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McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society

 

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.
McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 184, Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0184