Obituary Listing

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...

Dec 3, 2018

Elden Asa Wilcox 84, of Freeport passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 3, 2018 at the Monroe Hospital. He was born on November 23, 1934 to Asa and Corine (Sandlin) Wilcox. He married Audrey Brinker-Shaw on June 12, 1971 in Warren, IL. Elden served his country in the U.S. Army. He owned and operated Asa's in Orangeville for 25...

Nov 28, 2018

Jeanette "Nettie" Conkey 66, passed away on Wednesday November 28, 2018 at the University Of Madison Hospital. She was born on January 21, 1952 in Illinois to James and Irene (Meier) Patterson.

Nettie was a free spirit, who loved nature and the outdoors. You could always find her with her feet in the water on a hot,...

Nov 25, 2018

Grace Epling Thomas passed away in her home on November 25, 2018, at the beautiful age of 91.

Grace was born in Freeport, Illinois, in 1927. In 1947 she married her high school sweetheart, Stanley Thomas of Dakota, Illinois, and they raised three children on their farms: Steve (Barbara), Suzanne (Craig McCormick), and Terry (Barb).  They have...

Nov 21, 2018

Dale E. Browning of Lena, passed away on Wednesday November 21, 2018 at his home. He was born February 13, 1943 in Freeport to Roy Vernon and Lena (Ontjes) Browning. He attended Freeport schools and married Judy Bower on June 26, 1966. He was employed at Micro Switch for 37 years. Dale had quite the sense of humor. His...

Nov 21, 2018

Terrila "Terry" Marshall, age 69 of Warren, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 21, 2018 in Monroe, WI. She was born on March 24, 1949 in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Kenneth and Vondalee Lawson Osborn. She married Brian Marshall on May 18 in 1996. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in...

Nov 17, 2018

Elizabeth Ann Renter, 32, formerly of Lena, IL passed away unexpectedly from a fatal heart attack on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Community Hospital in Munster, IN. She was born on March 27, 1986 to Michael and Melanie (Geeting) Renter in Monroe, WI. She was a graduate of the Le-Win High School.

Elizabeth is survived by her...

Nov 15, 2018

Dennis S. Broege, 63, of Freeport, formerly of Lena, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at his home with his loved ones by his side. He was born on October 26, 1955 to William and Patricia (Foy) Broege in Freeport. Dennis met Debra Boeck, and together they shared 37 years together. Dennis was a truck driver for...

Nov 8, 2018

Eleanor I. Willhite, 85, of Orangeville, IL passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Manor Court in Freeport. She was born on June 11, 1933 to Ira and Edna (Heck) Foss in Freeport. Eleanor married Donald Willhite on December 27, 1951 at the United Methodist Church in Afolkey. She worked at Bankers Mutual Insurance in Freeport, until the...

Oct 26, 2018

Mason Wayne Eugene Vanderheyden infant son of Brittany Wolf and Cole Vanderheyden passed away on October 26, 2018. He was born on September 29, 2018 in Rockford, IL. He is survived by his parents, 3 sisters; Emma, Sadie and Elizabeth Vanderheyden. Grandparents; Barb and Craig Wolf of Lena, Sandy (Alfred) Daves of Warren, Il and Jennifer Harvey of Amarillo,...

Oct 20, 2018

Robert K Krahmer, 73, of Winslow passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. He was born on June 16, 1945 to Kenneth and Dorothy (Gift) Krahmer. He married Janice Tamling on March 13, 1966 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lena.

Robert is survived by his son Roger (Kristi) Krahmer,...