SVM Tributes - April

Remember ing those we’ve loved and los t.

Januar y 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022

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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.

Tributes

Remember ing those we’ve loved and los t.

Januar y 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022

This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in January, February and March 2022.

A Nate J. Accardi, 87 Sterling, IL December 23, 1934 January 19, 2022

Janet Beth Ackerman, 82

Ohio, IL September 6, 1939 February 3, 2022 Garland Funeral Home

Ida Mary Adams, 95 Tampico, IL May 31, 1926 January 19, 2022

Jerald “Jerry” Allen, 75

Sterling, IL October 6, 1946 February 1, 2022

Chevy Ray Allen-Wadelton, 22

Rock Falls, IL March 21, 2000 March 25, 2022

Diane Maria Anderson, 75

Joel Trent Appler, 66

Centennial, CO June 15, 1955 October 6, 2021

Arlene Ann Arduini, 93

Mesa, AZ September 4, 1946 February 21, 2022 Sunflower Cremation and Burial

Rock Falls, IL July 19, 1928 January 3, 2022

Roger F. Anderson, 83

Mary J. Arduini, 96 Rock Falls, IL February 28, 1925 January 1, 2022

Chandler, AZ April 16, 1938 December 4, 2021

David Andrews, 50

William E. Arnold, 88

Patricia E. Anglese, 85

William Asbury, 83

Rock Falls, IL July 4, 1971 January 4, 2022

Albany, IL March 17, 1936 February 17, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Sterling, IL April 24, 1933 January 20, 2022

Sterling, IL September 10, 1938 December 30, 2021 James F. Ferguson Funeral Home, Inc.

B Joseph C. Baker, 79 Oregon, IL May 18, 1942 December 29, 2021 Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon, IL Kirk R. Barkdoll, 66

Le Claire, IA May 22, 1955 February 18, 2022

Leona H. Barker, 104

Cordova, IL April 1, 1917 February 5, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron

Bridie Bartnicki, 69

Morrison, IL January 24, 1952 January 13, 2022

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Murrell Bass, 87 Sterling, IL November 17, 1934 January 5, 2022

Kenneth L. Bielema, 93

Fulton, IL August 2, 1928 February 14, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Dixon, IL November 11, 1934 February 5, 2022

Roberta Jean Bass, 93

Marlys Beetz, 74

Rita F. Bishop, 90

Rose Marie Brown, 93

Donald Baugous, 83

Jeannette M. Belmonte, 102

Richard L. Black, 78

Lois Brownlee, 93

Juanita M. Bender, 85

Kenneth D. Blakeslee Jr., 69

Kevin R. Bruckner, Sr., 67

Jonesboro, AR March 21, 1928 February 23, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home Oregon, IL June 1, 1938 February 9, 2022

Joanne Baumann, 92 Sterling, IL November 26, 1929 March 2, 2022 Polo Family Funeral Home

Franklin Grove, IL August 14, 1927 February 2, 2022

Amboy, IL October 9, 1947 March 7, 2022 Merritt Funeral Home

Maryville, TN November 29, 1919 March 19, 2022

Prophetstown, IL October 4, 1936 January 15, 2022

Twila K. Beard, 70 Dixon, IL March 30, 1951 February 25, 2022

Arthur Bendick III

Lois Marie Bearman

Thomas Joseph Bennett, 72

Dixon, IL

Richard G. Beattie, 90

Rock Falls, IL July 24, 1931 January 21, 2022

Adaline M. Beck, 102 Polo, IL January 22, 1920 March 29, 2022

Cladene Elsa Becker, 81

Sherrard, IL January 26, 1941 February 22, 2022

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Grundy Center, IA June 7, 1949 January 23, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Jane Walsh Berrettini, 83

Notre Dame, IN January 10, 1938 December 30, 2021

Janet Lee Besta, 85 Appleton, WI August 4, 1936 December 18, 2021

William Edward Beswick Sr., 84

Atlanta, MI October 3, 1937 January 6, 2022

Dixon, IL May 24, 1931 March 4, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Hillsdale, IL March 28, 1943 February 4, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron

George Wayne Brooks, 87

Sterling, IL January 23, 1929 March 22, 2022

Dixon, IL December 9, 1928 February 9, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL March 30, 1952 February 3, 2022

Morrison, IL September 6, 1954 January 15, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Mary Ann Boher, 85

Loda Mae Bruning, 88

Jason J. Bonnell, 41

Kenneth W. Bryant, 91

Crystal Lake, IL January 13, 1937 January 31, 2022

Amboy, IL November 2, 1980 February 26, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

