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Gladys Belle "Sally" Mcardle
August 19, 2014
Gladys Belle "Sally" (Richardson) McArdle, 91, of Floosmoor , died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 1, 1923 in Chicago, the daughter of William J. and Edith W. (Hopkins) Richardson. Married her loving husband, Burton J. McArdle, on November 9, 1941 in Chicago. Sally was an artist, specializing in water color landscape paintings....
Norma G. Snell
August 19, 2014
Norma Gladys Snell 89 of Rockford passed away August 19, 2014 in her home. She was born December 7, 1924 in Hugo, CO. The daughter of Roy and Nona Sellon. She married Richard Snell on July 15, 1945 in Denver, CO. Richard predeceased her in 2000. Norma loved to do charity work, she volunteered a lot of her time at...
Theodore Ted Stacionis
August 16, 2014
Theodore "Ted" J. Stacionis, 65, of Rockford passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a sudden illness. Born June 30, 1949, in Rockford, the son of Theodore and Veronica (Dolan) Stacionis. Ted graduated from Guilford High School and served in the United States Army Reserves. He married Julie M. Doyle in Rockford on July...
Heinz K. Lange
August 10, 2014
Heinz K. Lange, 82 Rockford IL - Heinz Kurt Lange, 82, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Rockford Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born November 24, 1931 in Schoenwaldeau, Germany, the son of Oskar and Elfriede (Anders) Lange. Met the love of his life, Elisabeth (Brendel) in her hometown of Bayreuth Germany. Their courtship was spent on the...
Isabelle Joanne Hagney
August 10, 2014
Isabelle Joanne Hagney, 89, Rockford, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. She was born February 5, 1925, in Rockford, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle (Speake) Sirton. Isabelle graduated from Rockford West High School and the SwedishAmerican School of Nursing. She married George Hagney in 1950, and worked as a registered nurse at SwedishAmerican...
Audrey J. Wonn
August 9, 2014
Audrey J (Rhyner) Wonn Rockford- Audrey J. Wonn, 78, died Saturday, August 9, 2014. She was born on July 3, 1936 the daughter of Clarence & Ann (Gallistel) Rhyner in Wausau, Wisconsin. She passed away peacefully at home for which we are thankful. Audrey was a defender, protector, encourager, caregiver to her family. She leaves behind; husband, Albert Sr.; sister,...
Harry K. Mangiaforte
August 9, 2014
Harry K. Mangiaforte, 73, of Machesney Park passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born September 6, 1940, in Benton, Illinois, the son of Joe and Leona (Daisy) Mangiaforte. Harry was a veteran serving in the United States Army. He received his Bachelors degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He married Peggy Barker on November...
Robert P. Swenson
August 9, 2014
Robert P. Swenson, 85, of Rockford, passed away peacefully at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon on Saturday, August 9, 2014. He was born on December 7, 1928 in Sterling the son of Axel and Laura (Swaski) Swenson. Lived most of his years in the Rockford area. Graduated from Harlem High School class of 1946 where he participated in football,...
Robert Brimeyer
August 7, 2014
Robert R. Brimeyer, 72 Rockford- Robert R. Brimeyer, 72 passed away, Thursday, August 07, 2014 at Neighbors Nursing Home, Byron, IL. Born October 10, 1941 in Dubuque, IA., the son of Edward & Gladys (Mehl) Brimeyer. Married Ruth Runde in Menominee, IL on August 24th, 1963. Robert worked for Ingersoll Cutting Tools Co, for fourty-seven years, retiring in October 2009....
Tom J. Stevens
August 5, 2014
Tom J. Stevens, 87, Rockford passed away August 5, 2014 in Highview in the Woodlands. He was born December 11, 1926 in Chicago to Angeline and John Stevens. The family moved to Rockford in 1931 to the farm where Tom spent the rest of his life working and learning to improve his skills as a farmer. He met his wife...
