





AJanet E. Ackerson, 87 Byron, IL
October 20, 1938June 14, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Donna M. Ackland, 88 Rock Falls, IL
October 13, 1937May 5, 2026
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AJanet E. Ackerson, 87 Byron, IL
October 20, 1938June 14, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Donna M. Ackland, 88 Rock Falls, IL
October 13, 1937May 5, 2026
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 April, May and June 2026.
Look for the next Tributes Section on October 7, 2026.



Catherine ‘Cathy’ Elizabeth Aldridge, 78 Stillman Valley, IL
January 23, 1948March 15, 2026
Gregory Michael Anderson, 72 Sterling, IL
April 8, 1954May 19, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home
Seth Carlson Anderson Phoenix, AZ

Richard E. ‘Rick’ Alden, 64
Toluca, IL
January 24, 1962April 7, 2026

David R. Arbogast, 68 Oregon, IL
December 24, 1957March 20, 2026
Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL

Carol Armstrong, 78 Sterling, IL
January 13, 1948May 12, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Steven Michael Arnold, 63 Davis Junction, IL
December 26, 1962February 26, 2026

BSharon Baker, 84 Sterling, IL
May 26, 1942May 27, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory





James Lewis Barber, 86 Ellsworth, MI
September 18, 1939April 13, 2026
Thomas D. Battaglini, 82 Rockford, IL
April 7, 1943March 12, 2026
Cora L. Bellini, 82 Sterling, IL
August 7, 1943May 17, 2026
Mary E. Bend, 80 Dixon, IL
February 3, 1946June 24, 2026
Chapel Hill Funeral Home








James T. Biba, 69 Prophetstown, IL
April 23, 1957June 19, 2026

First Lt. Bernadette N. Bird, 76 Oregon, IL
November 13, 1949April 17, 2026
Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory
Karen Elaine Hughes Birnie, 80 Lynwood, WA
July 9, 1945April 16, 2026
Bruce James Bley, 74 Sterling, IL
June 24, 1951May 20, 2026 Schilling Funeral Home
Timothy H. Bohrer, 76 Oregon, IL
September 8, 1949March 23, 2026
Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL
Jerry “J.B.” Bonnell, 72 Amboy, IL
September 8, 1953April 16, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Mary Lynn Bowman, 84 Sterling, IL
May 28, 1941May 12, 2026






Franklin J. Brabender, 85 Thomson, IL
January 16, 1941March 7, 2026
Brian J. Brackemyer, 61
Lanark, IL
September 5, 1964June 6, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
John D. Brady, 96 Mishawaka, IN May 6, 1930May 29, 2026


Daniel Forrest Brandon, 62
Prophetstown, IL
April 1, 1964June 4, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Ricky W. Brockhouse, 65 Milledgeville, IL
October 2, 1960April 28, 2026
Kathleen Buckingham, 68
Sterling, IL
September 23, 1957June 14, 2026
Linda Diane Burger, 83 Dixon, IL
February 3, 1943June 14, 2026




Sandra J. Buser, 83
Sterling, IL
August 8, 1942April 18, 2026

Diane R. Bush, 82 Morrison, IL
September 28, 1943April 13, 2026
Marjorie Joan Bushman, 91 Sterling, IL
January 5, 1935June 5, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Brian L. Buzard Mt. Morris, IL


CFrances G. Carroll, 90 Shorewood, IL
November 11, 1935May 27, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Diana Carol Castillo, 77 Cincinnati, OH
August 15, 1948June 18, 2026


Michael “Mikey” Charleston Jr, 52 Rock Falls, IL
September 1, 1973May 3, 2026
McDonaldFuneral Home & Crematory
Allen “Monty” Chronister, 92 Milledgeville, IL
April 1, 1934April 30, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory


Trisha J. Clemens, 46 Sterling, IL
March 7, 1980March 31, 2026
Ramona K. Coffin, 81 Prophetstown, IL
April 6, 1945May 8, 2026
Donald E. “Donnie” Cole, 70 Sterling, IL
March 14, 1956April 5, 2026
McDonald Funeal Home & Crematory
DDan M. Dailey, 87 Sterling, IL
February 23, 1939June 2, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory


Mabel E. Clark, 99 Rochelle, IL
April 7, 1927June 11, 2026

Karen E. Clarke, 69 Dixon, IL
October 26, 1956April 15, 2026
Jones Funeral Home

Linda G. Dallam, 75 Amboy, IL
December 13, 1950May 3, 2026
Mihm Jones Funeral Home
Donna Esther Davis, 73 Morrison, IL
January 7, 1953April 29, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Charles H. Davis, III, 74 Sterling, IL
July 25, 1951April 30, 2026
James Ralph Dean, 94 Sesser, IL
July 26, 1931May 6, 2026








Marcia R. DeBoer, 67 Morrison, IL
April 14, 1959June 26, 2026 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Dr. David K. Deets M.D., 79 Dixon, IL
March 22, 1947May 18, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Larry G. DeGroot, 65 Rock Falls, IL
February 2, 1961April 23, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Peggy “Peg” A. Deloriea, 60 Oregon, IL
January 20, 1966March 31, 2026
Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Home Oregon, IL
David J. Dempsey, 80 Dixon, IL
April 10, 1945April 9, 2026
Jones Funeral Home





Nancie J. Dempsey, 86 Dixon, IL
December 29, 1939April 17, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Pauline Mae DeVries, 95 Dixon, IL
October 22, 1930May 14, 2026
Lois Margaret (Richardson) Dietrich, 93 Leaf River, IL
January 5, 1933June 1, 2026
Donna M. Dingman, 95 Sterling, IL
April 6, 1931April 21, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Lyle W. Dirks, 91 Sterling, IL
December 13, 1934April 2, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Cheryl “Cheri” Dornbush, 79 Albany, IL
November 3, 1946June 18, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron
Patty Jo Dowding, 69
Rock Falls, IL
April 1, 1957April 5, 2026




William D. ‘Rick’ Doyle, 70
Sterling, IL
June 6, 1955May 28, 2026



Mary K. Duffy, 91 Rock Falls, IL
June 10, 1934April 26, 2026

Judith Farganus, 82 Mesa, AZ
December 18, 1943June 3, 2026
EKaryll J. Edwards, 61 Dixon, IL
April 8, 1965May 8, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Alvin R. Eikenberry, 78 Sterling, IL
September 17, 1947April 18, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Cynthia A. Engelkens, 76 Morrison, IL
July 3, 1949June 10, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory

Tyler Rex Engelkins, 39 Clinton, IA
May 13, 1987June 8, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home




Kenneth Draper Purcell, OK May 9, 2026

Janis M. Erikson, 75 Sterling, IL May 21, 1950May 5, 2026
Steven R. Farrar, 58 Amboy, IL
April 18, 1968June 1, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Theresa M. Farrington, 75 Sterling, IL
November 28, 1950May 3, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home
Judith A. Farster, 78 Dixon, IL
January 28, 1948June 19, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Suzanne “Sue” Mae Felker, 94 Rochelle, IL
April 12, 1931April 10, 2026
Unger-Horner Funeral Home
Sherri Lynn Drew, 44 Rochelle, IL
August 15, 1981June 22, 2026

Joyce E. Evans, 84 Geneseo, IL
January 26, 1942April 6, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
FJudith A Druce, 85 Hot Springs Village, AR
July 23, 1940May 15, 2026

Frederick Faber, 93 LaMoille, IL
March 19, 1933June 26, 2026
Horner Merritt



Patricia A. Flynn, 79 Milledgeville, IL
January 25, 1947April 19, 2026
Quinn Fossett, 25 Rock Falls, IL
December 17, 2000April 18, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Shirley A. Foster, 91 Dixon, IL
May 28, 1935June 2, 2026








Ada May Friesen, 92
Sterling, IL
March 30, 1934June 20, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home
Terry Lynn Fulkerson, 70 Rock Falls, IL
April 3, 1956April 7, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
GAlice F. Gaines, 82 Sterling, IL
September 2, 1943April 22, 2026



