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THEODORE HAAG
-- Mrs. James W. Kuntz of this city has received word of the death of her brother, Theodore G. Haag of Red Oak, Iowa. Mr. Haag was formerly a resident of Stephenson County, living in the vicinity of Dakota. He leaves his wife, two daughters, four sons, a brother, H. S. Haag of Arnold, Kansas; two sisters, Mrs. E. C. Tyfe of Corning, California and Mrs. J. W, Kuntz, of this city.
LILLIAN E. HAGEDORN
, a former abstracter and chief deputy recorder, died Tuesday afternoon in Freeport Manor Nursing home, where she resided. She formerly lived at Freeport Motor Inn. In 1915, Miss Hagedorn started work as an abstracter with Conkrite and Hunter and later served as chief deputy recorder at the Stephenson County Courthouse under Conrad Cramer and J. O. Templeton. She began working at the Stephenson County Abstract Co. in 1923 and in 1928 became secretary-treasurer, manager and director of the firm, retaining those positions until retiring in June 1964. She served as state treasurer of the Illinois Land Title Association in 1946.
Born October 15, 1892 in Freeport, she was the daughter of John and Bertha (Ganzer) Hagedorn. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Charles (Mayme) Billerbeck of Freeport. She was preceded in death by a brother and five sisters.
Funeral services will be Friday morning at 9:30 in Schwarz Funeral Home and at 10 in St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rev. John Reuland, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home, where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for St. Francis School for Exceptional Children.
HENRY C. HAHN
, 69 years old, since his infancy a resident of Freeport, died at his home, 717 East Pleasant street, last night at 7:45 o'clock. He had been ill of heart disease for some time past.
Mr. Hahn was born in Germany on May 16, 1872, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hahn. The family came to Freeport in 1873. Decedent was united in marriage to Miss Kate Keiner, of Mishawaka, Ind., on Sept 5, 1895. She survives, as do two daughters. Mrs. George Morrison, Mrs. Harold Holtum, and a son, John, all of Freeport; there also are six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a brother, Fred, of Freeport. His parents, two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Mr. Hahn had been employed as foundry foreman for the Woodmanse company for forty years. He was a member of the Zion Reformed church. Funeral services will be held at the Walker Mortuary Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, Rev. Carl M. Grahl, pastor of Zion Reformed church officiating. Interment will be in Oakland. Friends may call at the family home until 10 o'clock Monday morning and after that the Walker mortuary.
EMIL HANDEL
- Funeral services for S/Sgt. Emil Handel, Jr., will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Freeport. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
S. Sgt. Handel was killed Aug. 25, 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand, when the bus in which he was riding was sturck by a passenger train. He was a graduate of Aquin High School and Midstate College of Commerce of Rockford. He entered the Air Force in July 1967, having been stationed in Michigan before going to Thailand. He was born Jan. 30, 1944, the son of Emil and Mary Brown Handel. He married Carol Washburn, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Washburn, Lanark, Feb. 17, 1968.
Surviving besides the parents, are his widow, a son Stephen; two brothers, Larry, serving with the army in Vietnam; and Rick at home; two sisters, Mary Lou at home and Mrs. David (Dawn) School, DeKalb; his grandmother, Mrs. Inez Johnson. Mrs. Handel and son are residing with her parents in Lanark.
VIOLA (RAWLEIGH) HARBACH
- 73, of 142 Marcia Drive, died Monday at Freeport Manor Nursing Home. (I have been unable to find the full date of death; 1985 is the year on her tombstone.) She was born March 29, 1912 in Freeport, the daughter of George and Laura (White) Rawleigh. In 1930, she married Verl Harbach, who died October 9, 1935.
Surviving are two sons, Roland R. of Loves Park and DeWayne V. of Freeport; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by one brother.
Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oakland Cemetery. The Rev. Glenn Wagner, associate pastor of Faith United Methodist Church, will officiate. There will be no visitation. Arrangements were completed by Walker Mortuary.
