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HELEN AGNES (McGINTY) GAAR
, 90, a former Freeport resident, died Sunday, December 27, 1981 in Torrance, California. She moved to California 15 years ago. She was a former employee of Kraft Foods and Bloom and Cowen in Freeport. She was a member of the First Methodist Church in San Pedro, California, and Embury Methodist Church in Freeport.
She was born February 13, 1891 in Chadwick to Edward and Margaret (Williamson) McGinty. She married John Gaar March 14, 1916 in Mount Carroll. Surviving are three sons, John Gaar of Cedarville, Gerald Gaar of Kansas City, Missouri, and Hobard Gaar of Westminster, Calif.; a daughter, Junella Fritsch of Caledonia; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, and sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson with the Rev. Howard Brooks, former pastor of the Community Church of Thomson, officiating. Burial will be in Lower York Cemetery in Thomson. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. today at the funeral home.
PAUL and DEMARISE (LEGEL) GAAR
- Double funeral services for Paul and Demarise Gaar, Milledgeville couple who died here Wednesday night in an apartment fire, have tentatively been set for 2 p.m. Saturday in the Woodin Funeral Home. Rev. Glen Shively, pastor of the Milledgeville Church of the Brethren, will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
At the inquest in the funeral home here Thursday afternoon, it was ruled that the couple died of suffocation. During the inquest conducted by Carroll County Coroner Dr. L. B. Hussey, it was brought out that the couple were just inches away from safety when they suffocated. The Gaars, whose apartment was located above an empty store being converted for use as a post office, were found at the main entrance to their dwelling, their charred bodies lying at the threshold of the locked front door.
Their son, Richard, 14, was able to flee the burning building by the back stairs. He was awakened by the mother’s screams. He tried to re-enter the building to reach his parents but was driven back by the smoke and heat, Dr. Hussey said. The apartment’s front door always had been difficult to open, the coroner reported, and the Gaars apparently were struggling with the lock when both lost consciousness. The Gaars probably could have been saved, the coroner said, if they had stayed in their bedroom and tried to escape through a window.
Deputy Fire Marshals Jerome Hobel, Rockford, and Robert Puckett, Sterling, indicated the fire may have been caused by defective wiring, although the building was rewired within the past two years.
Paul Gaar was born December 31, 1913 in Thomson, son of Harry and Lottie Gaar. They were married in 1941 in Clinton, Iow. In addition to those listed previously, survivors are his father and one grandchild; four brothers, Vaughn of Savanna, Delbert of Glendale, Arizona, Merle of Hobbs, N. M., and Darrell of Aurora; and three sisters, Mrs. John Smolak of Savanna, Mrs. Merrill Miller of Plainview, Texas, and Mr. Edgar Murney of Polo.
Mrs. Gaar was born August 17, 1924, in Mount Carroll, daughter of John and Grace (Gates) Legel. In addition to those listed previously, survivors are one brother, Myrnice Legal of Mount Carroll and a sister, Mrs. Grace Paullis of Tacoma, Washington.
ANNA GARMAN
, 68, wife of John Garman died about 5:45 o'clock Friday afternoon, at her home following four days of pneumonia
Mrs. Garman, formerly Miss Anna Daniels, was born in Shannon township, Mar. 28, 1870, the daughter of Jacob and Caroline Daniels. Her marriage to John Garman took place February 27, 1896.
She is survived by her husband, two sisters; Mrs. Elizabeth Nesemeir of Freeport and Mrs. Sarah Gieseman, of Shannon, and one brothe; Jacob Daniels of Shannon.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clck Monday afternoon from the Bethel Evangelical church, Rev. S. G. Eberle will officate and burial will be made in Bethel cemetery.
