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MARTHA WARNER
, At the residence of her son-in-law Lewis Reynolds, May 29th, 1883, Mrs. Martha Warner, aged about 88 years. Mother Warner, was one of the earliest settlers, if not the oldest settler in Carroll county. She kept stage house for J. D. Winters at a very early date, was here before and during the Black Hawk war and at one time had to take refuge from the savages in the little fort at Elizabeth, near Galena. She settled at south Elkhorn in 1835 and was known all over this region of country, and, in doctoring the sick has traveled thousands of miles to minister to the diseased and dying. She was loved and beloved by all who knew her and leaves a large circle of friends to mourn her loss, and while we in Polo were decorating soldiers graves, sorrowing friends carried the mortal of Mrs. warner to their last resting place in south Elkhorn cemetery.
PAUL WARNER , age 88 , of Lanark, Illinois died peacefully, Sunday July 1, 2007, at his son’s home, in Spring Grove, Illinois. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Lanark United Methodist Church, Lanark Illinois with Pastor Kathryn Ling officiating. Inurnment will take place at Lanark Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 5, 2007 at the Lanark United Methodist Church with Masonic Rites accorded at 7:30 p.m. by the Lanark Masonic Lodge #423. Memorials in Paul’s honor may be given to Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 410 South Hager Avenue, Barrington, Illinois 60010 and the Lanark Public Library. Paul was born on December 2, 1918, the son of John and Edna (Gouker) Warner in Lanark, Illinois. He attended Lanark High School, graduating with the Class of 1936. On October 7, 1939, Paul married Doris Walkey in Dubuque, Iowa. Doris passed away on April 2, 2005. Paul farmed near Lanark on the family farm until retirement, at which time, he and Doris moved to Homosassa Springs, Florida. They moved back to Lanark in 2003. Paul was a member of the Lanark United Methodist Church and the Lanark Masonic Lodge #423. Paul enjoyed camping, traveling, gardening and model railroading. Paul loved making people happy, his favorite past time was to dress as a Clown and entertain at local functions and churches. Paul will be dearly missed by two sons, John E. Warner of Spring Grove, Illinois and James (Vicki) Warner of Lynchburg, Virginia; a daughter, Jane (Terry) Weber of Decatur, Texas; ten grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; a brother, Wallace Warner of Shannon, Illinois and a daughter in-law, Rose Stadel of Normal, Illinois Paul was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Doris; one son, Joseph Warner and one sister, Maxine Snyder. BERNELLE (BEMIS) WEILER
, 91, of Savanna died Wednesday May 20, 1998 at her home. Daughter of Henry and Bertha Mae (Duff) Bemis, she was born October 10, 1906 near Versailles . On March 18, 1933 she and Paul Weiler were married in Quincy . He died December 26, 1988 in Savanna. After attending Mount Sterling High School , she continued her education at Quincy Business College . She owned and operated a card and stationery business in Savanna during the 1950s. Active in politics at the local and state level, she was a precinct committeeman and served as chairman of the Carroll County Republican Party. Her memberships included Savanna Christian Science Church , Daughters of the American Revolution, Officers’ Wives Club at Savanna Army Depot, and formerly the Lend A Hand Club. She was active with the Girl Scouts and enjoyed playing bridge, raising flowers and traveling. Surviving are one son, David Weiler of Kewanee; two grandchildren, Delaine (Mark) Merritt of Pawnee and Venetia Weiler of Springfield; three great-grandchildren, Amanda, Alexis and Nicholas Merritt, and several nieces. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna.
GENEVIEVE (CARPENTER) WEIS
, 54, RR 1, Thomson, Argo Fay, died Sunday evening at Jane Lamb Hospital, Clinton, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m Wednesday at the Bosma Funeral Home, Fulton. Burial will be in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Weis was born Sept. 17, 1921 in Argo Fay, the daughter of Don and Alyce Mitchell carpenter. She married Lester H. Weis in Fairdale, Ill., on Sept. 8, 1947.. She was a member of the Argo Fay Methodist Church Ladies Aid. She was an inspector at Dairy-Pak and was secretary of Local 761.
