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Samuel Teleios Lee Becker
Jan 24, 2017
It is with a heavy, but thankful heart that we honor our sweet angel boy, Samuel Teleios Lee Becker. Born January 25, 2017 at 7:29pm, 5 lbs. and 17 ¾ inches. Samuel became an angel at birth, as his body had imperfections that no one had foreseen. However, in our eyes he was and will always be perfect. Matt found...
Mary T. Scalia
Jan 24, 2017
Mary T. Scalia, 98, Lake Zurich, formerly of Rockford, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Born November 2, 1918, in Ladd, Illinois, the daughter of Gaetano and Margherita (LaRosa) Shifo. She married Gasper C. Scalia in Rockford on November 3, 1941. She was a hairdresser for many years. Mary enjoyed playing poker and taught all of her grandchildren to play...
Eugene "Gene" Peter Merkes
Jan 23, 2017
Eugene “Gene” Peter Merkes, 68, Cherry Valley, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January, 23, 2017, at home. He was born December 31, 1948, in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Peter and Yvonne (Heacock) Merkes. Gene and his family moved to Ellenboro, WI in 1957, where he was raised on a farm on the Big Platte River. He...
Barney A. Alfano
Jan 23, 2017
Barney A. Alfano, 93, of Rockford, passed away surrounded by his family on January 23, 2017. He was born August 21, 1923, in Rockford, the son of Dominic and Vita (Bordonaro) Alfano. After high school he joined the United States Army Air Corps where he proudly served for six years. On November 13, 1948, he married the love of his...
Vi Delaney
Jan 23, 2017
Viola “Vi” M. Delaney, 87, of Rockford died Monday, January 23, 2017 at Mercy Health Hospital. Born July 14, 1929 in Beloit, WI the daughter of Leslie and Edna R. (Weast) Delaney. She attended Beloit Memorial High School and worked for Barber-Colman as a Lead Lady, retiring in 1961 after 38 years of dedicated service. She is survived by her...
Barbara E. Porter
Jan 23, 2017
Barbara E. Porter, 54, of Rockford passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at Rock River Healthcare. Born October 27, 1962, in Rockford, the daughter of Donald and Olive (Lane) Wilson. Barbara worked as a CNA at Rock River Healthcare, formerly Asta Care. Barbara was very helpful in nature. She loved to help people, especially her roommate while at the care...
Henrietta Morales
Jan 22, 2017
Henrietta “Henri” M. Morales, 69, passed away in her home on Sunday, January 22, 2017. She was born on March 25, 1947, in Rockford, the daughter of Daniel and Henrietta (Hertzner) Wiles. For many years she worked at Centro-Metalcut and Bearing Headquarters Co. Henri was a loving woman with a big heart. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and...
Rae Anne T Oberg
Jan 21, 2017
Rae Anne T. Oberg, 76, of Rockford, passed away January 21, 2017 at Swedish American Hospital. Born March 1, 1940 in Rockford, the daughter of Raymond & Almeta (Rice) Callihan. Graduated West High school, class of 1958. She worked for Mercy Health Systems, formally Rockford Memorial Hospital, for over twenty five years as certified sterilizing process technician. Married Bruce Oberg...
Stella M. Graciana
Jan 21, 2017
Stella M. Graciana, 93, of Loves Park, died Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Mercy Health Hospital. Born February 11, 1923 the daughter of Vito and Jennie (Gulotta) Rotello. Married her husband Paul Graciana and together had five beautiful children. A longtime faithful member of St. Bridget Catholic Church and kept herself busy raising her family. Stella loved playing bingo and...
Ann Swanson
Jan 20, 2017
Ann M. Swanson, 92, Rockford, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017, at Swedish American Hospital Belvidere. She was born September 13, 1923, in Rockford, the daughter of Pete and Catherine Montana. Ann married Leonard Swanson in Rockford in 1941. Leonard preceded her in death in 2015. She was a member of St. Edward Catholic Church where she was a Eucharistic...
