Obituaries
Obituaries in Mt. Morris and Surrounding Areas in Illinois

Betty L Stull
Dec 16, 2011
Betty L. Stull - 86 10/15/1925 - 12/16/2011
Byron, IL - Betty L. Stull, age 86, died Friday December 16, 2011 in Dixon Healthcare & Rehab Center, Dixon, IL. Betty was born October 15, 1925 in Carbondale, KS the daughter of Lloyd & Conalee (Martin) Crouch. Betty married Gene Stull on February 19, 1947 in Stillman Valley, IL...
James “Jim” H Miller
Nov 29, 2011
James "Jim" H. Miller - 79 2/9/1932 - 11/29/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - James "Jim" H. Miller, age 79, died Tuesday November 29, 2011 in P.A. Peterson Center For Health, Rockford, IL. Jim was born February 9, 1932 in Footville, WI, the son of Fred & Lula (Rote) Miller. He graduated from Janesville high school class of 1950,...
Shirley M Zellers
Nov 25, 2011
Shirley M. Zellers - 71 5/8/1940 - 11/25/2011
Leaf River, IL - Shirley M. Zellers, age 71, died November 25, 2011 in the Ogle County Hospice Serenity Home, Oregon, IL. Shirley was born May 8, 1940 in Dante, VA the daughter of Willie & Molly (Fields)Salyer. She graduated from East High School, Rockford, IL, the Class of 1958....
Wilma J Alden
Nov 20, 2011
Wilma J. Alden - 74 6/3/1937 - 11/20/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Wilma J. Alden, age 74, died Sunday November 20, 2011 in P.A. Peterson Center for Health, Rockford, IL. Wilma was born June 3, 1937, in Mt. Morris, IL the daughter of William & Marion (Miller) Zumdahl. Wilma graduated from Mt. Morris High School Class of 1955....
Helen Lou Kelsey
Nov 7, 2011
Helen Lou (Miller) Kelsey - 95 10/26/1916 - 11/7/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Helen Lou (Miller) Kelsey died Monday, November 7th, 2011 in Bloomington Minnesota. She was born October 26th, 1916 in Moline, IL to Frederick Eugene Miller and Bertha May (Ziegler) Miller. Helen Lou graduated from Moline high school and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1938...
Sharon Lynn Engle
Nov 6, 2011
Sharon Lynn Engle - 47 3/12/1964 - 11/6/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Sharon Lynn Engle passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Ogle County Serenity House in Oregon surrounded by family and loving nurses. Born March 12, 1964 to Francis "Fran" and Carol (Druien) Bral, she is survived by her husband Jeffery Engle, her son David...
Gladys Marie Watts
Oct 31, 2011
Gladys Marie Watts - 88 7/8/1923 - 10/31/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Gladys Marie Watts, age 88, died Monday October 31, 2011 at St. Anthony's Medical Center in Rockford, IL. She was born on July 8, 1923 to Henry Carl and Bessie Luella (Cain) Suter in Leaf River, IL. She married Herbert Watts on June 24, 1951 at...
Jon M Parsons
Oct 30, 2011
Jon M. Parsons - 33 9/8/1978 - 10/30/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Jon M. Parsons, age 33, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 in a car accident. He was born on September 8, 1978 in Dixon, IL., to Larry and Barbara (St. Ledger) Parsons. He was employed at TLC-Ryder Logistics in the warehouse. He is a life -long Ogle...
Ruby H Myers
Oct 28, 2011
Ruby H. Myers - 95 12/29/1916 - 10/28/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Ruby H. Myers, age 95, died Friday October 28, 2011 in the Ogle County Serenity Home, Oregon, IL. Ruby was born December 29, 1916, in Winnebago County, IL, the daughter of Ralph & Lillian (Gresen) Myers. Ruby married Donald Myers in 1949, in Adeline, IL. She...
James Frank Martin
Oct 23, 2011
James Frank Martin - 77 8/24/1934 - 10/23/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - James Frank Martin, age 77, died on October 23, 2011 at his home. He was born in Chicago, IL., on August 24, 1934 to James and Dorothy (Smith) Martin. He married Delores L'Heaurx on January 8, 1955 in Rockford, IL. James came to Mt. Morris from...