Mrs. Weis is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Marvin (Paula) Anderson of Thomson; three sons, Michael Weis of Victoria, Ill., Staff Sergeant Larry Weis of Clarfield, Utah, and Dennis at home; her mother, Mrs. Alyce Carpenter of Thomson; three brothers, Dr. D. C. Carpenter of Detroit, Mich., Paul Carpenter of Lanark and Russell Carpenter of Winslow; and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded by her father, her husband and one sister. A memorial has been established for the Argo Fay Methodist Church.
MRS. WENTZ
- Mrs. Fred Buxton was called by telephone to Shannon, last Friday evening by the death of her mother, Mrs. Wentz who was over seventy years of age. The funeral services were held at Shannon, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Buxton was accompanied to Shannon by her daughter, Miss Mame and son Charles.
JOHN THOMAS WEST
- Thomas West, living near the South Elkhorn Church died Tuesday of a complication of diseases which had become chronic. His burial took place on wednesday. No funeral services were held in connection with the burial, on account of illness of other members of the family.
EDITH GRACE WILDEY
- 83, died Sunday at her home in Mount Carroll. The body was removed to the Christian Funeral Home in Mount Carroll where friends may call after 7 p.m. this evening. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home Tuesday at 2 p.m. The rev. James Green, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the mausoleum at the
Oak Hill Cemetery. Miss Wildey was born in Mount Carroll on May 31, 1877, the daughter of William and Emily Vaile Wildey. She graduated from the Mount Carroll High School and studied music at the Francis Shimer Academy. She was a member of several music groups in the community and was a 50 year member of Ola Chapter Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors are one brother, Harry Wildey, Mount Carroll; two nieces, Miss Emily Turbaugh, Springfield; Mrs. Arthur (Jean) McCue, Waverly, Iowa, and one nephew, Willia
WILLIAM H. WILDEY
- Mount Carroll, Ill., Oct. 23.-Capt. William H. Wildey, a veteran of the civil war who celebrated his 102nd birthday anniversary this year, died at 5:30 o'clock this morning at his home.
He was believed to be the oldest Mason in Illinois and probably in the United States. Captain Wildey was a member of all the Masonic bodies in Mount Carroll, Freeport consistory and Tebala Temple of the Shrine in Rockford.
He was in Chicago on April 15, 1861 when President Lincoln issued a call for volunteers for the Union army. Mr. Wildey enlisted on June 4, 1861, and served until Jan. 16, 1866, when he was discharged at Nashville, Tenn., with the rank of captain. Previously he had been commissioned a corporal, and lieutenant by President Lincoln.
WILLIAM L. WILDEY
, of Rockford , formerly of Mount Carroll , died Thursday, February 24, 1994 in his home. He was born in Mount Carroll on February 14, 1917, the son of Harry and Hazel (Leigh) Wildey. His grandfather was Captain William Wildey of Mount Carroll , a Civil War veteran. He lived most of his life in Rockford and was employed by the State of Illinois for many years. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; one stepdaughter, Colleen Jones; two stepsons, Wayne Vanderheyden Jr. and James Vanderheyden; and one sister, Jean McQue of Waverly, Iowa. Preceding him in death were his parents and his first wife. Graveside services and burial were held in the Lanark Cemetery .
GREGORY LEE WILLIS
, 50 of McAlester, Oklahoma died September 15, 2005 in McAlester. Gregory was born to Donald I. and Vernice M. (Lane) Willis August 28, 1955 in Peoria, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1977. He began his Federal career as an Industrial Engineer for the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) in August of 1977. In his most recent position as Chief of DAC's Transportation Engineering Division, he led a group of engineers responsible for a multitude of projects, producing ammunition procedural drawing, and providing technical assistance for military installations around the world. Greg married Diane Madeja May 26, 1979 in Lemont, Illinois. He lived in Savanna, Illinois from 1958 until moving to McAlester in 1998. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Gregory is survived by his wife Diane; two daughters, Jennifer Willis and Beth Willis of McAlester; sister Jorene Lieb and husband Joseph and their children, Jacob, Joy and Julia all of Galena, Illinois; brother, Richard Willis and children, Ian, Faye Reinhardt and husband Luke, and Kirk of Clinton, Iowa; mother-in-law, Regina Madeja; sister-in-law Nancy Shively and husband Robert and children, Amanda and Patrick all of Shorewood, Illinois; sister-in-law, Audrey Helix and husband Max and children, Max and Michael of Newbury Park, California; brother-in-law James Madeja and wife Tamara and children, Thomas, Steven and Mary; and numerous Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins.
