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Donald R. Bunk
April 17, 2023
Donald Raymond Bunk, 91, of Monroe Center, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 17, 2023.
Donald was born in Chicago, IL on March 8, 1932, son of Raymond and Lillian (Beskow) Bunk Sr. He attended St. Thomas and graduated from Rockford East High School. Donald married Darlene Thomas on February 9, 1952, and later married Helen Van Lanningham on...
Howard P. Miller
April 16, 2023
Howard P. Miller, 86, Rockford, died on Sunday April 16, 2023 at OSF St Anthony Hospital after a short illness. He was born on January 16, 1937 in Detroit, MI, the son of Hugo and Bertrice (Stafford) Miller.
Howard owned and operated many businesses during his lifetime. He joined his brothers Ellis & Stanley, in Miller Brothers Construction Inc.- where they...
Beth Ann Anastase
April 15, 2023
Beth Ann (Williams) Anastase, 90, died at 5:48 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Rock River Healthcare Center. Born February 24, 1933, daughter of Floyd and Clara Williams. Married Michael (Mickey) Anastase in St. Anthony Catholic Church in Rockford on September 8, 1956. Member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church. She and her husband were the owners of Vince’s Hardware on...
Roxanna S. Fransen
April 14, 2023
Roxanna "Roxie" S. Fransen “Roxie”, age 79, of Byron, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, with loving family by her side.
Roxie was born in Rockford, IL on August 14, 1943, daughter of Emery and Margaret (Flynn) Olmstead. She graduated from Rockford East High School, Class of 1961. Roxie married Edwin “Bud” Fransen on August 10, 2013. She worked in...
Loren Jay Freedlund
April 14, 2023
Loren Jay Freedlund, 64, passed away on April 14, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 24, 1958, the son of Ann and Leonard Freedlund. He graduated from East High School, class of 1976. He married Pamela “Pam” Kay Lindstrom on June 3, 1989. He was employed by Schafer Industries working as a machinist for...
Gerald "Gerry" Hickey
April 13, 2023
Gerald “Gerry” B. Hickey, 75, of Rockford, passed away surrounded by his family on April 13, 2023. He was born on May 19, 1947, in DeKalb, IL, the son of Bernard and Mary (Hughes) Hickey. He graduated from DeKalb High School, class of 1965. He worked for ComEd for over 33 years. Gerry married Helen Murphy on December 3, 2003.
Gerry...
Colette V. Axelson
April 13, 2023
Colette V. Axelson, 84, of Winnebago, passed away at home on Thursday, April 13, 2023, with loving family by her side.
Colette was born in Rockford, IL on September 11, 1938, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hannan) King. She graduated from Muldoon High School, Class of 1956 where she was a proud team captain on the basketball team. Colette married the...
Beverly "Bev" Jean Becker
April 13, 2023
Beverly “Bev” Jean Becker, 85, Rockford, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. She was born March 21, 1938, in Beloit, WI the daughter of David and Bernice (Martin) Polglaze. Bev was a graduate of Rockford West High School. She married James “Jim” Becker in Rockford on October 30, 1960. She worked as a clerk...
Mary "Mary Beth" E. Hardin
April 11, 2023
Mary Elizabeth (Mary Beth) Hardin, 49, passed away suddenly after a short illness on April 11, 2023, in Rockford, Illinois. Born in Rockford on August 13, 1973, daughter to William and Arlene (Stanko) Hardin. Mary Beth graduated from Boylan Catholic High School in the class of 1991; during her grade school and high school years she was active with volleyball,...
Pamela L. Brooks
April 8, 2023
Pamela L. Brooks, 72, passed away in Rockford, Illinois on April 8, 2023. Born in Chicago, Illinois on January 8, 1951, one of three children to Thomas and Leora (Cretsinger) McNicholas. She went on to get a master’s degree in education and spent over 30 years as a teacher in the Rockford Public School District 205 school district before her...
