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John J. Mckillip
March 5, 2014
John J. McKillip, 71 of Rockford died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born December 30, 1942 in Oak Park, IL the son of Walter and Bernice McKillip. He was a United States Marine. John was a press designer and worked side by side with his wife for 11 years who owned Integrated Label Corporation. He...
Robert A. Whited
March 4, 2014
Robert A. Whited, Sr. 79, Roscoe, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in Swedish American Hospital. Born September 28, 1934 in Chicago, son of Thomas and Margaret (Cunningham) Whited. Lived in the Roscoe area for the past 13 years coming here from Hanover Park. He met his special love, Barbara A. Rausch at a bowling alley in Chicago and they married...
John Robert Peterson
March 3, 2014
John Robert Peterson, 53, Rockford, passed into the arms of the angels on March 3, 2014, at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. He fought a courageous battle with Rheumatoid Arthritis for more than 20 years. In January, 2013, after contracting strep throat and strep pneumonia, he spent several weeks in the CCU at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center and...
Derek Edward Stapley
March 3, 2014
Derek Edward Stapley 85, of Rockford passed away Monday March 3, 2014 in OSF St Anthony Medical Center. He was born August 6, 1928 in Ashford, Kent, England. He graduated from Brighton Technical Institute with an engineering degree. He married Doris on March 27, 1954 in England. He came to Rockford in 1966. He worked as the Manager of Research...
Donald R. Leber
March 2, 2014
Donald R. Leber, 84, of Rockford passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 in his home. Born June 7, 1929, in Rockford, the son of Edward and Hazel (Cornell) Leber. He graduated from St. Thomas High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He was a veteran of the United States Army. On January 19, 1952, Donald married Colleen A. Donahue...
Delores A. Stegall
March 2, 2014
Delores A. Stegall, 84, of Gallatin, TN, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014. Delores Stegall was born November 3, 1929 in Rockford, IL, daughter of the late Alfred and Hilda Hellstrom Johnson. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Dorrell "Skip" Stegall and daughter, Debra Stegall. Mrs. Stegall was a nursing assistant for Rockford...
Jeffery D. Donovan
February 27, 2014
Jeffery D. Donovan, 52, of Rockford passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Swedish American Hospital. Born May 14, 1961, in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the son of Jerry D. Donovan and Louise Swick. Jeff was a wild one and lived life to live. He was a good person and helped a lot of friends. Jeff is survived by her father,...
Gwendolyn Louise (Reina) Jones
February 25, 2014
Gwendolyn Louise (Reina) Jones Loving mother, Sister and Daughter.61 of Rockford passed away Tuesday February 25, 2014 in OSF St Anthony Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born august 4, 1952 in Rockford, daughter of Alphonse and Ruth Jones. Graduate of Boylan High School class of "70", where she was Homecoming Queen. She worked at Vogrinc and Short...
Martha Louise Leonard
February 25, 2014
Martha Louise Leonard, 81, Roscoe, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at Lincolnshire Place surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 4, 1932, in Rockford, the daughter of Walter and Aribert (Buchanan) Stern. Martha married Dr. John T. Leonard, Sr. in Rockford on May 21, 1955. She was a graduate Rockford West High School and the St. Anthony...
Irene V. Sommers
February 24, 2014
Irene V. Sommers, 88, of Belvidere, reunited with the love of her life on Monday, February, 24, 2014. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 14, 1926, the daughter of Frank and Rachael (Bielawski) Jaczkowski. Irene married John W. Sommers on April 30, 1955; together they shared 57 years before John passed away on June 9, 2012. She was...
Patricia L. Corey
February 24, 2014
Patricia L. Corey, 79, Rockford, died peacefully in her home on Monday, February 24, 2014. Born July 27, 1934 in Los Angeles, CA, daughter of Edwin Angeloty and Lillian Fogo Angeloty. Graduated from West High School in 1952 and married Jack R. Corey in Rockford on September 2, 1955. Formerly employed by Lamp Elevator as a bookkeeper. Pat was always...
Patrick J. Mera
February 24, 2014
Rockford- Patrick J. Mera, 91, of Rockford, died Monday, February 24, 2014 at SwedishAmerican hospital. Born December 16, 1922 in Rockford , the son of Joseph and Jenny (Tavermina) Mera. Patrick married the love of his life, June DeCarlo, on October 28, 1945. He was completely dedicated to June and his entire family throughout his life. A decorated Veteran of...
Garet M Jeffery
February 23, 2014
Garet Michael Jeffery, 35 of Rockford and formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died unexpectedly Sunday, February 23, 2014. He was born September 17, 1978 in Rockford the beautiful baby boy of Gary and Christine (Edwards) Jeffery. Garet and his family moved to Broken Arrow, OK and that is where he and his sister were raised and attended high school. He was...
Carol Ann Dietz
February 23, 2014
Carol Ann Dietz, 83, Rockford, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014, in Wesley Willows Health Care Center. She was born on July 17, 1930, in Oak Park, the daughter of Charles and Dorothy (Larson) Noble. Carol married Carroll Dietz in Lombard on June 7, 1952. She worked as a secretary at the DuPage County Health Department for many years. Carol...
Wanda Lucille Dabbs
February 22, 2014
Wanda Lucille Dabbs, 79, Rockford, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014, in the home of her daughter. She was born June 27, 1934, in Minturn, Arkansas, the daughter of Otis and Dessie (Cline) Shatsar. She married Johnie Wren and later married Joseph Dabbs. Wanda worked at Amcore Bank on 7th St. for many years. She was a member of Rockford...
Lawrence L. Hobart
February 22, 2014
Lawrence L. (Larry) Hobart, 90, died Saturday February 22, 2014 in Rockford, IL, recently returning here after residing many years in the state of Oregon. He was born January 15, 1924 to Paul T. and Agnes E. (Belshaw) Hobart in Roscoe, IL. He graduated from Hononegah High School and then later graduated from Northern Illinois State Teacher's College after serving...
Billy C. Puckett
February 22, 2014
Billy Clark Puckett passed way unexpectedly on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at his home in Loves Park, Illinois. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on July 11, 1948. He moved from Houston, Texas to Rockford, Illinois in 1986 to work for Clinton Electronics where he worked for 28 years. He is survived by his daughter, Sheri Puckett Ford and...
Elisabeth Sauer Schmit Arbuckle
February 21, 2014
Elisabeth V. Sauer (Schmit) Arbuckle 2-9-1921-2/21/2014 Elisabeth V. Sauer (Schmit) Arbuckle, 93, Davenport, IA, died Friday, February 21, 2014 in the Kahl Home in Davenport. Born February 9, 1921 in Oregon, IL, daughter of August Charles and Minnie (Barber) Sauer. She attended nursing school at St. Anthony School of Nursing in Rockford and married James M. Schmit in July of...
Virgie M. Suggs
February 20, 2014
Virgie Mae Suggs of Rockford passed away on Thursday February 20, 2014 at home surrounded by loving family. Virgie was born January 31, 1944 in Durant, MS the daughter of Joe Roby and Lucille Bruce Holmes. She attended schools in Mississippi and moved to Rockford. She was a long time employee at Hamilton-Sundstrand and upon retirement she started her day...
Khampha Phetvixai
February 19, 2014
Khampha Phetvixai, 63 of Rockford died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born December 5, 1950 in Laos and is married to his loving wife Bouaphanh Phetvixai. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Noon at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Mulford chapel with a visitation from 10 a.m. until time of service. Interment...
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