Marian L. Luxton
Jan 7, 2013
Marian L. Luxton 95 of Rochelle, IL died Monday Jan. 7, 2013. She was born March 18, 1917 in Paw Paw, IL the daughter of John and Pearl Towne Lambkin. She married Arthur H. Luxton Dec. 14, 1940 in Iowa, he preceded her in death on July 26, 2009. She is also preceded by her 2 brothers: Archie and Richard...
Luella M. Shaw
Jan 6, 2013
Luella May Shaw, age 90, passed away Sunday January 6th at Rochelle Gardens. Luella was born April 8, 1922 in Wayne County, IL; the daughter of Robert and Nova Bozarth Gregory. She married Donald Shaw April 26, 1938 for 72 years. She was a member of Harvest Baptist Church in Hillcrest. She is preceded in death by her husband, three...
Charles A. Bigelow Sr.
Jan 5, 2013
Charles A. Bigelow, Sr., age 84, of Kings, IL died at his home on Saturday, January 5, 2013. He was born and raised in Lamont, IA on December 17, 1928 the son of Charles E. and Verneal Henry Bigelow. He married Marjorie I. Meader on June 4, 1955 in Rochelle and lived in Kings, she preceded him in death on...
Bill Cipolla
Jan 4, 2013
Billey "Bill" Cipolla, age 84, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013 due to complications from pneumonia. He was born on October 23, 1928 in Rockford, IL , the son of Carl and Ann Castor Cipolla. He married Helen Delores "Dee" King on February 18, 1950 in Rochelle. Bill served in the U.S. Air Force from 1946 to 1949, he...
Nicolas Penaran
Dec 28, 2012
Nicolas Penaran, 68, of Rochelle, IL passed away Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at the Rockford Memorial Hospital. A public visitation will be held, Sunday Dec. 30 2012 from 2-6 PM at the Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle.
Robert Blomberg
Dec 22, 2012
Robert L. Blomberg of Rochelle, IL died Saturday Dec. 22, 2012 in Franklin Grove Nursing Home. He was the son of Theodore C. and Anna Johnson Blomberg. On Feb. 14, 1958 he married Margaret M. Sauers in Paynes Point, IL. She preceded him on Nov. 17, 2004. Also preceded by 4 brothers: Walter, Wallace, Don and LaVerne "Ernie" Blomberg, 2...
Ronald Hansen
Dec 20, 2012
Ronald F. Hansen, age 85, died on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Rochelle Rehabilitation Center. He was born on Aug. 29, 1927 in Rochelle, IL to L. Bent and Emma (Bergeson) Hansen. He attended Lincoln and Central grade schools and graduated from RTHS in 1946, receiving the Hackett Trophy for excelling in Sports. Ron married Leota Finnestad on Sept....
John "Jack" Terry Macklin
Dec 16, 2012
John "Jack" Terry Macklin, infant son of Andrew and Kathleen (Mulligan) Macklin, 38 days old, of Rochelle, IL, passed away in his parents arms, on December 16, 2012 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 8, 2012 at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in Dekalb, IL. He will be greatly missed but the broken hearts he leaves will be filled...
Eudora Elizabeth Bergen
Dec 12, 2012
Eudora Elizabeth Bergen, 91, of Rochelle, IL formerly of Wheaton, IL passed away Thursday, December 12, 2012 at home in Rochelle. She was born March 11, 1921 in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Gurney and Vera (McIntosh) Hendrickson. She was united in marriage to Ernest Leonard Bergen on July 21, 1940 in Newton, Kansas. She was preceded in death by...
Laverne "Bub" Krahenbuhl
Dec 12, 2012
LaVerne "Bub" Krahenbuhl 85, of Rochelle died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home in Rochelle, IL after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Rochelle on October 23, 1927 to Frank E. and Stella (Leslie) Krahenbuhl. He was a lifelong resident of Rochelle. Bub graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1946. He started driving a high...
