Lelia (Whisenand) Place, 99, of Compton, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. Lelia was born October 8, 1918 in Brooklyn, Missouri, the daughter of Henry and Pearl (Helms) Whisenand. She graduated from Dixon High School in 1937. She married Charles Place May 20, 1938 in Dixon, IL. Lelia […]
Richard J. Stoner, 60, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, at OSF St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota. Rich was born September 6, 1957 in Greenfield, Indiana, the son of Richard J. Sr. and Verinda Faye (Ratliff) Stoner. He married Sandra M. Countryman on September 27, 2014. Rich is survived by his […]
Verna Rose Aughenbaugh, 91, of Compton, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 29, 2017 at Heritage Health in Mendota. Verna was born on July 7, 1926 in Pierre, South Dakota, the daughter of Herman and Sarah (Madison) Hauge. She was united in marriage to Clifford Aughenbaugh on July 20, 1946 in Compton, IL. Verna belonged […]
Our precious mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Loleta Mae (Goy) Mathesius, 93, was called to heaven on Thursday, August 31, 2017 from Heritage Square Nursing Facility in Dixon, where their dedicated and loving staff nurtured and loved her since she moved there in 2010. Loleta was born at home in Maytown on April Fool’s Day 1924 […]
Earlene Moorehead, 91, of Paw Paw, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Heritage Health in Mendota. She was born August 20, 1925 in Belmont, IL, the daughter of Earl George and Dorothy (Tanquary) Horn. She was united in marriage to Richard Moorehead on December 7, 1943. Earlene is survived by her children, Kerry (Becky) […]
Ron T. Schlesinger, 57, of Paw Paw, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. He was born November 19, 1959 in Mendota, the son of Clifford W. and June Adell (Sloter) Schlesinger. He was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Connie Ruppert, on March 29, 1980 […]
Robert “Sam” Lewis Edwards, 62, of Paw Paw, found his freedom Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Rochelle Community Hospital. He was born February 15, 1955 in Mendota, IL, the son of John Franklin and Rita Mae (Keller) Edwards. He was united in marriage to Linda Hatley on September 3, 1976 at the United Methodist Church […]
Robert George Eich Jr., 63, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017. Bob was born June 29, 1953 in Mendota, the son of Robert George Sr. and Darlene (Molinare) Eich. Bob was one of the hardest working people you’d ever meet. He worked for Motor Wheel in Mendota for almost 20 years. After that, he was […]
Betty Louise Schmidt, 92, of Mendota, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017 in her home with hospice care. Betty was born November 1, 1924 to Charles and Bertha (Boykin) Bradford in Keenes, IL. She married Harold J. Schmidt on February 20, 1944 in Dixon, IL. Betty graduated from Troy Grove High School in 1942. She […]
Robert Earl Kern, 89, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017 at his residence. Bob was born September 27, 1927 in Sublette Angear Hospital to Alfred and Clara (Bauer) Kern. He graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1945. On June 8, 1946, Bob married his high school sweetheart, Gayle Willard. Bob grew […]