Ralph "R.J." Belcher
Jan 3, 2022
Ralph “R.J.” James Belcher, 86, of Rockford passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, in his home. Born November 5, 1935, in Kegley, West Virginia, the son of Luther and Lucy (Davis) Belcher. Married Rosa Thompson on August 3, 1953, in Pearisburg, Virginia. Employed by Barber-Colman. He was a Mr. Fix It, loved fixing up cars and keeping the house in...
Arlene Stultz
Jan 1, 2022
Arlene M. Stultz, 92, of Rockford passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center. Born December 24, 1929, in Brodhead, Wisconsin, the daughter of Marion and Marian (Harper) Leng. Graduated from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater with a degree in education. Arlene taught one year in a one room schoolhouse at Davis School near Juda, Wisconsin. She...
Robert Peterson
Dec 30, 2021
Robert Sidney Peterson, 79, of Machesney Park passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, in SwedishAmerican Hospital. Born January 9, 1942, in Rockford, the son of Anton Sigfried and Gunhild Marie (Anderson) Peterson. Attended East High School. Veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1960 to 1964. Married Betty Jane Conklin in New Jersey. Employed as a custodian by the Harlem...
David Conover
Dec 28, 2021
David W. Conover, 91, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at home surrounded by family. Born September 23, 1930, in Rockford, the son of Charles and Margaret (Davidson) Conover. Married Joan Pahl on February 27, 1953, in Dubuque, Iowa. Employed by Rockford Housing Authority for more than 25 years, retiring in 1997. David was a Champion Golden Gloves...
Janice "Jan" Kooistra
Dec 28, 2021
Janice “Jan” M. Kooistra, 67, of Rockford was called home Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Born February 14, 1954, in Rockford, the daughter of Robert E. and Elsa M. (Nystrom) Borchardt. Attended Keith Country Day School, graduated from Guilford High School, Class of 1972, and Rockford College, Class of 1976. Married Henry R. Kooistra on September 11, 1976, in Rockford. Member...
Laurie Mann
Dec 27, 2021
Laurie J. Mann, 48, of Rockford passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, in Park Strathmoor Nursing Home. Born January 20, 1973, in Rockford, the daughter of Raymond N. and Mary Lou (Skilling) Mann. Her first job was at Doughboys Donuts. She loved to work with children and visit friends. Avid Green Bay Packer and Chicago Cubs fan. Survivors include her...
Nancy Hersey
Dec 25, 2021
Nancy K. Hersey, 79, of Rockford passed away peacefully Saturday, December 25, 2021, in Wesley Willows. Born December 10, 1942, in Rockford, the daughter of David R. and Madeline A. (Priest) Hough. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1960. Married Douglas G. Hersey on October 9, 1965, in Rockton. Employed by Rockford Public Schools for 22 years and formerly...
Steven Luter
Dec 25, 2021
Steven K. Luter, 78, of Rockford passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, in Wesley Willows Health Center with his wife, Judy, by his side. He was born March 27, 1943, in Ross, California, the son of Lavon H. and Carrie (Molencupp) Luter. Upon his family's move to the Rockford area, Steve went to school in the Harlem District, graduating from...
Robert "Bob" White
Dec 24, 2021
Robert “Bob” N. White, 60, of Rockford was called home Friday, December 24, 2021. Born May 29, 1961, in Elmhurst, the son of Joseph and Mary (Overstreet) White. Graduated from Belvidere High School, Class of 1979. Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Married Deborah “Debbie” J. Hinde on October 18, 1997, in Rockford. Formerly employed by Groot Industries, formerly BFI,...
Lawrence "Larry" Osborne
Dec 24, 2021
Lawrence “Larry” J. Osborne, 67, of Rockford passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021, less than four months after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. His wife, Becky Thalhofer and their family were by his side. Larry was born August 31, 1954, in Rockford, the third of eight children of William F. and Rose J. (Reiland) Osborne. He graduated from St....
