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Local obituaries for the Rockford, IL area

John Howard Addams

John Howard Addams

Nov 23, 2024

John Howard Addams, 80, Rockford, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024, in Azura Memory Care of Clinton. He was born in Rockford on September 15, 1944, the son of Howard Joseph and Eleanore (Wahlgren) Addams. John was a veteran of the Army serving in Germany. He married Turid Skreien in Rockford on May 20, 1972. John was a mechanical...

Lymon Didrichsons

Lymon Didrichsons

Nov 22, 2024

Lymon Didrichsons, 89, of Rockford, changed his address to Heaven and entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Friday, November 22, 2024. Born in Latvia on February 22, 1935, to Andrejs and Luise (Sulcs) Didrichsons. Lymon came to the United States in 1950 and married the love of his life, Carol in 1957. In June they...

Louise Ann Mohr

Louise Ann Mohr

Nov 22, 2024

Louise Ann Mohr, 90, passed away in Rockford, Illinois on November 22, 2024. She was born April 23, 1934, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter to Robert and Agnes (Curran) Parker. She went on to marry the love of her life, Thomas (Tom) Mohr, in Jackson, Michigan on September 10, 1955 and quickly set out to build their life together with family...

Denis D. Anderson

Denis D. Anderson

Nov 21, 2024

It is with great sorrow that the family of Denis David Anderson, 81, of Loves Park shares that he passed away at his home on Thursday, November 21, 2024, following a brief but valiant battle with cancer.

Denis was born May 13, 1943 in San Antonio, TX, the son of Walter C. and Alice Genniel (Carpenter) Anderson. Following his father’s stint...

Dr. Ruth Ann Wasson

Dr. Ruth Ann Wasson

Nov 21, 2024

Dr. Ruth Ann Wasson, 85, Rockford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 21, 2024. She was born on November 2, 1939, to Edward Flickinger Wasson and Sadie Lenhart Wasson in the bedroom of their family home in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. She earned her B.S. degree at Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, where she majored in business education and her M. Ed. degree...

James M. Hodapp

James M. Hodapp

Nov 18, 2024

James M. Hodapp, 100, of Rockford, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, November 18, 2024. Born in Mankato, MN on July 8, 1924, to Martin and Loretto (McGrath) Hodapp. He married Marie Antoinette Streck on August 26th of 1950 in Mankato, MN. They shared 60 years in a devoted marriage before her passing in 2011....

Paul Michael Scarpetta

Paul Michael Scarpetta

Nov 17, 2024

Paul Michael Scarpetta, 93, of Rockford, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024.

Paul was born in Rockford, IL on February 26, 1931, the son of Anthony and Angela (Lombardo) Scarpetta. He attended St. Anthony grade school and graduated from West High School. After graduating, Paul went on to proudly serve in the United States Air Force.

Paul married Carol Jean Raymer...

Katherine "Kathy" A. Rhodes

Katherine "Kathy" A. Rhodes

Nov 17, 2024

Kathryn “Kathy” Angela Rhodes, 65, Rockford, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024, in her home. She was born April 17, 1959, in Rockford, the daughter of Donald and Jean (Sciortino) Johnson. She was a graduate of Rockford East High School. Kathy married Perry Rhodes in Rockford on May 16, 1981. She worked in accounting for Barber Coleman Company for...

Maryann Whiteley

Maryann Whiteley

Nov 16, 2024

Maryann Whiteley, 70, of Rockford, passed away on the evening of November 16, 2024. She was born in Chicago to Gustaf and Doris Hyllestad on April 28, 1954. Maryann served as a nurse in the Rockford area for over 40 years, earning her master’s degree in nursing. She was very involved with church, attending every Saturday and Sunday as much...

Gale John Saltzgiver

Gale John Saltzgiver

Nov 16, 2024

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we share the passing of Gale John Saltzgiver of Cedar Hill, Texas who left us on November 16, 2024, in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 76. Gale was born on August 12, 1948 in Rockford, Illinois, to Clyde and T. Rae (Gale) Saltzgiver. His memory will live on in the...

