Kathy Harper
Sep 27, 2017
Mary Kathleen Harper "Kathy", 66, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born to Joseph and Mary Kathryn (Friel) Fenwick on February 23, 1951 in Dixon, Illinois. Kathy married Danny Harper on December 2, 1977. They had three children: Brian (Katie) Harper, Sarah (Trevor) Hogan, and Jason (Eryn) Harper. She was...
Anita Marie Furman
Sep 26, 2017
Creston Anita Marie Furman, 52, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at her home in Creston. Anita was born April 12, 1965 to Quinn and Rita (Kisner) Riley in Rochelle. She married Greg Furman on March 22, 2010 in Key West, FL. She is preceded in death by two sons: Anthony Richard Guzzardo and John Wayne Guzzardo. Anita loved gardening...
Betty Kathleen O'Rorke
Sep 25, 2017
Rochelle Betty Kathleen O'Rorke, 88, peacefully moved to Heaven Monday, September 25, 2017 at her home in Rochelle. Betty was born June 4, 1929 to Frank D. and Kathryn R. (Atkinson) Templeman, at home in Ogle County. She married Paul Joseph O'Rorke on May 23, 1947 in Rochelle. He preceded her in death on March 21, 2003. Betty's most noteworthy...
Cornelia C. Gehring
Sep 20, 2017
Cornelia C. Gehring, 83, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in her son Bill's home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, surrounded by family.
Cornelia was born on November 12, 1933 to Homer and Leona (Hoffman) Chandler in Miami, Oklahoma. She married Eloy V. Gehring on June 20, 1958 in Freeport, Illinois. He preceded her in death on...
James Fred Jones
Sep 19, 2017
James "Jim" F. Jones, age 68, passed away at the Rochelle Community Hospital on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. He was born on October 19, 1948 in Herrin, IL, the son of James Leonard and Mary Rose (Watts) Jones. The family is not having any memorial service at this time. Cremation Rites accorded by Unger Horner Funeral Home, 400 N 6th...
Marjorie Ann Reed
Sep 18, 2017
Rochelle Marjorie Ann Reed, 80, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 in the comfort of her home in Rochelle, IL. Marjorie was born to Sherman and Vivian (Knapp) Brickey on September 24, 1936 in Waterman, Illinois. She married Richard J. Reed on July 26, 1954 in Granville, IL. Marjorie worked for General Electric for 25 years where she took great...
Lorraine F. Thompson
Sep 12, 2017
Monroe Center Lorraine F. Thompson, 95, passed away in Rochelle Rehab and Health Care Center on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Lorraine was born on April 19, 1922 in Monroe Center, IL to Frank and Florence (Heddon) Quayle. She married Bruce Thompson on May 12, 1940. Lorraine is survived by two daughters: Sondra (Duane) Onley and Bette (Roger) Cardot; two sons:...
Zeferino Belmonte
Sep 11, 2017
Zeferino Belmonte, 95, passed away peacefully Monday, September 11, 2017 in his home. Zeferino was born on August 24, 1922 to Tomas and Cayetana (Hueramo) Belmonte in Michoacan, Mexico. He married Guadalupe Escutia in Michoacan, Mexico. Zeferino is survived by his three children: Adelfo (Juana) Belmonte of Rochelle, Tomas (Sherry) Belmonte of GA, and Oliva (Manuel) Hueramo of Michoacan, Mexico;...
Carolyn Jane Harris
Sep 10, 2017
Carolyn "Janie" Harris, 79, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017, at the Rochelle Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born September 15, 1937, in Rochelle, the daughter of Ernest and Iva (Shook) Leathers. She was united in marriage to James D. Harris on May 23, 1959 in Rochelle. He preceded her in death on March 4, 1991. She is...
Richard "Dick" C. Miller
Sep 10, 2017
Richard "Dick" C. Miller, 79, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017 in Oregon, IL. Dick was born November 27, 1937 to Jack and Eva (Weeks) Miller in Chicago, IL. He married Cecelia F. Dunn on June 17, 1988 in Las Vegas, NV. He worked for Siegel's/Stock Building Supply as a kitchen designer for many years. Dick was a former...
