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Mary Ellen Ewings
January 18, 2017
Mary Ellen Ewings, 94, Rockford, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Presence Cor Mariae Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 12, 1922, in De Forest, Wisconsin, the daughter of Oscar and Clara (Esse) Nordness. Mary Ellen married Clifford Everett Ewings in De Forest in 1945. He passed away in Madison on May 7, 1991. She...
Craig E. Booher, Md
January 17, 2017
Craig E. Booher, MD., 97, of Rockford, IL and formerly of Grand Rapids, MI passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in his home. Born November 30, 1919 in Lewiston, Idaho the son of Arlie and Ruth (Craig) Booher, he graduated from Indiana University and St. Louis University School of Medicine. Veteran of WWII, Craig served in the US Navy on...
Ben Coniglio
January 17, 2017
Ben Charles Coniglio, 68, of Rockford passed away January 17, 2017. Born January 12, 1949, the son of Sam and Mary (Lynch) Coniglio/Cornelius. Ben was a graduate of Boylan High School. He served as a member of the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Ben was employed by Grays IGA and Charles Street Certified as a butcher, retiring in 2014. He was...
Shannon L Contreras
January 17, 2017
Shannon L. Contreras, 60, of Rockford, passed away on January, 17, 2017 in her home. Born May 31, 1956, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Eddie & June (Farr) Boyd. Graduated from Leaf River high school, class of 1974. Later she went on to become an L.P.N., where she worked for Villa of P.A. Peterson (formally P.A. Peterson Center for...
William "Whitey" Anderson
January 17, 2017
William “Whitey” D. Anderson, 66, of Byron died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in his home. Born August 30, 1950 in Rockford the son of Beltran and Louise (Williams) Anderson. Married his loving wife Jackie Miller on November 22, 1973. Worked as an electrician at the Rockford Airport for 38 years, retiring December 23, 2016. A member of St. Mary Catholic...
Edith "Edie" Dickson
January 16, 2017
Edith “Edie” Dickson, 82, Rockford, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on January 16, 2017, surrounded by her family following a short battle with cancer. She was born November 15, 1934, in Kentucky, the daughter of Don and Dixie Couch. Edie worked as a nurse at Alden Park Strathmoor Nursing Home for over 20 years. Survived by her...
Eleanor R. Messersmith
January 15, 2017
Eleanor R. Messersmith, 87, of Rockford passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017. Born June 19, 1929, in Rockford, the daughter of Anthony and Margaret (Matalovich) Remencius. Eleanor married Bernard Messersmith on April 7, 1951 in Rockford. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, where she was a part of the church cleaning group, the “Holy Dusters.” Eleanor loved...
Monty Spera
January 15, 2017
Monty Spera 74 of Rockford passed away Sunday January 15, 2017 in his home. He was born March 3, 1942 in Rockford, the son of Paul and Jennie Spera. He worked for the Winnebago County Sheriff’s office for many years. Member of St Edwards Church. Survivors include his two children Kelly Spera and Dan (Alana) Spera. Grandchildren, Daxx Spera, Isabella...
Donald Morton
January 14, 2017
Donald L. Morton 68 of Rockford passed away Saturday January 14, 2017 in his home. He was born August 13, 1948 in Rockford the son of William and Margaret Morton. He was a Roofer for many years and later on went to work with his family at Bings Drive In. Don was a big Green Bay Packer and Atlanta Braves...
Robert W. Hicks
January 14, 2017
Robert “Bob” Wesley Hicks (1951 – 2017) Bob, 65, of Rockford passed away January 14, 2017 after a nearly six year battle against cancer. He was born to William E. and Mary A. Hicks on August 13, 1951 in Rockford, Illinois; the first of five children. After completing grade school at St. Patrick’s School in Rockford, he graduated from Boylan...
