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Patrick J. Devine
October 12, 2016
Patrick J. Devine 55 of Rockford passed away Wednesday October 12, 2016 in his home. He was born August 5, 1961 in Rockford, the son of Millard and Eileen Devine. He graduated from East High School and then from NIU where he received his Bachelor’s Degree and his Illinois Teaching Certificate. He worked as a Corrections Office for the Winnebago...
Annemarie (Folden) Geraghty
October 10, 2016
Annemarie “Ann” (Folden) Geraghty 95 of Rockford passed away Monday October 10, 2016 in Franklin Grove Nursing Home. She was born January 30, 1921 in Clinton, Indiana, the daughter of Cecil Charles and Lulu Ardella (Gordon) Folden. She graduated from Clinton High School in Indiana. She married Walter Robert “Bob”” Geraghty on October 28, 1955, he predeceased her on March...
Olive A. Purdy
October 9, 2016
Olive A. Purdy, 86, of Rockford passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Wesley Willows Health Center. Born November 7, 1929, in Amboy, the daughter of Nathan and Alice (Bennett) Rockwood. Olive was a faithful member of Berean Baptist Church and was very involved in the AWANA Children’s Ministry. Throughout her life, Olive worked for Englewood Electric, where she met...
Marvetta L. Ellenberger
October 6, 2016
Marvetta L. Ellenberger, 81, of Loves Park, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016. She was born on September 15, 1935 in Monroe, WI, the daughter of Marvin and Dorothy (Trotter) Stauffacher. She proudly served in the United States Marine Corp as a driver. For many years she worked as a mental health technician at H Douglas Singer Mental Health Center,...
William C. Kelly, Sr
October 4, 2016
William C. Kelly, Sr, 87, of Rockford, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at his home. Born February 23, 1929 in Rockford, the son of Harold C. & Georgia M. (Whalen) Kelly. Graduated from St. Thomas School, class of 1947. Served in the Great Lake Naval reserves. Married Prudence Ferraro, in Rockford at St. Patrick Catholic Church, on May 28,...
Tom D. Taylor
October 3, 2016
Tom D. Taylor, 89, of Winnebago passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 in his home. Born October 11, 1926, in Rockford, the son of Frank and Mildred (Thorne) Taylor. Graduate of Winnebago High School. Served 2 years as a Merchant Marine. Member of Winnebago Evangelical Church. Owned and operated Tom D. Taylor Repair in Winnebago for many years. Enjoyed his...
Mary Rose Ruggero
October 1, 2016
Mary Rose Ruggero,94, Rockford, passed away Saturday, October 1,2016, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 24, 1921, in Rockford, the daughter of Alex and Catherine (Mangiaracina) LaSala. They passed away when Mary was very young and she was raised by her aunt and uncle, Martin and Ang Giacone. She married Nicholas Ruggero in Rockford...
Ronald F. Bodda
September 30, 2016
Ronald F. Bodda, 86, of Rockford, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 at Wesley Willows with his wife and daughters at his side. He was born on June 25, 1930 in Rockford, the son of Carrol A. and Evelyn Kate (Reed) Bodda, and moved to Rochelle until his return to Rockford in 1940. Graduate of West High School class of 1948...
Louis L. Melton
September 30, 2016
Louis L. Melton, 73, of Rockford, passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016. He was born on February 20, 1943, in Princeton, IL, the son of Herschel and Genevieve (Hooker) Melton. He served 23 years in the United States Army and then graduated from Western Illinois University. During his first tour of duty in Korea, Louis met his wife Sun...
Sandra A. Saladino
September 30, 2016
Sandra A. Saladino, 76, of Rockford, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016. She was born on July 23, 1940 in Rockford, the daughter of Michael and Theresa Valenti. She married Joseph Saladino on October 19, 1963 at St. Anthony of Padua Church. Sandra was a proud graduate of Bishop Muldoon High School and enjoyed the monthly luncheons with her friends....