James E. Brady, 78

Dixon, IL August 11, 1943 March 26, 2022

Pecatonica, IL May 3, 1933 January 14, 2022

Rock Falls, IL March 2, 1930 February 18, 2022

Robert N. Buck, Jr., 54

Rock Falls, IL September 13, 1967 February 1, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Donald Wayne Brands, 85

Mary A. Bullard, 88 Hinckley, IL September 30, 1933 March 1, 2022

Brian F. Brinkman, 80

Gerald ‘Gerry’ L. Burke, 70

Sterling, IL August 11, 1936 February 11, 2022

Erie, IL July 20, 1941 March 11, 2022 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Erie

Loves Park, IL August 8, 1951 March 28, 2022

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Maxine Deloris Beeghly, 94

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See atat daily-chronicle.com/obituaries Seefull fullobituary obituary saukvalley.com/obituaries Kevin Bush, 58 Rock Falls, IL February 2, 1964 March 21, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Patrick “Pat” William Carney, 64

Sue Clark, 76

Steven L. Bushman, 74

Carrie May Cartwright, 98

Thomas “Tom” R. Coats, 61

Bettendorf, IA January 19, 1961 March 17, 2022

Mendota, IL February 21, 1922 January 1, 2022

James E. Casson, 79

Kay L. Coffey, 72

Randy Duane Cover, 64

Sterling, IL August 16, 1947 January 28, 2022 Schilling

Ryan J. Buskohl, 35 Dixon, IL August 4, 1986 February 19, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Steven Byrd

Rock Falls, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

C Ronald D. Cahill, D.C., 90

Thomson, IL September 9, 1931 February 21, 2022

John Cain, 58 Oregon, IL September 22, 1963 March 28, 2022 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon, Illinois Richard L. Cardot, 79 Maytown, IL February 26, 1942 February 18, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Beulah Faye Cardwell, 86

Sterling, IL April 20, 1935 March 1, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home

Ruth Carey, 87 Savanna, IL February 6, 1935 March 14, 2022

Morrison, IL February 27, 1957 January 22, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Dixon, IL August 4, 1923 January 30, 2022

Sterling, IL December 19, 1945 January 15, 2022

Prophetstown, IL June 9, 1942 February 15, 2022 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home

Dixon, IL November 12, 1949 January 22, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Patrick J. Cavanagh, 72

Linda Jean Coley, 69

Port Byron, IL November 11, 1949 January 4, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home

Daniel “DJ” Chase, 45 Dixon, IL October 24, 1976 February 25, 2022

Terry L. Chase, 79

Dixon, IL September 19, 1952 February 12, 2022

Lois A. Collaer, 94 Fremont, MI December 24, 1927 March 16, 2022

John R. Comer, 72

Futon, IL September 30, 1942 January 1, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Sterling, IL January 20, 1949 December 22, 2021

Shirley “Byrd” Marie Chesnek, 71

LeRoy G. Comins, 84

Oregon, IL December 26, 1950 December 27, 2021

Allan Christison, 94

Dixon, IL December 6, 1927 January 29, 2022

Helen Clark, 93

Sublette, IL December 8, 1928 February 2, 2022 Merritt Funeral Home

Oregon, IL August 21, 1937 January 10, 2022

Mario Dino Coronado, 84

Rock Falls, IL January 19, 1938 March 17, 2022

Caroline Marie Costello, 99

Dixon, IL January 14, 1958 January 27, 2022

Edward A. ‘Mr. Ed’ Cox, 79

Polo, IL July 31, 1942 December 15, 2021

Charles A. Craig Dixon, IL March 2, 2022

Donna L. Wike Cross Fort Lauderdale, FL January 2, 2022

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Hazel Delores (Lepien) Daehler, 96 Morrison, IL October 13, 1925 March 18, 2022

Roland E. Conkling, 75

Elda Dahlquist

Leonard Cook, 74

Becki L. Damhoff, 61 Morrison, IL October 11, 1960 February 14, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Rock Falls, IL July 27, 1946 February 25, 2022

Tampico, IL July 18, 1947 February 10, 2022 Garland Funeral Home

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

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Cecilia K. Davis Elburn, IL February 8, 2022

Dorothea Daw, 100 Milledgeville, IL December 10, 1921 January 12, 2022

Patricia Ruth Deardorff, 82

Ashleigh Nicole Decker, 30 Goose Lake, IA July 21, 1991 February 15, 2022 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Arlene Ann Delhotal, 93

