Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost
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Apr il 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
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Sauk Valley Media/saukvalley.com • Wednesday, July 13, 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.
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Remember ing those we’ve loved and lost Apr il 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in April, May and June 2022.
A Beth E. Abbadusky, 80
Lyndon, IL June 26, 1941 April 24, 2022
Thomas C. Ackert, 81
Jacksonville, FL March 13, 1941 May 16, 2022
Scott Francis Ackman, 68 Rock Falls, IL April 6, 1954 April 23, 2022
Gloria F. Agnew, 70
Erie, IL June 25, 1951 - May 4, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie
Timothy M. Alba, 37 Polo, IL April 27, 1985 May 19, 2022
Eleanor E. Albright, 99
Polo, IL March 24, 1923 April 13, 2022
Robert “Bob” Ashley, 79 Sterling, IL March 15, 1943 June 13, 2022
Kyle Edward Aurand, 84
Judith Anderson, 78 Amboy, IL January 28, 1944 May 13, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Gary Lee Aper, 84
Mesa, AZ February 18, 1938 - April 16, 2022
Larry Baker, 81
Ligonier, IN May 9, 1940 - May 8, 2022
Mount Morris, IL April 11, 1937 April 3, 2022
Janeen Allen, 84
Rock Falls, IL July 22, 1937 - May 16, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Barbara M. Baker, 88
Dixon, IL March 1, 1934 May 12, 2022
Dale Bales, 74 Joy Axelson, 76 Fountain Hills, AZ February 26, 1946 - May 6, 2022
Rock Falls, IL February 14, 1948 - April 30, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Suz A. Balser, 67
B Marion Bachman, 90
Forreston, IL October 30, 1931 April 29, 2022
Dixon, IL July 29, 1954 April 30, 2022
David Alan Banes, 84
Rock Falls, IL November 13, 1937 - May 22, 2022
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Randall J. Bartelt, 68
Michael J. (Xavier) Bolhous, 58
Robin E. Brown, 67
David J. Burns, 60
Craig Becker, 73
Larry Bonnell, 72
Sonya Brown, 57
Richard Burris
Dixon, IL April 12, 1965 April 24, 2022
Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Wesley E. Bellars, 95
Opal Laverne Bowers, 95
Wayne Bruns, 91
James T. Bushman, 60
Amboy, IL September 1, 1953 - May 6, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Savanna, IL November 2, 1948 - June 19, 2022 Merritt Funeral Home
Sterling, IL August 6, 1924 April 2, 2020
Polo, IL June 3, 1949 - May 27, 2022
Dixon, IL June 26, 1926 November 30, 2021
Stephen L. Boyenga, 51
Rock Falls, IL March 2, 1931 May 26, 2022
Richard William Bubnis, 74
Sterling, IL February 11, 1944 - April 29, 2022
Sterling, IL February 11, 1971 - April 12, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL March 13, 1948 May 6, 2022
Louis James Betts Jr., 84
Morrison, IL December 11, 1937 - May 19, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Richard Douglas Bradley, 90
Plano, TX December 16, 1930 November 15, 2021 Merit Memorial
John W. Buntjer, 85 Lyndon, IL November 30, 1936 - May 26, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Merle Jacob Bielema, 90
Matthew “Matt” Christopher Brady, 51
Roy T. Burgess, 68
Norma Brimley, 64
Phyllis Joan Burkhalter, 94
Thomson, IL March 25, 1932 April 9, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Darla BillingsClark, 60
Dixon, IL October 31, 1970 April 14, 2022
Carthage, IL December 2, 1961 - May 3, 2022
Alamo, TX November 1, 1957 - April 16, 2022 Bosma Renkes
Ramona BlackardStone, 64
Marva “Lou” Broers, 78
Ft. Collins, CO March 7, 1958 April 23, 2022 Neptune Society of Denver
Kenneth Bohm, 78
Lyndon, IL September 13, 1943 - June 17, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL July 14, 1953 - May 1, 2022