Beverly O'Brien Capone
September 29, 2016
Beverly O’Brien Capone LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, “NONNIE” AND FRIEND Beverly “Bev” O’Brien Capone, 80, Rockford, passed away unexpectedly at home Thursday, September 29, 2016. She was born March 14, 1936, in Northfield, WI, the daughter of Clayton and Alice (Hanson) O’Brien. Bev was a graduate of Rockford East High School and attended the University of Illinois in Champaign and Rockford...
Marcia Schroeder Halvorson
September 28, 2016
Marcia Schroeder Halvorson, 89, of Rockford passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Wesley Willows. She was born December 21, 1926 in Boone, Iowa. She was the daughter of Dr. Clarence and Alma Brunk. Marcia married Dr. Maurice “Bud” Schroeder in Rockford on July 1, 1948; he predeceased her on August 6, 1975. She then married Dr. Raymond Halvorson...
Cody R. Maynard
September 28, 2016
Cody R. Maynard, 22, of Rockford died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at Van Matre Health South after a brief illness. Born April 12, 1994 the son of Scott Maynard and Heather (Meyer) Maynard. Cody was formerly employed by Conway Trucking as a forklift operator. He was an avid fisherman, video gamer, card player and ESPN/NFL Network fanatic. He was known...
Carol Ann Medeiros
September 28, 2016
Carol Ann Medeiros, 69, of Rockford, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in her home. She was born on December 22, 1946 in Westchester, IL, the daughter of Edward and Ethel (Mirous) Cutshaw. On October 3, 1964, she married the love of her life, John Medeiros. Together they raised a wonderful family of 5 children....
Gerald "Jerry" T. Carlson
September 27, 2016
Gerald “Jerry” T. Carlson, 69, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born on February 15, 1947 in Rockford; son of Thursten and Gulli (Johnson) Carlson. Married Linda Powell in Rockford on August 30, 1969. Jerry graduated from Rockford East High School, class of 1966. He was a car and...
Carol A. Schmidt
September 26, 2016
Carol A. Bowers Schmidt, 72, of Belvidere, passed away on September 26, 2016. She was born in Chicago on April 16, 1944; the daughter of Leo and Dorothy (Parks) Wesselhoff. She grew up in Wauconda with her two brothers Thomas (Tom) Wesselhoff and William (Bill) Wesselhoff. She spent her youth enjoying Bangs Lake; swimming, fishing, ice skating. Her cousins from...
Jeffrey Magnuson
September 25, 2016
Jeffrey Magnuson, 54, of Rockford, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 at Presence Cor Maria. Born April 21, 1962 in Rockford the son of Leonard and Marilyn (Saaf) Magnuson. Worked for over 30 years for the Illinois Tollway and was an avid Chicago Bears and Cubs fan and a huge die cast toy collector. He was also a collector of various...
Dorothy Lee Evitt
September 25, 2016
Dorothy Lee Evitt, age 81, died September 25, 2016 at Alden Debes Health Care Center in Rockford. Born on October 9, 1934 in Rockford, IL to Thomas and Veronica (Gable) Cleary she graduated from Bishop Muldoon High School in 1952. She married Joel J. Evitt in Atlanta, GA in 1960. In addition to waitressing at the Knights of Columbus, she...
Richard T. Cyrier
September 25, 2016
Richard T. Cyrier, 81, of Rockford died Sunday, September 25, 2016 after a valiant fight with lymphoma. He leaves behind his wife, Margaret (nee Rosti) and children Rosalie (the late Edward Mellish) and Michael (Valerie) Cyrier from his first marriage (Roseann Cascio). Fond grandfather of Sabrah, Serena, Mark, Shanna, Hayley and Claire and several great-grandchildren. Loving brother of Edward, Dolores...
Romuald "Ron" Z. Keller
September 25, 2016
Romuald “Ron” Z. Keller, 68, Rockford, died Sunday, September 25, 2016, in his home. Born February 4, 1948, in Heilbronn, Germany the son of Konstantin Keller and Evgenya (Manczak) Keller. The family moved to the United States in 1950. Ron was a graduate of East high School, class of 1968. Ron was a partner with his brother Al at Keller...
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