Obituary Listing

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...

Jun 24, 2018

Janice K. Janicke 71 of Lena Passed away on Sunday June 24, 2018 at FHN Hospital in Freeport, IL. Janice was born on June 10, 1947 in Monroe, WI, to Leonard and Dorothy (Jordan) Albright. Janice attended Orangeville High School in Orangeville, IL, and she then started working at The Coffee House as a cook for Randy Rabe. Janice...

Jun 19, 2018

Apple River- Charlus I. Cox age 77, passed away on Tuesday June 19, 2018 at the University Hospital in Madison, WI. She was born on July 31, 1940 in Freeport, IL to Elfie and Elma (Dittmar) Koehn. She graduated from the Scales Mound School in 1958. She was married on July 23, 1961. She and her husband were dairy...

Jun 16, 2018

Frank Doyle, 88, of Warren passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. He was born on November 15, 1929 to Guy and Elsie (Long) Doyle in Ogle County, IL. Frank married Joan Dinderman on November 27, 1952 in Mt. Carroll, IL. Frank enjoyed horseback riding, cooking and having a beer. He was a...

Jun 16, 2018

Eunice M. Lomas, 95, passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport. She was born on October 26, 1922 to Clarance and Ada (Wilkinson) Havens. She married Harold Lomas on April 8, 1944 in Gays Mills, WI. Eunice was a punch press operator at Structo, retiring after 26 years.

Eunice is...

Jun 16, 2018

Mark Dameier Brown, 80, of Big Pine Bluff, VA passed away peacefully at Heritage Hall Nursing Facility on June 16, 2018, following a long battle with Alzheimer's. He was beloved son of Mark and Doris Brown, Lena (Avon Park Florida). He was born May 5, 1938 in Rockford IL. He graduated Lena High School in 1956, and entered the...

Jun 15, 2018

Arthur L. Gabel, age 87 of Lena, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born on December 3, 1930 in Rush Township, Jo Daviess County to Frank and Emily (Nelson) Gabel. Art married LaVone Haeft on June 2, 1952 in Warren, IL. They moved to Lena in 1954 and later he...

Jun 12, 2018

William J. Bonnet age 95, passed away on Tuesday June 12, 2018 at the Lena Living Center. He was born on May 28, 1923 in E. Dubuque, IL to Bernard and Sophia (Greenwald) Bonnet. He married Lois Graves on August 9, 1945 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Warren. He served in the United States Navy in the Pacific...

Jun 12, 2018

Robert J. Aurand, 88 of South Wayne, WI, passed away on June 12, 2018 at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, in Monroe, WI. He was the son of Elso and Marguerite (Grabow) Aurand.

Robert farmed all of his life as a farmer, and he served as a Deputy Sheriff for Lafayette County, Wisconsin for many years. Robert was...

Jun 11, 2018

Lena- Augie Nielsen, 95, of Lena, Illinois passed away at his home in Rockford on Monday, June 11, 2018. He was born on November 12, 1922 to Borgaard and Margrethe (Madsen) Nielsen in Saarup Denmark. He married Marie Kirkegaard on May 16, 1948 in Vindum, Denmark. Augie and Marie immigrated to the United States in 1950 and proudly became...

May 30, 2018

Robert A Boehm, 94, of Warren, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. He was born on January 20th 1924 to Adolf and Mollie Boehm in Kingsley, IA.

He worked at several factories throughout his life and attended the Nora Community Church.

Robert is survived by his daughter Florance(...