Gregory was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Vernice Willis; father-in-law, Thomas Madeja, many Aunts and Uncles.
KEITH WINSTON , age 93, of Milledgeville, Illinois, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A Graveside Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at the Bethel Cemetery, Milledgeville, Illinois. Reverend Russell Gordon of the Church of the Brethren, Milledgeville, Illinois will officiate. Military Rites will be accorded by the Milledgeville American Legion Post #553. Keith was born on January 10, 1914, in Fairhaven Township, Illinois, the son of Earl and Mattie (Philips) Wilkinson. After High School he served in the United States Army and was a Pearl Harbor survivor. Keith married Alberta R. Bushman in Milledgeville, Illinois on March 26, 1962. Alberta died on January 14, 1999. He was employed at the Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois for many years. Keith was a member of the Church of the Brethren, Milledgeville, Illinois where he taught Sunday school for several years, and a member of Oakville Country Club, Mt. Carroll, Illinois where he was the Club Champion Golfer. He won the Sandburr Classic Golf Tournament at Lynnwood Links Golf Course, Thomson, Illinois. Keith also enjoyed bowling and was an enthusiastic Chicago Cubs Baseball Fan. Keith is survived by several nieces and nephews. Keith was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, three brothers; Harry Wilkinson, Roy Wilkinson, and Wayne Drake, three sisters; Alice Pauley, Ruby Green, and Dolly Wilkinson. WILLIAM WIRES
, 69, of Mt. Carroll , died at 8:30 last Thursday morning in an East Moline hospital following a paralytic stroke. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Christian funeral home in Mt. Carroll with burial in the Wacker cemetery.
Mr. Wires was born April 5, 1868, in Shepherd, Minn. , a son of Lafayette and Sarah Wires. (Note: All the census sources state he was born in Michigan . Furthermore, there doesn’t appear to be a Shepherd, Minnesota . There is a Shepherd, Michigan though; it’s somewhat west of Saginaw .)
Surviving are his widow; six daughters, Mrs. Frank Robbe of Mrs. Ernest Arb of Mt. Carroll , Mrs. Lawrence Smith of Janesville, Wisconsin, Mrs. E. J. Boyles of Madison, Wisconsin, Mrs. Hattie Spahr of Sandwich, and Mrs. William Wagner of Chadwick, and a sister, Mrs. Hattie Brown of Thomson.
MICHAEL C. WITTEVRONGEL
- Funeral services for Michael C. Wittevrongel who was killed in Vietnam on May 13, 1968 will be held Friday at the St. John's Catholic Church, Savanna at 11 a.m. Father William Knott and Father Leo McKenna will officiate, with burial in Lanark Cemetery. Military rites will be held at the grave in Lanark Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday between 7 and 9 p.m. at the Scharman Funeral Home, Shannon. The rosary will be recited at 8:30 p.m.
Michael C. Wittevrongel was born May 7, 1947 in Erie, the son of Mr. and Mrs. August Wittevrongel of rural Lanark. Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Jeanne, two brothers, Gary and Bob at home.
ANNA (KNEISS) WOESSNER
, 41, wife of Harvey Woessner, died about 9 o'clock Sunday morning at Rochester, Minn, where she submitted to surgery about three months ago.
She was born near Lanark Jan. 30, 1903, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kneiss, and on Feb 22, 1922, was united in marriage to Harvey Woessner.
She is survived by her husband; her parents; one sister, Mrs. Esther Haugh, of Lanark; two brothers, Henry and Harvey Kneiss, of Shannon.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home and at 2 o'clock at the Evangelical church. Rev. Paul Church will officiate and burial will be made in the Brethren Cemetery.
