Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost October 1 - December 31, 2025
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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 Gazette, Telegraph and saukvalley.com offer a special quarterly feature to commemorate and honor those we have lost. This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in October, November and December 2025.
Tributes Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost October 1 - December 31, 2025
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A Charles W. Adams, 75
Walnut, IL December 28, 1949 December 26, 2025
Donna Elaine Aguilar, 84
Sterling, IL April 2, 1941 October 13, 2025 Schilling
Ruth Allen, 92 Sterling, IL November 11, 1932 October 28, 2025
Laneita “Jo” Alt, 65 Granville, IL March 9, 1960 November 25, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Thomas E. Anderson, 79
Sterling, IL December 26, 1945 December 10, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
John Wayne Ashby, 81
Dixon, IL May 31, 1944 September 25, 2025
Lester L. Atwell, 88
Walnut, IL May 29, 1937 October 14, 2025
Harold Andresen, 88 Chadwick, IL January 10, 1937 December 4, 2025 Law Jones Cremation & Funeral Care
Marvin G. Arians, 96 Sterling, IL November 26, 1928 November 14, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Lynn A. Babbitt, 72 Sterling, IL July 29, 1953 September 22, 2025
Lila Lee (nee Kirk) Baker, 102
Mt. Morris, IL July 15, 1923 November 20, 2025
William “Bill” Baker, 74 Jeanine K. Atwood, 66
Amboy, IL February 20, 1959 October 11, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
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Albany, IL March 6, 1951 December 8, 2025 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Erie, IL
Renee Lynn Barnhart, 108
Oregon, IL January 13, 1917 December 3, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home and Cremetory
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Sierra Sue Battles, 82
Sterling, IL July 12, 1943 December 3, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
Shirley A. Beck, 89
Rock Falls, IL February 1, 1936 October 7, 2025
Alfred “Al” George Beckley, 95 Dixon, IL July 16, 1930 December 15, 2025
Johann D. Biller, 87
Rock Falls, IL January 2, 1938 October 31, 2025
Connie A. (Gentz) Blackert, 86
Prophetstown, IL March 2, 1939 November 11, 2025 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Francis “Butch” E. Blumeyer, 77
Oregon, IL August 8, 1948 November 15, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
Frank Bollman, 85
Rock Falls, IL December 14, 1939 October 5, 2025
Elliot S. Bryan, 35 Sterling, IL September 4, 1990 October 18, 2025 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Mary Ellen Cardwell, 93
Alma Lee Bryson, 76
Agnes L. Carter, 87
Morrison, IL June 22, 1949 October 12, 2025
Wayne Buckingham, 74 Sebring, FL August 3, 1951 August 16, 2025
Robert L. Bulfer, 75 Sublette, IL September 26, 1950 November 21, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL August 13, 1932 December 17, 2025
Sterling, IL August 13, 1938 October 26, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Arturo O. “Art” Chacon, Jr., 53
Dixon, IL October 9, 1972 October 10, 2025
Kathy L. Cherry, 69 Rock Falls, IL June 25, 1956 November 24, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Rhea Jean Butner, 95
Nancy G. Bendis, 61
Carl F. Brandt, 85
Oregon, IL December 16, 1963 December 12, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
Rock Falls, IL March 19, 1940 October 30, 2025
James L. Benters, 75
George R. Branson, 77
Morrison, IL October 6, 1930 December 3, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
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Morrison, IL August 22, 1950 September 28, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Deer Grove, IL August 3, 1948 December 19, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
James “Jimbo” F. Callaway, 61
Agnes “Aggie” Bettner, 86
Alice M. Brattrud, 98
Sally A. Campbell, 89 Dixon, IL October 7, 1936 December 25, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Oregon, IL December 26, 1938 December 11, 2025 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL
Dale Elwin Biggs, 81
Dixon, IL March 28, 1944 December 21, 2025
