Obituaries Posted by Unger-Horner Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Mar 29, 2014

Karna Louise Plumley passed away suddenly on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Rochelle Community Hospital. Karna was born November 15, 1932 in Moline, Illinois to Wallace and Helene Eckberg. She married the love of her life, Paul Plumley Jr. in Rochelle, IL on June 10, 1951. There were married for 62 years.

Karna was a loving...

Mar 28, 2014

Vivian Juanita "Nita" Hultgren, 90, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014 at her son, Craig's, home in Pecatonica, Illinois. Nita was born May 18, 1923 in Cincinnati, Iowa to David and Agnes (Gugliemetti) VanBlaricom. She was a 1941 graduate of West High School in Rockford, then worked at Ma Bell as a phone operator. She met Robert W. Hultgren...

Mar 26, 2014

Dorothea "Dot" M. Allen, 96, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation in Franklin Grove, Illinois. Dot was born April 23, 1917 in Warsaw, Illinois to Henry and Louise (Mazurczak) Wirth. She married James "Jeff" Allen on October 3, 1939 in Carthage, Illinois. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Rochelle....

Mar 20, 2014

Rochelle Mrs. Anna Mae Wagner, 85, passed away March 20, 2014 peacefully in her home. Anna was born June 22, 1928 to Walter Franklin and Hilda Elizabeth (Wishler) Anderson in Muscatine, Iowa. She was the wife of Ernest E. Wagner for close to 66 years. She had five children with only two still living: DeWayne Mack Wagner and Mark Franklin...

Mar 19, 2014

Rochelle

Lois M. Binz, 84, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in Shabbona, Illinois. Lois was born November 19, 1929 in rural Rochelle to John and Rosa (Brauer) Stein. She married Andrew D. Binz on January 26, 1957 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Rochelle. Lois graduated from Ashton High School in 1948 and then graduated from...

Mar 18, 2014

Lois L. Bramel, (87), passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. Lois was born June 4, 1926 in Lindenwood, Illinois to William and Edith (Ardnt) Schabacker. She married James W. Bramel on December 17, 1950 in Lindenwood, Illinois. He preceded her in death on September 13, 2005.

Lois is survived...

Mar 17, 2014

James E. Russell, 87, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at Rochelle Gardens Care Center in Rochelle, IL. He was born April 4, 1926 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, the son of Eddie R. And Gillie Mae (Elliot) Russell. James married Jewel Elizabeth Cagle on December 2, 1945 in Parkin, Arkansas. They moved to Rochelle with their four children in 1953,...

Mar 15, 2014

Ethel C. Howard, age 89, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. She was born on November 4, 1924 in San Luis Obispo, CA, the daughter of Frank and Clara Ostrowski Mottis. She married Joseph John Howard on February 14, 1942 in Kahoka, MO, he preceded her in death in June...

Mar 15, 2014

Clarence "Butch" J. Everest, age 73, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at his home with his family at his side. He was born on April 8, 1940 in Ashton Township, IL, the son of Theodore and Leona Smith Everest. Butch married Penny Jean Lee on October 12, 1987, she preceded him in death on November 24, 2003....

Mar 15, 2014

Looking forward to Heaven, Gary Paul Reynolds passed away at home in Fountain Hills on March 15, 2014. He was born near Continental, Ohio Dec. 21, 1934 and was preceded in death by his parents, Doris Marriott Reynolds and Glen A. Reynolds.

He leaves his loving wife and partner of 44 years, Leanne Hill Reynolds; his brother,...

Mar 15, 2014

FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Looking forward to Heaven, Gary Paul Reynolds passed away at home in Fountain Hills, Ariz., on March 15,2014. He was born near Continental, Ohio, on Dec. 21, 1934 and was preceded in death by his parents Doris Marriott Reynolds and Glen A. Reynolds. He leaves his loving wife and partner of 44 years Leanne...

Mar 10, 2014

Rochelle

Phillip M. Rainwater, 32, died Monday, March 10, 2014. Phillip was born November 23, 1981 in DeKalb, Illinois to Darrell and Lisa (Plumley) Rainwater. He proudly served for four years in the United States Navy aboard the USS Tortuga and USS Iwo Jima. He went into basic training soon after he graduated from Rochelle Township High...

Mar 9, 2014

Rochelle RJ Robert "Bob" "Fisherman" Smith, 78, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014 in his home, Rochelle, IL. Bob was born February 26, 1936 in Wise County, VA to Elmer and Maude (Walker) Smith. Bob married Betty Lea Gregory on February 4, 1955 in Richmond, IN. They lived in Dayton, Ohio, Ashton and Rochelle, IL. Bob worked at Price...

Mar 6, 2014

Stillman Valley Virginia Irene Cole, 88, died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at St. Margaret's Health System in Spring Valley, IL. Irene was born March 7, 1925 in Parma, Missouri to William Cleveland and Emma Ellen (Tester) Rose. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Rochelle. Irene served in the United States Army as a surgical technician during...

Mar 4, 2014

Shirley M. Combs, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at St. Anthony's Medical Center in Rockford, IL after a sudden illness. Shirley was born November 2, 1927 to John and Dora (Rogde) Jacobs in Rochelle. She married James H. Combs on September 22, 1946 in Rochelle. Jim preceded her on October 26, 2006. She was also preceded by her...

Feb 21, 2014

Hazel Marie Jones, 69, of Holcomb, IL, passed away Fri. Feb. 21, 2014 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL. She was born October 13, 1944 in Manhattan, KS the daughter of Edward and Elinor (Herbic) Palenske. Hazel graduated from Wamego High School in 1962. She married LaVaughn Veron Jones on October 19, 1968 in Richland Center, WI. Hazel retired...

Feb 15, 2014

Richard D. Danekas, 80, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Katherine Beta Shaw Hospital in Dixon, Illinois. Richard was born August 9, 1933 in West Brooklyn, Illinois to Wilfred and Laura (Frakes) Danekas. He married Doris Irene Zell on November 14, 1958 in Chana, IL. Richard farmed most of his life in the Chana area. Life held many enjoyments for...

Feb 10, 2014

Kenneth Edwin Wright, 87, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014 in his home in Rockford, Il. He was born September 26, 1926 in Malta, Illinois, the son of John and Ethel (nee Bradley) Wright. He married Laura B. Kaiser on July 10, 1956. They moved to Monroe Center in 1957 and to Rockford in 1980. The most important things in...

Feb 8, 2014

Eugene ("Gene") Lloyd Peck passed 8 February 2014 after succumbing to the dark cloud of Alzheimer's which extinguished the light of his life. He was born a Valentine baby 14 February 1923, the fourth child of Emma Ater Peck and Justin Harley Peck at Allerton Ranch #2 near Atkinson, Illinois. Near the age of two he lost his father in...

Feb 7, 2014

Peggy J. "Miller" Campbell, 72, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford, IL. Peggy was born November 20, 1941 in Rockford to Clarence "Jack" and Adele (Jackson) Campbell. She graduated from Byron High School in 1959. She worked for Caron's International, Avery Dennison and then for Rochelle Foods as a production associate. Peggy is preceded...