MARGARET JANE (HINDS) TAFT , 81, daughter of late Judge Andrew and Sarah Hinds, died this morning of a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Suday afternoon at a time and place to be announced later, and burial will be in Mount Pleasant cemetery.

Mrs. Taft, widow of L. W. Taft, was born in Oneco township Jan. 6, 1857, and was married Feb. 10, 1876. Surviving are one brother, Joseph B. Hinds, Chicago [Cook County, Illinois]; a sister, Mrs. Laura Taft, Monroe [Green County], Wis.; nine children, Joseph B. and Ben, Winslow [Oneco Township, Stephenson County, Illinois]; Mrs. Emma Hummel, Savanna [Carroll County, Illinois]; Guy, Clarno [Green County], Wis.; Mrs. Mayme Heitz and Clayton Taft, Winslow; Mrs. Hazel Clarno, Orangeville [Oneco Township, Stephenson County, Illinois]; Parker Taft, Pearl City [Stephenson County, Illinois], and Harold Taft, Elizabeth [Jo Daviess County, Illinois] high school principal.
Contributed by Larry Reynolds

AGNES TAPPE , 108, of St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged, former area schoolteacher, died Monday, July 5, 1993 at the home. The oldest retired teacher in the State of Illinois, she taught in rural Stockton schools and at Union Elementary School in Freeport. Having attended Illinois State University at Normal, she was noted for being the oldest alumna there. She received her degree from Pestalozzi-Froebel Teachers College in Chicago. Her memberships included the National Retired Teachers Associating and several educational organizations. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the Marian Society of the church. Born in Freeport April 16, 1885, she was a daughter of Ernst and Minnie (Marks) Tappe. She is survived by nieces and one nephew. Three sisters and one brother preceded her in death. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent’s Chapel in Freeport. The Rev. Clarence Thennes will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent’s Chapel where a Scripture service will be held at 7:30 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged.
Contributed by Alice Horner

L. TERESA (MUNDE) TAVENNER , 72, passed away Sunday evening at the Katherine Shaw Bethea hospital to which she was admitted Thursday. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in Polo at 2:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. Ralph Grieser, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen cemetery. Friends may call at the Strickler funeral home in Polo. Mrs. Tavenner, an active worker in the Polo church and a teacher in the church school until her past illness, and a member of the Polo Woman’s club, was born in Stephenson county, Feb. 15, 1874. She is survived by two sons, the Rev. Albion J. Tavenner, pastor of the Woodstock [McHenry County, Illinois] Methodist church, and Dr. J. L. Tavenner of Dixon. Her husband John B. (Valentine) Tavenner, with whom she resided on a farm near Polo until his death, preceded her to rest.
Contributed by Larry Reynolds - Dixon Evening Telegraph, January 9, 1954, page 9, column 2.
Teresa Munde/Mund was the d/o August Ernst & Christina (Schroeder) Munde. Researcher Steve Fry shows her birthday as the 5th of Feb. 1874.

THOMAS TERHARK , 28, who resided at 911 South Walnut avenue, died last night at a Freeport Hospital, after a brief illness. Mr. Ter Hark was born in Ridott township April 26, 1903, and was a son of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas F. Ter Hark. He was united in marriage to Mildred Daughenbaugh, of Ridott in 1930. She survives as do decedent's father, three brothers, John, Fred and Henry, and two sisters, Mrs. Albert Voss and Mrs. Earl Daughenbaugh, all residing in or near Freeport. Mr. Ter Hark was a cement worker and had been in the employ of the firm of Deuth & Henderson, Freeport. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Wager funeral home, with services at 2 o'clock at the United Brethren church in Ridott. The Rev. Miles Leach, of Ridott United Brethren church in Ridott, and Rev. Jacob Elmer, of the State Road Reformed church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Ridott cemetery.
From Rootsweb Website of Dean McMakin

MILDRED (DAUGHENBAUGH) TERHARK , 92, of Jacksonville, formerly of Freeport. died Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville. She was born Aug. 13, 1908, in Ridott to Lettie S. Daughenbaugh. She married Thomas TerHark on June 6, 1929. He died in 1932. She was employed in the housekeeping department of the Dunlap Hotel in Jacksonville for many years. Surviving are two sons, Eugene (Cheryl) TerHark of Jacksonville and Ronnie (Cleta) TerHark of Franklin, and three grandchildren, Lee (Dana) TerHark, Kelly TerHark and Shauna TerHark. She was preceded in death by her husband and one brother Melvin (Sam) Daughenbaugh. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Daughenbaugh Funeral Home in Dakota with the Rev. Dennis Buss officiating. Burial will be at Ridott Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to time of service Saturday at the funeral home.
From the Rootsweb website of Dean McMakin

