Obituaries Posted by Unger-Horner Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Jan 9, 2017

Byrd Elvis Morgan Jr., 82, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at Kindred Hospital in Sycamore, IL. Byrd was born May 23, 1934 to Byrd Elvis and Daisy Jane (Ruble) Morgan in Chaonia, Missouri. Junior worked for Del Monte as a forklift operator for over thirty years. He was an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. He loved...

Jan 7, 2017

Kathryn L. Kueking, age 80, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the St. Anne Center in Rockford. She was born on December 1, 1936 in Hastings, NE, the daughter of Eugene Lee and Myrtle (Campbell) Sisson. She worked as a Real Estate Broker at Whitehead and Ehmen Realty before retiring. Kathryn married Eugene Kueking on May 25,...

Jan 4, 2017

Betty Rasmussen, 84, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Serenity Home in Oregon, Illinois with her family by her side. Betty was born June 10, 1932 to Ervin Ray and Bertha (Noble) Rickard in Letart, West Virginia. She married Paul C. Lieving on July 27, 1948. He passed away on September 19, 1963. Betty then married Roger W....

Dec 29, 2016

Robert J. Milligan, 93 yrs., of Kings, IL, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Fort Pierce, FL. Bob was born January 8, 1923 to Harry and Kathryn (Oakes) Milligan on the family farm in White Rock Township, IL. He married Ann Marie Miller on September 2, 1949.

Bob loved life and lived it to the fullest. He deeply...

Dec 28, 2016

Gladys O. Russell, 82, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in her home in Rochelle. Gladys was born September 12, 1934 to Guy and Bessie (Brack) Lampley in Lepanto, AR. She married Carlos "Mickey" Russell on August 15, 1969 in Rochelle, who preceded her in death on Sep. 19, 2011. She was employed with Caron International for many years. In...

Dec 27, 2016

Rochelle Mary A. Singer, 81, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in DeKalb, IL. Mary was born November 12, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Leo and Harriett (Ziermaek) Zelewski. She married LeRoy J. Singer on May 21, 1955 in Milwaukee. Mary was preceded in death by her husband on February 19, 2000, her parents and her sister, Carol Senecal. Mary...

Dec 27, 2016

Rochelle Henry J. Auchstetter, 80, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford, IL. Henry was born August 10, 1936 to William O. and Helen S. (Rother) Auchstetter in Mendota, IL. He served with the U.S. Army. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Agricultural Engineering. Henry worked for Del Monte Foods...

Dec 20, 2016

Rochelle Janelle Rene (Knight) Rockstead passed away on December 20, 2016. Janelle was born January 14th, 1971 to James Gregory Knight Sr. and Nancy Marlene (Martin) Knight in Rochelle, IL. Janelle was preceded in death by her father who was a very special man in her and her children's lives. She is also preceded in death by her mother and...

Dec 20, 2016

Unger-Horner Funeral Home 815-562-4534 Rochelle Robert William Cultra, 62, passed away suddenly December 20, 2016. Bob was born June 24, 1954 to William R. and Dorothy (Rowley) Cultra in Rochelle, IL. He was a 1972 graduate of Rochelle Township High School. He married Lori Reed on June 18, 1983. He was employed for 33 years with Sonoco/Alloyd. Bob loved his...

Dec 18, 2016

Formerly of Kings, IL Jean Irene (Gardner) Schiller, 90, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 in DeKalb, IL. Jean was born June 13, 1926 to Clifford and Nina (Covey) Gardner on a farm three miles northeast of Pittsville, WI. She attended Pittsville High School and graduated in 1944 in the same class with her later to be husband, Rupert Schiller....

Dec 14, 2016

Ashton, Illinois Shirley Tadd, 95, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in her home. Shirley was born June 24, 1921 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Harry and Clara (Shay) Miller. She married Verlis Tadd on April 8, 1941 at the Evangelical Church in Ashton by Rev. Zagar. While together they traveled in many states and countries including Hawaii, France, Germany Austria,...

Dec 8, 2016

Chana, Illinois Raymond "Dale" Rains, 59, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Oregon, IL. Dale, the son of Raymond B. and Genevieve (Berkheimer) Rains was born May 28, 1957 in Rochelle, IL. Dale loved being outside doing anything from mowing his yard to camping to fishing. He had a love of horses since he was a child. He was...

Dec 8, 2016

Barbara Ann (Parker) Rossi passed away peacefully surrounded by family members on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, Iowa. Barbara was born to Frank Downs Parker and Angela (Serochi) Parker on December 16, 1933. The early years of her life were spent in Rutland, Illinois until moving to Oglesby in the late 1930's. She...

Dec 6, 2016

David Parker Clark, 69, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota after a complicated battle with lung cancer.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Earl Edward Clark Sr., Doris Rachel Clark neè Bowen, and his sister Janet Baron.

He was born December 10, 1946 in New Castle,...

Dec 4, 2016

Rochelle Jerrold David "Jerry" VanKirk, 82, Rochelle, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016. Jerry was born on June 27, 1934 to Robert James and Glayds Victoria (Rutherford) VanKirk in Rochelle. When he was 7 years old, his father passed away of a heart attack and left behind Jerry and his three older siblings. Jerry entered the U. S....

Nov 26, 2016

Charlotte Marie Clark of Rochelle passed away on November 26th, 2016, surrounded by her loving sons, after a brief illness. Charlotte Marie Needham was born in Dekalb, Illinois on April 29th, 1934, to Fred B. and Blanche (Larson) Needham of Maple Park. She was greeted at home by her siblings Martha, Bill, Alice, Donald and, soon after followed Linda. She...

Nov 20, 2016

Phoenix, AZ Robin Krahenbuhl Adamson, 48, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona. Robin was born on August 25, 1968 to James O. and Jean (Felt) Krahenbuhl in Rochelle, IL. She married Mark Andrew Stull on February 29, 2016 in Phoenix. She is preceded in death by her father, Jim Krahenbuhl, on October 31, 2015. It was important...

Nov 19, 2016

Ralph F. Dailey, age 93, died on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Franklin Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on August 1, 1923 in Rochelle, the son of Ralph A. and Jane (Pease) Dailey. Ralph married Charlotte Bessett, together they farmed the Rochelle area for many years. He is preceded in death by his parents and his...

Nov 3, 2016

Kathryn Suzanne Kruger Anderson, 58, loving wife and mother, formerly of Monroe Center, IL, died Thursday, November 3, 2016 at her home in Pickens, SC, following a lengthy illness. Born in Rockford, Illinois, she was a daughter of Nancy Kruger Levett of Pickens and the late Vern Kruger. Kathryn earned her ADN at Kankakee Community College and worked at Martin...

Nov 3, 2016

Rochelle Donna Marie Harrietta Erickson, 88, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 in Rochelle, IL. Donna was born September 1, 1928 to Alfred O. and Mabel A. (Mahle) Mattson in Madison, Minnesota. She graduated from Madison High School as salutatorian of her class in 1946. In the fall of 1946, Donna enrolled at Kahler Nursing School in Rochester, MN and...