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David E. Boeselager
Oct 24, 2018
David E. Boeselager, 86, of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018. He was born January 14, 1932, in Hilbert, Wisconsin, the son of Gilbert and Alice (Weichmann) Boeselager. Dave married the love of his life, Jeannette Thurow, on September 15, 1957. He worked as a photographer and photo lab technician for Sundstrand Corp. and later for Gamma Imaging of...
Ronald "Ron" J. Duda
Oct 24, 2018
Ronald “Ron” J. Duda, 72, of Roscoe, passed away peacefully in his home October 24, 2018. Born March 28, 1946 in Chicago; he was the son of Joseph and Marie (Zawislak) Duda. He married Joyce K. Drajka on May 18, 1968. Ron was a member of St. Bridget Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus; Charter Grand Knight of Counsel...
Donna J. Valentine
Oct 23, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Donna Haddad Valentine, announces her passing into eternal life on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the age of 89. Donna was a lifelong resident of Rockford, born on September 24, 1929, the daughter of Roger and Betty (Forzley) Haddad. She was a graduate of West High School, Class of 1947. Married...
Joanne M. Latino
Oct 22, 2018
JoAnne M. Latino, 81, Rockford, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. She was born December 9, 1936, in Rockford, the daughter of Joseph and Genevieve (Greco) Latino. She was a graduate of Rockford West High School. JoAnne was a clerical supervisor in the Radiology department at Rockford Memorial Hospital for 39 years. She was...
Maria A. Winters
Oct 21, 2018
Maria A. Winters, 70, of Cherry Valley, passed away October 21, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born January 10, 1948 to Albert C. and Anna V. (DiPiazza) Winters in Rockford, IL. Moved to Cherry Valley, Il in 1982. Maria retired from the State of Illinois Department of Corrections, Winnebago Community Correctional Center in 1998. Volunteered at Swedish American...
Odette L. Rice
Oct 21, 2018
Odette L. Rice, 98, of Rockford, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018. She was born October 11, 1920, in Lagne, France, the daughter of Henry and Alphonise (Mea) DePiazz. Odette married Jack Rice, April 26, 1947 in France. She came to the United States in 1947 and become a proud U.S. citizen in 1951. Odette and her husband moved to...
David T. Bauer
Oct 20, 2018
David T. Bauer, 66, of Freeport passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018. Born August 21, 1952, in Janesville, Wisconsin, the son of Wayne A. and Dorothy M. (Pickett) Bauer Sr. David was a United States Veteran serving in the Army from 1971-1981. David was married to Kathleen Sheehan; she passed away in 2013. He was an avid bowler and was...
Luna Love Monreal
Oct 19, 2018
Luna Love Monreal passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving Mother and family. October 19th 2018. Luna Love was born October 19th 2018 6:06am and passed away shortly after birth. During her short time here she was loved very deeply by her family. She is survived by her brother Romeo Gonzalez. Her maternal grandparents Ellia Monreal, Lazaro Nunez....
Kenneth P. Maragi
Oct 19, 2018
Kenneth P. Maragi, 53, of Rockford passed away Friday, October 19, 2018. Born June 3, 1965, in Rockford, the son of Louis and Donnella (Block) Maragi. Kenneth was a graduate of Boylan Catholic High School, where he was a proud member of the first boys soccer team. He was recently employed at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Kenneth enjoyed gardening, fishing and...
Albert "Al" Michael Coletta
Oct 17, 2018
Albert “Al” Michael Coletta, 84, Rockford, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018, in his home. He was born February 7, 1934, in Rockford, the son of Joseph and Anna (Zambrowski) Coletta. Al was a graduate of St. Thomas Catholic High School and was an Army veteran. Al married Mary Jane Leber on October 11, 1954, and she passed away in...
Billy F. Fry Sr.
Oct 17, 2018
Billy F. Fry Sr., 78, of Rochelle, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2018. He was born August 23, 1940, in Malden, Missouri, the son of Oscar and Lillie (Stewart) Fry. Billy married the love of his life, Martha Gould, on April 7, 1959. Billy was a kind man with an incredible work ethic, his early career was spent farming in...
Emmett E. Grace
Oct 15, 2018
Emmett E. Grace, 86, of Rockford passed away Monday, October 15, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1932 in Joliet, IL to Francis P. and Agnes M. Grace. He married Carolyn Miner on May 13, 2000. Emmett was a veteran serving in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict on the USS Charles...
Rose R. Honzel
Oct 15, 2018
Rose R. Honzel, 77, of Rockford, IL passed away in her home on Monday, October 15, 2018 with loving family by her side. Rose was born in La Crosse, WI on September 3, 1941, daughter of John and Rose (Cain) Finley. She married John Honzel on April 8, 1961 in Seneca, WI. Rose graduated from Seneca High School, Class of...
Ann M. Dal Santo
Oct 15, 2018
Ann M. Dal Santo, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 15, 2018, at the home of her son. Ann was born in Rockford to Maria Ferro and Vittorio Piai. She was a 1941 graduate of Rockford West High School. Ann married John Dal Santo in 1946, and they have loved each other for more than 72 years. Faith, family,...
Maria J. Blake
Oct 13, 2018
Maria J. Blake, 85, of Cherry Valley, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, October 13, 2018. Born December 22, 1932 in Jalisco, Mexico; she was the daughter of Alpolonio and Anselma (Segalla) Vicencio. A member of St. Edwards Catholic Church, Maria retired from Admiral Corporation after 20 years of employment. She enjoyed word search, watching the Price Is Right, Family...
Scott A. Lacrosse
Oct 13, 2018
Scott A. LaCrosse, 53, of Rockford lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, October 13, 2018 surrounded by his family. Born October 6, 1965, in Rockford, the son of John and Linda (Lundberg) LaCrosse. Scott was a graduate of Jefferson High School and attended Rock Valley College. Scott married Kimberly Smith on May 11, 1996. Scott worked as a Quality...
Hector J. Murray
Oct 13, 2018
Hector Joseph Murray, 89 of Rockford, IL passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Hector was born in Seaton Villa, England on August 3, 1929, son of Hector and Alice (Loughlin) McDonald-Murray. He married Anita (Langa) Murray on June 1, 1955 in Chester, England. She passed away November 6, 1998. Hector was a diesel mechanic in the transportation industry for...
Vernon Leroy Goethe
Oct 12, 2018
Vernon LeRoy Goethe, 100, passed away peacefully Friday, October 12, 2018, in Rockford, IL. Born May 5, 1918, in Cedarville, IL, to LeRoy and Mabel (Borger) Goethe. Raised in the Freeport area, Vernon was the oldest child of four. He grew up on a hatchery farm and forever refused to eat chicken as a result. Growing up, he loved math...
Nancy Jo Coole
Oct 11, 2018
Nancy Jo Coole, 73, of Belvidere, IL and Fort Myers, FL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Alexian Brothers Hospice in Elk Grove Village following a tragic accident. Nancy was born on December 27, 1944 in Taft, California to Joseph and Mary (Varvir) Kozminske. The oldest of three children, she was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Nancy graduated...
Judy D. Snyder
Oct 11, 2018
Judy Danielson Snyder, 76, of Rockford, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. She was born July 3, 1942, in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Marshall and Dorothy (Gilmour) Danielson. Judy was a graduate of East High School. She married William (Bill) Snyder on October 19, 1974. Judy worked various positions at churches within the Rockford Diocese and later as the...
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