Oregon, IL November 7, 1927 - June 4, 2022
Belva Burmeister, 89
Walnut, IL June 25, 1943 June 11, 2022
Morrison, IL August 10, 1932 April 25, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Donna M. Brooks, 93
Gladys R. Burnell, 100
Morrison, IL January 6, 1929 June 26, 2022
Dixon, IL January 4, 1922 April 19, 2022
Fenton, IL October 5, 1961 June 12, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, LTD - Erie
Rock Falls, IL July 12, 1961 - May 8, 2022
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Margaret CaHill, 85
Santa Rosa, CA February 25, 1937 - April 16, 2022 Daniel Chapel of the Roses Santa Rosa, Ca
Sally Kay Canas, 59 Sterling, IL March 4, 1963 May 13, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Joanne Carlson, 88
Dixon, IL May 18, 1933 April 27, 2022
Gary J. Casper, 74 Rock Falls, IL August 16, 1947 June 12, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home Enrique “Rick” Cavazos, 62
Sterling, IL August 4, 1959 May 6, 2022
Anthony Joseph Cervantes Sterling, IL May 21, 2022
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Johanna Q. Berman, 78
Dixon, IL June 24, 1963 June 13, 2022
Dixon, IL December 4, 1954 - May 22, 2022
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Lorenzo Cervantes Sterling, IL April 18, 2022
Earl F. Coers, 94 Deer Grove, IL April 11, 1928 May 12, 2022 Garland Funeral Home
Betty J. Daniels, 87
Adam R. Chapman, 39
Patricia A. Conklen, 87
Kristina “Tina” Dauen, 67
Rock Falls, IL October 14, 1982 - May 17, 2022
Carol Chapman Sterling, IL
Charles Chriest, 78 Tampico, IL February 24, 1943 December 15, 2021 Garland Funeral Home
Robert Clarkson, 62
Dixon, IL March 22, 1960 April 27, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Helen I. Clayton, 98 Sterling, IL April 5, 1924 April 15, 2022
Larry Lee Clementz, 75
St. Paul, MO March 10, 1947 June 4, 2022
Cheryl Cocking, 99 Grinnell, IA February 5, 1923 March 31, 2022
JoAnne Cocking, 90
Prophetstown, IL October 29, 1931 - April 1, 2022 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL September 16, 1934 - April 8, 2022
Norma R. Conrad, 93 Goshen, IN August 26, 1928 March 29, 2022
Floyd E. Corbett, 91
Mt. Morris, IL December 19, 1930 - May 30, 2022
John O. Culley, 81 Grand Detour, IL March 14, 1941 March 29, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
William ‘Bill’ T. Cushman, 68
Sterling, IL January 9, 1954 April 13, 2022
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Karen D. Daebelliehn, 78
Hillsdale, IL July 10, 1943 - June 4, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home - Port Byron
Elda Dahlquist Sterling, IL
Evelyn June Damhoff, 96
Fulton, IL May 12, 1925 - May 6, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Amboy, IL May 7, 1935 - June 27, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Sterling, IL March 8, 1955 June 16, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Gary A. Daws, 79 Dixon, IL October 2, 1942 June 23, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Rodger “Gene” Donoho, 86 Dixon, IL January 26, 1936 May 21, 2022
Gregg A. Downs, 69 Polo, IL February 12, 1953 - May 2, 2022
Michele Rae Drew, 72 Dixon, IL April 3, 1950 - May 6, 2022
Douglas L. Dysart, 85 Todd D. Day, 55 Rock Falls, IL August 16, 1966 May 21, 2022
Omer Lyle Deets, 95 Milledgeville, IL March 15, 1927 April 21, 2022
Donna Marie DeGroot, 61
Lanark, IL March 15, 1961 April 27, 2022
Virginia “Jennie” Lee Dewey, 53 Polo, IL June 24, 1968 April 17, 2022
Dixon, IL January 8, 1937 May 11, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
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Ann Marie Egyed, 90
