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McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society

 

Index to Death Notices in the Marengo Republican 1881-1954

The following indexes represent a list of deceased individuals whose notice of death appeared in the weekly Marengo Republican newspaper. 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 that the years 1889, 1910-1913  are missing in their entirety and issues may be randomly missing within any given year, notably 1891. 

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Surname Age Date of Death Date of Issue
GAHL John 87 20 May 1954 27 May 1954
GAHL, Janet 1 24 May 1936 28 May 1936
GAMMON, Rachel 78 2 Jul 1937 19 Aug 1937
GARBE, William 67 23 Sep 1933 28 Sep 1933
GARDNER, Esther B. 86 27 Jan 1922 2 Feb 1922
GARDNER, N.C. 80 21 Jan 1893 27 Jan 1893
GARDNER, Simeon Barton 69 13 Jun 1905 16 Jun 1905
GARLIEB Charles 86 13 Sep 1953 17 Sep 1953
GARRISON, Myrtle 37 14 Aug 1906 17 Aug 1906
GARRISON, Ralph David 18 7 May 1915 14 May 1915
GATES, Asa M. 23 10 Sep 1888 14 Sep 1888
GAULT, Anna 40 9 Jun 1933 13 Jun 1933
GAULT, Emma (Basieur) 22 12 Aug 1883 17 Aug 1883
GAULT, Mrs. O.E. 36 20 Sep 1917 27 Sep 1917
GAULT, Mrs. Richard 57 2 May 1917 10 May 1917
GEE, Harriet 70 1 Dec 1932 1 Dec 1932
GEER, Harriet 75 2 Nov 1908 6 Nov 1908
GEHRKE Edward 56 29 Jan 1954 04 Feb 1954
GEHRKE William 73 17 Mar 1948 28 Mar 1948
GEHRKE Wm. F. 72 24 Mar 1949 03 Mar 1949
GEHRKE, Charles 55 17 Feb 1893 24 Feb 1893
GEHRKE, Mabel 23 3 Jan 1929 3 Jan 1929
GEITHMAN Jess 68 22 Mar 1951 29 Mar 1951
GEORGE, Louie 37 10 Jun 1915 18 Jun 1915
GEORGE, Mrs. Lemont 55 22 Nov 1938 24 Nov 1938
GERKA, Wm. Gustav - 16 Jun 1894 22 Jun 1894
GETTY Joseph Sr. 62 06 Jun 1948 10 Jun 1948
GETZELMAN John 87 17 Feb 1953 26 Feb 1953
GETZLMAN, -?- [infant son of Wm.] - 10 May 1885 15 May 1885
GHERKE, -?- [son of Wm.] 14 mo. 03 Jan 1893 06 Jan 1893
GIBISON, Mrs. Herbert 27 12 Jun 1936 18 Jun 1936
GIBLIN John F. 84 07 Jul 1950 13 Jul 1950
GIBLIN Mary 76 16 Jan 1952 24 Jan 1952
GIBSON Lucille 42 07 Jun 1953 18 Jun 1953
GIERLOFF, Agnes N. 25 13 Oct 1923 18 Oct 1923
GIERTZ, Fred 77 08 Jul 1832 14 Jul 1932
GIERTZ, Mary 71 19 Nov 1930 27 Nov 1930
GILBERT, Calvin - 26 May 1885 29 May 1885
GILBERT, Roy 4 02 Jan 1890 17 Jan 1890
GILKERSON, Hiram 76 10 May 1929 16 May 1929
GILKERSON, Margaret 71 17 May 1900 25 May 1900
GILKERSON, Mrs. Chas. - 6 May 1928 17 Jan 1929
GILL Ira 63 30 Dec 1952 08 Jan 1953
GILL, Jennie 73 19 Feb 1932 25 Feb 1932
GILL, Thomas 69 14 Sep 1926 16 Sep 1926
GILLETTE, Clarissa 67 20 Nov 1907 29 Nov 1907
GILLILAND, James 75 30 Jan 1904 5 Feb 1904
GILLMORE, Esther B. 73 11 Jul 1897 16 Jul 1897
GILMORE, Cora E. 44 15 Apr 1896 17 Apr 1896
GLASS, Naaman 62 20 Apr 1885 24 Apr 1885
GLASS, Nellie Mae 34 15 Jul 1901 19 Jul 1901
