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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
GAEBE, August W. 73 12 Feb 1947 20 Feb 1947
GALE, Ellen Allen 89 21 Jun 1950 29 Jun 1950
GALLE, Audrey 12 20 Dec 1953 24 Dec 1953
GALLE, Carole Ann 1 20 Dec 1953 24 Dec 1953
GALLE, Elaine 6 20 Dec 1953 24 Dec 1953
GALLE, Evelyn 10 20 Dec 1953 24 Dec 1953
GALLE, Fred 37 20 Dec 1953 24 Dec 1953
GALLE, John 8 20 Dec 1953 24 Dec 1953
GALLE, Violet 33 20 Dec 1953 24 Dec 1953
GALVIN, Ambrose - 30 Dec 1953 7 Jan 1954
GALVIN, Mary Elizabeth (Klinck) 65 30 Nov 1945 13 Dec 1945
GAMBLE, Rose 90 2 Oct 1957 10 Oct 1957
GAMNES, Hjalmar - 31 Jan 1948 5 Feb 1948
GANNON, Elizabeth (Malone) 81 28 Aug 1944 31 Aug 1944
GANNON, John 66 18 Sep 1951 20 Sep 1951
GANNON, Marie L. - 31 Oct 1951 8 Nov 1951
GANSKE, Minnie 71 28 Feb 1949 3 Mar 1949
GANSKE, Otto H. 68 8 Feb 1942 12 Feb 1942
GARBE, Arthur J. 48 2 Aug 1944 10 Aug 1944
GARBE, Henry A. - 1 Jan 1950 5 Jan 1950
GARDNER, Stella - 29 Apr 1941 8 May 1941
GARNER, George 86 4 Nov 1957 7 Nov 1957
GARNER, Mathilda (Schmidt) 81 18 Nov 1951 29 Nov 1951
GARRISON, Anna W. (Rapp) 63 26 Aug 1944 31 Aug 1944
GARRISON, George J. 73 10 Oct 1946 17 Oct 1946
GATES, Ida May (Babcock) 86 26 Jan 1946 31 Jan 1946
GATLIN, Henry B. 69 - 11 Mar 1954
GATZKE, Karen Ann 5 da. 31 Aug 1945 6 Sep 1945
GAULKE, Lloyd F. 43 7 Sep 1954 9 Sep 1954
GAY, J.O. 67 18 Aug 1941 21 Aug 1941
GEARMAN, Henry J. 73 26 Jun 1958 10 Jul 1958
GEARY, Emmett - 30 Sep 1951 4 Oct 1951
GEDDIS, Clifford F. 41 26 Oct 1953 29 Oct 1953
GEDEL, Mary - 29 Jun 1960 14 Jul 1960
GEER, Adele 67 - 21 Mar 1957
GEER, Gertrude 80 26 Jul 1955 28 Jul 1955
GEHRKE, George J. 31 11 Feb 1956 16 Feb 1956
GEHRKE, Laura (Towner) 65 21 Sep 1956 27 Sep 1956
GEHRKE, Rudolph 45 12 Apr 1943 15 Apr 1943
GEHRKE, Wilhelm - 9 Apr 1948 22 Apr 1948
GEHRS, Gerhard A. 53 26 Feb 1960 3 Mar 1960
GEIST, Carl A. - 7 Aug 1944 10 Aug 1944
GEISTER, Henry W. 70 22 Apr 1960 28 Apr 1960
GENUNG, Mary I. (Shales) 80 2 Feb 1942 5 Feb 1942
GEORGE, Eva (Warren) 65 15 Oct 1948 21 Oct 1948
GEORGE, Helen Marie 2 mo. 20 Apr 1946 2 May 1946
GERACI, Marion (Marks) - 6 Dec 1952 11 Dec 1952
GERKS, William 81 4 Jul 1955 7 Jul 1955
GERRINGER, John - - 12 Feb 1942
GERSTEN, Charlotte 87 2 Oct 1946 10 Oct 1946
GESKE, Anna (Feltz) 65 26 Jun 1947 3 Jul 1947
GESKE, Charles - - 18 Sep 1941
GESKE, Doris Ann 8 30 Jun 1949 7 Jul 1949
GESKE, Frank R. 74 1 Aug 1952 07 Aug 1952/01 Jan 1953
GESKE, Fred 67 7 Sep 1941 11 Sep 1941
GESKE, Melvin P. 23 26 Sep 1948 30 Sep 1948
GESKE, Mrs. Frank - 30 Oct 1950 2 Nov 1950
GETCHELL, Ola 83 20 Mar 1957 28 Mar 1957
GEVERS, Theodore - 15 Jan 1950 26 Jan 1950
GEYER, Martha Jane 24 7 Aug 1943 26 Aug 1943
GIBBONS, Austin M. - - 30 Jul 1942
GIBBS, Donald 55 - 15 Mar 1956
