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Polo’s Cole Faivre wraps up a West Central player in first quarter action on April 1 in Polo. Faivre did not play in the second half due to an injury. The Marcos suffered their first loss in 8-man football 42-6.

Polo falls for first time in 8-Man football with loss to West Central

Defending 8-man state champion Polo lost for the first time in its history as an 8-man team, falling 42-6 to West Central on a rare Thursday night game on April 1,

Polo got a touchdown in the first quarter, but trailed 20-6 at halftime and got no closer in the second half.

Parker Wolber had a one-handed TD catch for the Marcos’ lone score.

March 30

Boys soccer

Dixon 1, Oregon 0: One goal was all the Dixon soccer team needed in a Big Northern Conference match against Oregon on Tuesday in Rockford.

Logan Etheridge served up an assist on a Boston Glessner goal for a 1-0 Dukes victory.

Ethan Fox, Tristen Smith and Owen Grot at the back did not allow a shot from Oregon.

The Hawks’ Owen Ketter made 11 saves.

Volleyball

Eastland def. Polo 25-21, 25-19: The Cougars captured a pair of sets in a road NUIC win.

Karlie Krogman had seven kills for Eastland. Addie Burkholder had six kills and 17 digs, Madison Cropper

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SPORTS COLUMN Internet is one way to stay connected with sports

Ihave been out of town this week and didn’t get a chance to keep up with local sports much, but appreciative for the Internet in keeping tabs on what is going on.

As a 62-year old who grew up without it, I am still amazed how it works and the wealth of information it presents.

I was reminded of the difference in generations reading a newspaper article about the death of 74-year old Tom Konchalski of New York, who devoted his life to an east coast high school basketball-recruiting service.

He did this for 55 years without a cell phone, computer or car. Reports were filed on a typewriter and mailed to college coaches, who paid him a yearly subscription fee.

After giving up his lifelong passion due to health reason in 2020, he finally put away his Swintec 1146 typewriter and was given a iPhone by a friend.

As he lay dying, even Tom admitted the Internet on his new-fangled phone was handy for staying connected to the world of sports.

Here’s another cool story fro the 70-year old age group and one that was featured on 60 Minutes a couple weeks ago.

Sportswriter Dave Kindred, who hails from the tiny berg of Atlanta, Illinois recently retired after an award-winning career covering events such as the Super Bowl, World Series and the Masters.

Coming back home to central Illinois, he decided to begin covering girls basketball for Morton. Why would someone who used to hang out with Muhammad Ali and basked in the glory of sports at the highest level, become a simple beat reporter for a high-school team?

“I felt I owed something to Title IX,” Kindred said, in reference to the legislation that enabled girls to equal access to sports.

What a humble statement from someone who grew up in a generation that relegated girls to roles in cheerleading or pom poms.

I can remember when Title IX was enacted in the early 70s and instead of the subservient roles of cheering for the boys, the girls could begin playing.

On a quick side note, there still remains prejudices against women in sports, as evidenced by the disparity in training facilities for the college basketball tournament.

The NCAA was exposed for giving the men far greater workout areas than the women.

Getting back to Kindred, the other reason for diving into sports again was because it filled a void in his life, as family death and illness mounted up. It was a type of spiritual release for him and one that provided mutual support.

The girls from Morton were ecstatic to have someone of Kindred’s stature interview them after games and provide expert analysis.

The online articles, filed on the team’s website immediately afterwards in deadline type fashion became must-read by the players and its supporters.

His payment? Each game, the coach would give him a box of milk duds.

According to Kindred, a much bigger rewards is the one he gets from being around the Morton Potters.

“This team saved me,” said Kindred, who lost a grandson and mother upon returning home, along with his wife suffering a debilitating stroke.

Folks like Tom Konchalski and Dave Kindred devoted their lives to sports. Konchalski, who never married, admitted that basketball had been his mistress.

Kindred wanted to be a sportswriter since high school in Atlanta. As a senior, he got a taste of how enticing sports can be playing on a 29-1 basketball squad that won an IHSA regional, a huge deal in a 1-class system.

But, what happens all those decades later when the last touchdown is over or the game-ending buzzer sounds?

The answer to that might make for an interesting column at another time.

COMMENTARY Andy Colbert

SPORTS Blocked field goal propels Hawks to first victory

BY KEVIN CHLUM

kchlum@shawmedia.com

A blocked field goal attempt shifted the momentum for the Oregon Hawks on April 2 in a Big Northern game with Mendota.

