SVM Tributes - July 2022

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.

Tributes

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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