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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. Apr il 1, 2020 - June 30, 2020
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in April, May and June 2020.
A Damion Abney, 50 Rock Falls, IL February 2, 1970 June 2, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Rebecca Ackerman Dixon, IL December 3, 1949 May 9, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Ivan Adams, 84 Dekalb, IL June 28, 1935 May 18, 2020 Anderson Funeral Home
Mary Adler, 79 Sterling, IL March 3, 1941 April 12, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Wayne Akerman, 86
Germantown Hills, IL February 26, 1934 June 7, 2020
Gloria Anderson, 87 Princeton, IL December 27, 1932 June 3, 2020 Garland Funeral Home
Joyce Anderson
Rock Falls, IL November 27, 1935 April 10, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Ralph Anderson
Rapid City, SD July 31, 1963 March 28, 2020 Kirk Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Vicki Anderson
Oregon, IL April 4, 1949 May 26, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Charles Angell, 28
Nelson, IL March 3, 1992 May 16, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
B Jack Bally
Dixon, IL August 9, 1940 June 21, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Verna Bauman, 80
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Ruth Behmlander, 92 Bay City, Michigan, IL August 23, 1927 April 28, 2020 Gephart Funeral Home - Bay City Wesley Bellars, 95
Sterling, IL August 6, 1924 April 2, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Lawrence Berge Dixon, IL October 22, 1927 May 26, 2020
Le Roy, IL September 7, 1939 April 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Helen Bess
Charles Beckmann, 70
Denver Blosser
Morrison, IL August 6, 1949 May 10, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Dixon, IL November 9, 1926 May 8, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Tampico, IL March 15, 1998 May 2, 2020 Garland Funeral Home
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Eureath Bollivar
Helen Burgess, 98 Dixon, IL December 9, 1921 May 5, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Eddie Chattic, 54
Georgia Cover, 98
Vicki Bonnell, 67
Ronald Burgess
Dorothy Clifton
Zulma Coville, 88
Prophetstown, IL September 11, 1928 June 22, 2020 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Amboy, IL May 20, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Scott Bowers, 37
Ronald Brandau Dixon, IL July 28, 1934 May 10, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Martin Brechon
Dixon, IL Oct. 20, 1953 April 4, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Audrey Brown, 89
Mount Carroll, IL January 1, 1931 May 23, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Daniel Brown
Dixon, IL February 9, 1971 April 22, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Eleanor Brown
Rock Island, IL October 1, 1933 May 25, 2020 Rafferty Funeral Home - Moline
Jay Buikema
Sterling, IL September 5, 1930 April 24, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
William Byar, 92
Sterling, IL June 4, 1927 April 19, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Louise Byvick, 86
Milledgeville, IL August 28, 1933 May 28, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Phil Cain
Cayuga, Indiana, IL July 2, 1962 May 1, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Ella Campbell
Rock Falls, IL August 5, 1945 March 30, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
George Carl
Sterling, IL Feb 21, 1932 March 31, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Sterling, IL December 7, 1937 May 25, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Jon Comer
Sterling, IL June 16, 1976 May 30, 2020
Dawn ConsidineBrechon
Dixon, IL May 7, 1954 May 12, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Charles Cook Morrison, IL July 22, 1931 April 30, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Cindy Copeland
Dixon, IL September 6, 1951 May 25, 2020 Polo Family Funeral Home
Alice Cornstubble Rock Falls, IL January 10, 1931 April 13, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Oregon, IL August 18, 1921 April 16, 2020
Walnut, IL May 21, 1932 June 19, 2020 Garland Funeral Home
Bobbie Cox, 86 Sterling, IL May 13, 1933 March 30, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Patricia Cox
Sterling, IL December 20, 1933 May 20, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
John Crady, 75 Prophetstown, IL July 15, 1944 June 17, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home Kyle Currens
Dixon, IL August 28, 1986 April 26, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
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David Davis, 63 Morrison, IL October 17, 1956 June 1, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Jacky Carter
Cade Coursey, 23
Hopkinsville, KY February 16, 1944 May 31, 2020 Hughart & Beard Funeral Homes, Inc.
