Obituaries

Nancy Carol Wagner

May 29, 2009

Nancy Carol Wagner - 66 8/20/1942 - 5/29/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Nancy Carol Wagner, 66, of Mount Morris died Friday, May 29, 2009, in St. Francis Hospital, Peoria. Born Aug. 20, 1942, in Dixon, the daughter of Edward and Hazle (Trump) Boddiger. She graduated from Polo High School, Class of 1960. She had lived in Mount Morris...

Harold Norman Wright

May 8, 2009

Harold Norman Wright - 77 4/9/1932 - 5/8/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Harold Norman Wright, 77, of Mount Morris died Friday, May 8, 2009, at home. Born April 9, 1932, in Walnut, the son of Albert and Marie (Purvis) Wright. Harold lived in Mount Morris for the last 33 years, coming from Galt. Served in the U.S. Air...

Lola Mae Freimuth

Apr 23, 2009

Lola Mae Freimuth - 81 5/3/1927 - 4/23/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Lola Mae Freimuth, 81, of Mount Morris died Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home. Born May 3, 1927, in Mount Morris Township, the daughter of Edward R. and Edna M. (Paul) Stengel. Married George W. James on Nov. 20, 1948, in Mount Morris....

Reynale I Angelbeck

Apr 20, 2009

Reynale I. Angelbeck - 101 10/6/1907 - 4/20/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Reynale I. Angelbeck, 101, of Mount Morris died Monday, April 20, 2009, in Ogle County Hospice Serenity House in Oregon. Born Oct. 6, 1907, in Sheboygan, Wis., daughter of George Eisold and Louise (Horn) Eisold. Graduate of Sheboygan High School, Class of 1924, and attended University...

Andrew John "Andy" Vaughn

Apr 11, 2009

Andrew John "Andy" Vaughn - 25 2/1/1984 - 4/11/2009

Mount Morris, IL - Andrew John "Andy" Vaughn, 25, of Mount Morris died Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Rock Island Nursing and Rehab Center, Rock Island. Born Feb. 1, 1984, in Rockford, the son of Gordon and Marcia (Griffin) Vaughn. A lifelong member of the community, Andy worked as...

Larry D "Corn" Wesley

Mar 12, 2009

Larry D. "Corn" Wesley - 61 3/22/1947 - 3/12/2009

Leaf River, IL - Larry D. "Corn" Wesley, 61, of Leaf River died Thursday, March 12, 2009, in OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Born March 22, 1947, son of John H. Wesley and Ethel (Miner) Wesley. Married Rosalie Burke on Aug. 5, 1977, in Hartland. Graduated from...

Barbara Anne Price

Mar 10, 2009

Barbara Anne Price - 53 2/18/1956 - 3/10/2009

Oregon, IL - Barbara Anne Price, 53, of Oregon died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, in KSB Hospital in Dixon. Born Feb. 18, 1956, in Chicago, the daughter of Paul Richard Broughton and Grace (Ede) Broughton. Graduate of Fenton High School in Bensenville, Class of 1974. Married Robert Price on Oct....

H Clarence 'Mitch' Mitchell

Jan 12, 2009

H. CLARENCE 'MITCH' MITCHELL - 101 1/11/1907 - 1/12/2009

MOUNT MORRIS, IL - H. CLARENCE 'MITCH' MITCHELL, 101 MOUNT MORRIS - H. Clarence "Mitch" Mitchell, 101, of Mount Morris died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2009, in Pinecrest Manor. Mitch was born Jan. 11, 1907, in Elizabeth to Wilbur and Marie (Tetard) Mitchell DVM. He married Margaret Long on Aug....

Robert E Buser

Dec 22, 2008

Robert E. Buser - 70 7/26/1938 - 12/22/2008

Mt. Morris - Robert E. Buser 70 of Mt. Morris died Monday December 22, 2008. He was a life long resident of Mt. Morris, The Eldest son of Gail and Harriet (Conrad) Buser, born July 26, 1938. He was a graduate of MMHS class 1956, went on to The University...

Laree Dianne Rasmussen

Dec 12, 2008

LaRee Dianne Rasmussen - 62 6/28/1946 - 12/12/2008

Chana - LaRee Dianne Rasmussen, 62, of Chana went home to be with her Lord on Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, in OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 28, 1946, in Ortonville, Minn., daughter of Wallace Dale Burdick and LaJean Marie (Zahrbock)...