Sterling, IL March 12, 1928 January 4, 2022

Eva Marie Delp, 95 Freeport, IL June 29, 1926 January 31, 2022

Eldon Engel

Kevin L. Druien, 62

Ted J Etheridge, 88

Linda Mae Folkers, 69

Phyllis Duhm

Lisa Evans

Jennifer A. Forbes, 46

Freeport, IL June 13, 1959 January 22, 2022

Dixon, IL April 6, 1959 March 5, 2022

Rock Falls, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Wilson “Bill” Dement Dysart, 92

Crystal Lake, IL June 9, 1929 December 31, 2021 Querhammer and Flagg Funeral Home

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Merle Ebersole, 92 Dixon, IL April 26, 1929 February 4, 2022

Erika Rusev Edson, 98

Dixon, IL May 10, 1923 January 30, 2022

Polo, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Amboy, IL September 3, 1933 March 15, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Springfield, IL July 31, 1963 February 14, 2022

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Lester L. Farrington, 69

April Marie Fischer, 40

Sterling, IL January 24, 1982 March 14, 2022

Milledgeville, IL April 2, 1952 March 26, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Antioch, IL December 10, 1975 January 29, 2022

Rebba Forren, 70 Rock Falls, IL October 20, 1951 February 6, 2022

Dixon, IL December 9, 1952 March 5, 2022

Jon Farster

Dixon, IL Schilling Funeral Home

Robert Edward Felix Jr., 73

Ashton, IL September 9, 1948 January 27, 2022

Gerald “Jerry” W. Fouts, 73

Prophetstown, IL January 17, 1949 January 30, 2022 www.bosmagibson.com

Beverly I. Francque, 82

Sterling, IL January 24, 1939 January 17, 2022

Mark Frey, 63 Beverly DeMay, 77 Prophetstown, IL February 9, 1944 January 11, 2022

Lavona M. Egert Oncken, 94

Prophetstown, IL July 20, 1927 March 5, 2022

Lorraine M. Fell, 71

Sterling, IL October 27, 1950 January 17, 2022

Pearl City, IL March 23, 1958 February 9, 2022

Todd A. Froeter, 57

Terrence ‘Terry’ Derdzinski, 83

Lake Carroll, IL August 25, 1938 February 27, 2022

Carl Vander Eide, 94 Fulton, IL November 15, 1927 January 24, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Leonard Eugene Finck, 83

Sterling, IL June 7, 1964 February 16, 2022

Davenport, IA February 2, 1938 December 20, 2021

Ronald J. Frys, 72

Mary Dobbeke, 94 Tampico, IL August 30, 1927 January 20, 2022

Lucy ‘Cookie’ Roe Eilert

Nantucket, MA December 2, 2021

Dorothy Jean (Stone) Finifrock, 86

Thomson, IL March 31, 1949 February 2, 2022

Milledgeville, IL October 9, 1933 February 15, 2020

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Canby, CA December 15, 1939 January 28, 2022

Susan Marie Drozd, 62

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See atat daily-chronicle.com/obituaries Seefull fullobituary obituary saukvalley.com/obituaries Thomas ‘Tom’ A. Gaul, 70

Richard H. Greening, 84

Polo, IL November 4, 1951 January 27, 2022

Sterling, IL October 11, 1937 February 19, 2022

Coelleen Gaulrapp

Dallas R. Greenwalt, 59

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Ann M. Geesey, 81

Dixon, IL August 2, 1940 February 8, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Kevin P. Geesey, 61 Dixon, IL February 20, 1961 March 1, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Robert C. Gehlbach, 95

Lincoln, IL July 7, 1926 February 20, 2022

Tamara Ann Gerdes, 60

Morrison, IL August 11, 1961 January 6, 2022

Sharice Lynn Ghibellini, 79

Mt. Morris, IL February 16, 1943 March 1, 2022

Marceline Gilroy Cary, NC March 5, 2022

Virginia May Good, 86 Rochelle, IL September 9, 1935 February 21, 2022

Dixon, IL November 30, 1962 February 12, 2022

Jan Grimm, 64 Dixon, IL September 19, 1957 February 13, 2022

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Richard A. Haan, 75

Chadwick, IL May 11, 1946 January 9, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Rita Kay Haan, 72

Chadwick, IL October 30, 1949 January 12, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Russell Hartman, 70

Charles B. Herbon, 82

Delores Harts-Olukoya

John Willard Hess

Marianne Hartshorn

Dale J. Heuck, 77

Marvin N. Hartz, 76 Rural Tampico, IL January 22, 1946 February 19, 2022

Rock Falls, IL April 30, 1983 March 7, 2022

Mt. Carroll, IL April 5, 1951 January 4, 2022

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

David A. Hassler, 79

Harmon, IL April 17, 1942 January 9, 2022 Garland Funeral Home

Sterling, IL June 24, 1939 January 15, 2022

Sterling, IL

Sterling, IL March 11, 1944 December 26, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home

