August 18, 2019

Debra L. Holliman, 65, of Rockford, IL, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019. Debra was born in Rockford, IL on March 24, 1954, daughter of James and Annalee (Addington) Brazelton. After 33 years of being a CNA, she then opened her home up to being a daycare provider, caring for many children, which she loved most in life. Debra was...

August 18, 2019

Noudnoi Noi Phothiboupha, 56, of Harrisonburg, VA, formerly of Rockford, passed away August 18, 2019 in her home. Born February 7, 1963 in Louang Namtha, Laos; daughter of Phoumy and Keo (Santisouk) Phoumy Phothiboupha. She was a former member of the Lao Evangelical Free Church and owner of the Nail Spa in Harrisonburg, VA. Noudnoi immigrated to the U.S. from...

August 18, 2019

Benny J. Nuccio, 82, of Rockford, passed away August 18, 2019 at Rosewood Care Center. Born August 8, 1937, in Rockford, the son of Charlie & Ida (LaMarca) Nuccio. Married Nancy Ferraro in Rockford on November 30, 1963. Benny worked in food sales for many years. Benny started out coaching his son with little league baseball, which later led him...

August 17, 2019

James E. Jaworowski, 77, of Rockford, passed away August 17, 2019 at Mercy Health Hospital after a long illness. Born September 21, 1941, in Rockford, the son of Antone & Ruth (Eschen) Jaworowski. Served in the US Navy. Married Vivian Spangler in Rockford on February 20, 1965. Jim was an Iron Worker with Local 498 for over 30 years, retiring...

August 17, 2019

Sandra J. Catron, 64, of Rockford, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019. Born July 1, 1955 in Rockford; daughter of William Albert and Joanne Patricia (Tallman) Catron. A member of St. Bernadette Church, she attended the School of Hope, Page Park School, Barbara Olson Center of Hope and Malcom Eaton Enterprises. She enjoyed coloring, listening to music and flipping cards....

August 15, 2019

Irene L. Coon, 86, of Rockford, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born July 7, 1933 in Buffalo, NY; the daughter of Raymond and Lucile (Christoffersen) Clarke. She married Robert E. Coon on October 27, 1951 in Mount Carroll. A faithful member of East Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses and a hair stylist for...

August 15, 2019

Eleanor A. Vascellaro, 88, of Rockford, passed away August 15, 2019 at Independence Village. Born July 15, 1931 in Ottawa, IL, the daughter of Oren “Brick” & Pauline (Patterson) Rising. She graduated from Ottawa Township High School, class of 1949. She graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in elementary education in 1953. After graduation she took a teaching...

August 15, 2019

Sidney A. Freeland, 23, of Poplar Grove died August 15, 2019. Born June 22, 1996 in Rockford; the son of Todd and Debra (Haas) Freeland. A graduate of East High School, Sidney was NIC 10 All Conference in swimming and received the Austin Rux Memorial Award for Sportsmanship. He also graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for...

August 13, 2019

Daniel E. Steeves, 65, of Rockford, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Dan was born in Chicago, IL on November 20, 1953, son of Austin and Anna (Mayberry) Steeves. He attended T.F. North High School in Calumet City, IL and was a Union Commercial Carpenter in Chicago for over 30 years. Dan enjoyed golfing, swimming, and was an avid...

August 13, 2019

Jerry Wayne Flowers, 75, Rockford, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Nelson Debes Nursing Home. He was born August 27, 1943, in Sherman, TX; son of Waymon and Doralee (Bracey) Flowers. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving on the USS Rigel from 1960 -1965. Jerry has no known surviving relatives. All of those who knew...

August 10, 2019

Mildred “Millie” E. Long, 98, passed away August 10, 2019. Born June 2nd, 1921 in Neponset, IL, daughter of Karl and Nellie (Scott) Scaife. Graduated from Neponset High School and attended business schools in Davenport, IA and Rockford, IL. She was a member of the Bureau County Farm Bureau. Millie worked at Atwood Mobile Production for 13 years. She married...

August 6, 2019

Valentine “John” Chevchuc, 73, of Rockford, passed away August 6, 2019 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born December 18, 1945 in Regensburg, Germany; the son of Dimitry and Vera (Kolush) Chevchuc. He married Carol Strauss on December 26, 1975 in Rockton. A graduate of Auburn High School, John retired from Cellusuede Products, Inc. after 35 years of employment as...

August 6, 2019

August 4, 2019

James “Jim” R. Krein, 76 of Rockford, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019. He was born in Gary, IN on March 10, 1943, the son of Robert and Willomine (Gross) Krein. Jim married Margaret Ann Guarino on October 2, 1965 in Rockford. He was a teacher in the Rockford Public School District for over thirty-three years. Jim was a member...

August 2, 2019

Kathleen Elizabeth Snyder, 75, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 2, 2019, at Alden Park Strathmoor, with her husband loyally by her side. Kathy was born on April 9, 1944, in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Burdette and Violet (Smith) O’Hara. She graduated from Rockford East High School in 1961 with honors. She married the love of...

August 2, 2019

On August 2, 2019, Lisa (Smith) Scribner received her angel wings, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with metastatic colon cancer. She was born June 8, 1981 in Rockford, Illinois, to Douglas and Lana (Barmore) Smith. She graduated from Lutheran High School in 1999. She earned her degree in Psychology from Western Illinois University and went on...

August 1, 2019

July 28, 2019

Mary (Casey) Pastore, 71, of Loves Park, died July 28, 2019, after a brief illness. Born September 14, 1947 in Belvidere; she was the daughter of Clifford and Regina (Widhalm) Casey. She married James Pastore on April 6, 1974 in Belvidere. Mary graduated from Bishop Muldoon High School in Rockford. She also graduated with her Bachelor’s degree from St. Xavier...

July 26, 2019

Richard Ernest Sherman, 83, Rockford, passed away Friday, July 26, 2019, at Mercy Health on Riverside surrounded by his family. He was born August 19, 1935, in Sandwich, the son of Elmer and Katherine (Fox) Sherman. Richard was a Korean War veteran serving in the Navy on the USS Hornet. He married Patricia Herrmann on April 12, 1957, and later...

July 25, 2019

Martin A. Jaros Jr., 87 of Rockford, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019. He was born in La Salle-Peru, IL on June 15, 1932, son of Martin Sr. and Theresa Jaros. Martin met the love of his life, Glenda Corkill on a blind date in college and married her September 4, 1954 in Kankakee, IL. Together, they would have celebrated...