ANNA BRIERTON
- The funeral of Mrs. Anna Brierton 903 Third St. whose death Tuesday morning (April 9, 1946) was announced in last evenings Telegraph will be at the Staples Funeral home at 2 p.m. Friday with Rev. Bliss B. Cartwright, pastor of the First Presb. Church officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Brierton was born in Ireland May 24, 1860, survived by two sons, Lee and Henry of Glen Ellyn, and a daughter Mrs. G.Campbell of Ontario Canada.
MARTHA (BENNETT) BRIERTON
, 55 of Rt 3 Dixon died in KSB hospital about 1 am Friday (July 6, 1951) after a short illness. Services will be held Monday July 9 at 2 p.m. from the Melvin Funeral home Rev. George J. Curran of the St. Paul Lutheran church officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood. She was born in Dixon Twp. Oct. 24, 1895 the daughter of Samuel & Elizabeth (Carse) Bennett. Survivors include her husband Richard, a son Floyd at home, three stepsons Kenneth, Albert and Melvin and three brothers, Fletcher, William and Floyd with one sister Mrs. Leslie Herbst of Dixon.
RUTH MARGARET (CLEARY) BROOKNER
, 99, of Dixon, died Sunday, October 29, 2006, at the Lee County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dixon. She worked as a switchboard operator, for Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, Dixon, for 25 years, prior to her retirement. Ruth was born February 24, 1907, in Gordon, NE, the daughter of Patrick and Carrie (Cordes) Cleary. She married Paul Brookner Jr., in 1938, in Palm, CA. He preceded her in death on January 23, 1953.
Survivors include, one niece, Barbara (David) Higgs, Dixon; one niece-in-law, Nancy Cleary, Dixon; one cousin, Ima Eckhoff, Ashton. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and Vernon Cleary; one niece, Joan Richards; and one nephew, Jack Cleary. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 3, 2006, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Dixon, with the Rev. Robert Jones, pastor, officiating. Interment of cremains will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service, at the church.
GREGORY A. BROOKS
, 54 of Dixon died April 21, 2005 at KSB Hospital after an extended illness. He was retired from Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. Sterling. Mr. Brooks was born Sept. 15, 1950 in Dixon, the son of Wayne & Sharon (Heckman) Brooks. He married Tanya Marks on March 17, 1981 in Woosung.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Harry, Dru, Redric and Creedence; a sister Tamera: two brothers, Richard and James. He was preceded by his parents; a sister Barbara and a newphew.
MADELINE JEAN (RICHARDS) BROOKS
, 68, of Dixon died Fri May 30, 2003, at her home. was employed by Dixon State School for 12 years, retiring in 1968, Mrs. Brooks was born Dec. 15, 1934, in Oregon, the daughter of Earl and Dorothy (Whitmore) Richards, She was part of the Foster Grandparents Program in Dixon for three years.
Survivors include a son, Steve (Lori) Lantz of Oregon; three daughters, Jan (Terry) Day Franklin Grove and Kathy (Bruce) Miller and Bev Lantz, both of Dixon; 10 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Betty Maves,
Memorial service is at 2 p.m. Monday at Preston-Schillin Funeral Home, Dixon, with the Rev. Vincent Marandino, director of pastor care at KSB Hospital officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation is from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established
ARTHUR J. BROWN
- Funeral services were held Sunday at the Cluts Funeral home for Arthur J. Brown, 515 E. Second St., Dixon IL., who died Friday morning at KSB hospital after a brief illnes from an unexpected heart attack. Services were conducted by Rev. Wm. Anderson, Ashton Presbyterian minister and burial was in the Ashton Cemetery.
Mr. Brown who had a long and fine record in a very responsible position with the Pacific Fruit Express was born in Ashton and his parents and a brother Charles and a sister Nancy preceded him in death. He had retired only a few years ago and he and his wife had come to Dixon to make their home.
Floral tributes were profuse, the impressive service included a song "Abide With Me" sung by Mrs. Andrew Ventler.
