Donna Omer-Moorman
Jul 25, 2017
Donna C. (Bradley) Omer-Moorman, 82, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Lincolnshire Place, surrounded by her family. Born April 26, 1935, in Christopher, daughter of Dalton and Valena (Bugieski) Bradley. Attended Christopher High School and SIU for two years. Married Newton G. Moorman on August 17, 1991, in Lake Tahoe. Employed by Ingersoll Milling Machine, retiring in...
Julia Moderhack
Jul 24, 2017
Julia W. Moderhack, 97, of Rockford passed away Monday, July 24, 2017. Born February 21, 1920, in Chicago, the daughter of Dmytro and Maria (Blaszczy) Wodianski. Married Harold K. Moderhack on October 30, 1940, in Skokie. She and Harold owned and operated Harold’s Venetian Blind Laundry for many years. Member of Broadway Business Association and RSVP. Volunteered at Swedish American...
Donald "Duke" Buckland
Jul 19, 2017
Donald “Duke” E. Buckland, 96, of Machesney Park passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in his home, surrounded by family. Born May 4, 1921, in Escanaba, MI, the son of Edward and Mildred (Jensen) Buckland. Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army with the 10th Mountain Division. Married Ernestine L. Carlson on April 15, 1945, in...
Donna Swanson
Jul 19, 2017
Donna J. Swanson, 78, of Loves Park passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in Medina Manor Nursing Center, Durand. Born April 24, 1939, in Rockford, the daughter of Roger and Jannett (Abernathy) Beck. She attended secretary school and modeling school. Married James Swanson in 1968. She loved her children, people, helping others, animals and nature. Donna enjoyed playing bingo, the...
Geraldine "Gerry" Scully Voy
Jul 19, 2017
Geraldine “Gerry” Theresa Scully Voy, 88, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in Mercy Health Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born July 4, 1929, in Ohio, IL, the daughter of George Michael and Mary Gertrude (Drew) Scully. Married Harold J. Voy. Employed as a nurse for more than 36 years at St. Anthony Hospital, Rockford Township and retired from River...
Shirley Fleming
Jul 17, 2017
Shirley J. Fleming, 85, of Hortonville, WI, passed peacefully away Monday, July 17, 2017, in her home. Born October 30, 1931, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Charles Leonard and Fern Lillian (Smith) Holder. Shirley spoke lovingly of her mother and her sweet-natured father. She was so proud of her younger sister, Barb. They were friends and confidants and spent...
Duane Shallcross
Jul 16, 2017
Duane H. Shallcross, 62, of Machesney Park passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017. Born October 7, 1954, in Rockford. Lived his entire lifetime in Machesney Park. Married Lorie Perkins for 40 years. Employed by Southern Imperial. Duane was an assistant baseball coach at Harlem Community Center and was a huge Bears and Bulls fan. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and...
Kenneth Pennington
Jul 16, 2017
Kenneth D. Pennington, 68, of Loves Park passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017. Born July 16, 1949, in Rockford, the son of Everett and Elizabeth M. (Hough) Pennington. Employed by Woodward Governor until 2009. Kenneth was diagnosed with A.L.S. earlier this year. He enjoyed working on old tube radios, camping, swimming at the YMCA with his granddaughter and cookouts with...
Emily Kopec
Jul 16, 2017
Emily Kopec, 100, of Rockford passed away peacefully Sunday, July 16, 2017. Born January 10, 1917, in Chicago, the daughter of George and Josephine (Babiaz) Kiolbasa. Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. Emily was possibly the oldest living WAC in the U.S. She was a sergeant by rank and was stationed overseas in Egypt during World...
Richard Stewart
Jul 14, 2017
Richard F. Stewart, 87, of Machesney Park passed away Friday, July 14, 2017, in his home. Born May 18, 1930, in Rockford, the son of Martin L. and Felicia R. (Lofquest) Stewart. Married Dona J. Schreiner on January 15, 1952. Employed as a painter for many years and formerly at Schreiner Hardware Store. Former member of New Hope Baptist Church...