CONRAD HENZE JR
, a lifelong resident of the Dakota area, died today, May 25, 1956 in a Freeport hospital after a long illness. He was born in April 1878 in Dakota Township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Henze Sr. (Alice Horner’s note: Conrad Henze Sr.’s wife, was Wilhelmina Welling.) He was married to the former Emma Goeke January 24, 1906. She died June 30, 1940. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Thurl (Mildred) Zimmerman of Orangeville; a son, Melvin of Dakota, with whom he made his home; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, Walter of Rock City; and a sister, Mrs. William Hertheker of Davis. (Alice Horner’s note: I show that last surname as Heithacker; I don’t know which spelling, or any spelling, is correct.)
Henze was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Rock Grove. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. (CST) in the Myers Funeral Home in Dakota and at 2 p.m. at the Rock Grove Church with the Rev. K. K. Olaffson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dakota Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after Saturday noon.
EMMA MARIE (GOEKE) HENZE
, 56, passed away about 7 o'clock Sunday evening at her home in Rock City following an illness of long duration. Mrs. Henze, formerly Miss Emma Marie Goeke, was born March 16, 1884 near Davis. As a child she attended St. Paul's Evangelical church at Eppleyana and was confirmed Dec. 19, 1897, by Rev. Emil Kroencke. She was a faithful member of that church until 1920 when she and her husband joined St. Paul's Lutheran church at Rock Grove. Since then she had been active in all church work and the Willing Worker's society. On January 24, 1906 she was united in marriage with Conrad Henze. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Zimmerman, a son, Melvin Henze, and two grandchildren, Ronald Zimmerman and Ruth Henze, all of Rock City, four brothers, Daniel Goeke of Spokane, Wash., David Goeke of Dakota, Otto F. Goeke of Dixon and Julius Goeke of Freeport and one sister Mrs. David Miller of Freeport. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday from the home and at 2 p.m. St. Paul's Lutheran church at Rock Grove. Rev. T.B. Hersch and Rev. H.E. Bernhard will officiate and burial will be made in the Dakota cemetery. Pallbearers will be six nephews; Willard, Alvin and Noble Henze and Wilbur, Kenneth and Frederkick Goeke.
MARGARET V. (ALICH) HENZE
, 95, of Freeport, died Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the Freeport Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Born July 12, 1915 in Stephenson County she was the daughter of Emil and Gertrude (Laborde) Alich. She married George Van Heeren and he died in 1950. She married Melvin Henze in 1955 and he died December of 2008.
She worked for Northwestern Telephone Company and then Micro Switch until her retirement. Her memberships included Trinity United Methodist Church and RSVP. Surviving is her son Harold (Sharon) Van Heeren of Freeport; 2 sisters, Emma Ceroni of Ridott and Betty Stroup of Freeport; 1 brother Bob Alich of Brodhead, WI; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; her son, James Van Heeren; 1 brother, Charles Alich; and her sister, Mary.
Funeral services and burial will be Saturday 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Peace at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Saturday 10 a.m. until time of service at Chapel Hill.
IVA (EGGERT) HEPNER
, 94, of the Stephenson Nursing Center, Freeport, died Friday, October 17, 1986 at the center. She was a music teacher for a number of years and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was born on October 5, 1892, the daughter of George and Mary (Schweder) Eggert, and married Roscoe Hepner on April 2, 1912. He died on September 19, 1979. Surviving are several area nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Oakland Cemetery, the Rev. Ernest Francis of the Embury United Methodist Church officiating. There will be no visitation and no memorial. Walker Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.
ROSCOE R. HEPNER
, 87, formerly of West Douglas Street, died early this morning at Stephenson Nursing Center where he was a resident since February 1979. (The date was September 19, 1979.) An employee of Northern Illinois Gas Co. for 47 years, he was a manager at Freeport and Rockford for 30 years. At one time he was vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, past president and director of the Credit Bureau and president and director of the YMCA for many years.
He served five years on the Freeport Park Board and was a member of the Freeport School Board for 12 years. A former member of the Rotary Club, he was a 50-year member of the Freeport Country Club, a member of Excelsior Masonic Lodge for over 50 years and a member of the Evangelical First United Methodist Church.
