Obituaries

Karl S Cox

Mar 15, 2010

Karl S. Cox - 72 8/29/1937 - 3/15/2010

Mount Morris, IL - Karl S. Cox, 72, of Mount Morris died March 15, 2010, in his home. Born Aug. 29, 1937, in Polo; the son of Henry and Opal Mae (Pearce) Cox. Married Sharon Wagaman on Feb. 21, 1958, in Oregon. Karl was a machinist, retiring in 1985. He...

Todd Allen Moore

Mar 12, 2010

Todd Allen Moore - 72 11/14/1937 - 3/12/2010

Alberquerque, New Mexico - Todd Allen Moore, 72, died March 12, 2010 at Northwest Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. Born on November 14, 1937 to John E. and Helen M. (Babcock) Moore. He married Barbara D. Mayfield on December 21, 1963 in Freeport, IL. He graduated from Freeport High School, received...

Ryan Daniel Yurs

Mar 2, 2010

Ryan Daniel Yurs - 16 6/24/1993 - 3/2/2010

Forreston, IL. - Ryan Daniel Yurs, 16, of Forreston died March 2, 2010 at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, IL. Born on June 24, 1993 in Rockford, IL., the son of Thad Yurs, Marengo, IL., and Heather McCullough-Walker, Forreston, IL. He is a student at Forreston High School and has lived...

Walter Wessel Hachmeister

Feb 24, 2010

Walter Wessel Hachmeister - 85 11/24/1924 - 2/24/2010

Mt. Morris, IL - Walter Wessel Hachmeister, 85, passed away on February 24, 2010 at Pinecrest Manor, Mt. Morris, IL. Walter was born November 24, 1924, the fourth son of Henry C. and Malinda (Wessel) Hachmeister. He attended Fairview school north of Mt. Morris and graduated from Leaf River High...

Betty J Mumma

Feb 22, 2010

Betty J. Mumma - 77 1/27/1933 - 2/22/2010

Mt. Morris, IL - Betty J. Mumma, 77, died February 22, 2010 at Pinecrest Manor. She was born January 27, 1933 in Mt. Morris, the daughter of David and Ruth (Stover) Messer. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School, class of 1951. She married Kenneth E. Mumma on October 4,...

Mary Jane Mueller

Feb 19, 2010

Mary Jane Mueller - 80 4/9/1929 - 2/19/2010

Oregon, IL - Mary Jane Mueller, 80, died Feburary 19, 2010 in KSB Hospital, Dixon, IL. She was born April 9, 1929 in Dixon, the daughter of Lawrence and Adaline (Blackburn) Cramer. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School, Class of 1947. She married Harry Mueller in 1954, Oregon, IL....

Kenneth M Gearhart

Feb 18, 2010

Kenneth M. Gearhart - 95 9/2/1914 - 2/18/2010

Oregon, IL - Kenneth M. Gearhart, 95, died February 18, 2010 in CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL. Born September 2, 1914 in Grand Detour Twp., the son of John Rowland and Mabel Jane (Davis) Gearhart. He graduated from Oregon High School. He married Margaret Wilde on November 28, 1939...

Harry M Stahl

Feb 5, 2010

Harry M. Stahl - 76 10/24/1933 - 2/5/2010

Mt. Morris, IL - Harry M. Stahl, age 76, died February 5, 2010 at Swedish American Hospital surrounded by family and loved ones. Harry was born October 24, 1933 in Dixon, IL; the son of Michael & Amelia (Vollweiter) Stahl. Harry married Dorothy Kielsmeier on August 18, 1958 in Dixon,...

Nellie Mae Karr

Feb 4, 2010

Nellie Mae Karr - 89 5/12/1920 - 2/4/2010

Mt. Morris, IL - Nellie Mae Karr, age 89, died February 4, 2010 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, IL. Nellie was born May 12, 1920 in Pine Creek Township, Ogle County, IL; the daughter of Sylvester M. and Vernie (Barnhart) Wakenight. Mrs. Karr married John M. Karr, September...

Ralph Malone Wilson

Jan 15, 2010

Ralph Malone Wilson - 92 6/19/1917 - 1/15/2010

Mount Morris - Ralph Malone Wilson, 92, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in his home. Born June 19, 1917, in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, the son of John Patterson and Alice Edna (Myers) Wilson. Married Esther E. Werkheiser on June 5, 1943, in Seward. Ralph's occupation consisted of a...