Baileyville, IL August 5, 1927 October 25, 2025
Dale W. Brown, 83 Prophetstown, IL November 25, 1941 - October 15, 2025
Dixon, IL April 5, 1964 October 3, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale of Oregon, IL
James E. Capp, Sr, 94 Rock Falls, IL March 17, 1931 October 25, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Marcia J. Colwell, 92 Cedar Falls, IA September 4, 1933 November 10, 2025
William J. Conboy, 84 Morrison, IL September 3, 1941 November 28, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Shirley Ann Conklen, 78
Sterling, IL September 30, 1947 October 28, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Maria E. Cortes, 53
Sterling, IL April 20, 1972 November 9, 2025
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Sheryl “Sherry” Lynn Bates, 72
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Marie E. Cox, 85
Dixon, IL February 11, 1940 October 11, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Larry F. Cramer, 90 Oregon, IL August 10, 1935 November 29, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
D Harriet E. Dambman, 101
Milledgeville, IL September 29, 1924 October 26, 2025
Janice “Jan” Decker, 94
Sandra L. Dyche, 79 Dixon, IL August 12, 1946 November 14, 2025
E Timothy L. Ebbers, 62 Morrison, IL February 7, 1963 November 11, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Lois Eckburg, 90
Franklin Grove, IL August 17, 1935 November 20, 2025 Beverage-Lyons Family Funeral Home
Dianne L. Edgell, 84
Harley “Red” Erdmann, 88
Sterling, IL June 23, 1937 October 29, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Dale E. Etheridge, 73
Downers Grove, IL March 16, 1952 December 18, 2025
Pamela A. Fritz, 83 Walnut, IL October 5, 1942 October 23, 2025
G Michael ‘Mike’ Gall, 76
Byron, IL October 2, 1949 October 25, 2025
Jeanne Lee (née Hibberd) Ewart, 82 Mt. Morris, IL January 26, 1943 November 19, 2025
F Shirley A. Farwell, 89
Tracy Linn Gilbert, 59
Oregon, IL June 6, 1966 October 22, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
Jean Gertrude Glessner, 78
Oregon, IL April 5, 1931 November 7, 2025 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL
Mt. Morris, IL July 20, 1941 September 22, 2025
Ellen A. DeWaele, 88
Pamela “Pam” Lising Ellorando, 57
Cheryl A. Flam, 79 Prophetstown, IL October 30, 1946 November 13, 2025
Jorge H. Gonzalez, 79
Donna Kettleson Dodd, 90
Sue E. Endress, 77
Charles M. Flikkema, 92
Gordon “Gordy” Grams, 59
Kim I. Duncan, 68 Mt. Morris, IL September 14, 1957 October 8, 2025
John W. Engel, 86 Polo, IL January 1, 1939 December 19, 2025 Polo Family Funeral Home
Prophetstown, IL May 14, 1930 December 17, 2025 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Gary L. Durling, 79
Paul A. Engelkens, 84
Betty L. Freas, 86
Walnut, IL October 7, 1937 December 26, 2025
Rochelle, IL February 14, 1935 October 7, 2025
Sterling, IL June 29, 1946 September 29, 2025
Leaf River, IL March 5, 1968 December 11, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Byron, IL Sterling, IL September 10, 1948 November 17, 2025
Morrison, IL September 2, 1941 October 10, 2025
Oregon, IL April 13, 1936 November 21, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
Dixon, IL March 25, 1947 October 11, 2025
Sterling, IL January 30, 1946 December 25, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home
Lanark, IL September 18, 1933 November 3, 2025
Dubuque, IA December 17, 1965 November 7, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Arnold W. Frank, 95
Ralph Scott Grasser, 63
Sterling, IL March 10, 1939 September 29, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Palm Springs, CA November 6, 1961 November 5, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Dennis L. Grobe, 76
Walnut, IL May 22, 1949 November 13, 2025
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H Francis G. Hahn, 82
Mendota, IL October 20, 1943 November 29, 2025 Wasmer Funeral Home
Dorothy “Dee” Handel, 82
Sterling, IL November 24, 1943 November 25, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Carolee Rose Harrison, 78
Mt. Morris, IL September 2, 1947 October 7, 2025
Shirley A. Harrison, 90
Amboy, IL January 17, 1935 October 12, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Vincent Harshman, 72
