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Jan Stanislau Gawronski

Jan Stanislau Gawronski

January 18, 2013

Jan Stanislau Gawronski, 65, of Rockford, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, in his home.nbsp; Jan was born in Poland on July 11, 1947, the son of Stanislau and Maria Gawronski.nbsp; He served in the Polish Army. Jan came to the United States from Poland in 1980. He married Janina Banasiewicz.nbsp; She passed away on March 12, 2008.nbsp; He was...

Jan Stanislau Gawronski

Jan Stanislau Gawronski

January 18, 2013

Jan Stanislau Gawronski, 65, of Rockford, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, in his home. Jan was born in Poland on July 11, 1947, the son of Stanislau and Maria Gawronski. He served in the Polish Army. Jan came to the United States from Poland in 1980. He married Janina Banasiewicz. She passed away on March 12, 2008. He was...

Donna Celner

Donna Celner

January 17, 2013

Donna M. Celner, 80, Rockford, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013. She was born on January 25, 1932; the daughter of John and Beatrice (Comp) Newman. Donna attended grade school in Cherry Valley and graduated from Muldoon High School class of 1949. She married Stanley Celner on February 14, 1953. Donna worked several years as a secretary for an...

Joseph C. Bollock, Jr.

Joseph C. Bollock, Jr.

January 17, 2013

Joseph C. Bollock, Jr. 75 a lifelong resident of Rockford, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family. Born February 24, 1937 the son of Joseph C. and Ann (Frank) Bollock, Sr. Married his loving wife Barbara J. Johnson and worked at Rockford Products as a machinist for 46 years. Joe was a member of the...

Joseph C. Bollock

Joseph C. Bollock

January 17, 2013

Joseph C. Bollock, Jr. 75 a lifelong resident of Rockford, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family. Born February 24, 1937 the son of Joseph C. and Ann (Frank) Bollock, Sr. Married his loving wife Barbara J. Johnson and worked at Rockford Products as a machinist for 46 years. Joe was a member of the...

Donna M. Celner

Donna M. Celner

January 17, 2013

Donna M. Celner, 80, Rockford, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2013. She was born on January 25, 1932; the daughter of John and Beatrice (Comp) Newman. Donna attended grade school in Cherry Valley and graduated from Muldoon High School class of 1949. She married Stanley Celner on February 14, 1953. Donna worked several years as a secretary for an...

Margaret P. Saack

Margaret P. Saack

January 17, 2013

Margaret P. Saack, 58, Rockford, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 in the University of Wisconsin Medical Center, Madison.Born October 22, 1954 in Rockford, daughter of Harold and Hallie Saack.She was a graduate of Guilford High School and enjoyed doing a variety of crafts.Survivors include her mother, Hallie Saack; brothers, Gerald (Louise) Saack and Michael Saack; three nieces and her special...

Margaret P. Saack

Margaret P. Saack

January 17, 2013

Margaret P. Saack, 58, Rockford, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 in the University of Wisconsin Medical Center, Madison.Born October 22, 1954 in Rockford, daughter of Harold and Hallie Saack.She was a graduate of Guilford High School and enjoyed doing a variety of crafts.Survivors include her mother, Hallie Saack; brothers, Gerald (Louise) Saack and Michael Saack; three nieces and her special...

John J. Skura

John J. Skura

January 17, 2013

John Joseph Skura, Jr. 66John Joseph Skura, Jr., 66, of Rockford died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at UW of Madison after a brief illness. Born September 6, 1946, in Kingston, PA, the son of John J. and Louise A. ( Rychlewski) Skura Sr. Jack worked for 25 years for National Life and American General Insurance Companies and 12 years for...

John Skura

John Skura

January 17, 2013

John Joseph Skura, Jr. 66John Joseph Skura, Jr., 66, of Rockford died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at UW of Madison after a brief illness. Born September 6, 1946, in Kingston, PA, nbsp;the son of John J. and Louise A. ( Rychlewski) Skura Sr. Jack worked for 25 years for National Life and American General Insurance Companies and 12 years for...