Kenneth L Bicksler

Dec 10, 2008

Kenneth L. Bicksler - 88 5/10/1920 - 12/10/2008

Leaf River - Kenneth L. Bicksler, 88, of Leaf River went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in Swedish-American Hospital, Rockford, surrounded by his loving family. Born May 10, 1920, in Freeport, the son of Archie and Orelda (Brandt) Bicksler. He married Lillian Unger on July...

Neita Aileen Bjorklund

Nov 19, 2008

Neita Aileen Bjorklund - 83 10/22/1925 - 11/19/2008 Mount Morris, IL - Neita Aileen Bjorklund, 83, of Mount Morris died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mount Morris. Born Oct., 22, 1925, in the family home in Eagle Point Township, Ogle County, daughter of Paul Weigle and Mildred (Ports) Weigle. Graduated from Polo High School, Class of...

Duane F Claussen

Jul 29, 2003

Duane Francis Claussen, 90, Loves Park, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at Alpine Fireside Health Center. He was born April 6, 1923 in Rochelle, the son of Daniel and Marie (Harshman) Claussen. Duane married Darlene Russell in Mt. Morris on February 2, 1946, she passed away July 29, 2003. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps serving...

Dana A Fichtner

Apr 3, 2001

Dana A. Fichtner, age 53, of Janesville, WI, passed away Sunday in the Town of Primrose due to a motorcycle accident. Dana was born October 30, 1962 in Rockford, IL, the son of John and Bettie (Robison) Fichtner. He graduated from Mt. Morris High School in Illinois in 1981. After dating for seven years, Dana married Jennifer Kretschman on April...

Frances P Dobbs Black Wright

Mar 29, 1978

Frances Pauline Dobbs Black-Wright of Ashton, IL, formerly of Grinnell Iowa, and Iowa City, IA went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday June 22, 2013 at Franklin Grove Living and Rehab Center. She was born on September 2, 1926 in Grinnell, IA to Edmund A. and Dora Lee (Alexander) Dobbs. She was the last of five children....

Evelyn Forsyth

Nov 14, 1974

Mt. Morris, IL, Evelyn Marie Ranson Forsyth, daughter of Earl and Anna (Thulin) Shepherd, was born on July 16, 1922 in Henderson Illinois. Evelyn and her family lived on a farm and Evelyn often told stories of gathering the eggs from under the hens, carrying water from the well and laughing with her brothers. She graduated from Alpha High School...

Carol Esther Hachmeister

Aug 18, 1956

Carol Esther (Rucker) Hachmeister, 89, passed away on November 14, 2019 at Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon, IL. Carol was born January 2, 1930 to Anson and Mary Viola (Knapp) Rucker. She completed grade school at Doty School west of Polo and graduated from Polo High School in 1948. She married Walter Hachmeister in a double ceremony with Jim Melvin...

Doris Carlson

Doris Carlson, 93 Doris is now singing and dancing with her Lord, having joined Him the morning of Sunday, August 26th, 2018, at the age of 93. She was born Doris Elsie Ingrid Carlson on March 6th, 1925, in Galesburg, IL, to parents Oscar and Maude (Swanson). She loved her work at the Village of Progress in Oregon, IL, and...

Marilyn Foss

Byron, IL, Marilyn Foss, age 80, passed away in her home after a long illness with her family by her side. Marilyn was born July 31, 1933 in Rockton, IL the daughter of Louis & Eleanor (Lovelace) Charboneau. Marilyn married Udell Foss on July 26, 1952 in Morrison, IL. Marilyn managed the Jenny's Gift shop at Swedish American Hospital for...

Joyce E Shelton

Joyce Elaine Sweeney Shelton,age 82 passed on November 16,2017. Joyce was born Sept 1,1935 in Pine Creek Township to Wilbur J & Ida Kump Sweeney. Joyce spent the majority of her life in Mt. Morris. Joyce worked at Kable Printing and Pinecrest for many years. Joyce enjoyed painting, crocheting and reading in her spare time. She enjoyed sharing her life...