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Lucile E. Smeja
May 21, 2007
Lucile E. Smeja, 87, of Bensenville, passed away in Rockford onnbsp; May 21, 2007 at home surrounded by her loving family.nbsp; Born August 2, 1919 in Montevideo, MN the daughter of James and Sarah (Sturgeon) Turner.nbsp; She graduated from Bensenville High School in 1937. Lucile married William F. Smeja on August 10, 1940, in Elmhurst, IL.nbsp; He predeceased her in...
Lucile E. Smeja
May 21, 2007
Lucile E. Smeja, 87, of Bensenville, passed away in Rockford on May 21, 2007 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born August 2, 1919 in Montevideo, MN the daughter of James and Sarah (Sturgeon) Turner. She graduated from Bensenville High School in 1937. Lucile married William F. Smeja on August 10, 1940, in Elmhurst, IL. He predeceased her in...
Paul B. Waller
May 20, 2007
Paul B. Wallernbsp; Paul B. Waller, 84, of Rockford, died on May 20, 2007 at Provena St. Anne Center. Born August 15, 1922 in Rockford, the son of Jacob and Marguerite (Brady) Waller. Paul graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1940. Paul married Patricia Pat (Gleason) on October 19, 1946. nbsp;He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran of...
Paul B. Waller
May 20, 2007
Paul B. Waller Paul B. Waller, 84, of Rockford, died on May 20, 2007 at Provena St. Anne Center. Born August 15, 1922 in Rockford, the son of Jacob and Marguerite (Brady) Waller. Paul graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1940. Paul married Patricia "Pat" (Gleason) on October 19, 1946. He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran of...
Donna Lee Fanning
May 20, 2007
Donna Lee Fanning, 64 of Rockford died May 20, 2007 in River Bluff Nursing Home. Born the only daughter of Edde A. and Dolores M. (Johnson) Johnson in Rockford on September 27, 1942. She was a graduate of Hononegah High School and Northern Illinois University. Donna moved to Plano, TX before returning to Rockford for the last 8 years. She...
Donna Lee Fanning
May 20, 2007
Donna Lee Fanning, 64 of Rockford died May 20, 2007 in River Bluff Nursing Home. Born the only daughter of Edde A. and Dolores M. (Johnson) Johnson in Rockford on September 27, 1942. She was a graduate of Hononegah High School and Northern Illinois University. Donna moved to Plano, TX before returning to Rockford for the last 8 years. She...
Kevin L. Shackelford
May 19, 2007
KEVIN L. SHACKELFORD, 41 Kevin L.Shackelford of Colorado Springs, CO. died Saturday, May 19, 2007 of a massive heart attack. Born October 2, 1965 in Rockford, IL, the son of Darrell & Jeannette McQuay Shackelford. He married Pauline Abernathy on December 7, 1985 in Rockford. Kevin was retired from the US Army on June 1, 2006 after 20 years of...
James F. Vesely
May 19, 2007
JAMES F. ""JIMVESELY, 76, Rockford, died at 1:43 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2007 in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 21, 1930 in Rockford, son of Francis W. and Mary E. Buchanan Vesely. Graduated from North Phoenix High School in 1947. Married Joan A. White in Rockford at St. Bridget Catholic Church on June 6, 1954. Veteran...
James F. Vesely
May 19, 2007
JAMES F. JIMVESELY, 76, Rockford, died at 1:43 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2007 in his home, surrounded by his loving family.nbsp; Born June 21, 1930 in Rockford, son of Francis W. and Mary E. Buchanan Vesely.nbsp; Graduated from North Phoenix High School in 1947.nbsp; Married Joan A. White in Rockford at St. Bridget Catholic Church on June 6, 1954.nbsp; Veteran...
Kevin L. Shackelford
May 19, 2007
KEVIN L. SHACKELFORD, 41nbsp;nbsp; Kevin L.Shackelford of Colorado Springs, CO. died Saturday, May 19, 2007 of a massive heart attack.nbsp; Born October 2, 1965 in Rockford, IL, the son of Darrell amp; Jeannette McQuay Shackelford.nbsp; He married Pauline Abernathy on December 7, 1985 in Rockford.nbsp;nbsp; Kevin was retired from the US Army on June 1, 2006 after 20 years of...
