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Local obituaries for the Rockford, IL area

Maria A. Winters

Maria A. Winters

October 21, 2018

Maria A. Winters, 70, of Cherry Valley, passed away October 21, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born January 10, 1948 to Albert C. and Anna V. (DiPiazza) Winters in Rockford, IL. Moved to Cherry Valley, Il in 1982. Maria retired from the State of Illinois Department of Corrections, Winnebago Community Correctional Center in 1998. Volunteered at Swedish American...

Odette L. Rice

Odette L. Rice

October 21, 2018

Odette L. Rice, 98, of Rockford, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018. She was born October 11, 1920, in Lagne, France, the daughter of Henry and Alphonise (Mea) DePiazz. Odette married Jack Rice, April 26, 1947 in France. She came to the United States in 1947 and become a proud U.S. citizen in 1951. Odette and her husband moved to...

David T. Bauer

David T. Bauer

October 20, 2018

David T. Bauer, 66, of Freeport passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018. Born August 21, 1952, in Janesville, Wisconsin, the son of Wayne A. and Dorothy M. (Pickett) Bauer Sr. David was a United States Veteran serving in the Army from 1971-1981. David was married to Kathleen Sheehan; she passed away in 2013. He was an avid bowler and was...

Luna Love Monreal

Luna Love Monreal

October 19, 2018

Luna Love Monreal passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving Mother and family. October 19th 2018. Luna Love was born October 19th 2018 6:06am and passed away shortly after birth. During her short time here she was loved very deeply by her family. She is survived by her brother Romeo Gonzalez. Her maternal grandparents Ellia Monreal, Lazaro Nunez....

Kenneth P. Maragi

Kenneth P. Maragi

October 19, 2018

Kenneth P. Maragi, 53, of Rockford passed away Friday, October 19, 2018. Born June 3, 1965, in Rockford, the son of Louis and Donnella (Block) Maragi. Kenneth was a graduate of Boylan Catholic High School, where he was a proud member of the first boys soccer team. He was recently employed at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Kenneth enjoyed gardening, fishing and...

Albert "Al" Michael Coletta

Albert "Al" Michael Coletta

October 17, 2018

Albert “Al” Michael Coletta, 84, Rockford, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018, in his home. He was born February 7, 1934, in Rockford, the son of Joseph and Anna (Zambrowski) Coletta. Al was a graduate of St. Thomas Catholic High School and was an Army veteran. Al married Mary Jane Leber on October 11, 1954, and she passed away in...

Billy F. Fry Sr.

Billy F. Fry Sr.

October 17, 2018

Billy F. Fry Sr., 78, of Rochelle, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018. He was born August 23, 1940, in Malden, Missouri, the son of Oscar and Lillie (Stewart) Fry. Billy married the love of his life, Martha Gould, on April 7, 1959. Billy was a kind man with an incredible work ethic, his early career was spent farming in...

Emmett E. Grace

Emmett E. Grace

October 15, 2018

Emmett E. Grace, 86, of Rockford passed away Monday, October 15, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1932 in Joliet, IL to Francis P. and Agnes M. Grace. He married Carolyn Miner on May 13, 2000. Emmett was a veteran serving in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict on the USS Charles...

Rose R. Honzel

Rose R. Honzel

October 15, 2018

Rose R. Honzel, 77, of Rockford, IL passed away in her home on Monday, October 15, 2018 with loving family by her side. Rose was born in La Crosse, WI on September 3, 1941, daughter of John and Rose (Cain) Finley. She married John Honzel on April 8, 1961 in Seneca, WI. Rose graduated from Seneca High School, Class of...

Ann M. Dal Santo

Ann M. Dal Santo

October 15, 2018

Ann M. Dal Santo, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 15, 2018, at the home of her son. Ann was born in Rockford to Maria Ferro and Vittorio Piai. She was a 1941 graduate of Rockford West High School. Ann married John Dal Santo in 1946, and they have loved each other for more than 72 years. Faith, family,...