With the game tied and facing a fourth-and-goal from then 1-yard line, Mendota opted to kick a field goal just before the end of the first half.

But Oregon’s Adam Glendenning had other ideas. He blocked the attempt and Issac Reber scooped up the ball and raced 95 yards for a touchdown.

“We all just got so much more motivated after that,” Oregon’s Wylee Rice said. “The hype was through the roof. It brought so much more confidence going into the second half.”

The Trojans, on the other hand, missed a chance to grab the lead and get the ball back to start the second half.

“We had a chance to take the lead and that’s what we wanted to do,” MHS coach Keegan Hill said. “We didn’t execute in that situation We have to coach the situation better. Ideally, we get the ball in before we get to that scenario.”

The Hawks rode the momentum into the third quarter to build a three-score lead before hanging on for a 30-26 victory.

“We had our ups and downs,” Rice said. “Toward the end of the game, we had some fundamental mistakes, but we took it home. We got it.”

Up 14-6 to start the second half, the Hawks recovered a fumble on Mendota’s second play and cashed in with a 12-yard touchdown run by quarterback Breccan Berns to put the Hawks up 22-6.

The Trojans responded with a 5-yard TD pass from Ted Landgraf to Andres Castaneda but a failed two-point conversion left MHS down 22-12.

Mendota appeared poised to recapture the momentum when Parker Guelde bounced on an Oregon fumble in Oregon territory.

However, after initially ruling it was MHS ball, the referees said there was an inadvertent whistle and replayed the down.

The Hawks capitalized when Rice broke several tackles en route to a 31-yard touchdown run for a 30-12 lead with 9:46 left.

“We had the chance to get the ball back and there was an inadvertent whistle,” Hill said. “(Nine) plays later, they break one on third down. The highs and lows of turnovers can affect you. We have to do a better job of moving on to the next play.”

The Trojans turned to their passing game to rally.

Mendota struck quickly when Landgraf hooked up with Castaneda for a 21-yard score with 7:50 left.

After the Hawks ate up more than six minutes on a 12-play drive that ended on a fourth down interception by Anthony Childs, MHS took over at its own 20 with 1:18 left.

Behind Landgraf’s arm and a roughing the passer penalty, Mendota had third-and-goal from the 4.

Landgraf took the snap, handed the ball to Uzi Angulo who flipped it to Magallanes coming the other way. Magallanes stopped and threw it to Landgraf for a 4-yard TD pass with 7.1 seconds left.

“It was being willing to open it up and let our quarterback make some decisions and throw the ball,” Hill said. “He made some nice choices with that. Being able to go at a faster

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Oregon’s Adam Glendenning (65) reaches to block a field goal attempt against Mendota. Isaac Reber ran the block back to the end zone for an Oregon touchdown.

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had two aces, Chloe Sweitzer had 11 digs, and Natalie Hughes had 24 assists.

Nicole Boelens had five kills, five assists, a block and three digs for the Marcos. Marah Blake had two blocks and five digs, and Becca Wagner had five kills.

Forreston def. AFC 25-13, 25-18: The Raiders fell to the Cardinals in straight sets.

AFC got six digs from Sara Ramadani, five assists from Sophie Berkeley, two kills and two blocks from Brittney Mundell, and an ace each from Berkeley and Jessica Milligan.

April 1

Girls volleyball

Oregon def. Stillman Valley 25-17,

25-16: The Hawks improved to 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big Northern with a win over Stillman Valley.

Jenae Bothe had 10 kills and two blocks, and Ava Wight had 10 kills and 10 digs. Ella Martin had four kills, two blocks and an ace, while Lyndi Kenney had 13 digs and an ace.

Forreston def. AFC 25-12, 25-16: The Raiders could not get past the Cardinals in Forreston.

Sara Ramadani had seven digs and an ace for AFC. Sophie Berkeley had three assists. Lyla Fike had four kills. Brittney Mundell had a block.

April 5

Girls volleyball

Rock Falls def. Byron 25-9, 25-12:

The Rock Falls volleyball team picked up a win at Byron on Monday.

Mallory Pinske had eight kills. Claire Bickett had seven kills and five digs. Cara Goff had three kills and eight digs. Nicolette Udell had six kills. Denali Stonitsch had 26 assists and two aces. Haylee Herrera had eight digs.

SPORTS Lady Hawks battle Duchesses in 3 to win match

BY ERIC INGLES

eingles@shawmedia.com

Momentum swung back and forth multiple times in Monday’s Big Northern Conference volleyball match in Lancaster Gym in Dixon.

