Marion Mae Hoffmann
Apr 9, 2020
Marion Mae (Ristow) Hoffmann (age 88), of Sycamore, IL passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at home. Marion was born on April 26, 1931 in Winona, MN, only child of Edward and Eleanor (Zenke) Ristow. Her father died when she was two. She graduated from Winona High School in 1949. She met a young man who was studying...
Gary A. Oleson
Apr 7, 2020
Rochelle
Gary A. Oleson 58, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020, due to a work related accident in Lindenwood, IL. Gary was born on September 9, 1961 to Gordon and Violet (Smith) Oleson in Rochelle, IL. Gary married the love of his life, Sally (Medine) Oleson, on June 23, 2001 in Esmond, IL. Gary was proceeded in...
Eugene "Gene" John Kueking
Apr 5, 2020
Formerly of Monroe Center
Eugene John Kueking, 83, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. Gene was born on January 22, 1937 to Edwin and Clara (Krecker) Kueking in Orchard Place, IL. He served with the National Guard Reserves. Gene married Kathryn L. Ehmen on May 25, 1996 in Marengo, IL....
Lillian Ellen Williams
Apr 1, 2020
Born at home on the family farm outside Wesley, Iowa, on August 27,1924, Lillian Ellen (Schrauth) Williams died peacefully on April 1, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic while the world kept in touch via the Internet. Daughter of Bernard and Ruth Schrauth, Lil was the middle of five children; sisters Barbara and Katherine and brother Paul preceded her in...
Raymond E. Rippy
Apr 1, 2020
Rochelle
Raymond E. Rippy, 80, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at his home in Rochelle. Ray was born on May 16, 1939 to Dwight and Evelyn (Ramsey) Rippy in Rochelle. He served with the United States Army during the Korean War. On December 28, 1977, he married Kayla Kersten Kenney in Oregon, IL. Ray managed Werner...
Catherine "Kit" T. Hakanson
Mar 31, 2020
Rochelle
Catherine "Kit" T. Hakanson, 72, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in Franklin Grove, Illinois. Kit was born on April 17, 1947 to Eugene and Joan (Hayes) Tigan in Rockford, IL. She graduated with her bachelor's degree from Western Illinois. Kit married David Lee Hakanson on May 20, 1967 in Vallejo, CA.
Kit...
Tom R. Winebaugh
Mar 31, 2020
Rochelle
Tom Winebaugh, 65, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Tom was born on January 8, 1955 to Bill and Berneice (Eckhardt) Winebaugh in Elkhart, Kansas. Tom said his life truly began when he married the love of his life, Barbara Carr on August 3, 1985.
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Bernard Ackland
Mar 27, 2020
Bernard Jeffrey Ackland, 75, beloved son, brother, classmate, teacher, friend, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at his home in Mount Morris with his family at his side on March 27, 2020. He was born on December 7, 1944 in Rochelle, the son of Baldwin "Jeff" and Helen (Crull) Ackland. He married Margo Lynn Swope on July 12, 1969...
Madeleine Juliette Peters
Mar 25, 2020
Rochelle
Madeleine Juliette Peters, age 91, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at her granddaughter's home with her family at her side. She was born on February 3, 1929 in Rochelle, IL, the daughter of Robert A. and Marguerite (Boissonnault) Caron. Madeleine married Elmer Lee Peters on February 5, 1948, he preceded her on April 18, 1996....
Wayne Vernon Friestad
Mar 25, 2020
Rochelle
Wayne V. Friestad, 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Franklin Grove Nursing & Rehab in Franklin Grove, Illinois. Wayne was born on January 17, 1928 to Vernon G. and Ella (Hayenga Musselman) Friestad in Rochelle. He was a 1946 Rochelle Township High School graduate. In 1951, Wayne was honorably discharged after proudly...
Maria Marcelina Garcia
Mar 24, 2020
Rochelle
Maria Marcelina Garcia, 89, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at the Rochelle Community Hospital in Rochelle, Illinois. Maria was born on July 19, 1930 to Leobardo and Socorro (Nambo) Fulgencio in Mexico. She married Ezequiel Garcia. He preceded her in death on July 6, 1998. She was also predeceased by her brother, Marcos Hueramo Fulgencio;...
Ocie Pearl Sieberns
Mar 23, 2020
Rochelle
Ocie Pearl Sieberns, 87, passed away peacefully Monday, March 23, 2020 at Prairie Crossing Living and Rehab in Shabbona, Illinois. Ocie was born on July 11, 1932 to Okey L. and Sara A. (Stevens) Higginbotham in Marion County, West Virginia. She married George E. Sieberns on February 3, 1953 in Mannington, WV. He preceded her in...
Ruth A. Pest
Mar 21, 2020
Ruth A. Pest, age 100, passed away on March 21, 2020 at the Neighbors Nursing Center in Byron. She was born on January 14, 1920 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Walter and Anna (Kosbab) Lipske. She married James Pest on July 10, 1937 in Crown Point IN, he preceded her on June 8, 1993. She is preceded in...
Virginia Clara Sell
Mar 20, 2020
Virginia Clara Sell, 99, passed away peacefully at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center in Franklin Grove, Illinois. Virginia was born on January 21, 1921 to George and Edna (Luessman) Witthoefft in Chicago, IL. She married George Arthur Sell on June 11, 1937 in Chicago. He preceded her in death on March 1, 2011. A long time member of St....
Judith Ann Rollinger
Mar 17, 2020
Rochelle
Judith "Judy" Ann Rollinger, 73, passed away peacefully with her family by her side Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at her home. Judy was born on March 6, 1947 to Clyde and Deloras (Kersch) Burrows in Dubuque, Iowa. She married Edward Joseph Rollinger on September 11, 1965 in Dubuque, Iowa.
Judy touched the lives of...
Kenneth A. Leifheit
Mar 14, 2020
Kenneth A. Leifheit, 85, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, Illinois.
Ken was born on December 15, 1934 in Aurora, Illinois to Henry L. and Lillian R. (Campbell) Leifheit. After marrying his first wife, Virginia "Jennie" (Johnson) Leifheit, he proudly served in Germany with the United States Army from 1957...
Rodney Everette Morey
Mar 13, 2020
Rochelle
Rodney Everette Morey, 93, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 13, 2020 in Ashton, IL. Rodney was born on August 28, 1926 to James and Pearl (Boardman) Morey in Winona, MN. He married Carol Irish in Pickwick, MN on August 25, 1945. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his son: Scott Morey; granddaughter: Jennifer...
Wilbur W. Sanner
Mar 12, 2020
Wilbur W. Sanner, 86, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Franklin Grove Living & Rehab Center in Franklin Grove, Illinois. Wilbur was born on June 21, 1933 to Cecil and Elva (Harris) Sanner in Spencer, Wisconsin. He proudly served with the United States Army from 1954 - 1956. Wilbur was a life long farmer in the Rochelle /...
Carolyn Kay Bresette
Mar 12, 2020
Rochelle
Carolyn K. Bresette, 83, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Rochelle Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Rochelle. Carolyn was born on January 21, 1937 to Jim and Dorothy (Thompson) Younglove. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons: Tom and Scott Bowers.
Carolyn is survived by her son,...
Imogene L. Pinkston-Mattson
Mar 7, 2020
Rochelle
Imogene L. Pinkston-Mattson, age 89, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Dixon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born on February 16, 1931 in Jackson, MO, the daughter of Louis and Pauline (Probst) Koechig. Imogene was preceded in death by her first husband,William Howard Pinkston, and then her second husband, Don Mattson. She...