Born January 28, 1892 in Brookville, he was the son of Isaac and Malinda (Messner) Hepner. He married Iva Eggert April 2, 1912. Surviving are his widow of Stephenson Nursing Center, and one sister, Minta Purcell, 105 years old, of Oklahoma City, Okla. (Alice Horner’s Note: Her date of birth on the Social Security Death Index is May 9, 1880, so she would not have been 105 in 1979.) He was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Walker Mortuary with the Rev. John Bruce officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
HAROLD HETTINGER
, 89, former Freeport resident, died July 26, 1986 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was a civil engineer in South America, Tehran, Iran, and Puerto Rico. He had established a construction business in 1935 in Puerto Rico. Born in Freeport in 1897,
he was the son of Mathias and Mabel (Tandy) Hettinger. He graduated from Cornell University with honors.
His daughter, Mrs. Cynthia (Reynald) Bennett of New York City, survives along with three grandchildren in England. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francisca, two daughters, a son, and his sister, Dorothy Hettinger Steenrod, lifelong resident of Freeport.
LILLIE (LUEDEKING) HETTINGER
, 84, of 10 Greenfield Circle, died today at Freeport Memorial Hospital. (The Social Security Death Index gives February 1978 at the date.) She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and the Delta Chi class of the church. Born April 9, 1893 in Freeport, she was the daughter of Henry and Wilhelmina (Christof) Luedeking. She married Paul W. Hettinger November 22, 1913 in Freeport. He died in March 1970.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Wallace (Jane) Garnhart of Forreston, Mrs. Frederick (Eleanor) Hoff of Vacaville, Calif., Mrs. C. A. (Lorraine) Houghton of Springfield, VA, and Mrs. Phyllis Stocker of Freeport; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Frank, of Santa Barbara, Calif. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three grandchildren, three brothers and five sisters.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Burke Tubbs Funeral Home. The Rev. James Griffes, pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Second Presbyterian Church.
JOSEPH B. HINDS
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Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at Berwyn, Ill.,
for Joseph B. Hinds, 70, formerly of Lena and Freeport.
Mr. Hinds was born in Oneco township Nov. 8, 1867, the son of Judge Andrew and Sarah Giblcr
Hinds. He was married Dec. 31, 1886, in Lena, to Jennie Breed, who
passed away Nov. 24, 1895. He married Anna Bolender, Freeport, Feb.
27,. 1899. He was a newspaper man and printer and worked on news- papers in Lena. Stockton, and for
the Freeport Democrat. About 1900 he moved from Freeport to Chicago.
He is survived by his widow, three daughters, Grace
and Cora Myrtle, Chicago - Allie Adelma, Stockton, and a son, Chicago. He was an uncle of Thomas J. Hinds, Monroe.
Mrs. Hinds is a cousin of Mrs. E.C. Copeland and "Mrs. Hattie Thorp.
BRIAN HOBORKA
, 3 1/2, died Sunday morning (21 Oct 1973) in Freeport Hospital following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Freeport. Friends may visit the Burke-Tubbs Funeral Chapel at Freeport from 7-9 p.m.
Brian Hoborka was born Dec. 19, 1969 at Freeport, the son of Charles and Linda Dauphin Hoborka. Survivors include his parents, one brother, David and one sister, Lisa, at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dauphin, Savanna and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hoborka, Mt. Carroll.
C. KEITH HOLSINGER
, 64, of 710 Kiwanis Drive, Freeport died early this morning at Freeport Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. (This was on November 9, 1981.) For 29 years he was employed in Production Control at Micro Switch, retiring in 1979. He was an active member of Faith United Methodist Church, served on the Building Committee, was a past trustee and past Sunday School superintendent and, for a number of years, head usher. An active member of the Senior Citizens Golf League, he was also active at one time at the YMCA and president of the board.
Born September 9, 1917 in South Wayne, Wisconsin, he was the son of Carl and Anna (Chambers) Holsinger. He married Dorothy Schneider July 3, 1940 in Nashua, Iowa. Surviving are his widow; one son, Denny of Freeport; one daughter, Mrs. Dee Ann (Clarence) Mease of Freeport; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Service will be at 1p.m. Wednesday at Faith United Methodist Church with the Rev. George E. Jacobs, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home (it doesn’t indicate which one) and after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church until time of service. A memorial fund has been established for Faith United Methodist Church.
