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Local obituaries for the Rockford, IL area

Mrdjan Bozic

Mrdjan Bozic

January 25, 2008

Mrdjan MJ Bozic, 21, of Rockford, went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2008. Mrdjan was born on April 17, 1986 in Yugoslavia the son of Srdjan and Nermina (Imsirovic) Bozic and moved to Rockford October 27, 1997. nbsp; Mrdjan was working as a maintenance technician for the Android Corporation in Belvidere.nbsp; MJ graduated from Guilford High School...

Anne Margaret Crouse

Anne Margaret Crouse

January 25, 2008

Anne M. Crouse, 79 of Rockford went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 25, 2008 in her home. Born November 12, 1928 in Rockford the daughter of James and Lucy Montana. She married Robert Crouse in St. Patrick Catholic Church on August 31, 1946. Anne enjoyed doing volunteer work with her husband for Meals-on-Wheels, funeral luncheons at church...

Betty R. Hale

Betty R. Hale

January 25, 2008

Betty R. Hale, 74 of Rockford went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2008. Born November 23, 1933 in rural Winslow, IL. Daughter of Hazel Alleta (Roberts) Boyer and Howard Harrison Boyer. Graduated from Winslow High School in 1951. She married Nathan Joseph Hale in the Nora Community Church, Nora, IL on October 12, 1951. Betty farmed with...

Mary M. Johnson

Mary M. Johnson

January 25, 2008

Mary M. Johnson, 61, Rockford died Friday, January 25, 2008 in her home.nbsp; Born April 6, 1946 in Rockford, daughter of William J. and Kay Nelson McDevitt.nbsp; Graduated from Muldoon High School.nbsp; Married Gary L. Johnson in Rockford on July 17, 1993.nbsp; Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend as well as a life long Bears...

Anne Margaret Crouse

Anne Margaret Crouse

January 25, 2008

Anne M. Crouse, 79 of Rockford went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 25, 2008 in her home. Born November 12, 1928 in Rockford the daughter of James and Lucy Montana. She married Robert Crouse in St. Patrick Catholic Church on August 31, 1946. Anne enjoyed doing volunteer work with her husband for Meals-on-Wheels, funeral luncheons at church...

Betty R. Hale

Betty R. Hale

January 25, 2008

Betty R. Hale, 74 of Rockford went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2008. Born November 23, 1933 in rural Winslow, IL. Daughter of Hazel Alleta (Roberts) Boyer and Howard Harrison Boyer. Graduated from Winslow High School in 1951. She married Nathan Joseph Hale in the Nora Community Church, Nora, IL on October 12, 1951. Betty farmed with...

Mrdjan Bozic

Mrdjan Bozic

January 25, 2008

Mrdjan ""MJ"" Bozic, 21, of Rockford, went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2008. Mrdjan was born on April 17, 1986 in Yugoslavia the son of Srdjan and Nermina (Imsirovic) Bozic and moved to Rockford October 27, 1997. Mrdjan was working as a maintenance technician for the Android Corporation in Belvidere. MJ graduated from Guilford High School in...

Mary M. Johnson

Mary M. Johnson

January 25, 2008

Mary M. Johnson, 61, Rockford died Friday, January 25, 2008 in her home. Born April 6, 1946 in Rockford, daughter of William J. and Kay Nelson McDevitt. Graduated from Muldoon High School. Married Gary L. Johnson in Rockford on July 17, 1993. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend as well as a life long Bears...

Gerald N. Creviston

Gerald N. Creviston

January 24, 2008

Gerald N. Jerry Creviston, 74, a lifelong resident of Rockford, went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family.nbsp; Jerry was born September 6, 1933 in Rockford the son of William and Maurine (Stegall) Creviston. Jerry met Janice L. Mac Murchy in 1967 while working at the Logli Supermarket on Rockton Avenue...

Gunnar Anders Rahm

Gunnar Anders Rahm

January 24, 2008

Gunnar Anders Rahm, 91, of Rockford, died Thursday, January 24, 2008, in Rockford Memorial Hospital.nbsp; He was born July 27, 1916, in County Helsingland, Sweden; son of Karl Johan and Berta (Svenson) Rahm.nbsp; Gunnar came to America in the spring of 1923, via Ellis Island.nbsp; He attended Rockford Public Schools, graduating from Rockford High School in 1937. Gunnar married Irene...

