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Mark J. Jansz
April 2, 2019
Mark Joseph Jansz, of Rockford, Illinois, died April 2, 2019 at River Bluff Nursing Home after a courageous 15 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born November 29, 1963 in Freeport, IL to Charles and Joan (Poss) Jansz, he graduated from Aquin Central Catholic High School in Freeport, IL and attended Illinois State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology....
Nancy Ann Field
April 2, 2019
Nancy Ann (Carr) Field, 89 of Rockford, IL, formerly of Beloit, WI, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Nancy was born in Beloit, WI on March 25, 1930, daughter of Edison “Deke” and Ruth (Lufkin) Carr. She was a graduate of Beloit Memorial High School in Beloit, WI, Class of 1947. Nancy married Claire Field on February 1, 1957. He...
Allan "Al" F. Hottman
April 1, 2019
Allan “Big Al” F. Hottman, 80, of Rockford, passed away peacefully April 1, 2019 in his home. Born July 27, 1938 in Sauk City, WI; the son of Christ and Dolly (Hehenberger) Hottman. He married Sue Anderson August 19, 1967 in Rockford. A United States Air Force Veteran, Al was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church. He was a...
Sandra E. Shaw
April 1, 2019
Sandra E. Shaw, 82, of Rockford passed away surrounded by her family, Monday April 1, 2019. She was born February 20, 1937, in Clark, South Dakota, the daughter of Wayne R. and Edna M. (Bonebrake) Wilcox. She married Robert Shaw in 1978. Her lifelong passions were her horses, dogs and showing American Saddlebreds, which she showed up until 2017. In...
James L. Mcknight
March 31, 2019
James L. McKnight, of Rockford, passed away March 31, 2019, in Madison, WI. Born October 9, 1929 in Sublette; son of William Earl and Alice (Fetzer) McKnight. He married Joyce Frantz on April 2, 1954 in Monroe Center. Jim grew up working with his parents on the family farm. He was the former owner of Byron Materials and a member...
Dorothy J. Van Matre
March 30, 2019
Dorothy J. Van Matre, 98, Rockford, died Saturday, March 30, 2019 in Wesley Willows Health Center. Born March 1, 1921 in Monroe, Wisconsin, daughter of Earl L. and Virgil Leona Hurless Hawthorne. Married Argene L. Van Matre in Monroe on June 10, 1944. He died September 13, 2006. Graduated from Rockford Hospital School of Nursing in 1942. She worked at...
Marston Swanberg
March 29, 2019
Marston Swanberg, 85, of Loves Park, passed away March 29, 2019 at Presence St. Anne Center as a result of complications of a stroke. Born July 3, 1933 in Elgin; son of Roland and Eunice (Skoog) Swanberg. He married Connie Onley Phillips on June 2, 1979 in Rockford. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Marston was a member of...
Sandra J. Montana
March 29, 2019
Sandra J. Montana, 75, of Cherry Valley, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born May 30, 1943, in Chicago, the daughter of Larry and Audrey (Cuttsinger) Madden. Sandra was a graduate of St. Anthony College of Nursing and was the Director of Nursing at Asta Care for 15 years. As a nurse, Sandra always...
Richard C. Foster
March 28, 2019
Richard C. Foster, 77, of Rockford, went to heaven on Thursday, March 28, 2019 in his home. Born October 23, 1941 in Fulton, IL; son of Dennis and Helen (Decker) Foster. Married Barbara Sterbenz on January 30, 1965 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna, IL. Surviving relatives include his three children, Richard C. Foster Jr. of Haleyville,...
Mollie M. Vollmer
March 28, 2019
Mollie (Fenelon) Vollmer, 78, of Rockford, died Thursday 28, 2019 after a long fight with cancer. Born March 12, 1941 in Rockford, the daughter of Melvin and Marie (Olinger) Fenelon. Graduated from Bishop Muldoon High School in 1959. Married her loving husband James Vollmer on June 16, 1962. They spent wonderful 55 years together and had 3 beautiful children. Mollie...