Both the Dixon Duchesses and Oregon Hawks seemed to be on the verge of taking control for good at various points throughout the night.

Eventually, it was Oregon coming through with one last surge for the last six points of the third set, grabbing a 25-20, 22-25, 25-21 win.

The Duchesses were four points from closing things out after Elena Castillo-Wetzell served an ace and an Oregon hit went out to put Dixon up 21-19 in the decisive third set.

Oregon (8-1, 6-1 BNC) had one last surge in it. Ella Martin tipped two of the next three points, then won a 50/50 ball at the net. In the meantime, the Hawks got an ace from Olivia Ankney. Jenae Bothe came up with a block to put the Hawks on the brink of a win, and Bothe then blocked Addyson Kinn at the net for the final point.

Martin had 12 kills, doing a lot of that damage through tipping.

“I really try to see what’s going on on the other side of the net,” she said. “As the setter taking the second volley, trying to look over at the other side and see what’s available, what’s the open spot and trying to get it there if we don’t have the option with our hitters.”

Oregon led 4-1 in the third set before the Duchesses bounced back, taking advantage of a series of Oregon errors to get within a point down 7-6.

Oregon got back-t0-back kills from Jenae Bothe and a kill from Jadyn Bothe to go back in front 12-9, but a kill from Mallory Coley was followed by back-to-back aces from Natalie Davidson, a sophomore just called up to the Duchesses varsity squad.

Davidson also had a pair of kills in a three-point span in the second set.

“Serving is always key for us because we want to keep the other team off of their offensive sets,” Dixon coach Bunyan Cocar said. “.... We try to focus on getting spots with our serve to keep them out of system, and we did that somewhat, but every once in a while they would get in system and hit the ball.”

The teams traded the lead back and forth for much of the third set. An Oregon hit out put Dixon in front 13-12 before the Bothe sisters each came up with a kill to put the Hawks in front. An Oregon service error and a Hawks’ hit into the net put Dixon back in front and a Samantha Tourtillott kill extended that lead to 16-14 before Martin came through with a tip and Brenna Noon slammed down an overpass. Aubrey Point added an ace and soon the Hawks were in front18-16.

Dixon (2-6, 2-3 BNC) then claimed five of the next six points, benefitting from three Hawks miscues, but also getting a kill from Anna Whelan and an ace from Castillo-Wetzell.

But that was the last surge Dixon had for the night, and Oregon was able to rally for the win.

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Oregon’s Ella Martin hits the ball past Dixon blockers Samantha Tourtillott and Ella Govig Monday night at Lancaster.

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pace helped us.”

Oregon recovered Mendota’s onside kick and took a knee for it’s first win.

Rice finished with 129 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, while Berns ran for 103 yards and a pair of TDs, including a 1-yarder to cap Oregon’s 13-play, 7:26 opening drive.

“I thought it was a pretty darn good game between hard nosed programs,” said Schneiderman, whose team rushed for 296 yards on 46 attempts. “I thought we came out and started the game off real well, but again, we’re having mental mistakes. We keep having these hiccups and we have to cut those out.”

For Mendota (0-2), Landgraf threw for 155 yards and a pair of TDs, ran for 39 yards and a score – to cap Mendota’s 17-play, 8:46 opening drive – and caught a TD pass.

“We expected to improve on the North Boone game,” Hill said. “There was a lot of first game stuff. A lot of hesitant players and wild decision making. That was significantly better tonight.”

“We had a lot of errors coming out, so our focus was just on our side to minimize our errors,” Oregon coach Farrell Cain said. “I will say that they’re a really scrappy team and they were going for everything, so we had to change up our mindset in terms of what was open and ever changing our strategy on our side.”

Oregon jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first set only to have Dixon rally back, pulling even at 10-10 on an ace from Kinn. It was also tied 11-11, 12-12, 16-16 and 17-17 before Oregon started to take control.

Dixon hit back-to-back balls into the net and Ankney followed that with an ace to make it 20-17. Dixon got back within one at 21-20 before Oregon took the final four points of the set.

Oregon also jumped out to an early lead in the second set and led 12-6 after Noon took care of an overpass.

But Dixon bounced back, getting a kill and a block from Ella Govig followed by a kill from Coley to tie the score at 13-13.

Dixon pulled ahead thanks to a pair of aces from Davidson along with a block from Whelan and a Peyton Book tip, making it 20-16.

