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Valencia Jean Castegnaro
November 11, 2021
Valencia “Val” Jean Castegnaro passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 11, 2021 surrounded by her loving family at the age of 95. Born October 30, 1926 to Amedeo and Rosa Bellotti DeMarco. Val attended St. Anthony grade school and was a graduate of West High School in Rockford, IL. There she held the title of President of the Dramatics Club...
Richard Swanson
November 10, 2021
Richard Kenneth Swanson (73) unexpectedly went home to sleep with the angels on November 10th, 2021 after a sudden cardiac arrest. When his generous heart of gold stopped beating, our hearts broke. He was truly one of a kind and adored by all who knew him. In his life, he was a man of high integrity, honest, patient, self-sacrificing, and...
Janelle Melinda Hagaman
November 8, 2021
Janelle Melinda Hagaman, 66, passed away on November 8, 2021. She was born to Elmer and Mildred (Ronk) Bea on November 8, 1955 in Rockford, IL. Janelle was a very happy child, and was the delight of her parents as the youngest of 12 children. She was a lover of family; she loved all her brothers and sisters. Janelle always...
Nancy Helen Chadwick
November 7, 2021
Nancy Helen (Couch) Chadwick, 79, of Rockford, IL, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021. She was born on September 14, 1942 in McDougal, AR to Albert and Mildred (Bogle) Couch. On July 1, 1961, Nancy Married James “Pat” Chadwick in McDougal, AR. They moved to Rockford, IL in 1964 and Nancy worked for G.E. for several years. Nancy also...
Thomas "Tom" L. Schingoethe
November 7, 2021
Thomas (Tom) L. Schingoethe, 74, of Rockford died on November 7, 2021. He was born on July 23, 1947 to John and Helen Schingoethe in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Tom, along with his two brothers David and Richard, were raised on a dairy farm and early on learned the value of hard work. He graduated with his Bachelor of Science from...
Dorothy A. Brady
November 7, 2021
Dorothy A. Brady, 88 years old, was called home to our Lord on November 7, 2021. After a longstanding deterioration in her health, she was enjoying the presence of family as she took her final breath. Dorothy was the cherished wife of Robert D. Brady [who died in December last year] and the extremely beloved mother of 8, grandmother of...
Pamela K. Gillis
November 6, 2021
Pamela “Pam” K. Gillis, formerly known as Pamela Fluehr, age 73, of Roscoe, IL, passed away on November 6, 2021 at North Woods Nursing Home. Pam was born on July 30, 1948 in Belvidere to Harold and Rosemary (Smith) Nordeen. She married Robert (Bob) Gillis on November 23, 1990. Pam was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved...
Joan M. Blakesley
November 6, 2021
Joan Blakesley, 95, died November 6, 2021, after a long battle with Lewy Body dementia. Joan was born August 3, 1926, to Joseph and Anna Jacques in Escanaba, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Joan enlisted in the Army Cadet Corps and began nursing school at St. Anthony School of Nursing in Rockford, Illinois. World War II ended before Joan...
Kathleen E. Appino
November 5, 2021
Kathleen E. (Kathy) Appino passed away Friday night as a result of complications due to COVID-19. Kathy was born in Rockford on August 20, 1939, to Roy (Dick) and Dorothy Thompson. She was the middle child of three- Margaret Bartz and Roy (Deb) Thompson. Kathy graduated from West High School in 1957. After graduation, she worked a variety of jobs...
Paul E. Prohaska
November 5, 2021
Paul E. Prohaska, 65, of Rockford, IL passed away peacefully on November 5, 2021 after a sudden and brief illness. Paul was born July 20, 1956 in Peoria, IL to Ralph E. Prohaska and Martha M. (née Kluever). Paul’s childhood was spent between Bethesda, MD and Peoria, IL where he attended Wyngate and Northmoor Elementary Schools. He attended Richwoods High...