CHARLES WOESSNER
, 60, a well known resident of Shannon, passed away last night at a local hospital at 9:30 o’clock. (Friday September 2, 1938).
Mr. Woessner was born in Whiteside County, June 23, 1878, the son of John and Barbara Woessner, both natives of Germany. He had resided in the vecinity of Shannon for many years. He is survived by his wife and several children.
DONALD E. WOESSNER
, died Nov. 3, 2008, as a result of a stroke suffered last May. He is survived by his wife Rebecca, son Richard and wife (Kelly), grandchildren Michael and Lydia, and siblings Doris Dillon, Pauline Hefter, Phyllis Mackh, and Stanley Woessner. Donald Edward Woessner was born Oct. 6, 1930, in Milledgeville, IL. His parents were Paul Woessner and Martha Popkin Woessner. He received his A.B. degree in chemistry, Magna Cum Laude, in 1952 from Carthage College. He received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1957. He joined the Field Research Laboratory of Mobil in Dallas in 1958 and married Rebecca Patchin on June 21, 1958. After retiring from Mobil in 1992, he then became an Adjunct Professor at the Advanced Imaging Research Center at UT-Southwestern. A renowned NMR spectroscopist, in 1991 he became one of only three chemists from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area to win the American Chemical Society (ACS) Southwest Regional Award. In 1975 he won the Doherty Award of the Dallas-Ft. Worth Section of the ACS. His stature in science is demonstrated by a statement made by the Nobel Prize winner for magnetic resonance imaging, Dr. Paul Lauterbur. "Nobody knows more about nuclear relaxation than Don Woessner." A memorial service will be held on Friday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 6411 LBJ Freeway in Dallas. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be mailed to the Donald E. Woessner Fund at Medical Imaging Research, UT-Southwestern, P.O. Box 910888, Dallas, TX 75291-0889 or to King Glory Lutheran Church.
GEORGE F. WOESSNER
, 81, of Shannon died at his home Tuesday at 7:30 P.M. Born on Dec. 19, 1871, near Sterling, he was the son of John and Barbara Woessner. He was married twice, first to Orpha Hoy on Feb. 15, 1894, at Shannon and to Mrs. Myrtle Hartman on Nov. 20, 1920. His first wife died in 1910. He lived at Shannon since 1923 and had been a retired farmer. He was a member of the Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church at Shannon. Surviving are his wife; three sons, Orville of Freeport, Howard and Paul Woessner, both of Shannon; two daughters, Mrs. Milo Aspinwall of Shannon and Mrs. Lloyd Leary of Freeport; three brothers, John, Frank and Martin Woessner, all of Shannon; three sisters, Mrs. Catherine Moll, Mrs. Clara Bicksler and Mrs. Emma Hartman, all of Shannon; 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be Friday at 2 P.M. at the Bethel EUB church, with Rev. T. E. Moritz, pastor, officiating.
GLADYS WOESSNER
, 89, of Shannon died Thursday, Oct. 18, 1990 at Villas of Shannon Nursing Home. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church of Shannon, United Methodist Women, the choir and Senior Friendship Club.
Born September 7, 1901, she was the daughter of Harry and Louise (Hamann) Horner. She was married to Irvin Woessner on December 25, 1919. He died July 8, 1944. On Dec. 17, 1945 she was married to Harvey Woessner. He died Feb. 20, 1983.
Surviving are one son, Lawrence and wife, Norma, of Shannon; two daughters, Mrs. Marilyn (Arthur) Christopherson of Portage, Wis., and Mrs. Carol (Gordon) Grande of Durand; 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Huber Horner of Shannon. Also preceding her in death were one son, one sister, and one brother.
Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Bethel United Methodist Church, Shannon, with the Rev. Larry Thomson officiating. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery, Shannon. Friends may call from 4 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Scharman Funeral Home, Shannon. A memorial fund has been established.
HARVEY WOESSNER
, 80, of Shannon, was dead on arrival at Freeport Memorial Hospital Sunday evening (20 February 1983) of an apparent heart attack. He was a lifelong Shannon area farmer, a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, Shannon, and a charter member of the Shannon Lions Club.