Chad Alan Hicks, 38

Gladys M. Highland, 82

Lanark, IL March 28, 1939 March 18, 2022

Randall “Randy” Charles Hawn, 75

Jenise Hill, 70 Dixon, IL November 16, 1951 January 5, 2022

Mary Louise (Weegens) Hayes

Parker Alan Hill

Sterling, IL

Michael Douglas Hayes, 70

Erie, IL December 16, 1951 February 1, 2022

Donna Marie Roebuck Hinrichs, 89

Richard D. Harris, 82

Julianne ‘Julie’ (née Curran) Heilman, 91

April Hinton, 73

Shirley Ann Hadley, 75

Sterling, IL October 2, 1946 February 27, 2022

Dr. John P. Haiduck, 67

Chicago, IL August 17, 1954 December 18, 2021

Jeffrey “Jeff” Ryan Hardison

Milledgeville, IL June 25, 1939 January 13, 2022

Grand Detour, IL July 15, 1946 March 17, 2022

Forreston, IL February 7, 2022

Naperville, IL January 1, 1931 January 5, 2022

Kingsport, TN January 5, 2022

Oregon, IL March 25, 1932 March 23, 2022

Tucson, AZ May 9, 1948 March 2, 2022

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Robin Elizabeth Hochgrebe, 48

James Winslow “Huffer” Huffman, 75

Gail Jellerichs, 72 Sterling, IL February 18, 1949 February 3, 2022

Cinda Holland

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Arlyn D. Huizenga, 76 Morrison, IL January 7, 1946 February 7, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Thomas Jilderda

Curtis A. Holland, 78

Phyllis A. Huizenga, 86

Blue Springs, MO June 22, 1973 January 10, 2022

Lloyd Holldorf

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Dorothy “Dort” Houzenga, 94

Savanna, IL October 12, 1927 February 5, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Thomas “Tom” Hobart Hoye Dixon, IL

Marvin Hubbell, 92 Mt. Morris, IL February 17, 1929 January 12, 2022

Morrison, IL December 27, 1935 March 6, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Naoma F. Humphreys, 92 Waukon, IA May 14, 1929 January 8, 2022

Vesta Daune Hurley, 89

Milledgeville, IL August 19, 1932 February 8, 2022

Della Mae Hussung, 93

Sterling, IL May 3, 1928 February 2, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home

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Dorothy H. Jacobs, 105

Sterling, IL December 2, 1916 March 13, 2022 Schilling

Sharon “Ernie” Marie Hudson, 72

Earl Jacobs, 88

Wanda Sue Huff, 66

Margaret R. James, 89

Rock Falls, IL January 3, 1950 January 19, 2022 Schilling

Fulton, IL November 4, 1955 March 22, 2022

Harmon, IL November 10, 1933 January 24, 2022

Dixon, IL September 2, 1932 January 7, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Dixon, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Alexander C. Johnson, 22

Ft. Campbell, KY July 25, 1999 March 20, 2022

James E. Johnson, 91 Erie, IL June 28, 1930 January 1, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie, IL Mary A. Johnson, 83

Sterling, IL June 14, 1938 February 2, 2022

Robert I. Johnson, 87

Oregon, IL December 13, 1934 January 17, 2022

Robert L. Johnson, 92 Walnut, IL November 26, 1929 February 24, 2022 Garland Funeral Home

Robert A. Johnston, 97

Rochelle, IL February 16, 1945 January 22, 2022

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John Kellogg

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Carol Ann “Annie” Kemp, 86 Prophetstown, IL June 12, 1935 January 27, 2022 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home

Irvin W. “Bill” Kendell, 81

Davenport, IA September 19, 1940 January 12, 2022 Schilling

Jamie N. King, 39

Davis, IL June 9, 1982 January 20, 2022

Sandra June Kissee, 77

Dixon, IL April 2, 1944 February 6, 2022

Nelda A. Klendworth, 91

Erie, IL October 23, 1930 February 17, 2022 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Joseph “Joe” Kline, 89

Sun City West, AZ April 2, 1924 December 23, 2021

Cordova, IL August 12, 1932 February 2, 2022 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron

Billy J. Jones, 80

Raymond Dale Knight, 73

Rock Falls, IL May 27, 1941 January 14, 2022

Rock Falls, IL April 27, 1948 February 24, 2022

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Dixon, IL October 23, 1943 March 29, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Morrison, IL May 4, 1946 March 16, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Donald Henry Julifs, 76

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See atat daily-chronicle.com/obituaries Seefull fullobituary obituary saukvalley.com/obituaries June Kniss Lanark, IL

Rock Falls, IL January 29, 1985 February 4, 2022

Dixon, IL March 4, 1934 March 17, 2022

William J. Logan, 88

Kevin Maxey, 58

David Kobbeman Burke, 70

Edward Dale Leighty, 73

Paul Joseph Lombardo, 39

Charles Maxwell

Palmer, AK May 21, 1951 January 20, 2022

Annette M. Koehler, 81

Pleasant Prairie, WI December 17, 1940 February 21, 2022 Bruch Funeral Home, Kenosha, WI

Terrie Jo (Ratliff-Miller) Kolb, 53

Dixon, IL March 21, 1968 February 3, 2022

David “Dave” S. Kutz, 66

Dixon, IL September 17, 1955 March 13, 2022

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Esther M. Lachat, 80 Dixon, IL February 23, 1942 March 19, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Larry Allen LaFavre, 51

Rock Falls, IL December 21, 1970 February 9, 2022

Ronald Lartz

Jamie J. Lehman, 37

Port Byron, IL September 28, 1948 January 12, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home

Phyllis Nell Lendman Powers, 93

Sterling, IL November 20, 1928 January 14, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Sherry Kay Lester, 72

Stillman Valley, IL March 23, 1949 January 17, 2022

Bradley Jon Liggett, 55

Beloit, WI December 7, 1966 January 8, 2022

Roger D. Linboom, 79 Dixon, IL August 8, 1942 March 19, 2022

Carol A. Lindsay, 80 Lanark, IL July 4, 1941 December 24, 2021

Donald Lindsley, 59

Sterling, IL August 8, 1982 January 28, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Marguerite A. “Marge” Love, 94

Dixon, IL September 14, 1927 January 11, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

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Daniel Majeski, 66

Erie, IL August 15, 1955 March 5, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie, IL

Linda L. Manzano, 85 Sterling, IL November 27, 1936 March 2, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Sherry Marshall, 66

Rock Falls, IL October 29, 1955 January 21, 2022

Darlene Martin, 88

Leaf Rive, IL August 5, 1933 February 11, 2022

Vera A. Mason, 85

Milledgeville, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Rock Falls, IL October 10, 1962 January 6, 2022

Amboy, IL December 17, 1936 February 10, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Sherry L. Leesman, 75

Emma Jade Linton, 10

James C. Matthews, 83

Rock Falls, IL July 14, 1946 January 6, 2022

Rock Falls, IL March 26, 2011 January 3, 2022

Milledgeville, IL May 17, 1938 March 28, 2022

Prophetstown, IL March 15, 1963 February 15, 2022

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Cynthia Dee Mayfield, 82

Prophetstown, IL October 14, 1939 February 11, 2022 www.bosmagibson.com

James “Jim” Michael McClanahan, 78 Dixon, IL October 4, 1943 February 6, 2022

Judith A. McCloud, 58 Rock Falls, IL November 18, 1963 March 21, 2022

Elaine K. McKee, 55 Dixon, IL November 13, 1966 February 23, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Arlene E. McNeill, 98

Prophetstown, IL November 26, 1923 February 16, 2022

Theresa Roman McNeill, 95 Princeton, IL August 14, 1926 March 9, 2022

Barbara Mellendorf, 94

Sterling, IL August 2, 1927 January 30, 2022

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Mark Richard Merboth, 59

Walker Lake, NV April 26, 1962 March 5, 2022 Gunter’s Funeral Home - Hawthorne, NV

Leta Milby, 92

Rock Falls, IL February 24, 1929 February 17, 2022

Daniel Miles, 79

Arla Ruth Miller, 96 Mount Carroll, IL May 20, 1925 January 26, 2022

Diane L. Miller

Princeton, IL February 24, 2022

Jameson Joseph Miller, 1

Sterling, IL August 25, 2020 January 20, 2022

Joyce Miller, 85

Geneseo, IL June 26, 1936 January 3, 2022

Judy M. Miller, 80

Polo, IL April 29, 1941 February 3, 2022

Melvin L. “Pete” Misfeldt, 95

Port Byron, IL January 31, 1927 March 11, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron

