Stephenson County IL

CEMETERIES

Chapel Hill
Memorial Gardens
2514 Hwy 26 Freeport


Photo contributed by Gene Stubbe

Memorial Day 30 May 1970: Chapel Hill Memorial Park was started in September 1950, 20 years ago. During this time Chapel Hill hs become one of the most beautiful and progressive cemeteries in Illinois. We own 80 acres of ground, and has no indebtedness whatsover. We have one of the largest and most rapidly growing cemetry endowment care funds in northwestern Illinois. There are eleven fully developed gardens, over 5,500 families own their burial estate in Chapel Hill. There are 1700 interments, a modern stone administration building with modern records system and fire proof records vault.

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NAME BIRTH DEATH SPOUSE PARENTS
ADAMSON, Pauline A. (Davies)
Obituary
25 Sep 1927 11 Nov 2008 Lee Adamson Harry and Pauline (Halzel) Davies
ASCHER, Fred William 18 Oct 1900 23 Apr 1968    
ASCHER, Ruth Christina (Kieckhaefer) 25 Sep 1910 18 May 1993    
AUMAN, Eileen (Moore)
Obituary
23 Mar 1944 31 Jan 2004 Gary D. Auman Alvin and Ardis (Magee) Moore
BAKER, Dorothy E.   21 Feb 2005    
BAST, Edward
Obituary
26 Dec 1890 16 Dec 1974 Carrie Tarner
m 5 Feb 1919
Henry and Mary Rath Bast
BAWINKEL, Russell Lee   01 Mar 2005    
BAYLOR, Florence (Frost)
Obituary
27 Feb 1907 09 Sep 1998 Kelsye Baylor Charles & Emma Frost
BAYLOR, Kelsye
Obituary
Headstone Photo
14 May 1904 23 Jun 1972 Florence L. Frost Ernest & May (Mauer) Baylor
BELK, Josephine C. (Thomasson) 15 Sep 1921 02 Sep 2004 Bert F. Belk  
BEST, Vernon C.
Obituary
Nov 1924 18 Mar 2009 Doris Evelyn Meinert Ezra and Anna Elizabeth (Schoch) Best
BEYER, Benjamin 1913 1986    
BEYER, Edward 1893 1971    
BEYER, Martin 1911 1983    
BEYER, William 1890 1976    
BINKLEY, Florence Elizabeth (Fry) 22 Mar 1913 18 Aug 1969 Tommy Jacob Binkley  
BINKLEY, Tommy Jacob 15 Jul 1913 28 Sep 2000 Florence Elizabeth Fry Jacob and Martha Binkley
BLASING, Maude E. (Shippy) 06 Jan 1907 15 Sep 2001 Oscar Blasing Perry and Clara L. (Runkle) Shippy
BLUNT, Emma E. (Walter) 08 Oct 1912 08 Mar 2005   Charles and Antonia (Lenz) Walter
BOOKMAN, Clare A.
Obituary
05 Aug 1889 May 1978 Pearl Whitford George & Harriet (Lattig) Bookman
BOWDEN, Clifford Gerald 23 Oct 1913     Wm. J. and Velma Hazel (Whitson) Bowden
BOWDEN, Helne Jean (Mitchell) 31 Jul 1917 05 Mar 2004 Clifford Bowden Elmer and Georgina (Noble) Mitchell
BRINKMEIER, Lydia (Beyer) 1897 1982    
BROBST, Bernice E.
Obituary
31 Jan 1910 28 Feb 1999 Orlo Brobst Alva and Matilda (Buchenau) Mowery
BUSS, Dolores J.   25 Feb 2005    
BUSS, Frances Irene (Daughhenbaugh)
Obituary
10 Dec 1917 10 Feb 1995 Ervin K. Buss Vallie F. and Christina K. "Tena" (Mueller) Daughenbaugh
CASSELL, Francis Mae 17 Apr 1917 06 Dec 2003    
CHRISTENSEN, Andrew H.