Velma J. Stanton
April 8, 2023
Velma J. Stanton, 80, of Rockford, passed away at home on April 8, 2023. She was born on January 27, 1943, in Dizney, Kentucky, the daughter of Luther and Roxy (Newman) Johnson. She married Edward “Ed” Stanton on December 28, 1968, in downtown Chicago. She enjoyed quilting, decorating and spending time with her family. She loved gardening and dancing with...
Maurice K. Devlieger
April 7, 2023
Maurice “Maury” K. DeVlieger, 88, of Rockford, IL passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023.
Maury was born to E. Joseph and Germaine (Claeyssens) DeVlieger on January 18, 1935, in Rockford, Illinois. He graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1952 and later earned his bachelor’s degree from Rockford University. Maury proudly served his country in the United States Navy during...
Margaret L. Martin Lisk
April 5, 2023
Found on the doorstep, 12 September, 1920, of William (Will) Patrick and Ellen Bridgette Ryan, S. Spielman Rd, Seward, IL. Margaret received a “Certificate of Birth” from Freeport, Il. She became a sister to Fred, Mary, Harriet, and Jim (who was also adopted).
One time while her parents were away on vacation and Fred was out somewhere, she remembers riding her...
Leonard James Hamachek
April 5, 2023
Leonard (Len) James Hamachek, age 91, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away peacefully April 5, 2023. Born July 3, 1931, in Edgebrook, Illinois, the son of the late Dr. Slavie Hamachek and Alice (Sejnoha) Hamachek. Graduate of Taft High School, Chicago, Illinois, class of 1949. He served his country in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954 and was deployed...
Dr. Dennis F. Fancsali
April 4, 2023
Dennis Fancsali died peacefully on April 4, 2023, just shy of his 88th birthday. Born on April 7, 1935 in Aurora, Illinois to Vera and Dazo Fancsali, he later moved with his family to Janesville, Wisconsin. After graduating from Janesville High School, where he excelled in track, he was awarded a scholarship for college. With support from the GI bill,...
Virginia L. Taylor
April 3, 2023
Virginia “Ginny” Taylor, 84, made her ascent to heaven on April 3, 2023, in Rockford, Illinois. Born in Geneva, Iowa on April 14, 1938, daughter to Roy Held and June (McCorkle) Held. She graduated from Colwell High School in 1956. She was involved in many high school activities including cheerleading, playing the French horn, and 4-H. Ginny grew up in...
Marilyn J. Smith-Axford
April 1, 2023
Marilyn J. Smith-Axford, 83, of Rockford went home to Jesus on Saturday, April. 1, 2023. Born May 27, 1939 in Perry, IA.
The daughter of Reverend Walter T. and Miriam (Worrell) Martin. She graduated with her masters in voice from Northern IL University. She married Larry Smith on Dec. 27, 1960, in Postville, Iowa. He predeceased her on January 8,...
Javier Soto-Jimenez
April 1, 2023
Javier Soto-Jimenez
16/Dec/1975-1/Abril/2023
Esposo de Sonia Escobar Albiter, padre de Javier Soto y Sonia Valentina Soto. Javier trabajo feliz mente para Los Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant por mas de 15 años.
Javier siempre será recordado como la persona buena, humilde, bondadosa y de gran corazón que siempre fue, siempre ayudando al prójimo. Siendo un gran esposo y el mejor papa, tocando el corazón...
Barbara M. Dietz
March 30, 2023
Barbara M. Dietz, 90, died on Thursday, March 30, 2023 in Ascension Living St. Anne Center. Born at home on January 9, 1933 in Hampshire; daughter of David Allen and Vern Van Dusen Allen. She was an excellent seamstress who made everything from wedding dresses to quilts. She had a special gift putting colors and textures together. The remnant counter...
Carol J. Dewall
March 29, 2023
Carol Jean (Miller) DeWall, 72, of Rockford, Il passed away Wednesday March 29, 2023. She graduated from Muldoon High School in 1968. Carol worked at Camcar Textron her entire career. She was a long-time parishioner of Holy Family Catholic Church. She belonged to The Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary, where she served as President; American Lombardi club Women’s Auxiliary and...
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