Bearers were Ono Grueben, Verlis Tadd, Harold Lawson, Hugh Wood, Oliver Kurth and Vernon Pfieffer.
Attending from Chicago, Mrs. M. Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. P.F. Raymond & Son, Mrs. A.E. Schwind, Mrs. P. Magda, Mrs. Lee Clegg, and Miss L. Wheeler. From Algona Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Clegg. Miss R. Miller, Louisville KY, Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Clegg, Malta IL, Miss B. Nettleton, Bloomington IL, Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Van Ensslear, Park Ridge, and many friends from Dixon.
Dixon Evening Telegraph 09 November 1953
ELSA ANN (FISCHER) BROWNE
, 93, of Sterling died April 17, 2005 at Willow Wood Care Center, Rock Falls. Elsa was born on Sept. 13, 1911 in Dixon, the daughter of John E. and Cklar (Stegmann) Fischer. She taught school in the Stillman Valley area for about eight years. Elsa married Robert Cameron Browne on Jan. 20, 1940 in Dixon. He die din 1981. She was a member of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church and was a benefactor to Christ Lutheran School, both in Sterling. Elsa was a staunch member of the Republican Party and was a friend to the late President Ronald Reagan. She was very patriotic. Elsa was a past member of the Sterling Women's Club, where she served as a past state officer.
Surviving are her nieces Eleanor McCracken and Carol Ratliff both of Kewanee. Burial is at Oakwood cemetery.
FRANK T. BROWNE
, 84, a retired farmer and one-time horse dealer over a wide area died this morning at his farm home a short distance east of Rock Falls on the Dixon road. Funeral arrangements are being made at the Wheelock funeral home. Mr. Brown was born at the "bend" on Rock river near Grand Detour, March 20, 1868, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Brown. He and Miss Catherine Robb were married in 1893. She died in 1916. He and his father bought and sold horses throughout this area for many years. Buying horses also took him to various places in the West in years gone by. He sold them on his home place as well as in Chicago, many of them going to the army. A member of the Masonic lodge for 50 years, the Eastern Star and the Methodist church, he had watched the Rock Falls community grow from a small village. Surviving are two sons, Dr. J. B. Brown, a biochemistry instructor at Ohio State University in Columbus, and Kenneth R. Brown, a Des Moines electrical engineer, one daughter, Mrs. Ray Simester, across the road from the Brown farm, 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Contributed by Melva Taylor from The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois January 19, 1953 - Monday, pg 2 col 4
FRANK BROWN
, 72, died Sunday morning (20 November 1966) at the Dixon Public Hospital. He had been Grand Detour township supervisor for 22 years and was chairman of the Ogle County Board of Superevisors in 1954.
A resident of Grand Detour for the past 25 years, he was born in Cooksville, Wis., on April 14, 1894, the son of William and Henrietta Viney Brown. He married Merle G. Guynn on Oct. 3, 1936.
He owned and operated the Standard Service Station for many years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Dixon.
Preceding him in death was a brother and a sister. Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Mrs. George (Jean) Slindee of Rockford; and a grandson.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tueday, in the Jones Funeral Home, Dixon, with the Rev. Wesley Braaten, pastor of the Village Church of Grand Detour, officiating.Burial will be in the Grand Detour Cemetery.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois November 22, 1966 - Tuesday, pg 2
CARL C. BRUCE
, 89, of Dixon , died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at Polo Rehabilitation and Health Care Center surrounded by his family. He was well-known in the Dixon area as a carburetor specialist and owned Bruce Motors Service and Bruce Motors Mobil at the site of the present Dixon Pharmacy. He was by Dixon Park District from 1972 to 1983. Carl was born April 21, 1918, in Mount Vernon , the son of Earl Curtis and Grace (Loman) Bruce. He grew up in the Amboy area. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps and completed cadet training at James Millikin University . During World War II he was a B-17 ball turret gunner, completing 22 combat missions in the European and African theaters and was awarded numerous decorations and medals. Carl married Emma Steder on Oct. 7, 1938, in Clinton , Iowa . They lived in Libertyville, and in 1952, moved to Dixon ,. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking and traveling, especially his trip to Alaska and his annual trips across the western United States . He was a hard worker and devoted family man who became a avid sports fan as he watched his grandchildrens’ games. Survivors include his wife; here daughters, Carla (Richard) Humphreys of Polo, Penny (Charles) Billman of Durand and Cheryl (Fred) Ayres of Rockford; and five grandchildren, Daniel Humphreys of Smyrna, Ga., Carrie Humphreys of Paw Paw, Andrew and Michael Armstrong, both of Chicago, and Johathon Ayres of Rockford. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Irene Hupach and Betty Anderson; and three brothers, Arthur, Gleason and Berthal. A celebration of life is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Dixon , with Daniel Penn, Unity Hospice chaplain, officiating. Burial, with military honors accorded by the Dixon combined veterans group, is at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens , Dixon . Visitation is from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Unity Hospice of Western Illinois and St. Paul Lutheran Church , Dixon . The family sends special thanks for all the loving care Carl and his family received from Unity Hospice of Western Illinois.