Oregon, IL November 21, 1931 - April 7, 2022 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon, Illinois
Sister Rosemary Empen, Op, 88 Sinsinawa, WI July 17, 1933 March 2, 2022
Jabari O. Evans, 36 Sterling, IL September 13, 1985 - May 23, 2022
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Bethany Erin Dixon, 35
Roberta R. Faber, 82
Betty Lou Dombroski, 92
Christopher C. ‘Chris’ Farnham, 77
Dixon, IL November 13, 1986 - June 8, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Palm Harbor, FL August 15, 1929 April 25, 2022
Grand Detour, IL December 4, 1939 - June 21, 2022
Wheat Ridge, CO October 3, 1944 June 8, 2022
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Lila M. Feary, 90
Polo, IL November 13, 1931 - March 31, 2022 Polo Family Funeral Home
Townsend H. “Townie” Fenn, 101 Arlington Heights, IL March 24, 1921 May 27, 2022 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Betty Ruth (Stevens) Ferris, 99
Ralph Merchel Flynn, 87
Sterling, IL November 20, 1934 - April 28, 2022
June E. Franks, 75
Mt. Carroll, IL June 23, 1946 May 20, 2022
Ardith Frederick
Mt. Carroll, IL Law-Jones Funeral Home
Ardith Frederick, 93 Mt. Carroll, IL May 30, 1928 - May 7, 2022 Law-Jones Funeral Home
John F. Fritts, 76 Dixon, IL October 16, 1945 June 20, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Edna M. Good, 99 Amboy, IL November 14, 1922 - April 15, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Ronald Ganschow, 91
Thomas G. Graff, 52
Salt Lake City, UT August 4, 1941 April 27, 2022
Walnut, IL December 3, 1930 - May 26, 2022 Garland Funeral Home
Jaime Garcia, 84
Sterling, IL September 23, 1937 - April 18, 2022
Cheryl A. Garkey, 84
Chadwick, IL August 19, 1969 March 31, 2022
Carol H. Gray, 86
Rock Falls, IL June 11, 1935 March 20, 2022
James Green, 95
Polo, IL March 3, 1938 May 26, 2022 Polo Family Funeral Home
Maple Grove, MN January 27, 1927 - June 5, 2022 Neptune Society, Golden Valley, MN
Daniel E. Garland, 70
Margaret ‘Peggy’ Joanne Grennan, 79
Morrison, IL January 10, 1952 - May 1, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Jose V Garza, 70 Sterling, IL May 7, 1952 - May 16, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Danny George Gerdts Union Mills, NC May 17, 2022
Rock Falls, IL June 14, 1942 - June 7, 2022
Edna Gross, 105 Weslaco, TX May 24, 1917 - May 24, 2022
Darlene Fay Hansen, 89
Sterling, IL November 11, 1932 - April 17, 2022
James I. Hanson Corpus Christi, TX
Audrey M. Harden, 87 Sterling, IL December 13, 1934 - May 22, 2022
Cecil E. Harrison, 87 Amboy, IL March 15, 1935 June 2, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Myrna Lou (Hutson) Hart, 72 Oregon, IL June 12, 1949 March 31, 2022
Edward M. Grossnickle, 73
Polo, IL October 7, 1948 June 10, 2022
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Marlene Rae Glispie, 76
David E. Hadley, 79
Gary Goldie, 68
Reverend Robert W. Hale, 79
Rock Falls, IL July 23, 1945 - June 24, 2022
Roy Alvin Haney, 86
Tampico, IL June 29, 1935 April 12, 2022
Rock Falls, IL August 4, 1942 April 29, 2022
Margaret Hasenyager Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
James Palmer Haskell, 92
Sterling, IL November 26, 1929 - June 8, 2022
Betty Furlow, 90
Milledgeville, IL June 22, 1932 June 22, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
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Las Vegas, NV October 29, 1953 - May 19, 2022
Rock Falls, IL January 4, 1943 April 14, 2022
Blanche Heilgeist, 77
Dixon, IL April 27, 1945 May 12, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
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Sterling, IL July 23, 1922 February 14, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Nancy Sue Gale Burkholder Holman, 80
