DUANE HUNSBERGER
, 76 of 27878 Fulfs Rd Sterling died Wed Apr 24 2002 in Scottsdale AZ. He was employed by Frantz Bearing Div. as plant superintendent for 40 years, retiring in 1989. Mr Hunsberger was born Oct 4 1925 in Rock Falls, the son of Harold Abaham and Ada M (Stees) Hunsberger. He served in the Army during WWII he married Lola Carlene Stern on May 9 1948 in Sterling. He was a member of Messiah Evangelical Luthern Church, Sterling and the Rock River CC. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Jill (John) Ford of Scottsdale AZ, a son Mark Hunsberger of MA; two sisters Leola Kent of Sterling and Cheryl (Ernest) Lippens of Harmon; five brothers , Kennard Hunsberger of Rock Falls, Harold (Ruth) Hunsberger and Gerry (Judy) Hunsberger both of Sterling, Lowell (Corinne) Hunsberger of Dixon and Roger (Carol) Hunsberger of GA; five stepgrandchildren; and four step- GreatGrandchildren. Funeral at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Daniel Behmlander officiating. Burial at Oak Knoll Memoral Sterling.
GEORGE D. HUNSBERGER
, 62, of 302 1/2 E. 3rd St., Rock Falls, died Friday morning in University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wheelock Allen Funeral Home in Rock Falls with the Rev. David L. Beebe, pastor of the First Christian Church of Rock Falls, officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery in Rock Falls. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m..
George Hunsberger was born Sept. 19, 1914 in Rock Falls, the son of Alvin and Martha Cohenour Hunsberger. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Lane on August 14, 1936 by the late Rev. Harry E. Shiffer in Rock Falls. They celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary three weeks ago. The couple lived their entire married life in Rock Falls. He was employed as a salesman at Lutyens Realty until the time of his illness.
He is survived by his widow; one son, James L. of Galt; two grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Leola Boehm of Rock Falls, Mrs. Roger (Grace) Marshal of Davenport, Iowa, Mrs. Robert (Doris) Grim of Louisville, KY., and Mrs. Ray (June) Pries of Rock Falls; six brothers, Harold, Frank and Clifford, all of Sterling and Bertram, Robert and Leo, all of Rock Falls.
He was preceded by his parents and two brothers, Adrian and Glen.
(Funeral Notice) George D. Hunsberger, 62, 302 1/2 E. 3rd St., Rock Falls, died Friday morning in University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
Funeral services were held on Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wheelock Allen Funeral Home with the Rev. David L. Beebe, paster of the First Christian Church of Rock Falls, officiating. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery in Rock Falls.
Mrs. Austin Corzett played the organ for the service.
Pallbearers were: Elwyn Stevens, Robert Callighan, Austing Corzett, Marvin Lutyens, Richard Meisel and Clifford Bensinger.
Flowers were cared for by Lundstroms.
Contributed by Pamela Dollarhide - The Daily Gazette" Sterling-Rock Falls, IL. Wednesday, October 13, 1976
LEO F. HUNSBERGER
, , 68, of 1009 Lincoln St., Rock Falls, died Jan. 13, 1993, at St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home, Rock Falls, with the Rev. Daniel Behmlander, pastor of Good Sheperd Lutheran Church, Rock Falls, officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Rock Falls. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in his memory. Mr. Hunsberger was born May 6, 1924 in Rock Falls, the son of Alvin R. and Martha (Cohenour) Hunsberger. He married Audrey B. Dornbusch in May of 1947 in Morrison. He was a maintenance welder at RB&W Co. in Rock Falls for 20 years, retiring in 1989. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Rock Falls American Legion Post #902. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Steven L. Hunsberger of Snellville, Ga., and Tom L. Hunsberger of Rock Falls; four daughters, Mrs. Joel (Jeannie) Hepler of Sterling, Patricia Moeller and Mrs. Tony (Connie) Skinner, both of Rock Falls, and Mrs. Stephen (Debra) Crozier of Rockford; 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild; one brother, Robert Hunsberger of Rock Falls; four sisters, Ms. June Pries and Mrs. Leola (Sis) Boehm, both of Rock Falls, Mrs. Doris Grimm of Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Grace Marshall of Davenport, Iowa, many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one son, David Brian; and seven brothers.