Obituary
08 Sep 1919 30 Sep 1986 Peggy L. Laidlaw Chris and Roszella (Braton) Christensen
COHLMORGAN, Esther Mabel (Harr)
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29 Sep 1899 22 May 1965 John P. Cohlmorgan John and Cora Elsie (Holy) Harr
CORNELIUS, Dick 05 Jul 1906 17 Feb 1984 Fannie Anna Janssen  
CORNELIUS, Elgin Dale 17 Aug 1937 11 Aug 1991 Donna  
CORNELIUS, James L. 25 Aug 1951 20 Dec 2005    
CRARY, Stephen Christopher 22 Jan 1831 14 Apr 1918 Susan Eliza Randall Erastus and Mary (Witter) Crary
CREITZ, ALvin Franklin 17 Apr 1883 17 Feb 1976    
CREITZ, Persis Mary 03 Aug 1892 02 Mar 1967    
CRARY, Susan Eliza (Randall) 12 Dec 1836 01 May 1926 Stephen Christopher Crary John and Abigail Randall
CUPLIN, Ruth B.   21 Feb 2005    
DAUGHENBAUGH, Christine (Mueller)
Obituary
07 Nov 1892 28 Jul 1993 Vallie Fern Daughenbaugh  
DAUGHENBAUGH, Vallie Fern (Matter)
Obituary
24 Feb 1891 07 Dec 1959 Christina Mueller Daniel and Jennie (Matter) Daughenbaugh
DAVIS, Duane Edward
Obituary
07 Jul 1927 14 Jul 2008 Bernice Hartje Quimba and Marie (Gallup) Davis
DAVIS, Helen (Marth)
Obituary
16 Sep 1916 18 Sep 2009 Aubrey Davis Albert and Lettie (Fulrath) Marth
DeGROFF, Esta (Daughenbaugh)
Obituary
07 Sep 1906 06 Mar 1981 Harvey G. DeGroff Daniel & Jennie (Matter) Daughenbaugh
DeGROFF, Harvey
Obituary
12 Apr 1907 17 Jan 1980 Esta Thursnelda Daughenbaugh  
DAUGHENBAUGH, Vallie Fern
Obituary
24 Feb 1891 07 Dec 1959 Christina K. Mueller Daniel & Jennie (Matter) Daughenbaugh
DEETS, Charles B. 12 Aug 1923 31 Mar 2006 Christine D. Meile
Evelyn Jones
 
DICKINSON, Myrtle Marie (Sturtevant)
Obituary
09 Feb 1907 Jun 1976 Clifford L. Dickinson
m 22 Aug 1929 Galena IL
William O. and Vinona (Dague) Sturtevant
DOWNING, Harvey Loomer
Memories of You Harvey
Headstone Photo
16 Aug 1908 02 Feb 1996 Ruth Mae Metz Harvey & Eva (Bickelhaupt) Downing
DOWNING, Ruth (Metz) 23 Jun 1911 27 Nov 2002 Harvey Loomer Downing Howard & Mina (Weidman) Metz
DOWNS, Robert L.
Obituary
20 Jan 1918 02 Jan 2000 Charlotte Wilson Frank B, and Amy (Wolfley) Downs
DREIBELBEIS, Iva (Kahl)
Obituary
24 Jan 1889 Apr 1977 Harry D. Dreibelbeis Rufus & Luella (Lower) Kahl
DUITSMAN, Emmett
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09 May 1912 25 Apr 2003 Margaret Pontnack Theodore & Mary (Daniels) Duitsman
EDLER, Donald F.
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20 Aug 1914 24 Dec 1991 Pauline Koch (m 11 Jan 1942 Rossville GA) Simon & Hattie (Dinderman) Edler
EDLER, Neva D. (Cheeseman)
Obituary
19 Jan 1920 04 Sep 2004 Wayne Woker
Harold Edler
Charles and Grace (Diehl) Cheeseman
EDLER, Randall S.
Obituary
22 Oct 1924 09 Jun 1995 Edith Lamoreux Simon G. & Hattie (Dinderman) Edler
FERRIS, Larry Foster
Obitaury
22 May 1946 10 Feb 1961   Lloyd Ferris
FOGEL, Thomas Ray 18 Sep 1926 09 Nov 1992 Pat Clarke Navy
GEISER, Robert E.
Obituary
06 Mar 1912 13 Dec 1998 Sadie Drake
m 12 Aug 1936
William and Abbie Geiser
GEISER, Sadie (Drake)   13 Dec 1998 Robert E. Geiser  
GILLESPIE, Francis
Obituary (Offsite Carroll Co IL)
19 Apr 1894 Aug 1964 Helen Fulrath Charles & Carrie (Haven) Gillespie
GILLESPIE, Lyle F.
Obituary
24 Nov 1920 15 Mar 1999 Elizabeth Ament Francis & Helen (Fulrath) Gillespie
GREEN, Anson C.
