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Avery N. Vaughn
October 27, 2021
Avery N. Vaughn, 81, passed away on October 27, 2021 in Rockford, Illinois. Born on May 21, 1940 in Mosheim, Tennessee son to John W. and Elizabeth R (Harris) Vaughn. Not long after he was born they moved to Illinois. A 1958 graduate of Pecatonica High School, Avery went on to serve in the U.S. Marine Corp. On August 21,...
Judith "Judy" A. Bowen
October 24, 2021
Judith “Judy” A. Bowen, 67, of DeKalb, IL passed away on October 24, 2021. She was born in Chicago, IL on October 19, 1954. Judy graduated from Boylan High School in 1972. She married Mark Bowen on January 17, 1985. Judy worked as a secretary for the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department for over 10 years and at Contel-GTE for over...
Nancy Folliard
October 24, 2021
Nancy D. Folliard, 65, of Rockford, passed away October 24th, 2021 after battling pancreatic cancer. She was born on September 19th, 1956 in Rockford, IL, to Jesse and Verna (Miller) Otwell. Nancy attended Rockford East High School. She married William Folliard on May 6th, 1978. The last 10 years before her retirement she worked as a Circuit Clerk at the...
Mary Patricia (Conley) Schneller
October 23, 2021
Mary Patricia (Conley) Schneller, 93, passed away peacefully on October 23, at her residence in Palm Springs, CA. Mary was born in Rockford, IL to Raymond and Helen Conley on May 16, 1928. She graduated from Muldoon High School in Rockford. She taught at Boylan High School in Rockford before moving to California. She lived for many years in Rancho...
Jimmy L. Crawford
October 22, 2021
Jimmy L. Crawford, 61, of Rockford, passed away on October 22, 2021 in his home. Born February 6, 1960 in Gary, IN, the son of Jacob & Lurie (Pops) Crawford. He worked as a forklift operator for many years as well as a Supervisor at most of his employment. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and supporting his favorite Chicago sport teams,...
Norma M. Hale
October 21, 2021
Norma M. Hale, 88, passed away in her home surrounded with the love of family on October 21, 2021. Born in Moody, Missouri on October 7, 1933 daughter to Owen “Doc” Phillip and Nellie (Burgess) Heinrich. Norma attended Bakersfield High School and in 1954 married the love of her life, Donald Hale, on April 25, 1954 in West Plains, Missouri....
Charlotte H. Lehane
October 21, 2021
Charlotte H. LeHane, 93, of Rockford, IL, passed away in her home on Thursday, October 21, 2021. Charlotte was born in Oak Park, IL on August 4, 1928, daughter of Lawrence C. and Florabelle M. (Johnson) Huff. She graduated from Lyons Township High School, Class of 1946. Charlotte then earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Arts at Oxford College for Women...
Rose M. Ciaccio
October 19, 2021
Rose M. Ciaccio, 95, of Rockford, IL, passed away on October 19, 2021. She was born on May 8, 1926 in Rockford, IL to Anthony and Margaret (Lazzio) Parlapiano. Rose graduated from West High School in 1944. She married Frank Ciaccio on Oct. 5, 1946, and together they raised three wonderful children. Rose worked over 25 years at Jubilee Food...
Erwin J. Schmidt
October 19, 2021
Erwin Jacob Schmidt, 80, passed on October 19, 2021 surrounded by his family. Erv leaves behind his wife, Gretchen; 4 daughters, Deborah, Caryn (Kevin), Jodi (Brian) Miller and Amy, 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. The family thanks the caring staff at Alpine Fireside Health Center. We also appreciate the help and support provided by Parkinson’s Association of South West...
William R. Brown
October 19, 2021
William R. Brown, 95, of Machesney Park died peacefully on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, after a short (non-Covid) illness, surrounded by his family. Born May 8, 1926, in Rockford, IL to John and Corrine Brown. Graduated from the first graduating class of West High School in Rockford, IL. Married Marilee Lawrence on February 14, 1949 in Rhinelander, WI. William worked...
