ADAM MALTRY - was born September 11, 1868 in Germany and had resided in Freeport for the past 23 years, where he had been employed for many years as a laborer by the Arcade Manufacturing company. Surviving are his widow and one son, Joseph Maltry, a member of the Freeport police department. Several brothers and sisters, residing in Germany, also survive. Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning from the home at 718 South Hancock avenue and then at 9:30 from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Rev. N. J. Berg officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois Monday September 19, 1932
Adam Maltry died September 17, 1932 from an explosion and fire at the Lakeside Signal & Fireworks plant in Freeport, Illinois.
Fireworks Blast Kills 2

LOUISE M. (EULER) MARTIN , 73, 316 N. Galena Ave., died Monday morning at Villas of Shannon Nursing Home after a short illness. Born Oct. 14, 1910, in Freeport, she was the daughter of Herman and Ida (Euler) Steffen. On March 23, 1968, she married Robert L. Martin in Pecatonica. Surviving are her husband, one son, Lloyd Bricklen of Louisiana; four daughters, Irene Bricklen Hurd of Freeport, Mrs. Jeanette Bricklen (Robert) Lane of Louisiana, Mrs. Nancy Bricklen (Robert) Buss and Mrs. Ginger Bricklen (Harold) Binger, both of Pecatonica; one brother, Francis Brenner of Dakota, 18 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters. Service will be held...Thursday at Walker Mortuary with the Rev. William H. Blomberg, pastor at Embury United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in City Cemetery...Louise M. Martin, 73,...who died Monday morning...was the daughter of Herman Euler and Ida (Steffen) Euler Brenner.
Contributed by Virginia Gorton Bonne - [Freeport Journal-Standard, June 1984]

HOPE MASSIE - Mrs. James S. (Hope J.) Massie of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, a former Freeport resident, died Monday, April 22, 1968. She was born in Rockford December 11, 1916, daughter of Walter and Cecelia (Keck) Chambers. On October 12, 1940 she was married to James S. Massie of Chicago. Surviving are her husband; a son, James S. Massie Jr.; one daughter, Miss Joy Leslie Massie; and her father. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, here. Friends may call at the White Funeral Home in Minneapolis from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. A memorial fund has been established for Creative Writing for Federated Women's Clubs of South Dakota.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois Wednesday, April 24, 1968

MABEL MASSIE - Graveside service for Mrs. Mabel Edith (James) Massie, 93, of Boise, Idaho, a former Freeport resident, will be held at 5 p.m. on April 25. The Rev. James S. Massie Jr., grandson of the deceased, will officiate. Mabel Massie died April 14, 1984 after an extended illness. (Alice Horner’s note: The location of this graveside isn’t named.) Active in national and state federated women’s clubs from 1928 through 1978, she was president of Freeport Woman’s Club from 1956 to 1956. While in Freeport, she was also an active member of Grace Episcopal Church and a member of the Rockford Weaving Club. She was chairman of supply for the Chicago Diocese and active in churches in Glenview and Northbrook. In the late 1950s, she moved to Minneapolis, Minn., from Freeport, where she had lived for many years. She was an artist who worked in many media, including watercolor and macramé and had designed altar cushions and hangings for churches in Minneapolis and Junction City, Kansas. She was a direct descendant of Nathaniel Greene, an American general in the Revolutionary War. Massie was born on January 21, 1891. She married James McDowell Massie on February 24, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan. Surviving are one son, James S. Massie of Boise; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal

CLARENCE MELLENBERNDT - Funeral services for Clarence Mellenberndt, 49, who died suddenly at 5:30 a.m. yesterday at his home, 11425 8th Avenue, Rockford, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fred C. Olson mortuary, 1001 2nd Avenue. Rev. E. G. Knock, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, will officiate and burial will be in Arlington Memorial Park. Mr. Mellenberndt, whose death was attributed to a heart attack, was born in Rock City, Illinois May 13, 1893. He was employed as a machine inspector at Barber-Colman Company. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and a World War veteran. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Rachel Mellenberndt; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Crowe, and a brother, Harry Mellenberndt, both of Freeport.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois August 28, 1942
Alice Horner’s note: Other generations and branches of this family spelled their surname Moellenberndt.