Contributed by Pat Esterday - Taken from: The Dixon Telegraph, Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, Page A2 – Col. 1-2
ANTHONY A. BUBRICK
, 93 of Dixon died Nov. 11, 2005 at KSB Hospital. He was employed by Commonwealth Edison, Dixon, as a hydraulic mechanic for more than 30 years retiring in 1977. He was born Nov. 15, 1911 in Dixon, the son of Stephen & Judith (Bollok) Bubrick. He served in the Army during WW II. He married Cecile Liston on Jan. 14, 1942 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon. She died Aug. 8, 1977. He was a member of St. Patricks. Dixon Knights of Columbus Council 690 and the Commonwealth Edison Retirees Group.
Survivors include two sons, Bruce and Gary and five grandchildren. Burial in Oakwood.
MAE KATHERINE (VAUPEL) BURHENN
, 67, died today in here home after suffering a stroke Tuesday night (30 March 1954).
Mrs. Burhenn was born April 12, 1886 in Bradford Twp. the daughter of Henry & Mary (Heibenthal) Vaupel. She married Wm. F. Burhenn Feb. 18, 1908. She was a member of Bradford United Evangelical Church for 42 years and later was a member of Franklin Grove Presbyterian Church. Survivors are her husband, a son Raymond, a grandaughter Mrs. Don Gallagher and two great grandchildren, all of Franklin Grove. Burial in Franklin Grove Cemetery.
Dixon Evening Telegraph 31 March 1954
ANNA (HAINES) BURKHOLDER
, of Dixon, formerly of Sterling, was found dead in her home at 404 Madison avenue, Dixon, Saturday [05/11/1946] evening. She had been in poor health for some time.
The remains were removed to the Staples funeral home in Dixon where funeral rites are to be conducted at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday by Dr. Floyd L. Blewfield of the Dixon Methodist church. Committal will be made in the mausoleum at Riverside cemetery.
Mrs. Burkholder had been a resident of Sterling until three years ago when she moved to Dixon. Her maiden name was Anna Haines. She was born January 15, 1870, in Ontario, Canada, the daughter of William and Mary J. Carson Haines.
Surviving are four nieces and one nephew, Mrs. Alice Willey, Mrs. Ruth Rutt and Mrs. Cloe Haring of Dixon, mrs. Gladys Fleming of Winnepeg, Canada, and Dr. William H. Haines of Oak Park.
(The Sterling Daily Gazette, May 15, 1946, page 5, column 7)
Funeral Notice: The funeral of Mrs. Annie Burkholder, former wife of Amos Burkholder, was held Tuesday [05/14/1946] at 3:30 in Dixon, Rev. Mr. Blewfield of the Dixon Methodist church officiating. The body was brought overland for committal in the Sterling mausoleum. Among those from out of the city were Dr. William Haines, a nephew of the deceased, and mother of Chicago, and Amos Burkholder of this city.
