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Jacqueline "Jackie" K. Mccaffrey
Aug 14, 2020
Jacqueline Kay Harris-McCaffrey of Sun City Center, Florida, formerly of Rockford, Illinois, went to be with the Lord peacefully Friday, August 14, 2020 hand-in-hand with her daughters and family by her side. Jackie was born on April 18, 1937 in Rockford, Illinois to Harry and Helen Harris. Jackie graduated from West High School in 1956. She worked at Catherine’s, a...
John C. Grotjohn
Aug 13, 2020
John C. Grotjohn, 77, of Rockford Illinois passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, August 13, 2020. John was born March 15, 1943 in Dubuque, Iowa, son of Gordon and Virginia (Schmidt) Grotjohn. He graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1961, and proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1961-1963. John married Mary J....
Greg S. Rogers
Aug 13, 2020
Greg S. Rogers (Tiger), 52, of Rockford, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 13, 2020. Greg was born on October 30, 1967 in Rockford, son of Nolan Rogers and Charlotte McDonald. He graduated from East High School. Greg was employed with Erickson Property Management and loved driving around in his beloved black Chevy truck checking on properties. He...
Joseph "Joe" E. Buffo
Aug 13, 2020
Joe passed away on Thursday, August 13 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Joe “Buf” was born in Rockford, IL to Peter F. and Gioconda “Betty” (Appolloni) Buffo. Joe attended St. Anthony grade school graduating in 1955 and on to St. Thomas High School graduating in 1959. While at St. Thomas he played all sports and was...
Christopher J. Veitch
Aug 13, 2020
Christopher J. Veitch, 49, passed away on August 13, 2020, after a brave battle with cancer. He was a lifelong resident of Rockford and attended Rockford Public Schools, Rock Valley College, and Western Illinois University. He was employed at IMI Precision Engineering, whose kindness during his illness was greatly appreciated. Chris was a big fan of the Chicago Blackhawks, the...
Betty Jean Schaffer
Aug 13, 2020
Betty Jean (Buchanan) Schaffer, 87 of Rockford, IL passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at home surrounded by family. She was born in Catron, MO on October 7, 1932 to David and Pearl (Rice) Buchanan. Betty loved doing word search puzzles, traveling and spending time with her children and grandchildren on Spider Lake in Mercer, WI. Her grandchildren were the...
Bonita "Bonnie" A. Hooper
Aug 11, 2020
Bonita “Bonnie” Ann Hooper, 73, Machesney Park, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 1, 1947, in Daggett, MI, the daughter of Furman and Olive (Laurin) Pierce. Bonnie married Thomas Hooper in Loves Park on December 9, 1967. Survived by her husband of 52 years, Tom; her daughter,...
Nicholas "Nick" A. Flores
Aug 10, 2020
Nicholas “Nick” Antonio Flores, 57, of Loves Park, died Monday, August 10, 2020, with loved ones by his side. Born on April 18, 1963, in Tucson, AZ, the son of Thomas and Marjorie Ann (Martinez) Flores. After working 24 years for Rockford Blacktop, Nick spent his time doing what he loved: gardening, fishing, collecting antique cars, and spending time with...
Carl R. Anderson
Aug 9, 2020
Carl R. Anderson, 90, of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Carl was born in Rockford, IL on March 28, 1930, son of Carl O. and Gertrude (Notch) Anderson. He graduated from West High School, Class of 1948. Carl married Sandra J. Sharer on September 28, 1959 in Janesville, WI. He was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly...
Sally E. Christeson
Aug 9, 2020
Sally E. Christeson, 86, went on to join her beloved husband on August 9, 2020, just two weeks after he died. Born on November 1, 1933 in St. Paul, Minnesota daughter to Stanley and Theodora (Sever) Bingham. She was a 1953 graduate of Summit Private Academy and went on to Arizona State University where she met and wed the love...
Caleb Benjamin Chastain
Aug 5, 2020
Caleb Benjamin Chastain, 22, Rockford, passed away in Rockford on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. He was born on March 24, 1998, in Rockford. Caleb was most recently employed as a fork truck driver with Goodwill Industries. He was a long time member of the Boy Scouts of America where he attained the rank of Life scout and was inducted into...
Margaret "Margo "A. Murphy
Aug 5, 2020
Margaret “Margo” A. Murphy, 71, of Cherry Valley, IL, went home to the Lord on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. She was born in Rockford, IL on August 27, 1948, the daughter of Alex and Carmella (Crapisi) Armato. Margo was a 1966 graduate of West High. She married Thomas Murphy on January 4, 1969, at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church....
Charles "Charlie" J. Franklin
Aug 4, 2020
Charles “Charlie” J. Franklin, 67, of Rockford, passed away in his home on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, surrounded by his loving children. Charlie was born in Rockford on May 16, 1953, the son of Warren and Adeline (Cichella) Franklin. He was a Boylan High School graduate and earned both a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education in 1978 and a Master’s...
Oscar A. Garza Jr.
Aug 2, 2020
Oscar A. Garza Jr., 57, passed away August 2, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 29, 1963 in Rockford, Illinois son of Oscar A. and Ann (Knaus) Garza Sr. A 1982 graduate of Auburn High School Oscar went on to becoming an electrician and worked under IBEW Local 364 for just under 30 years. He married the...
Kathleen Barch
Jul 31, 2020
Kathleen Barch, 97, of Rockford, IL, passed away on July 31, 2020. She was born in Kitchener, Ontario, on August 12, 1922, the daughter of Eugene Patrick and Jesse Winifred (Pringle) Muldoon. Idomitable. Matriarch. The eldest of four children, Kathleen grew up in Detroit, MI, and graduated from Denby High School. She was close to her siblings, and throughout her...
Earlynne M. Desmond
Jul 31, 2020
Earlynne (Morris) Desmond, 79, of Pecatonica, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Earlynne was born January 16, 1941, in Rockford, Illinois, she was the daughter of Earl and Elizabeth (Gritzmacher) Morris. Earlynne married Daniel Desmond on August 8, 1959. She lived most of her life in the Rockford area and moved to...
Rose A. Blackwell
Jul 30, 2020
Rose A. Blackwell, age 80, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Rose was born in Pecatonica, IL and was the youngest daughter of Oscar and Mary (Boyer) Johnson. She married DeWayne Blackwell in 1960 in Rockford, IL. Rose met DeWayne when she was working at Dog ‘n Suds in Rockford. DeWayne said he had to meet the pretty girl...
Gary L. Ewald
Jul 29, 2020
Gary L. Ewald, 86, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Gary was born in Dekalb, IL on June 21, 1934, son of Mark and Merl (Beverly) Ewald. He graduated from East High School in Rockford and proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Gary was employed with Raytheon Technologies as an avionics technician for...
Helen B. (Percilla Wells Whitman) Barnhart
Jul 27, 2020
Helen Blanchard (Percilla Wells Whitman) Barnhart of Rockford, Illinois, age 92, passed away at home, from cancer, with loved ones by her side on July 27, 2020. Born August 6, 1927, to Fred G. and Mildred Lillian (Jones) Percilla in Albany, Georgia. Graduated high school in Albany; earned a BS degree from Duke University (lifetime member, Phi Mu). Helen began...
Andrea D. Anderson
Jul 27, 2020
Andrea D. Anderson, 48, of Rockford, Illinois passed away surrounded by family Monday, July 27, 2020. She was born May 14, 1972 in Rockford, Illinois the daughter of James Orsinger and Mary Jane (Cleeton) Gallagher. Andrea graduated from Guilford High School class of 1990. She went on to Rock Valley College and obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Northern Illinois University....
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