CATHERINE GRACE (HUNGERFORD) GARMAN
- Age 93, of Davison died Saturday December 31, 1999 at Willowbrook Manor. Funeral service will take place Tuesday January 4, 2000 11am at Miles Martin Funeral home in Mt. Morris, Rev. Richard Cook officiating. Burial at Flint Memorial Park. Family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday 4-9pm, and Tuesday 9am until the time of service. In leiu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church or Hospice of Intergrated Health services. Catherine was born in Mt. Carroll, Illinois on September 11, 1906, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice John and Bernice (Nelson) Hungerford. She was a resident of Mt. Morris for many years and was active in the Girl Scouts there. She and Ray Garman were united in marriage April 12, 1927. She was a member of Mt. Morris Baptist Church. She also owned and operated Burns Dairy Bar in Mt. Morris with her husband Ray for many years. Survivors include 5 Children : Ray B. and wife Millie Garman Jr. of Davison; Bethy and husband Howard Talleau of Flint; Dorothy A. Hoff of Clio; Norma F. and husband Harold H. Carnahan of Fenton; Linda K. and husband Roger Morgan of Clio; 15 Grandchildren; 27 Great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; She had 5 brothers only 1 survives: Vaughn E. Hungerford of Mt. Carroll, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents, 4 brothers, her husband Ray on January 28, 1982, and son Bobby in 1940.
CORA (BURNETT) GARMAN
- Funeral services were conducted this afternoon in the Frank Funeral Home for Mrs. Elam Garman, 88, who died Tuesday eveing in a Freeport nursing home. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mt. Carroll.
Cora Burnett was born in Virginia on April 8, 1873, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William V. Burnett. She was married in Lanark on Aug. 31, 1913, to Elam Garman. She was a member of the lanark Lutheran Church.
Survivors are her husband, a patient in a Mt. Carroll Nursing home; two step sons, Ralph of Loves Park and Wayne, Freeport; two stepdaughters, Miss jessie Garman, Loves Park and mRs. Earl (Grace) Keim, Mt. Carroll; and one sister, Mrs. James Brageal, Springfield MO.
LOVINA ELLEN (SARBER) GARMAN
- Died at her home near Brookville, Illinois, Wednesday, August 16, 1906 of Brights disease. Aged 41 years, 8 months and 18 days. Lovina Ellen Sarber was born near Brookville, Ill., November 28, 1864. She was married to Irvin Garman on December 29, 1885. She leaves to mourn the loss, her husband and daughter Iva, father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Sarber of Milledgeville, Ill., three brothers William of Thornton, Iowa, Edward and Charles of Milledgeville, Ill., three sisters Rosalia Bradway of Fairgrove, Mo., Luscinda Reubendall of Dows, Iowa and Lola Keckler of near Polo,Ill., also many other relatives and dear friends. Mrs. Garman was born, married and died in the same home. She was a woman of sterling quality, a loving mother a kind and dutiful wife, and thoughtful and loving daughter.
MILTON S. GAYMAN
, 58, retired farmer and operator of the feed mill at Hazelhurst the past year, died at his home there Thursday (Polo, Ogle Co IL) after an illness of six weeks duration.
Funeral services will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon and at the Polo church of the Brethren at 2:00, the Rev. M.E. Clingenpeel, assisting by the the Rev. Wayne Gerses, officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont.
Milton Gayman was born on a farm near Chadwick, Carroll county, March 3, 1886, a son of Joseph and Melissa Gayman, and was married Sept 5, 1906 to Miss Elizabeth Martin of Coleta, who survives, together with three children, Harper Gayman of Dixon, Mrs. AUdreyPlum of Polo, and Mrs. Lamoine Drescher of Seattle, Wash.; and two grancchildren, Patricia Gaymand and Carolyn Plum.
GEORGE C. GEARY , 90, of Savanna died Monday, Nov. 22, 2004 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Mr. Geary farmed in the Polo area for many years and also was a field technician for the Soil Conservation Office in Oregon and Mt. Carroll. Mr. Geary was born July 5, 1914, in Polo the son of Clinton G. and Emma S. (Roderick) Geary. He married Elizabeth A Jassen on August 12, 1941 in Sterling. She preceded him. Survivors included two daughters, Mary (Nate) Swann of Port Charlotte FL and Elaine Lee of Waterloo Iowa; two sisters, Lillian Forch of Chicago and Sara Boze of Rock Falls, one brother, Roderick Geary of Polo; three grandchildren, Thoams Swann, Ted Martens and Liz Malony. FRANCES GILLESPIE
- A life-long local farmer, Francis Gillespie, died at 11:30 p.m. Sunday in a Freeport hospital where he had been a patient one week. (Note: The Social Security Death Index gives the date as August 1964.) He was born April 19, 1894 in Savanna, son of Charles and Carrie (Haven) Gillespie. He married Helen Fulrath Sept. 22, 1915 in Mount Carroll. Surviving are his widow; two sons, Lyle of Freeport and Richard of Dubuque, Iowa; and one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Robertson, Freeport.