Kyong "Kay" Walseth
Dec 22, 2021
Kyong “Kay” C. Walseth, 83, of Loves Park was called home Wednesday, December 22, 2021, in her home. Born January 24, 1938, in Taegu, South Korea, the daughter of Tae Jin and Il Sun (Kim) Park. Married Richard A. Walseth on December 18, 1962, in Seoul, South Korea. Employed by Greenlee Textron for more than 40 years. Active member of...
Peggy Heidenreich
Dec 21, 2021
Peggy S. Heidenreich, 84, of Hartford, WI, formerly of Mesa, AZ, and Loves Park, IL, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, in her daughter’s home, after a short battle with cancer. Born April 24, 1937, in Dante, VA, the daughter of Donald L. and Arwood V. (Frazier) Keith. She was raised in Dante, VA, and graduated from Castlewood High School. ...
Jonathan Taylor
Dec 20, 2021
Jonathan W. Taylor, 67, of Rockford passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, in his home. Born October 25, 1954, in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of Jack and Nellie (Dunaway) Taylor. Married Christine Lutzow on June 1, 1985, in Rockford. Employed as an off-road tire technician for 40 years. He loved spending time with family, fishing, reading, boating, shooting, being outdoors...
Karl Johnson
Dec 18, 2021
Karl Robert “Roundy” Johnson, 96, of Rockford passed away peacefully Saturday morning, December 18, 2021, in his home. Born October 13, 1925, in Rockford, the son of Axel Wilhelm and Ingeborg Evelyn (Carlson) Johnson. Graduated from East High School, Class of 1943. Veteran of the U.S. Navy serving from 1943 to 1946. Married Joan A. Binger in 1946; they shared...
John Carratt
Dec 18, 2021
John F. Carratt, 68, of South Beloit passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, with his family by his side. Born August 4, 1953, in Joliet, the son of Dennis and Rosemary (McClure) Carratt. John grew up in the town of New Milford and served briefly in the military. He was a linesman and finished his career working for Tan Books...
Mary Trapani
Dec 18, 2021
Mary Christine (Sacco) Trapani, 82, of Rockford, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 18, 2021, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, with her loving family surrounding her bedside. Born May 8, 1939, in Rockford, the daughter of Peter and Angelina (Vaccarello) Sacco. Married Joseph V. Trapani at St. Bernadette Catholic Church on November 28, 1959, in Rockford. Mary was the business...
Robert Weyrauch
Dec 15, 2021
Robert John “Fuzzy” Weyrauch, 93, of Loves Park passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Born October 25, 1928, in Rockford, the youngest child of eight to Christian and Julia B. (Treder) Weyrauch. Known to many as “Fuzzy” since he was eight years old, and a barber gave him the nickname because his haircut was so “FUZZY”. He graduated from Harlem...
Gene Giacomelli
Dec 13, 2021
Gene Edward Giacomelli, 90, of Machesney Park passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, in his home. Born April 10, 1931, in Chicago, the son of Romeo and Mildred (Chedister) Giacomelli. Graduated from Bradley University. Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Married Sharon K. (Mason) Bradford on June 27, 1986. Employed by General Electric, Ingersoll Milling Machine and owned and operated...
Jean Galbreath
Dec 9, 2021
Jean J. Galbreath, 89, of Machesney Park passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021, in Javon Bea Hospital. Born August 28, 1932, in Rockford, the daughter of Gustav A. and Marie (Fryer) Schneider. Married Burl R. Galbreath on July 2, 1950, in Beloit, Wisconsin. Employed as a bus driver by the Harlem School District until retirement. Jean loved sewing, knitting, crocheting...
Christine Licari
Dec 7, 2021
Christine M. Licari, 73, of Loves Park passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Born May 4, 1948, in Rockford, the daughter of William W. and Betty E. (Goldbeck) Naill. Attended Harlem Schools. Married James R. Licari, Jr., on September 29, 1990. Employed by the Harlem School District for more than 13 years. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, family,...
