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Vernon "Butch" L. Harp
Feb 27, 2025
Vernon “Butch” L. Harp Jr., 71, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Born in Cairo, IL, on March 17, 1953, to Vernon L. Harp Sr. and Florence (Parker) Harp. He married Tammera Hannan in Sterling, IL, on February 16th, 1985. They were recently able to celebrate 40 loving years together. Family was central to his life. He...
Jane E. (Gillespie) Warner
Feb 25, 2025
Jane E. (Gillespie) Warner, 77, formerly of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center in Minnehaha, SD. She was born on February 25, 1948, the daughter of Arthur W. and Patricia (Oram) Gillespie. Jane married Randolph "Randy" K. Warner in Rockford on October 2, 1970. She and Randy owned and operated Warner Refinishing...
Jeanne E. Salm
Feb 25, 2025
Jeanne Elizabeth (Seaberg) Salm, 95, Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. She was a Rockford native, born to Walter and Genevieve (O’Rourke) Seaberg on July 22, 1929. She married Vincent “Mike” A. Salm in Rockford on June 18, 1955.
Jeanne’s life was a testament to her unwavering devotion to family, friends, and faith. She left a little sparkle wherever...
Emma M. Gross
Feb 25, 2025
Emma Margaret Gross (née Bartlett), 100, passed away peacefully at P. A. Peterson at the Citadel in Rockford, Illinois, on February 25, 2025. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Arthur and Margaret (nee Kuenzel) Bartlett on October 22, 1924. She grew up in Villa Park, Illinois. Emma was an athletic child, and was often seen doing cartwheels all the...
Rosie Nguyen
Feb 24, 2025
Rosie Nguyen, 87 of Rockford IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born on October 20, 1937, Rosie left her home country of Vietnam in 1975 to build a better life for her children in the United States. Despite facing many challenges, she overcame adversity with determination and a strong faith in God.
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Phonesack Thammavong
Feb 24, 2025
Phonesack (Pawn) Thammavong, age 46, a resident of Rockford, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 24th, 2025 due to complications from gallstone pancreatitis. He was born on April 7, 1978 in Chiang Rai, Thailand to Douangkham and Panh Thammavong.
Pawn is survived by his parents, his beloved wife, Anousone (Sone), their 3 children, Soloman (9), Axel (6), and Cassidy (4),...
Michael R. Ingersoll
Feb 23, 2025
Michael “Mike” “Mouse” Richard Ingersoll, 65, of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
Mike was born in Minneapolis, MN on November 3, 1959, the son of Richard M. and SueAnn D. (VanSelow) Ingersoll. He married Robynn L. Ricker in Belvidere, IL on July 21, 1984. Mike worked many dedicated years in line service for the aviation industry. He was...
Vivian M. Jaworowski
Feb 21, 2025
Vivian Marie Jaworowski, 82, of Rockford, passed away on February 21, 2025. She was born on October 12, 1942, in Rockford, the daughter of Lee and Helen (Dach) Spangler. She worked as a librarian at St. Bernadette's Catholic School and as a customer service representative at Kohl's and Kmart. She married James "Jim" E. Jaworowski on February 20, 1965, in...
Rosemarie Niedermann
Feb 21, 2025
Rosemarie (Stracka) Niedermann, age 97, died peacefully on Friday, February 21, 2025, surrounded by family, in her residence at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center, Rockford, IL. She was born on January 13, 1928, to Anton and Katherine (Bauer) Stracka in Hartford, WI. Rosemarie graduated from Hartford High School, Class of 1945, and St. Mary Hospital School of Nursing (now Columbia Health...
Karmen M. Friedrich
Feb 18, 2025
Karmen M. (Knutsen) Friedrich, 83, Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, in Belvidere. She was born on January 24, 1942, in Clarion, Iowa, the daughter of Herme and Faith (Wilcox) Knutsen. She married David Friedrich on September 26, 1973, in Peoria, Illinois. She loved to buy clothes, reading, and traveling with her husband to Florida, where she would...