Sterling, IL December 20, 1996 May 8, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Norman Day, 80 Rock Falls, IL February 21, 1940 June 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Dennis Chandler
Douglas Courter
Samuel Dean
Ellenton, Florida, IL June 2, 1953 May 22, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Sterling, IL Feb 8, 1965 March 31, 2020 Van Hoe Funeral Home and Crematory - East Moline
Sterling, IL March 12, 1940 May 15, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
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Lindenwood, IL September 2, 1982 May 2, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL December 14, 1934 May 24, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Peoria, IL July 13, 1965 March 30, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Steven Dempsey, 65
Nancy Ellis-Stern Sterling, IL February 19, 1943 May 1, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Evelyn Friemuth, 95 Mt. Morris, IL November 18, 1924 April 23, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Durl Goudreau
Jane Dietrich, 88
Wanda Engelkens, 86
Jarolyn Fyhrlund
Mary Green, 81
Richard Dodge
Gail Etheridge
Amboy, IL May 8, 1954 April 30, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Mt. Morris, IL June 23, 1931 June 16, 2020
The Villages, FL June 29, 1944 March 6, 2020
Katherine Doering Prophetstown, IL January 29, 1926 April 14, 2020 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Donna Dowd, 71
Rock Falls, IL April 1, 1949 May 19, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Charlotte Dumbauld Prophetstown, IL December 31, 1932 May 29, 2020 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Robert Dunn
Princeton, IL July 8, 1939 May 11, 2020 Garland Funeral Home
Stephen Dunphy, 69
Harmon, IL July 15, 1950 April 12, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
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Elmer Eickert, 97
Chadwick, IL May 15, 1922 April 26, 2020 Law-Jones Funeral Home Inc
Sterling, IL September 12, 1933 May 20, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL October 19, 1930 May 2, 2020 Garland Funeral Home
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Mary Farster
Mesa, IL January 10, 1954 June 18, 2020 Lakeshore Mortuary
Sterling, IL January 7, 1937 May 10, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
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Alice Gallegos
Sterling, IL September 2, 1941 April 22, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Consuela Galvan Rock Falls, IL April 25, 1932 May 20, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Dixon, IL June 16, 1927 May 19, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Mt. Morris, IL February 4, 1939 May 29, 2020 Sunset Funeral Home
Terry Grennan, 72 Rock Falls, IL April 23, 1948 June 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Mary Grove, 92
Dixon, IL April 18, 1928 May 5, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Virginia Gustafson, 94
Cynthia Garcia, 63 Sterling, IL December 28, 1956 June 8, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL September 9, 1925 May 5, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Fernita Fisher
Guillermo Garza, 88
Don Hacker
Richard Fleischer, 87
Sylvia Gilroy
Alex Hall, 72 Sterling, IL February 22, 1948 June 11, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Eunice Forristall
Charles Goldie
Robert Halsey, 80
Ramona Friedlein, 89
Cupertina Gomez, 63
Maredith Handel
Donnie Farwell, 73 Dixon, IL September 23, 1946 May 28, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Sterling, IL January 10,1926 May 13, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Rock Falls, IL February 13, 1933 May 6, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Amboy, IL October 21, 1951 June 25, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Sterling, IL July 24, 1930 April 6, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL June 25, 1931 June 10, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Dixon, IL September 12, 1945 June 11, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Dixon, IL February 12, 1950 May 19, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Sterling, IL December 13, 1956 April 7, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Sterling, IL May 23, 1926 May 12, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Hartford, WI March 21, 1940 May 4, 2020 Shimon Funeral Home
