Donna V Mcpherson
Oct 18, 2009
Donna V. McPherson, 72 of Ashton, IL, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 at her home. She was born on March 12, 1937 in Rochelle, the daughter of LaVerne and Flossie (Shook) Vanstone. She married Gene McPherson on June 9, 1967 in Creston, IL and he preceded her in death on Oct.17, 1989. She was also preceded by her...
Evelyn A Eckhardt
Oct 17, 2009
Evelyn Amelia Eckhardt, age 85, died on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at the Franklin Grove Nursing Home where she resided after a long illness. She was born in Ophir Township on April 17, 1924 to Bert and Olive (Foster) Stevenson. She attended Mendota Twp. Highschool. Married John Becker on June 14, 1942, he preceded her on July 28, 1956. She...
Jean E Hansen
Oct 11, 2009
Jean E. Hansen, 67, of Rochelle, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Rochelle Community Hospital in Rochelle. She was born on Jan. 27, 1942 in Rochelle the daughter of Earl and Margaret J. (Bunger) Templeman. Jean graduated from Rochelle Township Highschool in 1960. She had been employed as a waitress for the Rochelle Beacon for 43 years. Survivors...
Richard H. Hickerson
Oct 7, 2009
Richard H. Hickerson, 88 of Rochelle, passed away on Wed. Oct. 7, 2009 at St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, IL. He was born July 23, 1921 in DeKalb, IL the son of Ernest and Jennie Crooke Hickerson. Richard married Olive Svela on Feb 7, 1942. He was a member of St Paul Lutheran Church. For 35 yrs. he owned...
Joseph G. Hall
Oct 6, 2009
Joseph G. Hall, 81, of Rochelle, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 at the Rochelle Gardens after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Aug. 18, 1928 in Sublette, IL to George A. and Amelia E. (Smith) Hall. Joe married Ida Henrietta Howe on July 27, 1951 in Franklin Grove, IL. He was a member of...
Carl D. Caldwell
Oct 3, 2009
CARL DAVID CALDWELL, 47,of Davis Juction died unexpectedly at his home on October 3, 2009. He was born on August 4, 1962 in Rochelle, the son of Carl D. and Esther E. Grace Caldwell. Carl worked for Skandia in Davis Junction. He is preceded in death by his mother: Esther Caldwell, sister: Shirley J. Woodruff, and brother: Michael E. Caldwell....
Gregory P. Peters
Sep 30, 2009
Gregory P. Peters, 33 of Rochelle, passed away unexpectedly on Wed., Sept. 30, 2009 at his home. He was born on Oct. 24, 1975, in Lubbock, TX, the son of Leslie D. and Yvonne (Browning) Peters. Greg graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1993 and was baptized and confirmed at Rochelle United Methodist Church. He had worked for both...
Della M. Mccray
Sep 24, 2009
Della M. McCray, age 96, of Rochelle died on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the Franklin Grove Nursing Home. She was born on July 28, 1913 in Clarence, IL, the daughter of Quinn and Edna Lee Davis. On May 26, 1950 she married Scotty A. McCray in Ashton, IL. He preceded her on Sept. 8, 1992. Also preceded by a...
Richard Ray Mulford
Sep 23, 2009
Richard Ray Mulford, 67, of Rochelle, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 at his home. He was born on Aug. 24, 1942 in Chester, OH the son of Ira Ray and Opal (Kerns) Mulford. Richard married Doris Ann Rosa on Sept. 18, 1965 in Kirkland, IL. He retired in 2000 after 38 years from Chrysler Corp., served in the...
Joyce Williams
Sep 23, 2009
Joyce Williams, 86 of Lindenwood, passed away Sept. 23, 2009 in Albert Lea, MN. She was born Sept. 23, 1923 in Rockford, IL the daughter of Lewis E. and Jean (Blair) Whitman. Married John D. "Jack" Williams on January 20, 1944 in Monroe Center, IL. She graduated from Monroe Center High School and Rockford Business School. Joyce, along with her...
