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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...
Patrick J. Faith
March 12, 2014
Patrick J. Faith, 77, Rockford, died Wednesday morning in the comfort of his home with his wife by his side. Born August 29, 1936 in Belvidere, son of Patrick H. and Mae (Tobyne) Faith. Veteran of the U.S. Navy. Married Bonita L. (Davis) Hentges in Poplar Grove on August 29, 1970. Previously worked for the Chicago-Northwestern Railroad for several years...
Eugene W. "Gene" Wolski
March 11, 2014
Eugene W. "Gene" Wolski, 88, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. He was born in Chicago on August 4, 1925, the son of Michael and Frances (Mars) Twarog. After losing his father at a young age, Gene was later adopted by Joseph Wolski when his mother remarried. Gene was a proud U.S veteran serving his country in...
Tracy E. Bonavia
March 10, 2014
Tracy E. Bonavia, 31, of Rockford, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Rockford on January 19, 1983, the daughter of Mark and Patricia (Snead) Bonavia. Tracy graduated from Rockford Lutheran High School in 2001 and went on to earn her Bachelor's degree in Elementary...
Linda K Vincent-Miller
March 9, 2014
Linda Kay Vincent-Miller, wife of the late Fred Vincent-Miller and mother of Evan Vincent-Miller and longtime resident of Rockford, Illinois, died March 9, 2014 at the Catherine Kasper Living Center near Donaldson, Indiana. She was 63. The cause was complications from pneumonia. She was a treasured sibling, loving wife, devoted mother, admired aunt, valued coworker, and a friend to many....
Roger K. Everson
March 9, 2014
Roger K. Everson, 84, of Rockford, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at PA Peterson Center for Health. Born May 11, 1929, in Rockford, the son of Lavern "Slim" and Evelyn (Cunningham) Everson. He graduated from East High School. In 1948, he married Bettie J. Turkelson in Sycamore. Roger worked as a planner at Southwest Forest Industries and later ran...
Thomas Charles Gentry
March 8, 2014
Thomas Charles Gentry, 87, Rockford, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born April 20, 1926, in Los Angeles, CA, the son of Charles and Marie (Trousch) Gentry. Tom married Marion Deru in Los Angeles ,CA on April 12, 1947. He was a veteran of the Navy, serving during WWII on the escort...
Betty Whitney-Behling
March 6, 2014
Betty Jean Nelson Whitney- Behling of Rockford passed away Thursday March 6, 2014 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born June 10, 1930 in Orfordville, WI. The daughter of Henry and Anna Nelson. Graduate of Hononegah High School, class of 48. She married Donald A. Whitney in Old Stone Church on November 5, 1948 he predeceased her in 2007. She...
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