Fayetta Helser
Feb 4, 2018
Fayetta R. Helser, 76, of Montgomery, formerly of Rockford, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018, in Adventist LaGrange (IL) Memorial Hospital. Born March 6, 1941, in Rockford, the daughter of Richard and Betty (Burick) McGuire. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1959. Married Charles Helser on October 2, 1961. Retired from Process Plastics. She was a collegiate in the...
Mary Miller
Feb 2, 2018
Mary L. Miller, 94, of Rockford passed away Friday, February 2, 2018, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born August 17, 1923, in Rockford, the daughter of the former Mayor of Loves Park, Daniel and Mabel (Johnson) Timmis. Graduate of Harlem High School, Class of 1941. Graduate of Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago, Class of 1947. Mary received her Public Health Certification...
David Gough
Feb 1, 2018
David W. “Skip” Gough, 82, of Loves Park passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018, in his home. Born March 8, 1935, in Rockford, the son of Joseph W. and Margaret B. (Lynch) Gough. U.S. Marine veteran. Married Jacquelyn “Jackie” Fair. Owned and operated Gough Heating with his sons for many years. Dave “Skip” began racing go-karts in 1960 at Windsor...
Timothy Considine
Jan 24, 2018
Timothy P. Considine, 60, of Belvidere passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Born October 8, 1957, in Champaign, the son of James Lloyd and Lois (Morrissey) Considine. Married Kimberly Evink on September 17, 1988, in Rockford, at St. Rita Catholic Church. Employed as an attorney in Rockford for many years. Member of St. Rita Catholic Church. Tim was known and...
Sidney Robinson
Jan 21, 2018
Sidney Robinson, 83, of Rockford passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018, in SwedishAmerican Hospital. Born November 11, 1934, in New Madrid, MO, the son of Joseph and Omie (Parris) Robinson. Married Kathryn Propes. They were married 57 years. Formerly employed by Elco / Camcar Textron for more than 45 years. Member of Alpine Lutheran Church. He enjoyed wrestling matches and...
Barbara Runestad
Jan 20, 2018
Barbara L. Runestad, 91, of Rockford died Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Wesley Willows Senior Living Community. Born October 2, 1926, in Morris, IL, the daughter of Karl and Lucille (Horth) Aarrestad. Married Rev. Luverne T. Runestad, June 19, 1948. Retired as a R.N. working in mental health care for many years. Barb was a sweet, warm, caring, giving person,...
Alistair Alexander
Jan 18, 2018
Alistair C. Alexander, 54, of Roscoe was called home Thursday, January 18, 2018, after a long illness. Born June 18, 1963, in Montrose Angus, Scotland, the son of Alistair K. and Catherine G. (Lobban) Alexander. He loved animals and working on cars. Survivors include his mother, Catherine Alexander; daughter, Amanda Alexander; and fiancé, Christine Bates. Predeceased by his father. The...
Mary Rotert
Jan 16, 2018
Mary Eileen (Sullivan) Rotert, age 76, of Belvidere, IL, formerly of Lemmon, Rapid City and Sturgis, SD, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Maple Crest Care Centre in Belvidere. She was born May 31, 1941, in Lemmon, SD, the daughter of John L. and Marguerite M. (Klinkhammer) Sullivan. Eileen graduated from Lemmon High School and Black Hills State College...
Constance "Connie" Stimpson
Jan 14, 2018
Constance “Connie” Marie (Shephard) Stimpson, 90, of Rockford passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018, in River Bluff Nursing Home. Born March 6, 1927, in Patch Grove, WI, the daughter of George T. and Millicent (Dubel) Shepherd. Connie grew up in Mount Hope, WI. Married Carlos G. Stimpson on February 21, 1945, in Philadelphia, PA, while Carlos was in the Navy. ...
Alan Larson
Jan 12, 2018
Alan R. Larson, 92, of Winnebago passed away Friday, January 12, 2018, in Prairie View Assisted Living. Born January 22, 1925, in Rockford, the son of Richard C. and Alma B. (Wold) Larson. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1943. Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy on the LST’s 502 and 854 #1101 in Europe...
