an infinite love for her son, Daymien William. Gabby's true passion was her beautiful ten month old son, Daymien William, who is a reflection of his mother's fire for life. The best part of both of their days...

Feb 1, 2019

William (Bill) Moyer Sr., age 81 formerly of the Orangeville area, passed away at his home on February 1, 2019 in Monroe Wisconsin. He was born on August 7, 1937 in Cadiz township to Clarence and Viola (Leck) Moyer. He married Nancy L Steele on July 31, 1962 in Freeport, IL. He worked at Modern Plating, Iroquois Foundry and...

Jan 22, 2019

Lavonne Stouffer Jones died on January 22, 2019. She was born on Tuesday, July 24, 1923 to Thad & Irma Stouffer in Nora Township, Jo Davies County Illinois. The family moved to Lena in January 1926, where they continued operating a baby chick hatchery that had begun in 1920 and still active into the 1970's.

It was...

Jan 17, 2019

Nevin D. Kryder, 82, of Lena passed away with his family by his side at Walnut Acres in Freeport IL on Thursday, January 17, 2019. He was born March 25, 1936 to Clarence and Martha (Dickson) Kryder in Cedarville, IL. He was a 1954 graduate of Dakota High School. He married Arlene Kuhlemeyer on October 2, 1954. Nevin was...

Jan 17, 2019

Verl Price, 89 of McConnell , passed away January 17, 2019 at Presence St Joseph Center. He was born on March 25, 1929 in Lena to Clarence and Ida (Hardel) Price. He married Lucille Sturtevant on July 16, 1950 in Lena. He was a lifelong farmer on the family farm. Verl drove bus for Lena Winslow School District for...

Jan 13, 2019

Noreen Gile 67, of Cedarville formerly of Warren passed away at Liberty Village with her family by her side on Sunday, January 13, 2019. She was born on February 12, 1951 in Freeport, Il to Ralph and Marjorie (Eckerman) Homb. She married Robert Gile on June 26, 1971 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Warren. Noreen was a beautician...

Jan 4, 2019

Donna J. Upmann, 72, of Warren, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at FHN Hospital.  She was born September 13, 1946 in Monroe, WI, to LaVerne and Marian (Mau) Gallagher.   Donna married Willard Upmann on September 3, 1966 in Galena, IL.  She was employed by Janlin Plastics in the quality control department for 8 years.  She was then employed...

Dec 31, 2018

John " Max" Hume age 95 formerly of Apple River, IL, passed away on Monday December 31, 2018 at Waverly Place in Stockton, IL. He was born on November 24, 1923 in JoDaviess County to Stanley and Beatrice (Kneebone) Hume. He married Helen E. Egan on November 6, 1945 in Cuba City, WI. He was a life-long...

Dec 29, 2018

John Morton Rutherford, age 88, passed away on December 29, 2018. He was born on November 10, 1930 to John Morton Rutherford Jr. and Esther Zollinger. He grew up in Columbus, OH and graduated from Ohio State University. He served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army during the Korean War and arrived in Korea in time for...

Dec 26, 2018

Diane K (Grenoble) Golackson, 62, of Warren, IL passed away with her loving family by her side on December 26, 2018 at her home. She was born on October 25, 1956 in Freeport, IL to Randall Grenoble and Arlene (Blair) Grenoble. Diane was a loving and caring lady that always put others first. She was the "glue" for her...

Dec 25, 2018

Carol J. Saavedra, age 73 of Lena, passed away suddenly at FHN Hospital in Freeport on December 25, 2018. She was born September 12, 1945 in Freeport, IL to Clarence and Florence (Tipton) Wickler. She married Henry Saavedra October 26, 1968 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lena.

She was also a member of the American Legion...

Dec 22, 2018

Darryl Wager 81, passed away at his home on December 22, 2018. He was born on June 12, 1937 to David and Mary (Kratky) Wager in Chicago, IL. He worked as a self- employed heating and refrigeration repairman. During his retirement, he enjoyed going on drives with his dog to go feed the animals at his son's farm. He...

Dec 4, 2018

Donald R. Kraft, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Liberty Village in Freeport. He was born on July 13, 1930 at St. Francis Hospital in Freeport, IL to Jacob and Olive (Kleckler) Kraft. He was in the US Navy Air Corps from 1948-1950. Don married Anna Schultz on April 26, 1956 and she preceded him...

Dec 3, 2018

Gerald "Gerry" J. Pax 82, of Warren, IL. passed away at The Huntington Place, Janesville, WI. on December 3, 2018. He was born on June 1, 1936 the son of John and Ethel Mae (Evans) Pax. He was a graduate of Warren High School in Warren, IL. He served his country in the United States Army.

He...