Contributed by Larry Reynolds - The Sterling Daily Gazette, May 15, 1946, page 5, column 7
ELIZABETH (SMITH) BUSSER
, daughter of Joseph & Elizabeth Smith was born in Mendota IL June 16, 1870 and passed away early Sunday morning Dec. 14, 1947 at Shannon IL at the age of 77 years, five months and 29 days. Although she had been in failing health, death came suddenly of an unexpected heart attack. She was united in marriage to John E. Busser July 12, 1890. To this union were born eight children - John E., West Brooklyn; Paul J., Shannon; Clarence, Dixon; Mrs. Elbert Saunders, Dixon; Esther and Elizabeth and her husband preceded her in death. She is also survived by two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Helen Egerer, Amboy, Mrs. John Hitton, Dixon, and George Smith, West Brooklyn, besides 19 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial in the DeWolf Cemetery
Dixon Evening Telegraph 22 December 1947
PAUL BUSSER
, farmer, residing near Shannon, was found dead at his home Thursday morning (3 June 1948). He was born May 19, 1906 in Lancaster Co PA. Besides his wife Elizabeth he is survived by three children, Mary, Paul Jr. and Betty, all at home. Three sisters, Mary Thomas of Dixon, Emma Miller of West Brooklyn, Lucille Saunders of Dixon, and two brothers, John of Lee Center and Clarence of Dixon. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
VERNA (CARNEY) BYERHOFF
, 64, 922 Second St., died today in KSB Hospital after being ill since March 20. She was a seamstress for Boyd Casket Company. Mrs. Byerhoff was born March 17, 1891, in Steward, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Weiss Carney.
Survivors are a son, George, Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Joseph H. Carney, Rochelle; three sisters, Mrs. Sophia Swegle, Dixon; Mrs. Jay Cratty, Mt. Morris, and Mrs. Harold Cook, Steward, and two grandchildren. Her parents a brother and two sisters preceded her in death. Mrs. Byerhoff was a member of First Methodist Church, Dixon; Dixon Women’s Club and the African Violet Society. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Melvin Funeral Home, Dixon, with the Rev. Sidney Bloomquist, of First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Steward cemetery, Steward. Friends may call in the funeral home.
Contributed to Genealogy Trails by Karen Holt / May 3, 1955, The Dixon Evening Telegraph
MRS. W.C. BYERHOFF
- Friends in Dixon have learned of the death of Mrs. W.C. Byerhoff formerly of Dixon and for years a resident of Ft.Dodge IA. in Oakland CA Friday March 24, 1944. Funeral services and burial took place in Ft. Dodge IA.
She was born in Dixon Dec. 29, 1890 the daughter of William and Susannah Jacobus pioneer family of Lee County. She attended Dixon high and the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. After her removal to Ft. Dodge she became organist in the First Baptist Church and later in St. Marks Episcopal Church. She was also a teacher in the Ft. Dodge public schools for many years.
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Jean Mater of San Francisco and Mrs. Marion Patterson of New York City, one son, First Officer W.L. Byerhoff of the Army Transport Command and one grandaughter Bevery Mater.
Dixon Evening Telegraph 08 Jun 1944
PHILLIP BYRD
, 34, of 923 Grant in Dixon died Tuesday morning (27 January 1987) at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford. Graveside services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon with Rev. William R. Wentink officiating. There will be no visitation. Local arrangements were completed by the Allen Funeral Home in Sterling. A memorial has been estalished in his memory.
Mr. Byrd was born on May 31, 1952 in West Memphis, Ark., the son of Phillip and Glennedra Jones Byrd, Sr. He was a construction worker at Byron Nuclear Power Plant at the time of his death. The deceased was a member of the Dixon Moose Lodge and Local Union 727 in Dixon.
Survivors include his father, Phillip Byrd Sr., of Sebring, Fla.; his mother, Glennedra Jean Byrd of Sterling; one daughter, Andrea Byrd of Boston, Mass.; one brother, Harold Byrd of Sebring, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Gary (Phyllis) Schreiner of Rock Falls, Mrs. Thomas (Vickey) Nell of Dallas, Tex., and Carla Bucholz of Sterling; aosl several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois January 28, 1987 - Wednesday,
Lee County Obituaries
