Obituaries
Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory LTD. Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Rockford, IL area
Jane A. Kraemer
December 24, 2018
Jane A. Kraemer, loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother, 84, of Durand, IL, formally of Dakota and Rockford, IL. Died at 2:15 p.m. on Monday, December 24, 2018 at Medina Manor Nursing Home. Born August 12, 1934 to Milton & Isabelle Bunker in Manistique, MI. Attended area schools, graduated from Manistique High School in 1951. She taught dance at Arthur Murray...
Bryce James Russell
December 23, 2018
Bryce James Russell, 83, Rockford, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1935, in Colfax, WI, the son of George and Astrid (Steen) Russell. Bryce was a veteran of the Navy, serving from 1954 to 1958. He married Anna “Ann” McNeal in Rockford on March 25, 1972. Bryce was the...
Larry Thompson
December 23, 2018
Larry Thompson, 52, of Freeport, IL passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018. Larry was born December 5, 1966 in Chicago, IL, son of William and Hilda (Wokeck) Thompson. He married Donna Thompson on April 21, 2013. Larry worked as an auto mechanic most of his life. He enjoyed all things outdoors, especially working on cars, fishing and snowmobiling. He...
Terri L. (Ferguson) Rogers
December 22, 2018
Terri L. (Ferguson) Rogers, 62 of Rockford, passed away in her home on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Terri was born March 2, 1956 in Rockford, daughter of Donald and Mildred (Bambush) Ferguson. She attended and graduated from Rockford Schools. Terri relocated and spent much of her adult life in Georgia with her long term partner, Will Davis. Due to health...
Barbara A. Doyle
December 22, 2018
Barbara A. Doyle, 79, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018. Born in Rockford on December 24, 1938 to parents, Francis and Olive P. (Peterson) Cork. She married Larry G. Doyle on July 13, 1957 in Rockford. She was employed for 13 years at OSF St. Anthony as a switchboard operator. Survivors include her children, Dawn (Todd Stuehler) Bryant,...
Lavon M. Archer
December 20, 2018
LaVon M. Archer, 91, lifelong resident of Rockford, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018. Born March 23, 1927, daughter of Harold and Mabel Nyght. LaVon married Richard Archer on November 30, 1945. She helped Richard operate a television repair business for 40 years. LaVon was a lifelong member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She loved to cook and feed her family....
Katharine "Kathy" L. Rogers
December 19, 2018
Katharine “Kathy” L. Rogers, 48, of Belvidere, passed away suddenly on December 19, 2018. Born February 12, 1970; she was the daughter of James Anthony and Sharon V. (Kramer) Lester. She married Carl Rogers on July 21, 2007 in Rockton. She enjoyed cooking, word search, taking care of her dogs and spending time with her family. Survivors include her husband,...
Timothy "Tim" A. Hryszczuk
December 19, 2018
Timothy A. Hryszczuk passed away unexpectedly December 19, 2018 at age 35 in his home in Loves Park. He was born on June 25th 1983, the son of Tom A. Hryszczuk and Gwendolyn K. Moody. Tim worked for Midwest Maintenance for the past couple years. He previously studied at Lakeland College working towards his associates degree. He was actively involved...
Howard A. "Howie" Kramp
December 19, 2018
Howard A. “Howie” Kramp, 85, of Rockford, went to meet our lord and savior Wednesday, December 19, 2018. He was born January 2, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Isabella (Goodwing) and Earl Kramp. Howie proudly served in the United States Marines during the Korean War, earning the Purple Heart. He married the love of his life, Ida Prezioso,...
Stella E. Vinci
December 16, 2018
Stella E. (Casarotto) Vinci, 91 of Rockford, passed away December 16, 2018. Stella was born May 13, 1927 in Rockford, daughter of Emilio and Teresa (Fabrello) Casarotto. She married Frank J. Vinci on July 26, 1947 in Rockford, IL. Stella was a member of St. James Catholic Church, the Venetian Club and worked as a cook in the Rockford Schools....
