Albert "Ed" E. Graham, age 66, of Rochelle, IL, passed away on Monday, Oct. 23, 2006 at his home in Rochelle. He was born on July l6, 1940 in Holdenville, OK, the son of Cecil Edward and Dovie Mae (Hill) Graham. Ed married Diane L. Skaar on April 17, 1976 in Rockford, IL.

He had served as a probation officer for Winnebago and Kane County and as a counselor for the Nachusa Lutheran Home. Ed had served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church in Rochelle.

He is survived by his wife Diane of Rochelle, two daughters: Jennifer (Rick) Chamness and Andrea Graham both of Rochelle; son: Jeremiah (Kristi) Graham of Oklahoma City, OK; 3 brothers: Douglas Bruce Graham of New Mexico, David Gordon Graham of LaMar, OK, and Donald Wallace Graham of Holdenville, OK;
6 grandchildren: Makaela, Gabrielle, Alexander, Matthew and Kristoffer Chamness and
Christian Graham.

Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006 at 11:00 AM at the First Presbyterian
Church in Rochelle with Rev. Dr. James Tilley. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the
service on Thursday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the church. In lieu of flowers: memorials can be made to the First Presbyterian Church or to Ogle County Hospice. Unger-Horner Funeral Home assisted the family with cremation rites and burial of cremains will be at Lawnridge Cemetery.