Obituary Listing

Sep 5, 2018

Josephine "Joy" Wurster age 91, passed away on Wednesday September 5, 2018 at the Lena Living Center surrounded by her family. She was born on April 21, 1927 in Freeport, IL to Elsie Lincoln. She was married to Burdette Thomasson the father of her children and then married William Wurster on February 28, 1976 and were married for 25...

Aug 31, 2018

John P. Schultz, 75 of Winslow passed away on August 31, 2018 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe, WI, under Agrace Hospice Care. He was born on February 18, 1943 in Prairie Du Sac, WI. John liked spending time out at his Uncle Calvin Sprecher's farm, with his brother Greg. He delivered milk in glass bottles to...

Aug 25, 2018

Clark J. Story, 75, of Apple River, passed away, following a very brief illness, on Saturday, August 25, 2018. He was at home, surrounded by his loving family and beloved dogs. He was born on August 26, 1942 in Dubuque, IA, son of Erwin and Dorothy (Howe) Story. He married Jean Markus on May 30, 1959 in Dubuque, IA....

Aug 18, 2018

Monroe, WI – Mary Ann (Mokros) Merrill, 85, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Azura Memory Care in Monroe.  She was born to Lester and Deila (Massey) Tietjen on May 16, 1933.  Mary Ann married James Mokros on October 25, 1950. She and James farmed for many years in the Lena area.  James passed away on October 19,...

Aug 15, 2018

Connie L. Stamm, age 63 of Lena, IL, passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at her home. She was born on November 14, 1954 to Merle and Lois (Wernicke) Shultz. She married Jeff Stamm on June 1, 1974 at the Lena United Methodist Church. Connie, along with her husband Jeff, owned and operated Stamm Farm Systems Incorporated,...

Aug 10, 2018

Marvin R. Wolber (90), of Moline, IL, formally of Warren, IL, passed away peacefully on August 10 th , 2018 in Rock Island IL.  Marvin was born on March 31, 1928 in Sterling, IL to Edith and Andrew Wolber.

Marvin enjoyed spending time with his family, camping, and traveling. He served in the Army during the Korean...

Aug 8, 2018

Joslyn (Josie) Shippy, 94, of McConnell, IL passed away at FHN Memorial Hospital on Wednesday August 8, 2018. Joslyn was the daughter of Elmer and Alice (Engebretson) Berget. She attended the Engebretson School and graduated from South Wayne High School in South Wayne, Wisconsin. Josie was employed by Burgess Battery in Freeport where she worked in the Lab for...

Aug 8, 2018

Norma I. Streeb,86, formerly of Lena passed away on August 8, 2018 at the Lena Living Center in Lena, IL. Norma was born on April 8, 1932 in Morton, IL. She was the daughter of Edward and Pauline (Potts) Kaufman. Norma graduated from Procter Hospital School of Nursing, in Peoria, IL. She married Kenneth Streeb on September 4, 1953...

Jul 28, 2018

Joanne M. Freese, 83, of Stockton, passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, July 28, 2018. She was born on May 1, 1935 to Albertus "Mike" and Stella (Tranel) Ricke. She married James "Jim" Freese on May 15, 1954 at Nativity BVM in Menominee, IL. Joanne was a homemaker, raising their five children, and worked...

Jul 25, 2018

Boyd H. Schermerhorn, age 80 of Lena, IL passed away on July 25, 2018. Boyd was born in Lena to the late Robert and Gladys Schermerhorn. He was a veteran of the US Army, and then retired from Kelly Springfield Tire Company after over 25 years of service. Boyd enjoyed riding the countryside on his Honda Goldwing with his...

Jul 20, 2018

Carol I. Megan of Rockford, Illinois passed away peacefully at her home on the 20th of July 2018, surrounded by her husband and family. She was born March 29, 1931 in Youngstown, Ohio, the eighth child of Lloyd and Vida Munholand.  She married the love of her life, William Megan Sr., on January 24, 1953.  She was the loving...

Jul 16, 2018

Donald O. Beck, age 87, of Warren, IL passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 at Monroe Clinic Hospice House following a long battle with lung and heart problems. Don was born August 1, 1930 in Elizabeth, IL, the third child of Omer C. and Clara (Hesslebacher) Beck. He attended Elizabeth schools. As a youth, he met his oldest best...

Jul 14, 2018

Duane E. Shippy age 98, of McConnell passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 13, 1919 in McConnell, IL to Clarence and Myrtle (Parriott) Shippy. He attended the McConnell school s and graduated from Winslow High School in 1937. On November 2, 1941 he married Joslyn Berget...

Jul 13, 2018

Richard Dee Wickersham, 61, of Lena passed away suddenly while traveling in Seattle, WA on Friday, July 13, 2018. Rich was born on April 6, 1957 in Valparaiso, IN, the son of Lura Gwendoline (Kleist) and Donald Wickersham. Rich moved to Lena in 1974 and graduated from Lena-Winslow High School in 1975. It was there that he...

Jul 13, 2018

Lois A. Lenzen, age 53 of Winslow, IL, passed away on Friday July 13, 2018. She was born on February 21, 1965 in Lake County, IL to George and Judy (Diebold) White. She married Steve Lenzen on March 10, 1984 at St. Mary's Church in Mundelein, IL. She enjoyed friends, animals and especially her family. She was a member...

Jul 7, 2018

Duane K. Reed, age 81, of Adams, Wisconsin, formerly of Lena, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, July 7, 2018, surrounded by his family.A celebration of life will be 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 13, 2018, at the Adams Community Center in Adams. A memorial service will be 12:00 noon on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at...

Jul 1, 2018

Shirley Kleckler, 92, of Winslow, went to Heaven with her family by her side on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at her home. She was born on April 17, 1926 to Martin and Hazel (Reed) Kramer. She married Roland "lefty" Kleckler on August 23, 1952 in Nashua, Iowa in the "Little Brown Church." Shirley worked for Burgess Battery, as a...

Jun 30, 2018

Barbara Askew Rutherford, age 86, died peacefully on June 30, 2018. She was born on March 22, 1932 to Bernie Paul Askew and Bessie Belle Robinson Askew. She grew up in Youngstown, OH. She attended Miami University of Ohio for two years, then graduated from Ohio State University.. After graduating, she worked as a dental hygienist. Barbara married John...

Jun 26, 2018

Robert M. Coomber age 58, of Lena passed away on Tuesday June 26, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 19, 1959 in Freeport, IL to Merle "Dusty" and Florence Goldie (Wirtjes) Coomber. He graduated from Lena Winslow High School in the class of 1977. He married Susan Klontz on October 5, 1996 in McConnell, IL. He...

Jun 26, 2018

Diane K. Richardson age 71, of Lena passed away with her family by her side on Tuesday June 26, 2018 at her home. She was born on May 7, 1947 in Waterloo, IA to Ralph and Marlys Kingsbury. She married Gary Richardson on May 25, 1969 in Waterloo, IA and together they raised three sons. She was a teacher...