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Ray Dean Shuller
March 28, 2015
Ray Dean Shuller, 80, South Beloit passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015. Ray was born on December 23, 1934 in Gentry Arkansas, the son of Elbert R. and Ruth (Carl) Shuller. He served his country as a member of the United States Navy aboard the USS Valley Forge. He was an educator in the Rockton School District teaching mathematics many...
Albert L. Staehling
March 27, 2015
Albert L. Staehling, 76 of Rockford passed away Friday, March 27, 2015. He was born February 13, 1939 parents Paul and Dorothy (Rieke) Staehling. He lived in Cincinnati and attended school there until the family moved to Belvidere in 1954. He graduated from St. Thomas High School, Rockford, in 1958. He married Janet Chiodini at Cathedral Church (now Holy Family)...
Richard H. "Dick" Lyford
March 26, 2015
Richard H. Lyford, 98, of Rockford passed from the loving arms of his family into the loving arms of the Lord on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Wesley Willows Health Center. Born April 6, 1916, in Rockford, the son of Harry and Olive (Tunison) Lyford. Dick loved sports and played football at Rockford High School, where he graduated from in...
Jack Lungo
March 25, 2015
John (JACK) M. Lungo, 75, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at River Bluff Nursing Home. Known by many as "Captain Jack" he was born March 10, 1940, in Rockford, Ill., son of Anthony Lungo and Nancy (Lungo) Wallunas. Jack attended East High School where he lettered in many sports. He later joined the Air Force and served honorably for 4...
Robert Warren Columbia
March 23, 2015
Robert “Bob” Warren Columbia, 88 Rockford - Robert “Bob” Warren Columbia, 88, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, at Wesley Willows. He was born February 18, 1927, in Burgettstown, PA, the son of Jeilden Z. Columbia and Linda M. (nee: Kraeer) Columbia. Bob was a Rockford resident for 53 years, coming here from McDonald, PA in 1962. He married Joanne...
Theodore M. Cieslak, Jr.
March 23, 2015
Theodore M. Cieslak, Jr., 68, of Rockford died Monday, March 23, 2015 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born April 5, 1946 in Gary, Indiana, the son of Theodore M. and Martha (Brown) Cieslak. Ted graduated from Northern Illinois University. He proudly served in the US Navy and married his loving wife Karen Thrasher on August 17, 1963....
David L Ferguson
March 22, 2015
David L. Ferguson, 67, of Rockford, went to his heavenly home after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma, on March 22, 2015; with his family at his side. He was born on March 28, 1947; in Waterloo, Iowa; son of Dale and Carol (Bolster) Ferguson. He married Dixie (Rhodes) Ferguson on April 11, 1992; in Waterloo, Iowa. David served in...
Willard "Bill" Fry
March 22, 2015
Willard “Bill” Fry, 95, of Rockford passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Presence St. Anne Center. He was born February 27, 1920 in Adeline, IL., the son of Willard I. and Pauline (Frantz) Fry. Bill served in the US Army during WWII in Solemn Islands and New Zealand. After returning home he met and married his loving wife of...
Phyllis Mary Davy
March 21, 2015
Phyllis Mary Davy, 90, Rockford, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, in her home. She was born April 24, 1924, in Chicago, the daughter of Alfred and Genevieve (Busche) Schmidt. Phyllis was a graduate of Loyola University in Chicago. She married Edward Davy. He predeceased her in 1995. Phyllis worked as a Social Worker for Catholic Charites where she placed...
Donald Oran Niffenegger
March 21, 2015
Donald Oran Niffenegger, 63, of Cherry Valley, passed away on March 21, 2015 in his home while watching a basketball game with his wife and daughter. Don fought a hard courageous 21 month battle with cancer determined to beat it. He was born in Rockford on February 23, 1952; son of Glen and Mary Niffenegger. He married his wife, Francie...
Cynthia M. "Cindy" Czubachowski
March 20, 2015
Cynthia M. Czubachowski, 63, of Loves Park went home to the Lord on Friday, March 20, 2015, in her home. Born February 29, 1952, in Rockford, the daughter of Clarence “Steve” and Lillian Polaski. She was employed at Hamilton Sundstrand for 37 years. Cindy was an active member of Faith Center Church. Survived by her husband, Tom Czubachowksi; children, Erick...
Robert M Steele
March 19, 2015
Robert M. Steele, 79, of Rockford passed away Thursday March 19, 2015 at OSF St Anthony Medical Center, after a sudden illness. He was born January 8, 1936 in San Diego, CA, the son of Paul and Effie Drehoble. He married Mary Melendrez on April 6, 1956. He worked at OSF St Anthony Medical Center for over 20 years, Rockford...
Jearldean Alexander
March 18, 2015
Jearldean Alexander 79 of Monroe Center passed away Thursday March 18, 2015 in Kindred Hospital. She was born May 19, 1935 in Alabama, the daughter of Grady and Artie Otts. She married Ralph Alexander on May 12, 1952. Ralph predeceased her in 2007. She managed both Insurance Liquidators and Ben Franklin in Rockford. She was a member of Monroe Center...
Anna Lucille Dunahay
March 18, 2015
Anna L. Dunahay, 97, Rockford – Anna L. Dunahay, 97, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Presence Cor Mariae Center. Born August 13, 1917, in Rochelle, IL, the daughter of Wesley & Grace (Bruns) Boomgarden. Graduated Monroe Center High School. Married Roland W. Dunahay, in Rockford, on December 31, 1941. He preceded her in death on February 16, 1999....
Evelyn J Feder
March 18, 2015
Evelyn Feder, 71, of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born August 12, 1943 in Watertown, Wisconsin, daughter of Theodore and Jane (Paradise) Feder. Evelyn worked at Login Industries for 22 ½ years as an office manager, retiring in 2004. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church and also St. Henry Catholic...
Donald G. Rother
March 17, 2015
Donald G. Rother, 74, of Rockford died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in his home. Born December 7, 1940 in Chicago. A veteran of the United States Air Force and honorably discharged. He was self employed for many years and enjoyed a good cup of coffee with his friends. He was a hard worker, a kind and caring man and he...
Debbie Newman
March 15, 2015
Debbie Newman, 64, Rockford, passed away in her home with her husband at her side on Sunday, March 15, 2015. She was born March 18, 1950, in Joliet, the daughter of Charles and Rose Dishinger. Debbie’s father, mother, brother, and sister, died in an automobile accident when she was 15 years old. From that point forward she was raised by...
Thomas "Mike" D'Angelo
March 15, 2015
Machesney Park—Thomas “Mike” D’Angelo, 68 of Machesney Park died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born April 27, 1946 in Elgin, IL to Mary D’Angelo. Mike married Nancy Dickson on October 27, 1979 in Rockford. Mike worked as a courier mail room clerk at Amcore bank retiring after over 40 years of employment. Attended of Riverside...
Louisa M Freeman
March 14, 2015
Louisa Millar Freeman, 78, of Rockford, fell asleep in peace, Saturday, March 14, 2015. Born June 28, 1936, in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland; the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Strain) King. Louisa was married to Clifton Freeman in 1980, and had a one daughter, Rachel. Louisa was previously married to John Brandon Sr., and had five children together. Louisa is survived...
Darrell L. Cowan
March 14, 2015
Darrell Lee “Scott” Cowan, 82, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, in his home with his loving family at his side. Born February 2, 1933, in Orfordville, Wisconsin, the son of John and Pearl (Grenawalt) Cowan. Darrell was a veteran serving in the United States Air Force as an Aircraft Mechanic from 1952 until 1960. For the first...
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