Kathryn Moore, 84

Sterling, IL January 7, 1938 March 6, 2022

Melva J. Nye, 76 Milledgeville, IL November 19, 1945 - March 18, 2022

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J. Michael “Mike” O’Malley, 79 Mendota, IL August 9, 1942 March 24, 2022

Frank Moriarty Plymouth, MN March 15, 2022

Linda M. Morrissey, 74

Amboy, IL July 27, 1947 January 11, 2022

Larry ‘Mo’ Mumford, 78

Fort Atkinson, WI June 23, 1943 December 7, 2021

Sister Angela Mary Murphy, 92 Nerinx, KY March 3, 1929 January 16, 2022

Adam James Murray, 33

Mount Morris, IL May 7, 1988 March 1, 2022

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Diana L. Nelson, 75

Dixon, IL September 4, 1946 February 12, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Beverly Nowak Kent, 88

Lanark, IL November 30, 1933 March 7, 2022 Law Jones Funeral Home

David “Sonny” O’Neal, 88

Rock Falls, IL January 8, 1934 March 3, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Rosemary Patricia O’Brien, 90

Elizabeth Ann Peterson, 86

Pittsfield, Formerly of Dixon, IL September 29, 1935 December 30, 2021

Vera Marie Peterson, 105

Freeport, IL August 23, 1916 February 3, 2022

Billy Phillips, 55 Fulton, IL February 21, 1967 March 25, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home May LaVaughn Pierce Dixon, IL

Naperville, IL January 17, 1932 March 19, 2022

Peggy Oelke, 59

Dr. Richard Piller, 79

Wade Alan Ohman Sr., 64

Hazel J. Pontnack, 93

Oregon, IL September 2, 1962 February 19, 2022

Dixon, IL January 10, 1958 February 6, 2022

Robert Olson, 80 Sterling, IL October 11, 1941 February 10, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home Clifford M. ‘Ray’ Ortiz, 78

Sterling, IL September 25, 1943 January 19, 2022

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Sally Ann Parker, 62 Sterling, IL October 10, 1959 March 11, 2022

Dixon, IL November 28, 1942 February 16, 2022

Polo, IL November 3, 1928 January 9, 2022

Eugene J. Potaczek, 68

Amboy, IL January 30, 1953 December 23, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home

Dr. William Powers Fort Worth, TX January 29, 2022

Mark Wesley Powers, 58

Ashton, IL February 6, 1963 January 19, 2022

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De Soto, Formerly of Rock Falls, IL January 27, 1943 March 13, 2022

Dennis D. Moore, 76 Amboy, IL September 12, 1945 January 9, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

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See atat daily-chronicle.com/obituaries Seefull fullobituary obituary saukvalley.com/obituaries Anna “Betty” Prendergast, 99

Mary “Jeri” Renkes, 99

Audrey Fay Roop, 85

William “Billy” J. Pruitt Jr., 52

Ethel M. Richardson

Donald C. Ross Sr., 90

Franklin Grove, IL March 31, 1922 January 18, 2022

Rock Falls, IL September 9, 1969 February 1, 2022

Martha Jane Pumfrey, 83

Harlingen, TX March 2, 1938 January 24, 2022

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Betty Jean Quaco, 85 Dixon, IL July 12, 1936 January 20, 2022

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Judith A. Rahn, 83 Chadwick, IL November 11, 1938 February 1, 2022

Mary Margaret Ramos, 87

Frisco, TX May 9, 1934 February 13, 2022

Marian B. Rasmussen, 92

Fort Wayne, IN December 27, 1929 January 29, 2022

John L. Reed, 94

Rock Falls, IL September 3, 1927 February 23, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

George A. Reif, 85 Ashton, IL October 4, 1936 March 2, 2022

Morrison, IL May 30, 1922 March 5, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Mt. Morris, IL September 26, 1938 February 12, 2022

Mary Ann Richey, 94

Morrison, IL January 13, 1927 January 3, 2022

Jack V. Rippy Jr., 67

Rock Falls, IL October 1, 1954 January 15, 2022

Roberto ‘Beto’ Rivera, 71

Formerly of Rock Falls, IL January 6, 1951 February 20, 2022

Kenneth J. Robbins, 91

Sterling, IL September 19, 1930 March 10, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Beverly Roberts, 83

Sublette, IL November 19, 1938 December 29, 2021 Merritt Funeral Home

Larry W. Roberts, 72 Polo, IL June 1, 1949 February 23, 2022

Delores V. Robinson, 78 Dixon, IL July 13, 1943 March 1, 2022

Franklin Grove, IL September 7, 1936 February 7, 2022

Decatur, GA September 14, 1931 February 8, 2022

Barbara J. Roth, 91

Dixon, IL August 24, 1930 February 23, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

