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William H. Knight
October 12, 2015
William Henry Knight, 80, of Machesney Park, passed away at home on Monday, October 12, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born in Trenary, MI, on September 24, 1935; son of George and Lillian (Wright) Knight. Bill worked as a Draftsman Engineer for Rockford Products from 1952 to 1997, retiring after 45 years. He loved and enjoyed the...
Charles J. "Chuck" Beckwith
October 12, 2015
Charles J. “Chuck” Beckwith, 65, of Rockford passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 after a long illness. Born November 7, 1949, in Hazel Green, Wisconsin, the son of Rollin C. and Joan V. (Foht). Chuck was a graduate of West High in 1967. He was a veteran serving in the United States Air Force from 1971 – 1975. Chuck worked...
Dorothy Bosi
October 11, 2015
Dorothy Bosi, 88, of Rockford passed away on October 11, 2015 at Bickford Assisted Living. Dorothy was born on April 30, 1927 in Rockford to John and Josephine (Macchi) Marzorati. She graduated from West High School and worked as a secretary at the law firm of Smith & Sype. She married Joe Bosi on September 27, 1947. Dorothy and Joe...
Jeanne Reitsch Floberg
October 9, 2015
Jeanne Reitsch Floberg, 85, Rockton, and Sun Lakes, AZ, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born August 26, 1930, in Rockford, the daughter of Robert ”OB" and Marion (Armstrong) Reitsch. She married John A. Floberg in Rockford, on June 26, 1954. He predeceased her in 2004. Jeanne graduated from Rockford West High School, Class...
B. Jean Winquist
October 8, 2015
B. Jean Winquist, 93, of Rockford, died peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2015, in her home. She was born on August 31, 1922; the daughter of Charles and Marie (Sahn) Skare. Jean married Ronald Winquist on May 22, 1943. She helped her husband on the family farm for many years. Jean retired after 22 years as head cook at New...
Raymond T. Gould
October 8, 2015
Raymond Theodore Gould, 77, of Rockford passed away Thursday October 8, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born August 13, 1938 in Morrison, the son of Wilfred Edwin (Jay) and Mildred Gould. As a young boy he grew up in southern Illinois on the family farm. He was involved in 4-H as a...
Philippe Forcioli
October 7, 2015
Philippe D. Forcioli, 51, of Rockford died Wednesday, October 7, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born November 13, 1963 in Marseille, France to Robert and Lucy (Olive) Forcioli. At an early age, Philippe began his career as a chef on the Orient Express. After relocating to the Rockford area, he was the executive chef at Cliffbreakers and the...
Patricia A. "Pat" Armstrong
October 6, 2015
Patricia A. Armstrong, 68, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 3 pm surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 8, 1947 in Rockford, Illinois, daughter to Gerald and Wanda (Wazycka) Cruthoff. Pat was married to Brian O. Armstrong on October 28, 1972. She was employed as a beautician for over 45 years. Pat will...
Marie A. Harris
October 5, 2015
Marie A. Harris, 75, of Rockford, went home on Monday, October 5, 2015. She was born on September 16, 1940 in Athens, Alabama; to her parents Gilbert White and Dorothy Baity. Marie was married to William Harris, and they enjoyed many wonderful years together until William’s passing in 2004. She worked as head cook at Warner Lambert for several years...
Waclaw "Walter" Lukaszewski
October 4, 2015
Waclaw “Walter” Lukaszewski 91 of Rockford passed away Sunday October 4, 2015 in his home. He was born November 1, 1923 in Poland, the son of Adam and Alexandra Lukaszewski. He married Helena Soltysik-Lukaszewski on February 4, 2004. His first wife Lily predeceased him in 1994. He worked at Greenlee for 26 years, retiring in 1990. Member of St. Stanislaus...
Patricia Ann Ferris
October 4, 2015
Patricia Ann Ferris, 68, of Rockford died Sunday, October 4, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born on December 24, 1946 in Chicago, IL to Joseph and Anna Whalen. She later moved to McHenry, IL where she met the love of her life, Phillip P. Ferris Sr. They married in 1967, and relocated to Rockford the following year. She...
Maria T Ramirez
October 3, 2015
Maria T. Ramirez, 60 Rockford – Maria T. Ramirez, 60, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, October 3, 2015 with her loving family surrounding by her side. Born December 23, 1954 in Durango, Mexico, the daughter of Gelacio & Ramona (Rocha) Jimenez. Maria earned her teaching degree in Mexico. She married the love of her life, Benito Ramirez, in Chicago on...
Sylvia Carol Jones
October 2, 2015
Sylvia Carol Jones “Butch” 75 of Loves Park, took the Lord’s hand on October 2, 2015 at 8:20am to join her husband for a long awaited dance in heaven. Born in Rockford on May 5, 1940 to Stephen and Sylvia Minett. The second to the youngest of six. Married Dock Jones on October 27, 1962, She was a homemaker all...
Marilyn M. Magnuson
October 2, 2015
Marilyn M. Magnuson, 83, of Rockford passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, October 2, 2015. She was born on May 17, 1932 to Milton and Margaret (Dyer) Saaf in Rockford, Illinois. In 1952, she married the love of her life, Leonard Magnuson. She worked in administration at Swedish American Hospital for many years. Marilyn was an active member...
Craig Michael Garwick
October 2, 2015
Craig Michael Garwick, 52, Loves Park, passed away Friday, October2, 2015, in his home. He was born Aug 15, 1963, in Rockford, the son of Warren and Mary (Hayes) Garwick. He was a 1981 graduate of North Boone High School. Craig married Stephanie Stralow on August 11, 2002. He was employed at Lube Express for 17 years and most recently...
Rita A. Corl
October 1, 2015
Rita A. Pendzinski Corl, 85, of Rockford died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Presence Cor Mariae. She was born on July 21, 1930 in Chicago, the daughter of Walter and Anna (Husak) Golchert. She married Raymond Pendzinski on Sept. 5, 1954 in Chicago, who preceded her in death in 1970. She was proud to have...
Frank A. Costello
September 30, 2015
Frank A. Costello, 91, of Rockford, died peacefully on Thursday, September 30, 2015. He was born on July 16, 1924; to parents Phillip and Concetta Costello. Frank married his loving wife, Vivian Mae Noel on July 4, 1947; Vivian passed away on November 29, 1972. He owned and operated the “It” Liquor Store for several years, then was a sales...
Arthur Palmer Aumann
September 30, 2015
Arthur Palmer Aumann, 24, of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015 in his home after a courageous battle with melanoma. He was born December 22, 1990 in Tampa, Florida, the son of Vince and Sarah Aumann. He was pre-deceased earlier this year by his grandfather, Rod MacDonald. Arthur was an entertainment writer for The Northern Star, DeKalb's newspaper. He...
Ruth J. Adams
September 29, 2015
Ruth J. Adams, 100, Roscoe, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Fair Oaks Rehab and Health Care Center. She was born February 6, 1915, the daughter of Charles and Edith (Johnson) Gerlick. She married Steven Adams and he passed away in September, 2003. Ruth worked in the packing department at Amerock Corp for many years and helped her husband...
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