SAMUEL HUMES
, a highly respected citizen of Freeport and the well known proprietor of the Pacific restaurant, passed away this morning at 10 o'clock at his home on Stephenson street. He had been ailing for the past three months with heart and liver trouble, and for the past three weeks had been confined to his bed. Mr. Humes was born in Worster, Ohio, July 27, 1818. In the year 1842 he came west and settled in Griggsville, Ill. Some time afterwards he moved to Jacksonville, Ill., and engaged in business. In 1870 at Jacksonville he purchased a hotel and conducted the same for some time. Ten years ago he came to Freeport to reside, and has been here since. He was engaged in restaurant business here, being owner of the "Pacific Restaurant." He was united in marriage to Miss Anna Hammond in Salem, Ohio, in 1842. She survives him. At one time he was a prominent Odd Fellow, having held various offices with that organization. In addition to his wife he leaves three children--Miss S. Humes of Marquette, Mich., Mrs. I. J. Wolf of Savaona, Ill., and Mrs. Mary Newman of Freeport. The funeral will be held from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
KARL HUMMERMEIER
, 67, passed away Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at his home, 30 West Clark street, after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Walker mortuary, West Main street, Dr. E. A. Arends, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church will conduct the services and interment will be made at Union cemetery, Rock Grove. Friends may call at the mortuary. He was born Aug. 15, 1876 in Westphalia, Germany. He was united in marriage to Adda Emerich at Rock Island, Aug. 14, 1914. Besides his wife he leaves a brother, Gustave, Pittsburgh, Pa., and four sisters in Germany. He had resided in Freeport for the past 32 years.
LUELLA HUMMERMEIER
, 32, a registered nurse and a resident of Freeport, passed away at a hospital in Rochester, Minn. Early today (January 15, 1941) following an illness of several months duration. Miss Hummeremeier was born in Erin Township September 30, 1909, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hummermeier. Her parents now reside at 764 West Homer Street. One brother also survives, Karl Hummermeier, and a sister, Mrs. Mabel Busekros. Miss Hummermeier practiced her profession here for several years. The body will be brought to Freeport but funeral arrangements won’t be announced until later.
WILLIAM H. HUMMERMEIER
- Pearl City, Ill. – Friends of William H. Hummermeier, 62, prominent Stephenson County farmer and well known stock dealer, were deeply shocked to learn of his death, which occurred about 4:00 Sunday afternoon, December 25, 1938 at his home about two miles northeast of Pearl City in Loran Township following an extended illness. Mr. Hummermeier, who was known as one of the largest stock feeders in Northwestern Illinois, had been in poor health for about 2 years. About 4 months ago he submitted to an operation from which he rallied and for a period of about two months since (can’t read). However his condition took a turn for the worse about a month ago. While his death was not wholly unexpected to members of his family and relatives it came as a distinct shock.
Funeral services are to be held at one o’clock Wednesday afternoon from the home in Loran Township and at 1:30 o’clock from Eleroy Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev. Paul Reichert, pastor, will officiate and burial will be made in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Hummermeier’s death was the more tragic since it occurred on Christmas afternoon, and about one hour and a half before the time set for the wedding of his daughter, Miss Laura Hummermeier to Harold Gassman, who is employed on the Hummermeier farm.
The ceremony was scheduled to take place beside a Christmas tree in the parlor of the Hummermeier home. In keeping with Mr. Hummermeier’s frequently expressed wishes during the past week that the wedding ceremony be performed regardless of any other even which might occur in the home, the wedding was performed at 6 o’clock.
Shortly after 4 o’clock Mr. Hummermeier requested his wife and other members of the family to move him to the living room adjoining the parlor so that he might witness the marriage ceremony, which he said was the one event he greatly desired to attend. A bed was placed in the living room and Mr. Hummermeier was brought downstairs, but he passed quickly away a few minutes later.
Friends who arrived at the home soon after to attend the wedding learned of the death of the bride’s father, while neighbors and friends who had come to extend condolences on hearing of Mr. Hummermeier’s death , found the scene ready for the wedding.
The wedding then took place at 6 o’clock, with friends of both bride and groom and friends of the Hummermeier family present. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Paul Reichert, pastor of the Eleroy Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church.
