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William "Bill" M. Gabel
August 21, 2022
William “Bill” M. Gabel of Rockford, IL passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022. He was born January 22, 1936, in Rockford, IL the son of Amelia (Schalla) and William J. Gabel. Bill attended St. Thomas High School for year and then went to West High School, graduating in 1953. Bill proudly served his country in the United States Marines from...
Debbie J. Miller
August 21, 2022
Debbie J. Miller, 64, of Loves Park, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 in her home. She was born in June of 1958 in Rockford, IL. She attended Rockford Public Schools and earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Rockford University. She went on to earn a Master of Education from St. Xavier University. She was a local teacher...
Penny M. Jones
August 20, 2022
Penny Jones, 75, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Penny was born June 24, 1947, in Rockford, Illinois to Ralph and Katherine (Two) Cramer. Penny attended East High School, graduating in 1965. She married Allen Jones on August 17, 1983, in Oregon, IL. Penny retired from Rockford Products after 36 years of employment....
Charles W. Meverden
August 20, 2022
Charles W. “Chuck” Meverden, 89, of Rockford died on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at River Bluff Nursing Home in Rockford.
He was born August 26, 1932 in Aniwa, Wisconsin, the son of Grover and Clara (Duffek) Meverden. He graduated from Shawano (Wisconsin) High School, class of 1950. Chuck was a Korean War veteran (Air Force) and married his wife, Alice...
Jeannette E. Livingston
August 19, 2022
Jeannette E. Livingston, 98, of Rockford, IL passed away peacefully at home with family on Friday, August 19, 2022. She was born December 5, 1923, in Ogle County, IL the daughter of Maude (Kreger) and George Stanbury. Jeannette attended Rockford High School. She married the love of her life, Bruce Livingston, Sr. on February 22, 1941. Jeannette was a social...
Henry E. Johnson
August 17, 2022
Henry E. Johnson, 71, passed away in his home on August 17, 2022 and is now one of God's Precious Angels. Born in Rockford, Illinois on March 20, 1951 son to Hilmer and Mildred (Grabania) Johnson. At a young age Henry began accordion lessons per his parents request and disliked every second of it.😁 Due to those lessons, however, he...
Paul Letourneau
August 17, 2022
Paul Letourneau, 88, died recently. He died at peace in his bed with his wife Judy nearby. Paul was raised and educated in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. He and Judy met in high school. They were married a few years later. Their love and mutual respect were everlasting. They had two daughters and two sons now all fine adults. Each...
William "Bill" H. Becker
August 17, 2022
William “Bill” Harold Becker, 75, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Bill was born in Rockford, IL on October 13, 1946, son of Gerald and Catherine (Cannell) Becker. He was an avid fan of the Chicago Bears and Cubs. Bill graduated from Boylan Central Catholic High School, Class of 1965. He proudly served his country in the...
Jeffrey W. Cowles
August 17, 2022
Jeffrey W. Cowles, 66, of Machesney Park, IL passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022. He was born March 26, 1956, in North Tonawanda, NY the son of James R. and Alice (Exner) Cowles. Jeff attended North Tonawanda High School, class of 1974. Jeff proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1974 – 1996. Jeff married Jan (Lawrence)...
Donald "Don" J. Renwick
August 16, 2022
Donald “Don” Jay Renwick, 92, of Rockford, passed away on August 16, 2022. He was born July 13, 1930, in Chicago, the son of Percy and Lavinia (Schuman) Renwick. He married Bernadette “Bernie” Mast on July 30, 1955, in Chicago. She predeceased Don on February 7, 2018. Don served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a member of...
Timothy "Tim" Lee Carter
August 15, 2022
Timothy Lee Carter, loving father, and devoted husband, left his worn-out body behind on Aug 15, 2022. He was preceded by his mother Juanita and father Joe. He left behind his wife Pamela Carter, children Theresa and Brian. Tim graduated Auburn High School 1971 and then when to Rock Valley College to receive his Aircraft Mechanic Certification and Associates of...
Dale E. Runberg
August 15, 2022
Dale Runberg was born on September 19, 1938 to Knute and Frances Runberg. He passed away peacefully at home on Monday, August 15, 2022, surrounded by his family. Dale married the love of his life, Delores Scheffers on November 23, 1956. They were married for 65 years at their last anniversary and he said that still wasn’t long enough. Dale...
Charlotte R. Stroup
August 15, 2022
Charlotte R. Stroup, 88, Rockford, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. She was born January 30, 1934, in Rockford, the daughter of Robert and Charlotte (Yankowski) Smyth. Charlotte was a graduate of Rockford West High School. She married Ray O. Willis in 1952. He passed away in 1986. She then married Earl Stroup...
Patricia M. Smith
August 14, 2022
Patricia M. Smith passed away on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona. She was born Feb. 20, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois. The daughter of Jane and Laurence McNevin, Pat had an admiration for word games and puzzles. She was an avid reader and writer, pouring her observations of the world into the pages of journals she kept. Her unconditional...
Lydia G. Rios
August 13, 2022
Lydia G. Rios, 79, of Rockford, IL died on August 13, 2022. She was born on June 18, 1943 in San Benito, Texas to Manuel and Olga Gonzalez. She was married at a young age to Ramon Rios on February 20,1959. She was a loving and supportive stay-at-home mother of five children, whom she adored greatly; they meant the world...
Charles "Chuck" D. Williams
August 13, 2022
Charles “Chuck” David Williams, 71, of Rockford, passed away on August 13, 2022, at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison. He was born on November 26, 1950, in Rockford, the second oldest son of Elbert Eugene and Mary Francis (Edwards) Williams. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He married Lien Nguyen on April 1, 1975, in...
Eric D. Steiner
August 13, 2022
Eric Steiner of Winnebago, IL passed away on August 13, 2022, at the age of 32. Eric married the love of his life on September 28, 2019, which remains as the happiest day of his life. Eric was a man of many hobbies that he put his whole heart into. Eric enjoyed spending his time on green fields, either golfing...
James W. Tooley
August 11, 2022
James W. Tooley, 93, of Rockford, IL passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022. He was born, January 17, 1929, in Rockford, IL the son of James O. Tooley and Esther (Wall). James attended Rockford West High School, class of 1947. He proudly served in the United States Navy for 20 years as a code breaker in electronic surveillance for Naval...
Raymond M. Eklund
August 11, 2022
Raymond M. Eklund joined his wife Angela M. (Cascio) Eklund and infant son David Michael Eklund on Thursday, August 11, 2022, He is survived by his daughter Terri Eklund. Ray was a WWII Army Veteran and was honored to participate in VetsRoll. We are grateful to Mikhail Holubev from Harlem Veteran Project for directing Ray’s life video on Youtube. Ray...
Gloria B. Jalla
August 10, 2022
Gloria Basconcillo Jalla, 74, returned to her Heavenly Father on the 10th of August. Gloria was the fourth oldest of twelve children born to Lucrena Duque Dacanay and Samson Mencias Basconcillo on the 7th of September 1947 in Alcala, Pangasinan, Philippines. She graduated from Marian School of Nursing in 1974 and joined the Philippine Armed Forces shortly, thereafter, rising to...
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