David R. Johns
August 5, 2014
David R. Johns, 73, of Rockford, died in the arms of his loving wife at home on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. He was born on March 23, 1941 in Rockford the son of George H. and DeEtte (Folsom) Johns. Was a graduate of West High School and attended classes at U of I for agriculture. David married his bride, Sandra,...
Timothy R Mattocks
August 5, 2014
Timothy R. Mattocks, 56, Rockton, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 following a valiant battle with cancer. Born October 29, 1957 in Rockford, son of Robert A. Mattocks and Mary Joanne (Green) Mattocks. Graduated from Durand High School in 1975. He was a skilled electrician and member of IBEW Local # 364....
Valentino "Val Eddy" Decastris
August 4, 2014
Valentino E. DeCastris "Val Eddy", 88, of Rockford died Monday August 4, 2014. He was born at home in south Rockford on July 3, 1926 to Orlando and Amalia (Ludovici) DeCastris. His parents and grandfather immigrated to Rockford in the early 1920s from Ferentino, Italy, Rockford's Sister City. His father was a leader in Rockford's Italian community and died when...
Jason Brand
August 2, 2014
Jason Brand, 47, of St. Petersburg, FL, while awaiting a heart valve replacement, went peacefully to his eternal rest on Saturday, August 2, 2014. Born in Rockford on October 18, 1966, the son of Jack and Teresa Brand. A 1984 West High School Graduate followed by Advanced Air Conditioning Technical School. Lived in Florida from 1984 until his death. Jason...
Virginia M Spoden
August 1, 2014
Virginia M. Spoden, 87 Rockford—Virginia M. Spoden, 87 of Rockford died Friday, August 1, 2014 at Wesley Willows nursing home. Born April 16, 1927 in Rockford, Il daughter of Theodore and Nora (Meyer) Splinter. Married Gilbert J. Spoden in St. Patrick Catholic Church on April 3, 1948. Virginia worked for S & B Jig Grinding as the bookkeeper retiring in...
Lillian Monson
August 1, 2014
Lillian Marie Monson, 86, died peacefully on August 1, 2014. Born March 2, 1928 in Sublette, Illinois, Lillian was the daughter of Henry and Sadie (Schamberger) Roemmich. On February 7, 1954 Lillian married Melvin Roy Monson, and they had four children. Lillian's greatest joy was spending time with her family as well as playing cards, gardening, sewing, reading, traveling, and...
Bruce Cole
July 31, 2014
Bruce L. Cole, 81 Rockford- Bruce L. Cole, 81 passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014 at The Atrium. Born October 21, 1932, in La Porte City, Ia., the son of Roy & Geneva (Reed) Cole. Served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Married Marylon J. Barnes on Sept. 22, 1955, in Waterloo, IA. Bruce worked for Rath Packing,...
Susan A Taphorn
July 31, 2014
Susan A. Taphorn, 71, Rockford, died Thursday morning, July 31, 2014 in P.A. Peterson Center for Health. Born November 16, 1942 in Rockford, daughter of Robert D. and Mary Wright Taphorn. She was a graduate of St. Francis School of Nursing in Peoria. Susan was a well respected member of the OSF Medical Center family for over 31 years where...
Frank Sidney Moyer
July 30, 2014
The Reverend Frank Sidney Moyer III passed away on July 30, 2014, at the age of 84. He was born on July 28, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Oak Park High School, 1948; bachelor's degree from Carthage College, 1952; master of divinity degree, 1956, and master's degree in psychology and religion, 1962, both from the Lutheran School of...
Jose A. Iglesias
July 30, 2014
Jose A. Iglesias, 73, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born April 17, 1941, in Cuba, the son of Manuel and Ana Rosa (Pacheco) Iglesias. He married Elena Banuelos after they met in Rockford; they were married for 47 years. They renewed their vows in 1995 in Spain. Jose worked at Chrysler...
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