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McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society

 

Index to Death Notices in the Crystal Lake Herald (1901-1920)

The following indexes represent a list of deceased individuals whose notice of death appeared in the weekly Herald newspaper. Information was gleaned from obituaries, death notices, police reports, and newspaper articles and is not necessarily limited to residents of Crystal Lake and/or Nunda Township. It was not unusual for a death notice to appear months and even years after the event, particularly in the case of war dead. Researchers should scan several indexes when searching for the name of a specific individual and look for variant spellings within each index.

NOTE: Several issues for 1911 are missing, including all issues after 28 September except 28 December. 

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Surname Age Date of Death Date of Issue
QUACKENBUSH, Marvin [Civil War Vet] - 18 Apr 1903 23 Apr 1903
QUASS, Carl - 15 Jun 1915 17 Jun 1915
QUIGLEY, Daniel - - 28 Dec 1911
QUIGLEY, John 46 2 Mar 1901 14 Mar 1901
QUIGLEY, Mrs. James 55 20 Sep 1902 2 Oct 1902
QUINLAN, Mrs. John 80 23 Mar 1903 2 Apr 1903
QUINN, Mrs. (Hoban) 43 - 10 Jan 1901
RADKE, Clarence 9 mo. 18 Feb 1906 22 Feb 1906
RADKE, Frank 41 9 Nov 1915 11 Nov 1915
RADKE, W.C. - - 27 Jan 1916
RADKE, Walter 5 mo. 30 Aug 1908 3 Sep 1908
RADKE, William 47 9 Nov 1915 11 Nov 1915
RADLOFF, Mrs. Fred - 11 Jul 1907 18 Jul 1907
RAFFEN, John T. 72 26 Feb 1908 5 Mar 1908
RAFTER, Mrs. Thomas 72 - 30 Jul 1903
RAGGS, George - 4 Jan 1903 8 Jan 1903
RAHN, Jacob 76 4 Nov 1901 7 Nov 1901
RAHN, Mrs. Jacob 83 - 9 Sep 1909
RAILTON, Bert 22 24 Feb 1917 1 Mar 1917
RAINTHORP(E), John Bell/Brel 84 3 Dec 1908 10 Dec/17 Dec 1908
RAKOW, Henry F. 32 20 Aug 1912 22 Aug/29 Aug 1912
RAKOW, John - 5 Mar 1918 7 Mar 1918
RAKOW, Mrs. Fred - - 31 Dec 1903
RAKOW, Mrs. John 69 27 Dec 1911 4 Jan 1912
RALSTON, John - - 6 Oct 1904
RAMSDILL, Charles A. [Civil War Veteran] 68 3 May 1911 23 May 1911
RAMSEY, Albert 76 5 Oct 1902 23 Oct 1902
RAMSEY, Charles D. 70 7 Jan 1901 17 Jan 1901
RANCE, Joseph 79 - 15 May 1902
RANDALL, Felix 79 - 5 Oct 1905
RANDAU, Ragnar A. "Bert" - 9 Oct 1918 07 Nov/05 Dec 1918/02 Jan/09 Jan 1919
RANDAU, Ragnar A.B. 31 9 Oct 1918 25 Nov 1920
RANDOLPH, Harriet - - 3 Jul 1902
RANKE, Ella 13 11 Apr 1904 21 Apr 1904
RANN, Henrietta (Coleman) 56 29 Aug 1904 1 Sep 1904
RANN, Johan Herman 49 26 Feb 1907 7 Mar 1907
RANN, Lars Johan 82 25 Dec 1915 6 Jan 1916
