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Janet Claire Carter
February 27, 2018
Janet “Jan” Claire (Hammerstrand) Carter, 84, of Rockford passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. She was born on July 31, 1933, in Rockford, daughter of Clarence and Linnea (Lundquist) Hammerstrand. Janet was a graduate of East High School class of 1951. She attended Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Madison WI, where she received her degree in nursing....
Michael P. Macias
February 23, 2018
Michael “Mike” P. Macias, 48, of Rockford, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018. He was born July 14, 1969, in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Charles and Marge (Polito) Macias. Mike graduated from West High School. He worked for many years at Comcast as an engineering technician. Mike loved music and was a member of the band Pulse 18, winning...
James Fitzgerald Benjamin
February 22, 2018
James Fitgzerald Benjamin, 83, of Rockford passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018. Born December 8, 1934, the son of James and Mary (Fitzgerald) Benjamin. Graduated from East High School and attended Rock Valley College. He served in the Army National Guard. Jim was President of CIE & G Credit Union and retired from ComEd in 1994. Jim married Sharon Jacobs...
Richard Petersen
February 20, 2018
Richard “Dick” Petersen, 82, Loves Park, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018, in his home. He was born May 7, 1935, in Racine, WI, the son of Pete C. and Edna M. (Hyvalti) Petersen. Dick married Betty Jean “B.J.” West in Waukegan on June 21, 1956. She passed away on January 28, 2017. Dick was an industrial arts teacher for...
Catherine M. Corirossi-Ksiazek
February 20, 2018
Catherine M. Corirossi-Ksiazek passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Fair Oaks Rehab Center. Born April 5, 1920 in Rockford, the daughter of Dominick and Angelina (Bianchi) Corirossi. She married Casimer Ksiazek on September 25, 1943 in St. Anthony of Padua Parish. Catherine worked for several years in the cafeteria at Wilson Junior High. Catherine enjoyed traveling, gambling and her...
Robert T. Williams
February 20, 2018
Robert T. Williams, 88, passed away on February 20, 2018, at home with family, following a private battle with cancer. He was a loving and loved husband, brother, father, father-in-law, grandfather, and uncle. He was born April 25, 1929 at Franklin Park Hospital in Chicago, Illinois to Welsh emigrant parents, Robert T. and Margaret (nee Thomas) Williams. He was married...
Rosemae Swanson
February 19, 2018
RoseMae A. Swanson, 93, of Rockford, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 19, 2018. She was born November 16, 1924 in Rockford, to Albin and Lillian (Young) Carlson. RoseMae graduated from Stillman Valley High School and went on to college to earn her Bachelors of Science degree. She would later marry Dr. Armer Swanson her loving companion of 61 years....
Joseph Russo James
February 18, 2018
Joseph Russo James, 26 years old, was born in Rockford, Illinois, to his loving parents, Andria Russo and John James. He passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 18th in Plainfield, Illinois. He graduated from St. Peter Grade School and graduated from Boylan High School in 2009. Also, in 2009 he proudly received his Eagle Scout Award. He was a gentle...
Louise Marie Canciamille
February 17, 2018
Louise Marie Canciamille, 84, of Cherry Valley, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 17, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 14, 1933, in Rockford, the proud daughter of Emilio and Maria (Callegari) Colusso. Louise went on to marry the love of her life, Joseph Canciamille, her companion of 61 years. She was a social butterfly...
Matthew J. Bacino
February 17, 2018
Matthew J. Bacino, 81, of Rockford, passed away February 17, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born October 5, 1936, in Rockford, the son of Joseph & Mary (Spinello) Bacino. Graduated from West High School, class of 1954. Married his best friend and true love Pat Ritter in Rockford on May 5, 1956. Matt retired from Sundstrand as a...
