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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
WACH, Mary 22 17 Jan 1921 20 Jan 1921
WACH, Vaclav 64 30 Dec 1931 31 Dec 1931/07 Jan 1932
WADDELL, Charles F. 46 7 May 1934 10 May/17 May 1934
WADE, Kathryn Louise 5 7 Feb 1938 10 Feb 1938
WAGENKNECHT, Charles 73 9 Jul 1937 15 Jul 1937
WAGNER, A.G. - - 19 Jul 1928
WAGNER, Augusta - - 2 May 1929
WAGNER, Elvira (Butts) 62 7 May 1937 13 May 1937
WAGNER, George John 69 19 Aug 1935 22 Aug 1935
WAGNER, George M. 83 23 Oct 1939 26 Oct 1939
WAGNER, Gerhard 62 5 Jan 1932 7 Jan 1932
WAGNER, LeRoy 40 15 Nov 1930 20 Nov 1930
WAGNER, Margaret 24 - 27 Jan 1938
WAGNER, Mrs. Charles - - 1 Dec 1927
WAGNER, William A.S. 48 4 Sep 1930 11 Sep 1930
WAITE, E.H. - 27 Sep 1933 5 Oct 1933
WAITE, Glenn - - 4 Jun 1936
WAKEFIELD, Sarah (Wheeler) Keeler 84 6 Jan 1925 15 Jan 1925
WALBAUM, Mrs. Henry - 1 Nov 1928 8 Nov 1928
WALCOTT, Paul 19 25 Dec 1923 24 Jan 1924
WALKER, Florence Isabelle (VanBuskirk) Dewey - 27 May 1932 2 Jun 1932
WALKER, Harry 40 5 Aug 1940 8 Aug 1940
WALKUP, Annie (Morse) 72 27 Oct 1928 1 Nov 1928
WALKUP, Evaline Mary 89 16 Feb 1934 22 Feb 1934
WALKUP, Leonidas 84 8 Aug 1926 12 Aug 1926
WALLACE, Ada E. 86 18 Mar 1937 18 Mar/25 Mar 1937
WALLACE, Alice - 31 Mar 1932 7 Apr 1932
WALLACE, Anna - - 10 Mar 1927
WALLACE, Edward 49 7 Aug 1921 11 Aug 1921
WALLACE, Hattie - 21 Feb 1927 24 Feb 1927
WALLACE, Margaret Johnstone - - 24 Dec 1936
WALLACE, Robert S. 41 19 Dec 1930 25 Dec 1930
WALLACE, Winifred (Jones) - - 6 May 1937
WALLNER, Mrs. George - - 19 Nov 1931
WALLSCHLAEGER, Arthur - 31 Jan 1922 2 Feb 1922
WALNER, Lena (Klotz) 72 14 Dec 1939 21 Dec 1939
WALSH, Jack 71 8 Mar 1933 9 Mar 1933
WALSH, Jaqueline 15 mo. 9 May 1938 12 May 1938
WALSH, Marie 19 - 8 Mar 1923
WALSH, Mary E. - - 10 Oct 1940
WALSH, Michael F. 73 10 Sep 1940 12 Sep 1940
WALSH, Thomas - - 10 Jan 1929
WALTER, Nellie - 27 Jan 1940 1 Feb 1940
WALTERMAN, Emma - - 13 Aug 1931
WALTERS, Alfred 4 mo. 28 Apr 1926 6 May 1926
WANAMAKER, Myrtle Evaline (Carpenter) Weber 43 26 Mar 1934 29 Mar/05 Apr 1934
WANDRACK, Charles - 12 Jul 1925 16 Jul 1925
WANNER, William 65 26 Apr 1939 28 Dec 1939
WARD, Anna 73 10 Jan 1930 16 Jan 1930
WARD, Henry 19 19 Jan 1929 24 Jan 1929
WARD, Hugh 10 5 Aug 1923 9 Aug 1923
WARD, Mary 98 14 Dec 1921 15 Dec/22 Dec 1921
WARD, Minnie 85 23 Dec 1930 1 Jan 1931
WARD, Samuel R. 93 18 Jan 1936 23 Jan 1936
WARD, W.H. 75 18 Nov 1929 21 Nov 1929
WARNER, Charles F. 83 19 Mar 1931 26 Mar 1931
WARNER, Clara B. - 28 Dec 1928 3 Jan 1929
