Janice K Janicke
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...
Charlus Cox
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...
Frank Doyle
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...
Eunice M. Lomas
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...
Mark D. Brown
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...
Arthur L. Gabel
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...
William Bonnet
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...
Robert J. Aurand
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...
Augie Nielsen
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...
Robert Boehm
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(...
Richard "Rich" Briggs
May 30, 2018
Richard "Rich" Briggs age 80, of Orangeville passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. He was born on May 8, 1938 to Forrest and Clara (Trumpy) Briggs. He married Alice Clark on August 3, 1958 at the Clarno EUB Church, together they raised 5 children. He farmed in the rural Clarno and Orangeville areas, drove truck...
Gary S. Gibson
May 30, 2018
Gary S. Gibson, age 66 of Warren, IL, passed away at his home on May 30, 2018. He was born on June 14, 1951 in Independence, MO, the son of Litton Spencer and Mary Francis Gibson. Gary married Judy Ketelsen on April 22, 1983 in Liberty, MO.
Gary is survived by his wife Judy of Warren; 3...
Florence Mahlkuch
May 30, 2018
Florence M. Mahlkuch, 99, passed away on Wednesday May 30, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Home in Freeport, IL. She was born on May 3, 1919 in Dubuque, IA to Frank and Regina (Kunkel) Lange. She married Charles "Kenneth" Mahlkuch in April 22, 1961. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lena, and a past member...
John Madenis
May 28, 2018
John left us on Memorial Day of 2018 at his home in Lena, IL. He will always be remembered for his commitment to this country and his family. John was proud to be a Green Beret and a member of the Army Special Forces, as well as a father.
John was a union pipefitter for many years. ...
Charlotte Mae Ward
May 27, 2018
Charlotte Mae Ward age 93, passed away on Sunday May 27, 2018 at the Lena Living Center. She was born on October 27, 1924 in Chester , PA to Charles and Anne (Scott) Heard. She married Dr. C. George Ward on March 15, 1947 at the 3 rd Presbyterian Church in Chester, PA. She was a registered nurse and...
Brian L Williams
May 22, 2018
Pearl City- Brian L. Williams passed away at his home on Tuesday May 22, 2018. He was the son of Audrey Wade and was born on November 9, 1962 in Freeport, IL. Brian attended Stockton High School. Brian owned and operated Brubaker Trucking, worked at Fischer Excavating and Haas Dirt Works, Inc. He was a member of the Kent-Pearl...
Carol L. Wybourn
May 21, 2018
Carol Wybourn, 88, of Lena, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, May 21, 2018 at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna, IL. She was born on March 30, 1930 in Pearl City to Warren and Maude (Garner) Woker. She married William "Bill" Wybourn Jr. on June 18, 1949. Carol was a farmwife prior to working at Structo...
Jacob "Jake" Rodebaugh
May 21, 2018
Jacob "Jake" Rodebaugh, 70, of Winslow, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, May 21, 2018. He was born on March 7, 1948 at his home in Winslow to Dude and Bertha (Mani) Rodebaugh. Jake married Doris Block and together they raised two sons; Jason and Jarod. Jake was a supervisor for many years at Newell-Rubbermaid in Freeport,...
Denver Long
May 13, 2018
Denver Don Long, skilled driver, genius mechanic, straight shooter, well-dressed ladies' man. Barely seen without his cowboy hat, boots, and belt buckle. Born January 23, 1934; finally went home to the Lord on May 13, 2018. He loved his cars, guns, wives, all his children and grandchildren, friends, but especially his dogs.
He is survived by his...
Lois B. Wichmann
May 11, 2018
Lois B. Wichmann, 84, of Cedarville, IL passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018 at Manor Court in Freeport. She was born on April 12, 1934 to Alfred and Florence (Fryer) Schulz in Stephenson County. Lois graduated from Orangeville high school in 1951. On December 27, 1952, she married the love of her life, Claire Wichmann, they have one...