Charles W. Bloomingdale
Sep 8, 2017
Charles W. Bloomingdale, 86, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 in Oregon, IL. Charles was born June 12, 1931 to Joseph G. and Edna Maria (Johnson) Bloomingdale in Belvidere, IL. He married Mary Louise Onley on December 2, 1989 in Rockford, IL. Charles owned and operated Bloomingdale Grinding Service for 20 years and he was the Scott Township Road...
Delores Ruth Balder
Sep 2, 2017
Delores Ruth Balder, age 86 passed away on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at the Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, with her family at her side. She was born on March 4, 1931, in Indiana, the daughter of Raymond and Ruth McCroskey. She married Marvin R. Balder on October 4, 1942 in Aurora, IL. He preceded her in death on...
Iris Ann Stewart
Aug 30, 2017
Iris Ann Stewart, 83, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Rochelle Community Hospital. Iris was born March 25, 1934, in Batavia, IA, the daughter of Earl and Vera (Johnston) McCoy. She graduated from Ottumwa High School in Ottumwa, IA in 1952. The family moved to Rochelle in 1971. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by...
Larry Forest Casey
Aug 25, 2017
Larry Forest Casey, 75, of Rochelle, passed away peacefully with his family by his side Friday, August 25, 2017 at his home. He was born October 7, 1941, in Montgomery County, IL, the son of Wauna Laverne and Margie Mae (Worker) Casey. He graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1959. He married his high school sweetheart and the love...
Donald L Rogde
Aug 25, 2017
Donald L. Rogde, 86, passed away Friday, August 25, 2017 in Franklin Grove, IL. Don was born on May 9, 1931 to Solomon and Inger (Espeland) Rogde in Lee, Illinois. He married Joanne Lower on January 2, 1954 in Rochelle. Don worked for the Illinois Yarn Company/Caron International for over 30 years. He then went to work for the...
James Paul Hart
Aug 24, 2017
James P. Hart, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Prairie Crossing Nursing Home in Shabbona. James was born on January 28, 1935 in DeKalb, IL to Francis and Frances (Kerwin) Hart. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Rita (Edwin) Friestad, Cleo Hart, and Irene (Owen) Johnson; and a brother, Jerome Hart. James served...
Nicholas A. Binz
Aug 22, 2017
Rochelle Nicholas Andrew Binz, 59, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin. Nick was born December 8, 1957 to Andrew D. and Lois M. (Stein) in Rockford, Illinois. He grew up in Rochelle, graduated Rochelle Township High School in 1976, and went on to study business at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, graduating in 1980. Nick began...
James Marvin Mcgee
Aug 18, 2017
James (Jim) Marvin McGee, age 60, passed away unexpectedly at St. Anthony's Medical Center in Rockford. Jim was born December 9, 1956 in Salina, KS to Marvin Charles McGee and Patricia A. McGee. He was married to the love of his life, Sheryl McGee (Huber) on May 2, 1980 and spent 37 years in more often than not wedded bliss....
Gladys M. Terry
Aug 18, 2017
Rochelle Gladys M. Terry, 98, passed away peacefully with her granddaughter, Teresa Davidson by her side Thursday, August 18, 2017 at the Franklin Grove Nursing Home in Franklin Grove, IL. Gladys was born on August 12, 1919 to Fred and Minnie (Lumsden) Arends in Ogle County, IL. She graduated from Ashton High School in 1937. Gladys married Harold Henert on...
Donald Cultra
Aug 16, 2017
Donald Cultra, 81, of Rochelle, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. Don was born January 13, 1936 in Ashton, IL, the son of Samuel and Elma (Alsup) Cultra. He was united in marriage to Glenda Vanderpool on June 30, 1958 in Oregon, IL. She preceded him in death on October 12, 1997. He was...
