Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost March 1 - August 31, 2026
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Obituary & Remembrance Tribute Feature
During a family’s time of sorrow, we want to reflect on the lives of those who have recently passed. The Daily Chronicle and daily-chronicle.com offer a special feature appearing twice a year to commemorate and honor those we have lost.
A George M. Abizaid, 87 Sycamore, IL February 18, 1939 February 28, 2026 Olson-Quiram Funeral Chapels
Charles L. Albertson, 85
Dekalb, IL November 5, 1940 June 19, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Steven Michael Elliott Anderson, 40
St. Charles, IL May 7, 1986 August 22, 2026
John R. Ackerman, 59
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in March, April, May, June, July and August 2026.
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Robert John Arneson, 84
Betty Jean L. Barnaby, 96
Sycamore, IL September 22, 1941 May 2, 2026 Olson-Quiram Funeral Chapels
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Kingston, IL August 6, 1957 August 13, 2016
Carol Andreasen, 92
Ann Banas, 106 St. Charles, IL January 7, 1920 May 14, 2026
Lowell Edwin Akers, 97
Debra “Debbie” Lynn Angel
Kenneth Roger Barclay, 88
Neillsville, WI January 16, 1929 July 14, 2026
DeKalb, IL December 7, 1933 May 31, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
DeKalb, IL June 23, 2026
DeKalb, IL September 9, 1937 May 28, 2026
Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost March 1 - August 31, 2026
Sycamore, IL October 2, 1929 July 10, 2026
Jacqueline Ann Duemler Hollenberg Barnes, 88
Gulf Shores, AL February 3, 1938 July 27, 2026
Robert C. Bastian, 77
Sycamore, IL July 24, 1948 May 28, 2026
Gerald ‘Jerry’ L. Bemis DeKalb, IL
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See full obituary at daily-chronicle.com/obituaries Wheaton, IL February 18, 1928 March 31, 2026
Stephen John Bigolin, 76
DeKalb, IL September 22, 1949 March 12, 2026
Sanford ‘Sandi’ Lee Boltz Naperville, IL
James Lee Boone, 78
DeKalb, IL August 16, 1947 March 24, 2026
Thomas Wayne Boyce, 57
Geneva, IL July 8, 1968 December 2, 2025
Roberta M. Brewer, 92 DeKalb, IL April 29, 1934 July 16, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Richard Lee Carey Sr., 88
Marlene Virginia Comer, 90
Ann Marie Carroll, 76
Sue Ann Cook, 71
Sun City West, AZ May 2, 1938 July 31, 2026
DeKalb, IL May 21, 1949 March 20, 2026
DeKalb, IL September 8, 1954 May 3, 2026
Dr. Clarence J. Casella, 96
Glenyce Jean Lindstrom Cornwell, 78
DeKalb, IL November 9, 1929 June 16, 2026
August M Castellano, 90
Hinckley, IL August 22, 1935 June 22, 2026
John Whitcomb Castle, 92
Sycamore, IL June 1, 1933 - May 5, 2026
Brenda C. Chester, 57
Waterman, IL June 3, 1968 April 24, 2026
Willard Brown, 90
DeKalb, IL August 3, 1935 April 6, 2026
Sycamore, IL July 4, 1936 July 19, 2026
Sycamore, IL July 8, 1947 April 17, 2026
Phyllis Joan Cress, 91
DeKalb, IL December 9, 1934 August 8, 2026
William ‘Bill’ Crouch, 98
Sycamore, IL January 7, 1928 May 28, 2026 Olson Quiram Funeral Chapels
Lois Jean Cruse, 89 DeKalb, IL July 6, 1936 - June 3, 2026
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Robert ‘Bob’ L. Clarner, 91
Daniel L. Davis, 76 Genoa, IL April 22, 1950 August 6, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Donald G. Collin, 92
Sheryl ‘2 Chainz’ Decker, 55
DeKalb, IL November 27, 1934 July 1, 2026
C Jack Knudson Cambier, 22
Bozeman, MT June 13, 2003 March 14, 2026
DeKalb, IL February 14, 1934 February 28, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Elburn, IL August 6, 1970 June 10, 2026
Gene R. Deisz, 89
DeKalb, IL December 13, 1936 June 5, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
