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...
Judith Anne Primrose
Feb 24, 2022
Judith Anne Primrose, 79 years old, passed peacefully Thursday morning, February 24, 2022 surrounded by her children. Born October 18, 1942 in Chicago, IL, then moved with her family as a small girl to Wichita, Kansas, eventually returning to Rochelle, IL, graduating from Rochelle Township High School, Class of 1960. She married Bill Primrose of Steward, IL in 1962....
Janice Ruth Stewart
Feb 23, 2022
Janice Ruth Stewart, 78, of DeKalb, IL passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 at the Prairie Pointe Assisted living and Memory Care in Sugar Grove, IL. Jan was born Aug. 31, 1943 in Galesburg, IL the daughter of Walter and Lela (McCullough) Haines. She married Glen Stewart in Chillicothe, IL in 1963. Janice was preceded in death by her...
Virginia "Ginger" May Good
Feb 21, 2022
Rochelle
Virginia May Good, 86, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022 in Rochelle with her family at her side. She was born on September 9, 1935 in Rochelle, the 2nd daughter of eight children to Jewell and Marion (Eckhardt) Holloway. Beginning with a blind date, Ginger married the love of her life, Orville Good, on March...
William Paul Cupp, Jr.
Feb 18, 2022
Rochelle
William Paul Cupp, Jr., 59, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 at his home in Rochelle. Bill was born on November 5, 1962 to William Paul and Pauline (Morgan) Cupp in Rochelle. On February 14, 1991, he married Tina Justice in Rochelle.
Bill was an avid Cubs and Chicago Bears fan and he especially...
Danny E. Bee
Feb 16, 2022
Creston
Danny E. Bee, 53, of Creston, IL passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Danny was born on July 22, 1968 to Kenneth E. and Martha A. (Rivers) Bee in Sycamore, IL. He worked at the Petro Travel Center for 21 years. He was preceded in death by...
Arthur Freeman Ellsworth
Feb 13, 2022
Arthur Freeman Ellsworth Sr., 75, of Monroe Center, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Serenity Hospice Home in Oregon. He was born November 26, 1946, in Novinger, MO, the son of Herbert and Maud( Lucas) Ellsworth. He married Cheryl Turner on August 19, 1967 in Rockford.
Art is survived by his wife, Cheryl of Monroe...
Linda Louise Szpekowski
Feb 12, 2022
Linda Szpekowski, 79, of Rochelle, formerly of Genoa, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Genesis Medical Center in Silvis, IL. Linda was born March 15, 1942, in Friendship, TN, the daughter of Charles and Ethel (Woods) Bailey.
Linda is survived by her partner, Kevin Hamblen of Rochelle; five children: Tony Szpekowski, Ronna Szpekowski, Robert (Tina) Szpekowski,...
Edward F. Rosenwinkel
Feb 8, 2022
Edward F. Rosenwinkel, 91, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. Ed was born on February 12, 1930 to Ernst and Martha (Edecker) Rosenwinkel in Bloomingdale, IL. On June 30, 1962, he married Barbara A. O'Malley in Berwyn, IL. She preceded him in death on September 5, 2003. He was also preceded in...
Larry Lee Henert
Feb 3, 2022
Larry Lee Henert, 83, of Davis Junction, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022, at the Serenity Hospice Home in Oregon. He was born November 26, 1938 in Rochelle, the son of Donald and Lois (Wetzel) Henert. He married Janet Vaupel on April 11, 1958 in Peoria, IL. Larry worked at Barber Coleman in Rockford for 42 years.
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Robert "Suds" E. Sudbury
Feb 1, 2022
Robert E. "Suds" Sudbury, of Plainville, IL, 79, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Bostick Heart Center in Winter Haven, FL. Robert was born March 6, 1942, to Elmer and Edith (Martin) Sudbury in Rochelle, IL. On May 15, 1964, he married Susan Brown in DeKalb, IL.
Bob graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1960....
Carolyn Marie Fleenor
Jan 30, 2022
Carolyn Marie Fleenor, 75, of Hillcrest, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Manor Court of Liberty Village in Rochelle. Carolyn was born November 2, 1946 in Chicago, the daughter of Billie and Loretta (Blaszak) Nicholson. She married Harold Fleenor on May 2, 1972 in Chicago.
Along with her husband, Carolyn owned and operated Grubsteakers Restaurant for...
Michael John Cox
Jan 29, 2022
Rochelle
Michael John Cox, 65, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Loyola Hospital in Proviso Township, Illinois. Mike was born on January 6, 1957 to Clifton C. and Velma J. (Harmon) Cox in Rockford, IL. On June 7, 1980, he married Geralyn "Geri" Marie Kleparski in Rockford, IL.
Mike enjoyed hobby farming and raising...
Richard Marvin Gittleson
Jan 28, 2022
Franklin Grove
Richard M. Gittleson, 81, formerly of Rochelle, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022 at Katherine Shaw Bethea in Dixon, IL. Richard was born on December 1, 1940 to Marvin and Esther A. (Lipske) Gittleson in Rochelle. He worked at Sears for many years until it closed in 1981. He also worked at Eaton's and at...
Martha Jane Pumfrey
Jan 24, 2022
Rochelle
Martha Jane Pumfrey, 83, formerly of Ashton, IL passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas. Martha was born in Dixon, IL to George and Ruby E. (Hicks) Jacobs on March 2, 1938. On May 2, 1959, she married Richard "Dick" Eugene Pumfrey in Harmon, IL.
As well as...
