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Local obituaries for the Rockford, IL area

Jean Harper

Jean Harper

January 14, 2013

Jean (Genevieve) Harper, 90, Rockford, passed away in Maple Crest Care Centre, Belvidere on January 14, 2013.nbsp; Born October 27, 1922 in Crystal City, Missouri to Joseph and Genevieve Gucciardo.nbsp; She grew up in Rockford, as her family moved here when she was a small child.nbsp; She married Joseph W. Harper on April 5, 1947 in Rockford and worked as...

Jean M. Nelson

Jean M. Nelson

January 14, 2013

Jean Yvonne Morrow Nelson, 88Jean "Dunk" Nelson, 88, Rockford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 14, 2013.She was born July 17, 1924 to Hazel and Herbert Fransen.She graduated from Rockford Central High School, Rockford Business College and proudly served her country during WWII as a WAVE.She was married to Donald Morrow for 25 years before his passing in...

Jean Harper

Jean Harper

January 14, 2013

Jean (Genevieve) Harper, 90, Rockford, passed away in Maple Crest Care Centre, Belvidere on January 14, 2013. Born October 27, 1922 in Crystal City, Missouri to Joseph and Genevieve Gucciardo. She grew up in Rockford, as her family moved here when she was a small child. She married Joseph W. Harper on April 5, 1947 in Rockford and worked as...

Jean Nelson

Jean Nelson

January 14, 2013

Jean Yvonne Morrow Nelson, 88Jean Dunk Nelson, 88, Rockford, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, January 14, 2013.She was born July 17, 1924 to Hazel and Herbert Fransen.She graduated from Rockford Central High School, Rockford Business College and proudly served her country during WWII as a WAVE.She was married to Donald Morrow for 25 years before his passing in...

Patricia Erb

Patricia Erb

January 13, 2013

Patricia Pat Erb, 82, Rockford, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, in her home surrounded by her loving family.nbsp; She was born March 1, 1930, in Chicago, the daughter of Peter and Roseanne (Lamich) Prentice. Pat married Clifford Cliff Erb in St. James Catholic Church on June 25, 1955.nbsp; She worked as the office manager at Exact Machine Tools for...

Theresa Iasparro

Theresa Iasparro

January 13, 2013

Theresa Iasparro was welcomed into eternity on January 13, 2013.Theresa, the youngest daughter of ten children, was born and raised in the predominately Italian south side of Rockford, Illinois.Despite family poverty and her mother Catherines death at a young age, Theresa and her siblings worked together to support their father, Nicholas Pumilia, in his various business ventures, most notably his...

Patricia A. Erb

Patricia A. Erb

January 13, 2013

Patricia "Pat" Erb, 82, Rockford, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 1, 1930, in Chicago, the daughter of Peter and Roseanne (Lamich) Prentice. Pat married Clifford "Cliff" Erb in St. James Catholic Church on June 25, 1955. She worked as the office manager at Exact Machine Tools for...

Theresa Iasparro

Theresa Iasparro

January 13, 2013

Theresa Iasparro was welcomed into eternity on January 13, 2013.Theresa, the youngest daughter of ten children, was born and raised in the predominately Italian south side of Rockford, Illinois.Despite family poverty and her mother Catherines death at a young age, Theresa and her siblings worked together to support their father, Nicholas Pumilia, in his various business ventures, most notably his...

Evelyn M. Sparacino

Evelyn M. Sparacino

January 11, 2013

Evelyn Margrit Sparacino, 93 of Rockford died Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Anne Center. Born October 27, 1919 in PortauPrince, Haiti, the daughter of Gustav Adolf and Marie Rose ""Hilda"" (Carlstrom) Gilg. Lived in Manhattan, NY and married her loving husband, Salvatore Sparacino in 1956. Worked in the Swiss tourism office in Washington, DC and New York City. Evelyn...

Evelyn M. Sparacino

Evelyn M. Sparacino

January 11, 2013

Evelyn Margrit Sparacino, 93 of Rockford died Friday, January 11, 2013 at St. Anne Center. Born October 27, 1919 in PortauPrince, Haiti, the daughter of Gustav Adolf and Marie Rose Hilda (Carlstrom) Gilg. Lived in Manhattan, NY and married her loving husband, Salvatore Sparacino in 1956. Worked in the Swiss tourism office in Washington, DC and New York City. Evelyn...

