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Eleanor R. Marinelli
March 28, 2014
Eleanor R. Marinelli, 89, of Rockford, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014. She was born in Rockford on December 25, 1924, the daughter of Frank and Ersilia (Zimelli) Mioni. Eleanor married Ettore 'Tut' Marinelli on January 31, 1948. They spent nearly 30 years together until he preceded her in death on June 4, 1977. Eleanor worked at Sears for...
Laverne J. Lani
March 27, 2014
LaVerne J. Lani, age 82, longtime Rockford resident, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Preceded in death by parents Paul and Caroline (Castiglioni) Lani. Survivors include his children, Pamela (Gary) Coleman and Brian (Julie) Lani; his grandchildren who were the lights of his life, Christopher (Kelly) Lani, Jacqueline (Walter Guy) Lani and Stephanie Coleman; his...
Douglas P. Donahue
March 26, 2014
Douglas P. Donahue, 57, went to be with our Lord, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Doug was born on October 22, 1956 in Freeport, to Paul and Nancy (Highbarger) Donahue. He married the love of his life, Teresa Vaccarello on September 17, 1977. He graduated from Freeport High School and worked as a...
Richard S. "Dick" Schofield
March 26, 2014
Richard S. "Dick" Schofield, 91, Rockford, passed away in his home Wednesday, March 26, 2014. He was born on May 22, 1922, in Freeport, the son of Ralph and Ruth (Stewart) Schofield. Dick was a veteran of the Army Signal Corp serving in the South Pacific during WWII. He married Arlene P. Opel in Neosho, MO on August 6, 1943....
Judith A. Arnold
March 26, 2014
Judith A. Arnold, 65, of Fredricksburg, Texas, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Born on May 21, 1948, in Elgin, the daughter of Ira and Lura (McKay) Mapes. Judith married Charles Arnold on October 6, 1989. She worked for Simpson Electric in Elgin and later retired from Barnett in Barrington. After retirement, Judith and Chuck resided in Fredricksburg, Texas and...
Virginia R. Hammer
March 25, 2014
Virginia R. Hammer, 78, of Rockford passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 1, 1936, the daughter of Earl and Anna (Derrickson) Lutzow, Sr. Virginia married John M. Hammer on October 7, 1956. She worked in activities for various nursing homes throughout the Rockford area and was most recently...
Helen May Messina
March 24, 2014
Helen May Messina 81 of Rockford passed away Monday March 24, 2014 in her home. Helen was born May 1, 1932 in Rockford, the daughter of Salvatore and Julia LaRosa. She married Dominic Messina in St Anthony Church on December 1, 1956. Helen started work at Barber Colman, then Bergner's and finally Rockford Clinic. She was a member of St....
Nadine 'Nardi' E. Detlof
March 24, 2014
Nadine E. 'Nardi' Detlof, 92, of Rockford, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014, the last of 13 siblings. She was born on October 29, 1921 in Fort Dodge, IA, the daughter of Joseph and Grace (Shortino) LaFranka. She married Charles W. Detlof on November 15, 1950 and together they spent nearly 50 years until his death on April 22,...
Joanne Delores Janczak
March 23, 2014
Joanne Delores Janczak, 78, Rockford, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 15, 1935, in Rockford, the daughter of Joseph and Anastasia "Nancy" Pallai. Joanne married Eugene R. Janczak in Rockford on October 1, 1960. He passed away in Rockford on January 29, 2003. Joanne worked as a lunch server...
Thomas J. Peele
March 21, 2014
Thomas J. Peele, 91, Rockford, died Friday morning, March 21, 2014 in Wesley Willows Health Center. Born July 14, 1922 in Saginaw, MI, son of Blaine and Jeanette (Nicholson) Peelle. Served in the United States Army during WWII. Married Jane Stokes on November 6, 1948. He worked at Canfield Clinic as a cytopathologist and head of the lab from 1950-1982....