Sharon L. Gallegos, 82 Sterling, IL
January 12, 1944May 8, 2026

Patricia Garrison, 73 Polo, IL
November 12, 1952February 24, 2026
Polo Family Funeral Home
Cheyenne Marie Gartman Leaf River, IL


Hortencia Garza, 84 Rock Falls, IL
April 11, 1942June 7, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Barbara J. Geesey, 64 Clinton, IA
November 15, 1961June 3, 2026
Joan A. Geiger, 90 Sterling, IL
June 25, 1935April 1, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Beverly Myra Gelwicks, 86 Dixon, IL
July 10, 1939June 11, 2026


Alan Gessling, 78 Dixon, IL
December 5, 1947May 18, 2026
Linda A. Giesen, 74 Dixon, IL
November 28, 1951June 18, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
LeRoy K. Godshall, 76 West Allis, WI
October 29, 1949April 3, 2026
Krause Funeral Home, New Berlin, WI
Velma J. Goerlitz, 88 Franklin Grove, IL
September 6, 1937March 31, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home


Lois A. Grove, 89 Sterling, IL
September 13, 1936 - April 6, 2026

Marjorie “Marge” Kay Guenzler, 83 Amboy, IL
April 20, 1943May 5, 2026




HKayla Gonyier, 37
Savanna, IL
June 21, 1988June 13, 2026

James Harold Grady, 92 Amboy, IL
August 9, 1933April 25, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Zachariah Adam Heald, 46
Sterling, IL
March 3, 1980April 9, 2026 Schilling Funeral Home

Michael Gary Heckman Sr., 82 Madison, WI
October 6, 1943May 13, 2026
David John Haag, 34 Dixon, IL
August 11, 1991April 15, 2026

Michael Albert Helfrich, 73 Dixon, IL
February 10, 1953June 26, 2026
Mary Eva (Glenn) Haenitsch, 81 Jerseyville, IL
December 25, 1944April 10, 2026
Randy Dean Hall, 68 Dixon, IL
April 3, 1958June 20, 2026


Gary W. Handel, 77 Sterling, IL
July 24, 1948June 23, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Doris F. Harper, 95 Sterling, IL
August 21, 1930May 7, 2026


Marion H. Harris, 98 Dixon, IL
January 3, 1928March 31, 2026

Annette G Henderson, 90 Sedona, AZ
October 24, 1935January 28, 2026
Lorraine D. Hendryx, 93 Rock Falls, IL
June 28, 1932June 6, 2026
Joseph William Henson Moline, IL
Virgil ‘Jack’ Henson, 97 Venice, FL
November 14, 1928April 8, 2026
Paul R. Hess, 79 Sterling, IL
June 30, 1946April 15, 2026








Warren L. Heuck, 86
Sterling, IL
February 12, 1940April 29, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Herbert H ‘Herb’ Hill, 92
Mt. Morris, IL
October 14, 1933April 8, 2026
Michael A. Hinrichs, 67 Lanark, IL
December 1, 1958June 1, 2026



Gary Wayne Hollinger, 84
Mt. Morris, IL
December 26, 1941May 8, 2026

Donald R. Homer, 90 Oregon, IL
December 23, 1935May 15, 2026
Kenneth “Ken” L. Hoogheem, 87 Prophetstown, IL
November 19, 1938May 11, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Howard E. Hook, 82 Mt Morris, IL
January 26, 1944May 7, 2026



Mark “Dutch” Anthony Howard, 64 Erie, IL
February 10, 1962May 28, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
David Eugene Howell, 75
Sevierville, TN
September 1, 1950May 5, 2026
Elizabeth “Liz” Huffstutler, 92 Dixon, IL
June 4, 1933 - May 9, 2026 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Katherine Hughes, 95 Sterling, IL
December 5, 1930May 5, 2026



