Obituaries

George “Gene” E. Schmidt Jr.

George “Gene” E. Schmidt Jr.

George “Gene” E. Schmidt Jr., 54, of Polo, passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at his home. He was born, August 31, 1960, in Rockford, the son of George E. and Lois E. (Bollman) Schmidt Sr. Gene was a longtime farmer in the Polo area and very...

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Carl L. Stoner

Carl L. Stoner

Carl L. Stoner, 94, of Polo, passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. Carl was born May 4, 1920, in Polo, the son of Arthur and Mabelle (Good) Stoner. On June 7, 1941, in Polo, he was united in marriage to Betty...

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Arlene F. Kness

Arlene F. Kness

Arlene F. Kness, age 92, of Polo, died on August 27, 2014. She was born on March 30,1922 in Carroll County, the daughter of Frank and Olive (Paul) Bowers. Arlene married Wilton 0. Kness on November 28,1948. Together they farmed near Brookville...

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Kenneth M. Wolf

Kenneth M. Wolf

Kenneth M. Wolf, 95, of Polo, went to his eternal home on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at Polo Rehab & Health Care Center. Kenny was born, Oct. 31, 1918, in Polo, the son of Marvin “Jake” and Eva Mae (Schriver) Wolf. On June 25, 1938...

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Carl J. Vock

Carl J. Vock

Carl J. Vock, 82, of Polo, passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. He was a lifetime Farmer in the Polo area. Carl was born, April 7, 1932, in Sterling, the son of Carl P. and Margaret (Lauber) Vock. On Feb. 9...

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Linda Mary Burke

Linda Mary Burke

Linda Mary Burke, 72, of Polo, passed away at 11:35 AM Thursday (July 24, 2014) at Polo Rehab and Health Care Center. She had worked as a cook for the Polo Rehab and Health Care Center and last worked at Casey’s in Polo where she made the...

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Benjamin Lee Koster

Benjamin Lee Koster

Benjamin Lee Koster, 34, of Sterling, formerly of Polo passed away on Tuesday (July 22, 2014) at his residence. He was born on February 1, 1980 to David & Rae Ann (Minson) Koster. He is survived by his mother, Rae Ann (Larry) Baker of Dixon...

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Jack Edward Dollmeyer

Jack Edward Dollmeyer

Jack Edward Dollmeyer, 56, of Polo passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014 at UW Madison after a long, courageous battle with melanoma. Son of Richard and Joyce (Schultz) Dollmeyer, Jack graduated from Forreston High in 1976 and Western Iowa Tech in...

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Forrest M. Rinard-Harris

Forrest M. Rinard-Harris

Forrest M. Rinard-Harris, 79, of Mt. Morris (formerly of Polo), passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon with family by her side. She was born, July 5, 1934, in Guthrie Center, IA, the daughter of Forest and Georgia...

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Annabel Cunningham

Annabel Cunningham

Annabel Cunningham, 99, died Friday, May 16, 2014. She was born January 18, 1915, in Polo, Illinois, to Bertha (Gilbert) and Henry M. Stauffer. On October 6, 1933, she married John Cunningham, Jr. and to this union were born three children...

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Jeannette Hughes Joiner

Jeannette Hughes Joiner

Jeannette Hughes Joiner, 101, of Polo, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, IL. She was born September 2, 1912 in Colon, Panama, the daughter of Charles R. and Nellie (Keator) Hughes. On July 19, 1936, she...

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Shirley L. Powell

Shirley L. Powell

Shirley L. Powell, 82, of Polo, passed away Friday, May, 9, 2014, at her home. She was born Dec. 9, 1931, in Forreston, the daughter of Gordon and Dorothy (Mumma) Swift. On June 16, 1950, in Oregon, Shirley was united in marriage to Robert “Pat”...

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