Terry Dean Royer I, 70 Rock Falls, IL December 17, 1951 December 30, 2021

Leisa K. Rundall, 59 Clinton, IA March 4, 1963 March 25, 2022

Charlene L. Ruppert, 92

Dixon, IL December 7, 1929 January 16, 2022 Jones Funeral Home

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Debbie L. Sadowski, 66

Sterling, IL December 2, 1955 February 12, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

George Sanford

Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

Terry A. Scerba, 75

Oregon, IL February 4, 1947 March 9, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Dennis Herbert Schave, 79 Morrison, IL May 6, 1942 March 2, 2022

Ronald ‘Ron’ B. Schlotfeldt, 75

Hillsdale, IL July 15, 1946 March 16, 2022

Leona Doris Schmidt, 95

Morrison, IL January 8, 1927 March 7, 2022

Margrit Schneiderbauer Sterling, IL

Roger Gene Schrader, 1081

Lanark, IL July 7, 1940 January 7, 2022

Richard A. Schuchard, 73

Sterling, IL November 8, 1948 February 27, 2022 Schilling

Joy Elaine Schumacher, 81

Peoria, IL September 10, 1940 January 13, 2022

David Gerald Schwingel, 60

Polo, ID March 8, 1961 February 16, 2022

Korah Nicole Scott, 1 Sterling, IL August 21, 2020 March 17, 2022

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Sean Michelle Scully, 54

Joel Arthur Shoemaker, 67

Dixon, IL October 18, 1954 March 13, 2022

Rock Falls, IL July 12, 1927 January 20, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

William ‘Bill’ John Seeger, 65

Patricia Ann Shoemaker, 94

Dixon, IL November 15, 1927 November 16, 2021

Larry L. “Lude” Standard, 60

Sterling, IL August 27, 1961 February 18, 2022

Marilyn J. Seidel, 72

Paz G. Sibigtroth, 81

Kelli Ann (Stombaugh) Stellar, 50

Sterling, IL February 2, 1967 January 21, 2022 Schilling Funeral home

Murphy, TX April 2, 1956 November 20, 2021

Dixon, IL April 16, 1949 February 6, 2022

Prophetstown, IL December 21, 1949 January 27, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Richard “Ric” Lee Shaffer, 68

Erie, IL September 30, 1953 February 6, 2022 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home

Daniel Todd Shaulis Lanark, IL

Doris A. Smith, 78

Buda, Formerly of Rock Falls, IL August 3, 1943 February 15, 2022

Mark Eugene Smith, 54

Dixon, IL June 6, 1967 February 11, 2022

Paul Louis Smith, 76

Mt. Morris, IL October 18, 1945 February 16, 2022

Florene Shaw, 76 Sterling, IL September 13, 1945 December 21, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation

David L. Snapp, 89

John V. Sheppard, 80

Dale E. Snyder, 93 Polo, IL April 20, 1928 December 26, 2021

Rock Falls, IL January 26, 1942 February 16, 2022

Sherman Shilling, 73

Sterling, IL April 2, 1948 February 11, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Forreston, IL June 5, 1932 January 26, 2022

Jerry L. Spencer, 70

Milledgeville, IL March 3, 1951 January 19, 2022

Phoenix, AZ July 7, 1971 February 11, 2022

Kenneth J. Stern, 93 Rock Falls, IL July 8, 1928 February 23, 2022

Leroy “Lee” C. Stropes, 82

Clinton, IA July 28, 1939 January 14, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home

Jacqueline “Jackie” Stukenberg, 82

Forreston, IL November 6, 1939 January 27, 2022

Delbert R. Swanson, 96

Walnut, IL May 15, 1925 February 18, 2022

Donald Gene ‘Swany’ Swanson, 84

Shannon, IL May 10, 1937 January 28, 2022

Robert Edward Sweitzer, 91

Lanark, IL June 13, 1930 December 30, 2021

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David A. Tabor, 52

Tampico, IL October 2, 1969 January 19, 2022

George Taylor Jr, 100

Prophetstown, IL November 23, 1921 January 13, 2022

Betty Jane Tegeler, 94 Morrison, IL October 23, 1927 March 9, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Steve Allen Terry, 67 Rock Falls, IL November 22, 1954 December 29, 2021

Laverne Thomas, 77

Rock Falls, IL February 9, 1944 January 18, 2022

Judy M. Thome Rock Falls, IL

Archie C. Thompson, 91

Oregon, IL February 7, 1931 March 4, 2022

Duane Allan Tichler, 77

Morrison, IL January 15, 1945 February 11, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