ROSE (WINGERT) MELLENBERNDT , 73, a life long resident of Rock City and the mother of Mrs. Mabel Crowe, 250 West Empire Street, Freeport, was found dead in her home at Rock City Saturday afternoon by her son Harry Mellenberndt. Funeral services will be conducted at the Schwarz Funeral home, South Galena Avenue, at 9 o’clock Thursday morning, with a requiem mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 9:30 o’clock. Interment will be made in Rock City Cemetery. Friends may view the body at the funeral home. Rose Wingert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wingert, wa born in Rock City in 1865. (Alice Horner’s note: I show her date of birth as May 6, 1865.) She was united in marriage to Adolph Mellenberndt in 1889. The husband passed away in 1916. Surviving are the following children: Harry Mellenberndt of Rock City, Clarence Mellenberndt of Rockford, Mrs. Mabel Crowe of Freeport. Two sisters and a brother also survive; Mrs. Ida Molter of Freeport, Mrs. Cora Moore of Hollywood, California and William Winger of Rock City.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois July 25, 1938

ALVIN MOELLENBERNDT , a local painter, died at Deaconess Hospital this morning, August 4, 1958, shortly after he had been taken there because of a heart attack. He was working in the 900 block of South Carroll Avenue when stricken. He lived at 430 W. Main Street. He was born in Lena December 3, 1908, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Moellenberndt. For a number of years he lived at Stickney, South Dakota, returning to Freeport two years ago. Survivors include two brothers, Carl of Freeport, David of Hampton, Iowa; and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Reier of Armour, South Dakota. Friends may call at the Walker Mortuary after 10 a.m. Tuesday. The body will be taken Tuesday night to Stickney where funeral service will be held later. Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois August 5, 1958. Services for Alvin Moellenberndt, who died Monday of a heart attack, will be in the Walker Mortuary at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Anthony P. Landgraf, pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Stickney, South Dakota. Friends may call at the mortuary.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois August 4, 1958

AUGUST MOELLENBERNDT , aged 75 years and a life long resident of Stephenson Coutny, passed away at his home in Freeport at five o’clock Monday afternoon, April 25, 1927 following a lingering illness. Mr. Moellenberndt had been in failing health for the past several months. He had been a resident of Lena, residing with his daughter, Mrs. Lydia Kottman, until a few months ago, wen they moved to Freeport to make their future home. Mr. Moellenberndt was born at Rock City, Illinois. (Alice Horner’s note: His parents were Conrad August and Anna Maria Wilhelmine [Mense] Moellenberndt.) He was baptized in infancy, later confirmed and admitted to the Lord’s Supper. June 18, 1877 he married Miss Louise Uhe, with whom he lived in happy marriage until her death June 12, 1903. This union was blessed with five children, four daughters and one son. First they lived on a farm near Rock City, Illinois but moved later to a farm north of Lena. About three years before his wife died, they moved to Lena. After the death of his wife, he spent five years at South Dakota. After which he returned to Lena and made his home with his oldest daughter, Mrs. Lydia Kottman. About the first part of March they moved to Freeport, where he passed away April 25, 1927 at the age of 74 years, 10 months and 4 days. (Alice Horner’s note: This would make his date of birth June 21, 1852.) Mr. Moellenberndt was always a hardworking man and in good health until about a year ago, his condition growing steadily worse despite the good care and medical attention he received. He was a faithful member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. As long as he was able he liked to attend the services. He was an honest, sincere Christian. He attended communion services regularly. Now he sees what he believed. He was glad to leave this world and he prayed the Lord might come and take him home. He is survived by 5 children, Mrs. Lydia Kottman of Freeport, Illinois; Mrs. John Greenwell of Stickney, South Dakota, Miss Martha and Miss Clara Moellenberndt of Freeport, Illinois; and one son, Daniel Moellenberndt of Plankington, South Dakota. Three brothers, Henry Moellenberndt of Rock City, Conrad and Will of Western Nebraska. One sister, Mrs. Henry Kochsmeier of Western Nebraska. Two half brothers and three half sisters, 8 grandchildren, and many friends. Funeral services were conducted from the late home at 12:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, and at two o’clock from the Immanuel Lutheran Church at Lena, Rev. Chr. Pieper officiated. Burial was made in the Lena cemetery.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois April 30, 1927