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Joyce Drayton Eggleson, 93
Stoughton, WI July 3, 1932 May 25, 2026
James ‘Jim’ D. Eklund, Sr., 89 Sycamore, IL March 17, 1937 April 3, 2026
E. Ann Elder, 73
Sycamore, IL May 10, 1953 July 11, 2026
Patrick Boies Elliott, 81
Cottage Grove, OR January 5, 1945 July 24, 2026
Richard W. Evers, 94
DeKalb, IL July 4, 1931 June 15, 2026 Olson Quiram Funeral Chapels
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Clemence Michel Fawaz DeKalb, IL
Constance “Connie” Willie Mae Fields, 96
DeKalb, IL April 11, 1930 July 8, 2026 Olson Funeral & Cremation ServicesQuiram Chapels
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Vera Bergren, 98
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See full obituary at daily-chronicle.com/obituaries Cynthia Arletta Folgate, 76
Lena Gaul, 94
Phillip Foster, 86
Judith Irene Gibson, 83
DeKalb, IL January 27, 1950 May 25, 2026
Shabbona, IL March 26, 1940 April 7, 2026 Torman Funeral Home
Virginia A. Fowler, 91
Dekalb, IL July 18, 1932 July 31, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Hinckley, IL January 10, 1943 March 29, 2026
DeKalb, IL February 14, 1935 April 7, 2026
Theresa Gifford, 73 Dekalb, IL September 8, 1952 May 23, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Robert Marsh ‘Bert’ Fredrick, 87
Raymond Gonzalez, 78 Smithville, TN May 7, 1948 - June 5, 2026
Sycamore, IL August 25, 1938 April 5, 2026 Olson-Quiram Funeral Chapels
John Alfred Frost, 93 Loves Park, IL September 16, 1932 August 1, 2026
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Wanda Elaine (Wagner) Hanson, 83
Donald “GENE” Hickey, 89
Rebecca L. Hardt, 76 Dekalb, IL March 15, 1950 July 11, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Lodi, WI April 4, 1954 June 16, 2026
Urbandale, IA January 25, 1943 June 7, 2026
Marlene V. Harrolle, 85 Sycamore, IL December 7, 1940 May 22, 2026 Unger-Horner Funeral Home
Edith M. Hart, 97 Rockford, IL July 19, 1928 May 10, 2026
DeKalb, IL January 27, 1937 May 5, 2026
David C. Hintzsche, 72
William Henry Hoecherl, 63
Morristown, TN January 4, 1963 March 12, 2026
William ‘Bill’ R. Holdridge, 88
Genoa, IL February 16, 1938 August 6, 2026
Tim Dale Griffin Lake Ann, MI
Becky Jo Haselton
Timothy Holt, 75
Lorraine A. Hendron, 92
Donna Mae Grace Huber, 88
Sycamore, IL
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DeKalb, IL October 30, 1950 November 29, 2025 Anderson Funeral Home
Barbara Gampfer, 96
Lana Larrie Haka, 85 DeKalb, IL November 22, 1940 April 18, 2026 Advantage Cremation Care of Greater Cincinnati
Edgerton, WI March 20, 1934 May 31, 2026
DeKalb, IL February 20, 1938 March 4, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Nicholas Garvey, 52 Castalian Springs, TN May 4, 1973 February 23, 2026
Samuel ‘Sam’ Earl Halstead
Doris E. Hetchler, 101
Mary Lou (née Dierks) Hughes, 93
Juan ‘Juanito’ Angel Gasca, 25
Barbara L. Hamilton, 72
Rosalie Hewitt
DeKalb, IL November 6, 1929 August 11, 2026
Genoa, IL November 12, 2000 April 6, 2026
Brooksville, FL
Glendale, AZ May 23, 1953 March 8, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Cortland, IL March 1, 1925 July 5, 2026
Geneva, IL
DeKalb, IL April 24, 1933 August 2, 2026
Allan R. Hyde, 78
DeKalb, IL June 18, 1947 March 25, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
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Anita Hyde, 76 DeKalb, IL September 6, 1949 August 4, 2026
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Jerry A. Isham, 63
Waterman, IL May 21, 1963 July 22, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
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Larry Francis Jarres, 82