“We just had to keep grinding, keep doing what we needed to do in terms of finding our hitters,” Cocar said.

Oregon got back within a point, with Ava Wight getting a pair of kills in a three-point span, and briefly took a lead, but Dixon took the final four points of the set on a kill from Whelan, an Oregon hit into the net and back-to-back aces from Castillo-Wetzell.

“I think serve-receive is always kind of a struggle,” Cain said. “In practice you see same servers, so in the game you see different servers and establishing a pattern between servers and adjusting on serve-receive, I think just recognizing that sooner to make those adjustments will be helpful.”

Coley had seven kills and 19 digs for the Duchesses with Kinn adding 11 assists and eight digs. Whelan had four kills. Castillo-Wetzell had 23 digs and Davidson had four aces.

Oregon got 11 digs each from Lyndi Kenney and Point. Jadyn Bothe had eight kills. Jenae Bothe had nine kills. Wight had 18 digs and five kills.

Martin said that from her hitters, she was seeing “a lot of aggression, which is always good. They were playing smart and definitely had the mental toughness we needed to push us through to the win.” Chris Johnson - cxjohnson@shawmedia.com

Oregon’s Kenna Wubbena handles a serve Monday night during a match against Dixon.

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SPORTS Forreston bounces back to beat Amboy-LaMoille

BY CODY CUTTER

ccutter@saukvalley.com

When it comes to the Forreston’s abundant offense, the Cardinals aren’t balanced in the way they push the football down the field – the three-time state champions just run, run and run.

Balance, though, was what the Cardinals did best on April 2 in utilizing eight ballcarriers in the first half to throw Amboy-LaMoille off-balance, as the Cardinals beat the Clippers 38-6 at The Harbor.

Not only did the Cardinals’ wide array of offensive weapons make it difficult for the Clippers to defend, but the way the Cardinals triggered their plays kept the Clippers guessing – quite the quick trigger, indeed. Usually no longer than 7 or 8 seconds after most of the Cardinals’ short-yard plays were downed, the line of scrimmage was rampant with movement once again.

Matthew Beltran, the fourth Cardinal to touch the ball in the game, gave Forreston (1-1, 1-1 NUIC South) its first score with a 10-yard run through the middle, and Devonte King-Black’s 2-point run put the Cardinals up 8-0.

Jordan Neuschwander, the second Cardinal to carry the ball in the game, later scored Forreston’s second touchdown on a 3-yard breakthrough for a 16-0 lead after Noah Johnson’s 2-point run.

Forreston outgained Amboy 24691 in the first half, and amassed 14 first downs in the process – a far cry from a slow start in last week’s loss to Milledgevile.

“It felt great, and it was about time we get this win,” Neuschwander said. “I felt like we should have won last week, but this feels so great to finally get back winning, after corona and all of that. It’s so good to get back and get a win.”

Neuschwander wasn’t done yet. On the Cardinals’ first play from scrimmage in the third quarter, he blazed through right end and down his team’s sideline for a 60-yard TD run and a 24-0 lead after KingBlack’s second conversion run. Less than 3 minutes later, Neuschwander added his third score with a 13-yard sweep around right end and a 32-0 lead after Johnson’s second conversion run.

Ashton Schramm capped the Cardinals’ scoring on an 11-yard run run with 9 minutes to play in the game.

“Our energy was a little bit low in the first half, but I felt we came out in the second half with everything clicking,” Neuschwander said. “This gives us real good energy going forward. As long as we can keep this rolling – keep this train rolling – it will be so good.”

Amboy’s first score came with just 7 seconds left in the third quarter. Clippers quarterback Lane Boehle dove in for a 1-yard plunge after he, Sean Fitzpatrick and Joe Quest each pushed forward for 1-yard gains in successive plays.

“We had a pretty good first half,” Amboy coach Scott Payne said. “We were only down 16-0, then Forreston came out in the second half and took control of the line of scrimmage. When you go against a team like Forreston, they only run about six plays at you and you’ve got to be able to control the line of scrimmage to stop them.”

Fitzpatrick was the main go-to ballcarrier for the Clippers, rushing for 120 yards on 27 runs; Quest added 36 yards on 15 rushes.

“Sean Fitzpatrick and Joe Quest both ran the football pretty well for us,” Payne said. “Our line in the first half played pretty good, we just got bogged down in the red zone a couple of times, so there were some positives.”

The game’s entire offense yardage total came on the ground; all nine pass attempts failed.

