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Charles "Charlie" J. Franklin
August 4, 2020
Charles “Charlie” J. Franklin, 67, of Rockford, passed away in his home on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, surrounded by his loving children. Charlie was born in Rockford on May 16, 1953, the son of Warren and Adeline (Cichella) Franklin. He was a Boylan High School graduate and earned both a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education in 1978 and a Master’s...
Oscar A. Garza Jr.
August 2, 2020
Oscar A. Garza Jr., 57, passed away August 2, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 29, 1963 in Rockford, Illinois son of Oscar A. and Ann (Knaus) Garza Sr. A 1982 graduate of Auburn High School Oscar went on to becoming an electrician and worked under IBEW Local 364 for just under 30 years. He married the...
Kathleen Barch
July 31, 2020
Kathleen Barch, 97, of Rockford, IL, passed away on July 31, 2020. She was born in Kitchener, Ontario, on August 12, 1922, the daughter of Eugene Patrick and Jesse Winifred (Pringle) Muldoon. Idomitable. Matriarch. The eldest of four children, Kathleen grew up in Detroit, MI, and graduated from Denby High School. She was close to her siblings, and throughout her...
Earlynne M. Desmond
July 31, 2020
Earlynne (Morris) Desmond, 79, of Pecatonica, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Earlynne was born January 16, 1941, in Rockford, Illinois, she was the daughter of Earl and Elizabeth (Gritzmacher) Morris. Earlynne married Daniel Desmond on August 8, 1959. She lived most of her life in the Rockford area and moved to...
Rose A. Blackwell
July 30, 2020
Rose A. Blackwell, age 80, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Rose was born in Pecatonica, IL and was the youngest daughter of Oscar and Mary (Boyer) Johnson. She married DeWayne Blackwell in 1960 in Rockford, IL. Rose met DeWayne when she was working at Dog ‘n Suds in Rockford. DeWayne said he had to meet the pretty girl...
Gary L. Ewald
July 29, 2020
Gary L. Ewald, 86, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Gary was born in Dekalb, IL on June 21, 1934, son of Mark and Merl (Beverly) Ewald. He graduated from East High School in Rockford and proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Gary was employed with Raytheon Technologies as an avionics technician for...
Helen B. (Percilla Wells Whitman) Barnhart
July 27, 2020
Helen Blanchard (Percilla Wells Whitman) Barnhart of Rockford, Illinois, age 92, passed away at home, from cancer, with loved ones by her side on July 27, 2020. Born August 6, 1927, to Fred G. and Mildred Lillian (Jones) Percilla in Albany, Georgia. Graduated high school in Albany; earned a BS degree from Duke University (lifetime member, Phi Mu). Helen began...
Andrea D. Anderson
July 27, 2020
Andrea D. Anderson, 48, of Rockford, Illinois passed away surrounded by family Monday, July 27, 2020. She was born May 14, 1972 in Rockford, Illinois the daughter of James Orsinger and Mary Jane (Cleeton) Gallagher. Andrea graduated from Guilford High School class of 1990. She went on to Rock Valley College and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Northern Illinois University....
Charles Richard Williams
July 26, 2020
Charles Richard Williams, 88, formally of Rockford, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 in Oak Creek Wisconsin, surrounded by his loving family. Born November 27, 1931 In Rockford, IL, the son of Raymond & Alyce (Bullen) Williams. He graduated from West High School, class of 1949. Married Hope Mc Elhany in Rockford on October 22, 1950. He worked for Elco...
Lester "Chris" E. Christeson
July 26, 2020
Lester “Chris” E. Christeson, 88, passed away on July 26, 2020. Born on October 31, 1931 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri son to Byrum and Lena (Cook) Christeson. In his time in the Air Force Chris served in Tucson where he met the love of his life, Sally Bingham. After attending the University of Minnesota they moved and settled in...
Richard B. Lamont
July 23, 2020
Richard B. LaMont, 56, of Rockford, passed away on July 23, 2020. He was born in Rockford, Illinois, on October 28, 1963, the son of Les and Karen (Caldwell) Carre. On December 22, 1988, Richard was united in marriage to Joyce Lewis in Rockford, IL. He was a graduate of Winnebago High School. First and foremost, Richard loved the time...
Carl H. Turner
July 22, 2020
Carl H. Turner, 87, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Carl was born in Rockford on August 2, 1932, son of Carl E. and Constance (McClain) Turner. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, having served in the Korean War. Carl married Corinne Opsahl on February 19, 1955. Throughout his career, he held various...
Glen E. Turnbull
July 21, 2020
Glen E. Turnbull, 87, passed away on July 21, 2020. Born on August 30, 1932 in Tarkio, Missouri son of Ralph Paul and Glendora (Alloway) Turnbull. A 1949 graduate of Harlem High School, Glen went on to find his first job at Woodward Governor. He later moved on to Borg Warner Rockford Clutch, where he would spend most of his...
Lina Hong
July 21, 2020
Lina Hong, 93, of Rockford. Died Tuesday, July 21, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at home. She was born December 14, 1926, in Tainan, Taiwan, the daughter of Shi Da Pau and Shi (Tsai) Kwan. Lina was warm and generous to everyone she met. She enjoyed attending church with her family. She was a masterful cook, her family and...
Marlene Ann Allen
July 20, 2020
Marlene Allen, 80, of Rockford, IL, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020, at OSF St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford, IL. She was born September 14, 1939, in Rockford, IL, the only daughter of Thorsten Carlson and Ann (Carlson) Carlson, both from Sweden. Marlene married the late Phillip F. Allen, of Rockford, IL in 1964. Marlene lived her entire life...
Tommeco J. Brown
July 19, 2020
Tommeco J. Brown, age 70, of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Tommeco was born in Rockford, IL on May 18, 1950, daughter of John Henry and Ella Mae (Roberts) Massenburg, Sr. She graduated from West High School where she excelled at many sports and later attended Rock Valley College to earn her teaching certificate. Tommeco married Garlyn...
Herman T. Long
July 18, 2020
Herman T. Long, 95, of Rockford, Illinois passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020. He was born May 7, 1925 in Hannibal, Missouri the son of Herman E. and Agnes (Tillquist) Long. He married Juanita Mansfield on January 8, 1946. She predeceased him on June 5, 1998. Herman was employed by Dean Foods for over 30 years. He will be dearly...
Paul Fildes
July 18, 2020
Robert Paul Fildes passed away in Rockford on July, 18th 2020 at the age of 54. Paul was born on September 7th, 1965 in Rapid City, SD to Ralph and Gladys Fildes. Paul graduated from Hiawatha High School in 1986. Paul is survived by his Children, Morgyn Fildes (Kole Bennett) and Josh Fildes (Mikayla Lewis), of Rockford. Along with grandchildren,...
Ronald "Ron" W. Knauer
July 15, 2020
Ronald "Ron" Knauer, 73, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, July 15. 2020.
Ron was born in Savanna, IL on March 8, 1947, son of Donald and Lydamae (Burris) Knauer. Ron married Christine Johnson on September 12, 1970 at St. Rita Catholic Church where he was also a member.
Ron enjoyed playing the coronet when he was in high school, receiving several...
Jane L. Neff
July 14, 2020
Jane Louise (Batty) Neff passed away at the age of 78 in her home in Cherry Valley, IL. Jane was born on June 20, 1942 in Springfield, IL to Lowell and Lillian Batty. She lived in the Cherry Valley area most of her life. Through the years she worked at Robinson Drug Store, Village of Cherry Valley, Knox Motor and...
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