Born March 9, 1902, in rural Shannon, he was the son of Charles and Cora (Kuhlemeier) Woessner. He married Anna Kneiss in 1922. She died in 1943. On December 17, 1945, he married Gladys Woessner. (Note: Gladys Woessner’s maiden name was Gladys Louise Horner.)
Surviving are his widow; one stepson, Lawrence Woessner of Shannon; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Marilyn (Arthur) Christopherson of Portage, Wis., and Mrs. Carol (Gordon) Grande of Durand; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Wilhelms of Shannon; 12 step-grandchildren; and 10 step-great-grandchildren. In addition to his first wife, he was preceded in death by four brothers.
Service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel United Methodist Church, Shannon, with the Rev. Russell Coats officiating. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery, Shannon. Friends may call from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Scharman Funeral Home, Shannon. A memorial fund has been established
HOWARD WOESSNER
, of Shannon, a member of Carroll County Board of Supervisors, serving on the board of review, died Sunday night (September 7, 1969) in his home. Mr. Woessner, who served as president of Carroll Service Company Board at the time of his death, was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, Shannon, and Carroll County Farm Bureau. He served as Shannon High School Board president and was a Shannon Fire Department trustee and a director of the former Shannon Telephone Company.
Born March 1, 1898 near Shannon, he was the son of George and Orpha (Hoy) Woessner. On December 26, 1920 he married Iva Shirk, who died. He married Mrs. Clarence Folgate June 28, 1967. Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Keith (LaVonne) Martin; a son, James; nine grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Maybelle Aspinwall; and two brothers, Paul of Shannon and Orville of Freeport. Two sons and a granddaughter preceded him in death.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery here. Friends may call at Scharman Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Tuesday. A memorial fund has been established.
IRVIN H. WOESSNER
, 44, prominent Shannon farmer, died about 4 a.m. this morning (July 8,1944) at his farm home in Forreston Township, Ogle county, three miles east of Shannon. Mr. Woessner was suddenly taken ill and died before the physician arrived. He was an AAA committeemen in Ogle county, director and clerk of school district No. 35, and a member of the board of stewards of Evangelical church.
The son of John and Lydia Woessner, he was born on the family farm four miles northwest of Shannon on May 22, 1900. He was graduated from Shannon high school in 1918 and was married to the former Gladys Horner, who survives, on December 25, 1919. He operated a 480-acre farm. Besides his widow, he is survived by three children, Lawrence, Marilyn, and Carol, all at home; his parents, and a sister, Mrs. Esther Winters, Shannon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. At the home and at 2 p. m. at Evangelical Lutheran church. The Rev. Paul P. V. Church will officiate and burial will be in Brethren Cemetery.
IVA WOESSNER
, died Wednesday morning in her home after suffering an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Woessner, a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Shannon, was a lifelong resident of Shannon.
She was born February 23, 1899 in Shannon, the daughter of Robert and Emma (Snavely) Shirk. She was married to Howard Woessner December 26, 1920 in Shannon. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Keith (LaVonne) Martin; a son, James, all of Shannon; nine grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Carrie Messner, Chicago.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Evangelical United Brethren Church. Rev. Robert Hartman will officiate. Burial will be in Brethren Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Scharman Funeral Home this evening.
JAMES WOESSNER
, 67, of Shannon died Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at his home. He was born July 6, 1935, in Shannon, son of Howard and Iva (Shirk) Woessner. On March 29, 1957, James and Carol Edler were married in Shannon.
He was a 1953 graduate of Shannon High School, and he farmed all of his life in Shannon. Surviving are his wife, Carol; two children, Bill (Nola) Woessner of Shannon and Lisa Woessner of Freeport; two grandchildren, Kathryn and Samuel Woessner of Shannon; and one sister, LaVonne (Keith) Martin of Shannon.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one daughter, Ann; and two brothers, Kenneth and William. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Brethren Cemetery in Shannon with the Rev. George Woosnam officiating.
A memorial fund has been established for the Shannon Ambulance and Fire Department. Arrangements were made by Hermann Funeral Home in Shannon.