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Forreston’s Matthew Beltran dives in for a score as Amboy’s Trevor Vaessen, Caden Wittenauer, and Jordan Gulley converge on the tackle.

MT. MORRIS – Roberta J. Christians, 85, passed away in her home on Saturday, March 27, 2021 in Mt. Morris, with her family by her side.

Roberta was born on July 13, 1935 in Oregon, the daughter of Robert and Violet (Shindle) Murdock.

Roberta graduated from Oregon High School, class of 1953. She attended University of Illinois and was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, and she received her bachelor and master’s degrees from Northern Illinois University.

Roberta married Daryl Christians on Oct. 14, 1972 in Mt. Morris, and he preceded her in death on July 11, 2019. She enjoyed golfing, fishing, traveling and dancing with Daryl and raising their beautiful daughters together.

Roberta is survived by her daughters, Beth McDonald of North Fork, Idaho, Dolores (Brad) Wolber of Mt. Morris, and Joyce (Randy) David of Federal Dam, Minnesota; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Cheryl (Cecelia Cook) Christians of Mt. Morris.

Roberta is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Daryl; sister, Elizabeth Knapstein; and great-granddaughter, Ann Maray Forbush.

A celebration of life was held on April 3 in the Mt. Morris Moose Lodge, Mt. Morris. Cremation rites have been accorded with Finch Funeral Home, 405 East Hitt St., Mt. Morris,.

Memorials have been established to Mt. Morris Goodfellows and Mt. Morris Fire and Ambulance.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

These Ogle County property transfers were recorded for the week of March 26-April 1.

Warranty Deeds

• John and Myrna Petlicki to Melissa Yocum Swanson, 7632 N River Road and one other parcel in Byron, $98,000. • Bryan J. Spring and Sherry S. McInturff Spring to Ryan L. Manley, 934 N. Crestview Trail, Byron, $158,000. • Bryan A. Peyton to Erik A. Guglielmi and Allison S. Toal, 7148 N. River Road, Byron, $158,000. • Eric and Anna Garces to Travis and Destiny St. Clair, 749 Brookview Drive, Byron, $162,000. • Stephen R. and Virginia K. Haney to Cassandra M. Lukan, 313 W. Main St., Mt. Morris, $99,000. • Patsy C. Lovelady to Jose A. and Cristina Mascote, 307 Errett Road, Rochelle, $92,000. • Linda S. Hill to Karen Meyer, four parcels in Grand Detour, $245,000. • Linda S. Hill to Karen Meyer, one parcel in Grand Detour, $0. • Michael and Kimberly Hada to Zechariah Vanvickle, 827 N. Kristi Drive, Byron, $165,000.

• The late Richard G. Huffaker by heir, Christine L. Huffaker and Austin M. Rubek to Abigail M. Overstreet, 5640 N. Fair Oaks Drive, Davis Junction, $133,000. • Christopher K. and Aya Nixon to Demitri A. Jones, 430 N. Peru St., Byron, $189,900. • Alija J. and Emina Mustafa to Sergio Luis Alvarez and Hortencia Jaimes, 4449 W. state Route 64, Mt. Morris, $175,000. • Nathan A. and Tina M. Schubert to Anthony M. Vaclavicek, 410 S. Green Ave., Polo, $76,900. • Roger L. Arndt to Fnu Yusmiyanti and Nathaniel Good, 400 Wayne Road, Rochelle, $114,000. • James B. and Judith D. Spain to Matthew and Tina J. Schroeder, third party Marion Township, 7713 N Winding Oak Lane, Byron, $290,000. • Brian L. and Wendy L. Thompson to Autumn L. Hernandez, third party Flagg Township, 5543 S. Wildflower Drive, Rochelle, $143,500. • Lucas M. Mekeel to Jaclyn Maldonado, 512 N. Division Ave., Polo, $62,500. • Steven J. and Maria A. Schultz to Randy J. and Erica L. Bocker, 5530 W. Town Line Road, Leaf River, $387,500.

• Jesse and Tiffany Linczmaier to Don Becker and Cody R. Ahrens, 355 E Roosevelt St., Stillman Valley, $148,000. • James R. and Linda M. Verona McClinton to Natalia Hernandez, 331 Wildlife Circle, Davis Junction, $162,500. • First State Bank to Hub Shuttle Inc., 1101 N. Main St., Rochelle, $64,000. • Ross H. and Tracey A. Melton to Brian L. and Wendy L. Thompson, 6053 S Bel-Dora Drive, Rochelle, $240,000.