DeKalb, IL June 1, 1943 December 15, 2025
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Joshua Raymond ‘Tobes’ Kleba, 22
Genoa, IL July 15, 2004 August 5, 2026 Olson-Quiram Funeral Chapels
Dale Knudson, 80
DeKalb, IL August 9, 1945 May 31, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
John Gerard Kolakowski, 61
Lake In The Hills, IL July 3, 1964 May 17, 2026
John M. Kostrey M.D. Elizabeth B. Jenson, 85
DeKalb, IL
DeKalb, IL April 19, 1941 July 11, 2026
Wayne H, Kron, 94
Alexander D. John, 86
Paris, TN October 1, 1939 June 18, 2026
Jeanne Eleanor (Stoeffler) Johnson, 97 Sycamore, IL December 27, 1928 March 12, 2026
David L. Johnson, 78
Dekalb, IL February 8, 1948 March 10, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Charles Gilbert Eldon Jordal, 86
DeKalb, IN February 17, 1940 June 3, 2026 Swartz Family Community Mortuary and Memorial Center
Lloyd E. Larson Jr., 91
DeKalb, IL August 13, 1934 March 27, 2026
Aloysius W. McCabe, 94
DeKalb, IL December 5, 1931 August 17, 2026
Frederick Joseph Lathrop, 79
Kurt J. McMahon, 59
DeKalb, IL May 8, 1946 April 22, 2026
Rochelle, IL February 17, 1967 April 28, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Kathryn Mae Lenschow, 87
Ruth Ann McMenamin, 63
Michael D. Liddick, 77 DeKalb, IL July 1, 1949 August 24, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Mary Catherine Mills, 68
JaLayne Lionberger, 61
Susan Carol Mitchell, 81
Sycamore, IL July 22, 1938 February 26, 2026 Olson-Quiram Funeral Chapels
DeKalb, IL February 5, 1963 - A pril 20, 2026
Sandwich, IL February 6, 1958 April 1, 2026 Cremation Society of Illinois
DeKalb, IL August 24, 1931 February 21, 2026
Trenton, IL March 2, 1965 April 4, 2026 Meridith Funeral Home
Sycamore, IL January 29, 1945 March 27, 2026
Norman E. Kruse, 91
Virginia “Ginny” Luedtke, 89 DeKalb, IL January 17, 1937 March 12, 2026
Nicholas L. Moore, 91 DeKalb, IL October 24, 1934 July 12, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Leone D. Luepkes, 91
Dottie Moser
Dekalb, IL November 28, 1934 April 20, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
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Louise C. Lanan, 76 Kingston, IL November 30, 1949 July 4, 2026
DeKalb, IL March 5, 1935 July 3, 2026
M Raymond L. Larson, 92
Sycamore, IL April 22, 1934 July 1, 2026 Olson Quiram Funeral Chapels
Richard Dean Martha, 76
DeKalb, IL May 15, 1949 April 19, 2026
Malta, IL
N Cary W. Nelsen, 70 DeKalb, IL February 11, 1956 July 7, 2026
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See full obituary at daily-chronicle.com/obituaries Ronald ‘Ron’ N. Nelsen, 96 DeKalb, IL April 2, 1929 March 26, 2026
Janice ‘Jan’ Nelson, 90
Lavern L. Olson, 94 Shabbona, IL August 25, 1931 July 2, 2026
Roger Oltman, 92
DeKalb, IL April 5, 1936 April 8, 2026
Sycamore, IL March 19, 1934 June 17, 2026
Ann Marie Nelson, 72
Eloise L. Overton, 87
Malta, IL October 5, 1953 May 19, 2026
Thomas Lawrence Nolan, 79
Horseshoe Bay, TX September 19, 1946 April 3, 2026
Juanita J. Norris, 78 DeKalb, IL February 11, 1948 March 1, 2026
Nancy E. Norris, 89
Dekalb, IL February 27, 1937 June 8, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
O Cletus O’Donnell
DeKalb, IL September 27, 1938 April 27, 2026
Jane Downs Ovitz, 95
Sycamore, IL December 28, 1930 December 29, 2025 Olson Quiram Funeral Chapel
P Ralph Papke, 97
Rochelle, IL October 8, 1928 February 27, 2026 Unger-Horner Funeral Home
Andra Jean Parker, 89
DeKalb, IL September 15, 1936 July 31, 2026 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL
Larry L. Parks, 73
Lawrence”Larry” Peterson, 94
Aurora, IL October 28, 1931 May 4, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Thelma Lee Petros, 93