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Lois Helms, 83
Elaine M. Holder, 87
Glenn E. Hendryx, 85
David B. Hoover, 79 Tampico, IL June 15, 1942 - June 9, 2022
John Janssen, 90
Bonita Springs, FL May 2, 1944 - April 11, 2022
Virginia Angle Hough, 91
Mt. Morris, IL August 18, 1930 March 25, 2022
Debra A. Johnson, 66
Carolyn Marie Herwig, 79
Brian G. Houzenga, 48
Celie Jo Jones, 32
John Willard Hess
Lorna Houzenga, 79
LeRoy Orlin Jones, 82
Rock Falls, IL October 2, 1938 February 5, 2022
Sterling, IL September 3, 1936 - May 11, 2022
Donald Henson, Ph.D, 77
Dixon, IL April 19, 1943 - May 5, 2022
Sterling, IL
Garrett R. Hicks, 21
Amboy, IL October 14, 2000 June 19, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Jenise Schreiner Hill
Sterling, IL September 9, 1934 - June 2, 2022
Morrison, IL December 26, 1973 - May 13, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home Morrison, IL October 15, 1942 - May 2, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Barbara J. Howard, 78 Dixon, IL October 16, 1943 - April 9, 2022
Lyle W. Huffman, 81
Dixon, IL
Dixon, IL November 9, 1940 - June 5, 2022
Kenneth “Ken” Leroy Hill, 91
Sandra Huffman
Timothy Hoerler, 63
Gertrude Huizenga, 95
Dixon, IL April 20, 1931 May 30, 2022
Lake Hamilton, FL February 18, 1959 - May 22, 2022
Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home
Clinton, IA June 21, 1926 - April 8, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Kathy Huizenga, 61
Fulton, IL February 2, 1961 April 16, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Hom
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Chadwick, IL December 24, 1931 - May 14, 2022
Nelson, IL May 16, 1955 April 13, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL April 15, 1989 April 1, 2022
Milledgeville, IL December 4, 1939 March 30, 2022
Paula Helen Jordan, 67
Rock Falls, IL May 17, 1955 - June 3, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
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Elsie Z. Kaiser, 88 Glen Haven, WI April 28, 1933 December 8, 2021
Silvin Kaiser, 92
Formerly of Sterling, IL March 28, 1930 May 28, 2022
Juhi Kalra, 68 El Paso, TX November 7, 1953 - April 14, 2022
Nelson John Kari, 69
Des Moines, IA May 24, 1952 April 15, 2022
Richard E. Keefer, Sr., 77
Rock Falls, IL May 13, 1945 - May 25, 2022
Kimberly S. Keller, 43
Fulton, IL October 8, 1978 March 28, 2022
Ann C. Kelsey, 71
Sterling, IL November 8, 1950 - April 23, 2022
Donald “Pood” King, 86
Morrison, IL August 22, 1935 June 23, 2022
Leanella Rosalie Kloepping, 88
Lanark, IL August 10, 1933 June 5, 2022
Robert D. Knapp, 67 Sterling, IL December 7, 1954 - June 18, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Richard D. Kness, 81 Rock Falls, IL July 4, 1940 - June 16, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Linda M. Koser, 79
Sterling, IL November 1, 1942 - May 8, 2022
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Peggy J. Kramer, 76 Genoa, IL March 6, 1946 April 2, 2022
Norma J. Kropf, 83
Deer Grove, IL June 8, 1938 - May 15, 2022
Robert Kucinski Lanark, IL
Mendota, IL July 15, 1923 April 16, 2022
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Glenda L. Lackland, 68
Franklin Grove, IL July 16, 1953 - May 10, 2022
Richard LaVerne Landsiedel, 76 Morrison, IL November 18, 1945 - June 18, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Thurman G. Lane, 83
Fulton, IL April 8, 1939 - June 10, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Brian K. Lanphere, 66 Lyndon, IL December 27, 1955 - April 4, 2022 www.bosmagibson.com
