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Celeste Marie Newport
March 1, 2021
Celeste Marie (Anderson) Newport, 80, of Cherry Valley, IL ended her nearly three-year battle with uterine cancer on March 1, 2021. Celeste was born November 26, 1940 in DeKalb, the first of three daughters to Carl H. and Margaret (Lalley) Anderson. She graduated from East High School in 1958 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where she majored in English....
Paul "Chuck" Linley
March 1, 2021
Paul "Chuck" Linley was born on November 29, 1931. He grew up a hard-working farm boy from Moark, Arkansas, picking cotton and plowing fields from a very young age. He came to Rockford, IL, looking for work in 1948. Before long, he found a job at National Lock Company, where he worked until retirement at the age of 50 years...
Bernadette J. Schaffer
February 28, 2021
Bernadette J. Schaffer, 72, of Rockford, IL passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Bernadette was born in Rockford, IL on January 14, 1949, daughter of Erwin Dach and Virginia Fox. She graduated from Bishop Muldoon Catholic High School, Class of 1967. Bernadette married Roger D. Schaffer at St. James Catholic Church in Rockford on August 14, 1971. She was...
Leslie D. Oswald
February 28, 2021
Cremation Rites have been accorded to Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory, 1860 S. Mulford Road, Rockford, Illinois 61108.
Rosemary Lane
February 27, 2021
Rosemary Lane, 86, of Machesney Park, IL, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021. She was born in Patoka, IL on November 23, 1934 to Charles E. and Mary LuCinda (Goodin) Barnes. Rosemary married Laurence B. Lane on September 12, 1952 in Alton, Illinois. She was a longtime employee and retiree of Warner Lambert. She is survived by her; children, Rickie...
Margaret J. Black
February 27, 2021
Margaret J. Black, 70 of Caledonia, IL passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021. She was born June 21, 1950 in Canton, IL the daughter to John and Nona (Wright) Evans. Marge married Robert M. Black, Sr. Marge worked for the Rockford Park District for many years. She was a strong willed woman that loved her family. She enjoyed gambling and...
Paula J. Dobbs
February 26, 2021
Paula J. Dobbs, 70, passed away peacefully at OSF Hospital on February 26, 2021. She was born December 9, 1950 in Fort Smith, AR, the daughter of David Vance and Helen (Tyler) Morris. She married Rickey G. Dobbs on May 7, 1970 in Black Rock, AR. Paula did home daycare for many years while her children were young. She then...
Larry M. Schick, Md
February 26, 2021
A Celebration of Larry’s Life will be held on July 3, 2021 from 1 to 4 PM at the University Club on the Rock River, 945 N Main St, Rockford, IL 61103 This will mark the 43rd anniversary of our arrival in Rockford on July 4, 1978. This Club is right next door to our first apartment building and on...
Fred E. Johnson
February 26, 2021
Fred Johnson, 90 years old, died at home on February 26, 2021. Born November 30, 1930 to Alfred Johnson and Catherine (Uppenkamp) Johnson.
Fred was a kind, loving man who enjoyed life and people so much.
Fred began working at Bob's Hardware when he was 16 years old and was the store manager until his retirement 55 years later.
He was a very...
John & Brenda Parlapiano
February 26, 2021
Brenda Kaye Parlapiano, 78, passed away on November 19, 2020. John Robert Parlapiano, 85, passed away 99 days later on February 26, 2021. Brenda was born on October 28, 1942 in Golconda, IL, the only child of Ray and Jewell Hicks Baker. When Brenda was young, the family relocated to Rockford where she graduated from East High School. She was...
Josephine Lamp
February 24, 2021
Josephine M. Lamp, 88, passed away on Wednesday February 24, 2021. She was born on October 14, 1932 daughter of Harve and Mary (Wilcox) Babcock. Memorials may be given to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Cremation rights have been accorded.
Stephen R. Smith
February 24, 2021
Stephen R. Smith, 83, passed away on February 24, 2021. Born in Dagus Mines, Pennsylvania on March 31, 1937 son to James and Margaret (Moshier) Smith. Stephen spent most of his life in Erie, PA until moving to the Rockford IL area, and spent the second part of his career at Gunite Corporation in Rockford, where he retired as the...
Gloria T. Fiorenza
February 23, 2021
Gloria T. Fiorenza, 94, of Rockford, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Born September 11, 1926 in Rockford, she was the daughter of Dario and Aurelia (Marinelli) Pro. She was a graduate of West High School and a member of the Cathedral of St Peter. She married the love of her life Guy A. Fiorenza...
Lois E. Stanley
February 23, 2021
Lois E. Stanley, 95, of Machesney Park, passed away at home on February 23, 2021. Lois was born on November 15, 1925, in Rolfe, IA, the daughter of George and Hannah (Bangert) Johnson. She married James L. Stanley in Rolfe, IA on March 30, 1947, and they relocated to Rockford later that year. Lois was a homemaker and an active...
Matthew V. Summers
February 22, 2021
Matthew V. Summers of Rockford earned his heavenly wings on February 22, 2021. Born in Racine, WI to Joseph and Emily Summers, he worked in the paper and publishing industries, ending his career with 15 years at Georgia Pacific. After retiring, he couldn’t sit still and worked at Elliot Golf Course. He happily took on a job at Vineyard Books...
Rita Fernandes
February 22, 2021
Rita Fernandes, 68 of Rockford, IL, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021. Rita was born in Mumbai, India on August 21, 1952, daughter of Marshall and Evelyn (Almeida) Mathias. She attended college in Mumbai where she received her Bachelor’s degree. Rita worked for a PVC Manufacturing Company in India before migrating to the US in 1996. Then worked at...
Timothy H. Mccarty
February 21, 2021
On Sunday, February 21st, Timothy H. McCarty, the loving father of 3, passed away at the age of 51. Timothy McCarty was born on January 18th, 1970 in Santa Barbara, California to Harold “Mac” McCarty and Ruthann Lowenthal. Tim was a well-known real estate broker in the Rockford-Belvidere area and more recently in Northern Wisconsin. Tim had a passion for...
Laura Marie Johnson
February 21, 2021
Our hearts are broken as we share the sad news of her passing! She is survived by her Mother (Lynn Reiss-Johnson), her Father (Merrill Johnson), her Step-Mother (Kathy Johnson), her Step-Brother (Matt Lechleider), her Significant Other (Zachary Barrett) and so many loving Aunt’s, Uncle’s, Cousin’s and Friend’s. She was truly a life taken way too soon. She will be so...
Jon W. Swanson
February 21, 2021
Jon W. Swanson, 78, of Rockford, passed away at home on Sunday, February 21, 2021. Jon was born in Rockford, IL on June 16, 1942, son of Earl D. and Margaret (Anderson) Swanson. On December 5, 1963, he married Janice Pearson in Morris, IL. He was a member of St. Edward Catholic Church. Jon was a farmer and a talented...
Hughlin 'Hugh" John Ganske
February 21, 2021
Hughlin “Hugh” John Ganske, Jr., 77, Rockford, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021, due to a long-term illnesss. He was born July 11, 1943, in Beaver Dam, WI, the son of Hughlin John and Ruth (Miller) Ganske, Sr. In 1961, he moved to Rockford and attended Rockford School of Business, and on August 30, 1975, he married Patricia Goral and...
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