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Lawrence F Ciaccio
Apr 28, 2016
Lawrence F. Ciaccio, 69, Rockford- Lawrence F. Ciaccio, 69, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born October 23, 1946 in Rockford, the son of Frank & Ellen (Vitell) Ciaccio. Graduated from Rockford East High School, class of 1964. Married his true love Carolyn Peterson in Rockford on November 12th, 1966. Lawrence owned...
Susan "Sue" Joyce Steinhagen
Apr 27, 2016
Susan “Sue” Joyce Steinhagen, 71, Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in her home. She was the daughter of Harold and Rose (Castellese) Reichwein. She was a 1962 graduate of Rockford Bishop Muldoon High School. Sue was the owner of East Gateway Cleaners on Broadway for many years. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed caring for her...
Joan "Jo" Marie Norton
Apr 27, 2016
Joan “Jo” Marie Norton, 82, Rockford, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. She was the daughter of William and Hazelle (Grant) Johnson. Joan married Donald S. Norton on November 14, 1954. He passed away on December 10, 2008, in Rockford. Joan worked in the cafeterias of Bloom and Summerdale Schools. She was a longtime...
Joseph Kaszczuk
Apr 27, 2016
Joseph Kaszczuk 97 of Rockford passed away Wednesday April 27, 2016 after a short illness. He served in the US Army during WWII in Africa. He was active in Boy Scout Troop 37 and also volunteered with several community programs. Joe retired from CamCar after 40+ years, enjoying retirement with extensive travel with his wife. He is predeceased by his...
Richard F Leider
Apr 26, 2016
Richard F. Leider, 85 Pecatonica-Richard F. Leider, 85, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Swedish American Hospital. Born August 10, 1930 in Evanston, IL, the son of Elmer F. & Gladys (Verhalen) Leider. Graduated from St. George High School in Evanston. He served in the US Naval Reserves. He married Carol Dein on November 21, 1976. Richard worked for...
Gladys L. Olszewski
Apr 23, 2016
Gladys L. Olszewski, 94, of Rockford died Saturday, April 23, 2016 at River Bluff Nursing Home. Born January 13, 1922 the daughter of Stanley and Victoria (Gunseor) Zovitowski and attended Rock River School. Married her loving husband, Leo L. Olszewski in Chicago on June 19, 1943. Gladys was a faithful member of St. Edward Catholic Church and was happy to...
Dr. Howard J. Zeitz
Apr 20, 2016
Dr. Howard J. Zeitz, 72 Rockford- Dr. Howard J. Zeitz, 72, passed away peacefully with family by his side Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Anam Glen Assisted Care. Howie was born in Chicago, IL the son of Aleck & Esther (Begun) Zeitz. He was raised in Chicago and completed medical school at U of I. Howie had a long and...
Kenneth Schultz
Apr 20, 2016
Kenneth Schultz, 87 of Rockford died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Liberty Village in Freeport. Born Feb. 21, 1929 in Chicago, the son of Louis and Catherine (Chapleski) Schultz. Married his first wife Virginia McHugh on June 10, 1950, she preceded him in death in April of 1962 and later married his second wife, Florence Stoesser on August 17, 1963...
Margaret A. Naffziger
Apr 20, 2016
Margaret A Naffziger 64 of Rockford passed away Wednesday April 20 2016 in her home. She was born October 29, 1951 in Rockford. The daughter of Raymond and Gertrude Nelsen. She worked as a massage therapist and floral designer. She was also an assistant fellowship coordinator for The Way Ministry. Survivors include her Brothers, Michael (Larinda) Nelsen and Martin (NoraLee)...
Helen Marie Brekke
Apr 18, 2016
Full obituary pending at this time.Helen Marie Brekke, 86, Rockford, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 3, 1929, in Pocahontas, the daughter of Elmer and Birdie (Allen) Matthews. Helen married Henry G. Teague in Pocahontas, Arkansas on January 12, 1946. He passed away on October 1, 1987. She...
Michele Y. Kelly
Apr 17, 2016
Michele Y. (Spray) Kelly, 52, of Rockford IL. Passed away on Sunday April 17th, 2016 at Swedish American (Heart) Hospital, after a long illness. Michele attended Jefferson High School graduating in 1981. She also attended Rock Valley College. As a young girl, Michele liked helping out at her Aunt Betty (Gilley s) hair salon, always handling a variety of tasks....
Mary H. Megginson
Apr 17, 2016
Mary H. Megginson died April 17, 2016, Rockford, Illinois after a long illness. Mary was born March 15, 1924, in St. Louis, Missouri. Her parents were William and Maude Hill. In 1942, she married Raymond George Young and together, they had a daughter, Carolyn. Raymond and Mary divorced in 1964 and he preceded her in death in 1969. In Mary’s...
John E. Reid
Apr 16, 2016
John E. Reid, 77, of Rockford passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Rosewood Care Center. Born July 7, 1938, in Thomasville, Georgia, the son of Eddie Reid and Grace Anderson. He worked for Chrysler for 30 years, retiring on October 31, 1996. Survived by his children, John Eddie (Denise) Jr. Reid, Tina Reid, Stephanie Reid-Smith and Darrell (Lisa) Reid;...
John "Jack" F. Krajewski
Apr 16, 2016
John “Jack” F. Krajewski, 93, of Lake Summerset, Davis, Illinois, passed away peacefully in his home with his family at his side. Jack was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on August 22, 1922; to parents, Casimir and Marcella (Donahue) Krajewski. He was raised in Dubuque, Iowa, and attended Loras Academy and Loras College. Jack enlisted in the U.S. Army Air...
Jerry Schuknecht
Apr 16, 2016
Jerold C. Schuknecht (1938-2016) Jerry Schuknecht, 78, of Rockford, died Saturday, April 16 at his home. Born March 12, 1938 to George and Thelma Schuknecht of Saginaw, MI. He married Jeanette Ruedlinger in June, 1966 in Affton, MO. Jerry earned his Bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, River Forest, IL in 1961 and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in...
Sara Ann Burkett
Apr 14, 2016
Sara Ann Burkett, 35, of Rockford, left us too soon on Thursday, April 14, 2016; surrounded by her loving family. Sara was born in Rockford on April 9, 1981; to parents, Randy and Kathy Burkett. Sara was a giving and selfless woman who loved her family and friends dearly. She loved the outdoors, cooking, waterparks with the kids, and holidays....
Mary Tess Anderson
Apr 13, 2016
Mary T. "Tess" Anderson, 88, of Cherry Valley, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at OSF St. Anthony, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 10, 1927, in Grimsby Lincolnshire, England, the daughter of John and Sarah (Riggall) King. She met the love of her life, Robert V. Anderson, and the two married on November 18, 1944 at...
Edgar "Ed" Maitzen
Apr 12, 2016
Edgar R. “Ed” Maitzen, 84, Rockford, passed away in his home on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. He was born on June 1, 1931, in Berwyn, the son of Raymond and Katherine (Herkenarath) Maitzen and moved to Rockford in 1932. He graduated from Rockford East High School in 1949, and attended Augustana College. Ed was a veteran of the Navy serving...
Linda L. Whitford
Apr 11, 2016
Linda Lucille Whitford, 62, of Tampa, Florida, previously of Rockford passed away Monday, April 11, 2016. Born April 12, 1953, in Rockford, the daughter of Floyd and Maxine (Jones) Whitford. Graduate of West High School, Class of 1971 and went on to attend Northern Illinois University earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. Linda was a veteran serving in the...
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