September 25, 2016

Jeffrey Magnuson, 54, of Rockford, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 at Presence Cor Maria. Born April 21, 1962 in Rockford the son of Leonard and Marilyn (Saaf) Magnuson. Worked for over 30 years for the Illinois Tollway and was an avid Chicago Bears and Cubs fan and a huge die cast toy collector. He was also a collector of various...

September 25, 2016

Dorothy Lee Evitt, age 81, died September 25, 2016 at Alden Debes Health Care Center in Rockford. Born on October 9, 1934 in Rockford, IL to Thomas and Veronica (Gable) Cleary she graduated from Bishop Muldoon High School in 1952. She married Joel J. Evitt in Atlanta, GA in 1960. In addition to waitressing at the Knights of Columbus, she...

September 25, 2016

Richard T. Cyrier, 81, of Rockford died Sunday, September 25, 2016 after a valiant fight with lymphoma. He leaves behind his wife, Margaret (nee Rosti) and children Rosalie (the late Edward Mellish) and Michael (Valerie) Cyrier from his first marriage (Roseann Cascio). Fond grandfather of Sabrah, Serena, Mark, Shanna, Hayley and Claire and several great-grandchildren. Loving brother of Edward, Dolores...

September 25, 2016

Romuald “Ron” Z. Keller, 68, Rockford, died Sunday, September 25, 2016, in his home. Born February 4, 1948, in Heilbronn, Germany the son of Konstantin Keller and Evgenya (Manczak) Keller. The family moved to the United States in 1950. Ron was a graduate of East high School, class of 1968. Ron was a partner with his brother Al at Keller...

September 24, 2016

Gertrude Hoople, 100, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016 in her home. A life long resident of Rockford, she was born April 5, 1916, the 5th of 9 children of Adolf and Myrtle (Bullis) Ruefer. She married Bert Hoople on December 23, 1934 and celebrated 58 years of marriage before he passed away in 1992. For many years Gert...

September 22, 2016

Marilyn A. Scheidegger, 87, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born July 13, 1929 and was raised in Scales Mound, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond and Rose (Boss) Hoppe. Marilyn married Joseph Scheidegger on July 2, 1948. She worked out of the home as a telephone operator and then became a...

September 21, 2016

Lyle N. Wagner, 74, of Rockford passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. He was born on April 10, 1942 in Chicago, the son of Lyle and Amelia (Adams) Wagner. In 1964, while attending the University of Illinois, Chicago, he met the love of his life, Carol Jean Fabrycki. The two married in 1965 in Waukegan. He proudly served in...

September 21, 2016

John B. Kirnberger, 56, of Loves Park passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Born April 14, 1960, in Janesville, Wisconsin, the son of John B. and Myrna (Gokey) Kirnberger. He was a veteran serving in the United States Air Force. John married Victoria Vosberg on October 10, 1998 in Rockford. He was an MRI Technologist, working for OSF Saint Anthony...

September 20, 2016

Myrtle “Lois” (Nichols) (Stone) Gilewski 87 of Rockford passed away Tuesday September 20, 2016 in her home. She was born April 30, 1929 in McKracken County, KY, the daughter of Arthur and Mary Nichols. She worked for Northern Trust Bank in Chicago as a consultant for investments and trusts. She was married to Robert Howell Stone who predeceased her and...

September 20, 2016

Dr. Raymond E. Sytek, 88, of Rockford, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Wesley Willows Health Center. Born August 14, 1928, in Detroit, MI, the son of Joseph & Virginia (Konwinski) Sytek. Graduated from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He married Ann Vecchio on December 12, 1987. Co-owner of Stephenson Veterinary Hospital, member of Northern Illinois Veterinary...

September 19, 2016

John R. Long, 79, of Rockford and formerly of Caulfield, MO passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at St. Anne Center. Born November 25, 1936 in Wichita, KS the son of Homer and Alma (Wallace) Long. Met and married his loving wife, Veda Turner in Rockford and worked for Weyerhaeuser for several years as a supervisor retiring in 1991. He...

September 18, 2016

JingQun Zhen, 70 years old, passed away peacefully at home in Rockford IL on September 18, 2016, due to lung cancer. JingQun was born on December 4, 1945 in China mainland, and raised in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province. He graduated from High School in 1963 and then worked as an elementary school teacher. During the ten-year catastrophe, JingQun was forced to...

September 18, 2016

Robert “Butch” Gorman, 75, Belvidere, died September 18, 2016, after a long illness. Born November 23, 1940, in Belvidere to Milton and Lacey (Love) Gorman. Bob had a fulfilling life. He traveled the country and lived in many places including, Seattle, Las Vegas, Chicago, where he earned his living driving a taxi and as a waiter at the Berghoff. Later...

September 17, 2016

Rodney Dean Lundquist 83 of Rockford passed away Saturday September 17, 2016 in his home. He was born September 9, 1933 in Rockford, the son of George and Emma Lundquist. He graduated from East High School, class of 52. He married LaRae Kauppinen on September 15, 1956, they just celebrated their 60th anniversary. He served in the Army during the...

September 17, 2016

Elsie M. Monroe, 94, of Rockford passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born April 10, 1922, in Magnolia, Arkansas, the daughter of Arley and Jimmie (Dingler) Wheeless. She married William Leonard Monroe in 1941. Elsie worked as an operator for Illinois Bell Telephone, retiring after 32 years as a group chief operator. She was...

September 16, 2016

.Vicki Lynn Adams, 70, of Rockford, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2016 in her home with family at her side. Born Sept. 28, 1945 in Morrison the daughter of Burton and Louise (Nichols) Drury. Moved to Rockford in 1979 from Clinton, Iowa and married her loving husband Gerald G. Adams on Sept. 10, 1983 in Garden Plain, IL. Worked for Commonwealth...

September 15, 2016

September 15, 2016

Jack Brand, 78, of Rockford, peacefully went to his eternal rest on Thursday, September 15, 2016 after a long illness. Born John Frederick Brand in Springfield, IL, he was called “Jack: from infancy. Jack’s father died when he was four and his mother, a telephone company supervisor was sent to San Francisco for the war effort. Jack was sent to...

September 15, 2016

Dale C. Danielsen, 87, of Rockford, passed away peacefully, with his loving family beside him and in the arms of his wife on September 15, 2016 at his home. Born July 7, 1929 in Estherville, IA, the son of Samuel B. & Mary A. (Rogers) Danielsen. Graduated from Estherville High School. Received his Bachelor's Degree from Morningside College in Sioux...

September 15, 2016

Herbert “John” Burt, 91, of Rockford, passed away Thursday, September 15, 2016 in Wesley Willows Health Center. He was born January 25, 1925 in Rockford, the son of Edward and Alice Burt. He married Catherine Bureta in Rockford on June 25, 1948. He worked for Rockford Products for 43 years and retired in 1987. Survivors include his wife Catherine; children:...