SVM Tributes - January 2022

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October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

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Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost.

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Sauk Valley Media/saukvalley.com • Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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.

Tributes This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in October, November and December 2021.

A David M. Adams, 62 Tampico, IL April 20, 1959 November 14, 2021

Steven W. Anderson, 71

Sterling, IL June 28, 1950 October 5, 2021 Schilling

Jane E. (Bristle) Apple, 74

Phyllis D. Albright, 74 Sterling, IL April 22, 1947 October 30, 2021

Morrison, IL February 18, 1947 December 5, 2021

William “Bill” Melville Appleman, Jr. Dixon, IL

Bonnie ‘BJ’ Anderson, 82

Sterling, IL January 22, 1939 October 6, 2021

Phyllis J. Anderson, 89

Paxton, IL October 21, 1932 November 18, 2021

Timothy David Aurand, 71

Sterling, IL January 11, 1950 September 27, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

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Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost.

October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Donald Babel

Dana E. Barlow, 80

Joann E. Bachman, 87

James L. “Jim” Barnes, 93

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Eldena, IL November 2, 1941 December 23, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Oregon, IL April 6, 1934 October 19, 2021

Oregon, IL October 13, 1928 December 5, 2021

Charles Grant Baker, 82

Constance ‘Connie’ L. Bartels, 73

Sterling, IL September 13, 1939 November 5, 2021

Monroe, WI January 27, 1948 September 27, 2021

William Balk, 74

Richard Barton, 86

Robert E. Barber, 81

Alvin Laroy Baxter, 89

Thomson, IL March 8, 1947 October 3, 2021

Sterling, IL November 17, 1939 November 5, 2021

Dixon, IL December 3, 1934 October 18, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Port Byron, IL March 8, 1932 November 15, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

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Amy Faber Beard, 59

Barry J. Black

Brock L. Boss, 38 Fort Myers, FL December 20, 1982 October 17, 2021

Rhea Bechtel, 91 Fulton, IL July 27, 1930 November 29, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Ralph R. Black, 91

Opal Laverne (Thompson) Bowers

David L. Beck

Susan Elizabeth Blackburn, 47

Polo, IL February 4, 1962 November 8, 2021

Mesa, AZ September 10, 2021

Silvis, IL July 2, 1938 December 1, 2021

Roger Lee Behm, 79

Port Byron, IL August 14, 1942 October 19, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home

Ardith Maxine Miller Bennett, 99

Hillsdale, IL February 20, 1930 October 20, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL July 31, 1974 November 15, 2021

Mary Blean, 98

Erie, IL September 9, 1923 November 15, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie, IL

Donna Jean Blume, 79

Oregon, IL September 5, 1942 December 5, 2021

Lavern Donald Boelkens, 86

Simpsonville, SC July 3, 1922 September 26, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Elgin, IL January 8, 1935 October 2, 2021

Shawn M. Berhow, 40

Leslie D. ‘Les’ Bonnell, 76

Morrison, IL October 7, 1981 December 3, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Joseph Jay Besse, 99

Erie, IL February 24, 1922 December 21, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie, IL

Nancy J. Bielema, 83

Albany, IL June 30, 1938 November 9, 2021 www.bosmarenkes.com

Dixon, IL

Rosalind Boyer, 79

Savanna, IL June 6, 1942 December 18, 2021 Law Jones Funeral Home

David G. Brandon Sr., 88

Harmon, IL November 12, 1932 October 24, 2021

Jim Brandt, 84 Pearl City, IL May 29, 1937 November 24, 2021

James Edward Brennan, 78

Freeport, IL January 22, 1943 September 26, 2021

Lester Edward Brooks, 88

Steward, IL December 29, 1945 December 29, 2021

Forreston, IL April 23, 1933 November 1, 2021

Randall D. Boomgarden, 74

Charles “Charlie” Bruce, 80

Savanna, IL September 28, 1947 November 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Dixon, IL October 22, 1941 December 23, 2021

Brian J. Bormann

Micheal W. Bryan, 73

Shannon, IL

Tampico, IL August 30, 1948 November 2, 2021

Ronald P. Buck, 79 Prophetstown, IL January 5, 1942 December 20, 2021 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home John Lewis Burns, 85

Mt. Morris, IL September 27, 1936 October 19, 2021

Scott A. Burrows, 63 Dixon, IL February 7, 1958 November 28, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Bernita L. Bush, 97 Morrison, IL August 12, 1924 December 2, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Wilma J. (Schrader) Bush, 92 Morrison, IL July 29, 1929 October 26, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Steven A. Buskohl, 63 Polo, IL October 19, 1957 September 18, 2021