GLENDER, — [dau. of John] 1 da. 1 Sep 1915 3 Sep 1915
GLISSMAN, Clara 26 23 Oct 1927 3 Nov 1927
GLUTH, Henry - 4 Jul 1928 17 Jan 1929
GLUTH, Minnie 61 22 Jan 1921 27 Jan 1921
GOCHEY, Sabrina 86 8 Mar 1922 16 Mar 1922
GODAR Lizzie 71 18 Jul 1950 20 Jul 1950
GODAR, Willimina 77 21 Oct 1917 25 Oct 1917
GODRON, John 76 16 Oct 1899 20 Oct 1899
GOETZ, Richard 71 24 Oct 1932 27 Oct 1932
GOODER Lucille 53 19 Aug 1949 25 Aug 1949
GOODER, Vera 43 24 Feb 1929 28 Feb 1929
GOODRICH, Elias J. 72 17 Sep 1908 25 Sep 1908
GOODRICH, George W. 78 21 Sep 1898 23 Sep/30 Sep 1898
GOODRICH, Lucia 87 30 Mar 1929 4 Apr 1929
GOODRICH, Roxanne E. 76 21 Apr 1894 27 Apr 1894
GOODRICH, Zebulon E. 81 08 Aug 1897 13 Aug 1897
GOODSILL, Curtis 85 02 Nov 1887 25 Nov 1887
GOODSILL, Napoleon 45 15 Jan 1887 28 Jan 1887
GOODSPEED, Jane 84 14 Mar 1900 23 Mar 1900
GOODSPEED, Riland C. 56 26 Jan 1899 03 Feb 1899
GOODSPEED, S.H. 85 10 Aug 1898 12 Aug/19 Aug 1898
GORSLINE Dora 86 22 Feb 1952 28 Feb 1952
GRAF, John 61 23 Jul 1936 30 Jul 1936
GRAMAS, Sam 53 22 Aug 1939 24 Aug 1939
GRANNIS, Mrs. Susan 82 09 Nov 1882 10 Nov 1882
GRAVES, Betsy 64 29 Dec 1900 4 Jan 1901
GRAVES, Daniel 73 27 Jul 1917 9 Aug 1917
GRAVES, Julia Fay 82 1 Jan 1914 6 Feb 1914
GRAVES, Leona 28 22 Apr 1894 27 Apr 1894
GRAVES, Mrs. Leona 28 22 Apr 1894 27 Apr 1894
GRAVLIN, John 46 07 Aug 1896 14 Aug 1896
GRAVLIN, Lenora 41 08 Mar 1893 10 Mar 1893
GRAY Chester Vincent 77 25 May 1945 31 May 1945
GRAY, -?- [son of Thomas] 5 mo. 17 Sep 1881 23 Sep 1881
GRAY, Kezia 92 31 Oct 1900 9 Nov 1900
GRAY, Stephen L. 31 04 Feb 1882 10 Feb 1882
GRAY, Thomas 53 27 Jul 1894 03 Aug 1894
GREAVES, Alonzo B. - 22 Mar 1888 30 Mar 1888
GREAVES, James A. 68 15 May 1915 21 May 1915
GREAVES, Sarah 54 5 Aug 1901 9 Aug 1901
GREEN, Daniel 89 22 Jul 1902 25 Jul 1902
GREEN, Dr. J.W. 71 15 Oct 1893 20 Oct 1893
GREEN, Harriet 82 27 Nov 1899 01 Dec 1899
GREEN, Louisa 71 12 Jan 1899 20 Jan 1899
GREENE Margaret 80 12 Nov 1952 20 Nov 1952
GREENE Rose 65 07 Apr 1948 15 Apr 1948
GREENE Roy 69 05 Feb 1951 08 Feb 1951
GREENE, Bessie 53 31 Mar 1934 5 Apr 1934
GREENE, Chas. 62 2 Mar 1914 6 Mar 1914
GREENFIELD, James H. 60 31 Dec 1925 8 Jan 1925
GREENLEE George Jr. 4 02 Oct 1953 08 Oct 1953
GREENLEY, John 60 26 Feb 1914 13 Mar 1914
GREGG Margaret 60 18 Oct 1952 23 Oct 1952
GREIBEL, Hugo 27 9 May 1902 16 May 1902
GRENNON, Martha - 5 Jan 1930 16 Jan 1930
GRIEBEL Fred W. 87 22 Apr 1945 03 May 1945
GRIEBEL Mary 73 01 Apr 1951 04 Apr 1951
GRIEBEL Wm. Henry 14 24 Feb 1946 28 Feb 1946
GRIEBEL, Catharine 60 19 Aug 1897 27 Aug 1897
GRIEBEL, Flora K. 37 03 Nov 1895 08 Nov 1895
GRIEBEL, Frank J. 43 4 Aug 1926 5 Aug 1926
GRIEBEL, George H. 71 1 Mar 1938 3 Mar 1938
GRIEBEL, Marguerite 55 21 Feb 1897 26 Feb 1897
GRIFFIN, -- 5 wk. 21 Aug 1908 28 Aug 1908