Rachel M Duncan

Oct 28, 2009

Mt. Morris, IL, Rachel M. Duncan, age 94, went to be with her lord, Thursday August 15, 2013. Rachel was born October 20, 1918, in Collier, KS the daughter of Samuel J. & Lena (Simon) Stover. Rachel married Samuel Curtis Duncan on June 10, 1939 in Garber, Iowa. Rachel and Curtis spent 70 loving years together before he passed away...

E Jane Hiteman

Sep 14, 2009

E. Jane Hiteman - 91 9/23/1917 - 9/14/2009

Mt. Morris, IL - E. Jane Hiteman, age 91, died September 14, 2009 at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home. Jane was born September 23, 1917 the daughter of Fred & Ethel (Griswold) Deuth in Forreston, IL. She worked as a secretary at Forreston High School, Forreston State Bank, and at Watt...

Velma Rowland

Sep 13, 2009

Velma Rowland - 88 10/31/1920 - 9/13/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Velma Rowland, 88, died Sept. 13, 2009, in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home. Born Oct. 31, 1920, in Freeport, the daughter of Charles and LuLu (Emmert) Zellers. Married Harry Rowland on May 27, 1939, in Marion, Iowa. Velma worked various part-time jobs while raising her four children; after...

"Jesse" Dylan Connor Anthony Zimmerman

Sep 10, 2009

"Jesse" Dylan Connor Anthony Zimmerman - 6 5/5/2003 - 9/10/2009

Mt. Carroll, IL - "Jesse" Dylan Connor Anthony Zimmerman, 6 Mt. Carroll, IL died Thursday, September 10, 2009 in Morrison Community Hospital. Born May 5, 2003 in Freeport, IL., the son of Heather Zimmermann and Allen W. Clement. He attended first grade at Primary West Carroll in Savanna,...

Marsha Kay Kessler

Sep 8, 2009

Marsha Kay Kessler - 41 5/20/1968 - 9/8/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Marsha Kay Kessler, 41, of Mount Morris died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Green Bay, Wis., in an auto accident. Born May 20, 1968, in Beloit, Wis., the daughter of Jerry and Marlene (Morris) Mulholland. Graduated from Baraboo (Wis.) High School, Class of 1986. Married Scott...

Julian Edward Brevig

Sep 6, 2009

Julian Edward Brevig - 79 9/10/1929 - 9/6/2009

Mt. Morris, IL - Julian Edward Brevig, 79, died Sept. 6, 2009, at SwedishAmerican Hospital. Born Sept. 10, 1929, in Superior, Wis., the son of Edward and Julia (Anderson) Brevig. Married Donna (Rowe) on March 7, 1959, in Sheboygan, Wis. Worked in the pressroom at Kable Printing, retiring in 1995....

Ruth E Park

Sep 6, 2009

Ruth E. Park - 88 7/11/1921 - 9/6/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Ruth E. Park, 88, died Sunday, Sept. 6, in Pinecrest Manor in Mount Morris after a short illness. Born July 11, 1921, in Oregon, daughter of Amos J. and Foltina (Ulferts) Ehmen. Married Richard O. Park on Oct. 2, 1947, in St. Paul Lutheran Church in...

Todd J Nall

Aug 1, 2009

Todd J. Nall - 57 7/30/1952 - 8/1/2009

Mt. Morris, IL - Todd J. Nall, age 57, died August 1, 2009 in his home. Todd was born July 30, 1952 the son of Buddy R. & Marjorie (McCue) Nall in Janesville, WI. Todd worked as a lift truck driver in the shipping department at Quebecor Printing Company, retiring...

Mary H Lee Smice

Aug 1, 2009

Mary H. Lee Smice - 82 10/3/1926 - 8/1/2009

Mt. Morris, IL - Mary H. Lee Smice, age 82, died August 1, 2009 in her home in Mt. Morris) IL. Mary was born October 3,1926 in Oregon, lL the daughter of Glenn & Ruth (Williams) Kump, Mary also had a step father Robert Early. She married Leon Smice...

Minnie E Burke

Jun 23, 2009

Minnie E. Burke - 89 10/28/1919 - 6/23/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Minnie E. Burke, 89, of Mount Morris died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mount Morris. Born Oct. 28, 1919, in Mount Morris Township, daughter of John H. Diehl and Elizabeth (Rambough) Diehl. Graduate of Mount Morris High School, class of 1937. Married...