Keith D. Kinsman
Jan 19, 2017
Keith D. Kinsman, 77, of Durand, passed away in his home on January 19, 2017. He was born on May 30, 1939 in Mineral Point, WI, the son of Irving and Ruth (Goninen) Kinsman. He spent many years owning and operating a Gulf gas station and worked as a truck driver for Holland Freight. Keith was a simple man of...
Makenna Elyse Johnson
Jan 18, 2017
MaKenna Elyse Johnson, precious baby girl of Toby and Ashley (Lindberg) Johnson, was born into the arms of angels on January 18, 2017 at Mercyhealth Hospital Rockton Avenue. Born at 35 weeks, she weighed 3 lbs 11 oz and was 17 inches long. Although MaKenna never spent any time on earth alive, she was very loved and touched many lives....
Raul C. Rivera
Jan 18, 2017
Raul C. Rivera, Jr, of Rockford, passed away January 18, 2017 at Alden Debes Healthcare Center. Born October 2, 1949, in Fresno, CA, the son of Raul C. Rivera, Sr. & Connie Cordava. Graduated from Rock Valley College. He worked for Rockford Standard in their warehouse. Raul enjoyed learning about history, watching his favorite football & baseball teams the Oakland...
Mary Ellen Ewings
Jan 18, 2017
Mary Ellen Ewings, 94, Rockford, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Presence Cor Mariae Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 12, 1922, in De Forest, Wisconsin, the daughter of Oscar and Clara (Esse) Nordness. Mary Ellen married Clifford Everett Ewings in De Forest in 1945. He passed away in Madison on May 7, 1991. She...
Craig E. Booher, Md
Jan 17, 2017
Craig E. Booher, MD., 97, of Rockford, IL and formerly of Grand Rapids, MI passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in his home. Born November 30, 1919 in Lewiston, Idaho the son of Arlie and Ruth (Craig) Booher, he graduated from Indiana University and St. Louis University School of Medicine. Veteran of WWII, Craig served in the US Navy on...
Ben Coniglio
Jan 17, 2017
Ben Charles Coniglio, 68, of Rockford passed away January 17, 2017. Born January 12, 1949, the son of Sam and Mary (Lynch) Coniglio/Cornelius. Ben was a graduate of Boylan High School. He served as a member of the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Ben was employed by Grays IGA and Charles Street Certified as a butcher, retiring in 2014. He was...
Shannon L Contreras
Jan 17, 2017
Shannon L. Contreras, 60, of Rockford, passed away on January, 17, 2017 in her home. Born May 31, 1956, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Eddie & June (Farr) Boyd. Graduated from Leaf River high school, class of 1974. Later she went on to become an L.P.N., where she worked for Villa of P.A. Peterson (formally P.A. Peterson Center for...
William "Whitey" Anderson
Jan 17, 2017
William “Whitey” D. Anderson, 66, of Byron died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in his home. Born August 30, 1950 in Rockford the son of Beltran and Louise (Williams) Anderson. Married his loving wife Jackie Miller on November 22, 1973. Worked as an electrician at the Rockford Airport for 38 years, retiring December 23, 2016. A member of St. Mary Catholic...
Edith "Edie" Dickson
Jan 16, 2017
Edith “Edie” Dickson, 82, Rockford, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on January 16, 2017, surrounded by her family following a short battle with cancer. She was born November 15, 1934, in Kentucky, the daughter of Don and Dixie Couch. Edie worked as a nurse at Alden Park Strathmoor Nursing Home for over 20 years. Survived by her...
Eleanor R. Messersmith
Jan 15, 2017
Eleanor R. Messersmith, 87, of Rockford passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017. Born June 19, 1929, in Rockford, the daughter of Anthony and Margaret (Matalovich) Remencius. Eleanor married Bernard Messersmith on April 7, 1951 in Rockford. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, where she was a part of the church cleaning group, the “Holy Dusters.” Eleanor loved...
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