Obituaries

Kenneth E. Linton

Kenneth E. Linton

Kenneth E. Linton, 90, of Polo, passed away early morning Friday at the Polo Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Kenneth was born on October 7, 1928, in Mt. Carroll the son of George and Helen (Peters) Linton.  He married Darlene Hoak on...

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Charles W. Kness, Jr.

Charles W. Kness, Jr.

Charles “Chuck” W. Kness Jr., 61, a life long resident of Polo, passed away Wednesday, October 31st, 2018, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Chuck was born December 25th, 1956 in Freeport, the son of Charles and Marjorie (Bryson) Kness.  He was...

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Donald E. Shrader

Donald E. Shrader

Donald E. Shrader, 82, of Polo, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.  Don was born December 16, 1935, in Freeport, the son of Max and Hazel ( Miller ) Shrader.  He was a veteran of the United States Army.  Don worked in...

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Annabelle Muench

Annabelle Muench

POLO – Annabelle Carolyn Muench, 89, of Polo, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at Polo Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. She was born Dec. 22, 1928, in Freeport, the daughter of Bernhard “Bud” and Carolyn (Schreiner) Muench. She...

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Wilbur L. Bowman

Wilbur L. Bowman

Wilbur Loren Bowman, 88, of Polo, passed away on Monday, October 8, at Pinecrest Terrace in Mt. Morris, surrounded by his loving family.  Born September 13, 1930 in Middlebury, IN, Wilbur was the oldest of six children of Noble and Ethel...

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Bonnie McKean

Bonnie McKean

Bonnie Lou (Hansen) McKean passed away on Sunday, September 30, in Rockford, Illinois, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 13, 1943, in Ashton, Illinois, to Orville and Gladys (Hersch) Hansen.  She married Robert Curtis (Curt)...

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John E. Hess

John E. Hess

John E. Hess, 70, of Polo, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 in Dixon. John was born Oct. 15, 1947 to the parents of John and Joyce K. (Grice) Hess and one of five children. John attended Polo Community Schools through Jr. High and went on to...

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Lorraine Wiltfang

Lorraine Wiltfang

Lorraine Margaret Hinrichs Heckman Wiltfang born April 4, 1936 to Leroy and Margaret (Peters) Hinrichs in Sterling, IL. Died early morning Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Lorraine married John Heckman February 26, 1954. She later married Merle...

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John P.  Pat Doyle

John P. Pat Doyle

He died peacefully Thursday. He was born in Polo, Illinois on June 11,1935 the son of Frank P. Doyle, Jr and Janet M. Kramer. He graduated from Polo Community High School and Northern Illinois University. He served in the US Army in Germany...

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Susan K. Patterson

Susan K. Patterson

Susan K. Patterson, 75, of Polo, died Sunday, September 9, 2018 at KSB hospital in Dixon, IL after a brief illness.  She was born April 11, 1943 in Cedar Falls, IA to Ray E. and Geraldine “Gerry” (Madsen) Nelson. Visitation will be held at 10:00...

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Evonne J. Welsh

Evonne J. Welsh

Evonne Janet (LaRoche) Welsh was born on April 1, 1935, in Quinn, South Dakota to Ben and Irma LaRoche.  She was raised in Wall, South Dakota, where she met and eventually married G. Arthur Welsh.  They were the parents of 8 children...

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George Edward (Ed) Isley

George Edward (Ed) Isley

George Edward (Ed) Isley of Ventura, California passed away on Sunday, August 12 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, California. Ed was born in Dixon, Illinois on August 6, 1938 to the late Orville Glenn and the late Beulah Mae...

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