RANN, Rosalie Sophie (Rann) - 29 Jan 1914 12 Feb 1914
RAPP, Cassius - 28 Aug 1909 2 Sep 1909
RAPP, Robert 11 - 24 Oct 1918
RASMUSSEN, baby - 30 Jan 1914 5 Feb 1914
RASMUSSEN, Grace - - 2 Sep 1920
RASMUSSEN, Mattie Marie (Rasmussen) 39 9 Jul 1915 15 Jul 1915
RATHBUN, Arthur - - 29 May 1913
RATHBUN, Harry - - 24 May 1906
RATHBURN, Arthur Eugene 49 14 Apr 1913 17 Apr 1913
RATHKE, Albert 21 24 Nov 1908 3 Dec 1908
RATTRAY, Mary Ann 27 17 Feb 1909 18 Feb/25 Feb 1909
RATTRAY, William Sr. 84 14 Feb 1913 20 Feb 1913
RATZLAFF, George 24 28 May 1918 27 Jun 1918
RAUE, Dora (Brown) 50 18 Jan 1914 22 Jan 1914
RAUHUT, P.L. 51 4 Aug 1910 11 Aug 1910
READ, Della A.B. 57 19 Apr 1903 30 Apr 1903
REAGER, Richard 6 25 Nov 1915 2 Dec 1915
REAM, Levi 74 2 Feb 1901 7 Feb 1901
REARDON, John 75 30 May 1904 9 Jun 1904
REBENSDORF, Lena 26 20 Dec 1900 3 Jan 1901
REDDERSDORF, Frederick T. - 5 Apr 1914 09 Apr/16 Apr 1914
REDFERN, A. - 2 Aug 1911 10 Aug 1911
REDMER, William - 26 Jan 1911 31 Jan 1911
REDPATH, Mary A. 65 3 Dec 1904 8 Dec 1904
REECK, William 45 30 Mar 1902 17 Apr 1902
REED, Edgar F. [Civil War Veteran] - 14 Mar 1904 14 Apr 1904
REED, Harriet M. (Netherway) - 4 Feb 1917 08 Feb/15 Feb 1917
REED, Marvin M - 6 Nov 1915 11 Nov 1915/24 Feb 1916
REED, Mary 69 7 Jan 1904 21 Jan 1904
REED, Mrs. Frank - - 27 Apr 1916
REED, Russell G - 6 Nov 1915 11 Nov 1915/24 Feb 1916
REED, William 99 8 Nov 1903 12 Nov 1903
REED, William 79 12 Jun 1913 19 Jun 1913
REESE, Johanna - - 10 Aug 1905
REEVES, -?- [infant son of Will] - 11 Feb 1905 16 Feb 1905
REEVES, -?- [infant son of William] - 12 Oct 1906 18 Oct 1906
REEVES, Will - 31 Aug 1910 8 Sep 1910
REHBERG, -?- [little child of William] - 20 Mar 1904 24 Mar 1904
REHBERG, Florence (Crichton) 21 21 Mar 1902 27 Mar 1902
REHBOCK, Frederick William - 7 Feb 1915 11 Feb 1915
REHFUS, Louis - 29 May 1903 4 Jun 1903
REID, Catherine 88 2 Feb 1916 10 Feb 1916
REID, Jean 19 30 Sep 1912 3 Oct 1912
REIDEL, Henry 29 30 Dec 1900 10 Jan 1901
REIDL, Agnes - - 23 May 1911
REIDL, John - 20 Mar 1907 28 Mar 1907
REINHOLD, Arthur 13 12 Apr 1907 18 Apr 1907
REINKE, Ella 13 11 Apr 1904 21 Apr 1904
REITSMAN, Jacob 23 31 Dec 1907 2 Jan 1908
REKO, William - 14 May 1905 18 May 1905
RENDLER, Adam 40 27 Aug 1904 1 Sep 1904
RENEHAN, Frank - 12 Sep 1902 18 Sep 1902
RENNIE, Henry A. - - 6 Mar 1902
RENWOLD, Mrs. Charles - - 11 Dec 1913
REPKE, Mrs. Ferdinand 69 17 Apr 1905 20 Apr 1905
RESER, Myrt S. 32 15 Feb 1904 3 Mar 1904
REYNOLDS Caroline (Gray) - - 3 Jan 1911
REYNOLDS, John - 15 Mar 1903 26 Mar 1903