JOHN A. WOESSNER
of Shannon died Sunday morning (February 13, 1966) in Freeport Memorial Hospital of a short illness. He was born in Whiteside County December 29, 1872. He married Lydia G. Bremmer December 29, 1897. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Esther) Winters of Shannon; a sister, Mrs. Catherine Moll of Shannon; three grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. One son, Irvin, died in 1944.
Service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church here with the Rev. Robert Hartman officiating. Burial will be in Brethren Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 tonight at Scharman Funeral Home.
KARL G. WOESSNER
- of Shannon, 55 died on Oct. 3, 1994, at home in Shannon following a long illness from complications resulting from the mistreatment of a boar bite that occurred on July, 27, 1987. As a result of the mistreated board bite he also had an amputation of his left leg because of his infection at the site of the boar bite in January of 1989.
Karl was born on Apr. 5, 1939, the son of Paul R. and Ruth m. (Kuhlman) Woessner.
He married Barbara E. Macomber on a cold and snowy day the evening of Nov. 28, 1964. To this union was born two sons, Brett and Brad Woessner, both of Shannon.
Karl was engaged in the business of farming in the Shannon area his entire life, living on the same farm and in the same house. He was a third generation farmer with the original farm being purchased by his grandfather, George F. Woessner, in the very early 1900’s.
Karl was a graduate of Shannon High School. He served in the Illinois National Guard for five years. He was a member of the Shannon United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara E. (Macomber) Woessner of Shannon, two sons, Brett G. Woessner of Shannon and Brad L. Woessner of Shannon, and two sisters, Mary (James) Shrader of Mableton, GA and Jane (Gerald) Schoeny of Shannon.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Ruth Woessner.
There was no visitation. A private family burial was held at 9:30 A.M. October 5, 1994 at Brethren Cemetery, Shannon prior to the Memorial Service at Bethel United Methodist Church.
A memorial fund has been established for University Hospital at Madison where Karl spent many months of his life.
KENNETH WOESSNER
- Funeral services for Kenneth Woessner, 39, were held at 1:30 PM Thursday, March 29 (1962) in the Bethel Evangelical United Brethren church in Shannon, with Rev. Robert Hartman officiating. Burial was in Chapel Hill cemetery near Freeport. Kenneth was born May 5, 1922 in Shannon, the son of Howard and Iva (Shirk) Woessner. He graduated from Shannon high school with the class of 1939. He was united in marriage to Nina Barkow of Pearl City on Sept. 25, 1949 in Bethel EUB church of Shannon and a Farm Bureau Director of Carroll county. He passed away suddenly at his farm home at about 3 o’-clock Tuesday afternoon, March 27. Survivors include his wife; two sons; his parents; one sister, Mrs. Keith (LaVonne) Martin; one brother James, all of Shannon. He was preceded in death by a brother William on March, 28, 1959.
LISA LYNN WOESSNER
, age 40, of Freeport died Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at home.
Lisa was born March 25, 1964 in Freeport, daughter of James and Carol (Edler) Woessner. She graduated from Shannon High School in 1982, from Highland Community College in 1984, Iowa State University in 1986 and received her Masters Degree from Northern University of Illinois in 1994. The University of Illinois Extension as a Youth Educator has employed her. Her memberships include Bethel United Methodist Church, last year's president of the National Association of Extension 4-H Advisors, and Epsilon Sigma Phi (National Honorary Society of Extension Educators). She enjoyed music, reading, learning, art, her home and garden.
Lisa is survived by her mother, Carol Woessner of Shannon; brother, Bill (Nola) Woessner of Shannon; niece, Kathryn Woessner; and nephew, Samuel Woessner. Her father, Jim and sister, Ann precedes Lisa in death.
Funeral Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2004 at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Shannon. Burial was in the Brethren Cemetery in Shannon. A memorial fund has been established for the Illinois 4-H Foundation.