Harriett Mccalmon
Jan 12, 2018
Harriet L. (Hennings) McCalmon, 93, of Rockford, died peacefully on Friday, January 12, 2018. Born July 24, 1924. Married to Robert McCalmon for 70 years, until his death on June 4, 2014, at the age of 94. They were both active in the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard. She worked as a secretary at Rock Valley College and tutored...
Scott Carlson
Jan 11, 2018
Scott S. Carlson, 58, of Loves Park passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, in his home. Born September 7, 1959, in Rockford, the son of P. Stephen “Steve” and Diane L. (Holm) Carlson. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1977. Attended Rock Valley College. Was a lifelong musician. Played in the band Puppet in the Rockford area for several...
Rose Delehanty
Jan 8, 2018
Rose Marie Delehanty, 66, of Loves Park passed away Monday, January 8, 2018. Born June 12, 1951, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Wallace and Marie (Ricotta) Morud. Survivors include her husband, John; daughter, Kelly Rose Delehanty; and brother, Leonard Morud. Predeceased by her parents. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 11, in St. James Catholic Church,...
Thomas "Tom" Frawley
Jan 8, 2018
Thomas “Tom” A. Frawley, 86, of Rockford passed away Monday, January 8, 2018, in Medina Manor Nursing Center. Born June 26, 1931, in Bloomington, the son of John E. and Marion E. (Parker) Frawley. Veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Navy. Employed by the Rockford Fire Department from 1956 to 1986, retiring with the rank of Deputy...
Richard Schaff
Jan 6, 2018
Richard W. Schaff, 91, of Rockford, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 6, 2018, in his residence. Born July 30, 1926, in Racine, WI, the son of Alexander and Geneva (Haas) Schaff. Married Virginia Beckington. Retired from Roper Whitney. Richard enjoyed Golf, woodworking and the Saturday breakfasts trading stories with his fishing buddies. Survivors include wife, Virginia; daughters, Julia (Austin) Crawford,...
Jesse Turner
Jan 6, 2018
Jesse J. Turner, 94, of Machesney Park, passed away peacefully, on a cold Saturday, January 6, 2018, after a short illness. Born March 19, 1923, in Biggers, AR, the son of Andrew and Ollie (McClain) Turner. He had four brothers and one sister, and wasn’t able to finish the 6th grade, as it was the Great Depression and he was...
John Armstrong
Jan 5, 2018
John E. Armstrong, 85, of Rockford passed away Friday, January 5, 2018. Born October 16, 1932, in Leechburg, PA, the son of John B. and Edith E. (Goodbread) Armstrong. Veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Army. Married Lois A. Allen on June 17, 1955, in Clinton, IL. Graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1958. Employed by...
Ronnie "Ronald" Kiewel
Jan 1, 2018
Ronnie “Ronald” L. Kiewel, 71, of Rockford died Monday, January 1, 2018. Arrangements are pending at Delehanty Funeral Home, Ltd., 401 River Lane, Loves Park.
Gale Meredith
Jan 1, 2018
Gale A. Meredith, 64, of Rockford passed away Monday, January 1, 2018. Born January 27, 1953, in Rockford, the daughter of George and Frances (Harvey) Lister. Graduated from Boylan High School, Class of 1971. Employed by the State of Illinois for 38 years, retiring in 2016. Survivors include her father, George Lister of Hines, MN; brother, Glenn (Susan) Lister of...
Claude Ferguson, Sr.
Jan 1, 2018
Claude D. Ferguson, Sr., 76, of Rockford was called home Monday, January 1, 2018, in East Bank Center. Born August 1, 1941, in Rosston, AK. Married Vera L. Revels. Employed by Camcar for 31 years, retiring in 2000. He loved having family and friends over at the “stadium”. Claude enjoyed bowling, darts and camping. Avid Chicago Bears and Bulls fan....
