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Robert Michael Scott

Robert Michael Scott

Aug 22, 2010

Robert Michael Scott, 12 day old infant son of Robert E. and Jessica M. (Luna) Scott died at 5:15 a.m. Sunday, August 22, 2010 in Rockford Memorial Hospital.nbsp; He is lovingly survived by his parents; twin brother, Aiden Scott; sisters, Amanda, Haley and Miley Scott; paternal grandparents, Charlotte and Randall Scott; maternal grandmother, Karen Campos and other family members. His...

Adeline M. Powell

Adeline M. Powell

Aug 22, 2010

Adeline M. Powell, 95, of McHenry, passed away on Sunday, August 22, 2010. Born on April 18, 1915 in Chicago; the daughter of Frank and Mary (Pietron) Kowalski. Married to Anthony Powell. nbsp;Survivors include her daughter, Sylvia (Dale) McClaflin of Rockford and her son, Ronald (Nola) Powell of Barrington, IL. Predeceased by her parents and her husband.nbsp;Funeral services will be...

Carmelina (Lee) J. Lindquist

Carmelina (Lee) J. Lindquist

Aug 22, 2010

Carmelina (Lee) J. Lindquist, 87nbsp;Rockford Carmelina (Lee) J. Lindquist of Rockford, died Saturday afternoon, August 21, 2010 at home. Born February 2, 1923 in Rockford to Anthony and Raffaela (Carasella) DeSanto. Married Rollin Lindquist in Rockford on December 31, 1941.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Survivors; Daughters, Sharon DAgostin of Rockford, Susan Wilson of Arizona; Sons, Warren (Carla) Lindquist of Arizona, Wayne (Karen) Lindquist of...

Carmelina J. Lindquist

Carmelina J. Lindquist

Aug 22, 2010

Carmelina (Lee) J. Lindquist, 87 Rockford Carmelina (Lee) J. Lindquist of Rockford, died Saturday afternoon, August 21, 2010 at home. Born February 2, 1923 in Rockford to Anthony and Raffaela (Carasella) DeSanto. Married Rollin Lindquist in Rockford on December 31, 1941. Survivors; Daughters, Sharon DAgostin of Rockford, Susan Wilson of Arizona; Sons, Warren (Carla) Lindquist of Arizona, Wayne (Karen) Lindquist...

Milford Brelje

Milford Brelje

Aug 21, 2010

Reverend Milford Mel Brelje, 84 Reverend Mel Brelje entered eternal life with Jesus on August 21, 2010.nbsp; Born in Steeleville, Illinois, December 9, 1925, he moved with his parents and two brothers to Orange, California in 1927.nbsp; Reverend Brelje married Annette C. Mueller on August 16, 1952. He received his undergraduate degree from Concordia College in Oakland, California, his Masters...

Milford Brelje

Milford Brelje

Aug 21, 2010

Reverend Milford "Mel" Brelje, 84 Reverend Mel Brelje entered eternal life with Jesus on August 21, 2010. Born in Steeleville, Illinois, December 9, 1925, he moved with his parents and two brothers to Orange, California in 1927. Reverend Brelje married Annette C. Mueller on August 16, 1952. He received his undergraduate degree from Concordia College in Oakland, California, his Masters...

Colin Lee Anderson

Colin Lee Anderson

Aug 21, 2010

Colin L. Anderson, 66, of Rockford, passed away Saturday August 21, 2010 in his home.nbsp; He was born October 14, 1943 in Harvard, IL.nbsp; The son of Arnt and Alice Anderson. nbsp;Colin graduated from Harvard High School in 1961. nbsp;He married Linda Porter in Las Vegas, NV on May 4, 1990.nbsp; Colin worked for the Rockford Police Department for 28...

Colin Lee Anderson

Colin Lee Anderson

Aug 21, 2010

Colin L. Anderson, 66, of Rockford, passed away Saturday August 21, 2010 in his home. He was born October 14, 1943 in Harvard, IL. The son of Arnt and Alice Anderson. Colin graduated from Harvard High School in 1961. He married Linda Porter in Las Vegas, NV on May 4, 1990. Colin worked for the Rockford Police Department for 28...

James G. Cragan

James G. Cragan

Aug 20, 2010

James G. Cragan, 74, died August 20, 2010 at his home in Orlando, Florida after a lengthy battle with metastatic cancer. Born October 2, 1935 to Clarence G. and Florence McDonnell Cragan, the Rockford native married Angela Frankovich at St. Patrick Catholic Church on May 14, 1960.After graduating from St. Thomas High School in 1953, he spent three years in...

Rebecca Eve Brown

Rebecca Eve Brown

Aug 20, 2010

Rebecca Eve Brown, 63April 16, 1947-August 20, 2010Loving Mother To Sudi, Shana and Sadie BjornstadRebecca Eve Brown, 63, Rockford, died peacefully at home on Friday, surrounded by family after a valiant, six-year battle with ovarian cancer. Becky is survived by her husband, Chuck, three daughters, Sudi (Bjornstad) Korba, Shana (Bjornstad) Robinson both of Schaumburg and Sadie (Bjornstad) LesStrang, Chicago and...