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA April 28, 1942 May 4, 2020
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Joan Heusinkveld
Harlan Hollewell
Joyce HarrisonTroutman
J. Hey
Merle Hordewel
Ronald Hartje, 86
Anita Hicks
Carrie Hose
Clarence Hartsell
Kathleen Hicks, 76
Janice Hough, 69
Rock Falls, IL January 24, 1963 April 27, 2020
Moline, IL November 27, 1933 May 9, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Oregon, IL January 24, 1931 April 13, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Grace Harvey, 92
Sterling, IL December 30, 1927 April 21, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Margaret Hayes
Dixon, IL October 7, 1924 June 19, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Doris Headings
Berryville, AR Hachmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Ronald Heide
Laluz, NM December 12, 1929 March 5, 2020
Franklin Heller, 69
Oregon, IL March 24, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Morrison, IL May 4, 1933 June 2, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Beecher, IL August 30, 1929 May 15, 2020
Albuquerque, NM December 29, 2019
Milldgeville, IL April 11, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Sterling, IL April 19, 1931 May 29, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Sterling, IL January 28, 1971 June 1, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL December 3, 1943 April 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Mt. Morris, IL February 21, 1951 June 7, 2020 Finch Funeral Home
Debra Higgins, 58
Mel Hough
Dixon, IL October 4, 1961 June 19, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Judith Hill, 75
Dixon, IL April 22, 1944 April 8, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Betty Hinrichs
Prophetstown, IL July 19, 1928 May 5, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Mark Hoagland
Lancaster, PA May 1, 1930 May 8, 2020 The Groffs Family Funeral Home & Crematory Services Inc
Kenneth Huizenga Prophetstown, IL September 15, 1940 April 12, 2020 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Kenneth Huizenga, 92 Fulton, IL July 30, 1927 June 27, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Eileen Hummel, 62
Chandler, AZ February 28, 1949 April 19, 2020
Rock Falls, IL April 26, 1957 April 9, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Theresa Holcomb, 44
Derek Hunter
Rock Falls, IL December 15, 1975 April 11, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL March 21, 1949 April 13, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Barbara Hussung St. Petersburg, FL March 18, 1932 March 8, 2020
Mildred Hutchins Sterling, IL March 16, 1929 May 10, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Donna Hutten Edina, MN May 26, 2020
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Larry Irwin, 84
Rock Falls, IL February 11, 1936 June 8, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Arthur Jacobs
Eldena, IL September 13, 1956 May 2, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Carol Jacobs
Crestview, FL December 24, 1939 May 28, 2020 Brackney Funeral Service
Henry James
Morrison, IL December 24, 1930 June 3, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Eileen Johns
Oregon, IL March 31, 1957 April 25, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Arthur Johnson, 94 Sterling, IL June 30, 1925 April 7, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Marilyn Hannah, 88 Polo, IL December 20, 1931 April 16, 2020
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Carolyn Johnson
Darlene Karr
Darlene Koontz, 79
Robert Johnson, 64 Dixon, IL September 19, 1955 April 28, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Albert Kastner
Lois Kooy
Walnut, IL February 11, 1936 June 11, 2020
Cynthia Jones, 61 Hooppole, IL February 3, 1959 April 20, 2020 StackhouseMoore Funeral & Cremation Services Helen Jones, 99
Oregon, IL April 2, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
James Jones, 53 Nachusa, IL October 11, 1966 June 7, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Terry Jones, 65 Fulton, IL November 21, 1954 May 6, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home David Jostsons
