Ora Marie Halvorson
Sep 1, 2014
Ora Marie Halvorson 83 of Ashton passed away on September 1, 2014 at Franklin Grove Nursing Center. She was born on September 20, 1930 in Rushford Minnesota to Ordin and Alice (Ness) Torkelson. She married Donald M Halvorson on April 23, 1955 in Lanesboro, Minnesota . He passed away March 31, 2011. Ora retired in 1990 after 20 years of...
Eleanor Marie Spratt-Gatz
Aug 31, 2014
Eleanor Marie Gatz 99, of Ashton passed away August 31, 2014 at Serenity House Hospice in Oregon ,IL. She was born on November 28, 1914 in Dixon, IL. to the late Rummery and Mary ( Pierson ) Gatz. She was married to J. Walter Spratt in 1936 and together they both owned and operated a trucking company ,he passed away...
Janet Louise Childress
Aug 30, 2014
Janet L. (Sestak) Childress age 57 of Sandwich passed away at her home August 30, 2014. She was born on December 26, 1956 in Chicago, IL. to the late Louis and Carol (Dvorak) Sestak. She was employed by the City of Aurora for many years. She was a devoted White Sox fan and a NASCAR enthusiast. Every free moment she...
Berta Stone
Aug 30, 2014
Berta Stone 88 of Sandwich passed away Saturday August 30, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 22, 1926 in Senden Germany, the daughter of Charlotte (Kemple) Duthorn and Josef Duthorn. She united in marriage to Bob Stone on August 17 1956 in Hanna City IL. Berta proudly became a United States Citizen on October...
John Fredrick Klos
Aug 23, 2014
John Fredrick Klos 68 of Ashton, IL. passed away at his home on Saturday August 23, 2014. He was born on September 9, 1945 to Merrill and Caroline (Lucius) Klos in Chicago Illinois. He retired from Siemen’s Building Technologies as an assembler in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. He liked to go camping and enjoyed his friends at Woodhaven Campground in Sublette,...
Cheryl Lynn Taylor
Aug 19, 2014
Cheryl Lynn Taylor 70 of Ashton passed away August 19, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 2, 1944 in Oak Park, Illinois to Henry and Lillian L. (Becker) Phelps. She is survived by her son Chance (Terri) Taylor of Plainfield, Illinois, one sister Betty Jane Toops of Little York, Illinois, and 3...
Franz Schnierer
Aug 15, 2014
Franz Schnierer 89 of Mt Carroll passed away August 15, 2014 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion. He was born on April 4, 1925 in Hungary. He was an orthopedic shoemaker in Hungary, and a dairy farmer in Mt Carroll Illinois. He was a member of St Wendelin’s Catholic Church in Shannon, IL. He is survived by his sister Katherine Thompson...
Joyce Marie Allen
Aug 11, 2014
Joyce Marie ( Finnestad ) Allen 83, of Sandwich passed away at her home with her family with her on August 11, 2014. She was born on December 22, 1930 in the family home in Malta, IL. to Marvin and Gladys ( Berke ) Finnestad. She attended a country school south of DeKalb before moving to DeKalb to attend high...
Jon Glenn Swanson
Aug 8, 2014
Jon Glenn Swanson age 50 of Earlville, unexpectedly passed away on August 8, 2014. Jon was born February 28, 1964 to Donald and Jane Swanson and was raised in Darien, IL. Jon was the loving husband of Lisa (nee Hostad) and very proud daddy of Carl Jon, 7 and Carina Lynne, 6. He is survived by his mother, sister Lynne...
Thomas Melvin Johnson
Aug 1, 2014
Thomas M. Johnson, 58, of Sandwich, IL died on Friday, August 1st, while at home surrounded by his loving family after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Tom was born February 10, 1956 in Aurora, IL to Elmer and Marjorie (Spiker) Johnson of Sandwich. He was united in marriage to Nancy Ford on May 22, 1982. After which they...
Dr. Dale Sattler Grimes MD.
Jul 31, 2014
Dale Sattler Grimes, M.D. 84 of Sandwich, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday July 31, 2014 at Valley West Hospital in Sandwich. He was born on December 6, 1929 in North Vernon, Indiana, the son of Robert L Grimes and Rose Sattler Grimes. He attended Lyons Township High School and the University of Chicago, where he received both his...
Veda May Cole
Jul 29, 2014
Veda May (Hays) Cole of Rochelle passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, just short of her 86th birthday. She was a math whiz and kept the books for her mechanic husband Merritt Robert Cole, the love of her life, whom she married on November 6th, 1965. Both were quite involved with the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He passed away in...
Ruby Catherine Hougham
Jul 22, 2014
Ruby Catherine (nee White) Hougham of Sandwich IL formerly of Downers Grove Ill passed away July 22, 2014 at Hillside Rehab and Care Center. She was born on March 1, 1931 to Josephine (Van Gemert) and Henry White of Lisle IL. Ruby spent her early life at Morton Arboretum, where her parents were employed, and where her grandfather, John Van...
Helen Elizabeth Lemke
Jul 19, 2014
Helen E. Lemke, 99 of Sandwich passed away on July 19, 2014 at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion. She was born to Emil and Helena (Frank) Neuhauser on August 4 1914 in Sandwich, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her first husband “Bill” and their loving children Robert Morris and Mary Morgan; her second husband LeRoy Lemke. Others preceding her...
Barbara Jean Naker
Jul 10, 2014
Barbara Jean Naker, 75 of DeKalb passed away at Kishwaukee Hospital on July 10, 2014. She was born on January 31, 1939 in Belvidere Illinois to Gerald and Helen (Hicks) Mowers. She loved sewing, quilting and gardening, especially tending to her vegetables. She is survived by her children Doreen (Dennis) Carrico of Carol Stream, Kenneth (Vicky) Naker of Chipley, Florida,...
Forrest ( Jack ) J. Fischer
Jul 7, 2014
Forrest “Jack” Fischer of Sheridan Illinois, age 91, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Fischer passed away on July 7 2014 at Valley West Hospital. He was born on a farm in the township of Cicero Wisconsin on June 10 1923. He served in the Army during World War II. He was severely wounded and subsequently spent a year and...
Leroy ( Lee ) Joseph Ernest
Jun 22, 2014
Leroy (Lee) J. Ernest 78, of Sandwich, IL. formerly of Brookfield, IL. passed away June 22, 2014 at Valley West Hospital Sandwich. He was born on May 20, 1936 in Chicago to the late Joseph and Frances Ernest. He married his lifelong love Cecile Olsinski on May 9, 1959 in Chicago, and just celebrated 55 years of marriage. He served...
William ( Bill ) E. Wade
Jun 17, 2014
William ( Bill ) E. Wade 82 of Sandwich, IL. passed away June 11th 2014 at Heritage Health Care Mendota, IL. He was born on September 17th 1931 in Plano, IL. to the late Arthur and Fern ( Van Kirk ) Wade. He married Arlene Foster, they have been married 60 years. He served in the US. Army during the...
Barbara Derby Baylor
Jun 14, 2014
Barbara Derby Baylor 77 of Ashton passed away June 14, 2014 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born June 4 1937 at the hospital in Amboy Illinois, the daughter of Floyd and Doris (Richardson) Derby. She married Jack Baylor on April 20, 1958, in Ashton Illinois. Barbara was a member of the Ashton United Methodist Church. Barbara taught school in...
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