Thomas J. Schauer
Dec 2, 2014
Pearl City- Thomas J. Schauer, 61, of Pearl City passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Thomas was born on September 9, 1953 to Dorrance and Bernyce (Kelly) Schauer in Savanna, IL. He graduated from Savanna High School in 1972. Thomas married Kathy Dauphin on July 14, 1973 at St. John's Catholic Church in Savanna, IL, they...
Marjorie Mae Bird
Nov 29, 2014
Marjorie M. Bird, age 89 of Warren, passed away on Saturday November 29, 2014 at UW Hospital in Madison, WI. She was born on October 29, 1925 in Blanchardville, WI, the daughter of James and Martha (Cromey) Walrack. Marjorie married Roy Winslow and had four boys prior to his death. She then married Harry Bird and they had two sons....
Lee R. Biesemeier
Nov 18, 2014
Lee Biesemeier, age 68, passed away at home, in Lena on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 after a long battle with Multiple System Atrophy, an neurological disease. He was born on September 11, 1946 at the Cradle Society, Elgin, IL. At 6 months, Lee was adopted into Maynard and Marie Biesemeier's home. Two years later they added the baby girl, Jane,...
Robert C. Opie
Nov 18, 2014
Robert C. Opie, 75, of Gratiot, WI passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on September 30, 1939 to Lyle and Dorothy (Dawson) Opie in Freeport, IL. Robert married Dorothy Wiegel on September 4, 1996 in Hahns Peak Colorado. He was a life-long...
Rubie P. Schumacher
Nov 8, 2014
Lena - Rubie Pearl Schumacher, 104 passed away on November 8, 2014 at her home in Lena. She was born March 29th, 1910 on a farm near Winslow IL. She was the first born child of Awalt and Agnes (Rabe) Rockow. Rubie grew up in a world we would not recognize today. At an early age she worked on the...
Gloria F. Wright
Nov 4, 2014
Gloria (Fabish) Wright ,84, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2014 at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Monroe, WI. Gloria was born in Chicago, IL to Edward and Frances (Suchalski) Fabish and was a graduate of Carl Shurz High School. She moved to Monroe in 1997 after her retirement at Lightning Mixers in Elk Grove Village, IL, in order to...
Alice K. Brown
Nov 3, 2014
Warren- Alice K. Brown, 86, of Warren loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother found peace on November 3, 2014 at Azura Memory Care, Monroe, WI her home for the last several years. Alice was born on August 21, 1928 in Apple River, IL, the daughter of Roy and Edna Downs. Alice married Donald Brown on November 9, 1947. Alice owned...
Nelda I. Schultz
Oct 31, 2014
Stockton-Nelda Ione Schultz, 91, of Stockton died on Friday, October 31, 2014 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. She was born on May 20, 1923 in Warren, IL to Dr. Ira and Myra (Rindesbacher) Perry. Nelda was a 1941 graduate of Warren High School. She was employed by the Illinois Northern Utility Company before going to Rockford to work on airplane...
Janice K. Confer
Oct 23, 2014
Janice K. Confer, age 76, passed away on Thursday October 23, 2014 at the Freeport Rehab and Health Care Center. She was born April 30, 1938 in Freeport, Illinois, the daughter of Carlyle and Lois (Rahorn) Confer. Janice attended Lena public schools and made her home at Ridge Terrace in Freeport for the past 25 years. She was employed by...
Gordon D. Kent
Oct 15, 2014
Gordon D. Kent, age 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Warren, IL, on October 15, 2014. He was born in Warren Township on December 9, 1920, the son of Clarence and Edna (Gallagher) Kent. After his father's death during the 1930s, Gordon learned the harsh realities of life, "earning his keep" by hiring out as a farmhand as...
Thomas Leehan
Oct 8, 2014
Thomas "Tom" J. Leehan, 76, of Apple River, IL passed away on Wednesday October 8, 2014 at the Stockton Rehab Center in Stockton, IL. Tom was born on January 8, 1938 in Freeport, IL to Francis and Helen (Meade) Leehan. He married Iva Beyer in June 1958, together they raised four children; she passed away on October 3, 1993. Tom...
Patricia A. Smith
Oct 3, 2014
Patricia A. Smith, 80, formally of Lena passed away on Friday, October 3, 2014 at Liberty Village in Freeport, IL. She was born on March 17, 1934 to Paul and Ella (Lobdell) Gassman in Freeport, IL. Patricia married Carl R. Smith on November 28, 1953. She was employed at Micro Switch for 30 years. Patricia enjoyed to read, shop, travel,...
Jean M. Curtis
Sep 29, 2014
Lena- Jean M. Curtis, 74, of Lena, IL passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014 at her home. Jean was born on March 19, 1940 to Lester and Vera (Gower) Fried in Black River Falls, WI. She married Richard Curtis on August 6, 1960, and he passed away in 1983. Jean worked for the Freeport Housing Authority until her retirement...
Viola R. Splinter
Sep 29, 2014
Viola R. Splinter, 77, of Winslow, IL passed away on Monday September 29, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph Center in Freeport, IL. Viola was born on October 7, 1936 to Walter and Emma (Haidtke) Splinter in Oneco Township in Stephenson County. She worked on the family farm until 1960. She then worked at the State Bank of Winslow and Community...
Norma J. Stiefel
Sep 20, 2014
Norma (Mammoser) Stiefel, age 87, passed away peacefully after a short illness on September 20, 2014. She was born in Winslow, IL on January 6, 1927 – her mother's birthday – to Ralph and Edna (Mary) Mammoser. Norma is survived by two sisters, Phyllis Weaver of Vancouver, WA and Shirley Smith of Apple River, IL. Also surviving are her four...
Margaret F. Fosler
Sep 20, 2014
Margaret F. Fosler, age 93, formerly of Warren, IL, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Shullsburg Home in Shullsburg, WI. She was born on October 5, 1920 on the Peter Doubler farm in Nora TWP., the daughter of William and Faye (Conley) Walters. Margaret graduated from Warren High School in 1938 as the class valedictorian. She married...
Isabelle P. Cropper
Sep 20, 2014
Isabelle P. Cropper, 93, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Lena Living Center. Isabelle was born on October 26, 1920 to John and Jessie (Price) Mahon in West Point Township. She married Robert Cropper in 1945 in Lena, IL. She and her husband farmed together in the Nora and Winslow, IL area. She is survived by her...
Michael O. Thompson
Sep 17, 2014
Michael "Hillbilly" Thompson, age 53 of Warren, IL, passed away on Wednesday September 17, 2014 at his home. He was born on May 27, 1961 in Monroe, WI to Richard C. and Dorothy (Beyer) Thompson. Michael married Carol Handfelt on December 18, 1992 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. He was a 1979 graduate of Warren High School. During his life...
Patricia L. Mitchell
Sep 16, 2014
Patricia L. Mitchell, 69, of Lena, IL passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 29, 1945 in Chicago, IL to Robert D. and Eleanore (Wieczorek) Peterson. On August 22, 1964 she married the love of her life Harold Mitchell in Tacoma, WA. She took great pride in caring...
Marguerite K Howe
Sep 15, 2014
New Glarus-Marguerite K. Howe, age 85, passed away on Monday, September 15, 2014 at the New Glarus Nursing Home. She was born on November 19, 1928 in Freeport, IL to Albert and Lena (Leiser) Goetz Sr. She taught school for many years and then did secretarial work until retirement in the late 1980's. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially around...