Alva J Hurd
Sep 9, 2011
Alva J. Hurd - 99 4/9/1912 - 9/9/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Alva J. Hurd, age 99, died September 9, 2011 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, IL. Alva was born April 9, 1912 the daughter of Vernon A. & Sarah (Barkalow) Eutsler in Atalissa, IA. Alva graduated from Davenport High School, Davenport, IA. She received her...
Evelyn Mary Hollis Pulver
Aug 26, 2011
Evelyn Mary Hollis-Pulver - 91 2/9/1920 - 8/26/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Evelyn Mary Hollis-Pulver, 91, Mt. Morris, IL., died August 26, 2011 in her home. Born February 9, 1920 in Alstatten, Switzerland the daughter of Henry and Mary (Manser) Baebler. She moved to the United States at 18 months old. She married Paul Hollis on September 6,...
Edmund W Doherty Jr
Aug 19, 2011
Edmund W Doherty Jr - 66 2/5/1945 - 8/19/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Edmund W Doherty Jr, 66, of Oregon passed away unexpectedly on Friday Aug 19 while on a hunting trip in Canada with his brothers and good friend Tom Everts. Ed was born Feb 5, 1945 in Freeport to Edmund Sr and Norma (Reynolds) Doherty. He...
Bertha M Blake
Aug 1, 2011
Bertha M. Blake - 91 12/7/1919 - 8/1/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Bertha M. Blake, age 91, died August 1, 2011, in Ogle County Hospice Serenity Home, Oregon, IL. Bertha was born December 7, 1919 in Brainerd, MN, the daughter of Herman & Anna (Kalis) Muetzel. Bertha married Walter Blake on April 8, 1949 in Mt. Morris, IL....
Mary Esselwyn Rock
Jul 30, 2011
Mary Esselwyn Rock - 91 11/20/1919 - 7/30/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Mary Esselwyn Rock, age 91, died July 30, 2011 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, IL She was born November 20, 1919, in Altona, IL the daughter of Earl & Bessie (Coleman) McClure. She graduated baby nursing from Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL. Married Glenn...
Richard K “Dick” Mcnett
Jul 29, 2011
Richard K. "Dick" McNett - 89 4/29/1922 - 7/29/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Richard K. "Dick" McNett, age 89, died Friday July 29, 2011 in his home. He was born April 29, 1922 in Mt. Morris, IL the son of Walter & Sadie (Williamson) McNett. He graduated from Mt. Morris High School Class of 1940. He then joined...
Tamara “Tammy” Sue Wetzel
Jun 26, 2011
Tamara "Tammy" Sue Wetzel - 53 6/20/1958 - 6/26/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Tamara "Tammy" Sue Wetzel, age 53, died June 26, 2011 in Rockford, IL. Tammy was born June 20, 1958, in Fort Atkinson, WI, the daughter of Eugene & Donna (Steckbeaur) Bemus. She married Steven Wetzel, December 13, 1974, in Milwaukee,WI. She was a homemaker. Tammy...
Alice M Crowell
May 11, 2011
Alice M. Crowell - 96 8/29/1914 - 5/11/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Alice M. Crowell, age 96, died May 11, 2011, in Pinecrest Manor Nursing home, Mt. Morris, IL. Alice was born August 29, 1914 in Clare, IL the daughter of George & Nellie (Rich) Lambert. She was a DeKalb High School Graduate class of 1932, and she...
Lois P Mongan
May 10, 2011
Lois P. Mongan - 89 8/28/1921 - 5/10/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Lois P. Mongan, age 89, died on May 10, 2011 in Pinecrest Manor. She was born August 28, 1921 in Mt. Morris, IL. She is the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Rambough) Diehl. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School, class of 1939. She married Harry...
Margaret J Kested
May 4, 2011
Margaret J. Kested - 89 9/22/1921 - 5/4/2011
Mt. Morris, IL - Margaret J. Kested, age 89, died May 4, 2011, in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, IL. Margaret was born September 22, 1921 in Mt. Morris, IL, the daughter of Jesse Q. & Lellia Mae (Tice) Allen. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School Class of...