Raymond Mckee
Jul 6, 2020
Raymond Ernest McKee, 66, of Loves Park passed away Monday, July 6, 2020, in Winnebago. Born February 16, 1954, in Machesney Park, the son of Ernest L. and June May (Hughes) McKee. Employed by Estwing Manufacturing for 42 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. Raymond loved motorcycles and his dogs. Survivors include his son, Jesse...
Reba Knudson
Jul 5, 2020
Reba C. Knudson, 95, of Rockford passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, in Wesley Willows. Born May 21, 1925, in Centerville, IA, the daughter of John and Vida (Kaster) Clark. Married Melvin K. Knudson on June 26, 1948. Survivors include her sons, Terry (Paulette) Knudson and Mark (Marge) Knudson; grandsons, William Jodun, Matthew (Krystal) Knudson and Mark “Bear” (Courtney) Knudson;...
Thomas "T.K." Kirwan
Jul 4, 2020
Thomas “T.K.” John Kirwan, 83, of Machesney Park passed away after a short battle with esophageal cancer on Saturday, July 4, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his family. Born January 6, 1937, in Darlington, WI, the son of Edmund Ryan and Rose (Kindle) Kirwan. Veteran of the U.S. Navy. Married Joan Stevens on February 1, 1959, in Dubuque, IA....
Ingrid Clark
Jun 25, 2020
Ingrid Marie Clark, 71, of Loves Park passed into the loving arms of her savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, June 25, 2020, after a courageous 13-year battle with cancer. Born July 21, 1948, in Morris, the daughter of Sigurd Norman and Florence Mae (Houghtby) Larsen. Ingrid was a child of Christian missionaries, spending much of her early life in Cameroon,...
Jerry Donovan
Jun 25, 2020
Jerry Delano Donovan, 87, of Durand passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Rockford. He was born June 7, 1933, in Rockford, the son of William Jacob and Eva Marie (Bird) Donovan. Jerry was the youngest of eight children. His mother died when Jerry was an infant and he was placed in St Joseph's Orphanage in Freeport with his other...
Joseph "Joe" Taskey
Jun 25, 2020
Joseph “Joe” Lee Taskey, 59, of Loves Park died Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Rockford. Born May 25, 1961, in Rockford, the son of Fred L. and Mary Ann (McVety) Taskey. Employed by Abidon Leasing and owned and operated JTs Home Improvement. Formerly employed by JP Cullen. He enjoyed fishing on his boat during the summer and ice-fishing during the...
Daniel Lang
Jun 21, 2020
Daniel Michael Lang, 69, of Machesney Park passed away Sunday, June 21, 2020, in his home. Born February 14, 1951, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of James C. and Mary Jean (Brooks) Lang. Married Jo Ellen Rood on June 1, 1974, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was recruited to University of Wisconsin in Green Bay to play soccer, where he...
Rebecca Gray
Jun 19, 2020
Rebecca Ann Gray, 68, of Loves Park passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Javon Bea Hospital. Born Monday, April 7, 1952, in Rice Lake, WI, the daughter of Virgil and Evelyn (Lange) and Katherine (Haines) Novotny. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1970. Married Roger Gray. Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Rebecca was the first female Class...
Ned Friel
Jun 17, 2020
Ned Friel, 64, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison. Born September 30, 1955, in Rockford, the son of Joseph James and Josephine F. (Szuminski) Friel. Married Nancy Moser on June 27, 1981. Formerly employed as a pipefitter for Local 23, then was employed as a senior mechanical inspector for the City of...
Gerald "Jerry" Lamb
Jun 14, 2020
Gerald “Jerry” E. Lamb, 87, of Machesney Park passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020, in Loves Park. Born May 31, 1933, in Rockford, the son of Charles and Alverna (Bolen) Lamb. Graduated from West High School, Class of 1951. Jerry was the first in his family to graduate from high school. Veteran of the U.S. Army where he achieved rank...