Vicky L. Hennelly
May 18, 2007
VICKY L. HENNELLY, age 49, a lifetime resident of Rockford, died on May 18, 2007, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Vicky was born September 9, 1957 in Swedish American Hospital. She was a 1975 graduate of East High School. One of her first jobs was working with adults with special needs. She then decided to go back to...
Vicky L. Hennelly
May 18, 2007
VICKY L. HENNELLY,nbsp;age 49, a lifetime resident of Rockford, died on May 18, 2007, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.nbsp; Vicky was born September 9, 1957 in Swedish American Hospital.nbsp; She was a 1975 graduate of East High School.nbsp; One of her first jobs was working with adults with special needs.nbsp; She then decided to go back to school...
Margaret Adena Mastros
May 15, 2007
Margaret Adena Mastros, of Rockford, passed away at 12:00 p.m .on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at Amberwood Nursing Home. Born June 27, 1911 in Devils Lake, North Dakota; daughter of Edward and Bessie Taylor. In 1915 she moved to Rockford and has been a resident ever since. She married Robert Statdfield in 1926. In 1940, she married John Mastros, he...
Margaret Adena Mastros
May 15, 2007
Margaret Adena Mastros, of Rockford, passed away at 12:00 p.m .on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at Amberwood Nursing Home. Born June 27, 1911 in Devils Lake, North Dakota; daughter of Edward and Bessie Taylor. In 1915 she moved to Rockford and has been a resident ever since. She married Robert Statdfield in 1926. In 1940, she married John Mastros, he...
Theresa Rose Decori
May 13, 2007
Theresa Rose DeCori, 87, of Rockford, died after a short illness on Sunday, May 13, 2007 in Provena St. Anne Center surrounded by her family.nbsp; Born October 8, 1919 in Rockford, daughter of Domenica and Antonio Borgetti.nbsp; Married Dominic DeCori on November 24, 1940 and celebrated 59 years of marriage; he died in 2000.nbsp; She was an exceptional seamstress, and...
Theresa Rose Decori
May 13, 2007
Theresa Rose DeCori, 87, of Rockford, died after a short illness on Sunday, May 13, 2007 in Provena St. Anne Center surrounded by her family. Born October 8, 1919 in Rockford, daughter of Domenica and Antonio Borgetti. Married Dominic DeCori on November 24, 1940 and celebrated 59 years of marriage; he died in 2000. She was an exceptional seamstress, and...
Clayton H. Belongia
May 12, 2007
Clayton H. Punch Belongia, 82 of Rockford, died on Sunday, May 13, 2007 in his home. Born December 20, 1924 in Pine Lake, WI, the son of Fred and Mathilda (Collard) Belongia. Veteran of the United States Army.nbsp; Married his loving wife Hazel Irene Boggs in Shawano, WI on November, 3, 1945. Worked for the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 23...
Trudy Kaye Wennerstrom
May 12, 2007
Trudy Kaye Wennerstromnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Trudy Kaye Wennerstrom, 49, of Rockford, died on May 12, 2007 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born July 10, 1957 in Stuckgard, Arkansas the daughter of Earl Steed and Mary Arnold (Chenhall).nbsp; Trudy married George Steve Wennerstrom August 1, 1992.nbsp; Trudy graduated from Winnebago High School in 1974.nbsp; She was a Data Entry/Customer Service Rep. for...
Clayton H. Belongia
May 12, 2007
Clayton H. ""Punch"" Belongia, 82 of Rockford, died on Sunday, May 13, 2007 in his home. Born December 20, 1924 in Pine Lake, WI, the son of Fred and Mathilda (Collard) Belongia. Veteran of the United States Army. Married his loving wife Hazel Irene Boggs in Shawano, WI on November, 3, 1945. Worked for the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 23...
Trudy Kaye Wennerstrom
May 12, 2007
Trudy Kaye Wennerstrom Trudy Kaye Wennerstrom, 49, of Rockford, died on May 12, 2007 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born July 10, 1957 in Stuckgard, Arkansas the daughter of Earl Steed and Mary Arnold (Chenhall). Trudy married George "Steve" Wennerstrom August 1, 1992. Trudy graduated from Winnebago High School in 1974. She was a Data Entry/Customer Service Rep. for...
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