WARNER, Emily E. 80 21 Apr 1933 27 Apr 1933
WARNER, Loring 79 20 Jan 1934 25 Jan 1934
WARNER, Luzerne Eaton [Civil War Veteran] 77 12 Feb 1924 14 Feb 1924
WARNER, Mrs. Warren - - 10 Jun 1926
WARREN, Charles L. 76 8 Dec 1936 10 Dec 1936
WARREN, Dorothy (Copeland) - - 4 Mar 1937
WARREN, Frank A. 74 - 29 Jun 1933
WASCHER, Charles - 11 Jan 1931 5 Feb 1931
WASCHER, Mrs. William (Geister) 76 6 Jul 1935 11 Jul 1935
WASCHER, Raymond 28 30 Dec 1923 03 Jan/10 Jan 1924
WASCHER, William J. 56 14 Oct 1938 20 Oct 1938
WASHO, Will - - 30 Aug 1923
WATERMAN, Roy H. 43 31 Jan 1931 5 Feb 1931
WATKINS, Ira W. 48 14 Aug 1937 19 Aug 1937
WATKINS, Margery - - 30 Jul 1931
WATTS, Mrs. William 45 - 2 Jan 1930
WAYBRIGHT, Clara (Salow) - - 5 Oct 1922
WEAVER, Floyd Vivian 54 22 Dec 1928 27 Dec 1928/03 Jan 1929
WEAVER, John Jr. 10 - 19 Apr 1923
WEBB, C.L. - 25 Oct 1925 29 Oct 1925
WEBBER, T.L. - 15 Jan 1935 17 Jan 1935
WEBER, Frank - 13 Jul 1922 20 Jul 1922
WEBER, Mrs. August 82 - 5 Jul 1934
WEBER, N.N. "Nick" - 7 Aug 1932 11 Aug 1932
WEBER, Nicholas - - 22 Dec 1932
WEBER, Rudolph 80 - 16 May 1940
WEBER, Sarah J. 80 11 Sep 1921 15 Sep 1921
WEBSTER, Frank M - - 27 Jul 1939
WEBSTER, J.B. - 8 Aug 1928 9 Aug 1928
WEBSTER, James - 29 Dec 1934 3 Jan 1935
WEBSTER, Jason Zera 87 8 Aug 1928 16 Aug 1928
WEBSTER, William 49 7 Jul 1940 11 Jul 1940
WEBSTER, William Roland 76 12 Oct 1935 17 Oct 1935
WEDGE, A.H. - 1 Mar 1938 3 Mar 1938
WEDGE, Charles J. 82 25 Feb 1940 29 Feb 1940
WEDGE, James R. 45 16 Sep 1933 21 Sep 1933
WEDGE, Leslie - 8 Oct 1926 14 Oct 1926
WEDGE, Mrs. Leslie - 19 Feb 1923 22 Feb 1923
WEERS, Phoebe (Warner) - - 2 Feb 1928
WEGNER, Mrs. - - 19 Aug 1937
WEHRMAN, Anna - - 2 Feb 1933
WEHRMAN, Florence - - 2 Jun 1938
WEIGHTMAN, Charles Robert [infant] - 28 Sep 1940 3 Oct 1940
WEIHE, Arloine - 26 Feb 1932 7 Apr 1932
WEINSCHENKER, Fred - 25 Jan 1932 28 Jan 1932
WEISS, William F. - 17 Oct 1927 20 Oct 1927
WELCH, Anna (Conley) 81 23 Oct 1932 27 Oct 1932
WELCH, Mrs. John - - 29 Aug 1935
WELIN, Matilda (Holm) 74 26 Mar 1921 31 Mar 1921
WELISEK, M.E. 53 8 Nov 1928 15 Nov 1928
WELLS, Charles Russell 88 6 May 1933 11 May 1933
WELLS, Frank - - 14 Apr 1938
WELLS, James Edward 65 25 Jun 1933 29 Jun 1933
WELTZIEN, Elizabeth (Gary) 53 11 Aug 1926 19 Aug 1926
WENBAN, C.G. - - 12 Feb 1925
WENDT, Arthur Alfred 22 mo. 21 Jul 1932 28 Jul 1932
WENDT, Caroline Dorothea 82 29 Apr 1921 5 May 1921
WENDT, Frederick William Theodore 58 15 Aug 1931 20 Aug 1931
WENDT, Laura 35 10 Nov 1933 16 Nov 1933
