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CHARLES E. FAHS , 76, of Dixon , died Saturday, July 21, 2007, at Lee County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center , Dixon , after and extended illness. He was employed by Raynor Garage Door, Dixon , from December 1949 to Jan. 28, 1994, retiring as general foreman. Charles was born Oct. 30, 1930, in Ohio , the son of Frederick and Ruth (Oberschelp) Fahs. He started working on the family farm at the age of 5. As a teenager, he worked in the blacksmith shop in Ohio , where he learned the welding trade. He served in the Army. Charles married Violet Steder on June 22, 1953, at First Methodist Church , Dixon . Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Gina A. Fahs of Dixon ; a sister, Norma Contreras of Dixon ; two nieces, Anita Contreras of St. Louis and Sharon Henegar of Memphis , Tenn. , and two nephews. Graveside services, with military honors accorded by the Dixon combined veterans group, is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens , Dixon , with the Rev. Hye Jin Hong, associate pastor of First Methodist Church, Dixon, officiating. There is no visitation. Arrangements were completed by Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Dixon .
Contributed by Pat Esterday - Taken from: The Dixon Telegraph Thursday, July 26, 2007 Page A2 __ Col. 1-2

JOY HENRY FAHS , 70, of Dixon died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1998, in Bearmont , Texas . A memorial candlelight service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon , with the Rev. John Voss, associate pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment of cremains will be at 10:30 a.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens . Local arrangements were completed by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon . A memorial has been established. He was born July 27, 1928, in Lee County , the son of Fred and Ruth (Oberschelp) Fahs. He married Marlene Anderson, Aug. 1, 1953 in Lawton , Okla. She survives. He was employed as a journeyman machinist for the Henry Pratt Co. for 38 years prior to his retirement. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church , Dixon Elks Lodge BPOE, 779 International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers Local 1052. Survivors include a son, Jack Fahs of Florida ; a daughter, Sharon (Douglas) Henegar of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Charles Fahs of Dixon ; a sister, Norma Contreas of Dixon ; and three grandsons.
Contributed by Pat Esterday - Taken from: Sauk Valley Newspapers Saturday, December 26, 1998 Page 6 _ Col. 2

LUCILLE (BRUCKER) FLORSCHUETZ , 80, of Sublette died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, in Mendota Community Hospital . Born Oct. 23, in Sublette, the daughter of Gilbert and Florence (Fischer) Brucker. Married William Florschuetz on April 29, 1948, in Mendota. Member of St. John’s Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir for many years, the Ruth Circle and the Country Squares, a dance group that performed in area nursing homes. Survivors include her husband, William, son, Stephen (Susan) Florschuetz of Sublette; two daughters, Luanne (Stan) Urban of Prophetstown and Mary Lee (James) Twidell of Princeton; and eight grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents. Services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 in St. John’s Lutheran Church , with the Revs. Dell and Frances Olson officiating. Burial in Restland Cemetery , Mendota. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Merritt Funeral Home, 800 Monroe St . , Mendota.
Contributed by Pat Esterday - Taken from: Rockford Register Star, Rockford , Winnebago Col., IL., Tuesday, November 25, 2003, Page 8A – Col. 2

ERMA FOLK , 41, died at 8:30 a.m. today in KSB Hospital, Dixon. Born at Chillicothe, MO., March 14, 1911, she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Baker. She married Robert Folk, who survives with a son, Aubrey Burton; her mother, Mrs. Ida Baker, Chillicothe and brothers and sisters. Funeral services are pending arrival of relatives from Missouri. The body is at Melvin Funeral home, Polo, where friends may call.
Contributed by Brenda Buck - Dixon Evening Telegraph, Dixon ILL. Feb 10. 1953
Erma was the daughter of William Valentine Baker and Ida Mae Swihart.

LEOLA M. FREY , 63, of 716 Harriet Ave., died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1993 in KSB Hospital. She was born on October 25, 1929 in Rockford to John and Ruth (Miller) Jacobs. She married Donald W. Frey in October of 1972. He preceded her in death on February 1, 1993. Survivors include a daughter, Crystal (Jeff) Schaeffer of Franklin Grove; three sons, Richard Gray of Dixon, Timmy and Kenneth Gray both of Virginia Beach, Va.; one sister, Dorothy Diehl of Belvidere; two brothers, John W. Jacobs of Dixon and Arthur Jacobs Sr. of Amboy and six grandchildren. Graveside services with burial were held today in the Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Dixon, Illinois.
Dixon Evening Telegraph

Robert R. FREY , 87, former vice president of the Grand Detour Plow Company, died Tuesday at his home in Hinsdale. Rev. Vernon L. S. Jones read graveside rites at Oakwood cemetery here today. A daughter, Janet, survives in Chicago. His wife, Elizabeth, died several years ago
Contributed by Melva Taylor from The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois February 26, 1953 - Thursday, pg 2 col 2

CLARENCE F. FRITTS , age 87, of Dixon died Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at the Claremont of Lee County. He was born January 4, 1914 in Franklin Grove, Illinois the son of Harry and Ada (Blum) Fritts. He married Hazel Eacker April 27, 1947 in Lanark, Illinois. He had been employed at Admiral Corp. in Dixon, Wood Brothers in Oregon and then was a custodian and night watchman at Raynor Garage Door in Dixon for 17 years prior to retirement in 1982. He was a member of the Church of God of Abrahamic Faith. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, of Dixon; 2 sons, Larry (Marilyn) Fritts of Rapid City, IL and Clarence Russell (Marita) Fritts of Dixon; 5 grandchildren; 1 brother, Russell (Barbara) Fritts of Putnam, IL; and 1 sister, Lorraine (Warren) Moore of Mendota, IL. Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 8, 2001 at 10:30 am in the Jones Funeral Home in Dixon with the Rev. Hollis Partlowe, Pastor of Church of God of Abrahamic Faith officiating. Burial followed in Grand Detour Cemetery in Grand Detour, IL.
Contributed by Lori Gilbert

DWIGHT E. FULMER , , 83, of Quincy , formerly of Dixon , died Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007, at Blessings Hospital , Quincy . He was employed by Marshall Barber and Beauty Supply, Dixon , as a salesman for 20 years, retiring in 1979. Dwight was born July 21, 1924, in Dixon , the son of Elbert and Carolyn (Lightner) Fulmer. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, flying 35 combat missions with the 456th. Bomb Group. He was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and other decorations. Dwight married Ruth Catherine Lump on Oct 12, 1945, in Dixon . She preceded him in death on July 5, 1979. He was a member of First Baptist Church , American Legion Post 12 and life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, all in Dixon . Survivors include a son, Tim (Linda) Fulmer of Dixon; a daughter, Sally (Lalo) Garcia of Sterling; four grandchildren, Kristen Fulmer of Chicago, Christipher McCormick of Dixon, Nicolas (Danyel) Garcia of McCordsville, Ind., and Matthew Garcia of Madison, Wis.; and two great-grandchildren, Gianna Garcia and Bryan Sels. He also was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Fulmer Sr. The funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church , Dixon , with the Rev. Bunyon Cocar, pastor, officiating. Burial, with full military graveside honors provided by Dixon combined veterans organizations, is at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens , Dixon
Contributed by Pat Easterday - The Dixon Telegraph, Monday, August 13, 2007, Page A2 – Col. 1-2