Tessa Lee Sidebottom, 19, of Rochelle, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 at St. Anthony
Medical Center in Rockford. She was born on July 20, 1992 in Rockford, IL to Sheila Faith Meacham and Ronald Lee Sidebottom.
Survivors include her mother: Sheila of Rochelle; father: Ronald of Rochelle;
brother: Matt (Kellie) Downing of Rochelle; sister: Jennifer Sidebottom of Rochelle; maternal grandparents: Evelyn & Jerry Meacham of Rochelle and paternal grandmother: Eleanor Sidebottom of Rockford, IL; niece: Mackayla Downing and nephew: Ivan Xelhua. She was preceded in death by her brother: Mackenzie Downing on Sept. 2, 2010 and grandfather: Eugene Sidebottom.
Services will be held at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011
with Rev. Steve Doyle at 11:00 AM. Visitation at Unger-Horner on Sunday, Dec. 18th from
1 to 4 PM. Cremation rites will follow services and inurment at Lawnridge Cemetery in Rochelle. Memorial to be established.