WENDT, Minnie C. (Mrs. Fred) 60 26 Apr 1938 28 Apr/09 Jun 1938
WENDT, Ralph Wallace 3 mo. 26 Jan 1926 3 Feb 1927
WERDEN, Clayton 62 2 Dec 1935 5 Dec 1935
WERDEN, Hallie 56 2 Dec 1935 5 Dec 1935
WERDEN, Kirk - - 26 Jan 1922
WERDEN, Luvain A. 65 10 Sep 1933 14 Sep 1933
WERGELAND, Halver 82 - 16 Jun 1938
WERNEKE, William Sr. - 25 Mar 1923 29 Mar 1923
WERNER, Michael L. 65 - 8 Mar 1934
WERNER, Steve - - 27 Mar 1924
WERREBECK, H.E. - - 25 Dec 1930
WERTZ, John Jr. - 18 Aug 1929 22 Aug 1929
WESSLER, Clarence - 4 Jul 1927 7 Jul 1927
WESSO, Joseph 26 18 Nov 1928 22 Nov 1928
WEST, Diantha Dorothy (Crabtree) 86 20 Dec 1921 22 Dec 1921
WEST, Hyde - 10 May 1933 11 May 1933
WEST, Joseph - - 15 Dec 1938
WESTERBERG, Charles H. 69 - 15 Oct 1936
WESTFALL, Roy - - 28 Jul 1927
WESTPHAL, August 52 21 Nov 1936 26 Nov 1936
WESTPHAL, Eleanor 74 8 Feb 1933 9 Feb 1933
WESTPHAL, Minnie - 20 Jul 1929 25 Jul 1929
WESTPHAL, Victoria Ingeborg (Roselund) 22 16 Aug 1923 23 Aug 1923
WESTPHALN, Albert Fred 49 23 May 1926 27 May 1926
WESTPHALN, William H. 67 4 Jan 1939 5 Jan 1939
WHEATON, Mrs. Charles 53 7 Apr 1928 12 Apr 1928
WHEELER, Julia Estelle (Trull) - 17 Mar 1930 20 Mar 1930
WHEELER, Tolman 83 10 Jan 1923 25 Jan 1923
WHEELER, Walton - 11 Apr 1934 19 Apr 1934
WHEELOCK, Elmer - 30 Apr 1929 2 May 1929
WHIPPLE, Homer E. 78 9 Oct 1938 13 Oct 1938
WHISTON, Carrie (Flanders) 81 9 Jul 1939 13 Jul 1939
WHITCOMB, Mrs. S.M. - 22 Jan 1923 25 Jan 1923
WHITE, Amanda Elizabeth (Vincent) 76 10 Mar 1936 19 Mar 1936
WHITE, August 83 9 May 1933 11 May 1933
WHITE, Elmer Harold 19 5 Jan 1929 10 Jan 1929
WHITE, William - - 25 Jan 1934
WHITELEY, William L. 54 30 Jul 1936 6 Aug 1936
WHITESIDE, [first name illegible] J. 63 23 Apr 1933 27 Apr 1933
WHITING, Delbert A. - - 21 Apr 1921
WHITING, Jesse - - 18 Mar 1926
WHITNEY, Mrs. - - 15 May 1930
WHITTAKER, Thomas Lawrence 78 20 Sep 1933 28 Sep 1933
WHITTEMORE, Charles B. - 24 Aug 1937 26 Aug 1937
WHITTENBERG, Emil C. - 26 Feb 1922 2 Mar 1922
WHYTE, George Francis 22 26 Sep 1927 29 Sep 1927
WICKMAN, George - - 29 Mar 1934
WIEDENHOEFT, Herman - - 2 May 1935
WIEN, M.N. 65 9 Feb 1929 14 Feb 1929
WIENKE, Joseph G. - 29 Jan 1924 7 Feb 1924
WIESE, Alice Jeanette 13 22 Sep 1933 28 Sep 1933
WIGDAHL, Edwin K. 38 - 16 Jun 1927
WILBER, Harold Pierson 59 3 Oct 1930 16 Oct 1930
WILBER, Helen Pauline (Brown) 80 30 Nov 1924 4 Dec 1924
WILBUR, Helen Pauline (Brown) 80 30 Nov 1924 4 Dec 1924
WILBUR, Sarah Delia (Hoy) 82 2 Feb 1930 13 Feb 1930
WILCOX, Henry B. - 2 Nov 1929 7 Nov 1929
WILCOX, Ruth - - 10 Jan 1929