Norma A. Lauts, 94 Rock Falls, IL March 27, 1928 June 27, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Joey E. Love, 57 Fredericksburg, VA August 21, 1964 April 1, 2022
Dixon, IL May 30, 1940 March 27, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Beth Ann Lavelle, 55
Clarence E. Lumsden, 94
James C. Matthews, 83
Prophetstown, IL September 28, 1951 - April 16, 2022
Sterling, IL August 22, 1966 June 27, 2022
Sherri Law, 74
Savanna, IL March 21, 1948 June 17, 2022 Law Jones Funeral Home
Glenn Charles LeFevre, 78 Belvidere, IL June 13, 1944 June 22, 2022
Rebecca L. “Becky” Lester, 59
Morrison, IL May 21, 1963 June 25, 2022
Belenda Lewis, 73 Dixon, IL May 28, 1948 April 18, 2022
Sandy Lichner, 78 Rock Falls, IL June 14, 1943 June 15, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Mt. Morris, IL August 10, 1927 June 2, 2022
Ted Luther, 90
Morrison, IL October 25, 1929 January 29, 2020 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
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Adrian L. Magnuson, 85
Walnut, IL December 21, 1936 - March 29, 2022
Betty Sue Mahaffey, 80
Morrison, IL February 10, 1942 - April 15, 2022 Evergreen Cremation Services
Shirley A. Manning, 87
Polo, IL September 5, 1934 December 9, 2021 Polo Family Funeral Home
Nancy J. Marceau, 85
Forreston, IL May 11, 1936 February 5, 2022
Sharon Lois (Yoder) Long, 79
Jeremy F. Marchek, 42
Alfred S. Lopez, 95
Maria C. Marruffo, 69
Sun City, AZ July 9, 1942 - April 26, 2022 Menke Funeral & Cremation Center
Rock Falls, IL April 8, 1927 - June 19, 2022
St. Johns, MI May 17, 1979 April 28, 2022
Las Vegas, NV December 20, 1952 - May 20, 2022
Mary A. Marsh, 81
Chadwick, IL May 17, 1938 March 28, 2022
James L. Matznick, 76 Dixon, IL February 2, 1946 June 18, 2022
Nancy A. Maxwell, 83 Sterling, IL August 31, 1938 March 31, 2022
Daisy Juanita McAnnally, 83
Dixon, IL January 10, 1939 May 10, 2022 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd.
Bonita “Bonnie” Kay McClain, 75 Dixon, IL May 4, 1946 March 29, 2022
Charles D. McClaine, Sr., 81
Port Byron, IL January 15, 1941 May 27, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron
Bobby ‘Bob’ McGuiire, 84
Robins, IA August 9, 1937 May 29, 2022
Karen E. McKamey, 69
Dixon, IL November 9, 1952 - May 29, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
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Charles G. Kuebel, 98
Robert E. Lauts, 70
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Lloyd Patrick McKenna Jr., 81
Warren Pullman Miller
Linda Louise Meister, 83
Rhea D. Milnes, 90 Milledgeville, IL December 14, 1931 - April 6, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL August 28, 1940 June 25, 2022
Augusta, GA November 21, 1938 - April 15, 2022
Sharon W. Mensing, 76
Sterling, IL February 23, 1946 - May 5, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Mark Merboth, 59 Walker Lake, NV April 26, 1962 March 5, 2022
Calvin Jerry Messer, 15
Santa Barbara, CA May 24, 2022
Carol A. Mohr, 80
Sterling, IL June 30, 1941 - May 9, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Rose Marie Moll, 83
Shannon, IL June 10, 1938 - April 6, 2022
Mary Alice Morphew, 92
Ashton, IL August 25, 2006 June 2, 2022
Prophetstown, IL August 4, 1929 May 12, 2022 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Aaron L. Metcalf, 41
Pamella S. Morris, 57 Franklin Grove, IL July 20, 1964 April 16, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Amboy, IL January 9, 1981 April 15, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Willard “Bill” Meyer, 87
Polo, IL March 26, 1935 April 21, 2022 Polo Family Funeral Home
Matthew ‘Matt’ A. Miller, 31