Robert Decamp

Robert Decamp

January 11, 2013

Robert J. DeCamp, 41, Rockford, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013. He was born on August 24, 1971; the son of Jack and Karel (Johnson) DeCamp. Bob was an avid Chicago Bears fan and passionate about Nascar Racing. Bob was skilled in construction; he had a great mechanical aptitude and was meticulous about his work. He enjoyed fishing and...

Helen Haddad

Helen Haddad

January 11, 2013

Helen B. Haddad, 96, a lifelong resident of Rockford, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Alden Park Strathmoor. Born July 29, 1916 the daughter of Malcom and Tyra (Johnson) Carlson and was a 1934 graduate of Central High School. Married her loving husband, Alexander Haddad in Rockford on February 20, 1937. Worked for several years in the produce department at...

Robert J. Decamp

Robert J. Decamp

January 11, 2013

Robert J. DeCamp, 41, Rockford, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013. He was born on August 24, 1971; the son of Jack and Karel (Johnson) DeCamp. Bob was an avid Chicago Bears fan and passionate about Nascar Racing. Bob was skilled in construction; he had a great mechanical aptitude and was meticulous about his work. He enjoyed fishing and...

Helen B. Haddad

Helen B. Haddad

January 11, 2013

Helen B. Haddad, 96, a lifelong resident of Rockford, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Alden Park Strathmoor. Born July 29, 1916 the daughter of Malcom and Tyra (Johnson) Carlson and was a 1934 graduate of Central High School. Married her loving husband, Alexander Haddad in Rockford on February 20, 1937. Worked for several years in the produce department at...

William M. Randle

William M. Randle

January 10, 2013

William M. Randle, 87, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday January 10, 2013 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. He was born August 25, 1925 in Peru, IL; son of Mason and Hazel Randle. He came to Rockford in 1946. He married Mary BrownTucker in Barrington, IL on November 11, 1967; she predeceased him on September 1, 2002. He served in the...

William Randle

William Randle

January 10, 2013

William M. Randle, 87, of Rockford, passed away on Thursday January 10, 2013 in Rockford Memorial Hospital.nbsp; He was born August 25, 1925 in Peru, IL; son of Mason and Hazel Randle.nbsp; He came to Rockford in 1946.nbsp; He married Mary BrownTucker in Barrington, IL on November 11, 1967; she predeceased him on September 1, 2002.nbsp; He served in the...

Elmer R. Mikkelson

Elmer R. Mikkelson

January 8, 2013

Elmer R. Mikkelson, 87, Rockford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, in P.A. Peterson Home. He was born February 16, 1925, in Clinton, Minnesota, the son of Olaf J. and K. Mathilda (Eide) Mikkelson. Elmer married Marian L. Graham in Rockford on October 27, 1951. Elmer worked at Sundstrand Corporation retiring in May, 1986, after 24 years. He...

Elizabeth Currie

Elizabeth Currie

January 8, 2013

Elizabeth "Bettie" Currie, 87, Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was born in Troy, NY on February 26, 1925; the daughter of Theodore and Kate Neals. Bettie married James Currie in Hyde Park, MA on October 23, 1941. Together she and Jim lived in Rockford before retiring to Alabama. They lived 25 years there until their return...

Phillip W. Morrow

Phillip W. Morrow

January 8, 2013

Phillip W. Morrow, 62, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born February 15, 1950 in Tulsa, OK; son of R. Wayne and Muriel (Carleson) Morrow. Married Anne Keegan in 1972. Received his BS from Southern Methodist University in 1972 and his MBA in 1973. Phillip was very inspirational and defied all...

Elizabeth Currie

Elizabeth Currie

January 8, 2013

Elizabeth Bettie Currie, 87, Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. She was born in Troy, NY on February 26, 1925; the daughter of Theodore and Kate Neals. Bettie married James Currie in Hyde Park, MA on October 23, 1941. Together she and Jim lived in Rockford before retiring to Alabama. They lived 25 years there until their return...