James Butitta
February 16, 2018
James Butitta, 87, Rockford, was called home on February 16, 2018 surrounded by his loving wife Julie of 65 years and children. He was born December 26, 1930 in Streator,IL to Peter & Stella Butitta. He attended West High School and graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1948 and attended Brown’s Business College. On March 22, 1952 he married...
Eugene "Gene" H. Johnson Jr.
February 15, 2018
Eugene “Gene” Howes Johnson Jr., 54, of Dixon, passed away February 15, 2018 in his home. Born August 8, 1963 in Rockford; he was the son of Eugene H. and Diane (Grosvenor) Johnson. He married Susan Lawson on April 11, 1998 in Dixon. He was employed with Local 23, Plumbers & Pipe-fitters for 35 years. Gene was a very proud,...
Pietro "Pete" Salamone
February 15, 2018
Pietro “Pete” Salamone, 76, of Winnebago passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 in his home. Born August 14, 1941, in Aragona, Sicily, the son of Francesco and Teresa (Cannistraro) Salamone. Pete married Paola Seminerio on September 26, 1964 in Aragona, Sicily. He attended college in Sicily for Industrial Chemical Engineering before coming to the United States in 1973 and was...
Lena "Lee" M. Benesh
February 15, 2018
Lena “Lee” M. (Buttacavoli) Benesh died peacefully on February 15, 2018 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, IL at the age of 96. Lena Buttacavoli was born on March 19, 1921 in Rockford, IL to Sicilian parents, Vincenzo and Maria (Caliva) Buttacavoli. Lena’s mother was a great influence in her life, as well as her older sister, Mary...
William Junior Nelson
February 15, 2018
William “Bill” Junior Nelson, 92, Rockford, died Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Fairhaven Christian Health Center. He was born July 14, 1925, on a farm near Alpha, IL, the son of William and Edna (Blomquist) Nelson. He graduated from Oxford Township High School, Alpha, in 1943, and from Augustana College in 1948, with a BA in Chemistry and from Oklahoma...
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Bertolotto
February 14, 2018
Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Bertolotto, 73, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at Presence St. Anne Center surrounded by her daughters and husband of 51 years after suffering from complications of Parkinson ’s disease and related falls. She was born April 1, 1944, in Deadwood, SD, the daughter of Theodore and Kathryn Oates. Liz was a graduate of Lead High School...
Janet J. Masterson
February 14, 2018
Janet J. Masterson, 99¾, born May 15, 1918, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2018, at Morning Star Village surrounded by her loving family. Janet was the daughter of Herbert and Eva (Roach) Johns of Kirkland. Janet was preceded in death by her husband James (Jim) and her son Gerard (Jake) Masterson of Wisconsin Rapids, WI. She was also preceded...
Wallace D. Bagwell
February 14, 2018
Wallace D. Bagwell, 80, Rockford, died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 in his home. Born January 19, 1938 in Swifton, Arkansas, son of Lewis and Ockrey Horn Bagwell. Married Delores George on May 15, 1969; she died October 25, 2014. He then married Jeanette Shackelford on April 29, 2016. Member of Lincolnwood Baptist Church. Wallace spent a life time driving. He...
Elton Harrison "Doc" Miller
February 13, 2018
Elton Harrison "Doc" Miller Obituary Elton Harrison “Doc” Miller, of Rockford died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in his home. He was born in Ogle County, Illinois on August 24, 1927, the son of Elton Harrison and Anna (Abels) Miller. He graduated from Freeport High School, received both his B.S. and M.Ed Degrees from the University of Illinois and a Certificate...
Patricia S. Rapp Scadden
February 12, 2018
Patricia S. Rapp Scadden, 86, of Rockford passed away Monday, February 12, 2018. Born January 8, 1932, in Rockford, the daughter of Russell W. and Carol (Nelson) Rapp. Patricia graduated from Byron High School. Patricia married William J. Scadden in 1967. She was a longtime employee of Swedish American Hospital as an executive assistant. Survived by her sisters, Nancy Hillman...
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