Franklin Grove, IL June 26, 1951 May 10, 2020
Earl Juntunen
Denver, Colorado, IL September 27, 1940 May 12, 2020 Horan & McConaty Northwest/Arvada
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Robert Kappes Chadwick, IL May 10, 1945 April 12, 2020
Sterling, IL March 14, 1934 June 12, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Dixon, IL March 18, 1929 May 13, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Mary Keller
Dixon, IL June 11, 1926 May 18, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Steven Kelly
Tampico, IL December 8, 1967 May 19, 2020 Garland Funeral Home
Katherine Kerchner, 55
Dixon, IL August 13, 1964 April 28, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Emelie King, 70
Amboy, IL Jan 13, 1950 April 1, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Ronald King, 73 Amboy, IL January 13, 1947 April 14, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home Theresa Klocke, 94 Sterling, IL November 10, 1925 April 12, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Mary Koch
Rock Falls, IL March 1, 1937 April 26, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Mt. Morris, IL March 29, 1941 June 2, 2020 Finch Funeral Home
Larry Lewis, 68 Sterling, IL April 7, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Patricia Lilly, 67
Sterling, IL November 16, 1927 May 2, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Dixon, IL April 18, 1953 June 16, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Nikki Krause
Matthew Liston
Ronald Kuepker, 81
Richard Longanecker, 77
Prescott, AZ Nov. 26, 1937 March 24, 2020
Tampico, IL July 18, 1938 May 9, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Glen Kuhlemier, 85 Rock Falls, IL December 23, 1934 May 19, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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James Law, 76
Amboy, IL November 5, 1956 April 1, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL February 15, 1943 April 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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June Mades
Sarasota, FL June 1, 1923 April 12, 2020 Palms - Robarts Funeral Home & Memorial Park
Tommy Manning, 72
Rock Falls, IL August 13, 1943 June 19, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL November 27, 1947 June 1, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Richard Lawson
Richard Manon
Arlene LeFevre
Sarah Marshall, 85
Patrick Lessner
Luis Martinez, 64
Dixon, IL August 6, 1946 June 20, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Dixon, IL September 12, 1923 May 23, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Oregon, IL May 3, 1947 April 8, 2020
Paris, TN March 26, 1949 May 5, 2020 McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. - Paris
Dixon, IL January 24, 1933 June 9, 2020
Loveland OH July 8, 1955 March 18, 2020 Mihovk-Rosenacker Funeral Home
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Lawrence Maxwell, 87 Morrison, IL March 9, 1933 June 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Alan Medema, 82 Morrison, IL September 26, 1937 April 18, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Donna Missman
Lois Nye, 88
Barbara May, 68
Kenneth Mendel, 82
Joyce Montavon, 83 Dixon, IL February 24, 1937 June 2, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Librado Olalde, 70
Dixon, IL January 17, 1952 June 25, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Nancy Mayo, 70
William McCaffrey Polo, IL February 27, 1926 May 24, 2020 Polo Family Funeral Home
Michael McCaherty, 64
Dixon, IL May 20, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Duane McCune
Sterling, IL June 9, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Rita McGinty, 90
Baton Rouge, LA October 29, 1929 June 18, 2020 Rabenhorst Funeral Homes East
Richard McKay, 71
Rock Falls, IL May 3, 1949 June 1, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Steven McNitt
Thomson, IL August 27, 1951 June 4, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Robert Merrill
Erie, IL September 17, 1954 April 25, 2020 Gibson Funeral Homes, Ltd. - Erie
Billie Metzler, 89
Sterling, IL July 23, 1930 May 22, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
June Meyer
Dixon, IL June 18, 1932 April 22, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Roy Meyer, 77