LYDIA (BREMMER) WOESSNER
, passed away early Wednesday morning (June 15, 1966) at the Johnson nursing home in Shannon after a long illness. She was born in Ogle County January 11, 1878 (her maiden name was Bremmer) and was married to John A. Woessner December 29, 1897. He preceded her in death in February of this year.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Esther) Winters of Shannon; 3 grandchildren, Mrs. Gordon Grande, Durand; Mrs. Marilyn Wallace, Madison, Wis.; and Lawrence Woessner of Shannon; 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Irvin, two sisters and a brother.
Funeral service will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the EUB church with the Rev. R. W. Hartman officiating. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery.
MYRTLE, (HIGH) WOESSNER
, of Shannon died Thursday afternoon (September 4, 1975) in Freeport Manor Nursing Home after an extended illness. Born June 9, 1884 in Stephenson County, she was the daughter of Marvin and Eunice (Rumsey) High. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Mrs. Maybelle Aspinwall of Shannon and a stepson, Orville Woessner of Freeport. She was preceded in death by her husband and three sisters.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Scharman Funeral Home, Shannon. Anton Wolken, minister of Jehovah Witnesses, will officiate. Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
ORPHA (HOY) WOESSNER
- It is with regret that we are….called upon to chronicle the death of Mrs. George Woessner, who died in her home near Shannon on Tuesday night, May 10, 1910 after an illness of four weeks with typhoid fever, aged 35 years and 8 days.
Orpha C. Hoy Woessner was born in Stephenson County, Illinois May 2, 1875 and resided with her parents until her marriage with George Woessner Februrary 15, 1894. To this union seven children were born, the two eldest dying in infancy from scarlet fever. Those remaining are Howard, 12 years old, Mabel, Orville, Paul and Ruth, the latter a babe just past one year of age.
Mrs. Woessner was converted when a young lady and united with the M. E. church and later with her husband she reconsecrated herself to the Master and joined the Bethel Ev. Church where she remained faithful unto death. She was a good Christian woman and very much attached to her home and children. She was a good neighbor and friend and loved by all who knew her.
She leaves to mourn her death five children, her husband, parents and a host of friends. Funeral services were held at Bethel church in this city on Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. F. Van Evera, and the remains were laid to rest in the Brethren Cemetery.
PAUL REVERE WOESSNER
- a lifelong Shannon resident, died Thursday night in Madison, Wis. (The date was November 26, 1970.) Mr. Woessner, a member of Bethel United Methodist Church here, was born January 15, 1906, near Shannon, son of George and Orpha (Hoy) Woessner. He married Ruth Kuhleman March 4, 1933.
Surviving are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. James (Mary Ann) Schrader of Des Moines, Iowa, and Mrs. Gerry (Jane) Schoeny of Shannon; a son, Karl of Shannon; six grandchildren; a brother, Orville of Freeport; and a sister, Mrs. Mabelle Aspinwall of Shannon.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Bethel Church. The Rev. Russell Coats of Shannon will officiate. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery here. There will be no visitation. A memorial fund has been established for the Cancer Fund.
ROBERT JOEL WOESSNER
- 53, died Sunday, November 29, 2009 at University of Wisconsin Hospital after a short illness. He was a State Farm Insurance Agent in Sterling for 17 years.?Bob was born October 9, 1956 in Freeport, the son of William and Lois (Hummermeier) Woessner. He married Julie Wasmund on June 11, 1988 in Coleta. He was a member of the Coleta United Methodist Church.?Survivors include his wife, Julie of Sterling; two sons, Brock and Zachary Woessner at home; step-father, Richard Dambman of Milledgeville; father and mother in-law, Bob (Claudia) Wasmund, of Coleta; two brothers, David (Valerie Newman) Woessner of Trumbull, CT, and Curt (Shelly) Dambman of Milledgeville; one sister-in-law, Joanie (Kenyon) Whipple of Rock Falls; and several nieces and nephews.?He was preceded in death by his parents; and one niece, Jenna Whipple.?Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Coleta United Methodist Church with Pastor David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will be at Brethren Cemetery in Shannon. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM, Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. ?A memorial has been established.
ROY AND WILLIAM WOESSNER
Home has lost its beauty now; ‘Tis vacant, dark and drear; No sunny pictures light its walls, No music, sweet and clear. Death has hushed the laughing voices – Bound the nimble hands and feet.
