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Ronald A Gates
March 24, 2016
Ronald A. Gates, 81 Rockford- Ronald A. Gates, 81 passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born March 7, 1935 in Gays Mills, WI, and the son of Sheldon E. & Julia E. (Lowe) Gates. He worked as an electrician for Springfield Tire, Rockford Clutch formally Borg Warner. Married Elizabeth Thrower in Rockford on August 23, 1986....
Phyllis R. Linn
March 24, 2016
Phyllis R. Linn, 88, of Rockford passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Amberwood Care Center. Born March 6, 1928, in Mount Sterling, Iowa, the daughter of David W. and Allena (Madden) Bennett. She married Clarence A. Linn in Nashua, Iowa on April 16, 1949. She worked as an LPN. Phyllis was a member of United Methodist Church. She liked...
Brian L Norgart
March 24, 2016
Brian L. Norgart, 46, of Rockford, left us too soon after a courageous battle with cancer, on Thursday, March 24, 2016; with his loving family at his side. He was born in Peoria, Illinois on May 31, 1969; to parents Jim and Kathleen (Mahoney) Norgart. Brian grew up in Rockford, and went to Boylan High School, eventually graduating from Guilford...
Elizabeth "Pat" Mcclellan
March 23, 2016
Elizabeth Mary "Pat" McClellan, 92, of Rockford, IL, passed into the loving arms of the Lord on March 23, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband Harvey Franklin McClellan. > She was born June 3, 1923 in Chicago, the daughter of Louis Dunlap Chatman and Laura Glowing Chatman. > She married Harvey on August 29, 1942 and together...
Pomposa Pam Rodriguez
March 23, 2016
Pomposa “Pam” Rodriguez, 70, of Rockford passed away Wednesday March 24, 2016 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born October 6, 1945 in Moline, IL, the daughter of Frank and Carmen Lopez. She married Paul Rodriguez on August 17, 1963 in Silvis, IL. Pam has worked for Boylan High School since 1977. Member of St. Peters Cathedral. Former President of...
Elton A Kopplin
March 23, 2016
Elton A. Kopplin, 80, Rockford- Elton A. Kopplin, 80, of Rockford went to his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in his home. Born November 15, 1935 in Moundville Wisconsin, the son of Arnold and Elsie (Labrenz) Kopplin. He moved to the Rockford area in 1964. Married Marcelle Moore February 7, 1970 in Rockford. She predeceased him on...
Theodore "Ted" D. Groft
March 23, 2016
Theodore "Ted" D. Groft, 85, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Born January 4, 1931 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the son of Blair and Nioma (Duncan) Groft. Ted served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He married Eva Jane Robinson in August 1955 in Moundsville, West Virginia; they just celebrated their 60th anniversary. Ted...
Patricia Olson Jacobsen
March 22, 2016
Patricia Olson Jacobsen, 91 Rockford- Patricia Olson Jacobsen, 91, left this earthly realm on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in her daughter’s home with her beloved caregiver, Deb Hood, and her daughter by her side. She was born on April 10, 1924 in Pittsburg, PA to Raymond S. and Esther C. (Kinyon) Olson. However, when she was four years old, she...
Donna M. Rutz
March 20, 2016
Donna M. Rutz, 83, of Rockford, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, March 20, 2016 with her loving family at her side. She was born in Argyle, Wisconsin, on March 3, 1933 to parents, Joseph and Helen (Lunde) O’Rourke. Donna married her husband Robert Rutz in Rockford at Our Saviors Lutheran Church on March 21, 1952. They first...
Laverna "Lolly" Diventi
March 18, 2016
LaVerna “Lolly” Rose Leibforth DiVenti went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 18, 2016 at Villa @ PA Peterson after a long illness. Memorial service to be held from 1:30pm until 4pm Sunday April 17, 2016 in St Anskar Church 4801 Spring Creek Rd, Rockford, IL 61114 . In lieu of flowers memorials to the family. Express...
Audrey M. Cotti
March 17, 2016
Audrey M. Cotti, 92, of Rockford passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016. Born September 28, 1923, in Dekalb, Illinois, the daughter of David and Elsie (Voight) Birkner. She married Louis Cotti. Audrey worked in the mailroom for D and D Packaging. She was an avid reader and kept sharp by doing early morning crossword puzzles every morning. She loved classical...
Salvatore "Sam" Guinta
March 17, 2016
Salvatore “Sam” W. Guinta, 85, of Rockford passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born January 30, 1931 in Chicago, the son of Salvatore C. and Mary (Capo) Guinta. A veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean War from 1951-1953. Sam married his first wife, Mildred DeSilvio on May 26, 1951 and...
Jan Faythe Stafford
March 17, 2016
Jan Faythe Stafford, 75, of Belvidere, went home to her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Jan was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on August 17, 1940; to parents, Robert C. and Sylvia E. (Bowen) Stafford. She grew up and went to school in Spartanburg, South Carolina; and was united in marriage to William D. Stinocher in 1958. Jan...
Billy D. Flowers
March 17, 2016
Billy D. Flowers, 56 Rockford-Billy D. Flowers, 56 passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Amberwood Care Centre, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 27, 1959, in Adel, GA, the son of Billy W. & Olive (Lane) Flowers, but was raised by Olive and Don Wilson. Billy work as a machinist for both Ingersoll, Crown Machines, and Eclipse...
Sandra Clark
March 16, 2016
Sandy Clark was a light for many and an inspiration to all. She was a happy and positive person who believed in hard work and family first. She was deeply spiritual and believed in the other side. She always had a crystal she was charging or some spiritual words of wisdom to bestow onto others. She loved cats...probably more then...
Albert Edward Kunze
March 16, 2016
Albert Edward Kunze, 75, of Rockford, IL passed away Wednesday March 16, 2016 in Swedish American Hospital. He was born February 26, 1941 in Chicago, the son of Heinrich and Frances Kunze. Albert served in the US Army. He married Rosanne Swan on February 24, 1967 in Rockford. Al was a hard-working man who did not covet possessions. His biggest...
Florence K. Zeal
March 15, 2016
Florence K. Zeal, 96, of Rockford, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born on March 9, 1920, in Galena, IL, the daughter of Andrew and Julia (Kuhl) Bussan. She married Dale Zeal on July 27, 1942. In 1945, they relocated to Rockford. She retired from K-Mart in 1982 as a department manager. She was...
Mary Jane Mcintyre
March 13, 2016
Mary Jane McIntyre, 83, of Rockford passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016. Born August 19, 1932, in Ottawa, Illinois, the daughter of Louis and Margaret (Novotney) Verona. Graduate of Muldoon High School. Mary Jane married Robert W. McIntyre on November 23, 1950 in Rockford. She was a charter member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church, Ladies of the Moose member and...
Helen Shabez
March 13, 2016
Helen Shabez, 80, of Loves Park, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016, at home in the loving care of her husband and children. She was born in Chicago, IL, on July 23, 1935, the daughter of Sigvald and Minnie (Schrage) Borch. She was raised in River Grove, IL graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood, IL. On September 11,...
Chuck A. Karcz
March 12, 2016
Chuck A. Karcz, 49, of Rockford, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 12, 2016. He was born in Queens, NY on May 21, 1966; to parents Andrew Karcz and Grace (Lahey) Karcz. He married his loving wife, Dawn (Gillette) Karcz on February 3, 2006 in Hallendale, Florida. They have one daughter, Skylar, who was born on July 22, 2011. Chuck...
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