Jeannine K. Cook
January 14, 2017
Jeannine K. Cook, 84, of Rockford died Saturday, January 14, 2017 in her home. Born March 4, 1932 in Des Moines, IA the daughter of Charles H. and Elizabeth (Raudonis) Riley. Graduated from West High School class of 1949 and married her loving husband and best friend, James R. Cook on March 31, 1951 at St. Edward Catholic Church. She...
Jennifer Renee Jones
January 14, 2017
Jennifer Renee Jones, 20, of Rockford, IL passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017. She was born on September 25, 1996, in Federal Way, WA. She graduated from East High School in 2015. She attended Tallahassee Community College and was transferring to Florida State University next semester to complete a degree in Criminology with aspirations of becoming a detective. Jennifer was...
D'Aubrey Olivia Bell
January 13, 2017
Baby D’Aubrey Olivia Bell, Rockford, passed away Friday, January 13, 2017, in Mercy Health Systems Hospital shortly after her birth. She is the daughter of Belunn Dismuke and Douglas Bell,Sr.. Survived by her parents; her siblings, Amazinee Dismuke, Douglas Bell, Jr, D’Marques , Dontarius, D’Jiyah, and Dominic Bell; her paternal grandmother, Angela Jones; her maternal grandmother, Debra Wiley Dismuke; her...
Leroy J. Kelly
January 12, 2017
Leroy J. Kelly, 95, of Rockford, formerly from Chicago, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017. Born March 25, 1921 in Britt, IA, the son of Martin & Anna (Sherman) Kelly. Received his degree in interior design from IID. Served in the US Army, as a lieutenant during the Korean War. He was an interior designer who owned Kelly & Orr...
Willy A. Malavolti
January 11, 2017
William “Willy” A. Malavolti, 29, of Caledonia, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 after a long illness at home surrounded by his loving family. Born January 5, 1988 in Haiti and was adopted by Alan and Rose Malavolti. He is survived by his 21 brothers and sisters; Noah (Tommi) Malavolti of Wytheville, VA; Aaron Malavolti of Chicago, Rachel (Chris) Clausen of...
Lois C. Doherty
January 10, 2017
Lois C. Doherty, 86, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Born April 1, 1930, in West Brooklyn, Illinois, the daughter of Albert and Edith Bieschke. Lois married Patrick Doherty on February 11, 1956 in Rockford. She graduated from St. Anthony School of Nursing. Lois went on to work as an RN for St. Anthony Hospital and retired from...
Judith "Judy" E. Harms
January 10, 2017
Judith Ellen Harms was born August 6, 1939 and passed away due to complications associated with lung cancer on January 10, 2017. Judy’s parents were the late Harold and Nona Hamaker. She attended St. Paul Lutheran School and West High School, and lived the majority of her life in Rockford, although she also lived in Arizona and Wisconsin in her...
Ronald Bonacquisti
January 10, 2017
Ronald Bonacquisti, 64, of Rockford, passed away in his home on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. He was born on September 18, 1952, in Rockford. For many years he worked at New York Life, and John Hancock Financial as a top selling insurance agent. Ron always had a smile on his face, loved his family, and cared for his pets dearly....
Janina Stanecki
January 10, 2017
Janina Stanecki, 90, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Born August 10, 1926, in Poland, the daughter of Peter and Bernadette (Obachowska) Buro. Janina married Jozef Stanecki in England on February 3, 1951. She was a member of St. Stanislaus church for 50 years. Janina loved her faith, family and her heritage. Survived by her children, Henry (Chris)...
Alicia Valdez
January 9, 2017
Alicia Valdez, 80, of Rockford, passed away Monday, January 09, 2017 at Amberwood Care Center. Born February 24, 1936 in Allende, Coahuila, Mexico, the daughter of Jose Maria & Micaela (Cerna) de la Rosa. Alicia married Guadalupe Valdez in Mexico on May 27, 1962, they moved to Rockford the following month. She worked at JC Penney for 31 years. Last...
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