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Dec. Robert "Bob" A. Bracken, M.S.W.
May 26, 2018
Robert “Bob” A. Bracken, 89, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018. Born June 27, 1928 in Akron, Ohio; he was the son of Harold B. and Mary A. (Jamison) Bracken. He married Lois R. Schultz May 22, 1949 in Kewanee. Bob was a member of Holy Family Catholic, ordained as a Permanent Deacon in 1975 at St. Peter’s...
Richard A. Jensen
May 25, 2018
Richard A. Jensen, 63, of Rockford, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born May 20, 1955 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, the son of Ralph P. Jensen & Elizabeth L. Morris. Married Mary Rouse in Roselle, IL on September 1, 1990. They moved to the Rockford area in 1991. Richard worked for Angelic Organics. Richard...
Pamela J. Gomez
May 25, 2018
Pamela J. Gomez, 64, of Machesney Park passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 in her home. Born April 16, 1954, in Rockford. Pamela worked as a GPA for Maple Elementary for 25 years. Pamela was a loving wife, mother and grandmother to her husband, Jose; sons, Jose (Kelly) and Tim (Ashley) and grandchildren, Nevaeh, Jose and Jonas. Visitation will be...
Marshall A. Holmgren
May 24, 2018
Marshall A. Holmgren, 95, passed away peacefully in his home on May 24, 2018. He was born on December 21, 1922 in Chicago, the son of John and Gladys (Lempke) Holmgren. Marshall received a BS in Business from Northwestern University. He married Marian Larsen on September 4, 1947, in Chicago. Marshall served in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific...
William "Bill" E. Scheer
May 23, 2018
William E. Scheer, 65, of Rockford, passed away in his home on May 23, 2018. Born October 24, 1952 in Fort Wayne, Indiana; he was the son of Elmer W. and Edna (Schroeder) Scheer. He married Sharon D. Court on June 7, 1975 in Rockford. Bill was a 1975 graduate of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and member of Bethesda Covenant...
Marvin R. Downs Jr.
May 23, 2018
Marvin R. Downs, 93, of Rockford died Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Alden Debes Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Born November 10, 1924 in Schyler County, the son of Marvin and Beula (Beam) Downs. He married his loving wife, Catherine “Kay” Eifert on September 14, 1949. Marvin was the former owner of Rockford Silk Screen Process, Inc. from 1965 until...
Christopher T. Vola
May 22, 2018
Christopher Thomas Vola, 54, of Rockford died suddenly May 22, 2018 after a challenging battle with ALS. Born in Rockford on July 4, 1963, the son of Thomas and Lillian (Zweep) Vola. He graduated from Guilford High School where he found his passion for automotive and metal working. He traveled the U.S. and Canada for the last 25 years as...
Donna L. Reese
May 21, 2018
Donna L. (Leubka) Reese, 77, of Loves Park, IL passed away May 21, 2018 in Janesville, WI after a long illness, surrounded by her family. She was born October 30, 1940 to Elmer and Thelma Leubka in Postville, IA. Donna graduated from Postville High School in 1958 and Iowa State University in 1962. She married David Reese at the Little...
Michael M. Morrison
May 20, 2018
Michael Mathew Morrison, 45, of Rockton passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Born on March 21, 1973, in Sycamore, the son of Jeffrey and Teresa (Tessling) Morrison. Mike was a paramedic and firefighter for Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department for many years. Mike was an unselfish and giving individual. He devoted his life to serving others, whether as a paramedic, a firefighter,...
Ferdinand "Fred" Puetz
May 19, 2018
Ferdinand “Fred” Puetz, 89, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018. He was born April 1, 1929, in Duesseldorf, Germany to Ferdinand and Ida (Foehring) Puetz. Fred married Anneliese Franke and had two sons, Dietmar and Ulrich. He came to United States in early spring of 1963 and worked in Rockford as a trained mechanic. Fred worked earlier in...
Michael W. Stahl
May 19, 2018
Michael W. Stahl, 61, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at his home. Born August 24, 1956 in Rockford, the son of Ronald W. & Patricia (Girard) Stahl. Graduated from Boylan Catholic High School, class of 1974, and BS from Rockford University. Married Bonita in Rockford on August 27, 1977. He was the Vice President of Sales for...
Sandra M. "Sandy" Lane
May 17, 2018
Sandra M. “Sandy” Lane, 68, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at her home. Sandy was born December 24, 1949 in Rockford, IL, daughter of Roy and Mary (Castiglione) Jakeway. She grew up and lived in Rockford all of her life. Sandy graduated from Auburn High School, class of 1967. She married Rickie Lane on December 6,...
Peter "Pete" Kruchten
May 16, 2018
Pete Kruchten, 58, of Rockford, passed away in his home on May 16, 2018. Born May 28, 1959 in Duluth, Minn, the son of Kenneth R. & Mary A. (Johnson) Kruchten. Graduated from Cathedral High School, in Saint Cloud, Minn, class of 1977. Later attended Saint Cloud State University. Lived most of his adult life in the Rockford area, coming...
Amy L. Hill
May 15, 2018
Amy L. Hill, 92, formerly of Rockford, passed away May 15, 2018 in Petersburg, Indiana. Born May 22, 1925 in Rosetta, Mississippi; she was the daughter of William G. and Mary (Green) Tillery. She retired from Chrysler after 25 years of employment. Amy was a member of United Auto Workers Local 1268 where she was the liaison for the Women’s...
Scott B. Johnson
May 13, 2018
Scott B. Johnson, 66, lifelong Rockford resident, died Sunday morning, May 13, 2018 at Nelson Debes Subacute Care. Born January 16, 1952, son of Gilbert G. and Katherine “Kats” Bladstrom Johnson. Graduated from Guilford High School in 1970 and married Kathie J. Linneman in Freeport on June 1, 1974. Scott formerly worked as the Bakery Manager at the South Alpine...
Linda M. Sparks
May 12, 2018
Linda Mae Sparks, 75, Rockford, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. She was born June 28, 1942, in Rockford, the daughter of Herbert and Violet (Johnson) Wilmer. She married James “Jim” Sparks in Rockford on June 24, 1961. Linda loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them. Survived by her loving husband...
Louie C. Ratze
May 11, 2018
Louie C. Ratze, 93, of Rockford, died Friday, May 11, 2018 with loving family by his side. Louie was born March 24, 1925 in Rockford, IL, son of August and Margaret (Schroeder) Ratze. He married Frances (Boettcher) Ratze on October 7, 1946. Louie was a self-taught man who loved and served the Lord. He volunteered much of his time to...
Robert "Bob" E. Putnam
May 10, 2018
Robert “Bob” E. Putnam, 64, of Cherry Valley, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018. He was born September 16, 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Richard and Dolores (Jordan) Putnam. Bob worked for many years in manufacturing as an engineer and an engineering manager; he belonged to the SME and ASTM. He had a passion for country music...
Alice E. Kundo
May 8, 2018
Alice E. Kundo, 95, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Born in Rockford, the daughter of Walfred and Victoria Johnson. Alice married Willis W. Kundo on February 4, 1946. She was a member of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. Survived by her daughters, Vicki Christensen, Kathy (Rick) Schneider, Bonnie (Ron) Bowes and Lori (Jeff) Patnaude; 16 grandchildren;...
Shirley L. Hess
May 7, 2018
Shirley L. Hess died in her home in Rockford, Illinois, on May 7, 2018. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on December 13, 1942. Her parents, James D. and Lorraine (Penne) Lynch predeceased her. She attended St. Edward’s Grade School, Muldoon High School, and graduated from East High School in 1960. She married James M. Hess at the University...
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