Esther R. Dolan

Esther R. Mansfield Dolan, 86, Rockford, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012, at Rockford Memorial Hospital.nbsp; She was born December 24, 1925, in DesPlaines, the daughter of William and Josephine (Seegers) Winkelman. She was a 1945 graduate of Woodstock High School. Esther moved to Rockford in 1966, moving here from Springfield.nbsp; She married Harry Mansfield January 7, 1946.nbsp; He passed away May 1, 1972.nbsp; Esther then married Clarence Fred Dolan on May 7, 1983.nbsp; She worked as an office manager for Sears for 27 years retiring in 1991. She was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church.

Survived by her husband Clarence Fred Dolan; daughter, Cheri (RichardRick) Foster, son, Craig Mansfield; grandchildren, Kimberly (John) Dilg, Jason and Ricky Foster;nbsp;5 greatgrandchildren; brother, Harold (Mary Ann) Winkelman; sisterinlaw, Jessie Winkelman; brotherinlaw, John Nihan; stepchildren, Lee Anne Dolan, Colleen Zolinger, Dianne Forray, David, Daniel (Jan), and Kelly (Elizabeth) Dolan, Shirley (John) Khrasa and Lisa (Shawn) Rylatte; 18 stepgrandchildren; 3 step greatgrandchildren; several nieces and nephews.nbsp; Predeceased by her parents, her first husband, Harry; infant daughters, Renee and Lenee; son, Kurt Mansfield, brothers, Lawrence, Raymond, and Wilbur Mansfield; sisters, Marion Greenlief, Wilma Nihan, Anna May Dewane, and Lillian Powers and sisterinlaw, Norma Winkelman.

Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2012, at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 2400 Bell Av. Private family burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Woodstock at a later date. Visitation from 2:00pm until 4:00pm, Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, 3910 N. Rockton Av. and from 10:00am until time of time of service on Monday at the church. The Rosary and Chaplet will be recited at 4:00pm Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the St. Bernadette Church Outreach Program.