Dixon, IL July 30, 1953 December 11, 2025
William “Rocky” A. Hasbrouck, 76
Rock Falls, IL April 21, 1949 October 6, 2025
Jeremy Bryan Hawkins, 52
Monroe, WI January 28, 1973 October 6, 2025
Bernice Edwina Haws, 92
Gwenda L. Hollaway, 65
Rock Falls, IL August 9, 1960 October 7, 2025
Susanne Hondley, 91
Masonville, CO July 15, 1933 September 26, 2025
Rock Falls, IL July 5, 1934 October 26, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Rita J. Heeren, 95
Della Lorraine Hornbaker, 92
Princeton, IL September 2, 1930 October 27, 2025
Tampico, IL July 4, 1933 December 13, 2025
Donald W. Houck, 93 Carol A. Henderson, 86
Dixon, IL June 11, 1932 September 24, 2025
Elaine Henkel, 94
Karen M. Howe, 80 Morrison, IL August 2, 1945 September 25, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Dixon, IL October 17, 1938 September 26, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Mendota, IL March 9, 1931 November 27, 2025 Horner-Merritt Funeral Home
Larry D. Hill, 63 Fenton, IL July 4, 1962 October 16, 2025
Bruce A. Hunter, 82 Morrison, IL October 2, 1943 November 6, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Dallas “Lant” Alanson Huntley, 86
David R. Hippen, 85 Sterling, IL December 31, 1939 November 26, 2025
Oregon, IL March 15, 1939 December 15, 2025
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Arnold “Arnie” G. Johnson, 97
Las Vegas, NV November 7, 1927 September 29, 2025
Joyce E. Johnson, 96
Sterling, IL July 5, 1929 November 21, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Merle Eugene Johnson, 89
Nashua, IA March 21, 1936 December 14, 2025
Michael B. Johnson Sr., 80
Sterling, IL May 13, 1945 December 28, 2025
Judith L. Jolly, 85
Stillman Valley, IL March 24, 1940 November 1, 2025 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Stillman Valley, IL
Marilyn Sue Jones, 66
Rock Falls, IL July 22, 1959 December 21, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
K Evelyn Arlene (Volz) Kalas, 93
Dixon, IL October 12, 1932 November 9, 2025
Lester L. Insley, 85 Laura “Jeanie” Hatten, 54 Rock Falls, IL May 3, 1971 October 2, 2025
Joanne L. Hitchcock, 84
Oregon, IL July 2, 1941 October 23, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Home
Sterling, IL July 13, 1940 October 24, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
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Norma M. Kellen, 98
Dixon, IL March 24, 1927 October 1, 2025
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Michael L. Gyorkos, 70
Byron, IL June 2, 1955 October 3, 2025
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries James Kirby, 93
Cory Buck Lambert, 48
Dixon, IL March 14, 1932 November 19, 2025 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Dixon, IL May 24, 1977 December 18, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Henry Knetsch IV, 63
Ronald G. Lancaster, 79
Steward, IL March 10, 1962 November 3, 2025
Tampico, IL October 6, 1946 November 17, 2025 Garland Funeral Home, Tampico
Mark W. Knutti, 68 Sterling, IL September 6, 1957 November 18, 2025
Susan Mackay Larsen, 91
Donald Koesler, 79 Mt. Morris, IL August 6, 1946 November 30, 2025
John Alden “Jay” Lawrence, 65
Jacqueline L. Krager, 91
Princeton, IL January 15, 1934 October 3, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
James W. “Jim” Kraklio, 62
Rock Falls, IL June 15, 1963 October 14, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Mildred Kay Krutsinger, 84
Rock Falls, IL January 4, 1941 December 25, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Mount Prospect, IL May 15, 1934 October 12, 2025
Sterling, IL July 11, 1960 November 11, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Edward Allen Lawson, 72
Polo, IL April 22, 1953 July 19, 2025
Carolyn L. Leake, 80 Dixon, IL November 22, 1944 November 10, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Carl A. Loescher, 68 Dixon, IL June 1, 1957 October 26, 2025
David B. Lowe, 95
Sterling, IL February 25, 1930 October 12, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
William Charles Ludwig, 92
Sterling, IL November 8, 1933 November 8, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
M Paul J. Maas, Jr., 87 Byron, IL September 11, 1938 December 16, 2025 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Byron, IL