IDonna J. Izer, 89 Oregon, IL
December 18, 1936April 13, 2026
Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL
JPamela A. Jahns, 81 Dixon, IL
May 6, 1944April 9, 2026
Farrell Holland Gale F.H. Oregon, IL
Jane Ann James, 97 Morrison, IL
August 15, 1928November 17, 2025
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Evelyn (Yingling) Joesten, 98 Footville, WI
April 6, 1928April 24, 2026

Jerry Keith Johnson, 79 Ocala, FL
February 16, 1947April 21, 2026
Merlyn LeRoy Johnson, 86 Sterling, IL
February 21, 1940April 1, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Ruthann Johnson, 85 Houston, TX
January 1, 1941April 2, 2026


Vera M. Johnson, 98 Forreston, IL
December 18, 1927May 2, 2026





Esther L. Kirchner, 94 Oregon, IL
December 3, 1931June 4, 2026
Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Homes & Cremation Services
Reverend Richard R. Kramer, M.A., K.C.H.S, 85 Harmon, IL
November 28, 1940May 1, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Diane L. Jones, 63 Dixon, IL
November 12, 1962March 30, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
KKeith A. Kaecker, 67
Franklin Grove, IL
April 25, 1959June 26, 2026 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Judy Ann Kemp, 81 Dixon, IL
November 29, 1944May 19, 2026




Rosemary Keough, 94 Dixon, IL
July 10, 1931March 8, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Barbara J. Kincaid, 91 Geneseo, IL
February 28, 1935April 13, 2026 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home


Doris Ann Kunde Pierce, 93 Ramsey, MN
April 24, 1933April 28, 2026
Christopher Kurek, 41 Schaumburg, IL
November 14, 1984March 31, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
LBrenda L. Lamb, 83 Stillman Valley, IL
December 21, 1942May 27, 2026
Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Stillman Valley, IL
Thomas J. Lamb, 88 Rockfor, IL
April 4, 1937March 30, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Joyce E. Lancaster, 89 Sterling, IL
October 13, 1936April 20, 2026
Robert Leroy Laursen, 91 Loveland, CO
August 14, 1934January 16, 2026








James “Jim” A. Leather, 83 Stillman Valley, IL
August 22, 1942April 21, 2026
Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Home
Lyle Roger LeFevre, 81 Dixon, IL
August 15, 1944May 27, 2026


Eileen Leffelman, 80 Dixon, IL
January 27, 1946April 1, 2026
Jones Funeral Home

Jeri Lehrke, 81 Mt. Morris, IL
November 22, 1944June 12, 2026
Donna L. Lenhart, 85
Sterling, IL
February 1, 1941May 7, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Ronald L. Lentz, 88 Rockford, IL
January 17, 1938April 18, 2026



Beverly I. Lester, 96 Sterling, IL
January 16, 1930May 24, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Shirley J. Lester, 86 Sterling, IL
September 8, 1939April 6, 2026
Donna Jean LevanJungels, 46
West Brooklyn, IL
August 27, 1979June 17, 2026
Walter J. Lindsley, 88 Rock Falls, IL
November 3, 1937April 18, 2026


James L. Lopez, Sr., 89 Sterling, IL
April 1, 1936March 28, 2026

MLouis G. Magana, 92 Sterling, IL
August 17, 1933May 15, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
John B. Manzano, 89
Sterling, IL
May 14, 1937May 14, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Kathleen “Kay”
Mary Bodmer, 95 Dixon, IL
February 5, 1931April 4, 2026


Mabel Jean McSparin, 85 Albany, IL
April 10, 1941April 26, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Michael Joe Medema, 73 Scottsdale, AZ
April 22, 1952April 18, 2026


Tracy Rebecca (nee Anderson) Melges, 54 Oregon, IL
January 23, 1972April 27, 2026



Lawrence John McDonald, 82 Savannah, GA
October 28, 1943May 24, 2026
Adele L. McDonnell, 89
Sterling, IL
September 23, 1937 - April 30, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home


Shirley Montieth, 91 Sterling, IL
April 23, 1935May 5, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Linda K. Moore, 81 Rock Falls, IL
August 9, 1944May 28, 2026
McDonald Fneral Home & Crematory