Rock Falls, IL August 5, 1942 June 1, 2020 Hinchliff-PearsonWest, Galesburg
Gerald Miller
Dixon, IL July 30, 1947 April 17, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Lois Miller
Prophetstown, IL January 3, 1933 May 17, 2020 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Wanda Miller, 88 Sterling, IL November 28, 1931 April 1, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Fred Moore
Key West, FL January 25, 1957 June 6, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Mary Morris, 86 Rock Falls, IL September 29, 1933 June 21, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home Jean Murray
Champaign, IL September 11, 1941 May 22, 2020
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Floyd Nettz, 93 Fairhope, AL June 10, 2020 Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope Chapel
John Neuroth, 25
Dixon, IL October 17, 1994 April 25, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Milledgeville, IL November 25, 1931 May 24, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Sterling, IL October 8, 1949 June 14, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
James Overley, 82
Rockford, IL March 10, 1938 May 26, 2020 Merritt Funeral Home
Norma Oviatt
Bellevue, NE September 17, 1926 May 11, 2020
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Ole Pace
St. Charles, IL April 6, 1939 June 2, 2020 Malone Funeral Home
Jim Peach, 63
Richfield, Minnesota, IL October 15, 1956 April 19, 2020
Janet Perry
Sterling, IL August 1, 1937 March 28, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Clara North
Jack Peterson, 80 Rock Falls, IL November 26, 1939 June 4, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
DeLores Northrop, 90
Thomas Pociecha, 74
Dixon, IL December 3,1938 June 22, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Dixon, IL July 13, 1929 May 5, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Chadwick, IL September 2, 1945 May 29, 2020
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Dixon, IL August 2, 1949 May 21, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Dixon, IL October 28, 1937 May 12, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Dixon, IL February 9, 1948 May 25, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Arden Polhill
Karen Rose-Spencer
Peter Schuler
Donald Shank, 81 Freeport, IL May 19, 1939 May 12, 2020 Walker Mortuary, Ltd. - Freeport
John Potratz
Betty Rucker
Donald Schultheis
Steven Shipman
Amy Schutt, 52 Milledgeville, IL July 26, 1967 May 28, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Thomas Shouer
Hilton Head Island, SC June 5, 1936 June 10, 2020 Keith Funeral and Cremation Services Hilton Head Omaha, NE July 14, 1948 April 13, 2020
Mina Price
Oregon, IL August 9, 1941 June 4, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
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Stover, MO December 26, 1963 April 8, 2020 Scrivner-Morrow Funeral Homes
Mt. Morris, IL March 27, 1933 May 3, 2020 Polo Family Funeral Home
Richard Ruffini
Morton, IL December 29 1927 March 30, 2020
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Susan Redell, 62
Margaret Samples
Dorothy Reglin
Lawrence Scanlan, 80
Jeffrey Reyna, 40
Ronald Schilling, 79
Blaine Riesselman, 76
Shirley Schlemmel, 83
Rock Falls, IL March 3, 1958 June 8, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Amboy, IL November 29, 1926 April 17, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Aurora, IL January 5, 1980 May 10, 2020 The Healy Chapel
Rock Falls, IL March 11, 1944 May 27, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Kemp, IL March 14, 1936 June 20, 2020
Rock Falls, IL September 4, 1939 May 2, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Lincoln, IL April 8, 1941 April 24, 2020 Peasley Funeral Home
Dixon, IL February 17, 1937 June 9, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Riley Riggen, 15
William Schmidt
Timothy Rippy, 59 Lyn Don, IL September 3, 1960 June 10, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Barbara Schrader, 90
Dixon, IL July 7, 2004 May 22, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Oregon, IL October 7, 1954 May 25, 2020
Walnut, IL April 3, 1930 April 3, 2020