GIBEN, Robert L. 77 12 Dec 1952 18 Dec 1952
GIBSON, Louis J. - 25 Nov 1960 1 Dec 1960
GIBSON, Miller - 24 May 1943 27 May 1943
GIESEKE, Herman W. 61 24 Jan 1952 31 Jan 1952
GIESTER, Minnie (Radtke) 73 13 Apr 1943 15 Apr 1943
GILBERT, Charlotte A. (Colby) 93 28 Mar 1954 1 Apr 1954
GILBERT, LeRoy Eugene 46 28 Jan 1948 29 Jan/05 Feb 1948
GILBERTSON, Harry A. 80 11 Aug 1955 25 Aug 1955
GILES, Malcolm R. 59 29 Sep 1953 8 Oct 1953
GILKERSON, Charles T. 95 14 Apr 1960 21 Apr 1960
GILKERSON, Elma (Carney) 62 16 Mar 1960 24 Mar 1960
GILL, Thomas E. 55 - 16 Oct 1941
GILLICKSON, Allan 5 1 Apr 1946 4 Apr 1946
GILLOOLEY, Frank W. 52 28 Jul 1951 2 Aug 1951
GITZKE, Mary 64 5 Nov 1957 7 Nov 1957
GITZKE, Mrs. M. 82 - 10 Jun 1943
GLADDING, Ella (Reddersdorf) - 30 Jun 1948 8 Jul 1948
GLADDING, Willis 70 6 Aug 1949 18 Aug 1949
GLASSCOE, Otto E. 58 23 May 1952 29 May 1952
GLAWE, Bertha (Thurow) 74 25 Mar 1943 1 Apr 1943
GLAWE, Charles H. 52 14 Feb 1944 17 Feb 1944
GLAWE, Mary (Gaedke) - 21 Mar 1951 22 Mar 1951
GLEISTEN, Sandra Sue 1 - 7 Aug 1941
GLENN, Edna Luvina (Jordan) 60 11 Nov 1947 13 Nov 1947
GLENZ, Christian W. - - 24 Apr 1952
GLIDDON, Percy 39 29 Apr 1949 5 May 1949
GOBEN, Louise G. 71 19 Apr 1948 22 Apr 1948
GODDARD, Addie Frances (Whittaker) 64 5 Aug 1951 9 Aug 1951
GODDARD, Rose May (Bartlett) 87 8 Mar 1951 15 Mar 1951
GOERNER, Richard W. Jr. 38 1 Apr 1950 6 Apr 1950
GOETZ, Arthur G. 45 29 Aug 1952 4 Sep 1952
GOETZ, Charles 87 3 Oct 1950 5 Oct 1950
GOFF, James Charles 3 mo. 8 Oct 1951 11 Oct 1951
GOFF, Walter E. 69 6 Jul 1960 14 Jul 1960
GOHEN, Robert L. 77 12 Dec 1952 1 Jan 1953
GOKEY, Josie S. - 16 Jun 1950 22 Jun 1950
GOLD, Morris Aaron 52 27 Apr 1943 29 Apr 1943
GONSETH, Jules E. 67 - 22 Apr 1954
GOODMAN, Elizabeth 73 10 Oct 1947 16 Oct 1947
GOODMAN, Louis - - 31 May 1945
GOODWILLIE, John 17 - 10 Nov 1955
GOODWIN, Dwight Munshaw 51 3 Feb 1943 11 Feb 1943
GOODWIN, Fred C. 86 18 Jul 1946 25 Jul 1946
GOODWIN, Mary (Rainthorpe) 91 3 Aug 1947 7 Aug 1947
GOODWIN, William A. 88 2 May 1945 3 May 1945
GOOSSENS, Edmond - 20 Jan 1956 26 Jan 1956
GORDON, Margaret Orr - 1 Sep 1953 3 Sep 1953
GORDON, Thomas Ivy - 26 Oct 1945 1 Nov 1945
GORSKI, Bernard S. - 26 Jul 1955 28 Jul 1955
GOTHENBERG, Lena Charlotte 77 26 Jun 1943 1 Jul 1943
GRABBE, Aldina/Alvena 77 18 Dec 1954 23 Dec 1954
GRABBE, Clarence W. 44 2 Feb 1943 4 Feb 1943
GRABBE, Emma 82 18 Nov 1956 22 Nov 1956
GRABBE, Margaret (Walsh) 76 21 Dec 1947 1 Jan 1948
GRACY, Emma 89 5 Feb 1947 13 Feb 1947
GRACY, Ina (James) 55 26 Jan 1946 31 Jan 1946
GRACY, Margaret (Reed) Marshall 78 7 Mar 1946 14 Mar 1946
GRACY, Merton W. 60 10 Jul 1950 13 Jul 1950
GRAHAM, Anita 33 12 Oct 1952 16 Oct 1952
GRAHAM, Harry T. 74 - 15 Jan/22 Jan 1953
GRAHAM, Helen (Krizan) 69 12 Nov 1947 13 Nov 1947