Neil Eugene Morehead, 86 Harlingen, TX
March 15, 1940April 23, 2026
Jane Margaret Melvin, 87 Dixon, IL
September 3, 1938June 11, 2026
Lois J. Miller, 87 Byron, IL
March 1, 1939May 9, 2026


Darlene Miriam Brooks, 90 Forreston, IL
August 31, 1935May 13, 2026
James L. Mocklin, 87 Sterling, IL
August 7, 1938May 10, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home


Richard I. “Rick” Moeller, 75 Nelson, IL
July 21, 1950April 18, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory

Liza S. Moreno, 68 Rock Falls, IL
September 13, 1957June 20, 2026
Darrel A. Morse, 89 Prophetstown, IL
November 17, 1936April 28, 2026
McDFonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Marcella Mott, 86 DePue, IL
January 16, 1940April 30, 2026
Barto Funeral Home
Raymond H. Mueller, 93 Byron, IL
February 9, 1933May 9, 2026
John E. Murphy, 87 Dixon, IL
February 13, 1939May 12, 2026

Betty Jean Murray, 98 Dixon, IL
April 13, 1927April 11, 2026

Martha K. Peterson, 80 Cordova, IL
September 21, 1945April 14, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home



NTimothy James Naylon, 66 Denver, CO
April 21, 1959October 31, 2025
Donald R. Newman, 78 Dixon, IL
April 9, 1948April 17, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Christine J. Nichols, 70 Clinton, IA
August 26, 1955June 19, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

OEdward G. Olsen, 89 Medford, OR August 12, 1936June 3, 2026




Mary S. Phelps, 82 Byron, IL
November 30, 1943December 22, 2025


Joyce Cooper Pierce, 100 Freeport, IL
October 19, 1925March 21, 2026
Michael Ray Pierson, 71 Sterling, IL
March 5, 1955April 20, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home
Herbert Pitchford, 91 Dixon, IL
December 23, 1934May 16, 2026
Jones Funeral Home



Kathleen A. Preston, 82
Sterling, IL
July 7, 1943April 13, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Nancy L. Printz, 67 Oregon, IL
March 29, 1959April 17, 2026
Farrell Holland Gale F.H. INC. 110 S. 7th St, Oregon, IL, 61061
Arthur “Art” Pruis, 91 Morrison, IL
July 22, 1934April 22, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Gerald A. ‘Jerry’ Pudlas, 91 Marion, IL
October 5, 1934May 1, 2026
James “Jim” Pugh, 80 Chadwick, IL
May 12, 1945March 30, 2026




Phyllis Ann Reinford, 59 Chana, IL
December 3, 1966June 26, 2026
Polo Family Funeral Home
Carolyn R. Reppe, 74 Winfield, IL
April 24, 1951March 25, 2026
Martha Reyes, 87 Sterling, IL
January 19, 1939May 10, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home
Miguel Reyes, 90 Sterling, IL
July 5, 1935 - June 7, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home


PRTerry R. Palmer, 70 Byron, IL
July 21, 1955October 10, 2025


Richard L. Percycoe, 80 Rock Falls, IL
December 25, 1945May 7, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory

Todd M. Pitman, 63 Dixon, IL
August 13, 1962April 18, 2026
Jones Funeral Home

Lorraine Reed, 99 Houston, TX
November 5, 1926April 24, 2026
Jones Funeral Home


Harold “Curt” Plautz, 88 Prophetstown, IL
June 21, 1937June 19, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Kent R. Portner, 59 Sterling, IL
March 19, 1967June 3, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory


John Reeser, 86 Sterling, IL
May 30, 1939April 21, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling
Mary E. Regan, 81
Sterling, IL
December 20, 1944June 25, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory


Roberta F. Rhodes, 87 Sterling, IL
December 15, 1938June 19, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home
Mildred Lorraine Rice, 88 Sterling, IL
April 4, 1938May 17, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Donna D. Rife, 87 Rock Falls, IL
August 10, 1938March 15, 2026
Walter L. Rippy, 70 Rock Falls, IL
October 26, 1955May 24, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory








Rusty J. Roselieb, 67 Prophetstown, IL
June 14, 1958May 2, 2026
Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Marsha Jane Rosenbalm, 83 Auburn, IN
July 22, 1942May 8, 2026
Paul A. Rosengren, 63 Rock Falls, IL
March 2, 1963May 9, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Delores ‘Dee’ June Rowland, 78 Mt. Morris, IL
November 17, 1947March 26, 2026
SBenjamin G. Sandrock, 50 Rural Lyndon, IL
April 11, 1976April 13, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Conner L. Sandrock, 21 Rural Lyndon, IL
July 31, 2004April 13, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Curtis G. Schmitt, 83 Dixon, IL
June 2, 1943June 18, 2026
Jones Funeral Home







John E. Schoaf, 80 Dixon, IL
January 30, 1946May 16, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Leadelle ‘Lee’ J. Schrader Mesa, AZ

Daryl Eugene Schroeder, 59 Tampico, IL
September 14, 1966May 20, 2026
Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Beulah Yvonne Schumacher, 97 Dixon, IL
November 29, 1928February 19, 2026
David E. Scott, 71 Prophetstown, IL
December 26, 1954April 18, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Stacie Scroggins-Berge, 55 Galt, IL
January 7, 1971May 19, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Shirley M. Selgestad, 99 Dixon, IL
June 29, 1926June 17, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Christopher “Chris” J. Shank, 66 Byron, IL
May 20, 1960June 10, 2026
Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Homes & Cremation Services of Byron, IL

Lisa D. Shank, 64 Polo, IL
November 19, 1961April 28, 2026
Polo Family Funeral Home
Jeanne I. Shanyfelt, 95 Sublette, IL
September 1, 1930June 6, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home








Patrick Edward Sheely, 60 Mt Morris, IL
November 11, 1965March 23, 2026
Beverly Joy Shepard, 87 Camanche, IA
September 18, 1938April 11, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Paula Sue Shuck, 76 Dixon, IL
November 12, 1949June 19, 2026



Larry L. Sieh, 87 Morrison, IL
June 26, 1938April 30, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Terry Lee Sippel, 91 Dixon, IL
August 17, 1934May 25, 2026


Brenda J. Skinner, 79 Sterling, IL
March 29, 1947April 11, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Marcia Marie (Miller) Smith, 75 Erie, IL
December 8, 1950April 25, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
Sister Marian Smith, CHM, 97 Johnston, IA
September 7, 1928April 11, 2026
Maurice Allen Sondgeroth, 84 Dixon, IL
January 10, 1942May 21, 2026
Janice Marie Sonneman, 88 St. Joseph, MI
September 1, 1937May 8, 2026
Pete Souhlas, 82 Sterling, IL
September 28, 1943May 30, 2026
Jacob Sowers, 48 Sterling, IL
June 18, 1977March 2, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home
Larry Spencer, 78 Baldwin, MS
March 14, 1948May 6, 2026


Christopher T. Spitzer, 37 Prophetstown, IL
February 22, 1989June 12, 2026
Glen H. Springman, 92 Rock Falls, IL
February 28, 1934May 20, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory








Jenny Lou Stees, 76 Orlando, FL
November 30, 1949April 12, 2026

Joseph M. Stewart, 66
Amboy, IL
February 22, 1960May 16, 2026
Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Donald David Strohman, 102 Erie, IL
April 6, 1924May 18, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
Janice Marie Stuart, 71 Morrison, IL
May 30, 1954April 15, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Joy R. Bettner Svihlik, 59 Erie, IL
September 22, 1966May 8, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Erie
Linda L. Swanson, 84 Byron, IL
April 29, 1941March 27, 2026
Farrell Holland Gale Funeral Home
Elaine J. Sweet, 86 Oregon, IL
December 11, 1939May 16, 2026
Polo Family Funeral Home
TSusan J. Taylor, 76 East Moline, IL
March 17, 1949April 9, 2026
William Duke Taylor, 95 Dixon, IL
September 15, 1930March 31, 2026







