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Josephine Lamp
Feb 24, 2021
Josephine M. Lamp, 88, passed away on Wednesday February 24, 2021. She was born on October 14, 1932 daughter of Harve and Mary (Wilcox) Babcock. Memorials may be given to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Cremation rights have been accorded.
Stephen R. Smith
Feb 24, 2021
Stephen R. Smith, 83, passed away on February 24, 2021. Born in Dagus Mines, Pennsylvania on March 31, 1937 son to James and Margaret (Moshier) Smith. Stephen spent most of his life in Erie, PA until moving to the Rockford IL area, and spent the second part of his career at Gunite Corporation in Rockford, where he retired as the...
Gloria T. Fiorenza
Feb 23, 2021
Gloria T. Fiorenza, 94, of Rockford, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Born September 11, 1926 in Rockford, she was the daughter of Dario and Aurelia (Marinelli) Pro. She was a graduate of West High School and a member of the Cathedral of St Peter. She married the love of her life Guy A. Fiorenza...
Lois E. Stanley
Feb 23, 2021
Lois E. Stanley, 95, of Machesney Park, passed away at home on February 23, 2021. Lois was born on November 15, 1925, in Rolfe, IA, the daughter of George and Hannah (Bangert) Johnson. She married James L. Stanley in Rolfe, IA on March 30, 1947, and they relocated to Rockford later that year. Lois was a homemaker and an active...
Matthew V. Summers
Feb 22, 2021
Matthew V. Summers of Rockford earned his heavenly wings on February 22, 2021. Born in Racine, WI to Joseph and Emily Summers, he worked in the paper and publishing industries, ending his career with 15 years at Georgia Pacific. After retiring, he couldn’t sit still and worked at Elliot Golf Course. He happily took on a job at Vineyard Books...
Rita Fernandes
Feb 22, 2021
Rita Fernandes, 68 of Rockford, IL, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021. Rita was born in Mumbai, India on August 21, 1952, daughter of Marshall and Evelyn (Almeida) Mathias. She attended college in Mumbai where she received her Bachelor’s degree. Rita worked for a PVC Manufacturing Company in India before migrating to the US in 1996. Then worked at...
Timothy H. Mccarty
Feb 21, 2021
On Sunday, February 21st, Timothy H. McCarty, the loving father of 3, passed away at the age of 51. Timothy McCarty was born on January 18th, 1970 in Santa Barbara, California to Harold “Mac” McCarty and Ruthann Lowenthal. Tim was a well-known real estate broker in the Rockford-Belvidere area and more recently in Northern Wisconsin. Tim had a passion for...
Laura Marie Johnson
Feb 21, 2021
Our hearts are broken as we share the sad news of her passing! She is survived by her Mother (Lynn Reiss-Johnson), her Father (Merrill Johnson), her Step-Mother (Kathy Johnson), her Step-Brother (Matt Lechleider), her Significant Other (Zachary Barrett) and so many loving Aunt’s, Uncle’s, Cousin’s and Friend’s. She was truly a life taken way too soon. She will be so...
Jon W. Swanson
Feb 21, 2021
Jon W. Swanson, 78, of Rockford, passed away at home on Sunday, February 21, 2021. Jon was born in Rockford, IL on June 16, 1942, son of Earl D. and Margaret (Anderson) Swanson. On December 5, 1963, he married Janice Pearson in Morris, IL. He was a member of St. Edward Catholic Church. Jon was a farmer and a talented...
Hughlin 'Hugh" John Ganske
Feb 21, 2021
Hughlin “Hugh” John Ganske, Jr., 77, Rockford, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021, due to a long-term illnesss. He was born July 11, 1943, in Beaver Dam, WI, the son of Hughlin John and Ruth (Miller) Ganske, Sr. In 1961, he moved to Rockford and attended Rockford School of Business, and on August 30, 1975, he married Patricia Goral and...
