Margaret Benjamin
Jun 2, 2016
Margaret Laura Benjamin, 97, of Loves Park passed away Thursday, June 2, 2016. Born December 15, 1918, in Rockford, the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Rossi) Maragia. Graduated from Rockford High School, Class of 1936. She was employed at Western Union for several years and later at Aqua-Aerobic Systems (formerly Solem Machine Co.) for 37 years, first as receptionist then...
Kimberly Swick
Jun 1, 2016
Kimberly A. Swick, 53, of Machesney Park passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in Swedish American Hospital with family by her side. Born January 25, 1963, in Hillsboro, WI, the daughter of Donald R. and Edith (Brooks) Kennedy. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1981. Married Gregory S. Swick on December 27, 1990, in Rockford. Employed by the Harlem...
Eileen Szatek-Brown
May 24, 2016
Eileen A. Szatek-Brown, 88, of Onalaska, WI, formerly of Machesney Park, IL, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Onalaska Care Center. Born August 15, 1927, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Mathias and Magdalena “Lena” (Wiegandt) Klein. Married Roy J. Szatek on April 24, 1954, in Chicago. Survivors include son, Bruce (Sue) Szatek; daughters, Debbie Bloomfield and Sherry Rossi;...
Harry Heidenreich
May 22, 2016
Harry R. Heidenreich, 79, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Loves Park, IL, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, in his home, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. Harry was born November 26, 1936, in Freeport, IL, the son of Earl and Helen (Jacobs) Heidenreich. He was raised in Byron, IL, and graduated from Byron...
Dwayne Messman
May 20, 2016
Dwayne F. Messman, 89, of Rockford died Friday, May 20, 2016, in his home. Born August 7, 1926, in Freeport the son of Elmer and Viola (Fleugal) Messman. Veteran of The U.S. Marine Corps, serving during WWII in the South Pacific during the battle for Iwo Jima and served in the Korean Conflict. Married Dorothy D. Dailey on October 2,...
Lorraine Fuhrer
May 19, 2016
Lorraine I. Fuhrer, 90, of Rockford died Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Alpine Fireside Health Center. Born March 4, 1926, in Rockford, the daughter of Leonard and Martha (Rasch) Watson. Married Alton R. Fuhrer on November 27, 1943, in Rockford. Employed by Barber - Colman. Member of Concordia Lutheran Church. Survivors include daughters, Darlene Wood and Barbara (Brian) Prudente; grandchildren,...
Patricia James
May 18, 2016
Patricia L. James, 89, of Machesney Park passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Born December 12, 1926, in Rockford, the daughter of James and Lillian (Lundstrom) Keppie. Graduated from East High School, Class of 1945. Married Arthur F. James on May 31, 1952. Formerly employed by Ed Thorne’s Hardware. Former member of Concordia Lutheran Church. Patricia loved attending and selling...
Edith Cadwell
May 15, 2016
Edith E. Cadwell, 94, of Loves Park passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016, in Swedish American Hospital. Born August 4, 1921, in Rockford, the daughter of Arvid A. and Hannah (Carlson) Carlson. Married William H. Cadwell on September 11, 1943, in Loves Park. Employed by Cole Chemical. Charter member of Grace Lutheran Church. Survivors include her son, Dennis (Pam) Cadwell;...
Charles Hayes
May 14, 2016
Charles W. Hayes, 91, of Rockford passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Presence Cor Mariae Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 4, 1924, in Knowles, OK, the son of Virgil M. and Elsie L. (Parkhurst) Hayes. Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. Married Betty Jean Schmutz on June 30, 1947, in Hays, KS....
Lorraine Klarkowski
May 12, 2016
Lorraine E. Klarkowski, 94, of Loves Park went to join her Lord and Savior Thursday, May 12, 2016, in her home. Born February 14, 1922, in Chicago, the daughter of Herman F. and Clara (Eggert) Lemke. Married Edward J. Klarkowski in February 1939, in Chicago. Lorraine loved the Lord and was a self-sacrificing mother who would do anything for her...
