Neva J. Bartelt
Feb 18, 2015
Neva J. Bartelt, 84, of Winslow, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. She was born August 10, 1930 in Monroe, WI, the daughter of Rudolph and Rose (Vogel) Krebs and the youngest of seven children. Neva married Donald Bartelt on June 13, 1948 in McConnell, IL. Neva and Donald farmed their entire lives...
Betty M. Thill
Feb 18, 2015
Lena—Betty M. Thill, 84, of Lena, IL passed away on Wednesday February 18, 2015 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. She was born on August 26, 1930 to Louis and Althea (Ferguson) Keppen in West Point TWP, IL. She married Wesley W. Thill in August, 1948 at the Lena Brethren Church. Betty worked at the Lena Drug Store for...
Lavern Steele
Feb 17, 2015
Freeport – Lavern D. Steele, 87, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2015 at home. Lavern was born on September 23, 1927 in Freeport, IL. He was the son of Wilbur and Mildred (Ottenhausen) Steele. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII. Lavern married Elaine Pfile on May 14, 1949 in Freeport, IL. He was employed...
Robert "Bob" Rowley
Feb 17, 2015
Apple River—Robert "Bob" W. Rowley, 75, of Apple River, IL passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at his home. He was born on January 15, 1940 to Laurentine and Lillian (Hawkinson) Rowley in Gratiot, WI. When Bob was younger, he farmed alongside his family, worked at Burmeister Implement, and he owned his own tractor repair shop. Bob took great...
Kenneth W. Amendt
Feb 15, 2015
Lena-Kenneth W. Amendt, age 87 passed away on Sunday February 15, 2015 at FHN Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 1, 1927 on a farm in rural Lena to Walter and Rose (Mast) Amendt. He married Kay Reed on April 10, 1945 at St. John's Parsonage in Freeport and she preceded him in death in 1988. He farmed his...
Pauline R. Altenbern
Feb 11, 2015
Freeport-Pauline R. Altenbern, age 90 passed away on Wednesday February 11, 2015 at Liberty Village Manor Court in Freeport, IL. She was born on July 8, 1924 in South Wayne, WI to Ray H. and Agnes O. (Hartsough) Jones. She married Clifford Altenbern on September 19, 1942 in Warren, IL. Pauline was the bookkeeper for the Warren School system for...
Lamont "Monte" J. Aurand
Feb 8, 2015
Lena- Lamont "Monte" J. Aurand, age 59, passed away suddenly on Sunday February 8, 2015, at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. He was born on March 6, 1955, in Freeport, IL to Russell and Lucille (Leitzen) Aurand. Monte graduated in 1973 from Lena-Winslow High School, and worked at Lena Builders for over 30 years. He married Diane Moring on...
Laverne E. Buske
Feb 6, 2015
LaVerne E. Buske, 78, of Warren, IL passed February 6, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. He was born to Edwin and Lois (Brocious) Buske on July 22, 1936, in Stephenson County, IL. He graduated from Lena High School in 1955. He married Lucille M. Meier October 27, 1956 at the Nora Community Church. LaVerne has been a member...
Harry Thiakos
Feb 5, 2015
Warren – Harry Thiakos, 83, formally of Warren, IL passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Midwest Palliative Hospice Center in Glenview, IL. Harry was born on September 1, 1931 to Kostandinos and Antonia (Chicklis) Thiakos in Greece. He served his country in the Greek Army. On November 7, 1970 Harry married Constance Stavropoulos in Chicago. He owned and operated...
Beverly Paige
Jan 31, 2015
Warren-Beverly J. Paige passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at her home. She was born June 20, 1952 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Delvin and Delores (Zink) Paige. Beverly is survived by her lifelong companion James Brown sr. of Warren; son James Brown jr. of Warren; brother Michael Paige of Warren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded...
Beverly J. Paige
Jan 31, 2015
Warren- Beverly J. Paige passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at her home. She was born June 20, 1952 in Freeport, IL, the daughter of Delvin and Delores (Zink) Paige. Beverly is survived by her lifelong companion James Brown sr. of Warren; son James Brown jr. of Warren; brother Michael Paige of Warren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was...
Evelyn H. Huett
Jan 20, 2015
Freeport- Evelyn H. Huett, 84, passed away January 20, 2015 at Presence St. Joseph's Center in Freeport, IL, where she resided for the last 14 ½ years. She was born in Lena, IL on November 23, 1930 to Clarence and Carrie (Kluck) Schulz. She was a graduate of Lena High School. Evelyn married Earl "Buck" Huett on October 31, 1960...
Wayne W. Niemann
Jan 17, 2015
Stockton – Wayne Wilbur Niemann, 77, of Stockton, IL passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. He was born on June 16, 1937 in Scales Mound, IL, the son of the late Wilbur J.L. and Olive R. (Dittmar) Niemann. Wayne grew up attending various country schools in Jo Daviess County and was a...
Marjorie Gerber
Jan 13, 2015
Marjorie Leverton Gerber, 91, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in the McLean County Nursing Home in Normal, IL. Born July 22, 1923 in Warren, Illinois, she was the oldest child of Milton and Grace (Rowe) Beecher. She graduated from Warren High School and also completed two years of nurses training in Rockford, IL. In addition to being a busy farm...
Orla Ammon
Jan 12, 2015
Orla M. Ammon, 88, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at Presence St. Joseph's Center in Freeport, IL, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 30, 1926 in Freeport, IL to Lloyd and Amy (Richtemeyer) Thomas. She graduated from Pearl City High School in 1944 and attended the Deaconess School of Nursing in Freeport graduating in 1947. Orla...
Robert L. Gartner
Jan 4, 2015
Robert "Bob" L. Gartner, 98, of Lena passed away January 4, 2015 at the Lena Living Center in Lena, IL. Bob was born on May 21, 1916 to Emil and Annie (Hudson) Gartner in Waddams Township. He married Elayne Bragg on November 23, 1936 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Warren, IL. Bob served our country in the United States...
John D. Folgate
Jan 1, 2015
John D. Folgate, 81, of Freeport, IL passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Liberty Village Manor Court in Freeport, IL. He was born on January 14, 1933 to Earl and Blanche (Yeager) Folgate in Freeport, IL. John was married to Irene Saavedra for 43 years until her death in 1997. He then married Verla...
Joyce E. Fieldstad
Dec 30, 2014
Joyce E. Fieldstad, 85, of Gratiot Township, WI, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014, surrounded by family. Joyce was born March 20, 1929 in Monticello Township, the daughter of the late Roy and Florence (Sowerby) Haffele. She married Robert E. Fieldstad on September 5, 1948 at the Warren Presbyterian Church. Together they raised three daughters; Susan, Sharon and Sandy. Joyce and...
Lowell F. Terhark
Dec 27, 2014
Lowell Frederick TerHark, 84, of Lena, IL passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the Lena Living Center in Lena, IL. Lowell was born on December 4, 1930 to Fred and Grace (Bicksler) TerHark. He graduated from Shannon High School in 1949. He married Rosemarie Petri in Shannon, IL in 1953. Lowell served in the United States Army from...
Ryan A Smith
Dec 27, 2014
Ryan A. Smith, 41, of Warren, IL passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. Ryan was born on January 29, 1973 to Rick and Lynda (Badertscher) Smith. Ryan was a 1991 graduate from Warren High School. He married Karen Grabbe on September 14, 1996 in Warren, IL, together they raised two children....
