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Local obituaries for the Rockford, IL area

Evelyn M. Sparacino

Evelyn M. Sparacino

January 11, 2013

Evelyn Margrit Sparacino, 93 of Rockford died Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Anne Center. Born October 27, 1919 in PortauPrince, Haiti, the daughter of Gustav Adolf and Marie Rose ""Hilda"" (Carlstrom) Gilg. Lived in Manhattan, NY and married her loving husband, Salvatore Sparacino in 1956. Worked in the Swiss tourism office in Washington, DC and New York City. Evelyn...

Evelyn M. Sparacino

Evelyn M. Sparacino

January 11, 2013

Evelyn Margrit Sparacino, 93 of Rockford died Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Anne Center. Born October 27, 1919 in PortauPrince, Haiti, the daughter of Gustav Adolf and Marie Rose Hilda (Carlstrom) Gilg. Lived in Manhattan, NY and married her loving husband, Salvatore Sparacino in 1956. Worked in the Swiss tourism office in Washington, DC and New York City. Evelyn...

Robert Decamp

Robert Decamp

January 11, 2013

Robert J. DeCamp, 41, Rockford, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013. He was born on August 24, 1971; the son of Jack and Karel (Johnson) DeCamp. Bob was an avid Chicago Bears fan and passionate about Nascar Racing. Bob was skilled in construction; he had a great mechanical aptitude and was meticulous about his work. He enjoyed fishing and...

Helen Haddad

Helen Haddad

January 11, 2013

Helen B. Haddad, 96, a lifelong resident of Rockford, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Alden Park Strathmoor. Born July 29, 1916 the daughter of Malcom and Tyra (Johnson) Carlson and was a 1934 graduate of Central High School. Married her loving husband, Alexander Haddad in Rockford on February 20, 1937. Worked for several years in the produce department at...

Robert J. Decamp

Robert J. Decamp

January 11, 2013

Robert J. DeCamp, 41, Rockford, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013. He was born on August 24, 1971; the son of Jack and Karel (Johnson) DeCamp. Bob was an avid Chicago Bears fan and passionate about Nascar Racing. Bob was skilled in construction; he had a great mechanical aptitude and was meticulous about his work. He enjoyed fishing and...

Helen B. Haddad

Helen B. Haddad

January 11, 2013

Helen B. Haddad, 96, a lifelong resident of Rockford, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Alden Park Strathmoor. Born July 29, 1916 the daughter of Malcom and Tyra (Johnson) Carlson and was a 1934 graduate of Central High School. Married her loving husband, Alexander Haddad in Rockford on February 20, 1937. Worked for several years in the produce department at...

William M. Randle

William M. Randle

January 10, 2013

William M. Randle, 87, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday January 10, 2013 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. He was born August 25, 1925 in Peru, IL; son of Mason and Hazel Randle. He came to Rockford in 1946. He married Mary BrownTucker in Barrington, IL on November 11, 1967; she predeceased him on September 1, 2002. He served in the...

William Randle

William Randle

January 10, 2013

William M. Randle, 87, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday January 10, 2013 in Rockford Memorial Hospital.nbsp; He was born August 25, 1925 in Peru, IL; son of Mason and Hazel Randle.nbsp; He came to Rockford in 1946.nbsp; He married Mary BrownTucker in Barrington, IL on November 11, 1967; she predeceased him on September 1, 2002.nbsp; He served in the...

Elmer R. Mikkelson

Elmer R. Mikkelson

January 8, 2013

Elmer R. Mikkelson, 87, Rockford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in P.A. Peterson Home. He was born February 16, 1925, in Clinton, Minnesota, the son of Olaf J. and K. Mathilda (Eide) Mikkelson. Elmer married Marian L. Graham in Rockford on October 27, 1951. Elmer worked at Sundstrand Corporation retiring in May, 1986, after 24 years. He...

Elizabeth Currie

Elizabeth Currie

January 8, 2013

Elizabeth "Bettie" Currie, 87, Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was born in Troy, NY on February 26, 1925; the daughter of Theodore and Kate Neals. Bettie married James Currie in Hyde Park, MA on October 23, 1941. Together she and Jim lived in Rockford before retiring to Alabama. They lived 25 years there until their return...

