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Elizabeth W. "Beth" Miller
April 10, 2014
Elizabeth W. Miller, 96, of Rockford passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Wesley Willows Health Center. Born December 31, 1917, in Greenwood, Arkansas, the daughter of Rev. Harvey L. and Annie (Pritchard) Waters. Beth earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Southern Illinois University and taught elementary education in Illinois schools for 27 years. She married Arthur Bert Miller...
Brent R. Stenberg
April 9, 2014
Brent Robert Stenberg, 40, formerly of Rockford, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Fishers, IN. He was born April 20, 1973, in Rockford, the son of James and Kathryn (Lindell) Stenberg. Brent married Emily McClamroch. He worked as a sales representative for Bee Windows in Fishers. Brent was a lifelong member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He was an...
Eugene Pete Ferguson
April 9, 2014
Eugene "Pete" Ferguson 77 of Cherry Valley, IL and Sun City, AZ died peacefully in his home on April 9, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on December 7, 1936 in Pecatonica, IL to Lowell and Arlie (Klitz) Ferguson. He graduated from Pecatonica High School, class of 1954. He joined the US Navy after graduation and...
Ronald J. Brown
April 8, 2014
Ronald J. Brown Sr., 85, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2014 in his home. Born February 8, 1929, in Rockford, the son of John and Eleanor (Steffen) Brown. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 325th Heavy Tank Battalion. Ronald married Patricia Heatherington on October 24, 1956. He worked as a glazer at...
Genevieve M. 'Jean' Szeluga
April 7, 2014
Genevieve "Jean" M. Olson-Szeluga, 88, of Rockford, died on Monday, April 7, 2014 in Presence Cor Mariae Center after a long illness. Born May 21, 1925 in Cudahy, WI; daughter of Victor and Noulia (LeDuc) Olson. Married Leonard J. Szeluga in St. James Church, Rockford, on October 9, 1948, he predeceased her on September 13, 2003. Graduate of Muldoon High...
Laura S. Crawford
April 7, 2014
Laura S. Crawford, 51, of Rockford, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Deerpath Assisted Living in Huntley. Born March 30, 1963 in Rockford, IL; daughter of Robert Wilson and Sharon Pulver. Married Todd Crawford on March 6, 1999 in Machesney Park. She was the assistant manager at Walgreens and also worked at Lane Bryant clothing store for several...
Vanda B. Goral
April 6, 2014
Vanda B. Goral, 95, of Rockford passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at PA Peterson Center for Health. Born April 25, 1918, in Rockford, the daughter of Joseph and Aniela (Sermak) Kuczynski. She married Matthew Goral on September 14, 1940 in Rockford; he predeceased her on September 26, 1986. She worked at Amerock Corp for over 20 years. Vanda was...
Charles Allen Norman
April 6, 2014
CHARLES ALLEN NORMAN, 51 BLOOMINGTON, IL Charles Allen Norman, 51, of Bloomington, IL passed away unexpectedly in his home, April 6, 2014. Born August 28, 1962, the son of Webbs and Nancy Norman, he graduated from Rockford West High School and earned his bachelor's degree in finance from Illinois State University. An investment broker and Certified Financial Planner for more...
Victor Mandell
April 5, 2014
Victor Mandell, 88, of Rockford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 5, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born in Rockford on November 26, 1925; the son of Frank and Jennie (Schiro) Mandell. Victor married Bonnevieve J. Anderson on June 9, 1956. He was a proud US Veteran serving his country in the Navy during WWII. Victor was the...
Margaret A. Saporito
April 5, 2014
Margaret A. "Marge" Villani Saporito, 89, lifelong Rockford resident, died peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Born August 25, 1924, daughter of Contido and Adella (DeCori) Villani. Married John R. Saporito in Rockford on September 12, 1942. She owned her own beauty salon for 25 years, retiring in 1982. She was a...
Shera Adams
April 5, 2014
Shera Adams, 57 of Rockford was reunited with her father Bill and sister Terrie on April 5, 2014. Shera was born July 18, 1956 in Cleveland, OH, the beautiful daughter of Bill and Pat Adams. She graduated from East High School in Rockford and Stevens College in Milwaukee. Shera was the office supervisor at SwedishAmerican Hospital for many years. Of...
Doris E Helsel
April 3, 2014
Doris E. Helsel, 102 of Rockford, died April 3, 2014 at Wesley Willows. Born Jan. 20, 1912 in Lee County IA the daughter of Albert A. and Susie E. Wirsig. She is survived by her daughter Diane Helsel of Rockford. Memorial service Thursday, April 10 at 2 p.m. at Wesley Willows in the chapel. In lieu of flowers memorial to...
Katherine M. "Kay" Mondul
April 2, 2014
Katherine M. "Kay" Mondul, 92, Rockford, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center. She was born September 3, 1921, in Westport, CT., the daughter of John and Mary Capetanidis. Kay was a 1939 graduate of Staples High School in Westport, CT. She married David D. Mondul in Miami, FL on February 20, 1954. He passed away...
Joshua N. Frame
April 2, 2014
Joshua N. Frame, 42 of Rockford died Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Born on December 3, 1971 in DeKalb the son of Raymond and Lynn Frame. He was a graduate of Berian Baptist School and entered into the US Army serving as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne as a Military Policeman. After serving his country he proudly enrolled into the...
Larry S. Lighthall
April 2, 2014
Larry S. Lighthall, 53, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at Serenity Home & Hospice, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 16, 1960, in Rockford, the son of Calvin and Carolyn (Reeser) Lighthall. He graduated from Guilford High School and went on to earn a Master's degree in Accounting from University of Iowa. Larry married Dawn...
John J. Villani
April 1, 2014
John J. Villani, 91, lifelong Rockford resident, peacefully joined his wife and other loving family members on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 in his home. Born May 15, 1922, son of Contido and Adella DeCori Villani. Married Annette Provenzano in St. Anthony of Padua Church on November 12, 1949. She died February 13, 2013. He was a proud veteran of the...
Genevieve Mae Farr
March 30, 2014
Genevieve Mae Farr 89 of Rockford passed away Sunday March 30, 2014 in Wesley Willows. She was born August 15, 1924 in Rockford, the daughter of Jasper and Bernadetta (LaFata) Tomenellie. Graduated from West high School, Class of 42. She married Allen D. Farr March 27, 1948 in Rockton, IL. He died February 8, 1996. She was employed by Woodward...
Don E. Kolkmeyer
March 29, 2014
Don E. Kolkmeyer, 49, of Belvidere went to heaven Saturday, March 29, 2014 at home with family. He faced pancreatic cancer with courage, grace and dignity. He was born August 30, 1964, in Belvidere, IL, to the late Bill and Claudette (nee Sullivan) Kolkmeyer. Don attended Belvidere High School and graduated from Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, MS in...
Myra M. Sproch
March 29, 2014
Myra M. Sproch, 87, of Durand, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, March 29, 2014. She was born in Smithville, Arkansas on March 21, 1927, the daughter of Jesse and Corda (Norris) Goff. Myra married Joseph Sproch in St. Bridget Catholic Church on November 15, 1952. She was a licensed beautician in the Rockford area and a talented...
Eleanor R. Marinelli
March 28, 2014
Eleanor R. Marinelli, 89, of Rockford, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014. She was born in Rockford on December 25, 1924, the daughter of Frank and Ersilia (Zimelli) Mioni. Eleanor married Ettore 'Tut' Marinelli on January 31, 1948. They spent nearly 30 years together until he preceded her in death on June 4, 1977. Eleanor worked at Sears for...
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