Service will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Frank Funeral Home, where visitation may be made from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Freeport. Rev. Darrold Coppernoll, pastor of Center Hill and Woodland United Brethren Churches, will officiate.
GLENN GILLESPIE
, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Gillespie of Waddams Grove, died at St. Francis Hospital today as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident early last Saturday morning. He suffered a broken nose, broken arm, and internal injuries when his automobile left the highway and ran into a ditch on route 20, two miles west of Lena corners. With him in the car were Miss Mary Uecker, 20, of Lena, who suffered cuts and bruises and Miss Phyllis Rees, 19, of 218 North Powell Avenue, Freeport, who also suffered bruises and cuts.
The victims were brought to the local hospital and it was at first indicated that Gillespie was not seriously injured. Report made at the office of Sheriff Walter Engels last Saturday indicated the car was traveling at a good rate of speed when the driver lost control of the machine, the mishap taking place about 3:15 a.m. Coroner E. A. Diestelmeier announced an inquest would be conducted.
JAMES GLENN
was born in Fulton county, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1870 and died Monday September 18, 1905 at the age of 35 years, 5 months and 24 days.
He moved to Coleta in 1894. On November 21, 1900 be was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Behrens.
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at two o'c1ock at the Coleta Liberal U. B. church. There was a large number of relatives and friends present to pay their fast tributes of respect to the remains of him who had been so highly respected and so well loved by all. Rev. E. Plumley of Van Orin was the officiating pastor and he was assisted in the service by Rev. C. W. Marlow, pastor of the Coleta Christian church. Appropriate songs were sung by members of the church choir. A great many beautiful floral tributes were given, among them being a piece with the initials, given by the M.W. A. Camp to which the deceased belonged. He was also a mbmer of the United Brethren church of Coleta.
JUDY (LICHTY) GOODIN , age 64, of Anderson Island, WA, lost her battle with cancer on October 17, 2004. Judy was born on May 10, 1940, daughter of the late Robert and Luella Lichty of Lanark. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Bill Goodin; sons, Dale (Pam) Goodin of Anderson Island, WA, David (Denise) Goodin of Enumclaw, WA; daughter Dyann (Kelly) Klaus of Cushing, OK; brothers, Karl (Laurens) Lichty of Arroyo Grande, CA, John (Mary) Lichty of Visalia, CA; ten grandchildren, Sarah, Samuel, Jennifer and Jessica Goodin, Tara, Molly and Levi Goodin, Kyle, Kayla and Kacy Klaus; and several friends and relatives. Services were held at 1 p.m., Sunday, October 24, at the Anderson Island Community Church, Anderson Island, WA. Judy was a devoted and caring mother and grandmother. She and her husband, Bill traveled and enjoyed life to the fullest as best friends. Her memories will be in our hearts forever and she will be truly missed MARGARET AUSTA (DEETS) GRAEHLING
, 84, of Milledgeville, died Sunday, November 29, 1998 at CHG Medical Center in sterling following a brief illness.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 1998 at the Milledgeville Brethren Church with the Reverend Eric Bargerhuff officiating. Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, November 30 at the church and on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the hour of service. Burial was at Oak Knoll Memorial Park, Sterling. Arrangements were corupleted by the McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.
Mrs. Graehling was born on January 9, 1914 in Milledgeville to Ward and LaRue (Donnelly) Deets. She graduated from Milledgeville High School and attended Cornell College. She married Richard Graehling on June 18, 1939 and they farmed together for 40 years. He died on November 15, 1994. She was a school teacher for 30 years, first in rural one-room school houses and later as a first grade teacher in the Milledgeville school system. She was an active member of the Milledgeville Brethreii Church and led and served or many other community organizations. She was an inspiration to her family, friends and acquaintances. She was full of life and energy to the end.