Obituary
20 Mar 1906 04 Feb 1889 Irene C. Coon George and Cora (Wilkens) Green
GUENTNER, Nancy L. (Lotz)
Obituary
01 Sep 1938 16 Oct 2007 Paul Guentner Clarence and Rose (Waters) Lotz
HARDMAN, Ruthann F. (Hird)
Obituary
01 Feb 1938 20 Aug 2008   Albert and Almeda (Brydson) Hird.
HARTMAN, Harold A.
Obituary
07 Mar 1909 12 Jun 1993 Kathryn Wolf John & Grace (Williams) Hartman
HARTMAN, Kathryn (Wolf)
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15 Mar 1913 06 Oct 2006 Harold A. Hartman
HEEREN, Edwin J.
Obituary
28 Dec 1915 12 Nov 1999 Rose Finkbeiner Hero and Anna Heeren
HENRY, Dwain E.
Obituary
21 Aug 1922 04 Aug 1993 Mary Ann McNabb Elmer and Dorothy (Crow) Henry
HENRY, Vernon B.
Obituary
15 Jan 1921 05 Mar 1997   Elmer and Dorothy (Crow) Henry
HESSENIUS, Jack
Obituary
25 May 1929 30 Oct 2001 Lucille Jean Amendt John and Myrtle (Huron) Hessenius
HETTINGER, Lillie (Luedeking)
Obituary
09 Apr 1893 Feb 1978 Paul W. Hettinger Henry and Wilhelmina (Christof) Luedeking
HETTINGER, Paul W.   Mar 1970 Lillie Ludeking
m 23 Nov 1913
 
HUTMACHER, Addie (Moses)
Obituary
14 Feb 1889 04 Sep 1994 Oliver C. Hutmacher Louis & Georgiana (Snyder) Moses
IRWIN, William D.
Obituary
01 Sep 1921 29 Jul 1997 Ellen Francke Robert A. and Grace (Sisler) Irwin
JACOBS, Katherine (Schauer)
Obituary
31 Jul 1890 30 Nov 1955 Edward F. Jacobs Charles & Regina (Schlamp) Schauer
JOGERST, Ralph
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16 Jan 1898 27 Feb 1993 Rose Hildebrandt F. Joseph & Carrie Belle (DeGraff) Jogerst
JOHNSON, Elmer L.
Obituary
17 Feb 1921 25 Aug 1998 Vira Wienand Ivan and Esther (Maize) Johnson,
KAMPMEIER, Eugene A.
Obituary
12 Jan 1930 16 Sep 1999 Laverne M. Royster Edward H. and Effie J. (Bartlet) Kampmeier
KELLER, Harold
Obituary
  1968    
KLOPF, Carol Ann (Davis)
Obituary
30 May 1946 11 May 2009   Aubrey and Helen (Marth) Davis
KORTEMEIER, Elwood F.
Obituary
13 Jan 1911 28 Feb 1983 Lois C. Coon (m 13 Oct 1936) Henry & Kate (Lentz) Kortemeier.
LAPP, Paul M.
Obituary
24 Nov 1896 05 Apr 1983 Ida Ammerman
19 Apr 1938
Joseph and Emma (Weiler) Lapp
LASHELLE, Robert Raymer 30 Nov 1916 31 May 1980 Talmadge Cleon Smith David & Bertha (Kracht) Lashelle
LASHELLE, Talmadge (Smith) 30 May 1920 24 Feb 2005 Robert Raymer Lashelle Walter & Alice (Black) Smith
LAWLER, Barbara (Kuehl)
Obituary
12 Aug 1939   Arol Lawler Fritz and Edith (Maurer) Kuehl
LEARY, Lloyd K.
Obituary
23 Dec 1907 10 May 1999 Ruth Woessner Charles & Beulah (Trumbauer) Leary
LINDSAY, Lavern
Obituary
02 Jan 1905 07 Jan 1971 Clarabelle R. Riley Albert A. and Ida Whitmer Lindsay
LUETTIG, Fred C.
Obituary
10 May 1882 02 Oct 1960 Susie Schmitt Christopher and Henrietta Luettig
MARTS, Nathaniel
Obituary (Offsite - Carroll Co IL)
  23 Feb 1987    
McLAIN, Kenneth L.
