Index to Death Notices in the Crystal Lake Herald (1921-1940)
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.
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| Surname | Age | Date of Death | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| O’BRIEN, William | - | - | 19 Feb 1931 |
| O’CONNELL, Thomas L. | - | 7 Nov 1927 | 10 Nov 1927 |
| O’CONNOR, Ethel | - | 17 Jun 1935 | 20 Jun 1935 |
| O’DONNELL, Simon | - | 7 Feb 1927 | 19 Feb 1927 |
| O'CONNELL, Bernard J. | - | 13 May 1939 | 18 May 1939 |
| O'CONNELL, Catherine | - | 19 Sep 1940 | 26 Sep 1940 |
| O'CONNELL, Charles S. | - | 8 Sep 1939 | 14 Sep 1939 |
| O'HARA, Owen | - | 8 Apr 1937 | 15 Apr 1937 |
| O'NEILL, Elsie (Schuldt) | 43 | 26 Sep 1937 | 30 Sep 1937 |
| OANES, Oscar John Jr. | 4 mo. | 2 Mar 1939 | 9 Mar 1939 |
| OBER, Mrs. Joseph | - | 3 Dec 1927 | 15 Dec 1927 |
| OBERG, Nels | 93 | 13 Jan 1931 | 15 Jan 1931 |
| OCOCK, Mrs. T.A. | - | 18 Dec 1931 | 24 Dec 1931 |
| OEHMKE, John Joseph | 65 | 25 Oct 1934 | 1 Nov 1934 |
| OERKFITZ, Henry Theodore John | 58 | 30 Dec 1936 | 31 Dec 1936/07 Jan 1937 |
| OERKFITZ, John Carl Fredrick | 82 | 24 Aug 1930 | 28 Aug 1930 |
| OERKFITZ, Meta (Schmidt) | 51 | 18 Apr 1938 | 21 Apr 1938 |
| OERKFITZ, Minnie (Yuengling) | 77 | 14 Dec 1936 | 24 Dec 1936 |
| OERKFITZ, Theodore | 83 | 3 Dec 1936 | 10 Dec 1936 |
| OERKFITZ, William John Henry | 58 | 28 Sep 1928 | 4 Oct 1928 |
| OFFORD, Walter | 52 | 13 Jan 1937 | 21 Jan 1937 |
| OHLER, Marie | - | - | 22 May 1930 |
| OHMAN, Mrs. Walter | - | - | 11 Feb 1937 |
| OLCOTT, Myron H. | 84 | 3 Aug 1940 | 8 Aug 1940 |
| OLDACK, Anna | 70 | 14 Nov 1936 | 19 Nov 1936 |
| OLDRICK, Charles | - | - | 5 Oct 1939 |
| OLIN, William O. | - | - | 21 Feb 1935 |
| OLIVERIUS, Charles | - | - | 20 Apr 1939 |
| OLIVERIUS, Mrs. William (Karella) | 64 | 23 Jul 1939 | 27 Jul 1939 |
| OLLMAN, Minnie J. | - | - | 11 Jul 1935 |
| OLSEN, Oscar | - | 23 Apr 1931 | 30 Apr 1931 |
| OLSON, Charles | 67 | 16 Oct 1931 | 22 Oct 1931 |
| OLSON, Elizabeth | 81 | 16 Nov 1937 | 18 Nov 1937 |
| OLSON, Mrs. Benjamin | - | - | 31 Oct 1935 |
| ONTL, Rose | - | 3 Mar 1930 | 6 Mar 1930 |
| OPATRNY, George | 34 | 14 May 1928 | 17 May/24 May 1928 |
| ORANGER, Louis | - | 8 Jul 1931 | 9 Jul 1931 |
| ORMSBY, Anna Katharine (Scott) | 79 | 17 Nov 1928 | 22 Nov 1928 |
| ORTMANN, Carl | 77 | 5 Feb 1936 | 06 Feb/13 Feb 1936 |
| ORTMANN, William | 46 | 12 Dec 1933 | 14 Dec 1933 |
| OSBORNE, Ava | 43 | 19 Jan 1939 | 26 Jan 1939 |
| OSCHMAN, Henry | - | 26 Jul 1929 | 1 Aug 1929 |
| OSGOOD, Martha (Brown) | 89 | 3 Apr 1939 | 6 Apr 1939 |
| OSMUN, Dawne Ruth | 1 wk. | - | 27 Apr 1939 |
| OSMUN, George E. | 71 | 20 Apr 1930 | 01 May/14 Aug 1930 |
| OSMUN, Leighton | 48 | 12 Jun 1929 | 20 Jun 1929 |
| OSMUN, Ziba H. | 77 | 7 May 1932 | 12 May 1932 |
| OTIS, George C. | 87 | 4 Jan 1931 | 8 Jan 1931 |
| OTREMBA, Louis | - | - | 22 Oct 1936 |
| OTTE, Marie | - | - | 9 Jul 1931 |
| OTTO, Beverly Jeanne | 3 | 12 Aug 1932 | 18 Aug 1932 |
| OTTO, Erma | 66 | 26 Jul 1940 | 1 Aug 1940 |
| OTTO, Frank L | 57 | 7 May 1934 | 10 May/17 May 1934 |
| OVERSTREET, Izetha | 36 | 15 May 1928 | 17 May 1928 |
| OWEN, William B. | - | - | 23 Feb 1926 |
| OWRE, John | 2 | - | 1 Aug 1935 |
| OXTOBY, Richard | - | - | 16 Feb 1933 |
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.