Maria J. Blake

Maria J. Blake

October 13, 2018

Maria J. Blake, 85, of Cherry Valley, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, October 13, 2018. Born December 22, 1932 in Jalisco, Mexico; she was the daughter of Alpolonio and Anselma (Segalla) Vicencio. A member of St. Edwards Catholic Church, Maria retired from Admiral Corporation after 20 years of employment. She enjoyed word search, watching the Price Is Right, Family...

Scott A. Lacrosse

Scott A. Lacrosse

October 13, 2018

Scott A. LaCrosse, 53, of Rockford lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, October 13, 2018 surrounded by his family. Born October 6, 1965, in Rockford, the son of John and Linda (Lundberg) LaCrosse. Scott was a graduate of Jefferson High School and attended Rock Valley College. Scott married Kimberly Smith on May 11, 1996. Scott worked as a Quality...

Hector  J. Murray

Hector J. Murray

October 13, 2018

Hector Joseph Murray, 89 of Rockford, IL passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Hector was born in Seaton Villa, England on August 3, 1929, son of Hector and Alice (Loughlin) McDonald-Murray. He married Anita (Langa) Murray on June 1, 1955 in Chester, England. She passed away November 6, 1998. Hector was a diesel mechanic in the transportation industry for...

Vernon Leroy Goethe

Vernon Leroy Goethe

October 12, 2018

Vernon LeRoy Goethe, 100, passed away peacefully Friday, October 12, 2018, in Rockford, IL. Born May 5, 1918, in Cedarville, IL, to LeRoy and Mabel (Borger) Goethe. Raised in the Freeport area, Vernon was the oldest child of four. He grew up on a hatchery farm and forever refused to eat chicken as a result. Growing up, he loved math...

Nancy Jo Coole

Nancy Jo Coole

October 11, 2018

Nancy Jo Coole, 73, of Belvidere, IL and Fort Myers, FL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Alexian Brothers Hospice in Elk Grove Village following a tragic accident. Nancy was born on December 27, 1944 in Taft, California to Joseph and Mary (Varvir) Kozminske. The oldest of three children, she was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Nancy graduated...

Judy D. Snyder

Judy D. Snyder

October 11, 2018

Judy Danielson Snyder, 76, of Rockford, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. She was born July 3, 1942, in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Marshall and Dorothy (Gilmour) Danielson. Judy was a graduate of East High School. She married William (Bill) Snyder on October 19, 1974. Judy worked various positions at churches within the Rockford Diocese and later as the...

Fran Lynch

Fran Lynch

October 10, 2018

Fran Lynch, 58, Belvidere, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at SwedishAmerican Hospital in Belvidere. She was born February 16, 1960, in Chicago, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Wasser) Diliberto. Fran married John Lynch in Chicago on October 19, 1985. She worked as a phlebotomist for ExamOne. Survived by her husband, John; her son, John Lynch and her...

Paul E. Zickert

Paul E. Zickert

October 10, 2018

Paul E. Zickert, 88, of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018. He was born August 8, 1930, in Beloit Wisconsin, the son of Verne and Sadie (Wegner) Zickert. Paul graduated from Beloit High School class of 1949. He married the love of his life, Raquel Munoz, on June 8, 1957. Paul attended Northern Illinois University and obtained his Master’s...

Clara M. Gifford

Clara M. Gifford

October 9, 2018

Clara M. Gifford, 90, of Rockford, passed away in her home on October 9, 2018. Born February 16, 1928 in Thorp, WI, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Szatalowicz. Married Wayne Gifford on June 30, 1951 in Thorp, WI. Clare had a lifelong career in the “travel biz”, was very involved in her church (St. Rita’s), and volunteered in the...

Michael A. Wold

Michael A. Wold

October 7, 2018

Michael “Mike” A. Wold, 56, of Davis Junction, IL passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018. Mike was born in Rockford, IL on February 8, 1962, son of Edward and Nancy (Widrig) Wold. He was married to Wendy (Townsend) on October 4, 1997, but best friends for 28 years. Mike graduated from Harlem High School and worked as an Advanced...