Geraldine “Jeri” Billo
Feb 15, 2018
Geraldine “Jeri” C. Billo, 81, of Loves Park passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018. Born August 13, 1936, in Rockford, the daughter of Rudolph and Mary (Doyle) Foltman. Married Joseph A. Billo on August 12, 1978, in Rockford. Employed by the Rockford Housing Authority as an administrative assistant for the development office for 18 years, a job she loved and...
Judy Connell
Feb 13, 2018
Judy L. Connell, 63, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, in her home, surrounded by family. Born December 9, 1954, in Rockford, the daughter of Cecil L. and Erma F. (Hicks) Eldridge. Married David W. Connell on July 22, 1988, in Rockford. Judy enjoyed spending time with family, especially with her grandchildren. She attended many family sporting events...
Carolyn Cook
Feb 13, 2018
Carolyn Cook, 88, of Loves Park passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, in River Bluff Nursing Home. Born January 21, 1930, in Little Rock, AR, the daughter of Conley and Bessie (Simms) Gray. Married Jack R. Cook on September 11, 1948, in Rockford. Member of St. Bridget Catholic Church. Survivors include her sons, Jack (Laura) Cook, Gary (Eugenie) Cook, Jeff...
William "Bill" Morrow
Feb 13, 2018
William “Bill” R. Morrow, 55, of Rockford passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Bill was born in 1963, in Rockford, the son of William C. and Jacqueline M. (Wehrle) Morrow. Growing up, Bill enjoyed sports, photography, and taking fishing trips to Canada with his father. He graduated from Jefferson High School and enlisted in the army, completing his basic...
Phillip Wadleigh
Feb 12, 2018
Phillip B. Wadleigh, 86, of Roscoe passed away suddenly, traveling from a blessed life on earth, going home to his Savior and wife on Monday, February 12, 2018. Born December 22, 1931, in Evanston, the son of Ralph B. and Cheryl H. (Matter) Wadleigh. Veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Army. Married to Mary M. Woodard for...
Richard Goble, Sr.
Feb 12, 2018
Richard E. Goble, Sr., 76, of Machesney Park passed away Monday, February 12, 2018. Born September 23, 1941, in Compton, the son of James and Ida (Overwright) Goble. Married Joan M. Bone on Saturday, July 7, 1962, in Rockford. Employed by Bourn & Koch. Worked in the machine and textile tool industry since 1968. Former member of North Park Fire...
Nellie Radant
Feb 10, 2018
Nellie J. Radant, 89, of Machesney Park passed away Monday, March 5, 2018. Born February 10, 1929, in Rockford, the daughter of James and Santina (Salvatore) DiLonardo. Married Gerald F. Radant on August 6, 1955, in Dubuque, Iowa. Member of St. Bridget Catholic Church. Nellie enjoyed the time with her friends playing bingo and going to Meet & Greet at...
Gerald Hall
Feb 8, 2018
Gerald E. Hall, 86, of Rockford passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018, in River Bluff Nursing Home. Born April 5, 1931, in Rockford, the son of Earl D. and Dora Mae (Kingsbury) Hall. Married Diane R. Steen on March 21, 1951, in Rockford. Employed by National Lock for 37 years. Gerald loved fishing, hunting and working on the farm with...
Wayne Kruse
Feb 5, 2018
Wayne A. Kruse, 62, of Roscoe passed away Monday, February 5, 2018. Born June 7, 1955, in Rockford, the son of Alvin S. and Evelyn M. (Fraser) Kruse. Married Terry L. Robison on April 17, 1976, in Rockford. Employed by Muller Pinehurst for 33 years. Wayne was an avid golfer and Bears fan. He loved playing cards and trips to...
Wanda Davis
Feb 5, 2018
Wanda L. Davis, 84, of Machesney Park passed away Monday, February 5, 2018. Born September 11, 1933, in Pana, the daughter of Charles Guy and Lillie May (Brown) Vermillion. Married Earl Lloyd Davis. Employed by Guilford High School. Member and former treasurer of North Suburban Woman’s Club. She loved square dancing and camping. Survivors include her children, Steve (Karen) Davis,...
Christopher "Chris" Kohout
Feb 4, 2018
Christopher “Chris” E. Kohout, 69, of Geneseo passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 4, 2018. Born February 18, 1948, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Benjamin and Sharon (Haley) Kohout. Veteran of the U.S. Navy as an aviator and a patrol plane commander. Married Linda Fosler on March 28, 1970, in Omaha, Nebraska. Employed by Baxter Health Care for 26 years,...
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. ...