Dixon, IL July 23, 1935 May 1, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Parsons, TN January 25, 1943 April 11, 2020 Humphreys County Funeral Home
Annie Schwank
Sterling, IL March 30, 1943 June 26, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Oregon, IL May 10, 1934 April 28, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Elmer Sieberns, 93
Sterling, IL March 3, 1927 April 24, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Dixon, IL May 7, 1926 April 24, 2020 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Brian Scott, 63
Kenneth Sieberns
Sandra Scott, 67 Rock Falls, IL March 22, 1953 May 9, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Barbara SindermanCryder
Ruth Seidel, 92
Patricia Sisson, 85 Franklin Grove, IL August 12, 1934 May 14,2020 Jones Funeral Home
Homer Sell
Oregon, IL July 8, 1924 April 3, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Bobbie Smith, 85 DeKalb, IL August 5, 1934 March 28, 2020 Butala Funeral Home & Crematory - Sycamore
Celina Serrano, 13
Daniel Smith, 52
Lyndon, IL December 3, 1956 April 10, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL July 26, 1927 June 22, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL April 28, 2007 June 1, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Franklin Grove, IL September 14, 1932 April 14, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Rock Falls, IL December 17, 1932 April 21, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Dixon, IL March 12, 1968 April 25, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Mildred Smith, 105
James Stewart
Larry Thibeault
Shirley Smith
John Stiles
Judy Thome
Mt. Morris, IL September 8, 1914 January 16, 2020
Frederick, MD November 28, 1935 May 3, 2020 Stauffer Funeral Home
Gordon Spencer
Wayne Spencer
Rock Falls, IL November 21, 1951 - May 13, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Michael Sproul, 56
Verona, Wisconsin, IL April 1, 1963 March 27, 2020
Joan Stage, 85 Rock Falls, IL August 19, 1934 - April 2, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Edward Stastny, 64
Nelson, IL September 28, 1955 - June 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Carol Steinhagen, 76
Rock Falsl, IL June 28, 1943 May 20, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
James Stephenitch Parker, Colorado, IL August 28, 1938 - May 5, 2020
Dixon, IL December 15, 1940 April 7, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Kenneth Stringer Geneseo, IL July 18, 1941 June 17, 2020
Kenneth Strock, 81
Webster, TX May 22, 1952 April 6, 2020
North Aurora, IL April 10, 1939 April 22, 2020
Dixon, IL September 3, 1944 June 1, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Arlyn Thomson, 82
Morrison, IL January 1, 1938 April 30, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Jane Sunday
Lyman Tieman
Dixon, IL June 3, 1926 June 10, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Dorabelle Swanlund
William Tonkin
Patricia Swanson
Tony Torres, 89
Sterling, IL April 30, 1918 May 15, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
Dixon, IL April 7, 1951 June 2, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Denton Swarts
Dixon, IL October 15, 1936 April 1, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home
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Marjory Tetrick, 94
Dixon, IL March 9, 1926 April 17, 2020 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Prophetstown, IL April 26, 1937 April 30, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Priciliano Valdez Sterling, IL February 7, 1953 May 14, 2020
Jan Thompson
Dixon, IL June 8, 1938 April 21, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL July 13, 1936 May 27, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Harvey Uhler
Greensboro, North Carolina, IL May 16, 1947 April 3, 2020
Rock Falls, IL January 14, 1931 May 2, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Denver Traum Lanark, IL Oct. 26, 1932 March 29, 2020
Marian VanKampen, 86
Milledgeville, IL February 14, 1934 April 16, 2020
Julie Vaughn
Prophetstown, IL February 23, 1964 May 15, 2020
Anna Villavize, 91
Camdenton, IL March 25, 1929 June 23, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Kurt Vinson, 60 Mt. Morris, IL June 10, 1959 April 22, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home Marilyn Vinson, 89 Sterling, IL March 2, 1931 May 6, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Charles Wagenecht Dekalb, IL November 20, 1946 April 9, 2020