Obituary
26 Dec 1911 29 Jul 2009 Dorothy Ernst Frank and Mary (Homan) McLain
MEINERT, Catherine Genevieve (Miller)
Headstone Photo
Obituary
12 Jun 1916 01 Mar 1998 Kenneth Lee Meinert
m 8 Jul 1940 Dubuque IA
John and Catherine (Carney) Miller
MEINERT, Kenneth Lee
Headstone Photo
Obituary
31 Jul 1914 22 Sep 1991 Catherine Genevieve Miller Frank C. and Maude L. (Bradley) Meinert
MEYERS, Lavina M. (Sorn)
Obituary
08 Mar 1924 28 Jul 2009 Harold J. Meyers Ralph and Elsie (Fluechtling) Sorn
MOYER, Robert D.
Obituary
29 Apr 1923 28 APr 2004 Carolyn Kaiser George Dallas and Annie Elizabeth (Bobb) Moyer
MYERS, Lorena (Jogerst) Hughes
Obituary
16 Mar 1900 16 Feb 1984 Clarence Leroy Hughes
John Frederick Myers
Wm. & Otilda (Mideke) Jogerst
NETTLES, Garnett L. (Jeffrey) 03 Jul 1909 05 May 1993 Harold Nettles
18 Aug 1932
John Phillip and Annaline Hazel (Bloomer) Jeffrey
NICHOLS, William
Obituary
Pioneer Family
23 Nov 1924 1967 Kathryn Rumelhagen Stanley and Willie (Wright) Nichols
PIEFER, Edith A. (Saxby)
Obituary
31 Dec 1907 04 Jul 1999 Glenn Piefer Thorndyke & Marie (Bleymeyer) Saxby
OFFENHISER, Reynold
Obituary
24 Aug 1909 25 Jan 1996 Vivian Barklow Charles and Bertha (Ortmeier) Offenhiser
PLAGER, Alice M. (Brandt)
Obituary
14 Oct 1912 14 Nov 1996 Clark Plager William & Hattie (Kortemeier) Brandt
RICE, Finnis D.
Obituary
07 Sep 1936 14 May 1998 Carolyn A. Ontjse Louis & Nellie (Weatherly) Rice
RICHTEMEYER, Walter H.
Obituary
17 Jul 1894 30 Aug 1980 Genora Aurand Henry and Augusta (Royer) Richtemeyer
ROBERTSON, Ruth
Obituary
21 Jan 1931 27 Nov 1987   Francis and Helen (Fulrath) Gillespie
ROBINSON, Dorothy (Shipman)
Obituary
11 Feb 1934 28 Dec 2003   Alonzo and Esther (Senneff) Shipman
ROGERS, Leslie
Obituary
05 Dec 1892 24 Jan 1967
m 27 Apr 1925
Helen Edmonds John and Anna Conrad Rogers
ROHR, Charles W.
Obituary
28 Nov 1888 19 Jul 1962 Hazel Whitford Christopher Columbus Rohr
ROSENSTIEL, Ethel (Duitsman)
Obituary (Offsite - Carroll Co IL)
20 Sep 1915 04 Nov 2006 Lawrence Rosenstiel Theodore & Mary (Daniels) Duitsman
ROTTA, Dolores A. (Higley)
Obituary
19 Feb 1938 22 Jul 1994 Richard M. Rotta Albert and Cora (Kampmeier) Higley
ROTTA, Richard M.
Obituary
24 Oct 1925 27 Jul 1994 Dolores A> Higley Michael and Theresa (Dambeck) Rotta
SALIER, Mildred M. (Lorenz)
Obituary
25 Dec 1912 22 Sep 2008 George Salier John Michael and Inez (Jones) Lorenz
SCHILD, Margaret E. (Oswald)
Obituary
19 Jul 1914 22 Jun 1980 Andrew Schild Milton and Mattie Oswald
SCHNITZLER, Kenneth E. 25 Jun 1948 06 Jul 2004 Dawn Capps  
SCHRADER, Walter
Obituary
13 May 1914 25 Oct 1997
m 16 Dec 1939
Alice Edler George and Lean Schrader
SCOFIELD, Clara I. (Merrill)
Obituary
05 Jul 1902 04 Nov 1998 Ira Scofield
m. 25 Oct 1921
Harry and Mary (Coleman) Merrill
SCHOFIELD, George
Obituary
25 Aug 1976 11 Oct 1998   Wayne A. and Cheryl (Robertson) Schofield
SCHRECK, Harold T.
Obituary
07 May 1931 03 Jan 1995 Edna Kuhse George and Cora (Thomas) Schreck
SEITZ, Arthur P.
