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Vernon "Mickey" Brown
Aug 25, 2017
Vernon “Mickey” L. Brown, 74, of Belvidere, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at Van Matre Health Center. Born July 27, 1943 in Belvidere the son of Frank and Doris (Poliska) Brown. Married his loving wife Bonnie Falkenstein. Mickey was the owner of Mickey’s Auto Body Shop in Belvidere and worked hard all his life. He was a member of the...
Parsram N Ramchandani
Aug 24, 2017
Parsram N. Ramchandani, 94, Rockford, died Thursday, August 24, 2017, in his home. Born September 22, 1922, in India, son of Nihchaldas H. Ramchandani and Lakshmi Ramchandani. He had received a Masters degree and was involved in the machinery business. Survivors include his wife, Lilly; son, Kamlesh (Helen) Ramchandani; daughters, Rita (Suresh) Devnani and Soni (Surinder Singh) Dhesi; grandchildren, Rohit...
Robert E. Cross Jr.
Aug 23, 2017
Robert E. Cross, Jr. died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was born December 11, 1943, in Rockford, to Robert and Hazel (Millwright) Cross. He graduated from Rockford West High School in 1961, and attended Kendall College in Evanston, Illinois. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Judith (Wren) Cross; his son, Andrew...
James D. Robbins
Aug 23, 2017
James D. Robbins, 71, of Rockford, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at UW Madison Medical Center. Born November 3, 1945 in Charles City, Iowa the son of Adam and LaMona Marie (McDonald) Robbins. Graduated from University of Iowa and married his loving wife Darla Kammrad. James worked for Rockford Mutual for several years and enjoyed spending time with family and...
Marlene J. Hoy
Aug 20, 2017
Marlene J. Hoy, 73, of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017. Marlene was born in Chicago on July 26, 1944; to parents, Leonard and Jeanette (Tyminski) Maslanka. She married her loving husband, Thomas Hoy in North Riverside, Illinois on April 26, 1969. Together, Marlene and Thomas spent many years together before his passing in 1998. She loved being...
Richard Terranova
Aug 20, 2017
Richard “Rick” Terranova, 75, of Loves Park, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, in his home, following a long battle with cancer. Born July 9, 1942, the son of Sam and Jenny (Arbisi) Terranova. Rick attended both Auburn and West High Schools. Retired member of the U.S. Army. Rick was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Rick enjoyed...
Billey Ray Taylor
Aug 19, 2017
Billey Ray Taylor was born on December 14, 1967. He passed away suddenly on August 19, 2017 at the early age of 49. Billey was a dedicated and hardworking man making his way through life as his own boss. Although he wasn’t prideful, he couldn’t bear the thought of working under someone else’s shadow. He firmly believed that you could...
Dewayne Blackwell
Aug 19, 2017
Dewayne “Blackie” Blackwell, 75, of Loves Park passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017. Born September 28, 1941, in Dell, Arkansas, the son of Will Gais and Edith (Casteel) Blackwell. Dewayne married Rose Johnson in 1960 in Rockford. He was a house painting contractor as well as a talented musician. Survived by his wife, Rose; children, Wayne (Debra Sanson) Blackwell; Shari...
Harriet Pofelski Bennis
Aug 19, 2017
Harriet Pofelski Bennis, 93, Rockford, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2017, in her home. She was born in Chicago on January 15, 1924, the daughter of Andrew and Theresa (Sikorski) Nowak. She married Robert Pofelski in Chicago in 1943, and they spent many wonderful years together before he passed away in 1988. Harriet was an avid bowler and enjoyed...
Randy G. Ruckman
Aug 19, 2017
Randy Gene Ruckman, 63, of Rockford passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 after a long illness. Randy was born December 14, 1953 in Glendive, MT, the son of Gene Franklin Ruckman and Mary Ann Ruckman. Formerly employed by Rockford Products, National Lock, Elco, Textron and most recently as Manager of Design Services at Gunite Corporation. Past Chairman of SME, 1999-2002...
Barbara B. Ehrenstrom
Aug 18, 2017
Barbara Byrnes Ehrenstrom, 95, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 18, 2017 at her home in Chicago after a long illness. Born in Rockford July 24, 1922, the daughter of Francis and Marie Doran Byrnes. Lived 85 years in Rockford. Attended Muldoon High School and Rockford College. Longtime member of St. Peter and Holy Family Parishes. Employed by Illinois National...
Adolph L. Bledes
Aug 18, 2017
Adolph L. Bledes, 90, of Rockford, passed away in his home, Friday, August 18, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 16, 1927, in Chicago, IL, the son of Adolph & Rose (Kosiewicz) Bledes. Graduated from Kelly High School in Chicago, then later Walton College. He was able to travel and see the world, during his time serving in...
Theresa Vollmer
Aug 18, 2017
Theresa Vollmer, 52, of Rockford, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 at Alden Park Strathmoor. Born May 24, 1965 in Rockford the daughter of Alfred and Frances (Sager) Vollmer. Theresa was a graduate of Boylan Catholic High School and had worked at Atwood for several years. She moved to the Florida Keys and had lived there for over 10 years. She...
Asie J. Crown
Aug 17, 2017
Asie J. Crown, 70, of Stillman Valley passed away suddenly on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at SwedishAmerican Hospital. He was born on December 8, 1946 in Corning, AR, the son of Robert and Alma (Porter) Crown. He was a truck driver/owner operator for Central Transport for many years. Asie was a proud 40 year member of the Fraternal Order of...
Beryl J. Sandwick
Aug 16, 2017
Beryl Jean "BJ" Sandwick, 72, of Aurora, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. She was born on June 28, 1945, in Rockford; to parents Roy and Junella (Otterdale) Sandwick. Beryl was a 1963 graduate of East High School. She was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Rockford and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville serving on their usher...
Marcy C. Carey
Aug 15, 2017
Marceil “Marcy” Connie Carey, 56, of Rockford died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at SwedishAmerican Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 6, 1961 in Rochelle the daughter of Gene C. and Evelyn I. (Mellor) Dresser. Married her loving husband, John Carey, on June 23, 1995 in Rockford. Marcy graduated from the Alberto Cosmetology School in Rockford and was...
Andrew "Andy" S. Frisella
Aug 12, 2017
Andrew “Andy” S. Frisella, 97, of Rockford, died on Saturday, August 12, 2017. He was born in Chicago on December 3, 1919; son of Benny and Margaret Frisella. Andrew was married to his loving wife, Rosalie (Rinaldo) Frisella on April 19, 1952; in Chicago, Illinois. He worked as a machinist for 35 years in Rockford, retiring in 1976. Andrew proudly...
George L. Davis Iii
Aug 11, 2017
George Levi Davis III, 61, of Byron passed away Friday, August 11, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Rockford, the eldest son of George Jr and Joyce Davis. He attended St. Edwards Catholic School and Jefferson High School. After high school, he attended a radio broadcasting school in Minneapolis, MN. On August 20,...
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