Juliette "Julie" Nyberg
Jun 11, 2020
Juliette “Julie” E. Nyberg, 93, of Rockford passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center. Born July 3, 1926, in Rockford, the daughter of Henry Clay and Irene Elizabeth (Blomquist) Hillary. Married Duane E. Nyberg on June 23, 1944, in Rockford. Formerly employed at Breck’s Hallmark. Her life reflected her faith and relationship with her Lord and...
Ronald Kirschbaum
Jun 10, 2020
Ronald L. Kirschbaum, 84, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in SwedishAmerican Hospital, after battling many health issues during most of his life. Born January 21, 1936, in Rockford, the only child of Leo and Genevieve (Geiger) Kirschbaum. He graduated from Church School, Turner School, Roosevelt Junior High and West High, Class of 1955. Married Eva L. Reich...
Barbara "Barb" Higar
Jun 8, 2020
Barbara “Barb” Ann Higar, 79, of Machesney Park passed away peacefully Monday, June 8, 2020, at her home. She was born April 4, 1941, in Sterling, IL, the daughter of John and Lillian (Protheroe) Loos. She was employed by Barber-Colman for over 30 years prior to retirement. Barb was an avid sports fan. The neighbors would know that she was...
Sabrina Burdick-Heffran
Jun 5, 2020
Sabrina Ann Burdick-Heffran, 38, of Rockford passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, in her home. Born May 22, 1982, in Rockford, the daughter of Dallas and Konnie (Burdick) Heffran. Graduate of Page Park School. She loved living her life with family. Sabrina enjoyed swimming, horseback riding and watching endless episodes of Barney and gameshows. She always had a smile for...
Tamra Bennett-Brubaker
Jun 5, 2020
Tamra Lynn “Grammy” Bennett-Brubaker, 70, of Rockford passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, in University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison. Born December 12, 1949, in Coshocton, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph Rodney Stubbs and Velma Mirl Flowers. Formerly employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield, Rockford Heath Systems and most recently Jewelry Concepts. Tamra was a foster parent for many years. She...
Jean Baker
Jun 3, 2020
Anna Rogene “Jean” Baker, 91, of Apache Junction, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in her home. Born July 15, 1928, in Oregon, Illinois, the daughter of Bernard and Naomi (Traver) Francis. Married Melvin R. Baker on June 21, 1947, in Rockford, Illinois. Retired from Acme Grinding. Longtime member of the Moose Club in Rockford, Illinois, and Apache Junction,...
Magdalen Scheid
Jun 1, 2020
Magdalen G. Scheid, 89, of Rockford passed away Monday, June 1, 2020, at Rosewood Care Center. Born June 12, 1930, in East Prairie, Missouri, the daughter of Lester T. and Mamie (Eiceman) Rodgers. Married Joseph L. Scheid on April 9 ,1952, in Pocahontas, Arkansas. They came to Rockford on their honeymoon and liked it so well that they moved here...
Robert Armstrong
Jun 1, 2020
Robert F. Armstrong, 95, of Loves Park passed away June 1, 2020, in Wesley Willows. Born August 4, 1924, in Mystic, Iowa, the son of George W. and Anna (Aitken) Armstrong. Veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy. Married Beverly J. O'Dell on July 3, 1948, in Roscoe. Employed by Ingersoll Milling for over 30 years. He loved watching his grandchildren’s...
Deborah "Debbie" Kohl
Jun 1, 2020
Deborah “Debbie” Katherine Kohl, 68, of Rockford passed away Monday, June 1, 2020. Born on April 16, 1952, in Rockford, the beloved daughter of Mathias and Katherine (Miller) Kohl. Debbie’s quick wit, the ability to make people laugh, and her compassion for others touched many lives for over 40 years as a nurse at Swedish American Hospital. Survivors include her...
David Cummings
May 19, 2020
David W. “Dave” Cummings, 82, of Roscoe passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Rockford. He was born March 4, 1938, in Rockford, the son of David Stuart “Pete” and Vivian (Updyke) Cummings. He attended East High and graduated in the class of 1956. He married his love and best friend, Phyllis Bender on September 17, 1960, and...