Obituary
03 Jul 1904 22 Jan 1970 Elma Lee William & Emma (Odenbaugh) Seitz
SEITZ, Elma (Lee)
Obituary
03 Oct 1906 30 Nov 1991 Arthur P. Seitz Elmo & Katherine (Seibert) Lee
SHELLY, Donald L.
Obituary
26 Sep 1926 21 Jan 1989 Lucille Moore Knoll Oscar and Clara (Snavely) Shelly
SINCLAIR, Alice (Divan)   06 Jul 1967 Earl Sinclair  
STAAS, Leah Marie 01 Apr 1967 01 Apr 1967    
SINCLAIR, Earl
Obituary
31 Dec 1892 Apr 1980 Alice Divan Samuel & Sara (Hunt) Sinclair
STUBBE, Catherine (Meyer)
Obituary
04 Nov 1909 11 Sep 1993 John A. Stubbe John & Maude Claire Meyer
STUBBE, John A.
Obituary
25 Aug 1900 Jul 1976 Catherine .
STURTEVANT, Esther A. (Gast)
Obituary
19 Jun 1916 03 Oct 1995 Albert H. Sturtevant Emil and Martha (Mientslef) Gast Sr
STURTEVANT, Melvin I.
Obituary
12 Aug 1916 Jun 1974 Jean MacAdam John & Matie (Brinkmeier) Sturtevant
STURTEVANT, Sheldon G.
Obituary
10 Jul 1932 05 May 1999 Dena Thompson Glen and Luella (Gast) Sturtevant
TAVENNER, E.C.
Obituary
  20 Feb 1971 .  
THOMPSON, Etta A.
Obituary
11 Mar 1889 May 1967 . David F. & Fianna (Erwin) Thompson
VAN HORN, Sylvia J. (Endress)
Obituary
18 Sep 1937 25 Aug 1996 Marvin Van Horn LaVere and Myrna (Thomas) Endress
VEER, Myrna M. (Dyson)
Obituary
15 Jun 1909 25 Apr 2008 William M. Veer Walter S. & Rosabelle (Martindale) Dyson
WALTERS, Harvey Edward
Obituary
08 Aug 1896 05 Feb 1967 Ellen Ernest and Mae (Conrad) Walters
WEAGLEY, Edna L. (Hayenga)
Obituary
13 May 1913 01 Oct 2000 John R. Weagley Evert and Helene (Reints) Hayenga
WHEAT, Paul F.
Obituary
21 Jul 1887 Apr 1982 Blanche Martin J.D. & Georgiana (Elmers) Wheat
WHILHELM, Earl J.
Obituary
21 Aug 1915 24 Dec 1977 Ruth Schell Oltman C. and Emma L. (Gitz) Wilhelms
WHILHELMS, Leroy
Obituary
03 Aug 1918 29 Jul 2001 Marjorie Fairbairn Oliver H. and Matilda (Denekas) Wilhelms
WOESSNER, Orville C.
Obituary
21 Sep 1902 29 Nov 1977 Viola E. Bohnhoff George and Orpha (Hoy) Woessner
WOESSNER, Viola (Bohnhoff)
Obituary
19 Aug 1909 01 Sep 1992 Orville C. Woessner Fred & Helen (Boness) Bohnhoff
WOLFENSBERGER, Homer W.
Obituary
01 Jan 1909 20 Jan 2000 Margaret Henschen George & Mattie (Lynch) Wolfensberger
WURSTER, Lorraine (Raab)
Obituary
31 Dec 1959 21 Jul 1998 Thomas Wurster Wayne and Hazel (Bonnell) Raab
WURTZEL, Henrietta (Lohff)
Obituary
15 Mar 1910 11 May 2008 Robert P. Wurtzel Henry A. & Adela (Weiglow) Lohff
WURTZEL, Robert
Obituary
02 Feb 1911 04 Apr 1983 Henrietta Lohff Paul E. and Florence (Schroeder) Wurtzel
WYSS, Marie (Steiner)
Obituary
01 Dec 1907 11 Jul 2004 Oscar J. Wyss
m 20 Feb 1941
Peter and Barbara (Klassy) Steiner
YACKLE, Norman H.
Obituary
02 Mar 1927 23 Sep 2000 Clare Lloyd Charles and Thelma (Foote) Yackle
YOUNG, Marjorie (Griffith)
Obituary
28 Jul 1897 13 Sep 1998 Clarence P. Young Oliver W. and Ada (Hunt) Griffith

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