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Mary B. Tanner
August 27, 2020
Mary B. Tanner, 85 of Rockford, IL, passed away Thursday, August 27. She was born in Pocahontas, AR on November 20, 1934 to Everett H. and Glenda A. (Simington) Inness. Mary enjoyed cooking, reading and taking care of her family. She worked many years in packing and shipping at both National Lock and Barber-Coleman before retiring from Pyramid Plastics. She...
Carlyle "Carl" R. Schumacher
August 27, 2020
Carlyle “Carl” R. Schumacher, 97, of Rockford passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020. He was born February 12, 1923 in Elizabeth Township, IL the son of Louis and Marie (Winter) Schumacher. Carlyle proudly served his country in the United States Army. He married the love of his life, Mae Stafford on February 14, 1958 in Galena, IL. Carlyle eventually moved...
Englbert "Bert" Schallmoser Sr.
August 26, 2020
Englbert “Bert” Schallmoser Sr., 84, of Des Plaines, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 7:05 a.m. Bert was born November 25, 1935 in Chicago, IL, son of Englbert Schallmoser and Marie (Binder) Schallmoser. He worked many years for Teletype Corporation in shipping until he retired. Bert was a longtime member of the Pioneer’s Telecom Volunteer Network. He enjoyed...
Laima M. Kinderis
August 25, 2020
Laima Kinderis, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, August 25th at Cherryvale Place in Rockford, IL. Laima was born on September 22, 1937 in Lithuania to the late Jonas and Marija Kvietkauskas. She spent her early childhood in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States in 1949. On January 30, 1960 she married Raimundas Kinderis. Laima was a homemaker for...
Muriel "Jean" Williams
August 24, 2020
Muriel “Jean” Williams, 91, Stillman Valley, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 31, 1928, in Rockford, the daughter of Clarence “Curly” and Meryl (Palmer) Lundberg. Jean married Raymond “Warren” Williams in New Milford on August 29, 1954. He passed away on May 30, 2000. She worked as an...
Charles W. Larkin
August 24, 2020
Charles W. Larkin, 91, Rockford, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, in his home. He was born May 11, 1929, in Rockford, the son of Leslie Larkin and Gertie Ramona Mungor. Charles married Betty L. Robertson on November 6, 1948. She passed away on November 14, 2015. Charles worked as an engineer at Rockford Clutch on Windsor Rd. until retirement....
James A. "Jim" Tilmon Jr.
August 23, 2020
James A. “Jim” Tilmon Jr., 60, of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Jim was born September 13, 1959 in Fort Rucker, AL, son of James A. Tilmon Sr. and Louise (Johnson) Tilmon. He married Laurie Horton on July 13, 2012 in Belvidere, IL. Jim flew as a captain for American Airlines for 34 years. Jim’s love for...
Daniel J. Timko
August 22, 2020
Daniel J. Timko, 75, passed away on August 22, 2020. Born on October 6, 1944; son to Joseph and Esther (Mueller) Timko. Dan graduated from Auburn High School in Auburn, Illinois in 1962 and went on to become an Industrial Arts Teacher at Staunton High School. He married the love of his life, Susan Burtle in Springfield, Illinois on June...
Angela J. Vitale
August 22, 2020
Angela Josephine Vitale, 85 of Rockford, IL passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her children on Saturday August 22nd. Daughter of Gabriel "Ray" and Palma (Paluzzi) Gianquinto. Graduated West High School in 1952. Graduate of Rockford Memorial Hospital School of Radiology. Married Vincent J Vitale December 18, 1954. Both Angie and Vince were each saying a Novena to...
Constance "Connie" H. Swanberg
August 18, 2020
Constance “Connie” H. Swanberg, 86, Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, in her home. She was born December 30, 1933, in Rockford, the daughter of Fay and Hildur (Hammerstrom) Onley. Connie was a graduate of Rockford West High School, class of 1952. She married Stanley R. “Red” Phillips on September 5, 1953, in Belvidere and he passed away...
James E. Zimmerman
August 18, 2020
James E. Zimmerman was born Thanksgiving Day Nov. 24, 1932 to Barbara (Maynard) and Raymond Patterson. He joined an older brother Robert, Millie and Martha. He died Tuesday August 18, 2020 as a result of renal failure and coronary heart disease. He was surrounded by family. In July of 1934, his mother died after the birth of her fifth child...
Marlene R. Goral
August 17, 2020
Marlene R. Goral, 87, passed away on August 17, 2020. Born on July 4, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois; daughter of Frank and Helen (Woodruff) Mellendorf. In 1954 Marlene married Clifford Finnan and had four children. Later in her life she married George Goral in 1967 and her family grew. Marlene was a bartender for 30 years, retiring from the Venetian...
Richard "Dick" Frank Warner
August 16, 2020
RICHARD “DICK” FRANK WARNER, 82, of Rockford, IL went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 16, 2020, surrounded at home by his children, grandchildren, and faithful grand dog, Leo. Richard, the son of Oscar “Ockie” and Isabelle “Babe” (Smith) Warner, was born on July 29, 1938 in Rockford, IL. He graduated from Turner Grade School, Lincoln Middle School...
Phyllis A. Maloney
August 16, 2020
Phyllis Ann Maloney, 77, passed away on August 16, 2020. Born in Lacrosse, Wisconsin on April 9, 1943 the youngest daughter to Charles and Stella (Seymour) Cox. A 1961 graduate of De Soto High School, Phyllis went on to marry the love of her life, Neil Maloney on October 14, 1964. During the time they were together they traveled as...
William A. Devita
August 16, 2020
William A. DeVita, 98, Rockford was born to eternal life on August 16, 2020. Bill was born in Rockford, IL to John and Anna (Fazio) DeVita on July 23, 1922. He married Margaret Rose Vissillo on June 28, 1952 at the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan. During WWII, Bill dutifully served his country as a Seaman...
Richard L. Waldsmith
August 15, 2020
Richard L. Waldsmith, 84, of Rockford, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020. Richard was born in Rockford on April 9, 1936, son of Jerry and Dorothy (Klein) Waldsmith. He graduated from St. Thomas High School. Richard married Sally Jane Kampmeier at St. Patrick Catholic Church on June 23, 1956 where he was also a lifetime member. He and his...
Jacqueline "Jackie" K. Mccaffrey
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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...
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