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Ruthann Heath White
November 10, 2010
Ruthann White, 86, died November 10, 2010 at Alpine Fireside Nursing Home after a long illness.nbsp; Ruthann is the daughter of Floyd and Miriam Gertrude Heath.nbsp; Ruthann is survived by daughter Kris and her husband Bob Matheson; son Rick and his wife Chris; niece Judy and Brad Marinelli; niece Leeann and Ted Collier and their son; nephew Steve and Nina...

Howard B. Forrester
November 10, 2010
Howard B. Forrester, 62, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010, in his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with lung cancer.nbsp; Born December 30, 1947, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, the son of Sloan and Audrey (Adkisson) Forrester.nbsp; Howard served with the Rockford Police Department for 38 years, most of this time as a detective, and was also a...

Howard B. Forrester
November 10, 2010
Howard B. Forrester, 62, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010, in his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born December 30, 1947, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, the son of Sloan and Audrey (Adkisson) Forrester. Howard served with the Rockford Police Department for 38 years, most of this time as a detective, and was also a...

Mary A. Hansen Jury
November 9, 2010
Mary A. Hansen Jury, 77Rockford- Mary was born Feb. 1, 1933 at St. Lukes Hospital in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Her father was Paul nbsp;Hansen, born in Frankfort, Germany and her mother was Catherine Beatrice Martin Hansen, born in Crocker , South Dakota. Mary graduated from Muldoon High School in 1950. A year after high school she entered the Sisters of...

Mary A. Hansen Jury
November 9, 2010
Mary A. Hansen Jury, 77Rockford- Mary was born Feb. 1, 1933 at St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Her father was Paul Hansen, born in Frankfort, Germany and her mother was Catherine Beatrice Martin Hansen, born in Crocker , South Dakota. Mary graduated from Muldoon High School in 1950. A year after high school she entered the Sisters of...

Brian L. Wahl
November 7, 2010
Brian L. Wahl, 60, Rockford, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010, in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center.nbsp; He was born January 21, 1950, in Rockford, the son of John J. and Margaret (Hickey) Wahl.nbsp; Brian married Theresa Sanches in Rockford, on June 19, 1971.nbsp; He worked for Hamilton-Sundstrand for over 30 years and most recently for the Rockford School District.nbsp;...

Hazel Wilmer
November 7, 2010
Hazel Wilmer, 98Hazel Wilmer of Rockford, died November 7, 2010. Born in Malta on December 7, 1911, the daughter of Arthur and Tillie Jukes. Lived most of her life in Rockford. Married Walter Wilmer in Waukegan. He preceded her in death in May, 1987. She attended schools in Minnesota and Belvidere. Survivors include one daughter, Dawn (Fred) Seville and two...

Hazel Wilmer
November 7, 2010
Hazel Wilmer, 98Hazel Wilmer of Rockford, died November 7, 2010. Born in Malta on December 7, 1911, the daughter of Arthur and Tillie Jukes. Lived most of her life in Rockford. Married Walter Wilmer in Waukegan. He preceded nbsp;her nbsp;in death in May, 1987. She attended schools in Minnesota and Belvidere. Survivors include one daughter, Dawn (Fred) Seville and two...

Brian L. Wahl
November 7, 2010
Brian L. Wahl, 60, Rockford, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2010, in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born January 21, 1950, in Rockford, the son of John J. and Margaret (Hickey) Wahl. Brian married Theresa Sanches in Rockford, on June 19, 1971. He worked for Hamilton-Sundstrand for over 30 years and most recently for the Rockford School District....

Carl J. Waldsmith
November 6, 2010
Carl J. Waldsmith, 71, Machesney Park, died at 12:02 A.M. Saturday, November 6, 2010 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born August 23, 1939 in Rockford, son of Gerald J. and Dorothy V. Klein Waldsmith. Graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1958. He married Rotha M. Barton in St. Patrick Catholic Church on October 1, 1960, having just celebrated...

