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Carmelina J. Lindquist
August 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
August 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...
Milford Brelje
August 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...
Colin Lee Anderson
August 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
August 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
August 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...
James G. Cragan
August 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
August 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...
Rebecca Eve Brown
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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...
Betty Earlywine
August 15, 2010
BETTY JANE EARLYWINE, 75LOVING MOTHER, GRAND MOTHER, GREAT GRAND MOTHER, SISTER, AUNT, NIECE, COUSIN AND FRIEND TO MANYROCKFORD, - Betty J. Earlywine 75, of Rockford went to heaven on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 on the same day as our Blessed Mother Mary. Born July 30, 1935, in Rockford, the daughter of Eugene and Mary (Dallosto) Poli. Betty graduated from Saint...
Betty Jane Earlywine
August 15, 2010
BETTY JANE EARLYWINE, 75LOVING MOTHER, GRAND MOTHER, GREAT GRAND MOTHER, SISTER, AUNT, NIECE, COUSIN AND FRIEND TO MANYROCKFORD, - Betty J. Earlywine 75, of Rockford went to heaven on Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 on the same day as our Blessed Mother Mary. Born July 30, 1935, in Rockford, the daughter of Eugene and Mary (Dallosto) Poli. Betty graduated from Saint...
Guiseppe Vaccarello
August 15, 2010
Giuseppe VaccarelloLoving Papa, Nonno, Cognato, Zio and CompareJanuary 21, 1927 August 15, 2010 Giuseppe went to be with our Lord and his beloved wife after a sudden illness. Born in Aragona, Sicily, to Salvatore and Giuseppa (Saieva) Vaccarello. Married the love of his life Concetta Russo on November 13, 1954 and was heart broken when she passed away in 2007.With...
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