Ronald Ashcraft
Dec 18, 2020
Ronald L. Ashcraft “Scruffdog”, 58, of Rockford was called home Friday, December 18, 2020, surrounded by his family in his residence. Born July 23, 1962, in Rockford, the son of Leon and Rochelle Ashcraft. Graduated from Belvidere High School, Class of 1980. Married AnnaMaria Laudicina on December 21, 1991, in Rockford. Employed by Rockford Products for 12 years. Member of...
Robert "Bob" Adams
Dec 18, 2020
Robert “Bob” W. Adams, Jr., 71, of Machesney Park passed away Friday, December 18, 2020, in his home. Born December 1, 1949, in Rockford, the son of Robert W. and Janet (Buffington) Adams, Sr. Married Marie Wells; they enjoyed 42 years together. Employed by Chrysler as a robotic repairman and programmer for 26 years. Member of IBEW Local 364 for...
Betty Henley
Dec 17, 2020
Betty Lou Henley, 90, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born March 7, 1930, in Rockford, the daughter of Gordon R. and Judith (Anderson) Carlson. Married the love of her life, Keith D. Henley, in 1956. Betty loved to travel, play cards, take art classes, attend concerts, go to...
Vern Larson
Dec 17, 2020
Vern E. Larson, 87, of Loves Park passed away peacefully Thursday, December 17, 2020, in his home. Born January 20, 1933, in Milbank, SD, the son of Carl O. and Alice I. (Stenzel) Larson. Veteran of the Korean conflict, serving in the U.S. Army. Married Janice “Earlene” Cox on February 16, 1952, in Rockford. He worked 45 years for Rockford...
Pauline Saline
Dec 16, 2020
Pauline Yvonne Saline, 85, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020, in her home. Born January 11, 1935, in Rockford, the daughter of Francois and Yvonne (Grayson) Coster. Married Laree Saline. Member of Grace Lutheran Church. She enjoyed her friends, working and taking care of her family. Pauline was a hard worker who would set a good example by...
Barbara Iverson
Dec 16, 2020
Barbara A. Iverson, 80, of Rockford died Wednesday, December 16, 2020, in her home after a valiant battle with cancer. Born November 26, 1940, in Rockford, the daughter of Emery and Ilene (Bruce) Schuh. She graduated in 1959 from Bishop Muldoon High School and later that year married Mark Iverson, whom she met at Lake Ripley in Cambridge, WI, a...
Dale James
Dec 16, 2020
Dale L. “Big G.” James, 80, of Machesney Park was reunited with his wife and family on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, in his home. Born June 10, 1940, in Rockford, the son of Henry and Betty J. (Lorenzen) James. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1958. Married Nedra J. Harris on August 28, 1965, in Rockford. Employed by North...
Todd Greenlee
Dec 16, 2020
Todd Joseph Greenlee, 47, of Roscoe passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020, after a 16-year battle fighting a brain tumor and melanoma. He never complained about his fate in life. Todd was born April 2, 1973, in Belvidere, the son of John “Jack” W. and Jean (Hart) Greenlee. Graduated from Guilford High School, Class of 1991, and graduated from Illinois...
Michael Rainwater
Dec 15, 2020
Michael W. Rainwater, 67, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Born September 20, 1953, in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Mark J. and Betty Marie (Vanderhyden) Rainwater. Michael was a student at Rock Valley College. He enjoyed thrifting and buying/selling electronics. Michael had a strong faith in the Lord and has gone...
Herbert Greenlee, Md
Dec 11, 2020
Herbert B. Greenlee, MD, 93, of Caledonia passed away peacefully Friday, December 11, 2020, in Rockford, Illinois. Herbert Breckenridge Greenlee was born September 6, 1927, in Rockford, Illinois, to Harvey James Greenlee and Abbie Annetta (McCathran) Greenlee. A member of the close-knit Scottish community centered around Caledonia and Argyle, Illinois, he grew up on the McEachran Homestead family farm on...