Lena Barcellona
Feb 20, 2021
Lena Barcellona, 77, passed from this world surrounded by her loving family on February 20, 2021. Born on July 8, 1943 in Rockford, Illinois daughter to Anthony and Josephine (Tomasino) Barcellona. For a short time she worked at Clinton Electronics before moving on to Barber Colman for over 15 years. Lena loved playing bingo, enjoyed going to the casino, and...
Billy D. Farr
Feb 20, 2021
Billy Dale Farr, 66, passed away on February 20, 2021 in Rockford, IL. Bill was born on March 18, 1954 in Rockford, IL. He was the son of Dale and Bertha (Neubauer) Farr. Bill graduated from Auburn High School in 1972. He worked at Dean Foods for many years and recently retired from his own business; Bill’s Paint and Collision....
Donald L. Larson
Feb 20, 2021
Donald L. Larson, 83, of Rockford, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021, in his home. He was born December 10, 1937, in Milbank, SD, the son of Carl O. and Alice I. (Stenzel) Larson. Donald was a 1955 graduate of Rockford East High School. He married Kathleen Janet Winzenried in Rockford, IL on August 24, 1957. Donald was an...
Leonard "Len" John Schneeberger Iii
Feb 20, 2021
Leonard (Len) John Schneeberger III, of Roscoe, IL passed away on February 20, 2021 at UW Health University Hospital. Len was born on September 3, 1951 in Milwaukee, WI. He grew up in Rockford, IL where he graduated from Boylan High School, Class of 1969; and from the University of Northern Illinois with a Bachelor’s of Science. Len enjoyed his...
Eric Christopher Edwards
Feb 19, 2021
Eric Christopher Edwards, 24, of New Berlin, WI, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021. He was born in Rockford February 26, 1996, the son of Dr. William and Kathlene (Fesenmeyer) Edwards. Eric was a 2014 graduate of Rockford Christian High School. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, graduating in 2019. He majored in chemistry and applied mathematics. While in college,...
Manivone Boutchannha
Feb 19, 2021
Manivone Boutchannha, 60, passed away in her home on Friday, February 19, 2021. She was born on March 1, 1960 in Vientiane, Laos to the late One and Deng Misipraseut. Manivone is survived by her living husband, Bounheng and children, Cindy ( Matthew ) Boutchannha, Linna and Alex Munz, and grandson Blake Munz, and Varitt ( Lindsay ) Boutchannha, and...
Joan Marie Scibona
Feb 18, 2021
Joan Marie Scibona, 86, passed away on February 18, 2021. Born on February 21, 1934 in Rockford, Illinois to Glen and Elizabeth (McEntee) Gallagher. She went on to graduate from West High School in 1952 and not long after married the love of her life, Russell Scibona on October 16, 1954. Very proud of their children, Joan and Russell tried...
Shirley A. Garrett
Feb 18, 2021
Shirley A. Garrett, 82, of Stillman Valley passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021. She was born February 6, 1939 in Maynard, Arkansas, the daughter of Leo and Gladys (Williams) Spray. She met her husband, George Garrett when his family moved in next door to her family. She loved to tell the story about all of the neighborhood girls eyeing him...
Judy Ann Middleton Anderson
Feb 18, 2021
Judy “Mormor” Ann Middleton Anderson 1953-2021 With an amazing ability to connect with kids, combined with the skill to match a book to a particular person, Judy made the ideal children’s librarian. An avid reader her entire life, she worked on the bookmobile in Waukegan as a teen, and subsequently at the Urbana Free library, the Freeport Public Library, and...
Patricia "Pat" Margarete Johanna Wandel
Feb 17, 2021
Patricia “Pat” Margarete Johanna Wandel, 58, Rockford, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in her home. She was born November 7, 1962, in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, the daughter of Klaus and Ursula (VonKomorowski) Wandel. Pat was a graduate of Belvidere High School. She married her life partner, Eileen Clevenger, on March 6, 2013. Eileen passed away on November...
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