Phillip W. Morrow

Phillip W. Morrow

January 8, 2013

Phillip W. Morrow, 62, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born February 15, 1950 in Tulsa, OK; son of R. Wayne and Muriel (Carleson) Morrow. Married Anne Keegan in 1972. Received his BS from Southern Methodist University in 1972 and his MBA in 1973. Phillip was very inspirational and defied all...

Elizabeth Currie

Elizabeth Currie

January 8, 2013

Elizabeth Bettie Currie, 87, Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was born in Troy, NY on February 26, 1925; the daughter of Theodore and Kate Neals. Bettie married James Currie in Hyde Park, MA on October 23, 1941. Together she and Jim lived in Rockford before retiring to Alabama. They lived 25 years there until their return...

Elmer Mikkelson

Elmer Mikkelson

January 8, 2013

Elmer R. Mikkelson, 87, Rockford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in P.A. Peterson Home.nbsp; He was born February 16, 1925, in Clinton, Minnesota, the son of Olaf J. and K. Mathilda (Eide) Mikkelson.nbsp; Elmer married Marian L. Graham in Rockford on October 27, 1951. Elmer worked at Sundstrand Corporation retiring in May, 1986, after 24 years. He...

Phillip W. Morrow

Phillip W. Morrow

January 8, 2013

Phillip W. Morrow, 62, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born February 15, 1950 in Tulsa, OK; son of R. Wayne and Muriel (Carleson) Morrow. Married Anne Keegan in 1972. Received his BS from Southern Methodist University in 1972 and his MBA in 1973. Phillip was very inspirational and defied all...

Margaret D. Dahlgren

Margaret D. Dahlgren

January 6, 2013

Margaret Dorothy Dahlgren, 90, Rockford, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, in Rockford Memorial Hospital.nbsp; She was born July 24, 1922, in Rockford, the daughter of Christian and Marie (Langerud) Danielsen.nbsp; Margaret graduated from Rockford Senior High School in 1940, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Rockford College in 1944, and her Master of Arts degree in teaching...

Margaret D. Dahlgren

Margaret D. Dahlgren

January 6, 2013

Margaret Dorothy Dahlgren, 90, Rockford, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born July 24, 1922, in Rockford, the daughter of Christian and Marie (Langerud) Danielsen. Margaret graduated from Rockford Senior High School in 1940, and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Rockford College in 1944, and her Master of Arts degree in teaching...

Barbara L. Nelson

Barbara L. Nelson

January 5, 2013

Barbara L. Nelson, 50, Rockford, passed away on January 5, 2013. She was born on October 9, 1962 in Rockford; the daughter of Robert and Marjorie Jean Sherertz. Barb is survived by her mother, Marjorie Sherertz; sons, Jimmy Bowen and Dylan Nelson; siblings, Richard Sherertz, Nancy Sherertz of Anchorage, Ak, Allen (Angelia) Sherertz of Wichita, KS and Brenda Rose; special...

Harley Neal

Harley Neal

January 5, 2013

Harley Buntin Neal, 85, of Rockford was called to heaven at 7:40 a.m. at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Saturday, January 5, 2013.On October 23, 1927, Harley was born to his parents, Harley and Vernie Neal , one of 4 children, in Benton, Illinois and attended schools there.He became a clerk typist in the United States Army and received an...

Thadeus Tad Heinen

Thadeus Tad Heinen

January 5, 2013

Thadeus L. "Tad" "Tim" Heinen 43 of Rockford passed away Saturday January 5, 2013 at Rockford Memorial Hospital after a fall on the ice.He was born November 9, 1968 in Elgin, IL.The son of Betty Matalin (Steven) Hermance, and Duane Heinen.He attended Auburn Academy and Guilford High School.He played football and sang with the Kantorei; and Auburn A Capella group.His...

Jean A. Gagliano&Amp;#45;Lawrence

Jean A. Gagliano&Amp;#45;Lawrence

January 5, 2013

Jean Ann GaglianoLawrence, 81 a lifelong resident of Rockford, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born August 28, 1931 the daughter of Kenneth and Ruth Mattoon. A 1949 graduate of East High School and a long time employee at the Canfield Clinic working as a receptionist. Jean was as avid football and baseball...