Mary Lou Maple, 97
Sterling, IL February 29, 1928 October 24, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
George “Bill” W. Martin, 81
Oregon, IL March 5, 1944 November 22, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
Santiago D. Martinez, 88
Rock Falls, IL November 27, 1937 December 1, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Alison E. Masters, 46 Dixon, IL March 3, 1979 December 7, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Marjorie I. Mathias, 97 Sterlling, IL October 10, 1928 December 2, 2025
Nancy L. Maxwell, 87
Sterling, IL December 2, 1938 December 17, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
Bruce D. McCanse, 69
Wendy M. Marks, 78
Sterling, IL October 4, 1947 December 22, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
Oregon, IL November 2, 1955 October 5, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale of Oregon, IL
Donald Lee Lines, 94 Forest Park, Formerly Fulton, IL July 14, 1931 September 11, 2025
Mauro P. Marruffo, 98
Terry Eugene McCarter, 69
Randall David Livengood, 75
Ann D. Martin, 86
Sterling, IL January 15, 1927 November 28, 2025
Dixon, IL July 11, 1956 November 14, 2025
Marvin Gene Kuhlemier, 88
Rock Falls, IL November 17, 1936 November 9, 2025 McDonaldFuneral Home & Crematory
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Dayton, OH March 15, 1950 December 7, 2025
Oregon, IL February 21, 1939 December 1, 2025 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL
Charles E. McCourt, 89 Oregon, IL September 25, 1936 October 22, 2025
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Cheryl DuMont Mitchell, 82
Hampton, IL February 24, 1938 October 12, 2025 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
Sterling, IL May 4, 1943 December 15, 2025
Theodore C. McKee, 84
Gale Anderson Moore, 79
Morrison, IL January 1, 1941 November 29, 2025
Sterling, IL April 25, 1946 October 11, 2025 The Fiocchi Funeral Homes
Sandra A. McKune, 83
Mary “Kathy” Katherine Morley, 79
Dixon, IL March 5, 1942 September 28, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Dixon, IL July 12, 1946 November 12, 2025
Carol McMullin, 94 Rochelle, IL July 1, 1931 October 11, 2025 Beverage-Lyons Family Funeral Home
James Lee “Jim” Morrison, 68
Grand Detour, IL July 9, 1957 November 20, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Douglas McNames, 76
JoAnn Mose, 94
Byron, IL February 18, 1949 September 29, 2025 Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory
Erie, Illinois, IL January 22, 1931 November 30, 2025 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
Ashley E. Medina, 39
Esther M. Mullen, 89
James “Jim” Walter Myers, 84
Rockford, IL February 10, 1941 December 6, 2025
N James “Jim” Warren Naftzger, 82
Erie, IL September 21, 1943 November 29, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Linda J. Nason, 84
Byron, IL December 19, 1940 October 10, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Byron, IL
Ojai, CA May 18, 1950 December 31, 2024
Judy A. Nissen, 77
Sterling, IL May 7, 1935 November 24, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
Dixon, IL November 12, 1944 December 19, 2025
Dixon, IL April 6, 1938 November 29, 2025
Juanita “Joyce” Orsted, 93
Teresa M. Murray, 94
Ann Lahman Musgrove, 90
Daniel John Oberg, 81
Dr. Douglas K. Nelson, 74
Marilyn J. Melton, 89
Prophetstown, IL September 7, 1937 October 3, 2025
Oregon, IL June 23, 1950 November 8, 2025
Gregory Olson, 67 Oregon, IL November 26, 1957 October 30, 2025
Dixon, IL June 29, 1941 November 18, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Ernest E. Nelson, 66
Laverne E. Mickley, 88
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Penny O’Rourke, 75
Philip “Phil” Lee Ogan, 87
Sterling, IL January 29, 1936 November 24, 2025
Sterling, IL April 27, 1931 September 29, 2025
Oregon, IL August 30, 1955 November 9, 2025
Sandra E. Neel, 84
Walnut, IL November 20, 1985 October 17, 2025
Erie, IL June 7, 1936 December 18, 2025 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie
Richard A. Norton, 70
Rock Falls, IL August 14, 1959 September 28, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Rockford, IL December 7, 1947 November 13, 2025
Jean M. Noordt, 91
New Auburn, WI October 24, 1933 October 6, 2025