BEULAH MOELLENBERNDT , died Friday night, April 22, 1977 in Parkview Home, where she had made her home since 1959. She died following an extended illness. She was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church. Born September 2, 1890 in Dakota, she was the daughter of Henry and Jane (KLoepping) Moellenberndt. There are no immediate survivors. She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Walker Mortuary. Burial will be in City Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois April 23, 1977

CLARA MOELLENBERNDT , 66, a former resident of Freeport and a native of Stephenson County, died Monday evening, July 28, 1952 in Waukesha, Wisconsin after a short illness. Miss Moellenberndt was born near Lena, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Moellenberndt. She moved from Freeport about 15 years ago. Surviving are two sisters, Miss Martha Moellenberndt of Waukesha; Mrs. Lydia Kottman of Rockford; and one brother, Dan Moellenberndt of Stickney, South Dakota. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Waukesha, and the body will be brought to Lena for burial at Lena Burial Park.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois July 29, 1952

DAVID MOELLENBERNDT , of Hampton, Iowa, a former Freeport resident for 10 years, died in a Hampton hospital Monday, February 3, 1969. Born November 2, 1906 in Lena, he was the son of Daniel and Pauline (Schramm) Moellenberndt. He married Alice Hardel June 16, 1929 in Freeport. Mr. Moellenberndt was employed by the C. R. Anthony Co. of Hampton. He was a pst master of the Masonic Lodge of Hampton and a member of the Des Moines Consistory. He was also a member of the Congregational Church, in Hampton. Surviving are his widow; one son, James of Freeport; two grandsons; a sister, Mrs. Ed (Hannah) Reier of Armour, South Dakota; and a brother, Carl, of Freeport. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. Funeral service will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Freeport.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois February 4, 1969

ELMER H. MOELLENBERNDT , 79, a rural Brodhead farmer, died Wednesday, August 19, 1970 in a Monroe hospital after a brief illness. He was born at Rock Run, Illinois and was married November 26, 1916 6o Mary Fenske at Churchville, Illinois. They farmed in Illinois before coming to rural Brodhead 23 years ago. He was a member of the United Church of Christ, Epplyana, Illinois and the local P. M. A. Surviving are his wife; three sons, Ervin of Jefferson; Wallace of Rock Grove, Illinois, and Howard of rural Brodhead; two sisters, Miss Lydia Moellenberndt of Idaho and Mrs. Lean Reed of Twin Grove, Illinois; and four grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Epplyana. Friends may call after 7 tonight at Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead. (Alice Horner’s note: The obituary does not provide a burial location but someone lists it [as of October 15, 2011] at Findagrave.com as Saint Paul’s Epplyanna Cemetery, Davis, Stephenson County, Illinois.)
Contributed by Alice Horner - Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, August 21, 1970

