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Alberta Mae Potter

Female 1937 - 2020  (83 years)


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  • Name Alberta Mae Potter 
    Nickname Bert 
    Birth 05 Jun 1937  Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 31 Aug 2020  Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7273  Thompson
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2025 

    Father Ross Edward Potter,   b. 08 Sep 1898, Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1979, Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Iona Mae Ehredt,   b. 03 May 1905, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 May 1985 (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F581  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Keith Newton Mercer,   b. 30 Jun 1932, Warren County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 2003, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jun 1955  Hanover, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Keith Eric Mercer
     2. Nathan Mercer
     3. Mark Emery Mercer,   b. 10 Nov 1963   d. 23 Sep 1966 (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F2680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2025 

  • Headstones
    Keith and Alberta Potter Mercer Headstone
    Keith and Alberta Potter Mercer Headstone
    Keith and Alberta Potter Mercer Headstone

  • Notes  Buried:
    • Plot: CHIMES TOWER NORTHWEST


    Died:
    • Alberta Mae Mercer, age 83 of Stockton, IL passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport. She was born June 5, 1937 in Hanover, IL to the late Ross and Iona (Ehredt) Potter. Alberta married Keith N. Mercer on June 25, 1955 in Hanover. Keith N. passed away on March 10, 2003.
      Alberta was a graduate of Hanover High School. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Massbach. She had helped her husband on the farm. Alberta enjoyed gardening, quilting, baking, raising chickens and playing in creeks with the grandkids.
      She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Lori Mercer of Elizabeth; her grandchildren, Trista (Zach) David of Dubuque, IA, Tony (Anna) Mercer of Stockton, Travis Mercer of Clinton, IA, Evan Mercer of CO, and Jennifer Marks of Elizabeth; her great grandchildren, Abigale David, Aadilynn David, Anestyn David, Payne Mercer, Breyen Mercer and Jazzilynn Mercer; her sister, Arletta Maeder; her sister-in-law, Shirley Potter; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her three sons, Keith Eric, Nathan, and Mark; her grandson, Bradley; her brother, Robert Potter; and her brother-in-law, Gene Maeder.
      A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Hermann Funeral Home in Stockton with a visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment will take place at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens at a later date.
      (Obit from legacy.com)
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215136929/alberta_mae-mercer



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