Carolyn L Brown
March 19, 2014
Rockford- Carolyn L. Brown, 53 of Rockford passed away at home, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in her sleep after a long illness. Carolyn was born April 6, 1960 in Jacksonville, IL the daughter of William and Sharon Lyons. She graduated From Jefferson High School in 1978 and married her loving husband Jim Brown on May 13, 1989 who preceded her...
Thomas K. Moore
March 19, 2014
Thomas K. Moore, 91, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa on November 10, 1922 and raised in New Albin, Iowa; the son of Edward and Anna (Hayes). Thomas married Margaret Schoonover on October 25, 1947 in Beloit, WI and together they made Rockford their home that same year. He began his...
Marion M. Milas
March 18, 2014
Marion M. Milas, 87, Rockford, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born January 13, 1927 in Elk Grove Township, IL, daughter of William L. and Mary C. (Rodewald) Mueller. Married Raymond H. Milas in Mt. Prospect on October 13, 1951. He died March 9, 2001.Rockford resident since 1997 coming here from Zion. She was a member of...
William R. Trank
March 17, 2014
William R. "Bill" Trank, 65 a lifelong resident of Rockford, died Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Bickford House. He was born January 18, 1949 the son of Ronald and Frances (Jacobs) Trank. Graduated from West High School class of 1969 and went on to serve in the United States Army during Vietnam. Bill was the proud owner of the...
Emily Gelafio
March 16, 2014
Emily E. Gelafio 93 of Rockford passed away Sunday March 16, 2014 in Alpine Fireside. She was born November 19, 1920 in Rockford, the daughter of Rocco and Lucille Tartaglia. She married Frank F. Gelafio on April 28, 1946 in Rockford. Frank predeceased her in 1991. She worked all her life in many places. W.T. Grant, Bishop's Buffet, Owen's and...
Irene M. Bachrodt
March 16, 2014
Rockford—Irene M. Bachrodt, 94 of Rockford loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother returned to her heavenly father Sunday, March 16, 2014. Irene was born March 17, 1919 in Des Moines, Iowa to Paul and Margaret (Casey) Wickstrom. Attended North High School and won the State Championship in Tennis. Married Lou Bachrodt on June 28, 1941. Member of ST. Bridget...
Russell L. Lundberg
March 15, 2014
Russell L. Lundberg 67 of Rockford passed peacefully at sunrise surrounded by all of his loving family. He was born June 16, 1946 in Rockford, the son of Lawrence and Maysele Lundberg. He lived all his life in Rockford. He married Cynthia Koch on June 16, 1973 at Redeemer Lutheran Church. He worked for Motorola; he then went and worked...
Colleen A. Leber
March 15, 2014
Colleen A. Leber, 82, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, peacefully in her home surrounded by her family. Born July 25, 1931, in Rockford, the daughter of Gilbert and Mary (Murray) Donahue. She graduated from Muldoon High School, Class of 1949. She also attended Rockford College. On January 19, 1952, she married Donald R. Leber at St. Peters...
Laurie A. Christman
March 14, 2014
Laurie A. Christman, 69, of Rockford passed away Friday, March 14, 2014. Born September 9, 1944, in North Riverside, Illinois, the daughter of Roy and Rosemary (Price) Jackson. She married William Irving Christman. She enjoyed cooking dinners for her family and spending time with them. Survived by her children, Patricia Ann "Patti" Christman, Daniel (Sherry) Christman and Sean Michael Christman;...
Mary Jane Phillips
March 14, 2014
Mary Jane (Jung) Phillips, 87, Rockford, IL, died on her birthday Friday, March 14, 2014 in St. Anne Center. Born March 14, 1927 in Benton Harbor, MI, daughter of Herman and Elfrieda (Diefenbach) Jung. Graduated from Randolph, WI High School and attended the University of Wisconsin . Active Rockford resident since 1971. Member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Valued employee as...
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