Contributed by Melva L. Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, IllinoisJanuary 14, 1993 - Thursday, pg A2 col 6
LOVINA (KLINE) HUNSBERGER
formerly of this city, passed away Thursday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock at the Rockford hospital, where she underwent an operation for intestinal obstruction Thursday morning. The remains were brot to this city Friday afternoon and taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ross Overly, 308 Fourteenth avenue, where the funeral service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Mrs. Hunsberger, who was 72 years of age, had been making her home with her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Keeney. Besides the two daughters she leaves a son, Alvin Hunsberger of Rock Falls.
Contributed by Pam Dollarhide - Sterling Gazette 15 December 1922
Another Obit:
Lavina Hunsberger was born near Line Lexington, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania December 19th, 1850 and passed away at the Rockford hospital following an operation on December 14th, 1922. In 1856 she came to Illinois with her parents and made Sterling her home until about five years ago when she went to Rockford to reside with her daughter, Mrs. Mabel Keeney. She was united in marriage with Abraham Hunsberger in Sterling, April 8, 1869, Elder Mason. Three children were born to this union, they being Alvin Hunsberger of Rock Falls, Mrs. Bertha Overly of Sterling and Mrs. Mable K. Keeney of Rockford. Her husband preceded her to the Great Beyond, and beside her children she leaves three sisters, Mary A. Vogt of Rockford; Susan Schultz and Sarah A. Pexton of this city. She also leaves fifteen grandchildren and one great grand child. She was a member of the Baptist church and an ardent worker for the Lord. She was ever willing to help others and she will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. She was truly a representative old settler of Whiteside county. The pass bears at the funeral were grandchildren: Glen, Harold, and Winifred Hunsberger, Neal and Earl Overly and Carl Boehm.
Contributed by Larry Reynolds
MARTHA MAY (COHENOUR) HUNSBERGER
, of 401 E. 10th St., Rock Falls, died late Saturday evening in her home at the age of 86.
She was born in Mount Carroll, the daughter of David and Kathryn Runyan Cohenour. She was united in marriage to Alvin R. Hunsberger who preceded her in death in 1949.
Mrs. Hunsberger is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Carl (Leola) Boehm of Rock Falls, Mrs. Roger (Grace) Marshall of Davenport, Iowa, Mrs. Robert (Doris) Grim of Louisville, Kentucky., Mrs. June Friel of Rock Falls; nine sons, Harold A., Frank and Clifford of Sterling; Glen, San Leandro, Calif., Adrian of Prophetstown, Bertram, George, Robert and Leo all of Rock falls; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Nora) Martin of Glen Flora, Wisconsin; two brothers, David and Lloyd Cohenour of Van Dycke, Mich.; 39 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her parents, husband, three sisters, and two brothers in infancy.
Friends may call at the Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home until noon on Thursday when the body will be taken to the First Christian Church of Rock Falls to lie in state until the hour of services. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Harry Shiffer officiating with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Contributed by Pamela Dollarhide - Sterling Gazette Whiteside County, IL June 29, 1964
AGNES (GRIEDE) HUNT
, 78, died Tuesday morning, March 9, in Morrison Community Hospital, where she had been for three days. The funeral will be Thursday, March 11 at 2 p.m. in the Garner Chapel. Rev. Paul Olson officiating and burial was in Riverside Cemetery
She was born November 8, 1892 in Fulton and has been a resident of Prophetstown for the last 46 years. Her parents were Lubbe and Jeanette (Flikkema) Greide. She was educated in the Fulton schools and was a member of the Royal Neighbors and the United Methodist Church. She married Fred Hunt in Morrison, Oct. 21, 1911
She is survived by one son, Harold L. Hunt, of Anaheim, Calif. and three daughters: Mrs. Mary Bodenhofer of Rock Island, Mrs. Edward (Marjorie) Hanell of Moline, Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Truitt of Prophetstown, one half-brother, Mino Kamphuis of Clinton, one step-brother, William Kamphuis of Fulton, one half-sister Mrs. Henrietta Arndt of Moline, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1959, two brothers and three sisters. Friends called at Gardner Chapel Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m.
Contributed by Bonnie Pillers