William H. Hummermeier was born in Erin Township on November 6, 1876, the son of William and Caroline Hummermeier. On February 21, 1906 he was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Braun and one week later, on March 1, the couple moved to the present home.
Mr. Hummermeier was an industrious and hard working man always providing will for his family. He was greatly interested in the development of his farm. He erected many fine buildings on the place and had adequate facilities to accommodate much live stock, grain and machinery. He was regarded as a man of good judgment and frequently his friends and neighbors sought his advice on farming problems and management.
Mr. Hummermeier was one of the founders of the Pearl City Farmers’ Elevator company and had been a member of the board of directors of the Stephenson County Farm Bureau for a number of years. He was a member of the Eleroy Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church, and for a period of 16 years was a councilman of that church. He taught a Sunday school class for more than 20 years.
Having planned to retire from farm life, Mr. Hummermeier recently had purchased the former residence of Dr. W. B. Peck on South Oak Avenue, Freeport, and it was into this house that Mr. and Mrs. Hummermeier had planned to move some time in January.
Mr. Hummermeier is survived by his widow and four children, Oscar Hummermeier, who resides nearby, Albert Hummermeier, living near Lena, Mrs. Owen O’Halloran, Brooklyn, Ia., and Mrs. Harold (Laura) Gassman, the daughter who was united in marriage Christmas afternoon; one brother, Emil Hummermeier, who moved from a farm near Eleroy to Freeport about a month ago; and three sisters, Mrs. Anna Prasse and Mrs. A. C. Baumgartner, both of Freeport,
and Mrs. Herman Brown (Braun), of Lena, and six grandchildren.
Marriage Ceremony:
Pearl City, Ill. – Miss Laura Hummermeier and Harold Gassman, of Lena, were united in marriage Christmas night, December 25, 1938 at 6 o’clock at the bride’s home, about two miles northeast of Pearl City. Rev. Paul Reickert, pastor of Eleroy Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church, officiated. The bride wore a blue gown with navy blue accessories and carried snapdragons and pompom chrysanthemums.
Miss Marguerite Gassman, sister of the groom, and his brother, Eugene Gassman, were the attendants. Miss Gassman wore a dubonnet crepe and carried a French bouquet. The ceremony was followed by a dinner for the bridal party, the table being decorated in blue and white and having a three-tiered wedding cake as a centerpiece.
The groom, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gassman, who reside near Lena, has been employed on the Hummermeier farm for the past four months. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hummermeier. Mr. Hummermeier, who had been deeply interested in the wedding, passed away an hour and a half before the ceremony, after an illness of many months. Owing to the fact that he had expressed himself as anxious to have no interruption in the wedding plans, the ceremony went on at the stated hour beside the trimmed Christmas tree.
Later the bride and groom will reside on one of the Hummermeier farms.
JOHN HUSS
, 71, a former Freeport business man and a resident of the city for the past fifty years passed away at a local hospital at 1:25 o'clock this morning, after several weeks of illness. He resided at 1231 West Harrison street. Funeral services will be conducted at the Walker mortuary, West Main street, at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Carl M. Grahl, pastor of Zion Reformed church, will officiate and interment will be made in Oakland. Robert Lee will have charge of funeral arrangements. Friends may call at the mortuary. Mr. Huss was born in Germany on March 20, 1869, and came to the United States at the age of 12. He resided at Mendota, Ill., until he was 21 years of age, when he moved to Freeport. For many years he was employed at the William Walton Nephews store and at one time was engaged in the women's ready-to-wear business as a member of the firm of Huss and Irwin and later operated the Huss Cloak Company. He was united in marriage Feb. 8, 1894, to Miss Mary Vietmeyer, who survives. The following children also survive: Paul Huss, of Rockford; Mrs. Helen Arden of South Mills, N. C.; Mrs. Hazel Olson, John Huss, Jr., Mrs. Dorothy Kuehl, Robert Huss, all of Freeport; Mrs. Ethel Holmes, of Norman, Ill.; Carl Huss of Chicago. There are also twelve grandchildren. Mr. Huss for many years was one of the leading members of the Freeport Horseshoe Pitching club, having taken an active interest in the sport and aided in promoting matches between the local club and organizations from other cities.
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