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William "Bill" J. Weber
Jan 24, 2023
William “Bill” J. Weber, 87, Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Medina Nursing Home in Durand. He was born May 7, 1935, in Chicago, the son of George and Marie (Knapp) Weber. Bill served in the Air Force from 1952 until 1956 and in the Navy from 1957 until 1958. He was an administrator at Rock Valley...
Gloria L. Cederstrom
Jan 23, 2023
Gloria Rowley Cederstrom, 98, of Rockford, passed away on January 23, 2023. She was born on June 19, 1924, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Christ and Hilda (Berquist) Larson. She was raised by Alfred and Ella (Berquist) Nyberg in Rockford, Illinois. She graduated from East High School, class of 1942. Gloria married Harry Rowley on June 28, 1943,...
Faith H. Manno
Jan 23, 2023
Beloved Wife of 65 years to Dr. Nicholas Manno, loving Mother of five children, loving grandmother to ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Faith’s radiance was palpable, shown in her beautiful smile, sparkling eyes, contagious laugh, and her confidence. In conversation, Faith’s calmness and presence always made you feel at ease, understood, special and valued. Her consistent source of support for family...
Mary Sue Bridget Scordato, Ofs
Jan 21, 2023
Mary Sue Bridget Scordato, OFS, of Rockford, passed Saturday January 21, 2023 at the age of 75 due to a well fought battle with congestive heart failure. Mary Sue was born October 29, 1947 at St. Joseph’s Hospital and baptized at St. James Church in Belvidere, daughter of Eugene and Dorothy Sullivan. She graduated Boylan High School Class 1965. She...
Yvonne M. King
Jan 19, 2023
Yvonne M. King, 62, of Rockford, IL passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023.
Yvonne was born in Rockford, IL on April 4, 1960, daughter of Robert Okas and Norma (Nelson) Pottorff. She graduated from Reed-Custer High School in Braidwood, IL. She just retired from Syncreon thankfully, this past fall. Yvonne has many friends, and she loved her clubs. She was...
Cary Betancourt
Jan 18, 2023
Cary Betancourt, 85, Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. She was born July 10, 1937, in Havana, Cuba, the daughter of Francisco and Maria Betancourt. Cary worked as an inventory control manager for Zenith Corporation for 29 years until her retirement. She enjoyed painting and sewing but she loved spending time with her grandchildren.
Survived by her daughter, Nury...
Bounkong Vongsavath
Jan 16, 2023
Bounkong Vongsavath, 73, of Rockford, IL, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023, at 10:55am at his residence. His youngest daughter, Phonesavanh “Noi” Ceballos and grandson, Jadyn Vongsavath by his side.
Bounkong was born in Laos on October 10, 1949. He and his family immigrated to the US on June 6, 1990, and landed in Cedar Rapids, IA. They later settled...
Elaine M. Swenson
Jan 15, 2023
Elaine M. Swenson, 92, of Rockford died Sunday January 15, 2023 surrounded by her family. Elaine was born on September 17, 1930 in Two Rivers, WI to Martin and Florence (St. Antoine) Tomchek.
Elaine was a loving and devoted daughter, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a very generous and strong person. She looked out for her family and was...
Leroy F. Cator
Jan 13, 2023
Leroy “Bud” F. Cator, 90, of Kirkland, IL passed away peacefully at his home on January 13, 2023, He was born on March 9, 1932, in Pecatonica, IL, the son of Roy H. and Elizabeth M. (Klusky) Cator.
Bud proudly served his country in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. During this time, he was a crew chief...
Kai Davies
Jan 12, 2023
Kai Davies was born on 01/12/23. Kai was the son of Carson and Kiza Davies, and passed peacefully in the arms of his parents. Kai was loved by family and close friends. Kai is survived by his siblings Kayne, Aeris, and Rush and is celebrated by his grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends . Though Kai’s loss brings great sadness,...