Ella Wojewodzki
Jul 11, 2017
Ella Wojewodzki, 92, of Loves Park passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in her home. Born December 24, 1924, in Poland, the daughter of Wladyslaw and Paulina (Komenda) Jaworowski. Married Arthur Wojewodzki on May 13, 1947, in Poland. Employed by Warner Lambert for 21 years, retiring in 1986. Member of St. Bridget Catholic Church. Survivors include daughter, Helen (John) Czaczkowski;...
Michelle Dupre
Jul 6, 2017
Michelle Lorraine DuPre, 33, of Rockford, Illinois, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017. She was born May 7, 1984, in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Michael and Jill (Fadness) DuPre. Michelle attended Harlem High School and played on the soccer team. She married Harold Barnes on December 31, 2012. Michelle attended Educators of Beauty. She was an avid animal lover,...
Donald Horn
Jul 5, 2017
Donald J. Horn, 63, of Machesney Park passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in his home. Born August 31, 1953, in Rockford, the son of Glenn C. and Viola C. (Marx) Horn. Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, serving in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his siblings, Geraldine “Geri” (James) Maples, Clancy (Dawn) Horn, Linda Baier and Carol Todd; many nieces...
Robert Hamm, Ii
Jul 5, 2017
Robert E. “Bob Popps” Hamm, II, 66, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in his home. Born December 30, 1950, in Binghamton, NY, the son of Erwin and Jeannie (Baker) Hamm. Six year veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. Married Debra Phillips on July 25, 1997, in Rockford. Employed by Custom Feeder. He enjoyed fishing, the outdoors, spending...
Robert Brown
Jul 1, 2017
Robert R. Brown, 88, of Machesney Park, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 1, 2017, in his home. Born May 15, 1929, in Dexterville, WI, the son of Ray D. and Edna M. (Hiles) Brown. Employed as an ironworker with Local #498 for 65 years. Survivors include three sons, R. Douglas Brown, Loren R. Brown and Gordon R. Brown; grandchildren, Jamie...
Lyle Corrigan
Jun 27, 2017
Lyle A. Corrigan, 86, of Loves Park passed away peacefully in his home on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Born August 7, 1930, in Rockford, the son of Joseph James and Florence R. (Simon) Corrigan. Graduated from Harlem High School in 1948 and attended two years at University of IL, Champaign/Urbana. Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Married the love of...
Iris "Paulie" Briski
Jun 25, 2017
Iris “Paulie” E. Briski, 87, of Machesney Park passed away peacefully Sunday, June 25, 2017, surrounded by her family. Born January 7, 1930, in Duluth, MN, the daughter of Fred and Elaine (Armstrong) Burke. Married Michael Briski on December 17, 1955, in Duluth, MN. Member of St. Bridget Catholic Church. Survivors include her children, Michael (Felicia) Briski of Cincinnati, OH,...
Jerry Moore, Sr.
Jun 21, 2017
Jerry T. Moore, Sr., 83, of Machesney Park passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Born March 13, 1934, in Trenton, TN, the son of James L. and Willie (Barns) Moore. Married Marilyn M. Timbush on January 18, 1958, in Rockford. Employed by Amerock Corporation for more than 25 years, retiring in 1998. He enjoyed playing his guitar and listening to...
Brian Newman
Jun 13, 2017
Brian T. “Tom” Newman, 57, of Rockford passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at his home. Born December 12, 1959, in Rockford, the son of Robert L. and Mary Ann (Doyle) Newman. Attended West High School. Married Gayla S. Johnson on August 30, 1997, in Rockford. Employed by Rockford Concrete Paving. Brian enjoyed riding his motorcycles, camping, spending time...
Chris Schonberg
Jun 12, 2017
Chris W. Schonberg, 77, of Rockford passed away Monday, June 12, 2017, in Anam Care. Born May 16, 1940, in Marquette, MI, the son of Alfred and Salome M. (Remillard) Schonberg. Married Kristin Hagen on June 17, 1972, in Rockton. Employed by Chrysler as a millwright for 30 years, retiring in 2000. Member of Northeast Christian Church. Chris loved fishing. ...