GLADYS MOELLENBERNDT , 79, of 1459 S. Demeter Drive, a retired registered nurse, died Tuesday, June 9, 1992 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. A graduate of Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Freeport, she was employed as a registered nurse for Dr. R. J. Hyslop from 1943 until 1945 and by Freeport Memorial Hospital about 20 years, working in the recovery room 13 years. She retired from the hospital in 1976. She was a member and deaconess of Second Presbyterian Church and a member of the Women’s Association of the church. She served on the YWCA board from 1954 until 1960 and was a member of the Business and Professional League of the YWCA. She also was a member of Freeport Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Born June 14, 1912 in South Wayne, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of Anton and Bessie (Clist) Kading. She married Carl M. Moellenberndt on May 14, 1934 in Dubuque, Iowa. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Robert A. (Carol) of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and Carl D. (Kathleen) of Edmonds, Washington; one daughter, Sharon (Mrs. Clifford Jr.) Lang of Freeport; two brothers, Harold Kading of South Wayne and George Kading of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Also, seven grandchildren, Brian Lang of Freeport, Marcia (Ken) Hickey of Orono, Minnesota, Anton, Jessica and Emma Moellenberndt, all of Sturgeon Bay; and Anne Marie and Claire Moellenberndt, both of Edmonds; and one great-grandchild, Billy Hickey of Orono. She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Funeral services will be at 11 a. m. Friday in Second Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John Patterson officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Walker Mortuary. A memorial fund has been established for Second Presbyterian Church.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois June 10, 1992

JANE MOELLENBERNDT , 85, widow of the late Henry Moellenberndt and a former resident of Freeport, passed away last night at her home in Rockford. Funeral services will be held at the Julian – McAllister Funeral Home, Rockford, at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon and at Oak Avenue Evangelical Church, Freeport, at 2:30 o’clock. Rev. H. F. Siemsen will conduct the services and interment will be made in City Cemetery. Jane Kloepping was born at Florence Station December 25, 1855. She was united in marriage to Henry Moellenberndt April 3, 1879. They lived on a farm in Rock Grove township until 1894 when they moved to Freeport, residing here until 1909 when Mrs. Moellenberndt moved to Rockford. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. F. Arthur Render of Mendota, Illinois; Miss Beulah Moellenberndt, of Rockford. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Forry and Mrs. Marie Forry, of Freeport. Her husband, three sons, three daughters, 3 brothers, and 2 sisters preceded her in death.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois October 10, 1941

HENRY MOELLENBERNDT - Alice Horner’s note: This obituary used the Mellenberndt spelling, but all other references to him (other than censuses, which used many spellings) use the Moellenberndt spelling, including his wife Jane Moellenberndt’s in 1941. There were other members of this same family who used the Mellenberndt spelling, and he could have chosen to do so late in life. This obituary states that his wife died before him, but that was not true. They appear to have divorced, possibly around 1909. His parents were Conrad August and Anna Maria Wilhelmine (Mense) Moellenberndt.
Davis, Ill. – Henry Mellenberndt, 74, and a well known resident of this vicinity, was found dead in bed at his home in this village about 2 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Mellenberndt had lived alone and when he had not been seen for several days neighbors went to the home and breaking in a rear door found the dead body in bed. It is thought from the condition of the body that the man had been dead for a couple of days.
Coroner E. A. Diestlemeier was summoned from Freeport to conduct an inquest. Mr. Mellenberndt had operated a threshing outfit in this vicinity for a number of years. His wife preceded him in death. One son resides in Rockford. (Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois January 8, 1930)

Death resulting from a heart affliction was the verdict returned by a coroner’s jury investigating the death of Henry Mellenberndt, 74, who was found dead at his home in Davis yesterday. Testimony indicated that Mr. Mellenberndt had been suffering from a heart affection for the past three years. The indications were that he had been dead for a couple of days before being found. He was last seen by neighbors Monday morning. Yesterday when friends sought him and were unable to locate him they forced an entrance to the home and found him dead in bed.