Kathryn “Kay”
Lee Tetrick, 99 Rockford, IL
January 31, 1927April 19, 2026
Janet E Thicksten, 80
Rock Falls, IL
October 13, 1945April 23, 2026


VBradley E. Van Damme, 55 Prophetstown, IL
October 22, 1970May 6, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Erie
Linda D. Van Zuiden, 74 Erie, IL
September 11, 1951June 11, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home


Laurie Ann Weaver, 61 Sterling, IL
January 20, 1965June 4, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
James Neil Webb, 69 Sterling, IL
August 21, 1956June 18, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory
Richard “Pinky”
W. Thompson, 93
Port Byron, IL
March 27, 1933June 1, 2026
Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
Terry Gene Thompson, 77 Geneseo, IL
June 22, 1948June 6, 2026
Paul A. Tichler, 55 Sterling, IL
March 31, 1971March 31, 2026




Joyce Lorraine Tiesman, 88 Hudsonville, MI
September 15, 1937April 24, 2026
URandy A. Ullrich Jr., 43 Dixon, IL
June 26, 1982June 20, 2026
Jones Funeral Home


Marvin J. VanZuiden, 90 Morrison, IL
November 17, 1935June 24, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Bernard “Bernie” Anthony Vering, 83 Dixon, IL
September 28, 1942April 22, 2026
Karen M. Virnoche-Brown, 71 Oregon, IL
September 2, 1954June 2, 2026
Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL
Mary Cheryl Von Holten, 96 Walnut, IL
October 29, 1929May 27, 2026
WDonna L. Waddelow, 95
Mt. Morris, IL
August 5, 1930December 12, 2025
Cody L. Walters, 38 Rock Falls, IL
October 22, 1987April 28, 2026






Mark S. Webb, 68 Dixon, IL
May 2, 1957April 5, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Dennis Weigle, 71 San Tan Valley, AZ
July 17, 1954April 2, 2026
Sandra S. Wells, 81 Monroe, WI
March 13, 1945May 29, 2026
Samuel Wells, Jr., 96 Dixon, IL
November 23, 1929May 22, 2026
Lewis Henry ‘Lew’ Wescott Platte City, MO
Sandra J. Whaley, 78 Rock Falls, IL
February 22, 1948June 16, 2026









M.E. Wilson, 97 Iowa City, IA
Pete Whiting, 81 Jacksonville, FL
October 1, 1944April 2, 2026
December 10, 1928May 6, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Jacob D. Woodworth, 36

M.E. Wilson, 97 Iowa City, IA
December 10, 1928May 6, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Walter W. Wickens, 76 Rockford, IL
Sterling, IL
September 9, 1989September 26, 2025
February 27, 1950April 20, 2026
Jones Funeral Home
Aliecia “Liz” E. Workman, 77 Sterling, IL
Ronald “Ron” Ray Wiersema, 78 Morrison, IL
January 29, 1949April 9, 2026
June 14, 1947May 9, 2026
Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Martin Wright, 83 Lyndon, IL


Jacob D. Woodworth, 36 Sterling, IL
September 9, 1989September 26, 2025
Aliecia “Liz” E. Workman, 77 Sterling, IL
January 29, 1949April 9, 2026











Donald J. Wigginton, 90 Rock Falls, IL
October 10, 1942May 9, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory, Prophetstown
June 27, 1935April 2, 2026

Martin Wright, 83 Lyndon, IL
October 10, 1942May 9, 2026
McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory, Prophetstown
Mary Jane (Floto) Zipse Pecatonica, IL
Louis ‘Lou’ Wigginton Dixon, IL

Mary Jane (Floto) Zipse Pecatonica, IL
Eleanor F. Wilkin, 102 Rock Falls, IL
May 1, 1924June 21, 2026
Debra S. Williams, 68 Sterling, IL
September 9, 1957June 10, 2026
Schilling Funeral Home
Linda K. Williams, 81 Prophetstown, IL
December 16, 1944May 16, 2026







































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