James G. Cragan

James G. Cragan

Aug 20, 2010

James G. Cragan, 74, died August 20, 2010 at his home in Orlando, Florida after a lengthy battle with metastatic cancer. Born October 2, 1935 to Clarence G. and Florence McDonnell Cragan, the Rockford native married Angela Frankovich at St. Patrick Catholic Church on May 14, 1960.After graduating from St. Thomas High School in 1953, he spent three years in...

Rebecca Eve Brown

Rebecca Eve Brown

Aug 20, 2010

Rebecca Eve Brown, 63April 16, 1947-August 20, 2010Loving Mother To Sudi, Shana and Sadie BjornstadRebecca Eve Brown, 63, Rockford, died peacefully at home on Friday, surrounded by family after a valiant, six-year battle with ovarian cancer.nbsp; Becky is survived by her husband, Chuck, three daughters, Sudi (Bjornstad) Korba, Shana (Bjornstad) Robinson both of Schaumburg and Sadie (Bjornstad) LesStrang, Chicago and...

Joanne Ferling

Joanne Ferling

Aug 19, 2010

Joanne Ferling, 66 Rockford Joanne Ferling, 66 of Rockford died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. at home surrounded by her family. Born March 18, 1944 to Albert and Helen (Brudnowski) Smagowicz. Worked for Barber Coleman for 29 years retiring in 2009. Member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Survivors; Husband Richard Ferling; Daughters, Gina and Andrea Ferling; Grandchildren, April,...

Joanne Ferling

Joanne Ferling

Aug 19, 2010

Joanne Ferling, 66nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;Rockford Joanne Ferling, 66 of Rockford died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. at home surrounded by her family. Born March 18, 1944 to Albert and Helen (Brudnowski) Smagowicz. Worked for Barber Coleman for 29 years retiring in 2009. Member of Holy Family Catholic Church.nbsp;Survivors; Husband Richard Ferling; Daughters, Gina and Andrea Ferling; Grandchildren, April, Brandon,...

Nouphone Prathoummachith

Nouphone Prathoummachith

Aug 19, 2010

Nouphone Prathoummachith, 51, died Thursday, August 19 in her home. Born January 9, 1959 in Houisai, Laos to Bo and Phoui (Sati) Boriboun. Married to her loving husband Lay Prathoummachith. Worked 20 years for Riverbluff Nursing Home and several years at Rosewood Nursing Home as an LPN.nbsp; Survivors include her husband, Lay; daughters, Jessica and Melissa Prathoummachith; mother, Phoui Sati;...

Nouphone Prathoummachith

Nouphone Prathoummachith

Aug 19, 2010

Nouphone Prathoummachith, 51, died Thursday, August 19 in her home. Born January 9, 1959 in Houisai, Laos to Bo and Phoui (Sati) Boriboun. Married to her loving husband Lay Prathoummachith. Worked 20 years for Riverbluff Nursing Home and several years at Rosewood Nursing Home as an LPN. Survivors include her husband, Lay; daughters, Jessica and Melissa Prathoummachith; mother, Phoui Sati;...

Edward J. Doyle

Edward J. Doyle

Aug 17, 2010

Edward J. "Bud" Doyle, 90, Rockford, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born May 1, 1920 in Manistique, Michigan to John L. and Agnes (McCauley) Doyle. He entered the U.S. Army on March 13, 1939, serving in World War II with the 32 nd (Red Arrow) Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater...

Clementine Rokus

Clementine Rokus

Aug 17, 2010

Clementine Rokus, 98, of Woodstock, Ill., and formerly a long-time resident of Rockford, Ill., died Tuesday, August 17, 2010, in Woodstock, Ill. Born May 27, 1912, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Wilhelmine Hasenbein Nunkesser, she married August Rokus on August 27, 1941, in Paderborn, Germany. He died in 1990 in Rockford. Clementine graduated from The Lyceum in...

Clementine Rokus

Clementine Rokus

Aug 17, 2010

Clementine Rokus, 98, of Woodstock, Ill., and formerly a long-time resident of Rockford, Ill., died Tuesday, August 17, 2010, in Woodstock, Ill. Born May 27, 1912, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the daughter of Wilhelm and Wilhelmine Hasenbein Nunkesser, she married August Rokus on August 27, 1941, in Paderborn, Germany. He died in 1990 in Rockford. Clementine graduated from The Lyceum in...

Edward J. Doyle

Edward J. Doyle

Aug 17, 2010

Edward J. Bud Doyle, 90, Rockford, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born May 1, 1920 in Manistique, Michigan to John L. and Agnes (McCauley) Doyle.nbsp; He entered the U.S. Army on March 13, 1939, serving in World War II with the 32 nd (Red Arrow) Infantry Division in the Pacific Theater...

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