Edward Arlyn Snyder

Edward Arlyn Snyder

Nov 14, 2024

Edward Arlyn Snyder, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 14, 2024, with his four children by his side.

Born in Morrison, Illinois on August 5, 1933 son to Cornelius and Grace (Smith) Snyder, he married Marilyn, the love of his life, on June 15, 1957 in Cary, Illinois. Their journey began when they met at the Rockford School of Business...

Gregory Bridgeland Ives

Gregory Bridgeland Ives

Nov 13, 2024

Gregory Bridgeland Ives went to be with the Lord on November 13, 2024, in Hendersonville, TN.

Greg was born June 11, 1936, in Byron, IL, the second son of three to Elizabeth Bridgeland and Homer Ives. He was raised on the family farm and had a passion for agriculture. Greg graduated from Byron High School in 1954 and Western Illinois University...

Roland Ray Shreve

Roland Ray Shreve

Nov 13, 2024

Roland Ray Shreve, 2, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, due to injuries from an automobile accident. He was born December 16, 2021, in Rockford, the son of Mitchell and Rachel (Bjork) Shreve.

He is survived by his parents, Mitchell and Rachel, his brothers, Emmitt and Finnley; his paternal grandparents, Jerry (Teresa) Shreve, Jr.; his maternal grandparents, Bruce (Carol) Bjork;...

William Mark Mosher

William Mark Mosher

Nov 13, 2024

William “Bill” Mark Mosher, 57, passed away after a brief illness on November 13, 2024. He was born on October 4, 1967, in Lyons, New York, son to Beverley and Janet (Harper) Mosher. On June 6, 1992, he married the love of his life, Dawn Ewing, in Scotia, New York. They moved to northern Illinois for Bill’s employment opportunities as...

John R. Honzel

John R. Honzel

Nov 13, 2024

John Robert Honzel 1940-2024. of Rockford, IL passed away in his home on Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 with his loving family by his side. John’s aggressive cancer took him to be with the Lord and his family whom have already passed. John was born February 10, 1940, son of James L. and Lelah P. (White) Honzel in Prairie du Chien,...

Jill Miriam Eklund

Jill Miriam Eklund

Nov 12, 2024

Jill Miriam (Nebergall) Eklund, 64, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.

Jill was born July 19, 1960 in Canton, Illinois to Homer and Ethelyn (Courtney) Nebergall. She attended Canton Senior High School in Canton, Illinois and attended Western Illinois University in Macomb. 

Her parents preceded her to Heaven. She is survived by one sister Bethany (Nebergall) Wenger and Ron...

Sylvia Jean Coton

Sylvia Jean Coton

Nov 11, 2024

Sylvia Jean Coton, 65, Rockford, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, due to injuries sustained in an accident. She was born on June 24, 1959, in Sterling, the daughter of Cruse and Avalina (Garcia) Guerrero. Sylvia worked as an over the road truck driver for many years. She most recently was a driver for Ecklund Metal Treating. She was...

Giuseppe "Joe" Salamone

Giuseppe "Joe" Salamone

Nov 11, 2024

Giuseppe “Joe” Salamone, 92, of Rockford, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2024, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center surrounded by his family. Joe was born on September 12, 1932 in Aragona, Sicily, the son of Benny and Antonia (Crimi) Salamone. Despite a tough childhood after losing his mother at 4 years old, Joe developed a sense of compassion and...

Kodkeo Phasouk

Kodkeo Phasouk

Nov 11, 2024

Kodkeo Phasouk, 70, of Rockford, passed away Monday, November 11, 2024, surrounded by family. Born on February 14th of 1954 in Muang Sing, Laos, to Laopheung and Pao Phasouk. He married Nouane Monmany in Nam Keung, Laos on May 18, 1974, and they soon after moved to the Rockford area; being the first refugee family to settle here in 1976....

Roy N. Abare

Roy N. Abare

Nov 10, 2024

Roy N. Abare, age 84, died peacefully in his favorite Eames chair watching the Bears game (thanks Bears) on Sunday November 10th 2024. He was born in Dayton Ohio and left this mortal coil after 14 kind years of living in Rockford Illinois. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Sue, his children Timothy (Bridget) Abare and Anne...

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