Oregon, IL September 10, 1932 November 16, 2025 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL
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Larry E. Pape, 84
Morrison, IL December 26, 1940 October 21, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Junetta L. Pepper, 97
Sterling, IL March 28, 1928 November 22, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Ramona Sue Peterson, 87
Joel Poradek, 66
Roger J. Petitgoue, 87
Sterling, IL September 9, 1938 December 9, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
Sterling, IL August 30, 1938 November 9, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Dolores K. Petrosky, 88
Sterling, IL April 26, 1937 October 14, 2025
Richard Keith Pettenger, 85
Dewey, AZ September 2, 1940 November 2, 2025
Debra Lynn Richmond, 71
Robert A. Saaijenga, 63
Lula Portner, 87 Rock Falls, IL April 21, 1938 November 15, 2025 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Lorena Robinson, 97
Joyce A. Sanders, 79
Harry Dean Pratt, 70
Glen Grant Robison, 95
Sterling, IL September 4, 1959 October 28, 2025
Dixon, IL January 27, 1955 December 12, 2025
Ronald Lee Preston, 80
Savanna, IL March 17, 1945 November 15, 2025
Marilyn D. Prew, 96
Rosalie Cynthia Pettenger, 88 Dixon, IL June 8, 1937 December 8, 2025
Joseph M. Pettinger, 89
Dixon, IL October 7, 1936 November 13, 2025
Dean A. Pihl, 87
Davis Junction, IL February 9, 1938 October 14, 2025 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Stillman Valley, IL
Henry Dale Planthaber, 90
Monona, WI March 23, 1935 October 9, 2025
Sterling, IL June 24, 1929 October 16, 2025
R Mary L. Ramirez, 91
Sterling, IL January 22, 1934 December 18, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Beth E. Renkes, 86 Morrison, IL May 3, 1939 November 15, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home Susan M. Renner, 75
Tampico, IL June 13, 1950 December 22, 2025
Manchester, IA July 1, 1954 October 25, 2025
LaSalle, IL January 30, 1928 November 23, 2025
Amboy, IL August 15, 1930 October 31, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Hector Rodriguez, 76 Sterling, IL August 28, 1949 November 22, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling
Dixon, IL October 20, 1961 October 18, 2025 Jones Funeral Home
Franklin Grove, IL November 16, 1945 October 19, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
Donald J. Schaver, 83
Albany, IL March 11, 1942 October 25, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Clifton L. “Buster” Schoonhoven, 72 Forreston, IL April 5, 1953 October 19, 2025
Gordon Rolofson, 89
Sterling, IL March 3, 1936 October 13, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Mary Belle Rosenberry, 90
Kenosha, WI September 15, 1935 October 14, 2025
Anita Darlene Roux, 58 Dixon, IL May 2, 1967 October 27, 2025
DiAnna L. Rundle, 80 Byron, IL February 25, 1945 September 28, 2025
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Lawrence W. Schuster, 68
Sterling, IL June 28, 1957 December 11, 2025
Wendy L. Scott, 69
Prophetstown, IL March 24, 1956 October 18, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home
Joanne M. Seaberg, 95
Sterling, IL February 8, 1930 September 28, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Larry D. See, 84
Sterling, IL September 16, 1941 December 1, 2025
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James F. Seyller, 82
Tampico, IL April 23, 1943 October 8, 2025
Richard “Dick” Denton Shank, 82 Dixon, IL April 7, 1943 December 26, 2025
Dean Robert Sheaffer, 86
Dixon, IL May 26, 1939 October 29, 2025
Barney Brent Shelburne, 60
Stillman Valley, IL May 26, 1965 November 19, 2025
Patsy Faye Skinner, 78 Rock Falls, IL January 11, 1947 November 10, 2025
William Mark Snow, 70 Oregon, IL June 8, 1955 September 30, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Home
Kenneth M. Snyder, 85
Rock Falls, IL December 19, 1951 October 22, 2025
David M. Sherrick, 62
Polo, IL January 27, 1963 October 15, 2025 Polo Family Funeral Home
Dakota M. Simpson, 31
Rock Falls, IL September 11, 1994 October 31, 2025
Fulton, IL November 20, 1945 December 2, 2025 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Erie
Pamela Sue Tegeler, 71
Sterling, IL July 4, 1954 November 6, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
