Obituaries Posted by Unger-Horner Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Mar 29, 2023

The amazing Allison "Ace" Leona VanHaelst entered her heavenly home on March 29, 2023. She was surrounded by her family and devoted parents, Emilie and David. Ace was greeted in heaven by her loving grandparents.

Born in Rockford on August 17, 2009, Ace grew up in rural Steward. An intrepid bug hunter, she enjoyed exploring the outdoors....

Mar 29, 2023

Davis Junction

Kevin H. Thomas, 64, of Davis Junction, IL, passed away on March 29, 2023 after a heart attack while at work. Kevin was born February 22, 1959 in DeKalb, IL the son of Harold Honeycutt and Irene Jacox. Kevin met Belinda in 1983 and were married in 1990. They were together for 40 years and...

Mar 23, 2023

Susan F. Young, 69, of Ashton, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023, at the Rochelle Community Hospital. She was born February 5, 1954, in Rochelle, the daughter of Robert E. and Frances (Naylor) Young.

Susan grew up in Ashton and graduated from Ashton High School. She obtained her bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University. She held various...

Mar 22, 2023

Valerie Jo Schabacker, 76, of Chana, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. She was born September 30, 1946, in Pekin, IL, the daughter of Frank and Lorene (Egli) McCoy. She married Thomas L. Schabacker on April 4, 1986, in Rochelle.

Val was a homemaker who took great pride in...

Mar 12, 2023

Evelyn (Brink) Hand, age 92, of Esmond, IL passed away on March 12, 2023 at Generations at Neighbors Nursing Care Center in Byron, IL.

Evelyn was born September 28, 1930 to Adolf and Florence (Kroeche) Brink. She was the oldest of five children, and spent her early years in Rochelle, IL. Evelyn graduated from Rochelle High School...

Mar 10, 2023

Rochelle

Darlene Joanne Reynolds, 85, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Rochelle Community Hospital in Rochelle, Illinois. Darlene was born on July 29, 1937 to Thomas and Laura (Morgan) Guffey in Rockford, IL. On December 24, 1954, she married Louis Davis Reynolds in Hernando, MS. He preceded her in death on March 6, 1999.

Mar 5, 2023

Creston

Ronald Dale Heal, 70, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, Illlinois. Ron was born on December 16, 1952 to William D. and Jenelle (Davidson) Heal in Rochelle, IL. On June 12, 1976, he married Jan Ellis in Rochelle. He worked for Price Brothers, which later became PBM and then JW Peters...

Mar 3, 2023

Marianne A. Slajchert, 87, of Rochelle, passed away peacefully Friday, March 3, 2023 at her son's house in Wheaton, Illinois.  Marianne was born on October 23, 1935 to Edward and Mary (Knetl) Slajchert in Chicago, IL.

She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rochelle where she served as a Minister of Care to shut-ins.  ...

Mar 2, 2023

Rochelle

Lorretta Holtman, 96, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023 at the Franklin Grove Living & Rehabilitation Center in Franklin Grove IL. Lorretta was born on August 26, 1926 to Frank R. and Elsie (Friday) Baker in Rockford, IL. On February 2, 1947, she married Harold "Jim" Holtman in New Milford, IL. He preceded her in death...

Feb 27, 2023

Rochelle

Betty Anne Henley, 85, of Rochelle, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, IL. Betty was born on October 5, 1937 in Chicago, IL; she was the only daughter of the late Ray and Elisabeth (Parker) Borg. She married Kenneth G. Henley on July 5, 1957. After living in Rockford,...

Feb 22, 2023

SHELBYVILLE – Michael Dean O'Rorke, 72, of Shelbyville, died on Wednesday, the 22nd day of February, 2023, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Born in Rochelle, Illinois, on the 10th day of October in 1950, and reared there and in Rockford and Winnebago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Robert Hugh and Ramona Ruth VanReenen O'Rorke. He was...

Feb 22, 2023

Rochelle

Emelle Joyce Wyatt 84 of Rochelle, IL passed peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 She was born November 19, 1938 in Vanndale, AR to parents, Lena (Poindexter) and Dalton Futrell. After relocating to Rochelle in 1956, Joyce worked at Caron Spinning where she met her husband, Al. After marrying, Joyce became a homemaker and dedicated mother...

Feb 21, 2023

Belvidere

Robert "Bob" F. Van Cura, 81, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2023. Bob was born on March 8, 1941 to Raymond and Norma (Conrad) Van Cura in Rochelle, IL.

Cremation care has been provided by the Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle. Per Bob's request, a private burial was held at Lawnridge Cemetery in Rochelle....

Feb 17, 2023

Rochelle

Sharon C. "Cathy" Karrick, 72, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. She was born on October 3, 1950 to William J. and Sharon M. (Clarkson) McKeown in Sterling, IL. On May 23, 2006, she married Cleve "Pat" Karrick in Orlando, FL.

For 20 years, she worked for...

Feb 7, 2023

Phyllis Joy Grasty, 74, passed away peacefully at her home in DeKalb, IL, Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Joy was born on January 11, 1949 to Cleo and Evis (Earney) Bouland in DeWitt, Arkansas. She married Richard E. Grasty on August 15, 1975. Starting at the age of 16, she began working for General Electric and became so valuable to...

Feb 2, 2023

Rochelle

Barbara Jean Bearrows, 72, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 at OSF St. Anthony's Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. Barb was born on July 10, 1950 to Jean B. and Dorothy M. (Nawalaniec) Hutson in Woodstock, IL. On June 19, 1971, she married Paul Bearrows in Rochelle, IL.

Barb was a member of the...

Jan 31, 2023

Rochelle

We give thanks for a life well lived and the peaceful passing of a beautiful woman.  Joanna "Jo" Henze, 88, passed from this life to the next Tuesday, January 31, 2023.  She was tenderly cared for by her loyal and loving husband, John Henze, for 67 years of marriage.

Jo was a wonderful wife,...

Jan 30, 2023

Karol Austin Hummel, 92, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 at his home in Rochelle, Illinois. Karol was born on April 2, 1930 to George E. and Dorothy A. (Rummel) Hummel in Fremont, Ohio. He married Joan Reitz in Rochelle. He proudly served with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Karol loved to travel, and was...

Jan 22, 2023

Gary Allen Manning, 82, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023 at the Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, WI. He was born January 9, 1941, in Eau Claire, WI, the son of Neil and Laura (Anger) Manning.

Gary was raised in a large family of mostly boys and one sister in the small town of...

Jan 21, 2023

Lorraine Virginia Loper Rodefelt, 83, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center. Lorraine was born on October 26, 1939, to Millard and Violet Loper in Jackson, MI. On November 12, 2004, she married Russell Rodefelt of Rochelle, IL. She enjoyed visiting with friends and socializing.

Lorraine( John Scott Thornton, Sr.,) was...