Therese Marie Wise
Apr 19, 2022
Therese Marie Wise, 73, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. Therese was born on December 2, 1948 to Stephen G. and Florence (Egan) Chruscielski in Chicago, IL. Therese enjoyed music, dancing, and loved her six children. She was an active member of the Waubonsee Community College Steel Drum Band, playing concerts...
Debra R. Mayer
Apr 18, 2022
Debra R. Mayer, 66, of Rochelle, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, April 18, 2022, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. She was born April 26, 1955, in Rockford, the daughter of Frank and Edna (Olivier) Alfano. She married Paul H. Mayer on June 27, 1992 in Rochelle.
Deb lived most of her...
Toby M. Larson
Apr 16, 2022
Rochelle
Toby Larson, 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Bria of Geneva, after a seven year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Born to Louis and Hilda (Trothing) Larson on October 13, 1940, he grew up, attended school in Rochelle, became a farmer with his partner, Stan Magnusson, married Saundra and had five children....
Jason Michael Haas
Apr 13, 2022
Rochelle
Jason Michael Haas, 33, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in Rochelle, Illinois. Jason was born on April 21, 1988 the son of Kimberly (Burgess) Crisp in Rockford, Illinois.
Jason enjoyed drawing and camping. He loved music and playing his guitar with his band. The time he spent with his nieces and nephews...
Alfhild S. Stangeland
Apr 12, 2022
Alfhild S. Stangeland, 83, of Lee, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at her home. She was born August 10, 1938, in Norway, the daughter of Malvin and Gudrun (Iversdotter) Njoten. She married Arnold B. Stangeland on January 8, 1971 in Rockford.
Alfhild helped Arnold farm in the Lee area for several years while raising their two...
Shirley Vashti Duckett
Apr 9, 2022
Rockford
Shirley V.Duckett, 104, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at River Crossing of Rockford, Rockford, IL. Shirley was born on August 31, 1917 on a farm in Millington, IL to Ole and Bessie Brown.
She worked many years as a wage and cost accountant at Lyon Metal in Aurora, IL. Later, she got...
Dewayne Edward Swingley
Apr 4, 2022
Dewayne Edward Swingley, 80, of Rochelle passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. Dewayne was born on May 17, 1941 in Rochelle, IL, the son of Kenneth and Pearl (Hannan) Swingley. On January 20, 1968, he married Eileen LaVerne Schueler in DeKalb, IL. They made their residence in Rochelle where he...
Arnold Stangeland
Mar 23, 2022
Arnold B. Stangeland, 92, passed away peacefully Wednesday, March 23, 2022, surrounded by his loving family, at his home in Lee, Illinois. Arnold was born on February 17, 1930 to Gustav and Louise Stangeland in Chicago, IL. He was a Rochelle Township High School graduate, and then he proudly served with the United States Army. On January 8, 1971,...
Loyce L. Herrmann
Mar 17, 2022
Rochelle
Loyce L. Herrmann, 90, passed away peacefully with family by her side Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, Illinois. Loyce was born on January 20, 1932 to Lars and Laurentze (Kristensen) Larsen in Forest County, Wisconsin. On November 5, 1955, she married Arvene James Herrmann in Lee, IL. He preceded her...
Russell Laverne Rasmussen
Mar 12, 2022
Rochelle
Russell LaVerne Rasmussen, 89, of Rochelle, IL passed away at his home Saturday, March 12, 2022. Russell was born March 26, 1932, in Lafayette Township, IL, the son of Henry C. and Ella (Bolhaus) Rasmussen. Russell married Velma Bernice Pifer, April 27, 1957 at the Rochelle United Methodist Church. Russell worked for many years as a...
Helen Eileen King
Mar 12, 2022
Helen Eileen King, 91, of Rochelle passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon, IL. Helen was born August 2, 1930, to Ray and Alice (Phelps) Handlin in Rochelle.
Helen was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She married Gary Francis King on March 22, 1950. She worked for Rochelle...
Judith Ann Hatfield
Mar 11, 2022
Rockford
Judith Ann Hatfield, 72, of Rockford, IL went to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Friday, March 11, 2022. Judy died at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with a rare lung disease.
Judy was born on September 17, 1949 to Charles and Ellen Rose Horton in Rochelle,...
John David O'Brien
Mar 11, 2022
John David O'Brien, 71, of Rochelle, IL, passed away on March 11, 2022. John was born on March 20, 1950 to George and Pauline O'Brien in Rochelle, IL. He was the second oldest of 12 kids and often helped to keep his brothers and sisters in line. As a kid, John began working at Moore's True Value Hardware. John...
Roy Francis Cardott
Mar 6, 2022
Rochelle
Roy Francis Cardott, 83, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Pinecrest Terrace in Mt. Morris, IL. Roy was born on January 16, 1939 to Edward and Irene (Austin) Cardott in Rochelle, Illinois. On June 23, 1961, he married Eddie Mae Russell in Kings, IL. He retired from Sawicki Motor Company in 2000 after 36 years...
Mary Jane Owens
Mar 4, 2022
Mary Jane Owens, 78 years old, of Lindenwood, IL passed peacefully Friday morning, March 4, 2022. She was born July 17, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois to Thomas and Mary O'Malley. The family moved to Rochelle, Illinois in the winter of that same year. She graduated from Mt. St. Clare Academy and College. She attended Illinois State University, earning a...
Lois G. Turkington
Mar 2, 2022
Lois Gillis Harris Turkington
11/29/1924 – 03/02/2022
A woman in the truest sense of the word. Dressed, lived, worked, and loved the best she could. A farm girl that grew up in the depression, a 'Rosey the Riveter' during World War II, and an office clerk in the insurance, printing, and health professions. A mother...
Chris Lockinger
Mar 2, 2022
James Christopher "Chris" Lockinger passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. Chris was born September 6, 1991 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Chris was a loving husband and father of two boys. He married Megan Winch on July 27, 2017 at the Oregon dam. Together, they raised their two children, Jacoby and Christopher.
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George A. Reif
Mar 2, 2022
Rochelle
George A. Reif, age 85, passed away on Wednesday March 2, 2022 at Liberty Court in Dixon with his loving family at his side. He was born on October 4, 1936 in Compton, IL the son of Henry and Maxine (Bauer) Reif. George married Margaret Ann Spragle on February 9, 1958 at the Reynolds United Methodist...
Mary Louise Bloomingdale
Feb 28, 2022
Mary Bloomingdale, 69, of Rochelle, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022, at the Rochelle Rehab and Living Center. Mary was born January 31, 1953, in Muskegon, MI, the daughter of Harold and Wilma (Wiseman) Onley. She married Charlie Bloomingdale on December 2, 1989 in Rockford.
Mary loved to cook. She worked as a cook in several area...
Donald W. Johnson Jr.
Feb 24, 2022
Donald W. Johnson Jr., 67, of Rochelle, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at his home. Don was born February 23, 1955, in Rochelle, the son of Donald W. and Mary Ann (Koechig) Johnson Sr. He married Linda Reed on July 20, 1973 in Oregon, IL.
Don spent most of his career as a car salesman. He...