Steven Kurtis Butts, 55

Rock Falls, IL March 31, 1966 December 18, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

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Dorothy Jean Capes, 93

Mr. Morris, IL September 12, 1928 November 18, 2021

Allen Bruce Carr, 83 Lansing, MI October 21, 1937 October 10, 2021

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Rev. David L. Beebe, 83

Lake Barrington, IL October 5, 2021

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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Hortensia Cervantes, 93

Rose Carol Coss, 99

Chad Charnas, 48

James ‘Jim’ Richard Cowley Sr., 89

Sterling, IL July 11, 1928 October 16, 2021

Austin, TX March 27, 1973 December 1, 2021

George D. Cheshier, 79

Rock Falls, IL February 24, 1942 November 21, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Charles Daniel Chriest, 78

Tampico, IL February 24, 1943 December 15, 2021 Garland Funeral Home

Robert Louis Christ, 72

Oregon, IL November 8, 1948 October 28, 2021

Cynthia “Cindy” Jean Clevenger Dixon, IL

Daniel David Cluver, 74

Watseka, IL July 26, 1947 November 20, 2021

Glenn W. Collaer, 93

Fremont, MI July 1, 1928 November 15, 2021

Brett RIchard J. Como, 33

Canton, GA May 26, 1988 October 12, 2021

Franklin Grove, Formerly of Amboy, IL March 8, 1922 November 30, 2021

Lawton, OK June 28, 1932 October 12, 2021

Edward A. Cox, 79 Polo, IL July 31, 1942 December 15, 2021

Mitchell R. Cox, 63 Milledgeville, IL July 20, 1958 December 1, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Vivian Lee Curley, 78 Madison, WI March 14, 1943 November 16, 2021

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Richard Dahlquist, 84

Sterling, IL August 23, 1937 November 27, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Alecia A. Dale, 63

Sterling, IL December 15, 1957 December 2, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Jacob “Jake” Arthur Damhoff, 92 Erie, IL November 10, 1928 October 3, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Mary Ellen Davis, 79

Polo, IL July 12, 1942 November 29, 2021

Terri Ann Dawson, 63

Bernard C. ‘Bernie’ Digman, 85

Dixon, IL December 31, 1957 November 27, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Dubuque, IA December 7, 1936 December 12, 2021

Shirley A. Decker, 86

Donna Dirks, 87

Moneta Ann DeClerk

Marlene Joyce Dohlen Genung, 90

Prophetstown, IL August 13, 1935 October 7, 2021

Dixon, IL

Jill A. Deem, 78

Sterling, IL March 20, 1943 October 21, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Kay A. Deets, 84 Milledgeville, IL March 28, 1937 November 8, 2021

Linda Lou (Clevenger) DeOrnellas, 68

Byron, IL July 14, 1953 September 23, 2021

James Dever, 67 Rock Falls, IL February 24, 1954 October 30, 2021

Sterling, IL April 20, 1934 October 10, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home - Sterling

St. Croix Falls, WI February 14, 1931 November 14, 2021

Dennis Donna, 66 Dixon, IL January 9, 1955 November 2, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Reva Doty, 91 Savanna, IL May 30, 1930 July 10, 2021

Mary Louise Wadsworth Drew, 85 Dixon, IL January 7, 1936 December 24, 2021

Judith Ann ‘Judy’ Dunn, 79

Thomson, IL April 27, 1942 December 11, 2021

Betty Jo Dunne, 70 Judith ‘Judi’ A. DeVries, 79

St. George, UT August 21, 1942 September 4, 2021

Dixon, IL February 3, 1951 November 8, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Vicki Dunphy, 56 Harlan Ray Diehl, 88

Freeport, IL March 31, 1933 November 11, 2021

Dixon, IL May 25, 1965 November 18, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

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Yvonne M. Eccles, 81

Mary Faber, 82 Fulton, IL November 14, 1938 October 17, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Evelyn D. Egan, 100 Sterling, IL September 23, 1921 October 18, 2021

Raymond James Fane

Oregon, IL March 14, 1940 December 16, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Marilyn Elaine Eickman, 92

Clara Helen Eissens, 90

Fulton, IL October 18, 1930 September 26, 2021

Noah “Dale” Erisman Franklin Grove, IL

Daniel P. Etnyre

Lancaster, PA September 26, 2021

Helen J. Farwell, 98

Sterling, IL March 13, 1923 November 29, 2021

James ‘Jim’ Fellows, 87

Seneca, MO October 8, 1933 October 5, 2021

Stanley P. Ferris, 74 Dixon, IL January 28, 1947 October 30, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Kevin E. Fisher, 48