Charles E. Murray, 89 Rock Falls, IL March 17, 1933 June 14, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Dixon, IL July 27, 1957 April 14, 2022
Howard Noblin
Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Glenda J. Norman, 75
Camanche, IA August 21, 1946 April 7, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Erie
Robert Lee Nowak, 82
Fulton, IL June 10, 1939 March 28, 2022
Lawrence Nusbaum, 81
Rock Falls, IL December 8, 1940 - May 5, 2022
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Bruce D. O’Neal, 62
Rock Falls, IL January 26, 1960 March 29, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Peggy Lee Ohare, 89 Rock Falls, IL October 21, 1932 - June 4, 2022
Louise Murray, 88
Sterling, IL February 8, 1934 - June 4, 2022
Sheboygan, WI October 21, 1990 - April 2, 2022
Michael “Mici” Lynn Miller, 64
Mary A. Nelson, 88
Sterling, IL August 25, 1933 May 22, 2022
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Kenneth Dean Neahring, 74
Geneva, Formerly of Kaneville, IL October 10, 1947 June 19, 2022
Oliver Eugene Oswalt Dixon, IL
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Nancy Kay (Habben) Pannier, 78 Morrison, IL August 17, 1943 March 27, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Richard Carroll Parkinson, 81
Morrison, IL August 28, 1940 April 24, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Lois K. Parks, 83
Dixon, IL May 10, 1938 April 13, 2022 Polo Family Funeral Home
Evelyn Sylvia (Ring) Patterson, 93 Belvidere, IL December 14, 1928 - June 22, 2022
Barbara J. Peterson, 87
Sterling, IL July 8, 1934 - May 28, 2022
Carol Jean Peterson, 94 Las Vegas, NV April 4, 1928 April 23, 2022
Betty Lou Olsen, 88
Gary E. Pierce, 69
Annette Lorraine Olson Johnson Lund, 85
Dr. Richard “Doc” Piller
Prophetstown, IL October 18, 1933 April 14, 2022 Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home
Vernal, UT June 22, 1936 April 16, 2022
Dixon, IL January 29, 1953 - June 8, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
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Ada M. Plummer, 97 Sterling, IL January 6, 1925 June 4, 2022
Nikki Poci
Rock Falls, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Patsy L. Polhill, 89
Milledgeville, IL January 20, 1933 April 23, 2022
Richard ‘Dick’ L. Porth, 70
Prescott, AZ July 16, 1951 - April 1, 2022
Richard M. Portner, 80 Rock Falls, IL October 17, 1941 June 28, 2022
Irene Prew, 93 Sterling, IL March 20, 1929 May 26, 2022
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Nancy Rajnowski Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Gail Paulette Rasmussen, 72
Rochelle, IL June 5, 1949 - April 20, 2022
John M. Roe, 98
Fort Wayne, IN December 27, 1929 January 29, 2022
Rochelle, IL November 12, 1923 - June 17, 2022
Frances A. Real, 66
Carol A. Roller, 86
Sterling, IL August 12, 1955 April 5, 2022
Franklin Grove, IL November 21, 1935 - June 5, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Bonnie J. Reed, 81
Bernita B. Runte, 98 Freeport, IL April 6, 1924 - June 11, 2022
Rock Falls, IL February 20, 1941 - April 18, 2022
Eileen Reedy, 78 Albany, IL September 22, 1943 - April 30, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Robert F. Renner, Jr., 50
Morrison, IL July 11, 1971 - May 19, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Thomas Reuter, 79
Sterling, IL August 15, 1942 May 14, 2022
Gary W. Rhoades, 74 Prophetstown, IL February 15, 1948 - June 16, 2022
Paula Rice, 72 Rock Falls, IL December 19, 1949 - April 10, 2022 Law Jones Funeral Home
Linda Elaine Robbins, 83
Dixon, IL August 11, 1938 April 5, 2022
Dnita Sue Russell, 73
Sterling, IL March 25, 1949 May 12, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Galen Keith Russell, 70