Anne F. Lindquist
October 18, 2021
Anne F. Lindquist (Verace), 58, of Rockford, IL, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021. She was born March 14, 1963, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Vincent and Gloria (Ruefer) Verace. Anne graduated from Guilford High School, Class of 1981. She married the love of her life, Thomas R. Lindquist, on October 24, 2009, in Lake Geneva, WI. Anne was...
Benjamin A. Goodin
October 17, 2021
Benjamin Abram Goodin, 10, of Rockford, IL, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021. He was born on February 15, 2011, in Rockford, IL, the son of Aaron and Haylie (Sanders) Goodin. His happiness to be where he was, no matter the location, showed how much he loved life and being with people. He loved to ask questions of everyone. Ben...
Marion Moore
October 15, 2021
Marion Moore, 95, of Rockford, IL, passed away on October 15, 2021. She was born on December 10, 1925 in Rockford, IL to Joseph and Stella (Witkowski) Dobel. Marion worked for over 40 years at Amerock Corporation. She was a longtime member of the Women’s of the Moose Club and a member of St. Bridget Catholic Church for over 40...
Paul T. Hehir
October 15, 2021
Paul T. Hehir, 63, of Rockford, IL passed away Friday, October 15, 2021, in Waukesha, WI where he was residing. He was born May 26, 1958, the son of Harold and Josephine (Kuchefski) Hehir. Paul attended Boylan Catholic High School where he played football, graduating in 1976. After High School Paul was the drummer in a garage band with his...
David F. Ellis
October 12, 2021
David Francis Ellis, 66, of Rockford, IL, passed away at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. He was born on November 16, 1954 in Lyndhurst, Ohio, the son of Frank X. and Betty J. (Updegrove) Ellis. David worked at Verne Keebler Company for many years before working at Denny's. He was a member of the ASPCA....
Marjorie Falls
October 12, 2021
Marjorie (Maury Muth) Falls died peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 12th, 2021. She married PFC Robert Falls July 28th, 1951, ten days before he left for Korea. Daughter of Harry and Burdella Muth, beloved mother to Becky Koch, Greg Falls, Jenny (Mark) Larson, Sherry (Jeff) Graceffa, and Ronald Falls. Grandmother to Chris and Matt Koch, Craig Noling,...
Miriam "Mimi" L. Mulford
October 11, 2021
Miriam Lucille Mulford (Mimi) of Rockford, IL died October 11, 2021. Mimi was born June 26, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Samuel J. and Wilhemina Price. She graduated from Purdue University in 1945 with a degree in Foods and Nutrition and in 1946 from Walter Reed Army Medical Center as a registered dietician. After graduating from the Army...
Ryan Patrick Moore
October 10, 2021
Ryan Patrick “Lobes” Moore, age 40, of Madison, WI regretfully made a fully conscious decision to depart this earth on October 10, 2021 after an extended and vastly unnoticed battle with depression. Ryan was born August 20, 1981 in Rockford, IL the son of David and Tracey (Showen) Moore. He was loved deeply by all who knew him and had...
Cristoval "Cris" J. Perez
October 10, 2021
Cristoval “Cris” J. Perez, 61, passed away on October 10, 2021 in Rockford, Illinois. Born on October 4, 1960 in Rockford son to Emilio and Patricia (Carre) Perez. Cris went on to work in the manufacturing field most of his life lastly working at TyTech Precision. In his free time Cris could often be found out in his yard enjoying...
Thomas Edward Hagan
October 9, 2021
Thomas E. Hagan, 87, beloved husband, father and papa passed away peacefully on the morning of Saturday, October 9, 2021. He was born in Chicago, IL on July 15, 1934 to John W. and Edmie Marie (Bergin) Hagan. In 1961, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hammond, IN, he married the love of his life, Alice LaMantia. Thomas was a...
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