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McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society

 

Index to Death Notices in the Crystal Lake Herald (1941-1960)

The following index represents a list of deceased individuals whose notice of death appeared in the weekly Crystal Lake 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: All issues of the Herald are missing for the year 1959.

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Surname Given Name Date of Death Date of Issue
ABALY, Mary Josephine 74 22 Mar 1947 1 Jan 1948
ABBOTT, Albert H. 85 3 Oct 1947 9 Oct 1947
ABBOTT, Florence E. (Little) 37 18 May 1941 29 May 1941
ABBOTT, Robert E. 20 22 Mar 1945 25 Mar/22 Apr/06 May 1948
ABBOTT, Robert Earl 20 - 19 Apr 1945
ABBOTT, Spencer 75 - 10 Jan 1952
ABRAHAM, Alfred D. - - 3 Apr 1947
ABRATH, Leaura Viola (Rustad) 51 22 Mar 1958 27 Mar 1958
ACKMAN, Orville W. 36 17 Jul 1957 25 Jul 1957
ADAM, Robert 17 10 May 1946 16 May 1946
ADAMS, Herbert J. 79 16 Jun 1955 23 Jun 1955
ADAMS, Mrs. William R. - 24 Dec 1950 4 Jan 1951
ADAMS, William R. - 11 Oct 1957 28 Nov 1957
AFREDSON, Thure 50 10 Feb 1953 12 Feb 1953
AHERN, Michael J. 56 22 Sep 1943 30 Sep 1943
AHLMGRIM, Charles F. 78 31 Jan 1960 4 Feb 1960
AHRENS, Alfred J. 60 6 Feb 1955 10 Feb 1955
AINSWORTH, Minnie (Davis) 86 4 Aug 1953 13 Aug 1953
ALBERY, D.F. 72 9 Mar 1958 13 Mar 1958
ALBOLD, Carl 70 11 Aug 1945 16 Aug 1945
ALBOLD, William Sr. 75 2 Apr 1956 5 Apr 1956
ALBRECHT, Tracy Linn 23 da. - 2 Jan 1958
ALBRECHT, Tracy Lynn 27 wk. 23 Oct 1957 31 Oct 1957
ALESHIRE, Anne 15 18 Feb 1950 23 Feb 1950
ALFORD, Mrs. Seth "Grandma" 94 9 Jun 1951 14 Jun 1951
ALKIRE, Wayne C. 54 26 Jun 1958 3 Jul 1958
ALLBEE, Alfred 72 4 Mar 1945 8 Mar 1945
ALLBEE, Ina - 13 Nov 1956 15 Nov 1956
ALLEGRETTI, Henry 61 - 27 Dec 1956
ALLEN, Chester J. 47 3 Jul 1948 8 Jul 1948
ALLEN, G. Brannan 53 - 11 Dec 1941
ALLEN, Lorraine Kay 5 mo. 22 May 1950 25 May 1950
ALLEN, Ralph Emerson 24 28 Dec 1947 01 Jan/08 Jan 1948
ALLEN, Robert S. - - 18 Jun 1942
ALLEN, Willard - 22 Feb 1957 28 Feb 1957
ALLERTON, Lynn Marie 3 mo. 17 Mar 1955 24 Mar 1955
ALMGREN, Ida (Bjorlin) 81 9 Aug 1952 14 Aug 1952
ALTHAFER, Lillian (Heine) 67 14 Jun 1960 16 Jun/23 Jun 1960
AMBORN, Clara - 22 Aug 1942 27 Aug 1942
AMBORN, Frank E. 83 26 Jan 1958 30 Jan 1958
AMES, Lizzie 66 2 Oct 1945 4 Oct 1945
ANDERSEN, Carole Louise 13 11 Jul 1953 16 Jul 1953
ANDERSEN, Emmey 69 14 Mar 1946 21 Mar 1946
ANDERSEN, Hildur Benson 66 31 Jul 1955 4 Aug 1955
ANDERSON, Alan Wayne 1 mo. 31 Oct 1960 3 Nov 1960
ANDERSON, Anna (Slavin) 76 24 Jan 1957 31 Jan 1957/02 Jan 1958
ANDERSON, Anna J. (Gustafson) 89 6 Nov 1957 14 Nov 1957/02 Jan 1958
