Timothy Sofran

Timothy Sofran obituary, Freeport, IL

Timothy Sofran

Timothy Sofran Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Schwarz Funeral Home - Park Blvd. Chapel on May 8, 2024.
Timothy Allen Sofran, 59, of Freeport, IL, (and formerly of Florida) passed away on May 5, 2024 at FHN Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 12, 1964 in Freeport, to Jerold Sofran, Sr. and Joyce (Kopp) Hessenius. He was a graduate of Freeport High School. He loved to cook and paint, and was a great photographer. He loved the outdoors and the Chicago Bears.
Survivors include his brother Jerold Sofran, Jr, sister Deanna Penick (Dennis), nephew Christopher Steele, niece Freyja Joy Sofran, great niece Caydence Steele, stepmom Adrien Sofran, Aunt Patricia Schutte (Dale), Uncles: Kim Kopp (Cindy) and Gale Kopp, and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather Richard Hessenius, both sets of grandparents, and many aunts and uncles.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday June 12, 2024, from 4PM to 6PM, at the Schwarz Park Blvd Chapel, 608 S. Park Blvd in Freeport. Interment of ashes at Oakland Cemetery.
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