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Michael W. Foster
May 19, 2017
Michael W. Foster, 60, of Rockford passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Born June 22, 1956, in Wolverhampton, England, the son of William & Marjorie (Johnson) Foster. He earned his degree in engineering from Oxford College. He married Mandy Griffin in 1980, and they moved to Rockford in July 1985. Michael was a...
David W. Patterson
May 18, 2017
David W. Patterson, 54, of Rockford passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Swedish American Hospital surrounded by his family. Born May 7, 1963, in Rockford, the son of Richard and Constance (Carl) Patterson. He married Beth Stralow in 1993. He was a quote sales manager for Springfield Electric. He was very dedicated to his work and to his customers....
Philbert Louis Moran
May 18, 2017
Philbert Louis Moran, 95, of Rockford, died May 18, 2017, at The Atrium. Born October 3, 1921 in Rockford, son of Bert and Frances Moran. Moved to Harlingen, Texas upon his retirement in 1986 and returned to Rockford in 2008. Phil proudly served in the Navy during World War II and worked for Woodward Governor Company his entire career of...
Cathy Lynn Lofthouse
May 17, 2017
Cathy Lynn Lofthouse, 66, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017; in her home with her family at her side. She was born in Rockford on April 25, 1951, to parents, Robert and Barbara Lawrence. Cathy married her loving husband, Gary Lofthouse in Rockford on December 5, 1980. Cathy worked for the Rockford Clinic as a Medical Assistant...
Helen A. Samons
May 16, 2017
Helen A. Samons, 77, of Loves Park, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born July 15, 1939 Monticello, IA, the daughter of George F. & Helen E. (Swanson) Hartford. Graduated from Monticello High School, class of 1958. She married Thurman “Buck’ Samons in Rockford, on May 15, 1959. Together they raised their children. She was an active...
Pamela S. Knapp
May 15, 2017
Pamela S. Knapp, 70, of Loves Park passed away Monday, May 15, 2017 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, surrounded by her siblings, Patti, Ray and Tami. Born February 25, 1947, in Salisbury, Maryland, the daughter of Elvin Ray and Loretta Mae (Fish) Smith. Pam retired from Swedish American Health System working in employment recruitment for the HR Department for...
Phyllis J. Bradt
May 14, 2017
Phyllis J Bradt, 92, Rockton, passed away May 14, 2017 at Highview in the Woodlands. Born April 23, 1925, in Rockford, the daughter of Robert and Lillian (Petznick) Merrill. Graduated from West High School. She married Leland W. Bradt in Rockford, on May 24, 1947. She moved from the city to the farm house where she raised her loving family....
Kathleen "Kay" Anderson
May 13, 2017
Kathleen “Kay” Anderson, 79, passed away Saturday May 13, 2017 peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born March 4, 1938, first of four children born to Virgil and Alice Conboy. Lifelong Rockford resident, Graduated Muldoon High School, worked for Illinois Bell Telephone, and the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department. In the summer of 1983, Kay retired to marry...
Irene Moon
May 13, 2017
Irene Moon, 83, of Rockford died Saturday, May 13, 2017 at River Bluff Nursing Home. Born December 21, 1933 the daughter of Guermo and Generosa Rodriquez. Married Ygnacio Nick Luna Moon in Paducah, TX in 1950. Irene was a hard worker and enjoyed her family very much. She was a devout and faithful member of St. Patrick Catholic Church for...
John P Mcfadden
May 12, 2017
John Phillip McFadden, 57, of Machesney Park, IL, passed away after a long illness on Friday, May 12, 2017. He was born in Rockford on May 6, 1960; to parents Michael Sr. and Rachel (Reedy) McFadden. John proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He touched the many lives of those who knew him and he will be...
Robin Beadnell-Anderson
May 12, 2017
Robin Beadnell-Anderson, 47, of Rockford, died from an unexpected illness on Friday, May 12, 2017. She was born in Rockford on October 9, 1969; to parents, Jack and Joyce (Ruggles) Beadnell. She was married to Dave Anderson in Rockford, and spent 20 years together. Robin worked in the Rockford area as a LPN for numerous retirement homes. She loved motorcycle...
Joseph Dale Fones
May 12, 2017
Joseph Dale Fones, 77, of Rockford died unexpectedly on Friday, May 12, 2017 in his home. Born January 11, 1940 in Quincy, IL the son of Earl Joseph and Casiena Ellen (Bross) Fones. Joe had a big laugh and an even bigger heart. Over the course of his life, he had owned his own jet boat company, worked in engineering,...
Fred A. Forquer
May 10, 2017
Fred A. Forquer, 85, of Cherry Valley, IL passed away on May 10, 2017 in Venice, FL. He was born on October 19, 1931 in Kirksville, MO, the son of Allen and Edith (Johnson) Forquer. He proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Fred worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for nearly 35 years until...
Anna Mae Wright
May 9, 2017
Anna Mae Wright, 87, of Rockford, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at River Bluff Nursing Home with her family at her side. Born September 25, 1929 in New Vienna, Iowa the daughter of Frank and Sophia (Vonderhaar) Wilgenbusch. Anna was a registered nurse and worked for the VA Hospital in Chicago, Mercy Hospital in Dubuque, then coming to Rockford and...
William G. Rieker
May 7, 2017
PendingWilliam “Bill” G. Rieker, 97, Rockford, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Cherryvale Assisted Living. He was born July 12, 1919, in Chicago, the son of George and Esther (Friberg) Rieker. Bill was a graduate of Amundson High School, class of 1938. He was a veteran of the Army serving during World War II. Bill married Grace E. Dahlin...
P. John Seward,Md
May 7, 2017
P. John Seward, M.D., Rockford, IL died Sunday, May 7, 2017. He was born March 18, 1939, in Moline, IL, the son of Phillip and Sulah Seward. John graduated from Augustana College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and completed medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago and residency training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. John...
Gerald W. Evans, Sr.
May 6, 2017
Gerald W. Evans, Sr., 74, of Rockford, passed away at River Bluff Nursing Home after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease; on Saturday, May 6, 2017, with his loving wife, Sharon, at his side. Jerry was born in Darlington, Wisconsin, on August 31, 1942; to parents Morris “Wayne” and Virginia (Douglas) Evans. He married Sharon Forney, on June 12, 1965,...
Russell Jury
May 6, 2017
Russell Jury, 90, of Rockford, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017. He was born on July 13, 1926 in Belvidere, the son of Ira and Isabelle (Bahling) Jury. He proudly served in the United States Navy during WWII. He married Mary Hansen at St. James Catholic Church on February 1, 1980. Russell worked as a foreman for Rockford Blacktop...
Leon L. Sherard
May 4, 2017
Leon L. Sherard, 89, of Roscoe, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 in his home. Born July 9, 1927 in Rockford, the son of LeClair & Margaret (Reed) Sherard-Atwood. Graduated from West High School. He owned and operated John and Lee Sunoco, on the corner of Main and Auburn, for many years. He married Patricia Santee in Rockford, on April...
Doris French Pennington
May 4, 2017
Doris French Pennington, 99, Rockford, formerly of Longboat Key, FL for the last 40 years, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Sienna on Brendenwood. She was born March 28, 1918, in Edwardsburg, MI the daughter of Ford and Katherine (Barber) French. She was a graduate of Michigan State University. Doris married Willis Pennington in 1944 and he passed away...
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