Patricia L. Docter
Mar 2, 2020
Patricia L. (Yocum) Docter, 77, formerly of Rochelle, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at Northwoods Care Center in Belvidere. Pat was born October 5, 1942 in Amboy, IL, the daughter of Ralph and Burma (Warlick) Yocum.
Pat retired from Rochelle Community Hospital after 14 years as an administrative assistant. She was active in a Parkinson's support...
Douglas S. Stultz
Feb 27, 2020
Douglas S. Stultz, 68, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Doug was born on March 19, 1951 to Donald E. and Harriett R. (Ebens) Stultz in Dixon, Illinois. On November 25, 1972, he married the love of his life, Flora M. Campbell, in Rochelle. Doug worked for the...
Wilma R. Mccandless
Feb 25, 2020
Wilma R. McCandless, 76, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford, IL. Wilma was born on June 11, 1943 to Corbett V. and Ruth E. (Surles) Smart in Pocahontas, Arkansas. She married Cleve J. McCandless on June 10, 1961 in Rochelle. He preceded her in death on December 20, 2009. Wilma worked for Eaton...
Bernard "Ben" E. Rogers
Feb 11, 2020
Bernard "Ben" E. Rogers, 66, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Ben was born on October 23, 1953 to Benny and Donna (Engstrom) Rogers in Ottumwa, Iowa. On November 30, 1974, he married his soulmate Mary J. Esterday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Rochelle, IL. Ben was a produce manager for 40 years....
Russell P Bowman
Feb 6, 2020
Rochelle
Russell P. "Bo" Bowman, 71, passed away in his home on Thursday, February 6, 2020 after battling cancer. He was surrounded by his wife of 49 years and his four loving children. Bo was born February 2, 1949 in Aberdeen, MS to Robert and Patricia (Crocker) Bowman. After high school, he enlisted in the Army and served...
Marylou Reeser
Feb 5, 2020
MaryLou Reeser, 76, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, Illinois. MaryLou was born on October 22, 1943 to Raymond and Anna Mae (Stephenitch) Gehant in Mendota, IL. She married Gerald Reeser on May 18, 1963 in West Brooklyn, IL. She worked for over 30 years at the Rochelle Newsleader.
MaryLou...
Wayne Dummer
Feb 4, 2020
Lindenwood
Frederick Wayne Dummer, 87, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, Illinois. Wayne was born on September 8, 1932 to Frederick A.M. and Effie H. (Farr) Dummer at home in Lynnville Township, IL. On August 18, 1957, he married Janet Laurel Bihrer in Early, IA.
Wayne was a...
Juan Jesus Arredondo
Feb 1, 2020
Juan Jesus Arredondo, 66, of Rochelle, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Juan was born August 27, 1953 in Mexico, the son of Elena Blancarte.
Juan owned and operated Elegant Seat Upholstery Shop in Rochelle for over twenty-five years. He also worked at Caterpillar, Caron International, and various railroad and...
Stanley "Jr" Smith
Jan 31, 2020
Stanley "JR" Smith, 68, of Rochelle passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at the UW Health University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. Stan was born May 21, 1951 in Hazard, Kentucky, the son of Stanley and Eula Mae Smith . He married Terri Woolbright on October 20, 2016 in Oregon, IL. Stan is survived by his wife, Terri, of Rochelle; a...
Janet K. Freeman
Jan 30, 2020
Rochelle
Janet K. Freeman, 69, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Jan was born October 17, 1950 in Rochelle, the daughter of Charles and Joy (Fisher) Behrends. She married Ron Freeman on December 26, 1969 in Rochelle.
Jan worked at A.O. Smith Harvestore in Dekalb for thirty-five...
John Pluemer
Jan 26, 2020
John Joseph Pluemer, 82, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, IL. John was born on November 5, 1937 to Leonard and Bernadine Pluemer in Potosi, WI. He proudly served with the United States Air Force from 1956 - 1960. John married Anne Walsh in 1960, she preceded him in 1995. In 1998...
Carl William Dilling
Jan 20, 2020
Rochelle
Carl William Dilling, 87, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020, at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL. Carl was born on January 31, 1932 in Rochelle, IL to Carl and Alma (Jahn) Dilling. He married Mary June Alberts on November 9, 1957 at Elim Reformed Church in rural Kings, IL.
Carl's quick smile and...
Sean Christopher Powers
Jan 19, 2020
Ashton
Sean Christopher Powers, 46, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital in Dixon, Illinois. Sean was born on February 6, 1973 to John "Bob" R. and Captola "Dee" C. (Sanders) Powers in Dixon, IL. He worked for 5Stones in Sycamore, IL for many years.
Sean is survived by his...
Beverly Joyce Wise
Jan 19, 2020
Rochelle
Beverly Joyce Wise, 81, passed away at home on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Beverly was born on May 13, 1938 to Harry P. and Ruby C. (Cooprider) Jones in Zion, Illinois. She married Kenneth E. Wise on March 29, 1958 in Zion, IL.
Beverly is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ken of...
Diane L. Johnson
Jan 13, 2020
Esmond
Diane L. Johnson, 71, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL with her family by her side. Diane was born on March 13, 1948 to Jean B. and Dorothy M. (Nawalaniec) Hutson in Woodstock, IL. She graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1966, went to secretarial school and then...
John "Ed" E. Ramsey
Jan 2, 2020
Rochelle
John "Ed" Edward Ramsey, 88, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 in Rockford, Illinois. Ed was born on August 18, 1931 to John L. and Edna L. (Gibbs) Ramsey in Russellville, Kentucky. He proudly served with the United States Army. On February 6, 1960, married Deborah Kinchen in Rochelle, IL. Ed worked for Rochelle Printing for...
Erika Charlotte Fischer
Dec 31, 2019
Rochelle
Erika Charlotte Fischer, 97, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at the Rochelle Community Hospital. She was born November 10, 1922 in Liebenstein, Germany, the daughter of Ernst and Minna (Jaeger) Schmidt. Erika married Manfred W. Fischer on February 28, 1948 in Liebenstein, Germany.
Erika immigrated to the U.S. with her husband and two...
Betty Barnes
Dec 20, 2019
Betty Lu Barnes, 101, died Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Rochelle Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Rochelle. Betty was born over a century ago on May 25, 1918 in Princeton, Illinois, the daughter of Clifford H. and Della Mae (Asche) Allen. She graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1936 and then from Northern Illinois State Teacher's College in...
Agnes E. Meister
Dec 18, 2019
Agnes E. Meister, 92, formerly of Rochelle, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in Mendota, Illinois. Agnes was born on February 12, 1927 to Conrad and Emilie (Zietlow) Grothen in Bureau County, IL. She married Stanley George Meister on October 1, 1960 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Clarion in LaMoille, IL. He preceded her in death on October...
Lawrence "Larry" J. Tastad
Dec 17, 2019
Rochelle
Lawrence (Larry) Julius Tastad, 96, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Larry was born to Lars and Josephine (Gittleson) Tastad in Lee County on the Gittleson family farm on November 16, 1923.
Larry married Gladys Schnorr January 11, 1947. Theirs was a love story for the...