Jean A. Sicotte
Feb 16, 2025
Jean A. (Myers) Sicotte, 103, Loves Park, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025. She was born on November 30, 1921, the daughter of Pearl and Wyonna (Delashmutt) Myers. Jean was from Iowa and lived in Rockford for most of her adult life. She married George Sicotte on October 4, 1962, in Belvidere.
She was a member of St. Bridget Catholic...
Genevieve L. Johnson
Feb 16, 2025
Genevieve “Genny” L. Johnson, 97, of Rockford, passed away on February 16, 2025. She was born on December 9, 1927, in Rockford, the daughter of Michael and Mary (Petroski) Yankus. She met the love of her life, Bertil “Bert” E. Johnson at City National Bank while bring over the daily deposits from her place of work. Genny and Bert married...
Patricia P. Walker
Feb 15, 2025
Patricia Price Walker, 94, (formerly of Peoria, Illinois) died peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Wesley Willows, Rockford, Illinois.
Her extended family and friends remember Pat as a woman of strong Christian faith with a bright, infectious smile.
Pat was the youngest of three children to Arthur L. and Dorothy B. Price. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia,...
Robert N. Dwan
Feb 15, 2025
Robert “Bob” N. Dwan, 92, of Rockford, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born January 15, 1933, in Rockford, IL, the son of Robert E. and Katherine C. (Peterson) Dwan. He graduated from Belvidere High School and attended College at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, IA. Bob married Margaret “Marge” A. James October...
James "Jim" C. Spelman
Feb 15, 2025
James “Jim” C. Spelman, 91, of Rockford, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025, in Rockford. Born July 4, 1933. Jim was a lawyer in Rockford for many, many years.
Survivors include loving wife, Ivonne M. Spelman; children, Jennifer L. Sturgeon (Jim), Dr. Juliet Spelman (Rich), James M. Spelman (Jeri), Jocelyn Prochilo (Dan) and Alex J. Hughes; sister, Penelope Standley (Bill);...
Michael W. Harmon
Feb 14, 2025
Mike passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, in Barrington, Illinois. He would be best known here for his 38 years of service to Rockfords’ Public School District 205, spent in the classrooms of both Guilford High and East High, in the District Curriculum Department, and as assistant principal of East. Upon retirement, he joined a small cadre of administrative...
Burt Edward Johnson
Feb 14, 2025
Burt Johnson, 83, passed away peacefully at home in Prescott, AZ, on February 14, 2025, surrounded by the loving care of his caregivers, Valerie, Rosetta, and Maria; his special friend, Carolyn; and his hospice nurse, Bill.
Born on December 4, 1941, to Clarence and Margaret Johnson in Marquette, Michigan, Burt married Darlene Clauson at Temple Baptist Church in Rockford, IL, on...
Linda L. Duncan
Feb 14, 2025
Linda L. Duncan, 78, of Rockford, peacefully went home to be with the Lord after a long illness on Friday, February 14, 2025. Linda was born in Wood River, IL on October 10, 1946, to William and Sammie (Perrin) Marks. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother; spending time with family was very important to her. She was passionate...
Richard L. Stenlund
Feb 14, 2025
Richard “Dick” Stenlund, 85, of Rockford, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025. He was born in Rockford, IL, on March 17, 1939, to Rudolph and Teckla (Nygren) Stenlund. Dick spent most of his life in the Rockford area, graduating from East High School. On April 1, 1981, he married Gloriadee (Burden) Stenlund in Daytona Beach, FL. Together, they opened...
Gary Kordash
Feb 12, 2025
Gary J. Kordash, 78, Belvidere, passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born in Rockford on March 14, 1946, the son of Julius and Constance (Stockus) Kordash. Gary was a graduate of Rockford East High School, class of 1964. He married Sheila Johnson in Rockford on October 9, 1971. Sheila passed away...
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