Alice J. And Robert Davidson
Dec 9, 2020
Beloved wife and husband of Rockford, Alice Jeanne (Gantz) Davidson, 81, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, and Robert “Bob” E. Davidson, 83, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020. Alice was born July 5, 1939, in Rockford, the daughter of Clarence and Alice (Olsen) Gantz. Robert was born March 3, 1937, in Johnstown, PA, the son of James and Mardell...
Jeffrey Kuehne
Dec 9, 2020
Jeffrey E. Kuehne, 64, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, in SwedishAmerican Hospital. Born May 15, 1956, in Rockford, the son of Alvin A. and Carol A. (Hartman) Kuehne. Owned and operated Kuehne Group Inc., with his brother, Mike, for 35 years. He enjoyed watching movies, reading, golfing, drinking his scotch, and going out to eat, especially at...
Eric Peterson
Dec 8, 2020
Eric R. Peterson, 50, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Born August 21, 1970, in Rockford, the son of Darrel R. and Rosalie “Carrol” (Ruggles) Peterson, Sr. Graduated from Pecatonica High School, Class of 1988. Married Darla Brinker on May 18, 2002, in Loves Park. Member of St. John Lutheran Church in Pecatonica. Eric loved snowmobiling, fishing, and...
Leland Hudgin
Dec 7, 2020
Leland A. “Hudge” Hudgin, 79, of Loves Park passed away Monday, December 7, 2020, at home surrounded by family. Born June 10, 1941, in Tiskilwa, the son of Clayborn J. “C.J.” and Leola (Lucas) Hudgin. Married Sandra Folkerts on March 10, 1962, in Rockford. Co-owned and operated East State Barber Stylists, retiring in 2008. Member of Grace Lutheran Church. Hudge...
Ruth Johnson
Dec 5, 2020
Ruth M. Johnson, 97, of Rockford, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, in River Bluff Nursing Home. Born October 25, 1923, in Lena, the daughter of Clarence and Caroline (Beyer) Swanson. Married John J. Johnson, Jr. on May 29, 1952, in Galena. Employed as a beautician for 40 years. Member of Grace Lutheran Church and...
Gordon "Gordy" Passmore
Dec 4, 2020
Gordon “Gordy” L. Passmore, 89, of Rockford passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. Born April 20, 1931, in Rockford, the son of Thomas and Florence Leona (Fehler) Passmore. Veteran of the U.S. Marines, serving from 1952 to 1954. Married Jeanne Salmon on October 26, 1996, in Lake Tahoe, CA. Employed by ComEd as a lineman for 33 years. Gordy loved...
Evelyn King-Edwards
Dec 4, 2020
Evelyn L. King-Edwards, 76, of Loves Park passed away peacefully Friday, December 4, 2020. Born January 20, 1944, in Amboy, the daughter of George and Veula (Willey) Timmons. Survivors include her daughter, Melinda Bunger; grandchildren, Zachariah Bunger and Jacob Bunger; sister, Rosalene Sanford; and brother, Robert (Liz) Masters. Predeceased by her parents. As per her request, cremation rites were accorded....
Philip Armstrong
Dec 3, 2020
Philip A. Armstrong, 58, of Rockford went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 3, 2020. Born February 18, 1962, in Rockford, IL, the son of John E. and Lois A. (Allen) Armstrong. Philip attended Barbara Olson Center of Hope in Rockford for many years and most recently at Malcolm Eaton Enterprises in Freeport, IL. He also attended Forest...
Jackie "Jack" Mitchell
Nov 29, 2020
Jackie "Jack" D. Mitchell, 76, of Loves Park was called home Sunday, November 29, 2020, in Javon Bea Hospital. Born February 7, 1944, in Rockford, the son of Laverne D. and Barbara L. (Beckett) Mitchell. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1962. Veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a "car guy" and trained many other "car guys" in...
John "Jack" Hayenga
Nov 29, 2020
John “Jack” G. Hayenga, 92, of De Kalb, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, in Oak Crest Retirement Center. Born April 1, 1928, in Dearborn, Michigan, the son of John J. and Viola (Gann) Hayenga. Veteran of the U.S. Navy. Married Margaret “Pat” P. Newell on April 19, 1951, in South Beloit. Employed by...
