Lois Petty
Nov 26, 2020
Lois Jean Petty, 91, of Machesney Park passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020. Born December 19, 1928, in Unionville, MO, the daughter of Abraham J. and Dollie E. (Harris) Rowland. Married James P. Petty, Sr. on October 19, 1947. Active member of Calvary Memorial Church for over 40 years. She was the ultimate baseball fan, following both professional teams and...
Barbara Ainsworth
Nov 24, 2020
Barbara Mae Ainsworth, 85, of Rockford was called home after a short illness on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Born November 24, 1935, in Rockford, the daughter of James and Mary (McDevitt) Newman. Graduated from East High School, Class of 1953. Married Wayne Ainsworth on December 30, 1976, in Belvidere. Employed by Greenlee Tool for 26 years, retiring in 1990. Member...
Don Smith
Nov 22, 2020
Don C. “Smoke Dog” Smith, 70, of Machesney Park passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020, in Swedish American Hospital. Born November 11, 1950, in Trumann, AR, the son of Harold L. and Louise (Parks) Smith. Married Carolyn Biggs and they enjoyed 30 years together. Don was a kind man that always helped others. He was a creative jack-of-all-trades that could...
Ina Johnson
Nov 22, 2020
Ina G. Johnson, 103, of Rockford, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020. Born March 1, 1917, in Corning, AR, the daughter of Onnie and Callie (Brannum) Chappell. Educated in Rockford schools and lived in Rockford since childhood. Married Arvid R. Johnson on October 6, 1935, in Belvidere. They enjoyed 47 years of marriage until his passing on January 6, 1983....
Dorothy "Dot" Kittleson
Nov 21, 2020
Dorothy M. “Dot” Kittleson, 98, of Rockford passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, from complications of COVID. Born Jan. 5, 1922, in Stillman Valley, the daughter of Frank and Elsie (Friday) Baker. Married LeRoy M. Kittleson on Sept. 16, 1946, in Rockford. Employed by Geri’s Hamburger in Loves Park and most recently by Dutch Mill in Rockford. Resided at Christian...
Jimmie Triplett
Nov 19, 2020
Jimmie A. Triplett, 73, of Loves Park passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, in Rock River Health Care. Born Saturday, April 19, 1947, in Queen City, MO, the son of Lawrence and Emmogene (Brown) Triplett. Employed by Rockford Products for over 30 years. Jimmie was an avid Bears, Cubs and NASCAR fan. He was known as Uncle Jimmie to...
Virginia Manning
Nov 19, 2020
Virginia E. Manning, 81, of Rockford passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020, in OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Born Monday, April 10, 1939, in Rockford, the daughter of Fay and Helene (Pegau) Tuttle. Married Joe Manning and they enjoyed 21 years together before his passing. Employed by GROW of Illinois as a mental health counselor. Active member of Riverside Community...
Charles "Chuck" Ridlbauer
Nov 17, 2020
Charles “Chuck” James Ridlbauer, 90, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020. He was the life of the party until his final illness when he died of complications from COVID. Born March 21, 1930, in Peoria, the son of Charles Ferdinand and Charlene Theodosia (Grogan) Ridlbauer. Veteran of the U.S. Naval Reserve, serving from 1947 to 1951. Married Joyce...
Joseph Getter
Nov 15, 2020
Joseph D. “J.D.” Getter, 66, of Machesney Park passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020, in his home. Born August 29, 1954, in Viroqua, Wisconsin, the son of Walter J. and Doris E. (Lawrence) Getter. Veteran of the U.S. Army serving as a Staff Sargent from 1977 to 1985 where he also worked on radar equipment. He married Lynn M. Hendershott...
Patricia Polhamus
Nov 9, 2020
Patricia A. Polhamus, 85, of Galena, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020, in Dubuque, Iowa. Born October 29, 1935, in Decatur, the daughter of Elmer and Grace Townson. Married Keith A. Polhamus on November 27, 1954, in Rockford. She was a great cook who loved baking, especially Christmas cookies. Pat loved going to casinos and playing the slots. She loved...