Rockford, IL November 4, 1973 November 10, 2021

Lucy Ettinger, 90 Sterling, IL April 15, 1931 December 13, 2021

Bobbie L. Fitts, 83 Cottage Grove, MN July 25, 1938 October 3, 2021

Laura Everson, 84

Mt. Carroll, IL April 4, 1937 December 4, 2021

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Marlyn Faber, 86

Fulton, IL November 3, 1934 October 15, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Ronald Forristall, 83

Lois Garman, 86

Peggy Franks, 84

Allan ‘Skip’ Garner, 91

Sterling, IL March 15, 1937 September 30, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Ltd.

Donald L. Frey, 59 Mt. Morris, IL February 13, 1962 October 28, 2021

Gary L. Fruin, 70 Dixon, IL July 22, 1951 October 2, 2021 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL Leon Full, 80

Monroe, WI June 17, 1941 November 7, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Richard C. Fuller, 78 Milledgeville, IL August 26, 1943 October 27, 2021

Dorinda Eva Fullmer, 68

Rock Falls, IL January 14, 1953 December 27, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

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Alene D. Gallup, 90

Dixon, IL April 27, 1938 November 10, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Mt. Morris, IL April 1, 1931 November 4, 2021

Donald F. Foster, 86

Esther T. Gann, 81 Fulton, IL December 18, 1939 October 26, 2021

Morrison, IL June 8, 1935 November 4, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Polo, IL September 16, 1935 October 6, 2021

Lanark, IL June 6, 1930 November 8, 2021

Gene Gascoigne, 95 Dixon, IL September 25, 1926 September 28, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Maxine Elaine Gaumer, 93

Sterling, IL December 11, 1928 December 27, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Nicholas Geer

Sterling, IL October 13, 2021

Gary M. Geirnaeirt, 80

Sterling, IL October 10, 1941 December 26, 2021

Angela Rose Marie (Salerno) Ghibellini, 83

Mt. Morris, IL December 31, 1937 September 22, 2021

Willard Leon Gibson, 92

Dixon, IL October 22, 1929 December 6, 2021

Elizabeth Mae Giese, 101

Annandale, NJ April 22, 1920 November 19, 2021

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Mt. Morris, IL October 24, 1928 October 10, 2021

Dixon, IL

Susan E. Foster, 76

Ashton, IL July 24, 1945 November 7, 2021

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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Shirley J. Gisi, 94 Rock Falls, IL July 4, 1927 November 2, 2021

Judy Hannis, 82 Erie, IL July 5, 1939 December 7, 2021

Todd F. Hermeyer, 51

Jeffrey G. Hughes, 58

Mary Eileen Graehling, 81

Carl Martin Hans, 84

Rex O. Hicks, 74

June A. Hunsberger, 99

Dixon, IL January 5, 1940 November 21, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Jesse W. Griffith, 81 Sterling, IL November 3, 1939 October 28, 2021

Alice L. Grimes, 83

Tampico, IL September 15, 1938 December 14, 2021 Garland Funeral Home

Stella Mae Grobe Dixon, IL

Rock Falls, IL June 24, 1937 October 4, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Ronald Duane Hanson, 82

Morrison, IL January 28, 1939 November 12, 2021 www.bosmarenkes.com

Laura Hartman Chadwick, IL

Dixon, IL

Patricia Artincie Guinn, 83 Ekron, KY March 23, 1938 October 2, 2021

Amboy, IL January 7, 1947 December 21, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Harold Himmelright, 86

Bemidji, MN April 5, 1935 December 25, 2021

Mary M. ‘Peg’ Hoffman, 90

Champaign, Formerly of Dixon, IL October 4, 1931 December 20, 2021

Dominga Heald

Annette Holmes

Patricia May Henderson, 83

Ronald E. Horn, 59

Sterling, IL

Susan E. Grobe

Ohio, IL August 30, 1970 November 27, 2021

Corona, CA August 26, 2021

Rock Falls, IL September 15, 1938 October 7, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Oregon, IL September 12, 1962 October 1, 2021 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL

Sidney Gustaf Hensel, 79

Arthur “Bud” Harold Horton

Loves Park, IL January 29, 1942 November 26, 2021

Dixon, IL

Marie “Sue” Henson Dixon, IL

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Teresa “Terri” L. Haenitsch

Dixon, IL November 9, 2021

William ‘Bill’ Herbst, 93

Morton, IL April 21, 1928 October 22, 2021

Rock Falls, IL May 31, 1922 November 8, 2021

Sharon L. Hustak, 74

Rock Falls, IL July 15, 1947 November 27, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Fred “Pops” Hutchison, 88

Milledgeville, IL July 12, 1933 December 9, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

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Bobby Irwin

Sterling, IL October 8, 2021

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Shirley Jacobs, 73

Oregon, IL January 21, 1948 December 1, 2021 Stateline Cremations

Robert James “Bob” Jaecques, 81 Cairo, MO August 12, 1940 October 17, 2021

Gladys Irene Guntle Dixon, IL

Rock Falls, IL March 15, 1963 December 12, 2021

Vogle “Sonny” Howard, 67

Chadwick, IL April 22, 1954 December 9, 2021 McDonald Funeral Homes

Marianne Huber, 85

Dixon, IL June 9, 1936 October 12, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Donna I. JaggersMiller, 72

Sterling, IL May 2, 1949 November 2, 2021

Larry F. Jenkins, 73 Forreston, IL October 25, 1948 December 15, 2021

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Ross T. Jennings Stering, IL December 15, 2021

Christine Johnson, 72 Dixon, IL March 13, 1949 November 28, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Dolores “Dorie” Joanne Johnson Rockford, IL

Roger Johnson, 81 Princeton, IL September 24, 1940 December 1, 2021

James Jones, 75

West Brooklyn, IL June 23, 1946 November 1, 2021 Merritt Funeral Home

Joanne Marie Marcan Juriga, 83

Mt. Morris, IL September 13, 1938 December 7, 2021

Robert Thomas Jurkens, 74

Sterling, IL July 8, 1947 November 22, 2021

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Elsie Z. Kaiser, 88 Glen Haven, WI April 28, 1933 December 8, 2021

Violet A. Kastner, 92 Dixon, IL April 6, 1929 December 24, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Mary ‘Maré’ Elizabeth Kaup, 81

Joan D. Kelly, 83

South Daytona, FL November 24, 1942 July 28, 2021

Sterling, IL September 1, 1938 September 24, 2021

Laurence Michael ‘Larry’ Jones, 51

Susan E. Kelly, 69

Steven R. Jones, 60

Dixon, IL June 28, 1961 December 12, 2021 The Jones Funeral Home

Oregon, WI November 16, 1946 October 18, 2021

Marvin L. Klundt, 86 Hillsdale, IL October 17, 1935 December 25, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron

Diane M. Kutz, 73

Humboldt, TN September 28, 1948 October 25, 2021

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Paul Alan Laird, 73

Sterling, IL August 11, 1948 October 30, 2021

Lila Darlene Knie, 93

Polo, IL January 12, 1928 December 19, 2021

Christine Lea Kobbeman, 68

Rhome, TX September 26, 1953 - October 6, 2021

Hendrix Thomas Kobbeman, 2

Sterling, IL July 3, 2019 November 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Nick A. Koltunchik Dixon, IL

Prophetstown, IL August 21, 1940 November 21, 2021

Judy Kay Alter Jones, 78

Fulton, IL March 10, 1970 November 4, 2021

Ira Samuel ‘Sam’ King, 74

Kent Kosier

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Richard H. “Dick” Landheer, 87

Morrison, IL November 7, 1934 December 11, 2021 www.bosmarenkes.com

Elizabeth Ann Barnett Lang Lanark, IL Law-Jones Funeral Home

Patricia Ann (Steadman) Lange, 89 Morrison, IL June 10, 1932 December 3, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Marilyn Lanphere, 90 Prophetstown, IL May 3, 1931 December 20, 2021 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home

Carol Ann Large, 80

Erie, IL January 9, 1941 November 8, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Kathy L. Kramer, 72

Dixon, IL January 18, 1952 December 18, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Sterling, IL August 25, 1949 November 25, 2021

Wanda Larson, 83 Silvis, IL August 19, 1938 September 30, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Ltd.