MINNIE GRAYLESS
- Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Grayless, 57, Savanna native, who died in Elgin in Tuesday, were conducted at 11 o’clock Thursday morning in the Latter Day Saints church in Chestnut Park, with the Rev. Howard Grayless officiating. Casket attendants included Harold Stakemiller and Howard Grayless of Savanna and A. W. Purvis of Milwaukee, Wis. Burial was in the Savanna cemetery. Among those from out-of-town at the last rites were W. A. McWilliams, Mrs. G. S. Purvis, Paul Grayless, and Mrs. Jenny Kartheiser, all of Chicago, and Herman Lartz and A. W. Purvis of Milwaukee, Wis.
Mrs. Grayless was born in Savanna on Nov. 18, 1879 and died in Elgin on Sept. 7, 1937, at the age of 57 years, nine months,, and 19 days. She was married to Norton Grayless of Savanna in 1899. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Grayless had resided in Elgin for the past 15 years.
She leaves one son, Paul Grayless of Chicago, three brothers, and two sisters. One son, James, died in 1926.
NORTON GRAYLESS
on Sunday, October 25, 1908 about 8:30 was crushed to death by falling under a string of cars while performing his duties as switchman in the CB&Q yards. His body was picked up by the crew and brought to Fuller’s undertaking rooms for burial. An inquest was held Sunday afternoon. Nort had been in the railroad service for a number of years past. He had returned to work a few months ago after a long absence due to an injury received months ago.
Norton J. Grayless was born in this city August 10, 1876 and spent his entire life here. He was united in marriage to Miss Minnetta Lartz August 30, 1899, to whom were born two children, James, aged 8, and Paul, 9 months of age. Besides his immediate family he leaves his mother, Mrs. Eliza J. Grayless of Chestnut Park (Savanna), and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Thomas Nesbitt, Velroy, Mrs. Ed Lister, Mrs. Luvetta Stakemiller, Gertrude, Howard, Mrs. George Black of Kansas, and Mrs. Jesse Anderson of St. Louis.
RALPH GIFFORD
, 51, died this afternoon at Mount Morris, as he was enroute to St. Luke's hospital in Chicago.
Mr. Gifford, who was manager of the local Atlantic and Pacific Tea company store, had been ill for several weeks.
Surviving are his widow; three sons, Ralph, Jr., and Lee Gifford both of Mount Carroll, and Herbert Gifford, who is stationed in California and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gifford and two brothers, Lee and George Gifford, all of Mount Carroll.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
HATTIE (HOLLAND) GREELEY
- Death claimed the life of Mrs. Hattie Greeley, Thomson’s oldest resident last Sunday afternoon, March 22, 1964, at the Johnson Nursing Home in Shannon where she had lived since October 1963. She had celebrated her 92nd birthday on Friday March 6th.
Funeral services were held at 2 Tuesday in the Thomson Methodist Church, preceded by a 1:45 family prayer service in the church parlors. Rev. Albe Ihne of Winslow, former pastor of the Thomson church, officiated, assisted by Rev. Fred Wooters. Philip Brach sang “Beyond the Sunset” and “The Old Rugged Cross,” The organist was Mrs. Emil Brach. Pallbearers were Robert Lewis, David Marshall, Eugene Murray, Carl Petersen, Dee St. Ores, and Lawrence Weatherwax. Burial was made in Upper York Cemetery at Argo Fay. Floral arrangements were in charge of Mrs. Mary Marshall and Mrs. Vada Carroll.
Hattie Holland, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Smith) Holland, was born March 6, 1872 in Thomson. She married George Greeley December 19, 1892 and the couple farmed in the Thomson area for many years. She was the oldest member of the Thomson Methodist Church and the WSCS (Ladies Aid), of which she had been very active until the last few years of her life. She greatly enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mrs. Greeley had the misfortune to fall in 1957, breaking her hip, from which she recovered satisfactorily, and was able to get about to do her own housework, until she fell again last July breaking the other hip. She underwent surgery twice on her hip but was never able to regain her strength.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Florence) Ashby of Thomson, in whose home Mrs. Greeley had spent the past 16 winters; three sons, Lyle and Albert of Thomson and Willis of Morrison; six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, one son, one daughter, and her parents.
