Obituaries Posted by Unger-Horner Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Dec 25, 2023

Dennis Gale Berg passed away at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL on December 25, 2023.  He was born on December 22, 1950 in Harvard, Illinois.  He was the son of Gale and Mary Ellen (O'Malley) Berg.  He married Avis Charlene Allison on November 15, 1974 in Oregon, IL.  He retired from Verizon Phone Company after 35 years as...

Dec 24, 2023

Anna Marie Loan, age 66, passed away on December 24, 2023 at her home.  She was born on January 28, 1957 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Kenneth Lee and Bonnie (Snider) Gregory.  She worked at Caron's International and then at Eaton's before retiring.  She adored her many animals over the years.  She is preceded in death by...

Dec 20, 2023

Waukegan

Donald Carl Johnson, 77, formerly of Sycamore, IL, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at OSF St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford, Illinois.  Don was born on April 6, 1946 to Lester J. and Mabel L. (Anderson) Johnson in Sycamore, IL.  He proudly served with the United States Army.

Don enjoyed traveling to see his...

Dec 20, 2023

Rochelle

Wynnie Earline Johnson, 73, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at her home in Rochelle.  Earline was born on February 22, 1950 to Lloyd S. and Hazel I. (Pankey) Babb in Newport, Arkansas.  In May of 1967, she married Ronnie Johnson.  He preceded her in death on September 23, 1999.

Earline was a...

Dec 17, 2023

Robert C. Macklin, age 94, of Steward, IL and Scottsdale, AZ, passed away at the Serenity Hospice and Home on Sunday, December 17, 2023.  He was born on February 11, 1929 in DeKalb, IL, the son of Jesse J. and Mary (Bentley) Macklin.  He served in the U.S. Army.  Bob married Patricia Woulf on April 12, 1953 in Steward,...

Dec 14, 2023

Jim Charles Mickey died December 14, 2023, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Jim was born May 18, 1943, to Sheldon and Betty Mickey. He graduated from RTHS and received degrees from Northern Illinois University and Oregon Bible College. After years of working in the field of accounting and manufacturing, he retired in 2005 as CFO of O'Cedar....

Dec 13, 2023

Jesse Dale Macklin, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Liberty Village in Rochelle.  He was born on April 12, 1927 in Steward, IL, the son of Jesse James and Mary (Bently) Macklin.  Dale married Wanda Myroth on October 15, 1955. Dale proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII aboard an aircraft carrier in the...

Dec 13, 2023

Barbara A. Dodson, 75, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at her home in Rochelle, Illinois.  Barb was born on January 23, 1948 to Earl W. and Esther L. (McClain) Hammond in Rochelle.  She graduated from Rochelle Township Highschool and then worked for many years at Eaton Corporation in Rochelle.

In retirement, Barb had some physical limitations...

Dec 8, 2023

Nancy Marie (Schreiber) Heisner, age 74, of Lindenwood, peacefully passed away on December 8, 2023, in Oregon, Illinois. She was born on March 12, 1949, in Aurora, to the late John and Vera Schreiber. She married the love of her life, Otto Heisner, on August 7, 1971 in Montgomery, Illinois. Nancy was a dedicated, loving, and wonderful wife, mother,...

Dec 6, 2023

TIMOTHY LEE TYSZKA, MARCH 28, 1967 – DECEMBER 6, 2023.

Timothy of Rochelle, passed December 6, 2023, beloved son and brother of Dora Tyszka Devlin, Patricia (Tyszka) Robbins (Jeff) and Mark Tyszka. He was, also, fond step-father of Robin Hughes and Jake Cronsell (Laura), (Angela Lee Tyszka, ex-wife), and grandfather to Sophie, Asher and Lincoln, as well...

Dec 6, 2023

Rockford

Ruth Ann (Kingsbury) Fell, 91, formerly of Rochelle, passed away peacefully at her home in Rockford, Illinois on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.  Ruth was born on July 12, 1932 to Ralph K. and Gladys V. (Johnson) Kingsbury in Grand Junction, IA. On July 10, 1953, she married Kenneth Fell in Fort Riley, Kansas. He preceded her...

Dec 4, 2023

DeKalb

Mathew Cody Mancillas, 36, passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 4, 2023 at Northwestern Medical Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, Illinois.  Mathew was born on July 10, 1987 to Raymond "Junior" and Mary Beth (Dummer) Mancilla in DeKalb, IL.

Mathew was proud to be an electrical retrofitter and just recently received a promotion.  He enjoyed music,...

Dec 2, 2023

Rogene Emma Koch, age 85, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2023, at the Rochelle Community Hospital with her family at her side . She was born January 20, 1938 in Lee County, the daughter of Esper L. and Beulah (Huffman) Diehl.  She married Richard Earl Koch Sr. on March 17, 1957 at her family's farmhouse in Oregon, IL, he...

Nov 27, 2023

Harold G. Sanders, 81, of Rochelle, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023, at the Sandwich Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. He was born June 28, 1942, in Wabeno, WI, the son of James and Lela (Pickreign) Sanders.  He married Kathleen Rogers on January 20, 1962, in Capron, IL.

Harold worked as a forklift operator at Silgan Containers...

Nov 26, 2023

Margie Lee Higgs August 6, 1934 - November 26, 2023

Margie L. Higgs, 89, resident of Courtyard East, Memory Care Unit, in McHenry, IL since 2021 and longtime resident of Rochelle, IL since 1968 died Sunday, November 26, 2023 at Courtyard East Memory Care unit while under hospice care.

Born August 6, 1934 in Peoria,...

Nov 25, 2023

Santiago B. Ramos, 81, of Rochelle, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 while surrounded by loving family at his home. Santiago was born on May 31, 1942 in Zacatecas, Mexico, the son of Luis and Piedad Ramos. He married Maria Montelongo on January 29, 1964 in Piedra Negras, Coahulia, Mexico, and in 1966 he...

Nov 25, 2023

Lonna Jean (Leander) Alcock, 80, formerly of Davis Junction, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023 at Lincolnshire Place in Sycamore where she had been a resident since May.   Born January 23, 1943 in Rockford, Illinois to Eugene Ralph and Helen Lucille (Van Vleet) Leander, Lonna was raised in Rockford and lived there until marrying William McKenzie Alcock on...

Nov 25, 2023

Hugh Alvin McDermitt (9/6/1932 – 11/25/2023)

Hugh Alvin McDermitt, 91, of Rochelle, IL, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at home surrounded by his loved ones. Hugh was born in Elwood, Indiana, the son of Hugh and Grace Anna (Williams) McDermitt. Raised on a farm, he enjoyed many boyhood antics with his cousins and attended...

Nov 17, 2023

Matthew Daniel Heng, 27, of Ashton, went to be with the Lord Friday, November 17, 2023, at the University of Chicago Medical Center, after battling cancer for ten years. He was born October 24, 1996, in Rockford, the son of Daniel and Teresa (Basford) Heng. He married the love of his life, Krista Beach, on June 11, 2017, in...

Nov 15, 2023

Paula F. Barkei, nee Altrichter, 66, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at home. Paula was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 14,1957 to Frank and Christine (Babik) Altrichter. Paula grew up in Westchester, IL, and attended North Central College with a major in accounting and psychology. Paula used those skills as a comptroller at Tunnel Electric...