Ruth O. Killinger, 91

Stella E. Kulas, 93 Rock Falls, IL April 30, 1928 December 19, 2021

Clifford W. Lauts, 83

Davenport, IA November 16, 1929 October 15, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Sterling, IL June 25, 1938 November 26, 2021

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Peggy M. Johnson, 75

Dixon, IL August 9, 1946 October 25, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Elvin Jones Sr., 78 Rochester, MN August 1, 1943 November 19, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Duane Bryant ‘Shorty’ Law, 94

Ernest Lippens, 82 Sterling, IL January 30, 1939 November 27, 2021

Ronald W. Laws, 81

Kreston Rae Lipscomb, 68

Mount Carroll, IL August 27, 1927 December 10, 2021

Belvidere, IL July 6, 1940 November 17, 2021

Dale G. Lawson, 76

Dixon, IL December 8, 1945 December 16, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Springfield, IL March 23, 1953 September 28, 2021

Louis Lamar Long, 72 Marble Falls, TX October 31, 1949 November 13, 2021

Alfred G. Lee, 48 Sterling, IL July 18, 1973 October 25, 2021

Matthew P. Love, 55

Connor Stephen Lee, 28

Jacques Nicholas Lovinski, 90

Dixon, IL September 30, 1966 October 2, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Tacoma, WA January 3, 1993 October 11, 2021

Sterling, IL May 18, 1931 October 17, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Richard Eugene Lewandowski, 80

Dorothy M. Lower, 88

Kingsport, TN May 4, 1941 September 30, 2021 East Lawn Funeral Home

Robert W. Lindsay, 84 Lanark, IL August 14, 1937 November 13, 2021

Kourtnie Link, 32 Princeton, IL November 9, 1988 November 6, 2021 Garland Funeral Home

Buford R. Linn, 85 Rock Falls, IL June 7, 1936 November 12, 2021

Lanark, IL October 25, 1932 July 8, 2021

Elizabeth (Verhulst) Luckman

Eleanor “Granny” Victoria Lumzy Dixon, IL

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Patrick Marschang, 75

Rock Falls, IL July 11, 1946 September 30, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Kathy L. Martin, 66

Dixon, IL April 4, 1955 November 1, 2021

Lloyd Martin, 94

Shannon, IL March 7, 1927 November 5, 2021

Robert D. Matthew, 77

Dixon, IL July 3, 1944 September 16, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Pauline K. McCloud, 77

Timothy McQuillan, 75

Sterling, IL May 24, 1946 September 18, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Mary M. McWilliams, 67

Lyndon, IL April 5, 1954 November 12, 2021

Robert Meinsma, 83 Rock Falls, IL May 22, 1938 November 1, 2021

Charles Meisenheimer, 77

Walnut, IL October 29, 1943 October 3, 2021 Garland Funeral Home

Susan Messer, 66

Dixon, IL January 9, 1955 October 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Estella Metcalfe Sterling, IL

Rock Falls, IL October 29, 1944 December 24, 2021

Judy A. McCulloh, 82

Ruth Joan Miles Dixon, IL

Elgin, IL October 7, 2021

Morrison, IL October 2, 1939 December 12, 2021 www.bosmarenkes.com

Norma Jean Ludwick, 78

Sharon McKeown, 92

Cheryl Gay Mills

Sterling, IL May 22, 1929 December 4, 2021

Sterling, IL

Mary Ellen Ludwig, 84

Mary Ellen McOwen, 93

Kurt K. Mills, 53

Sterling, IL April 6, 1943 December 11, 2021

Forreston, IL October 16, 1937 December 1, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL July 28, 1928 November 2, 2021 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon, Illinois

Freeport, IL July 16, 1968 October 28, 2021

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Julie Ann Mitchell, 59 Sterling, IL June 15, 1962 October 25, 2021

John Michael Mitchell Sr., 70

Benton City, WA August 14, 1951 December 7, 2021 Hillcrest Funerals and Cremations

Shirley Moen, 79

Ann Kathryn Montavon, 62

Dixon, IL June 22, 1959 November 20, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

David Montavon, 76 Dixon, IL May 9, 1945 October 2, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Jarrod W. Moore, 46

Amboy, IL November 24, 1975 November 27, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Shirley Ann Moothart Chadwick, IL

Mt. Morris, IL August 5, 1928 December 6, 2021

Mary Patricia “Patty” Nevills Savanna, IL Law-Jones Funeral Home

Joan M. Newcomer, 84

Dixon, IL July 25, 1937 October 30, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Vernon Dale Newendyke Lanark, IL

June Reese Nicholson, 91

Hillsdale, IL January 11, 1930 December 7, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Robert J. Nie, 84 Sterling, IL August 10, 1937 December 16, 2021

Oralia “Lolly” Olalde, 53

Sterling, IL October 18, 1968 November 16, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