Carl J. Waldsmith
November 6, 2010
Carl J. Waldsmith, 71, Machesney Park, died at 12:02 A.M. Saturday, November 6, 2010 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center.nbsp; Born August 23, 1939 in Rockford, son of Gerald J. and Dorothy V. Klein Waldsmith.nbsp; Graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1958.nbsp; He married Rotha M. Barton in St. Patrick Catholic Church on October 1, 1960, having just celebrated...

Martha Nibbio
November 5, 2010
Rockford- Martha Nibbio, 80, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 in her home, after a brief illness. Born Oct. 26, 1930 in Rockford, daughter of Matthew and Josephine (DeCorte) Nibbio. nbsp;She was a nbsp;1950 graduate of West High School and began working for over 35 years as an assembler. A member of the St. Bernadette Senior Association , shenbsp; took time...

Martha Nibbio
November 5, 2010
Rockford- Martha Nibbio, 80, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 in her home, after a brief illness. Born Oct. 26, 1930 in Rockford, daughter of Matthew and Josephine (DeCorte) Nibbio. She was a 1950 graduate of West High School and began working for over 35 years as an assembler. A member of the St. Bernadette Senior Association , she took time...

Carl Joseph Vollmer
November 4, 2010
Carl Joseph Vollmer, Jr., 74, Rockford, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010, at Provena Cor Mariae surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 5, 1936, in Bloomer, Wisconsin; the son of Carl J. and Betty (Pfluger) Vollmer, Sr. Carl married Yvonne Smith in Rockford on August 15, 1959. He was a Navy veteran serving from1955 until 1959. He...

Carl Joseph Vollmer
November 4, 2010
Carl Joseph Vollmer, Jr., 74, Rockford, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2010, at Provena Cor Mariae surrounded by his loving family.nbsp; He was born June 5, 1936, in Bloomer, Wisconsin; the son ofnbsp; Carl J. and Betty (Pfluger) Vollmer, Sr.nbsp; Carl married Yvonne Smith in Rockford on August 15, 1959.nbsp; He was a Navy veteran serving from1955 until 1959. He...

Ronald Gene Waxler
November 3, 2010
Ronald Gene Waxler lived a full and active life. He passed peacefully from this earth on November 3, 2010, at home with his family at his side, his gallant fight against cancer over. Ron was born December 5, 1931, in Fargo, ND to Orland and Ruth (Guymer) Waxler. He graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1949. Ron and Carol...

Ernestine E. Brockway
November 3, 2010
ERNESTINE E. BROCKWAY, 92 ROCKFORD - Ernestine E. Brockway, 92, of Rockford passed away Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in Provena St. Anne. Born Jan. 31, 1918 in Crawford County, Wis., the daughter of Leo and Theresa (Murphy) Bagley. Married Hubert E. Brockway on June 30, 1936, in Gays Mills, Wis. Member of St. Edward Church, Altar and Rosary Society of...

Kenneth Bryan Braden
November 3, 2010
Kenneth Bryan Ken Braden, 40, South Beloit, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in an automobile accident near Orfordville, WI.nbsp; Ken was born October 13, 1970, the son of Charles and Lucille (Haag) Braden.nbsp; He married Kris Kempel in Freeport on September 4, 1993.nbsp; Ken was a stay at home Dad and a student at Rock Valley College.nbsp; He has previously...

Donald Albin Pearson
November 3, 2010
Donald Albin Pearson, 79, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 peacefully in his sleep at Wesley Willows.nbsp; Born Nov. 2, 1931 in Rockford, son of Albin and Eva (Anderson) Pearson.nbsp; Don served our country during the Korean war. Don attended Rockford public schools and graduated from Northwestern University in 1960 with a degree in Communications.nbsp; Don was the long time owner/operator...

Robert Frank Schacht, Sr.
November 3, 2010
ROBERT FRANK BOB SCHACHT SR., 77 ROCKFORD - Robert Frank Bob Schacht Sr., 77, of Rockford passed away Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born Feb. 26, 1933, in Chicago, the son of Josef and Ida (Litke) Schacht. Bob married Roberta Hoyt on Jan. 10, 1953, in York Center. He worked for Borg Warner...
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