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Wendie L. Woehler
March 9, 2021
Wendie Lee Woehler, 70, of Roscoe, IL, passed away peacefully with her husband and daughter by her side on March 9, 2021 following a courageous, decade-long battle with a rare endocrine cancer. She was born in Rockford, IL on June 8, 1950 to Clarence “Bud” and Lorraine (Thompson) Turner. Wendie graduated from Harlem High School and went on to Southern...
Maria Christina Stacionis
March 7, 2021
Maria Christina Stacionis of Port Charlotte, FL passed from this life on March 7, 2021 at the age of 101. Maria was born on March 30, 1920, in Rockford, IL. She was the daughter of Orazio and Consiglia Fantini-Germano. Maria graduated from Rockford High School in 1938. She married Albert Joseph Stacionis on August 31, 1941 and spent 58 years...
Joan Marie Keefer
March 7, 2021
Joan Marie Keefer, age 84, of Bloomington, Illinois, (formally of the Rockford area), died at 10:57 p.m. on March 7, 2021, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL following a short illness. Joan was born at home on April 6, 1936 in Burlington, NJ. The daughter of Thomas and Edith (Wilcox) Duncan. She graduated from Burlington Central High School in...
Marleen A. Zimmer
March 7, 2021
Marleen Anne Zimmer, 85, of Rockford, IL, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 7, 2021 after a long illness. She was born in Chicago, IL on June 8, 1935 to Peter and Marcella (Maurer) Pytlik and later grew up in Villa Park, IL. Marleen graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Elmhurst, IL and then went on...
Richard "Dick" C. Giesen
March 6, 2021
Richard C. Giesen, 77, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Born on December 4, 1943 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Charles and Josephine (Covell) Giesen. He loved growing up on the farm and appreciated the hard work that it involved. He graduated from Heelan High School in Sioux City in 1962 and from Loras...
Barbara J. Pettit
March 6, 2021
Barbara J. Pettit, 82, of Quincy, IL passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 in her son’s home surrounded by her son, daughter and many family members. She was born in Odell, IL on January 31, 1939 to Andrew and Mary (Duay) Bellis. Barb grew up on the family farm and was one of thirteen children. Barb met the love of...
Alice May Abels
March 5, 2021
Alice May Abels, 85, passed away on March 5, 2021. Born May 9, 1935 in Rockford, Illinois daughter to Manny and Ruby Bomgarden and married James Ables in Rockford on May 23, 1953. Alice worked at Dog n’ Suds for many years before moving to several local nursing homes as a dietary aid, and retired from Apostle Nursing Home early...
Ruth Rita Bailey Schwartz
March 4, 2021
Ruth Rita Bailey Schwartz, 83, of Rockford, IL, passed away with her beloved husband by her side on Thursday, March 4, 2021. She was born in Rockford, IL on February 5, 1938 to Alfred and Ester (DeGrof) Bailey. Ruth graduated from West High School in 1956 and then went on to get her Nursing degree from Rockford Memorial Hospital in...
Celeste Marie Newport
March 1, 2021
Celeste Marie (Anderson) Newport, 80, of Cherry Valley, IL ended her nearly three-year battle with uterine cancer on March 1, 2021. Celeste was born November 26, 1940 in DeKalb, the first of three daughters to Carl H. and Margaret (Lalley) Anderson. She graduated from East High School in 1958 and attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where she majored in English....
Paul "Chuck" Linley
March 1, 2021
Paul "Chuck" Linley was born on November 29, 1931. He grew up a hard-working farm boy from Moark, Arkansas, picking cotton and plowing fields from a very young age. He came to Rockford, IL, looking for work in 1948. Before long, he found a job at National Lock Company, where he worked until retirement at the age of 50 years...
Bernadette J. Schaffer
February 28, 2021
Bernadette J. Schaffer, 72, of Rockford, IL passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Bernadette was born in Rockford, IL on January 14, 1949, daughter of Erwin Dach and Virginia Fox. She graduated from Bishop Muldoon Catholic High School, Class of 1967. Bernadette married Roger D. Schaffer at St. James Catholic Church in Rockford on August 14, 1971. She was...
Leslie D. Oswald
February 28, 2021
Cremation Rites have been accorded to Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory, 1860 S. Mulford Road, Rockford, Illinois 61108.
Rosemary Lane
February 27, 2021
Rosemary Lane, 86, of Machesney Park, IL, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021. She was born in Patoka, IL on November 23, 1934 to Charles E. and Mary LuCinda (Goodin) Barnes. Rosemary married Laurence B. Lane on September 12, 1952 in Alton, Illinois. She was a longtime employee and retiree of Warner Lambert. She is survived by her; children, Rickie...
Margaret J. Black
February 27, 2021
Margaret J. Black, 70 of Caledonia, IL passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021. She was born June 21, 1950 in Canton, IL the daughter to John and Nona (Wright) Evans. Marge married Robert M. Black, Sr. Marge worked for the Rockford Park District for many years. She was a strong willed woman that loved her family. She enjoyed gambling and...
Paula J. Dobbs
February 26, 2021
Paula J. Dobbs, 70, passed away peacefully at OSF Hospital on February 26, 2021. She was born December 9, 1950 in Fort Smith, AR, the daughter of David Vance and Helen (Tyler) Morris. She married Rickey G. Dobbs on May 7, 1970 in Black Rock, AR. Paula did home daycare for many years while her children were young. She then...
Larry M. Schick, Md
February 26, 2021
A Celebration of Larry’s Life will be held on July 3, 2021 from 1 to 4 PM at the University Club on the Rock River, 945 N Main St, Rockford, IL 61103 This will mark the 43rd anniversary of our arrival in Rockford on July 4, 1978. This Club is right next door to our first apartment building and on...
Fred E. Johnson
February 26, 2021
Fred Johnson, 90 years old, died at home on February 26, 2021. Born November 30, 1930 to Alfred Johnson and Catherine (Uppenkamp) Johnson.
Fred was a kind, loving man who enjoyed life and people so much.
Fred began working at Bob's Hardware when he was 16 years old and was the store manager until his retirement 55 years later.
He was a very...
John & Brenda Parlapiano
February 26, 2021
Brenda Kaye Parlapiano, 78, passed away on November 19, 2020. John Robert Parlapiano, 85, passed away 99 days later on February 26, 2021. Brenda was born on October 28, 1942 in Golconda, IL, the only child of Ray and Jewell Hicks Baker. When Brenda was young, the family relocated to Rockford where she graduated from East High School. She was...
Josephine Lamp
February 24, 2021
Josephine M. Lamp, 88, passed away on Wednesday February 24, 2021. She was born on October 14, 1932 daughter of Harve and Mary (Wilcox) Babcock. Memorials may be given to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Cremation rights have been accorded.
Stephen R. Smith
February 24, 2021
Stephen R. Smith, 83, passed away on February 24, 2021. Born in Dagus Mines, Pennsylvania on March 31, 1937 son to James and Margaret (Moshier) Smith. Stephen spent most of his life in Erie, PA until moving to the Rockford IL area, and spent the second part of his career at Gunite Corporation in Rockford, where he retired as the...
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