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Richard Roy Person, 84

Polo, IL July 7, 1937 December 28, 2021

Norma Jean ‘Sis’ Petersen, 82 Lake City, FL June 20, 1939 September 9, 2021

Dixon, IL

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Kate M. O’Malley, 74 Ohio, IL August 19, 1947 December 5, 2021

Raymond Lawrence Murray Dixon, IL

Phyllis M. Ohman, 99 Dixon, IL September 4, 1922 November 6, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

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Paula S. Prose, 66

Dixon, IL September 2, 1955 November 26, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Mary T. Prunty, 35

Amboy, IL May 20, 1986 October 24, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

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Mary Margaret Raab, 75

Irene E. Peterson

David Ramirez

Betty Pfulb

Federico Ramirez, 88

Danny ‘Paw Paw’ Phillips

Louis Ramirez

William “Billy” Pitchford, 49

Martin ‘Marty’ Ramirez Jr., 69

Christine Marie Pitton, 61

Captain Garrett E. Ramos, 38

Polo, IL

Mountain Home, AR November 24, 2021

Sterling, IL November 28, 2021

Arthur “Art” Paul Mueller, Jr.

Mt. Morris, IL July 6, 1951 November 11, 2021

Diana L. Peterson, 69 Port Byron, IL March 18, 1952 December 26, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron

Robert J. Niesen Sterling, IL October 4, 2020

Donald Charles Price, 70

Dixon, IL August 14, 1972 October 1, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL February 14, 1960 November 19, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Mt. Carroll, IL July 8, 1946 November 4, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Florence, AZ December 22, 2021

Sterling, IL July 29, 1933 October 1, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Coolidge, AZ December 22, 2021

San Antonio, TX April 13, 1952 November 6, 2021

Sterling, IL October 27, 1983 December 4, 2021

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Lanark, IL May 18, 1942 October 6, 2021 Hermann Funeral Home

Carl J. Nelson, 93

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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Lonnie Retherford, 57

Kathleen A. Sarver, 53

Omelia Sheppherd

Mark Smith, 64

Linda “LouLou” Lou Reynolds

Arthur Saucedo, 56 Sterling, IL September 9, 1965 November 4, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Patricia Ann Shoemaker

Doris ‘Snooky’ Lorraine (Barnhart) Snapp, 83

David Jorden Saunders, 82

Daniel E. Sholders, 62

Arnie R. Snyder, 74

Mt. Morris, IL May 30, 1939 December 19, 2021

Ottawa, IL August 22, 1959 December 20, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Dawson Scott Scanlan, 3 months

Eugene T. Simmons, 85

Lyndon, IL November 30, 1935 October 9, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Richard “Rick” Sotelo, 52

Sterling, IL January 19, 1969 November 2, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Daniel G. Schick, 35

Lois Jane Simmons, 97

Richard Dale Soulon, 82

Judy Simpson, 79

Lois Murphy Spanich, 71

Rock Falls, IL March 26, 1964 November 25, 2021

Dixon, IL

William A. Richmond, 80

Sterling, IL April 5, 1941 December 7, 2021

JoAnne “Jody” Robinson, 75

Prophetstown, IL November 5, 1946 November 19, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Edward T. Rock Sr., 89

Chesterfield, MO March 2, 1932 November 5, 2021

Ann Elizabeth Rodekamp, 94

Sterling, IL July 26, 1927 November 9, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Violet J. Rothermel, 80

Shannon, IL September 22, 1941 November 19, 2021

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Dixon, IL December 19, 1967 November 15, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Iowa City, IA June 25, 2021 October 5, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Erie, IL

Sterling, IL August 22, 1986 October 22, 2021

Loren J. Schlomer, 76

Rock Falls, IL November 20, 1944 October 11, 2021

Carl D. Scott, 84 Rock Falls, IL August 6, 1937 December 9, 2021

Dixon, IL

Mary Scott, 86 Sterling, IL September 12, 1935 November 28, 2021

Irma Mae Sander, 95

Albert F. Shelton, 87

Peggy Lou Salvato

Forreston, IL June 3, 1926 October 17, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL October 23, 1934 December 16, 2021

Dixon, IL

Dixon, IL

Milledgeville, IL March 22, 1924 October 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Cordova, IL May 18, 1942 October 29, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie

Barbara Skibbe Morrison, IL

James Slaymaker, 78

Sterling, IL January 11, 1957 November 18, 2021

Fresno, CA August 25, 1938 September 1, 2021

Morrison, IL July 27, 1947 December 22, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Dixon, IL July 21, 1939 October 14, 2021