Cameron J. Brenner
Sep 23, 2009
Cameron J. Brenner, 84, of Rochelle, passed away on Wed. Sept. 23, 2009 at his home. He was born on July 7, 1925 in Newburgh, IN to Cameron J. and Polly (Worth) Brenner. He graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1943, and was self employed in electric motor repair and was a volunteer fireman for he city of Rochelle....
Ella K Vyhnalek
Sep 22, 2009
Ella K. Vyhnalek, 101, of Rochelle, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 at the Rochelle Hospital one week before her 102nd birthday. She was born on September 29, 1907 in Chicago, IL to Louis and Emma (Satek) Pekar. Ella married Anton Fred Vyhnalek on Nov. 21, 1931 in Chicago. Tony and Ella were charter members of Shell Knob United...
Otto Adam Gensler
Sep 22, 2009
OTTO A. GENSLER, of Rochelle died on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 on his 96th birthday at his home. He was born on September 22, 1913 in Woodford County, IL the son of Casper and Mary Rossman Gensler. He married Mary Waldschmidt on January 29, 1938, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Metamora, IL, she preceded him on January 28, 1966;...
Glen E. Reints
Sep 17, 2009
Glen E. Reints, 72 of Lindenwood, IL, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 at Pine Crest in Mt, Morris, IL. He was born Feb. 2, 1937 in Rochelle to William and Lola (Bowers) Reints. Glen married Vera H. Krabbenhoft on Dec. 31, 1962 in Rochelle. Preceding him in death were his parents and a step daughter: Lori Perham. Glen...
Carolyn Elizabeth Foss
Sep 12, 2009
Carolyn Elizabeth Foss 79, of Malta, IL passed away at home on September 12, 2009 after a valiant battle with lymphoma and Alzheimer's. She was born a week after Black Friday, November 5, 1929, to John Venner and Nellie Potts Griffin in Arlington, TX. Her twin brother died at birth. She grew up on the family farm that was settled...
William N. Pigg
Sep 12, 2009
William N. Pigg 65 of Rochelle died Sat. Sept. 12, 2009 at Rochelle Gardens Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 28, 1944 in Mt. Vernon, IL the son of Cletis and Martha D. Pope Pigg. He married Roberta L. Wade April 2, 1984 in Ashton, IL. He was preceded by 2 sisters Pat Decker and Cheryl Pigg and 2 brothers...
Katherine L. Jones
Sep 11, 2009
Katherine L. Jones 74 of Davis Junction, IL died Friday Sept. 11, 2009 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 9, 1934 in Tupelo, MS the daughter of Bradley Grady and Annie Belle (Boyd) Anderson. She married Troy Earl Jones May 19, 1951 in Little Rock, Ark. He preceded her on Nov. 7, 1995. Also preceded by her parents...
Laura B Wright
Sep 11, 2009
Laura B. Wright (nee Kaiser), 81, died September 11 at home after a battle with cancer. Born July 27, 1928, in Goodland, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Mildred (nee Kilgore) Kaiser, she married Kenneth Edwin Wright of Malta, IL on July 10, 1954. They moved to Monroe Center in 1957 and to Rockford in 1980. Laura graduated from Moody...
Linda M Asbury
Sep 10, 2009
Linda M. Asbury, age 61, of Oregon passed on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the Oregon Health Care Center. Linda was born on August 3, 1948 in Rochelle IL, the daughter of Earl and Lydia Woodrick White. Linda married Johnny Asbury, husband of 41 years, on June 30, 1968 at Faith Lutheran Church in Rochelle. Linda worked as a CNA...
David K. Crowe
Sep 8, 2009
David K. Crowe, 49, of Lindenwood, IL, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 at Rochelle Community Hospital. He was born on April 18, 1960 in Peru, IL; the son of Lyle Melvin and Joanne Beaumont Crowe. David graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1978. He was preceded in death by his father: Lyle in 1986. Was previously employed...
