Bridget Purifoy
May 5, 2018
Bridget Purifoy, 56, of Rockford passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born August 3, 1961, in Rockford, the daughter of Enry and Trudell (Hicks) Purifoy. Survivors include daughter, Chaneka (Maria) Purifoy; son, Treon (Crystal) Purifoy; grandchildren, Serenity, Treon Jr., Mariah, Olivia, Bri’Neka, Christina, Anthony, Heleana, Brandon, Xavier, Michaela, Malachi, Tashiana, Kaiden, Carter and Finley; sisters, Judith...
Nancy Moist
Apr 27, 2018
Nancy L. Moist, 86, of Rockford passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, in SwedishAmerican Hospital. Born September 15, 1931, in Rockford, the daughter of Louis and Edna (Adams) Gable. She married her high school sweetheart, Wilbur F. Moist on May 26, 1951, in Roscoe. They enjoyed many wonderful vacations; visiting various locations here and abroad. The two traveled Europe for...
Matthew Tipton
Apr 26, 2018
Matthew D. Tipton, of Machesney Park, passed away Thursday, April 26th, 2018. Born July 24, 1994, the son of Harold Tipton and Jennifer (Spriggs) Beyer. Matthew was a member of Grace Lutheran Church as well as a practicing member of the Native American Church. He was proud of his Native heritage and loved hunting, Pow-Wow, and native crafting. Matthew trained...
Pauline Armellani
Apr 22, 2018
Pauline Ruth “Pam” Armellani, 84, of Rockford passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, in her son’s home, surrounded by family. Born May 9, 1933, in Black Rock, AR, the daughter of Otis and Audie (Jackson) Bennett. Married Albert "Jack" Armellani on December 3, 1954, in Rockford. Employed by Sears for 43 years. Member of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd....
Cleora "Cle" Karr
Apr 22, 2018
Cleora Carol Karr, 90, of Machesney Park passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. She was born on August 19, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Wesley and Blanche (Kinder) Condra. Cleora grew up in Tuscumbia, Missouri. She graduated from Tuscumbia High School. After high school, she attended Southwest Baptist College in Bolivar, Missouri. She received her bachelor’s degree from Pestalozzi-Froebel...
Raymond Powers
Apr 18, 2018
Raymond R. “Willie” Powers, 75, of Machesney Park passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in his home surrounded by family. Born December 12, 1942, in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Russell and Lily (Vandervate) Powers. Graduated from Galena High School, Class of 1960. Veteran of the Vietnam conflict, serving in the U.S. Army. Married Pamela A. Severson on September...
Margery Dean
Apr 18, 2018
Margery I. Dean, 82, of Rockford was reunited with her husband and daughter Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Born July 5, 1935, in Livonia, MO, the daughter of Robert and Nina (Ray) Shrake. Married Jerry Dean on November 25, 1954. Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Rockford 2nd Ward. She loved painting, writing poems, watching the...
Peggy Reilly
Apr 17, 2018
Peggy M. Reilly, 74, of Belvidere was reunited with her husband Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Born August 28, 1943, in Chicago, the daughter of Ira and Stella Cox. Married George T. Reilly on April 5, 1963, in Chicago. Member of the Verdi Club where she was involved with the Women’s Auxiliary and played Bocce. She loved spending time with her...
James "Jimmy" Kleck
Apr 13, 2018
James “Jimmy” E. Kleck, 63, of Loves Park passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, in his home. Born September 28, 1954, at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, the son of Edward J. Kleck and Carrie B. Phillips. Jimmy and his dad were lifelong friends, sharing a home for more than 40 years. Together, they enjoyed gun tournaments, playing pool, and...
Barbara Mally
Apr 11, 2018
Barbara J. Mally, 79, of Loves Park passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in her home. Born January 22, 1939, in Rockford, the daughter of George W. and Hilda (Estep) Hooper. Graduated from Christian Life College in 2008. Married Glenn Mally. Member of Gentle Shepard Fellowship Church. Barbara enjoyed watching Western movies, Young and the...