Norma J. Laken
March 27, 2019
Norma J. Laken (nee Reckamp), 65, of Rockford, passed away March 27, 2019 in her home surrounded by family. Born May 12, 1953 in Elgin, she was the daughter of Claude and Margaret (Burkemper) Reckamp. She married George A. Laken on May 26, 1990 in Rockford. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Norma was a member of Holy Family Church...
Gwen Waffle
March 26, 2019
Gwen Waffle, (aka Gwen Behrends) 54, Rockford, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in Swedish American Hospital. Born October 1, 1964 in Lakefield, MN, daughter of William G. and Marlene J. Hamman Bosch. Employed as a phlebotomist by SwedishAmerican Health System for 10 years. Survivors include her husband, Steve Waffle; daughter Britney (Mason) Grieg; granddaughter, Kyndra Grieg and other family...
Norma L. Stolz
March 26, 2019
Norma Lucille (Carpenter) Stolz, 85, of Rockford, IL, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Norma was born April 2, 1933, in Omaha, Nebraska, daughter of Willard and Edna Pearl (Whitcomb) Carpenter. She was the oldest of 6 children and was raised in various locations in Western Nebraska as her father was a ranch hand at this time. In 1940, her...
Gwendolyn Faye Behrends
March 26, 2019
GWENDOLYN FAYE BEHRENDS, the daughter of William and Marlene (Hamman) Bosch was born on October 1, 1964 in Lakefield, Minnesota. Gwen passed away on March 26, 2019. Her age at the time of death was 54 years, 5 months and 25 days. Gwen was baptized on March 24, 1967 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lakefield, Minnesota. As a youth, she...
Daniel E. Christiansen
March 26, 2019
Daniel E. Christiansen, 75, of Machesney Park, passed away March 26, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family. Born August 31, 1943 in Chicago; the son of Robert and Florence (Engel) Christiansen. He married Marilyn Pettett on June 8, 1963 in Glenview. Dan was the former owner and operator of Dan’s Sinclair Service Station in Skokie, South Bluff Golf...
Brian R. Love
March 24, 2019
Brian R. Love, 55, of Rockford passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019, after an 18 month illness. Born December 26, 1963, in Rockford, the son of Richard and Joan (Hildebrand) Love, of Davis Junction. Brian grew up in Davis Junction and graduated from Stillman Valley High School. Brian was employed at Nestle in Dekalb for over 16 years. Brian enjoyed...
Monica M. Laskey
March 24, 2019
Monica Laskey, 70, died on March 24, 2019 at her home, Ridge Terrace, in Freeport, Illinois where she lived these last five years with 15 other DD residents and a caring staff. She was born on December 14, 1948 to Marie and Edward Laskey in Chicago at a time when persons with Down's Syndrome were not expected to live beyond...
Maxine D. Rush
March 23, 2019
Maxine D. Rush, 91, of Rockford, IL, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019. Maxine was born in Buena Vista County, IA on February 8, 1928, daughter of Jacob and Kathrine (Wick) Saylor. She married Richard Rush on February 10, 1948 in Rockford, IL. He passed away in 2002. Maxine was a devoted member of St. Patrick Catholic Church of Rockford...
Laraine B. "Dolly" Banz
March 22, 2019
Laraine B. “Dolly” Banz, 79, of Rockford died peacefully at Presence Saint Anne Center in Rockford on Friday, March 22, 2019, as a result of complications of a stroke. Laraine was born on February 24, 1940 in Norway, Michigan. Werner Banz and Laraine met in 1960 and were married in 1965. After marrying Werner, together, they opened and operated coin...
Thomas F. Backer
March 22, 2019
Thomas F. Backer, 85, of Rockford, died March 22, 2019, at his home surrounded by family. Born December 29, 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Adelbert H. and Adelia (Ebert) Backer. He lived in Milwaukee, LaCrosse and Lake Mills, Wisconsin before going into the U.S. Air Force in 1952. After his discharge from the Air Force in 1956, he studied Electrical...
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