WILCOX, Thomas 22 14 Aug 1927 18 Aug 1927
WILCOX, Walter H. - 4 Dec 1930 11 Dec 1930
WILDHAGEN, Fred 61 19 Apr 1932 5 May 1932
WILDHAGEN, Marie (Schultz) 91 13 Oct 1921 20 Oct 1921
WILDHAGEN, William 60 24 Apr 1924 1 May 1924
WILGENBURG, Louis 60 5 Sep 1927 8 Sep 1927
WILHELM, August 30 7 Jul 1929 11 Jul 1929
WILHELM, Dorothy 77 - 4 Aug 1932
WILKERSON, Mrs. Frank (Zimmerman) 57 25 Aug 1934 30 Aug 1934
WILKINS, Edward 24 - 31 Aug 1922
WILLARD, Frank W. - - 21 May 1936
WILLARD, Virginia Ann 1 21 Apr 1928 26 Apr 1928
WILLE, Fred 82 31 Dec 1925 7 Jan 1926
WILLE, Herman 44 29 Dec 1931 31 Dec1931/07 Jan 1932
WILLIAMS, Alice 85 25 Dec 1938 29 Dec 1938
WILLIAMS, Alice (Scott) 86 26 Dec 1938 5 Jan 1939
WILLIAMS, Carrie (Mackeben) - 3 Nov 1939 9 Nov 1939
WILLIAMS, Catherine 76 3 Jun 1940 6 Jun 1940
WILLIAMS, George - - 21 Apr 1932
WILLIAMS, George D. 62 14 Dec 1923 20 Dec 1923
WILLIAMS, H.S. 75 4 Feb 1922 23 Feb 1922
WILLIAMS, Henry Sr. - - 9 Mar 1939
WILLIAMS, Mabel 50 29 Jun 1936 2 Jul 1936
WILLIAMS, Merle - - 17 Nov 1932
WILLIAMS, Rowland C. 84 31 Jan 1937 4 Feb 1937
WILLIAMS, W.C. 83 31 Jul 1927 4 Aug 1927
WILLIAMSON, David Wallace - 6 Oct 1938 13 Oct 1938
WILLIAMSON, Eliza A. - - 8 Jan 1931
WILLIAMSON, Elizabeth A. 73 6 Aug 1940 15 Aug 1940
WILLIAMSON, Sophronia (Munshaw) - 4 May 1940 9 May 1940
WILLIAMSON, William - 12 Mar 1934 15 Mar 1934
WILMINGTON, Charles 84 16 Sep 1928 20 Sep 1928
WILMINGTON, Henry J. 62 23 Jul 1929 25 Jul 1929
WILMINGTON, Mary Ann Lavina (Packard) 77 - 11 May 1922
WILMINGTON, Nettie (Campbell) 50 24 Aug 1932 1 Sep 1932
WILMINGTON, Pearl Elizabeth 30 30 Aug 1928 6 Sep 1928
WILMS, Virgil C. - - 17 Sep 1936
WILSON, Floyd - - 20 Dec 1923
WILSON, Fred 53 26 Dec 1928 3 Jan 1929
WILSON, George - - 9 Dec 1926
WILSON, H.J. - - 7 Apr 1927
WILSON, John J. 90 26 Apr 1930 22 May 1930
WILSON, Ruth 30 14 Jul 1935 18 Jul 1935
WILSON, Thomas 80 - 15 Nov 1928
WILTBERGER, baby boy 0 20 Feb 1934 22 Feb 1934
WILTBERGER, Emorette A. 79 3 Nov 1925 5 Nov 1925
WILTBERGER, Helen Frances 29 11 Jan 1934 18 Jan 1934
WIMKATES, John - 8 Jul 1934 6 Sep 1934
WIMPLE, Myrtle (Runyon) 50 17 Jul 1935 18 Jul/25 Jul 1935
WINDMUELLER, Elizabeth 31 26 Apr 1933 4 May 1933
WINDMUELLER, Emil - 29 Jun 1931 2 Jul 1931
WINEGAR, Ralph 31 23 May 1926 27 May 1926
WINGATE, Clyde A. 55 25 Apr 1936 30 Apr/07 May 1936
WINGATE, Hazel Elizabeth (Jackman) 47 26 May 1937 27 May/03 Jun 1937
WINGATE, James William 71 15 Apr 1931 16 Apr/23 Apr 1931
WINGATE, Nellie (Buck) - 15 Dec 1924 18 Dec 1924
WINK, Lillie/Lily Dale (Ustick) 75 31 Mar 1933 6 Apr 1933