Morrison, IL February 11, 1950 December 1, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie

Edna Anne Spencer, 90

Rock Falls, IL January 24, 1931 November 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Lester A. Sponseller, 79

Sterling, IL November 17, 1943 December 21, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Sharps Chapel, TN October 4, 1942 October 5, 2021

Douglas “Dougie” Monroe Smith, 75

Jennifer F. ‘Jayce’ Standard, 27

East Moline, IL November 17, 1946 December 1, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL January 14, 1994 December 1, 2021

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Donald Stebbins, 77

Macee M. Sullivan, 24

Warren P. Temple, 90

Spring Valley, IL January 8, 1944 November 3, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Fennimore, WI July 7, 1997 December 21, 2021

Morrison, IL August 16, 1931 October 21, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Steven J. Steele, 73

John A. Sutton, 71

Rosemarie Terhark, 89

Erie, IL July 28, 1948 December 19, 2021

Pauline Vivian Stengel, 101

Eugene E. Stilson, 82

Oregon, IL February 27, 1939 December 2, 2021 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL

Susan Strong, 82 Sterling, IL December 9, 1939 December 26, 2021

Patricia Ann Stuckey Dixon, IL

Lena, IL June 21, 1932 December 12, 2021 Leamon Funeral Home

Marian Jeanette Swanson, 97

Brad Thacker

San Jose, CA January 11, 1924 October 21, 2021

Richard ‘Dick’ Alan Sweeney, 84

Mt. Morris, IL September 11, 1937 November 27, 2021

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Michelle O’Brien Tabor, 45 Sterling, IL August 9, 1976 October 19, 2021

Jil Larae Tague, 65 Moline, IL January 1, 1956 November 12, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Elkhorn, WI

Shirley Ann Thacker, 86

Dixon, IL October 5, 1935 October 17, 2021

Larry Thies, 72 Fenton, IL April 13, 1949 November 15, 2021

Oregon, IL November 25, 1927 November 10, 2021

Hillsdale, IL June 12, 1940 November 9, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron

Rock Falls, IL November 8, 1942 October 27, 2021

Donnagene (Linker) Sturtevant

Brian “Stretch” Tegeler, 55

Ruth Sylvia Thompson, 90

Sterling, IL March 9, 1924 October 25, 2021

Lois Ukena, 84

Sharon Ann Underhile Dixon, IL

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Jay Roland Van Zuiden, 90

Rose M. Thomas, 93

Forreston, IL October 13, 1938 December 3, 2021

Larry A. Thompson, 78

Fenton, IL March 12, 1966 October 6, 2021

Tampico, IL September 30, 1931 November 14, 2021

George L. Temple, 91

Robert Foster Thrasher, Jr., 75

Morrison, IL February 17, 1930 December 25, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

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Mesa, AZ April 2, 1931 December 13, 2021

Jerry Tanner, 81

Richard G. Styczynski, 97

Derek E. Trotter, 53 Dixon, IL March 11, 1968 December 23, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Sterling, IL February 27, 1937 October 31, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Marsdon Stukenberg, 83

Shannon, IL

Sterling, IL January 16, 1935 December 8, 2021

Dixon, IL May 1, 1946 October 1, 2021

Rita J. VanDeMark, 95

Sterling, IL April 6, 1926 November 21, 2021 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home

Becky VanDeWostine Morrison, IL September 5, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Frances Naomi (Stultz) VanOosten, 96

Sterling, IL March 12, 1925 December 16, 2021

Roland “Rollie” J. VanZuiden, 90

Morrison, IL April 2, 1931 October 9, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

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Mt. Morris, IL March 13, 1920 November 19, 2021

Harmon, IL February 14, 2021 November 15, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Walter Clyde Tomlinson Jr., 86

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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Mike D. Vary, 60 Rock Falls, IL August 22, 1961 October 25, 2021

Marjorie K. Vaupel, 87

Polo, IL October 9, 1934 November 16, 2021

Pablo Gonzalez Vazquez, 70

Lagos De Moreno, IL November 18, 1950 September 28, 2021 Pablo died in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico

Francis W. Venhuizen, 83

Morrison, IL March 4, 1928 November 23, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Dale C. “Doc” Vroman, 80

Hillsdale, IL December 17, 1940 December 5, 2021 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

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Timothy Jay Wade, 57

Fulton, IL May 20, 1964 October 19, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Susan J. Walatka, 66 Davenport, IA December 21, 1954 December 5, 2021