Alice Horner’s note: The inquest may have failed for provide an exact date of death; the Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950 doesn’t show one for a Henry Mellenberndt, Moellenberndt, or anyone with a similar name who died anytime near January 5-8, 1930.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal - January 9, 1930

MARTHA MOELLENBERNDT - Funeral service for Miss Martha M. Moellenberndt, who died Saturday, February 9, 1974 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mount Morris, where she had been making her home, was held this afternoon in Leamon Funeral Home, Lena. Carl Olson, a Christian Science reader, officiated. Burial was in Lena Burial Park. Miss Moellenberndt formerly resided in Freeport and Rockford. She was a registered nurse and was employed s a surgical nurse for Dr. Karl Snyder in Freeport for many years. She also worked as a nurse in Wisconsin. Miss Moellenberndt was a member of the Christian Science Church in Rockford. Born November 22, 1883 in Lena, she was the daughter to August and Louise (Uhe) Moellenberndt. There are no immediate survivors.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois Monday, February 11, 1974

WALTER MOELLENBERNDT - Funeral services for the late Walter Freeman Moellenberndt, who passed away at Rockford on Saturday, December 24, 1932 were conducted there today at 11 o’clock and and 2 o’clock from the Wise & Tempel Funeral Home, South Adams Avenue, Freeport. The Rev, William Beuscher, pastor of Oak Avenue Evangelical church conducted the services. Interment was made in the city cemetery. Mr. Moellenberndt was born in Dakota, Illinois August 18, 1892. He resided there until fifteen years ago when he moved to Rockford. For the past three and one half years he had been a patient at a sanatorium. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Jane Moellenberndt; two sisters, Miss Beulah Moellenberndt, Rockford; and Mrs. F. A. Render of Chicago. His father, three sisters and two brothers preceded him in death. He was married to Emma Voght, who passed away in 1924.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois Tuesday, December 27, 1932

CAROLINE (STEFFEN) MOHLENKAMP - of Shannon, a member of Bethel United Methodist Church here, died Sunday morning in Freeport Memorial Hospital after an extended illness...Born July 25, 1902, in Stephenson Co., she was the daughter of Conrad and Louise (Stephen) [Steffen] Eichmeier. She was married to Peter Mohlenkamp Jr. Jan 1, 1925, in Freeport. He died May 21, 1963. Surviving are 3 daughters, Mrs. Russell (Helen) Swalve, Mrs. Reynold (Lois) Swalve, and Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy) Groen...a son, Lemoine...14 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Esther Schasker of Freeport, and 3 brothers, Oscar of Ackley, Iowa, and Henry and William, both of Freeport. Funeral service...Tues. in Bethel Church. The Rev. Russell Coats, pastor, will officiate. Burial...Chapel Hill...
Contributed by Virginia Gorton Bonne - (Freeport Journal-Standard, Mon. 8 Sep 1975)

PETER MOHLENKAMP - Funeral service for Peter Mohlenkamp, a retired Shannon farmer who died Tues. morn. at a Freeport hospital, will be held...Thurs. at Shannon EUB. Church with Rev. Robert Hartman officiating. Burial...Chapel Hill Cemetery, Freeport...He was born Sept. 14, 1901, in Carroll Co., a son of Peter and Tillie Johnson Mohlenkamp. He married Caroline Eichmeier on Jan. 1, 1925. He was a member Shannon EUB Church. Surviving are his wife, a son, Lemoine D., three daughters, Mrs. Russell (Helen) Swalve, Mrs. Raynold [Reynold] (Lois) Swalve, and Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy) Groen, all of rural Shannon; 11 grand-children; a brother, David, Shannon...a sister, Mrs. Else Freerkstn, Shannon.
Contributed by Virginia Gorton Bonne - (Freeport Journal-Standard, Wed. 22 May 1963)

SHELLEY E. MORRISON - Services were held at 1:30 this afternoon at the Walker mortuary for Sgt. Shelley E. Morrison, 31, son of Mrs. Alice Thompson of Chicago, who was killed in action on March 17, 1945 in Germany. Rev. Carl M. Grahl, pastor of Zion Reformed church officiated, and graveside services in Oakland Cemetery were conducted with military rites conducted by the Allied Veterans council, with Dr. D.H. Bokhof as chaplain. Sgt. Morrison was born in Freeport and spent his boyhood here, later moving to Chicago. He entered service at Camp Blanding FL in January 1944 and had been 10 months overseas at the time of his death. While serving with the 7th Army he was awarded the Bronze Star for gallantry in action and assisting in evacuating the wounded. In this action his battalion was .......... branches and succeeded in cutting the parachute loose. Most of the other men of his unit were too .... to make the attempt. Sgt. Morison is survived by his mother, who resides in Chicago and four sisters, Mrs. Juanita Simmons, Chicago, Mrs. Margaret Chapman..seyville IL; Mrs. Ruby Roac?? Freeport; and Mrs. Ellen Walters, Sterling. Four brothers also survive. They are Howard of Batavia, Reginald and Earl of Chicago and Charles of Oakland CA. His father J.A. Morrison died December 1947.
Contributed by Ron Walters Obituary - August 13, 1949

