Priscilla Ferger
Jun 26, 2015
Priscilla Ann Ferger, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, age 70, of Rochelle, passed away unexpectedly at her home, Friday, June 26, 2015. She was born on February 21, 1945 in Oregon, IL, the daughter of Clarence A. and Leona E. Amidon Heller. She married Charles E. Ferger on June 8, 1968 at the Grace United Methodist Church in...
Judith Carter
Jun 23, 2015
Judith "Judy" Ann Carter, age 72, passed away peacefully at her home with her daughter, Cyndi, and granddaughter, Samantha, at her side on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. She was born on January 21, 1943 in Rochelle, IL, the daughter of Minferd Lyndon and Dorothy Mae (Lambert) Peterson. Judy worked at Eaton's and Pizza Hut in Rochelle prior to retiring. She...
Gerald "Jerry" W. Long
Jun 22, 2015
Ashton Gerald W. Long, 75, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 in Rockford, Illinois. Jerry was born June 17, 1940 to William and Jean (Harris) Long in Harrison, Illinois. Jerry served with the United States Air Force for three years. He worked in quality engineering for Burgess-Norton Manufacturing in Geneva, Illinois for 27 years. He then bought and ran T.J....
Michelle "Shelly" J. Frye
Jun 21, 2015
Michelle Jane Frye, age 35 passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 21, 2015 in Naples, Florida. She was born on February 1, 1980 in Rochelle, IL, the daughter of Steven and Janice (Neuliep) Frye. She attended Rochelle Township High School, and recently had worked as a property manager. Shelly's family was her life. She adored her nieces and nephews and...
John Thornton Havens
Jun 16, 2015
John T. Havens, age 90, passed on peacefully to be with Jesus in Heaven at his home on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. John was born April 8, 1925 to Charles and Bertha Faye (Thornton) Havens in Normal, IL. Directly out of high school, John was drafted into the army before he even had time to enlist. He was stationed at...
Anna Rose Speed
Jun 10, 2015
Kings Anna Rose Speed, 19, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 in a car accident. Anna was born August 10, 1995 to David and Barbara (Koenck) Speed in Rockford, Illinois. She was a 2014 graduate of Rochelle Township High School. While attending the University of Northern Iowa, she became a member of the sorority, Gamma Phi Beta and...
Tony Parks
Jun 10, 2015
Anthony B "Tony" Parks, 69, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at his home. Tony was born September 12, 1945 to Russell T. and Anna K. (Miller) Parks in Danville, Virginia. He married Madlyn J. Coil on April 5, 1975 in Rochelle, IL. He proudly served our nation during the Vietnam War with the United States Navy. Tony worked for...
Paul Jerome Henry
May 30, 2015
Paul Jerome Henry, age 88, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born on February 20, 1927 in Lee, IL, the son of Joseph W. and Gertrude L. Nealis Henry. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. Paul married Mary Lou Stein on December 26, 1955 in Rochelle....
William "Bill" D. Ramsey
May 30, 2015
William "Bill" D. Ramsey, 86, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Rockford, Illinois. Bill was born October 20, 1928 to John and Edna (Gibbs) Ramsey in Russellville, Kentucky. He married Wilma Jeanette Bates on September 26, 1959 at the United Methodist Church in Rochelle, IL. He worked as a printing pressman at Rochelle Printing for 39 years, retiring in...
Maynard Bruns
May 27, 2015
Maynard E. Bruns, 97, died in his farm home of over 60 years on May 27th, 2015. He was born in Ogle County on March 28, 1918. He was the son of Warner and Rena (Brink) Bruns. He was married to Marie Hayenga on December 22, 1940. She passed away in March of 1969. He married Frances Ann Gillespie in...
Dorothy Thigpen
May 15, 2015
Dorothy Carolyn Thigpen, 66, of Rochelle,IL passed away on May 15th, 2015 at Serenity House in Oregon, IL , from the effects of Alzheimer's. The disease may have taken her memories and abilities but it never was able to take the essence of her life, love and kindness. Dorothy enjoyed flower gardening, hummingbirds, and paintings by Thomas Kinkade. She loved...
Leroy Ewald
May 15, 2015
Leroy E. Ewald, 84, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 in Freeport, IL. Leroy was born August 11, 1930 to Earl Henry and Rosa Leola (Hays) Ewald in Alto Township, Lee County, Illinois. He married Marjorie Irene Hare on March 29, 1951 in Steward, IL. Leroy proudly served our country with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War in...
Donna Friestad
May 2, 2015
Donna J Friestad, age 66, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Provena St. Anne Center in Rockford. She was born on July 4, 1948 in Lanark, IL the daughter of James Robert Nicolas and Dorothy Lucille Sunbom Schomer. Donna married James Lewis Friestad on November 15, 1969 in Mount Carroll, IL. She was very loving and had...
Scott Moseley
May 1, 2015
Scott H. Moseley, age 42, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 1, 2015 at the Swedish American Hospital in Rockford. He was born on August 25, 1972 in Rochelle, the son of Gary and Barbara Schroeder Moseley. Scott graduated from the Rochelle Township High School, class of 1991. He married Briget Myers. Over the years they loved and cared for their...
June E. Fritz
Apr 25, 2015
June E. Fritz, 88, of Monroe Center, IL died Friday, April 25, 2015 at her daughter's home in Kings, IL. June was born April 12, 1927 in Rockford, IL to David and Violet (Jersild) Larson. She married Raymond E. Fritz on July 19, 1944 in Rockford. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lindenwood. June is preceded in...
Opal L. Harmon
Apr 24, 2015
Opal L. Harmon, 98, formerly from Esmond, IL, passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 in Beloit, WI. Opal was born January 22, 1917 in DeKalb County, North of Genoa to Ray and Ethel (Montgomery) Amos. She graduated from Belvidere High School in 1934. She then attended Northern Illinois State Teacher's College in DeKalb, IL, where she earned her Bachelor of...
Sue Tieman
Apr 18, 2015
MaDonna "Sue" Tieman, age 63, passed away unexpectedly at the St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford on April 18, 2015. She was born on January 8, 1952 in Evansville, Indiana, the daughter of William and Margaret Ritzel French. Prior to retiring, she worked as a Direct Support Professional at Kreider Family Services in Dixon. Sue enjoyed spending time with her...
Lynn Marie Widhalm
Apr 11, 2015
Lynn Marie (Goken) Widhalm, 60, Daughter, Sister, Mother, Nana and Friend, of Rochelle, passed away Sat. April 11, 2015 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Lynn was born Sep. 24, 1954 in Rochelle, IL the daughter of Casper and Marilyn (Schnorr) Goken. She is preceded in death by her father. Lynn was a Telecom Operator at Rockford Memorial Hospital and her mother's...
Thomas Burgess
Apr 7, 2015
Thomas J. Burgess, 62, of Rochelle passed away on April 7, 2015. He was born June 1, 1952 in Dixon, IL, the son of Hubert and Helen (Walker) Burgess. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Lynn Bondan on May 23, 1987. She preceded him in death on Nov. 14, 2009. He is also preceded in death by his father,...
Diane E. Ruggerio
Apr 7, 2015
Diane Ruggerio, 82, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Diane was born January 29, 1933 in La Salle, IL to Burton and Lillian (Peterson) Cooke. She married Anthony Ruggerio, Sr. on May 24, 1953 in Ladd, IL. Diane worked for Aigner's, Walmart and for the Rochelle Elementary School District as part of the kitchen...