Steven E. Tegeler, 68
Byron, IL March 27, 1940 October 9, 2025
Rock Falls, IL March 19, 1957 October 13, 2025
Larry Spaulding, 87 Sterling, IL June 11, 1938 October 15, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Kathleen F. Thomas, 80
Janet M. Squibb, 91
Kenneth Ray Timbs, 73
Polo, IL January 29, 1934 October 26, 2025 Polo Family Funeral Home
Roxy Mae Stropes, 77 Lucille K. Shepard, 73
Kenny “Stretch” Tegeler, 80
Albany, IL August 7, 1948 October 22, 2025 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
Glenna Louise Switzer, 86
Dioxn, IL March 13, 1939 December 19, 2025
T John Tautz, 90
Mt. Carroll, IL March 27, 1935 September 26, 2025
Oregon, IL November 25, 1945 December 17, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
Sterling, IL April 21, 1952 September 14, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Carol A. Trkula, 71 Sterling, IL July 1, 1954 December 10, 2025
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Elisa Vivarelli, 91
Rock Falls, IL January 31, 1934 December 23, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
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Helen A. Waldbusser, 98
Prophetstown, IL January 23, 1927 December 15, 2025 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Deborah J Walters, 68
Woodland Shores, Dixon, IL August 8, 1957 September 30, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Jimmy Earl Webb, 79 Carterville, IL October 9, 1945 October 8, 2025
Daniel “Danny” Webber, 56
Rock Falls, IL September 30, 1969 December 29, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Rev. Ronald Joseph Weber, 78
Dixon, IL March 2, 1947 November 22, 2025 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon, Illinois
Anita Marie Vaessen, 86
Nancy C. Weidel, 86
West Brooklyn, IL December 27, 1938 November 24, 2025 Torman Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL November 19, 1939 December 14, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Robert V. Vandermyde, 80
Dennis W. Weidman, 74
Morrison, IL September 28, 1945 October 8, 2025 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Sterling, IL June 11, 1951 October 24, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
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Rock Falls, IL April 2, 1928 December 12, 2025 McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
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November 17, 1934 Dixon, IL February 18, 2025 September 10, 1932 November 4, 2025 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home Stuart Wolber, 76 Dixon, IL“Franny” Frances January 13, 194970 Lynn Wessels, JanuaryIL 29, 2025 Sterling, May 8, 1955 October 7, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
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Kenneth J. White, 7277 Wesley Yarbrough, Rochelle, IL Stering, IL July 5, 1953 23, - 1947 November October 19,11, 2025 February 2025 Schilling
Roger “Dodge” L. Williams, Sr., 76
Prophetstown, IL August 20, 1949 December 10, 2025
Janice E. Wilson, 90 Sterling, IL October 24, 1935 November 8, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
Jacob D. Woodworth, 36
Prophetstown, IL September 9, 1989 September 26, 2025
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Roger T. Young, 86 Rock Falls, IL April 20, 1939 November 18, 2025 Schilling Funeral Home
William Henry Barbara Jeanne Yarbrough, Jr., 89 (Pratt) Wiggins, 87 Dixon, IL
Leslie E.William Williams, 86 Ronald Erie, IL Zumdahl, 90 July 28, 1939IL Forreston, November 26, 2025 August 5, 1934 January 30, 2025
Shirley J. Williams, 76
Sterling, IL January 15, 1949 December 17, 2025
Rochelle 704 N. 6th St. (815) 562-6872
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Joan A. Young, 81 Rock Falls, IL W. Joseph “Joe” August 10, 1943 Wilkinson, 82 -
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“Helping families through their grief journey” Location
Dixon, IL October 28, 1935 October 2, 1938 January 28, 2025 October 3, 2025
MarchIL 11, 2025 Byron, September 16, 1943 November 5, 2025 Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Home
Beverage Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services
(815) 537-2336 www.bosmagibson.com
Look for the next Tributes Section on April 8, 2026.