DeKalb, IL March 17, 1933 March 29, 2026
Kurt Ryan Pfund, 48
Maple Park, IL August 4, 1977 April 26, 2026
Georgia Lee Price, 81 Genoa, IL August 27, 1944 March 8, 2026
Bernard Pupino, 79 DeKalb, IL December 22, 1946 August 6, 2026
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Rhonda Ellen Rasmusson, 73
Belvidere, IL August 16, 1952 January 13, 2026
William Lee ‘Tooter’ Phillips, 81
Lu Riley, 90
Mary Lou Piazza, 78
Carol Rogers, 75
Genoa, IL January 8, 1945 May 2, 2026
Sycamore, IL June 4, 1947 May 22, 2026
Debra A. Pinkston, 65
DeKalb, IL July 8, 1960 - July 7, 2026
Carol Plesa, 92
DeKalb, IL December 21, 1935 March 22, 2026
DeKalb, IL January 16, 1951 June 19, 2026
Verle Owen Rueff, 81 Waterman, IL February 20, 1945 February 28, 2026 Nelson Funeral Home
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Madison, WI July 21, 2026
DeKalb, IL January 14, 1953 April 20, 2026
DeKalb, IL March 9, 1934 July 31, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
David Sanderson, 71
Robert Olberg, 89
Karen Peterson, 84
Lois Marie Plote, 87 Kirkland, IL November 15, 1938 March 18, 2026
Patricia Ann Sauter, 86
Carol Stream, IL November 17, 1936 March 2, 2026
Malta, IL September 13, 1941 June 13, 2026
Steward, IL April 19, 1954 March 5, 2026 Torman Funeral Home
Sycamore, IL May 2, 1939 March 30, 2026
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Donna D. Schaeffer, 96
Byron, Ga, Originally of Sycamore, IL March 15, 1930 March 19, 2026
Wendell Schafer, 83
Malta, IL July 11, 1942 March 5, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Shirley “Joan” Sisler, 91 DeKalb, IL June 2, 1935 August 16, 2026
Mercedes ‘Sue’ Smith, 87
DeKalb, IL April 14, 1938 April 13, 2026
T Linda Ruth Edwards Toles, 81
Sycamore, IL September 10, 1944 March 3, 2026 Olson-Quiram Funeral Chapels
U Gina Maria (Vannucci) Unger, 61
Darold Schroeder, 84 Sycamore, IL December 29, 1941 March 25, 2026
Beryl T. Smith, 94
DeKalb, IL November 7, 1931 June 7, 2026
DeKalb, IL September 26, 1964 March 28, 2026
W Mary E. Seim, 80 DeKalb, IL June 26, 1945 May 19, 2026
Carol Seisser, 85
Genoa, IL August 21, 1940 August 12, 2026
June Smith, 81 Farmington, MO June 29, 1944 April 28, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Patricia Lou Waddell, 85
Pete Souhlas, 82
Joyce Waters, 81
Sterling, IL September 28, 1943 May 30, 2026
Chris Todd Seistrup, 69
Biruta Strike, 88
Kathryn Shinofield Lockwood, 87
Nancy Marie (nee Murdock) Stubbs
Sycamore, IL February 14, 1957 April 12, 2026
Racine, WI November 19, 1938 August 22, 2026
Marc D. Shipman Sycamore, IL
DeKalb, IL June 10, 1937 May 23, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Sycamore, IL
Richard “Dick” Dale Sundstrom, 81
DeKalb, IL October 16, 1944 March 8, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Camanche, IA February 21, 1941 May 27, 2026
Sycamore, IL November 16, 1944 August 12, 2026
Sandra M. Weber, 83 DeKalb, IL October 29, 1942 May 11, 2026
Lavon “Whitey” White, 82
DeKalb, IL November 22, 1943 June 8, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
Norma Wildenradt, 93
Sycamore, IL October 26, 1932 June 24, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
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Jerrold Howard Zar, 84 DeKalb, IL June 28, 1941 April 2, 2026
George E. Ziders, 72 DeKalb, IL June 9, 1953 February 26, 2026
Bonnie Ayers Ward, 85 Sycamore, IL August 18, 1941 August 22, 2026
Kathleen Joyce Watkins, 79
DeKalb, IL October 12, 1946 June 1, 2026 Anderson Funeral Home
James R. Webber, 98
Mukwonago, WI July 18, 1927 May 9, 2026
Look for the next Tributes Section in the Daily Chronicle on March 6, 2027.
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