Quit Claim Deeds

• Mike and John M. Scholl to Donald Meyer, two parcels in Byron Township, $4,000. • Jeanie Koo to Jeannie Koo and Gonzalo Belmonte, 216 Windover Park Drive, Rochelle, $0. • The late Edward P. Kirscher by heir to Susan M. Dedi Norton, 706 W. Washington St., Oregon, $0. • Delbert M. Patzner Trust, Thomas E. Augustyn, First Midwest Bank and National Bank and Trust Co. of Sycamore, trustees to Delbert Patzner Family Trust, and Delbert M. Patzner Trust, First Midwest Bank, trustee, two parcels in Dement Township, $0.

Trustee’s Deeds

• David R. and Carla D. Deforest Revocable Trust, David R. and Carla D. Deforest, trustees to Terry and Jacqueline D. Dickow, one parcel in Oregon-Nashua Township, $28,000. • Delbert Patzner Family Trust, Delbert M. Patzner Trust, Thomas E. Augustyn and First Midwest Bank and National Bank and Trust Co. of Sycamore, trustees to Delbert M. Patzner Trust and Verna M. White Trust, Valerie L. Smith, Brenda M. Carter, Andrew M. and Madelynn N. Patzner, two parcels in Dement Township, $0. • Mark E. and Teresa L. Bocker Trust, Mark E. and Teresa L. Bocker, trustees to Christopher J. Person, two parcels in Lincoln Township, $1,099,194. • Mariann D. and Ronald C. Tilton Trust, Mariann D. and Ronald C. Tilton, trustees to Thomas J. and Patricia M. Wallman Cooper, 1133 N. Seventh St., Unit 706, Rochelle, $74,000. • J&J Trust 317, Jennifer B. and John F. Kruse, trustees to Jeffrey S. and Cynthia L. Champlain, one parcel in Marion Township, $203,200.

IDA BELLE GRAY

CHANA – Ida Belle Gray, 86, a lifelong area resident, died Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Pinecrest Manor, Mt. Morris.

She was born Dec. 11, 1934 in White Rock Township, Ogle County, the daughter of Merritt M. and Alice (Canfield) Gray.

Ida Belle graduated eighth grade from Kings School, from Stillman Valley High School in 1953 and Illinois Wesleyan University in 1958. She taught school for some years in Wheaton. She was a lifelong member of Chana United Methodist Church.

She was predeceased by her parents and sister, Emma Brooks.

She is survived by her sister, Mabel Gray of Chana; nephew, Stephen Brooks of Lansing, Michigan; and other area relatives and friends.

Graveside services were Wednesday, April 7 in White Rock Cemetery, Kings.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Ida Belle’s name may be made to Serenity Hospice & Home, Oregon or The Pinecrest Community, Mt. Morris.

Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, Oregon assisted with arrangements.

Visit www.farrellhollandgale.com to send online condolences.

EDWARD A. SCHNULLE JR.

POLO – Edward A. Schnulle Jr., 94, passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2021 in Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon.

Ed was born on June 15, 1926 in Lincoln Township the son of Edward A. and Mae E. (Watts) Schnulle.

He graduated from Polo High School. Ed married Marian Wessels on Dec. 31, 1950 in Sterling.

Ed farmed in the Polo area all his life. Ed served on the Lincoln Township, Ogle County Board, and the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Council.

Ed is survived by his wife for 70 years, Marian Schnulle; daughters, Marilyn (Don) Nelson of Polo, Marcia (Joe) Flessner of Amboy, and Marlys (Robert) Carpenter of Milledgeville; sister, Harriet Dambman of Milledgeville; 10 grandchildren, Ryan (Robyn) Nelson, Renee (Mark) Boyle, Lori (Josh) Christen, Kimberly (Nick) Mumm, Kayla (BJ) Payne, Kelly (Gage) Borchelt, Derek (Katie) Flessner, Bridget (John) Newcomer, Steven (Samantha) Blake, and Ralph Carpenter; and 15 great-grandchildren, Natalie, Logan, Samantha, Kendall, Lexi, Jeremiah, Laney, Gage, Abel, Blake, Teddy, Emma, Beau, Aspen, and Easton.

Ed is preceded in death by his parents.

Private family funeral services are being held in St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Polo, with Pastor Terrie Wilder officiating.

Burial will be held in Oakwood Cemetery, Mt. Morris.

Memorials may be directed to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Serenity Hospice and Home, and The Meadows Assisted Living of Franklin Grove.