Myrtle A. Bearrows
Dec 12, 2012
Myrtle A. Bearrows, 94, of Lindenwood, IL, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at Rochelle Community Hospital. She was born on June 27, 1918 in Lindenwood, IL to Christopher W. and Helen B. (Wendorf) Jaeger. Myrtle married Jean Quentin Bearrows on Sept. 20, 1941. They were married 71 years and had four wonderful children. She was a devoted wife,...
Jerry L. Wren
Dec 6, 2012
Jerry Lynn Wren, 67, of Amboy IL, passed away Thur. Dec. 6th 2012 at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL after an extended illness. Jerry was born Sept. 7, 1945 in Cherry Valley, AR the son of J.W. and Ruby (Pruitt) Wren. Jerry was a 1963 graduate of RTHS. He was preceded in death by his son: Mark...
Lois Wolf
Nov 25, 2012
Lois C. Wolf, 94, of Ashton, IL, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Pine Crest in Mount Morris, IL. She was born on Nov. 30, 1917 in LaFayette Township, IL to Harry M. and Grace E. (Metzler) Yocum. On Jan. 9, 1947, she married Francis E. Wolf and he preceded her in death in 1995. She was also...
Bernadine Deichman
Nov 25, 2012
Bernadine Deichman, 89, of Genoa, passed away November 25, 2012 at the Ivy Hall Nursing Home in Elizabethton, TN. She was born on June 16, 1923 in Belle Rive, Illinois, to Nona B. (Williamson) and William A. Jared. She was preceded in death by her parents, her seven siblings, her daughter Deanna (Brookman) Farley, and two infant daughters. Bernadine was...
Florence E. Stiles
Nov 25, 2012
Florence E. Stiles, 95, of Rochelle, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 at Rochelle Rehabilitation Center in Rochelle. She was born on Dec. 20, 1916 in Chicago, IL to William and Florence (Allwood) Pedersen. On April 15, 1972, Florence married James J. Stiles in Villa Park, IL and he preceded her on Feb. 10, 1980. She was also preceded...
Dick Krahenbuhl
Nov 23, 2012
Frank "Dick" Krahenbuhl Jr. 82 of Rochelle, IL died Friday Nov. 23, 2012 in Madison, Wisconsin at the William S. Middleton Memorial V. A. Hospice Center. Dick was born June 28, 1930 in Rochelle, IL to Frank E. and Stella M.( Leslie) Krahenbuhl. He was a lifelong resident of Rochelle. Dick graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1949 where...
Carole Mcilvoy
Nov 14, 2012
Dolly Carole McIlvoy, 70, of Rochelle, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at the Shabbona Health Care Center. She was born on Sept. 12, 1942 in Rochelle, the daughter of Samantha Louise and Rufus Pringle McIlvoy. Carole was a very special and loving sister, aunt, and friend and was loved by all those who...
Ann Loyd
Nov 14, 2012
Ann Patterson Loyd, age 87, of Rockford, IL, died peacefully in her sleep Nov. 14, 2012. Ann was born April 25, 1925, in Silver City, MS, the daughter of Clifford T. and Amiann "Della" (Mahaffey) Patterson. She graduated from Blue Mountain College in 1945 with majors in Business and History and a minor in Education. On September 25, 1945, she...
Norman Jaeger
Nov 9, 2012
Norman L. Jaeger 80 of Lindenwood, IL died Friday, November 09, 2012 in Swedish American Hospital. He was born on October 18, 1932 in Lindenwood, IL, the son of Theodore E. and Esther P. Timm Jaeger. Norm married Donna H. Rundberg on February 7, 1959 in Rockford, IL. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He worked...
Linda L. Beardin
Nov 2, 2012
Linda L. Beardin, 63, of Rockford, passed away on Nov. 2, 2012 among loved ones and friends in Rockford IL. She was a beautiful women who went to be with God. Linda was born on Feb. 12, 1949, in Rochelle, to John and Emma (Peterson) Beardin. In 1967, she graduated from Rochelle Township High School. She was employed for many...