Forreston, IL June 25, 1951 May 11, 2022
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Edelmiro “ED” Sandoval, 83 Sterling, IL February 28, 1939 - March 8, 2022 Dimond and Sons Silver Bell Chapel
LaVisa Sathoff, 89
Sterling, IL April 4, 1933 - May 17, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Krista A. Scheuerman, 29
Aurora, IL October 27, 1992 June 12, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Teresa Schnulle Sterling, IL April 27, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Shirley B. Schrock, 94 Dixon, IL January 14, 1928 April 2, 2022
Donald Schryver Milledgeville, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Patricia “Pat” Seloover, 86
Muncie, IN January 11, 1936 April 28, 2022 The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory
Catherine “Cat” Sewell, 52 East Hazel Crest, IL February 2, 1970 May 29, 2022
Frances S. Shiaras, 94
Dixon, IL November 18, 1927 - June 16, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Fern Adell Saunders, 91
Dorothy Siefken
Robert “Bob” Ellsworth Sawyer, 80
Gary William Sieg, 63
Sterling, IL May 14, 1931 - June 1, 2022
Dixon, IL July 6, 1941 - April 23, 2022
Morrison, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Sterling, IL August 31, 1958 May 2, 2022
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Constance Port, 79
Lanark, IL October 21, 1942 June 22, 2022
Marian B. Rasmussen, 92
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Darlene Sikkema Fulton, IL
Keely Sue Simmons, 63
Diane L. (Jennings) Smith, 76
Terry “Red” Strege
Larry Alan Toppert, 71
Elizabeth ‘Ann’ Smith, 82
Richard L. Stukenberg, 83
Robert G. Tower, 74
Sterling, IL December 11, 1945 - May 25, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Ashton, IL June 2, 1959 - June 21, 2022
Bourbonnais, IL June 23, 1939 - May 9, 2022
Darrell D. Simpson, 74
Dr. Charles Sommers, 87
Robert ‘Bob’ M. Sims, 70
Robert Eugene Starbuck, 51
Franklin Grove, IL January 27, 1948 June 17, 2022
Buckeye, AZ October 18, 1951 February 21, 2022
Mark R. Siperly, 64
Galt, IL July 5, 1957 - June 10, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Ardith M. Sisson, 85 Rock Falls, IL January 19, 1937 April 8, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Taylor Jean Skromme, 22
Jacksonville, FL November 10, 1999 - May 24, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Barbara Lorraine Slifer, 84
North Manchester, IN August 24, 1937 March 23, 2022
Diane Elizabeth Smith, 75
Dixon, IL March 15, 1947 May 15, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
Newburgh, IN September 6, 1934 March 21, 2022
Dixon, IL January 11, 1971 April 24, 2022 Illinois Cremation Centers
Alice R. (Bailey) Stern, 96
Whidbey Island, WA December 2, 1925 - April 16, 2022
David Forrest Stevens IV, 74
Natchitoches, LA March 14, 1948 April 5, 2022 Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home
Barbara Ann Stewart, 81
Rochelle, IL May 12, 1941 - May 23, 2022
Nancy K. Stone, 78 Prophetstown, IL August 26, 1943 June 3, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
James Strege
Ashton, IL Schilling Funeral Home
Ashton, IL Schilling Funeral Home
Forreston, IL September 5, 1938 - April 4, 2022
Tina Swanson
Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
Dianne Carol Sworm, 77
Rockford, IL August 19, 1944 June 16, 2022
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Judith Colleen Temple, 72 Morrison, IL March 4, 1950 May 17, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Shirley Ann Temple, 88
Scottsdale, AZ November 2, 1933 February 7, 2022 Wyman Cremation & Burial Chapel
Thomas R. Terry, 71 Sterling, IL September 3, 1950 - May 20, 2022