GRIFFIN, Bertha 49 29 May 1925 11 Jun 1925
GRIFFIN, Mary 86 24 Mar 1917 29 Mar 1917
GRIFFIN, Sarah 60 25 Jan 1887 28 Jan 1887
GRIFFITH, Mrs. -?- 95 29 Apr 1883 04 May 1883
GRIFFITH, Mrs. Asenath 62 18 Jan 1900 26 Jan 1900
GRIFFITH, Pembroke S. 67 2 Jul 1900 6 Jul 1900
GRIMES, Mrs. M. 83 31 May 1887 03 Jun 1887
GRIMES, Samuel L. 52 18 May 1894 25 May 1894
GRIMES, Solomon King 80 31 Dec 1917 11 Jan 1917
GRIMLEY, Thomas 72 11 Dec 1894 14 Dec 1894
GRISWOLD, Levi 81 19 Nov 1905 24 Nov 1905
GROSSEN John G. 46 05 May 1949 12 May 1949
GROTH Carrie 58 10 Feb 1947 13 Feb 1947
GROTH, George D. 24 23 May 1922 25 May 1922
GROTHMAN, Minnie 77 5 Feb 1923 8 Feb 1923
GROVER Margaret 84 26 May 1951 31 May 1951
GROVER, Clement V. 63 28 Sep 1932 29 Sep 1932
GROVER, Martin L. 57 27 Sep 1922 28 Sep 1922
GROW, Hattie - 4 May 1929 9 May 1929
GUHRKE Henry G. 37 03 Jan 1948 08 Jan 1948
GUHRKE, Rudolph 79 4 Jan 1915 15 Jan 1925
GUPTIL, -?- [son of Art.] 7 wk. 05 Sep 1885 11 Sep 1885
GURKE, Carrie Louise 58 8 Feb 1931 12 Feb 1931
GUSE Colen Harold 5 da. 04 Oct 1945 11 Oct 1945
GUSE William 55 06 Sep 1946 12 Sep 1946
GUSE Wm. Charles 61 08 Apr 1946 11 Apr 1946
GUSE, Albertina 53 14 Sep 1895 20 Sep 1895
GUSE, Anna L. 31 11 Jan 1922 19 Jan 1922
GUSE, Charles E. 58 8 Jan 1935 10 Jan 1935
GUSE, Charles Sr. - 8 Aug 1928 17 Jan 1929
GUSE, Emilie Caroline 83 3 Nov 1939 9 Nov 1939
GUSE, Frank 55 5 Jan 1937 7 Jan 1937
GUSE, Herman C. 70 31 Dec 1919 8 Jan 1920
GUSE, Ida 3 mo. 15 May 1900 18 May 1900
GUSE, Mrs. Frank 33 24 Aug 1918 5 Sep 1918
GUSE, Theresa 79 31 Aug 1936 3 Sep 1936
GUSE, Wm. 50 28 Dec 1898 06 Jan 1899
GUSTAFSON Lee 1 13 Oct 1951 18 Oct 1951
GUSTAFSON, Abner 25 26 Dec 1930 16 Jan 1930
GUSTAFSON, Carrie 71 4 Jan 1938 13 Jan 1938
GUSTAFSON, Chas. J. 71 21 Feb 1931 26 Feb 1931
GUSTAFSON, Ralph 2 11 Aug 1899 18 Aug 1899
GUSTAVISON, -?- [dau. of Chas.] 3 29 Apr 1893 05 May 1893
Research Note:
The Marengo Republican was started in 1867 and was originally published in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois. In 1868, its offices were moved to Marengo, McHenry County and the name was eventually changed to the Marengo Republican News. The newspaper flourished as a weekly for over a century—catering primarily to residents in the villages and townships of Dunham, Harmony, Marengo, Coral, Riley, Union and Huntley—before being purchased in 1987 by the Northwest Herald newspaper group.

Microfilmed and hard-bound copies of the newspaper are owned by the Marengo Public Library, 200 South State Street, Marengo, IL 60152. Call ahead to confirm availability of the films and the working condition of the microfilm reader.  MCIGS is unable to fill requests for obituaries from Marengo newspapers at the present time.  
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