Julie E. Walker, 46

Luther Scott Warren, 56

Susan Lynn (Rick) Williams, 68

Joyce Weiss, 93

John E. Williamson Sr., 61

Rock Falls, IL March 16, 1965 November 29, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home Sterling, CA October 22, 1928 November 3, 2021 Pierce Bros Westwod Village Memoral Park & Mortuary

Belinda Lou Wells Rochelle, IL

Randall Welp, 71 Lanark, IL January 21, 1950 October 12, 2021

Sterling, IL August 30, 1960 October 15, 2021

Caryl Jean Wilson Rock Falls, IL

Gale W. Wind, 56 Rock Falls, IL January 28, 1965 October 28, 2021

William “Bill” F. White, 65

Alfred “Jim” Wirtjes, 88

James R. Whitlock, 86

Lorna Witmer

Polo, IL June 5, 1956 November 10, 2021

Cherry Valley, IL October 13, 1935 November 17, 2021

Kenneth Wiersema, 78

Deerfield Beach, FL July 2, 1943 September 30, 2021

LeRoy Wiersema, 88

Davenport, IA March 2, 1975 October 20, 2021

Sterling, IL January 2, 1933 December 20, 2021

Ethel F. Warner, 94

Dale Edwin Wildemuth, 98

Sterling, IL October 29, 1926 October 12, 2021 Schilling

Morrison, IL April 29, 1953 November 24, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Prophetstown, IL September 23, 1923 October 24, 2021 McDonald Funeral Homes

Alma Lucille Woodin, 89

Polo, IL April 5, 1932 October 20, 2021

Catherine R. Woodyatt Dixon, IL

Barb A. Wright, 72 Fulton, IL May 15, 1949 December 2, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Richard “Rick” Wright, 78

Fulton, IL April 18, 1943 September 28, 2021

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Clyde C. Yount, Jr. Dixon, IL

Davis Junction, IL November 11, 1932 October 5, 2021

Sterling, IL

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Ofelia Zalasar, 87 Rock Falls, IL August 3, 1934 December 24, 2021

LaVonne M. Wolf, 92

Davenport, IA January 20, 1929 December 5, 2021

Charlotte Zuend, 96 Dixon, IL December 30, 1924 October 8, 2021 Jones Funeral Home

Ronald Wolf, 77 Walnut, IL January 30, 1944 November 21, 2021

Mitchell L. Woodard, 63

Milledgeville, IL August 20, 1958 October 23, 2021

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13 Beverage-Lyons Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Ashton 601 Richardson Ave. (815) 453-2441

Rochelle 704 N. 6th St. (815) 562-6872

www.beveragelyonsfamilyfh.com “Proudly honoring memories and healing hearts”

320 LaFayette St. Prophetstown, IL

Fulton Chapel 500 10th Avenue (815) 589-2244

Morrison Chapel 404 Lincolnway E (815) 772-2322

(815) 537-2336 www.bosmarenkes.com

www.bosmagibson.com

“Serving Your Community” (815) 284-3322 1121 North Galena Ave. Dixon, IL

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

www.chapelhilldixon.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.

Tampico 115 Main St. (815) 438-6165

Walnut 14733 IL Hwy 92 (815)379-2010

(815) 734-6156

405 E. Hitt St. Mount Morris, IL

A Tradition of Neighborly Service

www.finchfuneral.com

www.garlandfuneralhome.com

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Funeral Home Directory

Jones Funeral Home 204 S. Ottawa Dixon, IL (815) 288-2241

The Jones Funeral Homes

Mihm-Jones Funeral Home 303 E. Main St. Amboy, IL (815) 857-2611 www.thejonesfh.com

Prophetstown 46 Grove St. Rt .78 N (815) 537-5544 Thomson 1854 IL 84 Chadwick 217 Main St. Savanna 309 Chicago Ave.

Illinois Locations “Every life deserves a special time of honoring and celebrating.”

(815) 273-2264 www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com

Fulton 1601 16th Ave. (815) 589-9992

Milledgeville 520 Holcomb Ave. (815) 225-7154

Mount Carroll IL 64 Hanover 202 Monroe St. Elizabeth 107 S. Main St.

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”

110 E. Dixon St. Polo, IL

“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

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.

Funeral Home & Cremation “Every Single Life is Unique & So Are Our Services”

400 N. 6th St. Rochelle, IL

Located at 702 First Ave. Sterling, IL

(815) 562-4534

(815) 626-1131

Unger-Horner Funeral Home & Cremation Services

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