FREDERICK CARL THIELE , 89, of 825 E. Illinois St., died this morning, Aug. 9, 1986 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison, Wis., after a long illness. Thiele, who was employed by the Henney Motor Company until retiring in 1954, was a member of Faith United Methodist Church. A veteran of World War I, he also was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the Eagles Club. Born in Lena on June 6, 1897, he was the son of Frederick C. and Amelia (Wagner) Thiele. He married Iola DeWall on July 21, 1928 in Freeport. Surviving are his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Janice (Richard) Lehmann and Jeanette Grimes, both of Freeport, and Mrs. Shirley (Donald) Marcum of St. Charles; two sons, Roger and Roland, both of Freeport; two sisters, Margaret Haugh of Polo and Elsie Davis of Harrisburg, Pa., two brothers, Lester and Nelson Stein, both of German Valley; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, one sister and two brothers. Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Walker Mortuary. The Rev. Russell Coats, pastor of Faith United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary where the Eagles Club will conduct a service at 7:30 p.m.
Contributed by Alice Horner

BEULAH LAVERNE THOMPSON , 45, passed away at her home, 1337 South Walnut Ave, Saturday at 3 p.m. At the age of 12 years, she suffered a heart affection and never fully regained her health. Saturday evening, Sept. 16, she was stricken with paralysis and never regained full consciousness. Beulah LaVerne, youngest daughter of D.F. and Fianna Eunice Thompson, was born March 1, 1894 in Kent, Ill. She lived there until the death of her mother five years ago, when she and her sister, Elta, moved to Freeport. Her father passed away 16 years ago. A sister, Lottie May, passed away in infancy. The following brothers and sisters survive: R. R. Thompson of Kent; Harriet Thompson, of Fresno, Calif.; Mrs. W. L. Auman, Orangeville; Wilson E. Thompson, Seattle, Wash.; H. P. S. Thompson, San Pedro, Calif.; Mrs. Ralph Woker, Pearl City, Ill.; Elta Thompson, Freeport. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member, at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Dr. D. L. McNary. Internment will be made in Yellow Creek Union Cemetery at Kent.
Contributed by Alice Horner

ELTA A. THOMPSON died Friday night in Freeport Memorial Hospital after being a patient in Sunnyside Nursing Home, Warren. She was born in Kent, March 11, 1889, the daughter of David F. and Fianna (Erwin) Thompson. (The Social Security Death Index gives the date as May 1967.) For 28 years she was employed at St. Francis Hospital and retired in 1962. Miss Thompson was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Freeport. Surviving are two brothers, L. Fred, Fresno, Calif., and Wilson E., Santa Cruz, Calif.; and a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Daisy) Woker, Pearl City. Her parents, four sisters, and two brothers preceded her in death. Funeral service will be Monday at 2 p.m. Schwarz Funeral Home. Rev. Louis Michaelson, pastor of Pearl City Methodist Larger Parish, will officiate. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery. There will be no visitation
Contributed by Alice Horner

WILLIAM F.G. THRILL , 96, died March 9, 1999 at Lena Continental Manor Nursing Home. William was born May 19, 1902 in Clayton , Wisconsin to Peter Breyer and Bertha (Bergmann) Thill. He married Ruth E. Bruss on August 14, 1927 in Panola , Minnesota . William graduated from the German Grammar School near Clayton , Wisconsin . He later attended the University of Wisconsin course of American cheese making. William was a cheesemaker at a number of different locations in Illinois and Iowa in his lifetime. He relocated the Excelsior Cheese Factory to Lena , Illinois , now known as the Torkelson Cheese. William retired at the age of 80 years of age. He was a member of Stockton Church of the Nazarene. He was an avid Chicago Bulls fan. Survivors include: 6 sons; Wesley (Betty) of Lena, David (Patricia) of Freeport, Marvin (Betty) of Stockton, Ronald (Harriett) of Mount Gilead, Ohio, Lowell (Sonja) of Rockville, Indiana, Carlyle (Clarissa) of North Vernon, Indiana; 16 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren; 2 sister: Dora Dietrich of Clayton, Wisconsin, and Frances Kalland of Minneapolis, Minn. Preceding him in death was his wife; 4 brothers; Clarence, Alfred, George, and Edward; 3 sisters; Laura Salkeld, Emma Marschall, and Leona Dietrich. Arrangements were made through Leamon Funeral Home in Lena . A memorial was made to Nazarene Missionary Society. Transcriber's Note: This obituary gives no indication of where this man is buried.
Contributed by Alice Horner

PHILLIP N. TOWNSEND , 91, of Hanover , died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, at Grandview Estates Assisted Living, Elizabeth. Arrangements are being completed by Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover.
Contributed by Pat Esterday - The Dixon Telegraph, Sunday, September 16, 2007, Page A2 – Col 1 – 2

MINA TREZONA , 1115 S. Oak Ave. , Freeport , who taught at First Ward School for many years before retiring in 1962, died Wednesday night, February 15, 1974, in a Stoughton ( Wis. ) nursing home following an extended illness. She was a charter member of the United Methodist Women and a member of the First United Methodist Church , Freeport Women’s Club, Retired Teachers Association, and Delta Kappa Gamma. Born May 1, 1900 in Scales Mound, she was the daughter of William and Emma (Wharton) Trezona. Surviving are a brother, William of Beloit, Wis.; and two sisters, Mrs. Oscar (Naomi) Gusloff of Stoughton and Mrs. Frank (Dora) Tippett of Elizabeth. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church . The Rev. David Tracy, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery , Scales Mound.
Contributed by Alice Horner

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