David "Dave" Hobson
Nov 7, 2020
David “Dave” A. Hobson, Sr., 82, of Stoughton, WI, was called home Saturday, November 7, 2020. Born December 2, 1937, in Rochelle, IL, the son of Arthur F. and Margaret E. (Baker) Hobson. Dave loved family and farming. Beginning farming near Rockton, IL, he also farmed in Brodhead, then Browntown, Milton, and lastly in Wonewoc, WI. He was a dairy...
Shirley Goranson
Nov 5, 2020
Shirley Lorraine Goranson, 83, of Rockford passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, in The Atrium. Born February 14, 1937, in Rockford, the daughter of Arthur W. and Marion E. (White) Alberts. Married Robert Gerald Goranson on October 13, 1958, in Rockford. Employed by Rockford Memorial Hospital with Dr. Charles Inskeep and Rockford Heath Systems since 1958, retiring in 2007. Active...
Neva Risley
Nov 3, 2020
Neva J. Risley, 97, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020. She was born August 10, 1923, in Davis, the daughter of Edwin and Anna (Goeke) Meinert. Neva was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul U.C.C. at Eppleyanna. She graduated from Durand High School, then moved to Rockford to attend Cosmetology School. Neva worked for many years as a...
Dennis Cutler
Oct 31, 2020
Dennis L. Cutler, 72, of Loves Park was reunited with his wife Saturday, October 31, 2020. Born February 10, 1948, in Kenosha, Wis., the son of Glenn M. and Evelyn A. (Becker) Cutler. Married Nancy J. Fuerstenau on September 21, 1985, in Machesney Park. Employed by Rockford Memorial Hospital for 28 years, retiring in 2014. Member of St. Paul Lutheran...
Elizabeth Jacobsen
Oct 28, 2020
Elizabeth Denison Jacobsen, 84, of Loves Park passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in her home, in her chair, after many health issues. Born February 12, 1936, in Beloit, Wis., the daughter of William Henry and Annette P. (Johnston) Chesbrough. Married Martin Jacobsen. She had fond memories of vacations in Sarasota, Fla., through the generosity of Cindy and Ronnie....
Laura Schwanke
Oct 28, 2020
Laura S. Schwanke, 98, of Machesney Park passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Born April 10, 1922, in Angelo, WI, the daughter of Milton and Clara (Erickson) Cook. Married Fredrick “Fritz” H. Schwanke on April 15, 1943, in Sparta, Wis. Member of Concordia Lutheran Church and VFW Post 9759. Laura loved gardening, flowers, being...
Marianna Bivens
Oct 24, 2020
Marianna Bivens, 94, of Machesney Park, IL, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020, at her residence. She was a native of Poland, and a Holocaust Survivor. She is survived by her husband, Willard Bivens of Machesney Park; daughter, Teresa Adamski of Rockford, IL; son, Waldek Kwiatkowski of Rockford, IL; 4 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and family who reside in Poland. She...
Carol Waters
Oct 23, 2020
Carol Mary Waters, 85, of Loves Park passed away. It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce her passing; our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister-in-law, and friend, passed away on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in Rockford, IL. Born on Christmas day, 1934, in Racine, WI, the daughter of Aloise and Violet (Kaski) Price. Married Herbert Waters on...
Max Keeling
Oct 23, 2020
Max L. Keeling, 85, of Machesney Park passed away Friday, October 23, 2020. Born May 10, 1935, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Vale H. and Dorothy M. (Wright) Keeling. Graduated from West High School, Class of 1954. Married Harriett Wilke on February 6, 1955, in Rockford. Retired from Barber-Colman. Member of Third Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, fishing...
Judith Fair
Oct 22, 2020
Judith A. Fair, 76, of Roscoe passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020. Born August 22, 1944, in Sterling, the daughter of Hugo J. and Mabel K. (Dietz) Gerken. Married Anthony R. Fair on October 30, 1971, in Rock Falls. She enjoyed family researching genealogy and traveling. Survivors include her son, Scott (Michelle Smith) Fair; daughter, Melissa Fair; grandchildren, Gianna Fair...