ELIZABETH (HICKS) MULLEN - Mrs. Jacob Mullen died shortly after half past 1 o'clock this morning at their home 110 Grand street. The cause of death was heart trouble following dropsy with which she had been ill in bed for the past two months. Mrs. Mullen was born at Adeline Sept. 23, 1853, and was married there to Jacob Mullen. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Hicks. Fifteen years ago the family moved to this city where they have since lived. She leaves her husband and three children, Mrs. George Euler, Roy and Guy Mullen, all of Freeport; also one brother, Frank Hicks of Mt. Vernon, Ia., and four sisters, Mrs. J. C. Cumming of Milwaukee, Mrs. F. C. Weisser of Freeport, Mary of Dodgeville and Ella of North Dakota. Funeral services will be held from her late home on Wednesday afternoon at half past 2 o'clock.
Contributed by Virginia Gorton Bonne - [Freeport Weekly Bulletin, Thurs. 15 Dec 1904, p4]

HELEN MARIE (CUMMISFORD) MULLEN , 73, of 42 East Monterey street, died at 8 last night (21 Nov 1947) at her home. She was born March 25, 1874, at Freeport, the daughter of Thomas and Catherine Cummisford. In 1900 she married Guy Mullen, who died in 1905. Survivors include one son, Thomas Arthur Mullen, Freeport, and a sister, Mrs. Jennie Botdorf, Pueblo, Colo. The rosary will be recited...Monday at Schwarz funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Schwarz funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic church. Rt. Rev. C.F. Conley will officiate and burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
Contributed by Virginia Gorton Bonne - [Freeport Journal Standard, Sat. 22 Nov 1947, p12]

JACOB MULLEN , a resident of Freeport, for the past forty-four years, passed away early this morning at his home, 538 West Moseley street, ending an illness of over two years. Mr. Mullen was born in Ogle county April 3, 1853, and attended the rural schools. He was married in 1873 to Miss Elizabeth Hicks, of Ogle county, who passed away in 1904. The following year he was united in marriage to Mrs. Emily Baker, of Freeport, who survives, as do two children, Roy Mullen and Mrs. Lillian Euler, of Port Huron, Mich., and two step-children, Earl Baker, of Lena, and Mrs. Ruth Heltzman of this city. There are nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Mr. Mullen was a painter by trade and was employed for a number of years at the Western Newell company. Funeral announcements will be made later after the arrival of out-of-town relatives.
Contributed by Virginia Gorton Bonne - [unidentified Freeport newspaper, Thurs., 26 Sep 1935, p8]

JULIA (ANDERSON) MULLICAN , 85, of 726 E. Center Street, Freeport, died Saturday, September 3, 1977 at the North Rockford Convalescent Home. She was born July 14, 1892 in Winnebago County, the daughter of Charles and Matilda (Johnson) Anderson. She married Lloyd Mullican, who preceded her in death July 31, 1917. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Karl (Jean) Schramm of Freeport; two grandsons; and one sister, Mrs. Nina Spahn of Rockford. She was preceded in death by two sons. Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Fred. C. Olson Mortuary, Rockford, the Rev. William Blomberg, pastor of the Embury United Methodist Church of Freeport, officiating. Burial will be in Scandinavian Cemetery, Rockford.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois Tuesday September 6, 1977