Mary C. Kilty

Mary C. Kilty

January 15, 2013

Mary Catherine Kilty, 87, Byron, formerly of Rockford, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, in Neighbors Nursing Home in Byron surrounded by her family. She was born August 30, 1925, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Mary (Waytko) Martin. She married Harold Joseph Kilty in Huntington, Indiana on April 26, 1945. He passed away September 17, 2005. Mary...

Mary Kilty

Mary Kilty

January 15, 2013

Mary Catherine Kilty, 87, Byron, formerly of Rockford, passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, in Neighbors Nursing Home in Byron surrounded by her family.nbsp; She was born August 30, 1925, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Mary (Waytko) Martin.nbsp; She married Harold Joseph Kilty in Huntington, Indiana on April 26, 1945.nbsp; He passed away September 17, 2005. Mary...

Jean Harper

Jean Harper

January 14, 2013

Jean (Genevieve) Harper, 90, Rockford, passed away in Maple Crest Care Centre, Belvidere on January 14, 2013.nbsp; Born October 27, 1922 in Crystal City, Missouri to Joseph and Genevieve Gucciardo.nbsp; She grew up in Rockford, as her family moved here when she was a small child.nbsp; She married Joseph W. Harper on April 5, 1947 in Rockford and worked as...

Jean M. Nelson

Jean M. Nelson

January 14, 2013

Jean Yvonne Morrow Nelson, 88Jean "Dunk" Nelson, 88, Rockford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 14, 2013.She was born July 17, 1924 to Hazel and Herbert Fransen.She graduated from Rockford Central High School, Rockford Business College and proudly served her country during WWII as a WAVE.She was married to Donald Morrow for 25 years before his passing in...

Jean Harper

Jean Harper

January 14, 2013

Jean (Genevieve) Harper, 90, Rockford, passed away in Maple Crest Care Centre, Belvidere on January 14, 2013. Born October 27, 1922 in Crystal City, Missouri to Joseph and Genevieve Gucciardo. She grew up in Rockford, as her family moved here when she was a small child. She married Joseph W. Harper on April 5, 1947 in Rockford and worked as...

Jean Nelson

Jean Nelson

January 14, 2013

Jean Yvonne Morrow Nelson, 88Jean Dunk Nelson, 88, Rockford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 14, 2013.She was born July 17, 1924 to Hazel and Herbert Fransen.She graduated from Rockford Central High School, Rockford Business College and proudly served her country during WWII as a WAVE.She was married to Donald Morrow for 25 years before his passing in...

Patricia Erb

Patricia Erb

January 13, 2013

Patricia Pat Erb, 82, Rockford, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, in her home surrounded by her loving family.nbsp; She was born March 1, 1930, in Chicago, the daughter of Peter and Roseanne (Lamich) Prentice. Pat married Clifford Cliff Erb in St. James Catholic Church on June 25, 1955.nbsp; She worked as the office manager at Exact Machine Tools for...

Theresa Iasparro

Theresa Iasparro

January 13, 2013

Theresa Iasparro was welcomed into eternity on January 13, 2013.Theresa, the youngest daughter of ten children, was born and raised in the predominately Italian south side of Rockford, Illinois.Despite family poverty and her mother Catherines death at a young age, Theresa and her siblings worked together to support their father, Nicholas Pumilia, in his various business ventures, most notably his...

Patricia A. Erb

Patricia A. Erb

January 13, 2013

Patricia "Pat" Erb, 82, Rockford, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 1, 1930, in Chicago, the daughter of Peter and Roseanne (Lamich) Prentice. Pat married Clifford "Cliff" Erb in St. James Catholic Church on June 25, 1955. She worked as the office manager at Exact Machine Tools for...

Theresa Iasparro

Theresa Iasparro

January 13, 2013

Theresa Iasparro was welcomed into eternity on January 13, 2013.Theresa, the youngest daughter of ten children, was born and raised in the predominately Italian south side of Rockford, Illinois.Despite family poverty and her mother Catherines death at a young age, Theresa and her siblings worked together to support their father, Nicholas Pumilia, in his various business ventures, most notably his...