ANDERSON, Anna Lena 83 3 Nov 1956 8 Nov 1956
ANDERSON, Arthur A. Sr. 52 14 May 1941 15 Mar/22 Mar 1941
ANDERSON, Arthur Edward 61 10 Jan 1947 16 Jan 1947
ANDERSON, Arvid Emanuel 54 11 May 1942 14 May/21 May 1942
ANDERSON, Ben 45 24 Nov 1944 30 Nov 1944
ANDERSON, Charles 79 28 Jan 1946 31 Jan 1946
ANDERSON, Charles B. - 16 Mar 1947 20 Mar 1947
ANDERSON, Clarence J. 50 1 Nov 1945 8 Nov 1945
ANDERSON, Ella J. (Erickson) 58 3 May 1952 8 May 1952
ANDERSON, Elmer H. 60 13 Oct 1951 18 Oct 1951
ANDERSON, Emil 53 16 Feb 1957 02 Jan/20 Feb 1958
ANDERSON, Frances (Ohrwell) 82 27 Aug 1952 28 Aug 1952
ANDERSON, Frank E. 66 28 Mar 1948 1 Apr 1948
ANDERSON, Frank Eugene 57 21 Jul 1945 26 Jul 1945
ANDERSON, H.P. 83 - 20 Mar 1941
ANDERSON, Hannah 77 16 Mar 1947 20 Mar 1947
ANDERSON, Knute Leonard 68 11 Nov 1953 19 Nov 1953
ANDERSON, Lenna D. (Church) - 18 Jun 1952 26 Jun 1952
ANDERSON, Louise (Holden) 77 6 Feb 1953 12 Feb 1953
ANDERSON, Marie 39 11 Jul 1943 15 Jul 1943
ANDERSON, Mina Helena 77 5 Aug 1957 8 Aug 1957
ANDERSON, Mina Helena 78 - 2 Jan 1958
ANDERSON, Olina (Brown) 70 22 Aug 1944 24 Aug 1944
ANDERSON, Peter 83 22 Aug 1948 26 Aug 1948
ANDERSON, Sarah Jane (Morey) 80 - 25 Jun 1942
ANDRUS, Anne M. 84 18 Feb 1950 23 Feb 1950
ANDRUSS, [first name illegible] D. 63 23 Aug 1958 28 Aug 1958
ANDRUSS, Cora E. 77 15 Feb 1942 19 Feb 1942
ANDRUSS, Kenneth - 21 May 1956 7 Jun 1956
ANDRUSS, Merrill E. 73 19 Apr 1957 25 Apr 1957
ANGOVE, Arthur C. 84 2 Jun 1957 06 Jun 1957/02 Jan 1958
ANGOVE, Lulu M. (Hubbell) 76 20 Feb 1955 24 Feb 1955
ANNERS, Caroline Jane (Hammond) 79 17 Jan 1942 22 Jan 1942
ANNING, William H. 72 28 Apr 1951 10 May 1951
ANTHOLZ, Henry B. 72 14 Apr 1957 18 Apr 1957
APENES, Christian M. 55 25 Nov 1948 9 Dec 1948
APPLEBERG, Esther A. (Kortman) 38 16 Oct 1953 22 Oct 1953
ARADO, Anthony J. 75 8 Nov 1958 13 Nov 1958
ARENS, Walter E. 32 7 Dec 1957 12 Dec 1957/02 Jan 1958
ARENSEN, William 33 13 Jun 1942 25 Jun 1942
ARMSTRONG, Kimberly Allan 8 wk. 20 Sep 1958 25 Sep 1958
ARMSTRONG, Mrs. D.M. 93 5 Jul 1954 8 Jul 1954
ARNESEN, Oscar 75 27 Dec 1955 29 Dec 1955
ARPS, Henry 85 9 Mar 1953 12 Mar 1953
ARPS, John H. 78 31 Aug 1951 6 Sep 1951
ARPS, Plinn E. 68 2 Jan 1954 14 Jan 1954
ARSENTY, Alex C. 64 26 Mar 1954 1 Apr 1954
ASHBAUGH, Harry William 54 4 May 1943 6 May 1943
ASHBAUGH, Robert 17 30 Oct 1947 6 Nov 1947
ASHBROOK, Shepardson 54 28 Mar 1956 5 Apr 1956
ASHUM, Frank Benjamin 85 17 Apr 1957 25 Apr 1957/02 Jan 1958
ASTON, Frank - - 17 Jun 1954
ASTON, Frank Vincent 23 24 Jul 1953 30 Jul/24 Sep 1953
AUSTIN, Marietta J. 57 13 Jan 1951 18 Jan 1951
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