Albert Sicotte
November 4, 2021
Albert Henry Sicotte, born June 15, 1927, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, passed away November 4, 2021, in Rockford, Illinois. Al, the son of Lucien Sicotte and Lydia Riendeau, was named after his paternal grandmother Albertine. His early years were spent in a community of French-speaking immigrants from Quebec among a huge, loving extended family. He fondly remembered family get-togethers and...
Nancy L. Donahue
November 4, 2021
Nancy Lee (Highbarger) Donahue, age 90, of Roscoe, IL passed away at home on Thursday, November 4, 2021. She was born in Freeport, IL on February 13, 1931, daughter of Clifford and Lillian (Mills) Highbarger. Nancy graduated from Freeport High School, Class of 1949 and later worked there as secretary for 24 years. She was a longtime member of St....
Carla Jane Kieckhefer
November 4, 2021
Carla Jane (Shaff) Kieckhefer, 82, of Rockford, passed away suddenly on November 4th, 2021. Carla was born on April 7, 1939 in Chicago and moved to Rockford in her Junior High years. A 1957 graduate of West High School, Carla attended Northern Illinois University and in 1961 began a 60 year marriage to John (Jack) Kieckhefer. Carla was an active...
Robert "Rob" D. Harris Ii
November 3, 2021
Robert "Rob" D. Harris II, 47, passed away at UW Health University Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. Born on November 24, 1973, in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Robert D. Harris and Edith "Edie" Andreassen. He graduated from Rockford East High School. Rob loved music and played saxophone in high school. After high school, Rob played bass...
Arthur J. Polnow, Jr.
November 2, 2021
Arthur J. Polnow, Jr, 90, Rockford, passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He was born June 20, 1931, in Woodstock, the son of Arthur J. and Martha (Markison) Polnow, Sr. Art was a veteran serving in the Navy during the Korean War. He married Barbara Gorman and she passed away on July 18, 2014....
Robert Jerry Farlik
November 1, 2021
Robert Jerry Farlik, 80, of Monroe Center, passed away November 1, 2021 at Alpine Fireside Health Center. Born September 9, 1941, in Chicago, the son of Frank & Edith (Sidlo) Farlik. Married Beverly Woodford in Rockford on June 20, 1964. Robert earned an associate’s degree from Morton Junior College and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education from Northern Illinois University....
Carl Robert "Bob" Cooney
October 30, 2021
Carl Robert “Bob” Cooney, 76, of Rockford, IL, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, October 30, 2021. He was born on December 28, 1944 in Rockford, IL, the son of John and Mary (Manalli) Cooney. Bob attended St. Patrick and St. Thomas schools, and is a graduate of Auburn High school and Rock Valley College....
Michele Marie Thorn
October 30, 2021
Michele M. (Retzke) Thorn, 56, passed away on October 30th, 2021 in Winnebago, Illinois. She was born on July 8th, 1965 in Rockford, daughter to Clifford Retzke and Harriet Kirschbaum Retzke. Michele started her working career at her family's business, CarMax, later becoming K & M Tooling. Through the business and selling nail polish strips through ColorStreet, Michele created many...
Genevieve J. Gerretson
October 29, 2021
Genevieve “Gen” J. Gerretson, 99, of Rockford, IL passed away on October 29, 2021. She was born in Friendship, WI to Clarence and Ina (Jones) Bennett on December 19, 1921. Gen received her master’s degree in Education and taught for many years at Lincoln Middle School in Rockford, IL. She was united in marriage to her husband Joe in 1948....
Wayne L. Greenfield
October 28, 2021
Chief Master Sergeant (ret.) Wayne “Bud” Greenfield, age 91, of Shalimar, Florida passed away on October 28, 2021. Mr. Greenfield was born to immigrant parents, Dick (from Germany) and Ragna (from Norway) in 1930 on a farm near the small town of Ashton, Illinois. Mr. Greenfield attended public schools and played basketball at Ashton High School. Mr. Greenfield proudly served...
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