Agnes M. Iler, 95, of Freeport, a resident of Parkview Home, died Friday, September 8, 2000 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. She was born June 8, 1905 in Ogle County to Fred and Anna (Bergman) Kappenman. On June 18, 1927 she and Roy M. Iler were married in Rockford. He died September 29, 1987. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ and enjoyed playing bridge and spending time with family and friends. Surviving are two sisters, Lula (Walter) Ackerman of Freeport and Mina (Kenneth) Glawe of Rockford; and nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her husband, one brother, and one sister.
The above is from her published obituary. To that I can add that Agnes was my mother's friend all of her adult life. And she also became my friend. She was always so gracious to everyone. Agnes was blessed to live not only a long life, but one in which she had all her faculties up until the minute she died. I took her out (alas, to a memorial service for one of our mutual friends) less than a week before she died. As always, she was dressed to the nines. She had a great fashion sense and always looked elegant. I can't ever remember a time when she wasn't dressed up. One of the last times I talked to her she told me she'd worked in retail in Freeport. I'd sort of forgotten it, but she said she'd worked in sales at Shelly's Gift Shop, Spencer's Gift Shop, and I think at Block & Kuhl Department Store. There could have been other places as well.
The obituary's mention of her bridge playing doesn't begin to describe it. My mother said sometime during the 1970s that she thought Agnes played bridge at least 5 afternoons a week! And that she probably had played almost that often most of her life. Agnes was a formidable bridge player. I remember watching her at my mother's bridge clubs. You didn't play bridge with her and not watch absolutely what you were doing. She knew everything about the game and nearly always won, no matter how seemingly bad her hand was. She was no amateur. But a great, great friend.
Note: Refer to my Rootsweb.com family tree, "The Horner Family Of Carroll County, Illinois (And Nearly Everyone Else)" for information about Agnes and her family.
The above is from her published obituary. To that I can add that Agnes was my mother's friend all of her adult life. And she also became my friend. She was always so gracious to everyone. Agnes was blessed to live not only a long life, but one in which she had all her faculties up until the minute she died. I took her out (alas, to a memorial service for one of our mutual friends) less than a week before she died. As always, she was dressed to the nines. She had a great fashion sense and always looked elegant. I can't ever remember a time when she wasn't dressed up. One of the last times I talked to her she told me she'd worked in retail in Freeport. I'd sort of forgotten it, but she said she'd worked in sales at Shelly's Gift Shop, Spencer's Gift Shop, and I think at Block & Kuhl Department Store. There could have been other places as well.
The obituary's mention of her bridge playing doesn't begin to describe it. My mother said sometime during the 1970s that she thought Agnes played bridge at least 5 afternoons a week! And that she probably had played almost that often most of her life. Agnes was a formidable bridge player. I remember watching her at my mother's bridge clubs. You didn't play bridge with her and not watch absolutely what you were doing. She knew everything about the game and nearly always won, no matter how seemingly bad her hand was. She was no amateur. But a great, great friend.
Note: Refer to my Rootsweb.com family tree, "The Horner Family Of Carroll County, Illinois (And Nearly Everyone Else)" for information about Agnes and her family.
Agnes M. Iler, 95, of Freeport, a resident of Parkview Home, died Friday, September 8, 2000 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. She was born June 8, 1905 in Ogle County to Fred and Anna (Bergman) Kappenman. On June 18, 1927 she and Roy M. Iler were married in Rockford. He died September 29, 1987. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ and enjoyed playing bridge and spending time with family and friends. Surviving are two sisters, Lula (Walter) Ackerman of Freeport and Mina (Kenneth) Glawe of Rockford; and nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her husband, one brother, and one sister.
The above is from her published obituary. To that I can add that Agnes was my mother's friend all of her adult life. And she also became my friend. She was always so gracious to everyone. Agnes was blessed to live not only a long life, but one in which she had all her faculties up until the minute she died. I took her out (alas, to a memorial service for one of our mutual friends) less than a week before she died. As always, she was dressed to the nines. She had a great fashion sense and always looked elegant. I can't ever remember a time when she wasn't dressed up. One of the last times I talked to her she told me she'd worked in retail in Freeport. I'd sort of forgotten it, but she said she'd worked in sales at Shelly's Gift Shop, Spencer's Gift Shop, and I think at Block & Kuhl Department Store. There could have been other places as well.
The obituary's mention of her bridge playing doesn't begin to describe it. My mother said sometime during the 1970s that she thought Agnes played bridge at least 5 afternoons a week! And that she probably had played almost that often most of her life. Agnes was a formidable bridge player. I remember watching her at my mother's bridge clubs. You didn't play bridge with her and not watch absolutely what you were doing. She knew everything about the game and nearly always won, no matter how seemingly bad her hand was. She was no amateur. But a great, great friend.
Note: Refer to my Rootsweb.com family tree, "The Horner Family Of Carroll County, Illinois (And Nearly Everyone Else)" for information about Agnes and her family.
The above is from her published obituary. To that I can add that Agnes was my mother's friend all of her adult life. And she also became my friend. She was always so gracious to everyone. Agnes was blessed to live not only a long life, but one in which she had all her faculties up until the minute she died. I took her out (alas, to a memorial service for one of our mutual friends) less than a week before she died. As always, she was dressed to the nines. She had a great fashion sense and always looked elegant. I can't ever remember a time when she wasn't dressed up. One of the last times I talked to her she told me she'd worked in retail in Freeport. I'd sort of forgotten it, but she said she'd worked in sales at Shelly's Gift Shop, Spencer's Gift Shop, and I think at Block & Kuhl Department Store. There could have been other places as well.
The obituary's mention of her bridge playing doesn't begin to describe it. My mother said sometime during the 1970s that she thought Agnes played bridge at least 5 afternoons a week! And that she probably had played almost that often most of her life. Agnes was a formidable bridge player. I remember watching her at my mother's bridge clubs. You didn't play bridge with her and not watch absolutely what you were doing. She knew everything about the game and nearly always won, no matter how seemingly bad her hand was. She was no amateur. But a great, great friend.
Note: Refer to my Rootsweb.com family tree, "The Horner Family Of Carroll County, Illinois (And Nearly Everyone Else)" for information about Agnes and her family.