“Proudly honoring memories and healing hearts”
Fulton Chapel 1500 10th Avenue (815) 589-2244
Morrison Chapel 404 Lincolnway E (815) 772-2322
www.bosmarenkes.com
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“Serving Your Community” (815) 284-3322 Tampico 115 Main St. (815) 626-6311
1121 North Galena Ave. Dixon, IL
Walnut 14733 IL Hwy 92 (815) 626-6311
A Tradition of Neighborly Service
www.chapelhilldixon.com
www.garlandfuneralhome.com Jones Funeral Home 204 S. Ottawa Ave. Dixon, IL (815) 288-2241
Byron 506 W. Merchant St. (815) 234-2631
Oregon 110 S. Seventh St. (815) 732-7272
Stillman Valley 136 W. Roosevelt Rd. (815) 645-2727
The Jones Funeral Homes
www.thejonesfh.com
www.farrellhollandgale.com
It is the mission of Finch Funeral Home & Cremation Service to facilitate meaningful ways for families to grieve their loss and celebrate the memories of their loved ones.
Thomson 1854 IL 84
(815) 734-6156
114 E. Illinois Rt 64
405 E. Hitt St. Mount Morris, IL www.finchfuneral.com
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home 303 E. Main St. Amboy, IL (815) 857-2611
Lanark
Savanna 309 Chicago Ave.
Illinois Locations
Mount Carroll IL 64
“Every life deserves a special time of honoring and celebrating.”
Hanover 202 Monroe St.
(815) 273-2264 www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com
Elizabeth 107 S. Main St.
TRIBUTES Sauk Valley Media/ shawlocal.com/sauk-valley • Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Funeral Home Directory
Sauk Valley Media/ shawlocal.com/sauk-valley • Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Funeral Home Directory Prophetstown 46 Grove St. Rt .78 N (815) 626-6311
Fulton 1601 16th Ave. (815) 626-6311
“When you have experienced the loss of a loved one, you can trust us to guide you through the arrangements necessary to create a meaningful ceremony that celebrates the unique life being honored.”
(815) 288-4469 213 Crawford Ave. Dixon, IL www.prestonschilling.com
Milledgeville 520 Holcomb Ave. (815) 626-6311
Funeral Home & Cremation Sterling 505 1st Ave. (815) 626-6311
& Crematory
Rock Falls 1002 12th Ave. (815) 626-6311
“Our firm has strived to be progressive in identifying the ever changing needs our families request.”
mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com (815) 946-2402 polofamilyfuneralhome.com “ Our mission is to honor life while staying true to a sacred trust”
“Every Single Life is Unique & So Are Our Services”
Located at 702 First Ave. Sterling, IL
(815) 626-1131 schillingfuneralhome.com During your family’s time of need, we can make a stressful situation easier to navigate through all of the decisions that need to be made in honoring your loved one. 400 N. 6th St. Rochelle, IL (815) 562-4534
110 E. Dixon St. Polo, IL
Unger-Horner Funeral Home & Cremation Services www.ungerhorner.com