Joyce T. Apitz
December 14, 2018
Joyce T. Apitz, 88, of Rockford, IL, died December 14, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Joyce was born September 25, 1930 to Harold O.Totten and Catherine (Simons) Totten Sterne in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Crystal Lake Community High School in 1948 and Monmouth College in 1952. Joyce married William H. Apitz July 12, 1952. He predeceased her...
Margarete "Marge" Gorman
December 13, 2018
Margarete (Marge) Gorman, 84, died peacefully after a tenacious battle with Alzheimer’s disease. While this disease steals memories, Marge remained engaged with her family and the loving and supportive caretakers at Pinecrest Terrace in Mount Morris where she lived for the past 18 months. Not one for Bingo or crafting, she spent her days caring for the many “babies” entrusted...
Christian Solfisburg Iv
December 13, 2018
Christian Solfisburg IV, of Rockford, IL, age 74, passed away on Thursday, December 13th, 2018 at his home. He was born in Aurora, IL on July 18, 1944, the son of Christian H. “Bud” Solfisburg III and Mary Francis Levi Solfisburg. He is preceded in death by his parents and his brother Andrew P. Solfisburg. He is survived by his...
David J. Stone
December 12, 2018
David J. Stone, 86, of Rockford, Illinois passed away peacefully in his home on December 12th, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 3rd, 1932 to Nate and Helen Stone in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, and raised in Rockford, Illinois. He attended St. Peter Grade School and graduated from St. Thomas High School, class of 1950, where he...
Paul J. Kai
December 11, 2018
Paul J. Kai, 76, of Rockford, passed away December 11, 2018. Born August 24, 1942 in Beloit, Wl, the son of Wayne & Grace (Flynn) Kai. Married Joyce Rush on April 6, 1960 in Rockford, II. He was employed by Ideal Uniform Service (later becoming Cintas) for almost 40 years and HMC Products for 10 years prior to retiring in...
Mary C. "Katie" Rorheim
December 11, 2018
Mary C. “Katie” Rorheim, 63 of Loves Park, IL, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Katie was born October 28, 1955 in Oak Park, IL, daughter of Aidan and Rita (Rudd) McGibbon. She graduated from McHenry High School, Class of 1973. Katie met her true love and life partner, Kenneth Rorheim while attending Western Illinois University where she earned a...
Shirley Jean Richards-Orr
December 11, 2018
Shirley Jean Richards-Orr, 84, Rockford, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 13, 1934, in South Wayne, WI, the daughter of Clarence and Winifred (Stack) Hanson. Shirley married John “Jack” Richards on November 29, 1952. He passed away in 1987. She married Charles “Chuck” Orr on September 20, 2003. She...
Louis "Lou" A. Pace
December 11, 2018
Louis “Lou” A. Pace, 92, of Arlington Heights, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. He was born March 16, 1926, in DeKalb, Illinois, the son of Louis Pace and Matilda (Cozzoni) Pace. He was born and raised in Rockford, IL. Louis graduated from West High School class of 1944. He proudly served his country in World War II in the...
Vera E. German
December 11, 2018
Vera E. German, 94, of Rockford, previously from Jacksonville, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Born December 23, 1923, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the daughter of Howard and Floy (Barefield) Leffler. Vera married her best friend and soulmate, Louis German on August 26, 1940 in Hanibal, Missouri. She now joins him in Heaven. Together, they enjoyed traveling, camping and fishing....
Clifford E. Knowles
December 10, 2018
Clifford E. Knowles, 89 of Rockford, IL, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018 surrounded by family. Born May 2, 1929, in Park Falls, Wisconsin, the son of Walter and Ethel Knowles. Cliff was a proud and patriotic veteran serving in the United States Marine Corp. Cliff met and married the love of his life, Ruby Thomas. They celebrated life and...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
About
Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory LTD. offers a collection of obituaries for Rockford, IL & Winnebago County. With services throughout Illinois that are updated regularly. Find local Rockford, Illinois obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.