GRAHAM, Lester R. 71 7 Jul 1957 11 Jul 1957
GRAHLFS, Herman 88 16 Jan 1948 22 Jan 1948
GRANE, Harry F. 36 14 Nov 1955 17 Nov 1955
GRANGER, Guy L. 82 21 Jun 1958 26 Jun 1958
GRANT, Charles D. 83 28 Dec 1952 01 Jan/08 Jan 1953
GRANT, Clara Bell 65 28 May 1954 30 Dec 1954
GRANT, Minnie 83 17 Aug 1955 18 Aug 1955
GRANT, Sam H. 55 3 Oct 1960 6 Oct 1960
GRANTHAM, Almeda (VanNatta) 92 15 Aug 1950 17 Aug 1950
GRANTHAM, Richard H. 81 20 Apr 1941 24 Apr/01May 1941
GRAUNKE, William - 29 Jul 1944 3 Aug 1944
GRAVELIE Lillian (Herzig) 70 14 Mar 1958 20 Mar 1958
GRAVES, Anna B. 75 28 Mar 1941 3 Apr 1941
GRAVES, Katherine Ballinger 79 28 May 1941 5 Jun 1941
GRAVES, Mrgaret M. 67 15 Feb 1958 20 Feb 1958
GRAYHILL, Donald - 20 May 1942 28 May 1942
GRECO, Jean 22 18 Jun 1944 22 Jun 1944
GREEN, Edward F. 19 25 Jan 1945 08 Feb/15 Feb 1945
GREEN, James 19 - 3 Jun 1954
GREEN, John A. 62 5 Sep 1953 10 Sep 1953
GREEN, Richard Thomas 21 20 Aug 1950 24 Aug 1950
GREENAWALT, Mrs. H.L. 80 11 Jan 1960 14 Jan 1960
GREENE, Claude 73 21 Jan 1945 25 Jan 1945
GREENER, Ariel John 57 4 Nov 1957 07 Nov 1957/02 Jan 1958
GREENER, Joseph Erwood 58 11 Jun 1955 23 Jun 1955
GREENWOOD, Harriet/Henrietta 79 22 Feb 1957 28 Feb 1957
GREER, James S. - - 9 Oct 1952
GREGG, LeRoy 51 - 27 Dec 1951
GREIN, Mrs. Joseph - 26 Nov 1942 3 Dec 1942
GREINER, Arthur - - 23 Jan 1941
GRELLE, Gertrude (Frederich) 84 12 Jun 1951 14 Jun 1951
GRICE, John E. 46 14 Jul 1958 17 Jul 1958
GRIEDENDICH, Ann 74 6 Jun 1954 30 Dec 1954
GRIESSMER, Paul Frederick 69 - 28 Feb 1957/02 Jan 1958
GRIFFIN, Bertha 88 - 19 Jun 1952
GRINDLE, G. Earl 49 20 Aug 1943 26 Aug 1943
GROM, Andrew F. - 14 Jun 1941 19 Jun 1941
GRONDAHL, Alfred G. 73 7 Dec 1952 11 Dec 1952/01 Jan 1953
GRONDAHL, Mildred Kunberger 74 20 May 1958 22 May 1958
GROSSER, Minnie C. - 24 May 1953 28 May 1953
GROVE, Elmer E. 90 25 Aug 1953 3 Sep 1953
GROVE, Judy 1 18 Mar 1948 25 Mar 1948
GROVE, Katherine Marie 84 1 Nov 1950 2 Nov 1950
GROVE, May (Spencer) 69 7 May 1953 14 May 1953
GRUENWALD, Jennie (Dodge) 73 15 Jan 1945 18 Jan 1945
GRUNAU, Edith (Westfall) 71 22 Apr 1941 24 Apr/15 May 1941
GRUNOW, William R. 71 14 Nov 1941 20 Nov 1941
GUERRA, Frank T. - 14 Apr 1958 17 Apr 1958
GUERTIN, Ruth (Frederickson) Krupp 71 16 Apr 1957 18 Apr 1957
GUINTO, Philip 51 5 Aug 1943 12 Aug 1943
GULBRANDSON, Edward 61 25 May 1945 7 Jun 1945
GUMPRECHT, Frederick Herman 78 4 Sep 1943 9 Sep 1943
GUMPRECHT, Henry F. 60 22 Jul 1960 28 Jul 1960
GUMPRECHT, Lynn L. 19 12 May 1944 26 Apr 1945
GUMPRECHT, William Robert 47 19 Sep 1941 25 Sep 1941
GUSTAFSON, Carl 46 25 Oct 1952 30 Oct 1952
GUSTAFSON, Elmer William 34 16 Aug 1950 24 Aug 1950
GUSTAFSON, Mrs. Charles 81 14 Jan 1941 16 Jan 1941
GUSTAFSON, Peggy Lee 10 mo. 24 Feb 1953 26 Feb 1953
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