Peggy Jo Anderson
Jan 11, 2023
Peggy Jo Anderson (Speich), age 63, of Rockford, IL passed away suddenly Wednesday January 11, 2023. Peggy was the daughter of Harold and Mary (Kranish) Speich. Peggy was a graduate of Auburn High School of Rockford. Peggy would go on to dedicate her life to the service of others. She worked at Fairview Lanes, Applebee’s, Olive Garden, and most recently...
Christine "Chris" J. Digiovanni
Jan 11, 2023
Christine “Chris” DiGiovanni, 56, passed away on January 11, 2023. Born in Rockford, Illinois on June 5, 1966 daughter to Bob and Pat (Broge) Doser, Chris went on to graduate from Belvidere High School in 1984. She married the love of her life, Tom DiGiovanni Jr., on August 10, 1990. She took pride and enjoyed owning her previous business, Oh...
Daniel H. Fischer
Jan 11, 2023
Daniel H. Fischer, 74, of Kirkland, IL died on January 11, 2023. He was born on November 24, 1948, in Covington, KY, the son of Earl Harry and Ruth Marie (Hils) Fischer.
Dan married Cindy Ferri in August 1997 at the Rockford Unitarian Universalist Church. After working many years for Rockford Blacktop, he proudly co-founded Quality Aggregates of Illinois along with...
Janis M. Kulm
Jan 11, 2023
Janis M. Kulm, 74, of Loves Park, IL passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
Janis was born in Chicago, IL on January 15, 1948, daughter of Leon and Constance (Piaskowski) Swierczynski. She graduated from high school and later worked many dedicated years in customer service for Zenith and Lobster Gram Inc. Janis was very active in bowling during her younger...
William "Bill" J. Gross
Jan 10, 2023
William “Bill” J. Gross, 90, Rockford, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center. He was born May 26, 1932, in Chicago, the son of William E. and Marie (Simanek) Gross. Bill served 2 years in the Army from September 1955 to September 1957. He was a graduate of Purdue University where he earned his Bachelor of...
Patricia "Pat" F. Hammer
Jan 9, 2023
Patricia “Pat” Faith Hammer, 84, of Rockford, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023.
Pat was born in Rockford on September 28, 1938, daughter of William and Agnes (Faith) Dochier. She graduated from West High School, Class of 1957. Pat worked as a beautician and later as a school bus driver for many dedicated years. She was a member of 1st...
Diane A. Brennan
Jan 9, 2023
Diane Schade Brennan, 68, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away on 1/9/23 surrounded by loved ones. Diane was a fun-loving sister, wife, and mother who put her family and friends above all else. Growing up in Rockford, Illinois, she attended Muldoon High School before graduating from Boylan High School. She maintained a treasured lifelong relationship with her "Muldoonies." Diane went on...
Elizabeth "Betty" E. (Cropp) Gabel
Jan 9, 2023
Elizabeth “Betty” E. (Cropp) Gabel, 93, Rockford, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 25, 1929, in Rockford, the daughter of Ortho and Kathleen (Beetle) Cropp. Betty was a graduate of Bishop Muldoon High School, class of 1947. She married, Wayne F. Gabel, on September 11, 1948, in...
Paula "Polly" J. Rudolph
Jan 9, 2023
Paula “Polly” J. Rudolph, 60, of Rockford, IL passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 in her home. She was born June 8, 1962 in Rockford, IL, the daughter of John and Joan (Sveinsson) Sanders and attended Rockford East High School. She married the love of her life, Ronald Rudolph on September 12, 1981 and they had two girls and a...
Thomas "Tom" R. Lester
Jan 9, 2023
Thomas Rory Lester, age 63, passed away unexpectedly on the morning of January 9, 2023 at home. He was born May 31, 1959 in Rockford to Thomas R. Lester and Kay Lester (Stanley). Tom is survived by his precious daughters, Marissa (Matt) Martinson and Paige Lester. Tom adored his daughters and was deeply proud of the fulfilling lives they’d built;...
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