Those attending the funeral from a distance were George Jones of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hensen of Sterling, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Sterenberg of Morrison, Mrs. Jack Demaree and children of East Lansing, Michigan, Norman French of Manhattan, Kansas, and Rev. F. K. Mertz and Miss Helen Mertz of Freeport.
LYLE GREELEY
, 73, Thomson, WW I veteran, died Tuesday, August 5, 1969 in Savanna Hospital. He was born in Thomson, son of George and Hattie (Holland) Greeley. He is survived by his wife, the former Anna Heinze, one sister, Mrs. Wayne Ashby of Thomson, one brother Albert of Thomson.
Services will be held at 1:30 Friday in the Fay-Sesser Funeral Home, Fulton, with burial in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. Friends may call from 7 – 0 tonight at the funeral home.
RACHEL BELINDA (CHEESEMAN) GROSS
passed away at the Clara Miller home Saturday night. Her death was caused by the infirmities of old age, having passed the 92 year mark. The funeral services wereheld from the Speers funeral parlors Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock and were conducted by Rev. Theodore Potter, pastor of the Methodist church. Mrs. E.Y. Knapp sang several selections. Interment was made in the family lot in White Oak cemetery west of Forreston.
Rachael Belinda Cheeseman was born at Chambers Grove, Lima township, Carroll county, February 14, 1845, the daughter of Alfred and Susan Cheeseman. She was united in marriage to Charles E. Gross, April 17, 1866, at Forreston and was the mother of six children. Her husband and four children preceded heer in death. They were, Joshua and Alfred, Mrs. Elsie Damman and Delia Mae Gross. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ida Nelson of Lanark and Mrs. Minnie Cook of Denver, Colorado.
There is also one brother, Samuel Cheesman residing in Canada. 10 Grandchildren and 21 great granchildren also survive. Mrs. Gross was a faithful member of the Methodist church and was an active member of the Sunday school and the Ladies Aid and was a faithful attendant as long asher health permitted.
DOROTHY ARLENE (METZ) GUENTNER
, 96, of Mount Carroll died Friday, January 4, 2002 at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. She was born March 5, 1905 in Freedom Township in Carroll County to Harvey and Della (Myers) Metz . On May 19, 1942 she and Floyd E. Guentner were married in McAlester , Oklahoma . After graduating from Shimer College in Mount Carroll , she attended Northern Illinois University and A&M College in Fort Collins , Colorado . Dorothy was a teacher in rural schools in Carroll and Stephenson Counties, was an antique dealer, and in her later years, was a real estate and insurance broker. Her memberships included Mount Carroll Methodist Church, Orphah Chapter 304 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Pearl City, Scottish Rite, Woman’s Club in Freeport, Carroll Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Mount Carroll, Carroll County Genealogical Society in Savanna, Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists in Elgin, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Maryland Genealogical Society in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Horseless Carriage Club of America in Downey, California. Dorothy’s cousins survive her. Preceding her in death were her parents, and on April 7, 1973 her husband. (Transcriber’s Note: My auntVivian Luettig, who had saved this obituary, wrote in that Dorothy’s brother Kenneth Metz also preceded her in death.) The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Offenheiser-Schwarz Funeral Home in Pearl City with the Rev. Rod Dye of Lanark United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens . Visitation hours are from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established in her memory.
ELAINE GUENTHER
- Funeral services for Mrs. Elaine Guenther, 86 years old, who died Thursday morning, October 15, 1959, in a rest home in Lanagan, will be conducted at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in the Humphrey and Son chapel. The Rev. Jim Royce will officiate. Burial will be in Morrison, Il.
Mrs. Guenther was born January 3, 1873 in Mount Carroll, Illinois. She had lived in Anderson for 50 years before entering the rest home. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Hazel Hatch of St. Charles, Illinois; a half-sister, Miss Amanda Tuckey of Mount Carroll, Illinois, and six grandchildren.
RUTH N. (SWITZER) GUENTNER
, 76, of Lanark, died Thursday at Good Samaritan Home in Mount Carroll.
She was a member of Church of the Brethren in Lanark.
Born May 2, 1901 in Lanark, she was the daughter of Joel K. And Carrie (Boyd) Switzer. She married Arthur G. Guentner Feb. 24, 1921 in Lanark.
Surviving are her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Jeannine) Carroll of Lanark; two grandchildren.
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