Jesus saw these little darlings – Gently whispered “They are mine.”
O how glad then were the angels! How all heaven’s music rolled!
The sweetest comfort of our soul Is to know they’re angels blest.
Contributed by Alice Horner RUTH M. (KUHLEMAN) WOESSNER
, 83, Shannon, died Friday morning, October 5, 1990, as a result of an auto-farm combine accident on Illinois 64 east of Lanark. She was dead on arrival at the Rockford Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. She and her husband, Paul, farmed in the Shannon area until they retired to Shannon on November, 1964. He died on November 26, 1970.
Born Jan. 1, 1907 in Pearl City, she was the daughter of August and Mary Ann (Eby) Kuhleman. She was a rural school teacher before marrying Paul Woessner in Shannon on March 4, 1933. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, Shannon, where she was a Sunday School teacher, choir member, and a member of the United Methodist Women and Senior Friendship Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary (Mrs. James) Shrader, Mableton, GA.; Jane (Mrs. Gerald) Schoeny, Shannon; one son, Karl Woessner, Shannon; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, one sister, and two brothers. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Bethel U M Church, the Rev. Larry Thomson officiating. Private burial will be in Brethren Cemetery. There will be no visitation. A memorial has been established. Arrangements have been made by Scharman Funeral Home.
WENDELL C. WOESSNER
, 64, of Shannon, retired longtime partner of Shan-Agra Services, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1995 at his home. He served as Township Supervisor for several years. He was a member of Faith Center in Rockford and was a Past Master of Shannon Masonic Lodge 490. A veteran of the Korean Conflict, he served in the Army, Lightning Division. His pastime was woodworking.
Son of Clarence and Martha (Moring) Woessner, he was born Feb. 1, 1931 in Freeport. On Feb. 16, 1952 he and Beverly Monson were married in Rockford.
Surviving family members include his wife; one son, Gregg (Cathy) Woessner of Morton; a daughter, Wendy Mahoney of Freeport; his grandchildren, Ryan and Tyler Woessner of Morton and Joshua, Megan and Braydan Mahoney of Freeport; and one brother, Marvin (Mary) Woessner of Mount Carroll.
Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at park Hills Evangelical Free Church in Freeport, with the Rev. Don Lyon of Faith Center officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport. Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hermann Funeral Home, Shannon, where a masonic service will begin at 7 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for Faith Center
WILLIAM ROBERT WOESSNER
- Funeral services for William Woessner, well known Shannon farmer, were held Monday, March 30, at 2 P.M. at Bethel Evangelical United Brethren church. Rev. Robert W. Hartman officiated, and burial was in the Shannon Brethren cemetery. William Woessner, son of Howard and Iva (Shirk) Woessner,
was born Feb. 27, 1929, on the farm east of Shannon. He passed away very suddenly at 2 A.M. Saturday, Mar. 28, at the farm home, at the age of 32 years and one month. On August 16, 1953, he was married to Lois Hummermeier of Pearl City, Ill. and to this union were born tow sons, David Howard and Robert Joel. He was a member of the Bethel Evangelical United Brethren church of Shannon, Ill. Survivors include his wife; two sons; his parents; one sister, Mrs. Keith Martin; two brothers, Kenneth and James, all of Shannon. Pallbearers were Dwight Hayenga, Raymond Horner, Eugene Erdmier, Wendell Woessner, Raymond Miller and Robert Henze. Caring for flowers were Nancy Saylor, Mrs. Eugene Erdmier, Mrs. Robert Henze and Mrs. Raymond Miller. He was a kind and loving man, and will be greatly missed by his family, and his many friends.
MARY WOLS
- Services were held Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Mary Wols, 81, of Milledgeville, who died July 2, 1935 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Muender. Services were in charge of the Rev. P.C. Boyden and burial was in the West Jordan Cemetery (Whiteside County). She is survived by eight children; Mrs. Albert Muencer, Mrs. J.B. Hacker, Charles Godfrey, and William Wols, all of Milledgeville, and John Wols, Mr. Edward Helms and Mrs. Chris Wolberg all of Sterling.
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