Virginia Slocum
Apr 9, 2018
Virginia M. Slocum, 91, of Rockford passed away Monday, April 9, 2018. Born July 6, 1926, in Rockford, the daughter of Roy and Margaret (Reufer) McCracken. Married Raymond H. Slocum on March 17, 1950, in Rockford. Employed by Visiting Nurses Association for 38 years. Active member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, where she played in the bell choir and was...
Donald Rubendall
Apr 7, 2018
Donald “Don” Rubendall, 85, of Rockford passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018. Born March 5, 1933, in Freeport, the son of Adam and Addie (Musser) Rubendall. Veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Army. Married Kathryn A. Penticoff on December 5, 1953, in Freeport. Owner of D&R Maintenance for over 50 years, retiring in 2015. Lifetime member of...
James "Jim" Leason, M.M.
Mar 28, 2018
James “Jim” E. Leason, 77, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in his home. Born February 24, 1941, in Rockford, the son of Elmer and Bernina (Davis) Leason. Graduated from Harlem High School. Married Donna Lou Severson on September 16, 1961, in Loves Park. Employed by Kerry Ingredients, retiring in 2003. Formerly employed by Smith Oil Corporation. Member...
Howard Hermance
Mar 27, 2018
Howard H. Hermance, 91, of Loves Park passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in River Bluff Nursing Home. Born April 8, 1926, in Milwaukee, WI, the son of Floyd and Bessie (Jones) Hermance. Graduated from Genoa Township High School, Class of 1944. Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army for two years assigned to the 11th Airborne,...
Mary Strey
Mar 23, 2018
Mary Lou Strey, 91, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on March 23, 2018, on her 72nd wedding anniversary. Even in leaving us, she gave us one more story to tell. She was born February 9, 1927, in Oshkosh, WI to the late John and Lou (Drowns) Stadler. On March 23, 1946, Mary Lou married the love of...
Esther Matzur
Mar 21, 2018
Esther K. Matzur, 92, of Loves Park died Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Arrangements are pending at Delehanty Funeral Home, Ltd., 401 River Lane, Loves Park.
Helen Anderson
Mar 19, 2018
Helen “Kay” Anderson, 79, of Loves Park was called home Monday, March 19, 2018. Born May 4, 1938, in New Milford, the daughter of Claude and Helen (Wagner) Winquist. Graduated from East High School, Class of 1956. Married Jack G. Anderson on September 18, 1959, in Chicago. Member of Grace Lutheran Church. Kay loved golfing with her husband, family and...
Darren Blaski
Mar 18, 2018
Darren Edward Blaski, 58, of Rockford passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018, in his home. Born June 22, 1959, in Hibbing, MN, the son of Edward and Virginia Ann (Karkkainen) Blaski. Married Karin Eva Hockhalter on September 1, 1990, in Frankfort. Employed as a maintenance procedure coordinator by Exelon for 35 years. Member of Salem Lutheran Church and Procedure Professionals...
Debra Beard
Mar 17, 2018
Debra Sue Beard, 57, of Machesney Park passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018, in her home. Born April 24, 1960, in Rockford, the daughter of Wendell and Dawn M. (Nelson) Halford. Married David Beard on September 9, 1977, in Rockford. Debra was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and babysitter for her nephews. She loved Bugs Bunny, cooking, baking,...
Scott Sterkeson
Mar 12, 2018
Scott E. Sterkeson, 46, of Escondido, CA, passed away March 12, 2018, as a result of a motorcycle accident in California. Born December 13, 1971, in Rockford, IL, son of John Sterkeson of Rockford and Barbara Zeigler of Texas. Employed many years by Wal-Mart, most recently at the San Marcos, CA, store. Scott was an avid semi-professional photographer. His photos...
