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Janice Burkins
January 22, 2025
Janice “Jan” M. Burkins, 86, of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Born to Reno and Alice (Blazis) Rigotti in Rockford, IL, on December 13, 1938. After raising her children, Jan went on to work for the Winnebago County Sherrif’s Department. She worked in work release, warrants department, and then the state attorney’s office until her retirement. Family was...
Robert M. Haney
January 22, 2025
Robert “Bob” Melvin Haney, 77, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born on April 8, 1947, in Waukegan, IL, the son of Melvin and Wilma (Lange) Haney. Bob grew up in the Rockford and Loves Park areas.
Bob had three children from his first marriage: Andrew, Janice, and Daniel. He...
Ramona M. Peacock
January 21, 2025
Ramona Mae Peacock, 96, of Rockford, passed away on January 21, 2025. She was born on November 27, 1928, in Hurley, South Dakota, the daughter of Soren and Mae (Olesen) Andersen. Ramona attended East High School. She married William “Bill” Peacock on May 29, 1948. She worked as a graphic arts supervisor for Testers Corporation.
Known as the Little Old Lady...
Linda K. Grubb
January 19, 2025
Surrounded by family, Linda Grubb, 83, found eternal peace on January 19, 2025 at Angels Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, WI.
Born on July 25, 1941, in Kankakee, Illinois to R. Alvin and Virginia (Waitekunas) Hinze, Linda grew up in Rockford, attending Muldoon High School and St. Anthony School of Nursing. She married her beloved Gordy on January 1, 1977, sharing 39...
Thomas "Tom" J. Guschl
January 18, 2025
Thomas John Guschl died peacefully on January 18, 2025. He was born June 24, 1944 in Milwaukee, WI to parents Roswell and Lucille (Zabel) Guschl. Tom graduated from Wauwatosa East High School where he met the love of his life, Carol Studer. They were married in 1968.
After high school, Tom earned his Associates Degree in Photography from the Milwaukee Institute...
Jill E. Torgerson
January 18, 2025
Jill E. Torgerson, a vibrant spirit born on February 18, 1944, in Boscobel, Wisconsin, daughter to Shelby and Eunice Proudfoot, left this world peacefully on January 18, 2025, in Rockford, Illinois. She embraced life with a remarkable passion that carried her through decades of joyous adventures and meaningful connections. For over twenty years, Jill dedicated herself to being the community...
Terry Flosi
January 18, 2025
Terry passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 18th.Terry was born December 5th, 1954, to Leo and Janet Flosi in Sterling, Illinois. He met the love of his life Kathy while working at the Post Office in Rockford, IL in 1974 and they married shortly there after. Terry went on to work as a manager for Mueller...
Frances M. Burns
January 17, 2025
Frances M. Burns, born on February 14, 1954, in Dekalb, Illinois, daughter to James and Dorothy (Schyvincht) Spencer, passed away peacefully at home in Rockford, Illinois, on January 17, 2025. She was 70 years old. Frances’s education began in Kirkland, where she attended school, eventually earning a business degree from Rock Valley College. This academic foundation laid the groundwork for...
Milton Anthony Cropp
January 15, 2025
Milton “Milt” Anthony Cropp, 89, of Machesney Park, passed away at home surrounded by his family on January 15, 2025. He was born on February 25, 1935, in Rockford, the son of Ortho and Kathleen (Beetle) Cropp. He married Ann M. Ritter on February 5, 1966, in Rockford, and she preceded him in death on July 25, 2016. He proudly...
Larry C. Griesman
January 13, 2025
Larry C. Griesman, 73, of Loves Park, IL passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by those he loved. Larry was born December 7, 1951, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son to Walter and Marian (Newkirk) Griesman. Larry attended Beloit Memorial High School, class of 1970. Larry graduated from Beloit Memorial Hospital school of radiography and went on to obtain his...
Richard A. Haase
January 12, 2025
Rich was born to Arthur L. Haase and Katherine (Farrell) Haase on April 19, 1943. Rich’s father was one of the first casualties on Iwo Jima, during WWII.During Rich’s childhood, he traveled with his mother and step-father, brothers and sister to many US Air Force bases in the US, until the family settled in Villa Park, IL. It is there...
John G. Kraman
January 12, 2025
John Kraman, 68, of Rockford passed away on January 12, 2025, at home after a brief illness.
John’s illustrious career path began in auto mechanics, morphed into car sales for Anderson Nissan Mazda, then transitioned to airplane sales for Courtesy Aircraft where he was employed while he was raising his family.
His knowledge, focus, ambition and magical timing intersected when he landed...
Loretta Dame Turner
January 10, 2025
Loretta Dame Turner, 88, of Rockford, IL, passed away peacefully at home on January 10, 2025, surrounded by her loving husband and family.
Loretta was born in Walnut Ridge, AR in 1936 to Jim and Fannie Dame and was the youngest of 11 children. She worked at Steak N’ Shake as a roller-skating waitress when she was 16 years old and...
DeAnne C. Kudzma
January 10, 2025
DeAnne “Dee” C. Kudzma, 84, of Rockford, passed away on January 10, 2025. She was born on August 7, 1940, in Rockford, the daughter of Folke and Lucille (Drake) Lind. She married Gerald “Jerry” Kudzma on August 6, 1960, and he preceded her in death on June 24, 2022. Dee enjoyed gardening, bowling around the Rockford area for many years,...
Patrick Henry Mulcahey
January 8, 2025
Patrick “Pat” Henry Mulcahey, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
Pat was born in Rockford on January 20, 1933, the son of Henry Edward and Helen Marie (Coffey) Mulcahey. After graduating from high school, Pat served our country in the United States Army. Shortly after, he began working as a machinist with the Rockford Register Star. Pat then...
Rosella J. Rondone
January 7, 2025
Rosella “Rose” J. Rondone, 95, passed away on January 7, 2025, in Rockford, Illinois. She was born on December 13, 1929, in Freeport, Illinois and was raised by Leonna and Walter Renken. She went on to marry the love of her life, Ignatius “Iggy” Rondone on May 17, 1952. She was employed with Illinois Bell, later being AT&T, later she...
James F. "Jim" McGee
January 2, 2025
James F. McGee, 82, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on December 22, 1942, in Peoria, Illinois, to the late James W. McGee and Charlotte McGee, Jim was the oldest of four brothers, preceded in death by Jerome, Michael, and Patrick.
Jim is survived by his devoted wife of nearly 60...
Rick A. Panzer
January 2, 2025
Rick Arthur Panzer, 68, of Rockford, passed away on January 2, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on February 24, 1956, in Minnesota, the son of Herman and Lillian (Wilkin) Panzer.
In his younger years, Rick enjoyed riding motorcycles and fast cars. He enjoyed traveling across the States, specifically to the Smokey Mountains, both for his honeymoon...
Thelma Carlson
January 1, 2025
Thelma M. Carlson, 96, of Rockford, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2025. Born in Wellington, OH, on May 16th of 1928, to William and Elva (Hanning) Ziegler. Thelma was a 1950 graduate of Bryan College in Dayton, TN, receiving her bachelor’s degree. She afterward attended the Swedish Covenant Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago, IL. She worked at Swedish...
Kathleen L. Delany
December 30, 2024
The family of Kathleen “Colleen” Delany of Rockford is saddened to share the news that our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on December 30, 2024. Colleen was predeceased by her parents, Peter and Kathleen (Fleming) Lane, and, in 2020, by her husband of 60 years, Mike. She is survived by her six children, Michael Jr. (Angie Schmidt), Mary, Peter...
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