Wayne Scott
May 10, 2016
Wayne R. Scott, 89, of Rockford passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Born August 8, 1926, in Rockton, the son of Porter D. and Belle (Taylor) Scott. Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy in the south pacific earning the World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and was given the Ruptured...
Joseph "Joe" Luter
May 10, 2016
Joseph “Joe” S. Luter, 72, of Loves Park passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in his home. Born June 23, 1943, in Saint Louis, MO, the son of Max and Leah (Lingle) Luter. Married Janice M. Rudolph on April 4, 1964, in Rockford. Employed as a carpenter with UAW Local 592 for more than 40 years. Member of LLL Club...
Daniel Moe
May 9, 2016
Daniel T. Moe, 69, of Rockford, formerly of Quincy, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016, in his home. Born November 11, 1946, in Quincy, the son of B. Arnold and Norma (Hollender) Moe. Veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Married Marjorie K. Hoffman on May 22, 1986. Employed in industrial sales. Daniel and Marjorie enjoyed golfing in the Rockford area....
William "Bill" Cason
May 7, 2016
William “Bill” J. Cason, 90, of Rockford passed away peacefully Saturday, May 7, 2016. Born May 20, 1925, in Rockford, the son of Dominic and Catherine (Sandona) Cason. Graduated from St. Thomas High School and Marquette University. Veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. Married Margaret “Mickey” Delahanty on August 27, 1949, in Rockford. Employed by American...
Carol Mackey
May 7, 2016
Carol Ann Mackey, 72, of Loves Park passed away peacefully Saturday, May 7, 2016. Born December 3, 1943, in Dixon, the daughter of Raymond and Anna A. (Yoeckel) Mackey, Sr. Graduated from Lanark High School. Employed by ServiceMaster for eight years, retiring in 2005. Carol loved her Cubs, country music and soap operas. Survivors include daughter, Kelly (Paul) Nimtz; grandchildren,...
Rebecca "Becky" Hanna
May 6, 2016
Rebecca “Becky” L. Hanna, 71, of Rockford, entered into eternal rest Friday, May 6, 2016. Born August 28, 1944, in Rockford, the daughter of Harold and Lavon (Walton) Erickson. Graduated from Harlem High School, Class of 1962, Rock Valley College and then received her Bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois. Married Edwin C. Hanna. Employed by Rock Valley College for many...
Rodney Pribbenow
May 6, 2016
Rodney E. Pribbenow, 71, of Rockford passed away peacefully, at home, with family by his side, Friday, May 6, 2016. Born November 21, 1944, in Portage, WI, the son of Bernard and June (Karow) Pribbenow. Married Lanette M. Doser on April 5, 1973, in Las Vegas, NE. Previously was a police officer in Madison, WI. Owned and operated Pribby’s Bar...
Pierre Kaemmerlen
May 4, 2016
Pierre P. Kaemmerlen, 64, of Loves Park passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Born June 3, 1951, in Evanston, the son of Irwin J. and Libby (Wolcoff) Kaemmerlen. Lifetime Loves Park resident. Married Diane S. Hennelly. Member of the Downtown Group. He was an avid fishermen, sports fan and mechanic. Pierre loved watching Rocky Balboa movies. Survivors include his wife,...
Lorraine Delehanty
May 3, 2016
Lorraine A. Delehanty, 88, of Loves Park, resident of Grand Victorian, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Born September 8, 1927, in Rockford, the daughter of Tage V. and Alice H. (Levin) Dahlberg. Graduated from East High School, Class of 1945. Married Thomas M. “Tom” Delehanty on November 29, 1947, in Rockford. Tom and Lorraine owned and operated Delehanty Funeral...
Robert "Bob" Thalhofer
Apr 29, 2016
Robert “Bob” Lawson Thalhofer, 90 of Rockford, IL, a World War II Veteran, who served in 1944 with the 1269th Combat Engineer Battalion in Southern France, Germany and Italy, passed peacefully April 29, 2016, at the Amberwood Care Center in Rockford. During the war Bob was awarded the European Theater Ribbon with Two Battle Stars and the Bronze Star Medal...