Gunnar Anders Rahm

Gunnar Anders Rahm

January 24, 2008

Gunnar Anders Rahm, 91, of Rockford, died Thursday, January 24, 2008, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. He was born July 27, 1916, in County Helsingland, Sweden; son of Karl Johan and Berta (Svenson) Rahm. Gunnar came to America in the spring of 1923, via Ellis Island. He attended Rockford Public Schools, graduating from Rockford High School in 1937. Gunnar married Irene...

Gerald N. Creviston

Gerald N. Creviston

January 24, 2008

Gerald N. ""Jerry"" Creviston, 74, a lifelong resident of Rockford, went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. Jerry was born September 6, 1933 in Rockford the son of William and Maurine (Stegall) Creviston. Jerry met Janice L. Mac Murchy in 1967 while working at the Logli Supermarket on Rockton Avenue...

Vernon Leroy King

Vernon Leroy King

January 23, 2008

Vernon Bud LeRoy King, 85 of Rockford passed away January 23, 2008 in his home. Born June 20, 1922 in Rockford, the son of Charles and Cora (Zander) King. Bud married Kathryn V. Scudder in Freeport, IL on July 14, 1945. Bud has been a lifelong resident of Rockford and was employed by Rockford Screw Products as a headerman. Bud...

Vernon Leroy King

Vernon Leroy King

January 23, 2008

Vernon ""Bud"" LeRoy King, 85 of Rockford passed away January 23, 2008 in his home. Born June 20, 1922 in Rockford, the son of Charles and Cora (Zander) King. Bud married Kathryn V. Scudder in Freeport, IL on July 14, 1945. Bud has been a lifelong resident of Rockford and was employed by Rockford Screw Products as a headerman. Bud...

Harland V. Kenerson

Harland V. Kenerson

January 22, 2008

Harland V. "Joe" Kenerson, 64, Rockford, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 10, 1943 in Rockford. Graduated with honors from West High School in 1961. Married Faustine Fiorenza on February 3, 1968. Upon graduation he was employed as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, from which he...

Harland V. Kenerson

Harland V. Kenerson

January 22, 2008

Harland V. Joe Kenerson, 64, Rockford, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in his home following a courageous battle with cancer.nbsp; Born December 10, 1943 in Rockford.nbsp; Graduated with honors from West High School in 1961. Married Faustine Fiorenza on February 3, 1968. Upon graduation he was employed as a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, from which he...

Patricia Rae (Crowly) Canfield Meisenholder

Patricia Rae (Crowly) Canfield Meisenholder

January 22, 2008

PATRICIA RAE (CROWLY) CANFIELD MEISENHOLDER, 82. nbsp; ROCKFORD - Patricia Rae (Crowly) Canfield Meisenholder died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in Provena Cor Mariae Center.nbsp; Born May 16, 1925, in El Reno OK, the youngest daughter of Walter Q. and Jennie B. (Bates) Crowly.nbsp; She married Dr. Burt J. Canfield at Fort Sill, OK where she worked as a Lab Technician.nbsp;...

Patricia Rae Canfield Meisenholder

Patricia Rae Canfield Meisenholder

January 22, 2008

PATRICIA RAE (CROWLY) CANFIELD MEISENHOLDER, 82. ROCKFORD - Patricia Rae (Crowly) Canfield Meisenholder died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 in Provena Cor Mariae Center. Born May 16, 1925, in El Reno OK, the youngest daughter of Walter Q. and Jennie B. (Bates) Crowly. She married Dr. Burt J. Canfield at Fort Sill, OK where she worked as a Lab Technician. The...

Kenneth E. Lewis

Kenneth E. Lewis

January 21, 2008

Kenneth E. Lewis died at home in Rockford on January 21, 2008. Kenneth ""Ken"" was born February 10, 1923, son of Harold and Gladys (Horning) Lewis in Indianapolis, IN. following his formative years in Indianapolis, he served with the Marine Corps in the South Pacific during WWII. Ken married Sarah McKinley on September 1, 1946 in Delphi, IN. He spent...

Jean M. Vaughn

Jean M. Vaughn

January 21, 2008

Jean M. Vaughn, 84, of Rockford, died Monday, January 21, 2008, at Alden Alma Nelson Manor.nbsp; She was born February 18, 1923, in Rockford, the daughter of Harry J. and Gladys A. (Nalley) McClafferty.nbsp; Jean married Richard L. Vaughn on September 25, 1944.nbsp; He predeceased her in 1998.nbsp; She attended Heartland Church. Jean is survived by her children, Barbara Jean...