Judith A. (Miller) (Smith) Thompson New Glarus, WI March 8, 1940 -
Lawrence Toms, 73 Oregon, IL September 14, 1948 - April 5, 2022
East Moline, Illinois, IL August 13, 1950 June 6, 2022
Sterling, IL July 9, 1947 - May 30, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Marvin Turnbaugh, 97
Morrison, IL February 13, 1925 - May 22, 2022 Schilling Funeral Home
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LeeRoy Van Kampen, Sr., 75
Fulton, IL November 16, 1946 - April 23, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Thomas “Tom” J. VanderLeest, 61 Clinton, IA January 7, 1961 April 13, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Carolyn Joyce Vandermyde, 78 Morrison, IL January 17, 1944 May 15, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Sandra J. Vandersnick, 85
Rock Falls, IL November 25, 1936 - May 9, 2022
Kenneth “Kenny” P. Verkruysse, 99
Erie, IL April 14, 1923 May 27, 2022 Gibson-Bode Funeral Home
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Darrel L. Waddelow, 93
Mt. Morris, IL January 12, 1929 March 29, 2022
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Lois M. Wade, 91
Sterling, IL March 27, 1931 June 22, 2022 Schilling
Barbara ‘Barbi’ Ann Walter
Richard ‘Dick’ Whaley, 81
Sterling, IL April 6, 1941 - June 9, 2022
Helen M. Whitmore, 96
Sherman, IL June 23, 2022
Hillsdale, IL April 14, 1925 April 5, 2022
Jessie M. Ware, 84
Warren Wiersema, 95 Fulton, IL February 1, 1927 May 19, 2022
Jeanne M. Zimmerman, 73
Dixon, IL April 8, 1930 April 21, 2022
Eldena, IL June 5, 1948 - May 13, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Cheryl A. Wolf, 75
Julie H. Zink, 65
LaVonne Elizabeth Wolf, 82
Barry K. Zurliene, 63 Amboy, IL August 19, 1958 May 23, 2022 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Walnut, IL March 18, 1947 April 4, 2022
Dixon, IL March 20, 1940 May 17, 2022
Sterling, IL April 28, 1956 April 10, 2022
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Dixon, IL October 8, 1937 April 24, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Doris Mae Wohrley, 92
Nancy Woodburn, 90
Angel Wargo Sterling, IL June 8, 2022
Donald Weidman, 98 Savanna, IL October 15, 1923 - June 1, 2022
Harold Allen Wiggins, 85
Dixon, IL May 25, 1937 - June 7, 2022
Gerald W. Wilcke, 88 Cottage Grove, WI October 22, 1933 - May 12, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
Wanda Sue (Hotchkiss) Weishaar, 89
Frederick H. ‘Fritz’ Wilkening III, 82
Ashton, IL April 3, 1933 - June 23, 2022
Huntley, IL August 28, 1939 May 10, 2022
James H. Weitzel, 84
Larry Wilkens, 72
Dixon, IL December 9, 1937 - June 10, 2022 Jones Funeral Home
Darlene M. Weltzin, 92
Morrison, IL February 22, 1930 - April 16, 2022
Mable Lorrene West, 93
Savanna, IL December 11, 1928 - May 26, 2022 Law Jones Funeral Home
Cantrall, IL March 19, 1950 April 5, 2022
Gilman Williams Sterling, IL Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation
James Berry Williams, 98
Savanna, IL October 4, 1923 December 18, 2021
Moline, IL August 17, 1931 June 10, 2022 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron
Robert Donald Woodworth, 97
Sterling, IL August 3, 1924 June 6, 2022
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Chrysagon “Chrys” Howard Yenney, 1824
Rock Falls, IL December 3, 1973 - May 13, 2022
Patricia Ann Young, 85
Cape Coral, FL April 29, 1937 - May 1, 2022 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Marvin E. Younger, Sr., 91
Sterling, IL January 20, 1931 April 9, 2022 McDonald Funeral Home
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Allan Zimmerman, 80
Mendota, IL June 18, 1941 April 15, 2022 Merritt Funeral Home
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