REYNOLDS, Maggie - - 17 Mar 1904
REYNOLDS, Mrs. John S. 72 6 Apr 1904 14 Apr 1904
REZEK, -?- [mother of Otto] - 23 Sep 1907 26 Sep 1907
RHODES, Beeman - 3 Feb 1903 5 Feb 1903
RICE, Hiram B. 63 1 Oct 1908 01 Oct/08 Oct 1908
RICH, Jacob 75 3 Jan 1908 9 Jan 1908
RICH, John - 19 Jan 1904 28 Jan 1904
RICHARD, Helmuth Carl Henry 17 5 Jan 1912 11 Jan 1912
RICHARD, Thomas McD. - 6 Jun 1905 15 Jun 1905
RICHARDS, -?- [infant son of Charles] - 31 Jan 1901 14 Feb 1901
RICHARDS, Ethel - - 2 Jun 1904
RICHARDS, Frederick Henry 73 26 Jan 1904 28 Jan/11 Feb 1904
RICHARDS, Lillian May 19 31 Aug 1905 21 Sep 1905
RICHARDS, Lina Sophia (Mensching) 49 15 Nov 1907 21 Nov 1907
RICHARDS, Martha "Mattie" - 23 Aug 1915 26 Aug 1915
RICHARDS, Moses F. [Civil War Veteran] 58 15 Dec 1904 5 Jan 1905
RICHARDS, Mrs. E.E. - 13 Dec 1920 16 Dec 1920
RICHARDSON, Alice - 21 Oct 1920 4 Nov 1920
RICHARDSON, Mrs. John H. - 28 Jan 1908 30 Jan 1908
RICHTER, James - 19 Oct 1919 23 Oct 1919
RICK, Amelia Klan 64 27 Sep 1917 4 Oct 1917
RIDDELL, Jeanette (Thomas), Mrs. C.C. 41 19 Feb 1913 20 Feb/20 Mar 1913
RIEBER, Arline Pauline 4 27 Apr 1920 29 Apr 1920
RIECH, Henry - 29 Mar 1901 4 Apr 1901
RIECK, Henry - 29 Mar 1901 4 Apr 1901
RIEGER, -?- [little dau. of Paul] - - 23 Feb 1905
RIEGER, infant child of Paul 6 wk. - 27 Feb 1919
RIENFELDT, Henry - - 18 Jan 1912
RIGBY, Elmer Chandler 82 14 Nov 1904 24 Nov 1904
RIGER, Francis Joseph 6 wk. 29 Apr 1916 4 May 1916
RILEY, Aline Annie 7 17 Oct 1902 30 Oct 1902
RILEY, Edward 35 15 May 1916 18 May 1916
RILEY, Ellen 91 23 May 1920 27 May 1920
RILEY, Loretta - - 18 Mar 1915
RILEY, Patrick - - 28 Dec 1911
RILEY, Thomas H. 65 6 Nov 1913 13 Nov 1913
RILEY, W.A. - - 27 Apr 1916
RINOW, Albert - 22 Nov 1904 1 Dec 1904
RINUS, Lizzie 54 28 Apr 1904 5 May 1904
RISEWICK, Eliza (Harrison) 70 26 Feb 1901 14 Mar 1901
RITT, baby girl - 4 Apr 1911 7 Apr 1911
RITT, Carl - 26 Jan 1904 28 Jan 1904
RITT, Charles 17 12 Aug 1902 14 Aug 1902
RITT, Charles John Theodore 62 26 Jan 1904 11 Feb 1904
RITT, Fridarika 57 5 Mar 1902 06 Mar/13 Mar 1902
RITT, Helen - 22 Apr 1913 24 Apr 1913
RITT, John 74 14 May 1918 16 May/06 Jun 1918
RITT, Martha C. 43 10 Jun 1915 17 Jun 1915
RITT, Minnie 69 5 Dec 1918 12 Dec 1918
RITZ, Alice 12 3 Feb 1920 5 Feb 1920
RITZ, Charles 48 3 Jun 1917 7 Jun 1917
RITZ, G.A. [Civil War Veteran] 67 23 Oct 1903 9 Nov 1903
RIVARD, Forrest Edward 6 mo. 16 Jan 1902 30 Jan 1902
ROBB, Clark Watson 29 22 Nov 1914 26 Nov 1914
ROBERTS, Earl - 2 Jun 1914 11 Jun/25 Jun 1914
ROBERTSON, James S. 47 11 Jul 1910 14 Jul 1910
