FREDERICK PAUL ABEL , age 83, of Lake Carroll died Thursday, December 9, 2004 at FHN Hospital in Freeport. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2004 at the Lanark United Methodist Church in Lanark, with Pastor Katheryn Ling officiating. Visitations will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, December 17, at the Russell-Frank Funeral Home in Lanark. Memorials have been established in his memory for the American Cancer Society to the charity of your choice. Dr. Abel was born August 7, 1921 in Glendive, Montana, the son of Albert and Harriet (Thompson) Abel. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Winona State University and his Master's and doctorate from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He married Carrol DeWald on June 16, 1946 in Red Wing, Minnesota. Before retiring, he was the Dean of the College of Education at Western Illinois University in Macomb. He also was a professor of Educational Administration at Western. He was a member of the Lanark United Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir and was a member of the Board of Trustees. He was a World War II Navy Veteran. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, NASSP, IASSP, NEA, and IEA. He also was a member of the Lake Carroll POA Board, and Lake Carroll Choral Singers. Dr. Abel will be missed by his wife, Carrol of Lake Carroll; one sister, Pauline Abel of LaCross, WI; his children, Richard (Joyce) Abel, Doug (Connie) Abel, Brian (Lynn) Abel, Kathy Abel, David (Tina) Abel, and Kris (Mike) Abel-Helwig; twenty grandchildren; and one great granddaughter. His parents precede Dr. Abel in death.
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ROBERT ALCORN , 66, died 11:30 last Wednesday morning at his home in Savanna. He was the son of John and Mary Alcorn and was born near Casville, Wisc. April 6, 1870. He married Hattie Sigafus in Hanover in 1895 and soon after they came to Savanna where they have since made their home. Funeral services were held Friday morning from the home, with the Rev. R. J. Snywolt in charge. Burial was made in Savanna cemetery. Mr. Alcorn is survived by his widow; a son Earl of Moline; one grand-daughter, and a brother, James Alcorn of Bowling Green , Mo.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Thursday January 28, 1937 edition Thomson Review

H. MAE ALEXANDER , 92, a resident of Freeport Manor Nursing Home, formerly of Kent and Chadwick, died Friday, June 4, 1993 at Freeport Memorial Hospital . She lived at Freeport Manor the past five years. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Kent and its women’s club. She was a past member of the Berean Circle of First Lutheran Church of Chadwick. Born April 4, 1901, in Fair Haven Township , she was a daughter of William and Emma (Adolph) Hartman. On August 14, 1921 she married Orion Alexander in Chadwick. He died June 17, 1981. Surviving are two daughters, Chrystal Tomman of Rockford and Margaret (Ernest) Brown of Winslow; one sister, Florence Turney of Rockford; three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, two step-great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Two brothers died previously. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll . The Rev. Milton L. Whitney of St. Paul Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery , Sterling . Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for St. Paul Lutheran Church .
Contributed by Alice Horner

LAVEDA (DURWOOD) ALEXANDER , age 80, of rural Chadwick, died Friday, September 3, 2004 at the CGH Medical Center Dialysis Unit, Sterling. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 7 at the Fairhaven United Methodist Church, Fairhaven, with Pastor Dave Davies officiating. Burial was in the Chadwick Cemetery. Visitations were held from 5­8 p.m. Monday, September 6 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A memorial fund has been established. LeVeda was born October 1, 1923 in Hanley, Saskatchewan Canada, the daughter of Clifford and Ruby (Milnes) Durward. She was a graduate of the York Community High School with the class of 1941. She attended Shimer College in Mt. Carroll. LaVeda married Vernon L. Alexander January 26, 1946 in Thomson. He died September 10, 2000 in Sterling. LaVeda was a homemaker most of her life. Her family was most important to her. She was called the "Family Historian." She was a member of the Fairhaven United Methodist Church, the Eastern Star, a Republican Women Past President, a 4-H Leader and served on the Carroll County Farm Bureau Women's Committee. LaVeda is survived by three sons, Raymond (Barb), Keith (Camella) and Larry (Linda), all of Chadwick; a daughter, Karen (Dennis) Schriner of Lanark; thirteen grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; and a brother, Cliff (Norma) Durward of Thomson. Her husband, Vernon, two brothers and two sisters, precede LaVeda in death.
Contributed by Lori Gilbert