Helen Tschosik Elgin, IL January 1, 1931 April 20, 2020
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Clarence Walker, 56 Sterling, IL July 8, 1963 May 30, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
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Rock Falls, IL February 16, 1948 June 18, 2020 Garland Funeral Home
Sterling, IL April 23, 1946 May 13, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
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See Eugene Walls, 51 Rock Falls, IL Dec. 9, 1968 March 28, 2020 EugeneLand Walls, 51 Lincoln Rock Falls, IL Cremation Society Dec. 9, 1968 March 28, 2020 Lincoln Land Richard Walls Cremation Dixon, IL Society
May 31, 1931 May 19, 2020 Richard Walls Preston-Schilling Dixon, IL Funeral Home, May- 31, 1931 Ltd. Dixon May 19, 2020 Preston-Schilling Lynda Warren Funeral Home, Morrison, IL Ltd. - Dixon September 13, 1947 June 5, 2020
Lynda Warren
Morrison, IL September 13, 1947 June 5, 2020
Karen Weber
Andover, Iowa, IL September 5, 1945 April 22, 2020 Karen Weber Bosma-Renkes Andover, Iowa, IL Funeral Home September 5, 1945 April 22, 2020 Bosma-Renkes Mary Weber, 92 Funeral Home Chadwick, IL
March 18, 1928 May 9, 2020 Mary Weber, 92 Law-Jones Funeral Chadwick, IL Home Inc March 18, 1928 May 9, 2020 Law-Jones Funeral Kathryn Weinrich Home Inc Sterling, IL April 1, 1923 June 16, 2020 Kathryn Funeral Weinrich Schilling Sterling, IL Home April 1, 1923 June 16, 2020 Schilling Funeral Martin Wells Home Morrison, IL October 10, 1956 May 17, 2020 Martin Wells Schilling Funeral Morrison, IL Home October 10, 1956 May 17, 2020 Schilling Funeral Betty Wescott, 88 Home Rock Falls, IL
February 13, 1932 May 19, 2020 Betty Wescott, 88 McDonald Rock Falls, IL Funeral Home February 13, 1932 May 19, 2020 McDonald Duane West Funeral Le Roy, ILHome February 21, 1933 April 24, 2020
Duane West
Le Roy, IL February 21, 1933 -
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Charlie White, 82
Robert Yarbrough
January 28, 1938 April 3, 2020 Charlie White, 82 McDonald Rock Falls, IL Funeral Home January 28, 1938 April 3, 2020 McDonald Doris Wiker, 97 Funeral Home Lenoir City, TN June 10, 2020 Kyker Funeral Homes Doris Wiker, 97 Lenoir City, TN June 10, 2020 Kyker Funeral Homes
November 3, 1921 May 6, 2020 RobertRenkes Yarbrough Bosma Morrison, IL Funeral Home November 3, 1921 May 6, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home Duane Zimmerly, 45 Amboy, IL June 30, 1974 May 15, 2020 Duane Zimmerly, 45 Mihm-Jones Amboy, Home IL Funeral June 30, 1974 May 15, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
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Donald Wilkinson
Elgin, IL October 1, 1956 March 29, 2020 Donald Wilkinson Elements Cremation Elgin, IL October 1, 1956 March 29, 2020 Elements Cremation Juanita Williams Franklin Grove, IL July 20, 1927 June 6, 2020 Juanita Williams Unger-Horner Franklin Grove, IL Funeral Home July 20, 1927 Rochelle - Rochelle June 6, 2020 Unger-Horner Linda Williams FuneralIL Home Ashton, Rochelle -7,Rochelle February 1953 April 8, 2020 Linda Williams Beverage - Lyons Ashton,Funeral IL Family February 7, 1953 Homes - Ashton April 8, 2020 Beverage - Lyons 45 Jason Wittenauer, Family IL Funeral Amboy, Homes26, - Ashton March 1975 May 15, 2020 Jason Wittenauer, 45 Mihm-Jones Amboy, IL Funeral Home March 26, 1975 May 15, 2020 Mihm-Jones Norma Wolens, 93 Funeral IL Home Sterling, June 2, 1926 March 30, 2020 Norma Wolens, 93 McDonald Sterling,Home IL Funeral June 2, 1926 March 30, 2020 McDonald Arthur Wright, 83 Funeral Home Rock Falls, IL March 8, 1937 April 5, 2020 Arthur Wright, 83 McDonald Rock Falls, IL Funeral Home March 8, 1937 April 5, 2020 McDonaldWright Marianna Funeral IL Home Sterling, May 24, 1941 April 8, 2020
Marianna Wright Sterling, IL May 24, 1941 April 8, 2020
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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
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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
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Unger-Horner Funeral Home & Cremation Services
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