John J. Tomczak, 70 Sterling, IL May 5, 1951 February 22, 2022

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Frederick E. Seilhymer, Jr., 72

Rockford, IL September 29, 1940 March 25, 2022

Maxine Spencer, 94

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See atat daily-chronicle.com/obituaries Seefull fullobituary obituary saukvalley.com/obituaries Keith A. Tompkins, 62 Rock Falls, IL September 3, 1959 March 19, 2022

Michael ‘Mike’ Alexander Toth, 52 Rock Falls, IL June 28, 1969 January 17, 2022

Gari ‘Yogi’ Tripp, 62

Sterling, IL August 24, 1959 February 13, 2022

Terry James Tufty, 78

Fulton, IL August 23, 1943 March 1, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

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Linda Sue Underwood, 67

Rock Falls, IL December 8, 1954 January 16, 2022

Linda L. Utley, 75 Dixon, IL May 5, 1946 February 10, 2022

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Cynthia R. (Smith) VanderLeest, 64 Morrison, IL March 23, 1957 February 6, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Ronnie Lee Vaughn, 80

Bill Webber, 82 Rock Falls, IL December 16, 1939 February 28, 2022

Craig Vietmeyer, 65

Donald Weeks, 90

Sterling, IL June 30, 1941 December 30, 2021

Mt. Carroll, IL January 8, 1957 January 13, 2022

Betty Ann Vos, 90

Morrison, IL November 19, 1931 March 5, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Helen Irene Vranich, 96

Milledgeville, IL February 2, 1925 January 14, 2022

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Stephanie (Regalado) Wagner, 72 Sterling, IL January 16, 1949 January 2, 2022 Bulman Family Funeral Homes

Margaret A. Walls, 71 Rock Falls, IL June 5, 1950 March 16, 2022

Steven L. Ward, 61

Rock Falls, IL October 30, 1960 March 3, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home

Sherman, IL August 14, 1931 February 17, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home, Inc

Alan S. Wessels, 60

Sterling, IL May 5, 1961 February 5, 2022

George William Whaley, Sr., 84

Dixon, IL October 2, 1937 December 28, 2021

Christina “Chris” M. White, 97 Dixon, IL August 16, 1924 January 10, 2022

Belleville, WI October 12, 1940 March 25, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home

Carol F. Winkler, 94

Prophetstown, IL February 7, 1928 February 16, 2022 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home

Vernon Franklin Wright, 91 Oregon, IL April 2, 1930 January 29, 2022

Darold Lynn Wubbena, 74

Shannon, IL September 7, 1947 January 1, 2022

Roy Roland White, 72

Terry A. Wiebenga, 57

Cecil Bernard Young, 80

Amboy, IL March 2, 1949 January 22, 2022

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Normal, IL July 17, 1964 February 9, 2022

Larry D. Wilkins, 83

Dixon, IL August 2, 1951 January 23, 2022

Prophetstown, IL April 6, 1938 February 11, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

Ramona Mae VanZuiden, 88

Lewis A. Webb, 70

Robert L. Williams, 91

Morrison, IL October 19, 1933 January 25, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Marc L. Wilson, Sr., 81

Dorothy Wubbena, 97

Marian L. VanDerLeest, 92

Morrison, IL June 14, 1951 February 20, 2022 www.bosmarenkes.com

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Lena, IL April 3, 1924 January 16, 2022

John Washelesky, 70

Morrison, IL April 20, 1929 February 27, 2022

Margaret “Marti” L. Wilson

Sterling, IL June 22, 1930 December 30, 2021

Rock Falls, IL November 12, 1941 March 28, 2022

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Gerald K. ‘Jerry’ Zellers, 79

Mt. Morris, IL April 1, 1942 February 12, 2022

Marion Lee Zemke, 80 Tuscaloosa, AL June 8, 1941 February 22, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home

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Lawrence “Larry” Zitkus, 89

Beatrix Zientara, 74

Sterling, IL May 23, 1947 March 13, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home

Stephen R. Zuidema, 72

Richard Zimmerman, 92

Morrison, IL April 7, 1949 March 9, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Mendota, IL September 13, 1929 March 8, 2022 Merritt Funeral Home

Mary Kay Zinanni, 83 Sterling, IL July 19, 1938 February 1, 2022

Lawrence “Larry” Zitkus, 89 Sterling, IL January 17, 1933 January 28, 2022

Stephen R. Zuidema, 72

Morrison, IL April 7, 1949 March 9, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

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