ROBERTSON, John Paul 10 15 Jul 1907 18 Jul/25 Jul 1907
ROBINSON, James B. 70 28 Jun 1906 5 Jul 1906
ROBINSON, Julia E. - 18 Oct 1906 18 Oct 1906
ROBINSON, L.F. 68 24 Mar 1906 12 Apr 1906
ROBINSON, T.A. 52 13 Nov 1901 21 Nov 1901
ROBINSON, W.S. - 29 Dec 1900 10 Jan 1901
ROBISON, Elizabeth (Shaw) McMillan 81 23 Feb 1902 27 Feb 1902
ROBISON, Ella M. (Willard), Mrs. Ross 54 13 Jul 1916 13 Jul/20 Jul 1916
ROBISON, Hugh Ross 64 8 Jan 1917 11 Jan 1917
ROCHE, John M. 37 10 May 1908 14 May 1908
ROCKAFELLOW, Maylan - 18 Feb 1914 19 Feb 1914
ROCKEFELLOW, Mrs Robert - - 16 Nov 1916
ROCKENSOCK, Augusta (Clinge) - 9 Apr 1907 18 Apr 1907
RODGERS, William James - 14 Oct 1910 3 Nov 1910
ROEHL, Frederick 71 10 Oct 1903 15 Oct 1903
ROETTGEN, Irma (Neise) - 8 Mar 1914 12 Mar 1914
ROEWER, Emma M. (Schmidt) 31 28 Feb 1912 7 Mar 1912
ROEWER, Louise Sophia F. (Breitenfeld) 83 7 Jan 1917 11 Jan 1917
ROEWER, Martin Walter William August 6 mo. 29 Apr 1916 4 May 1916
ROEWER, Otto - 9 Nov 1901 14 Nov 1901
ROGERS, Eugene - - 5 Aug 1915
ROGERS, Frances Jane (Tracy) 77 2 Sep 1915 9 Sep 1915
ROGERS, Jane 67 3 Oct 1903 15 Oct 1903
ROGERS, John H. 78 25 Dec 1906 03 Jan/10 Jan 1907
ROGERS, Orson P. 91 19 Apr 1905 27 Apr 1905
ROGERS, Samuel Shepard 52 28 Nov 1908 3 Dec 1908
ROGERS, William J. 57 14 Oct 1910 20 Oct 1910
ROGMAN, Alwina 54 20 Nov 1906 29 Nov 1906
ROGMAN, Fred - 19 Dec 1908 24 Dec 1908
ROGMAN, Mrs. Herman - 6 Nov 1901 7 Nov 1901
ROHDE, Chris - 27 Jun 1909 1 Jul 1909
ROHLOFF, Louis 6 24 Dec 1910 29 Dec 1910
ROHR, G.W. [Civil War Veteran] 76 5 May 1910 12 May 1910
ROLLINS, Helen "Nellie" - 11 Jun 1905 15 Jun 1905
ROLLINS, James - - 21 Nov 1918
ROLLINS, S.S. - 20 Oct 1907 24 Oct 1907
ROMANO, Antonio - 20 Nov 1903 26 Nov 1903
ROMELL, Amelia - 14 Nov 1916 16 Nov 1916
RONALDSON, John 45 2 Sep 1902 11 Sep 1902
RONEY, Emmette J. 29 30 Jul 1905 3 Aug 1905
ROOD, Ruby Ruth 84 1 Dec 1904 8 Dec 1904
ROOT, Mrs. Andrew - - 17 Aug 1916
ROPER, Wade 82 7 Oct 1913 16 Oct 1913
ROSE, Carolina Sophia Jochima 89 17 Oct 1914 22 Oct 1914
ROSE, Herman 78 10 Mar 1916 16 Mar 1916
ROSE, John - 30 May 1903 11 Jun 1903
ROSE, John Carl Frederick 84 27 Oct 1916 2 Nov 1916
ROSE, Mrs. Herman - 20 Jul 1918 25 Jul 1918
ROSELLE, Myrtle (Burgeson) 28 11 Mar 1920 18 Mar 1920
ROSENFELD, George - 6 Mar 1902 13 Mar 1902
ROSENKRANS, Albert A. [Civil War Veteran] 72 4 Mar 1918 7 Mar 1918
ROSENTHAL, Chris 87 16 Mar 1908 19 Mar 1908
ROSENTHAL, Gustav 27 5 Jul 1908 9 Jul 1908
ROSENTHAL, John 65 25 Apr 1915 29 Apr 1915
ROSENTHAL, Johnnie 5 mo. 16 Feb 1908 27 Feb 1908