WINKLER, Henry - - 22 Oct 1936
WINKLER, Jessie (Hamilton) 35 19 Dec 1936 31 Dec 1936
WINN, Ernest Ralph 53 31 Jul 1939 3 Aug 1939
WINTERS, Anthony 65 20 Dec 1939 28 Dec 1939
WINTERS, Donald Gene 0 15 Sep 1933 21 Sep 1933
WIRE, William E. - 19 Nov 1921 24 Nov 1921
WISWEDEL, Zoe D. (Yeckley) 36 25 Apr 1938 28 Apr 1938
WITHEREL, Mrs. Fred N. - 23 May 1934 31 May 1934
WITT, Carl 84 30 Jun 1931 2 Jul 1931
WITT, Caroline Sophie Wil. [Kegebein] 80 11 Jun 1933 15 Jun 1933
WITT, Raymond - - 6 Apr 1939
WITTE, Carl Henry 57 24 Oct 1925 29 Oct 1925
WITTING, Theo. - 24 Apr 1933 4 May 1933
WOESSNER, George - 21 Jan 1924 24 Jan 1924
WOHLGEMUTH, Mrs. Herman (Becker) 62 15 Jan 1926 21 Jan 1926
WOKERSIN, Wilhelmine (Bauer) 71 18 Aug 1927 25 Aug 1927
WOLCK, Clara May (Brink) 75 30 Mar 1933 6 Apr 1933
WOLCK, George William 54 12 May 1928 17 May 1928
WOLF, Henry 71 23 Jan 1927 27 Jan 1927
WOLF, William 45 - 30 Jun 1932
WOLFE, Roy - - 8 Dec 1938
WOLFF, Mrs. C. J. - 27 Sep 1935 3 Oct 1935
WOLFGRAM, Frank E. - 18 Oct 1932 20 Oct 1932
WOLFORD, Betty Lou [child] - 29 Aug 1932 1 Sep 1932
WOLLBRINK, Frederick 78 7 Apr 1922 13 Apr 1922
WOLLENBERG, Ehreinrich Henry 80 26 Apr 1939 27 Apr/28 Dec 1939
WOLLENBERG, Henrietta Caroline (Berg) 73 11 Nov 1931 12 Nov/26 Nov 1931
WOLLENBERG, Louis 45 25 Nov 1925 3 Dec 1925
WOLTER, A.J. 41 22 Jul 1928 26 Jul 1928
WOOD, Adella - 15 Oct 1937 21 Oct 1937
WOOD, Belle 75 - 15 Sep 1938
WOODBECK, Mrs. Fred (Clark) - 11 May 1930 22 May 1930
WOODBURY, Mrs. Lyle (Black) 42 12 Apr 1930 24 Apr 1930
WOODRUFF, Claude O. 46 31 Jan 1939 02 Feb/09 Feb 1939
WOODRUFF, Julia (Sellner) 41 26 Jul 1932 28 Jul/04 Aug 1932
WOOLCOX, Thomas 22 14 Aug 1927 18 Aug 1927
WOOLF, James A. 40 8 Jan 1937 14 Jan 1937
WOOLLEY, Harry James 62 2 Feb 1930 6 Feb 1930
WORKS, Dora 58 3 May 1938 12 May 1938
WORKS, Fred J. 68 16 Mar 1921 17 Mar 1921
WORKS, Lee H. 46 22 Mar 1933 23 Mar 1933
WORKS, Pauline Elsie 20 24 Jul 1921 28 Jul 1921
WORRELL, Mrs. J. - 18 Jun 1929 20 Jun 1929
WORTH, Jack - - 17 Aug 1933
WORTS, Jacob - 25 Apr 1927 28 Apr 1927
WORTS, Theodore Sr. - 25 Apr 1927 28 Apr 1927
WOULD, I.E. - - 10 Jul 1924
WOYOLA, Victoria - - 4 Mar 1937
WRIGHT, A.S. 91 30 Sep 1938 6 Oct 1938
WRIGHT, Delos M. - 5 Nov 1938 10 Nov 1938
WRIGHT, Jennie Keller 75 28 Aug 1936 3 Sep 1936
WRIGHT, Mrs. C.P. 96 20 Jun 1930 3 Jul 1930
WULFF, Theo. W. 61 - 1 Jan 1925
WYKE, baby girl 2 da. 11 Apr 1938 14 Apr 1938
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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