ROSENTHAL, Mary Louise 73 7 Feb 1919 13 Feb 1919
ROSENTHAL, Minnie (Rover) 21 5 Sep 1904 8 Sep 1904
ROSENTHAL, Minnie Martha Fredericka 20 10 Nov 1906 15 Nov/22 Nov 1906
ROSINSKY, -?- [twin children] - - 11 Sep 1902
ROSS, F.C. 61 9 Mar 1920 11 Mar 1920
ROSS, George - - 12 Mar 1914
ROSS, William S. - 14 Sep 1905 28 Sep 1905
ROSSMAN, Emma (Oerkfitz) 28 21 Jul 1920 22 Jul/29 Jul 1920
ROSSOW, Maude 10 18 Feb 1903 26 Feb 1903
ROTHERMEL, Mrs. Peter 66 1 Apr 1903 9 Apr 1903
ROUP, Mrs. Frank 69 3 May 1901 9 May 1901
ROVER, Lillian 1 8 Jul 1911 14 Jul 1911
ROVER, Mrs. Albert - 11 Feb 1908 13 Feb 1908
ROVER, Mrs. William - 28 Feb 1912 29 Feb 1912
ROVER, William - - 16 May 1912
ROWE, Hiram 94 - 24 Aug 1905
ROWER, -?- [dau. of Albert] 11 mo. 15 Aug 1903 20 Aug 1903
ROWER, -?- [dau. of Otto] 4 mo. 1 Jun 1901 6 Jun 1901
ROWLANDS, Mary Elizabeth (Martin) 62 28 Jul 1919 31 Jul 1919
ROWLANDS, T.B. - - 9 May 1907
ROWLEY, Adella (Williams) 49 2 May 1901 09 May/16 May 1901
ROWLEY, Charlotte A. (Palmer) 70 12 Mar 1903 12 Mar/19 Mar 1903
ROWLEY, Ezra 75 17 Dec 1902 25 Dec 1902
ROWLEY, Fred 78 11 Mar 1903 12 Mar/19 Mar 1903
ROWLEY, Mrs. V. - 22 Jan 1911 24 Jan 1911
ROWSON, Elijah 85 - 29 Mar/05 Apr/19 Apr 1906
ROWSON, Thomas - 29 Mar 1914 2 Apr 1914
RUDAT, Richard 10 8 Nov 1902 13 Nov 1902
RUDD, Mrs. A.M. - 5 Aug 1910 11 Aug 1910
RUDOLPH, -?- [dau. of Mrs. Wm.] - - 14 Mar 1907
RUDOLPH, George R. 14 26 Sep 1920 30 Sep 1920
RUDOLPH, John - 25 Apr 1916 27 Apr 1916
RUDOLPH, Mrs. William - - 14 Mar 1907
RUGG, Charles E. 61 - 18 Mar 1909
RUGG, Ellen Marie 55 18 Apr 1903 30 Apr 1903
RUPP, Frank Joseph 79 19 Oct 1905 19 Oct 1905
RUSHTON, Mrs. Charles 73 10 Sep 1901 19 Sep 1901
RUSICKA, Barbara - 16 Mar 1917 22 Mar 1917
RUSSELL, Flora - 1 Mar 1909 4 Mar 1909
RUSSELL, Jennie - 6 Oct 1913 16 Oct 1913
RUSSELL, Lucretia 89 - 12 Sep 1901
RUTTLEDGE, John 38 18 Feb 1901 28 Feb 1901
RUZEK, Annie - 17 Jan 1906 18 Jan 1906
RYAN, Ben - 28 Nov 1910 8 Dec 1910
RYAN, James 82 19 Jul 1914 23 Jul 1914
RYAN, Laura (DesJardines) 31 2 May 1909 6 May 1909
RYAN, Thomas D. 29 18 Feb 1901 28 Feb 1901
RYDER, A. - 27 Jul 1901 1 Aug 1901
RYDER, Cassandra 75 30 Dec 1900 10 Jan 1901
RYES, William - 10 Apr 1901 18 Apr 1901
Research Note: Microfilmed copies of the newspaper are available at the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W Paddock Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.  You may also order the obituary from MCIGS for a small fee.
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