Tributes - Fall 2020

Tributes

Remember ing those we’ve loved and los t.

July 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020

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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.

July 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020

This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in July, August and September 2020.

A Martha Abbott-Meyer Dixon, IL October 25, 1943 August 8, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Betty Ackerman, 64 Warrenville, IL December 24, 1955 June 27, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Irene Ahrens

Rock Falls, IL May 28, 1921 July 26, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Robert Anspach, 88

Rock Falls, IL October 8, 1931 September 7, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Veneda Anzelmo

Minocqua, Wisconsin, IL September 29, 1938 January 22, 2020

William Apple

Amboy, IL March 17, 1942 September 15, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Verla Attig

Polo, IL December 2, 1920 September 5, 2020 Polo Family Funeral Home

B Carl Baker

Galt, IL September 6, 1932 June 29, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

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Edward Barajas, 83

Elizabeth Benefiel

Norma Bates, 87 Sterling, IL September 29, 1932 July 21, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Sterling, IL October 7, 1958 August 28, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Gary Bauer

Edward Berard

Marilyn Bauer

Donald Berogan, 85

Rock Falls, IL December 8, 1936 July 17, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Oregon, IL February 17, 1946 September 12, 2020

Sterling, IL October 11, 1937 July 18, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home

Bill Becker

Oregon, IL August 11, 1929 August 6, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home

Durango, Colorado, IL March 31, 1924 June 23, 2020

Betty Benson, 61

Dixon, IL August 11, 1938 August 26, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Sterling, IL May 10, 1935 September 12, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Melvin Berogan, 87

Sterling, IL March 4, 1933 June 29, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Paul Berrettini

James Britt

Frances Chavez, 77

LeAnne Dempsey

John Boelkens, 78 Mt. Carroll, IL June 17, 1942 August 29, 2020 Law-Jones Funeral Home Inc

Reona Browning

Frances Clark, 63

Timothy Denning, 34

Notre Dame, Indiana, IL June 15, 1934 July 23, 2020

Lucille Bohms, 88

Richard Boles Sterling, IL July 9, 1950 March 24, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Linda Bonnell, 61 Amboy, IL February 15, 1959 June 28, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home Jan Boomgarden, 84

Loves Park, IL July 10, 1935 July 6, 2020

Virginia Brainerd, 67

Sterling, IL October 19, 1952 July 24, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Martin Brechon, 66

Dixon, IL April 4, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Ernest Bricker, 49

Mt Morris, IL June 28, 1971 August 22, 2020 Finch Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL May 28, 1946 September 14, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Lowell Carden

Greenville, North Carolina, IL July 31, 1937 September 6, 2020

Loretta Carroll Polo, IL May 18, 1923 July 17, 2020 Polo Family Funeral Home

Sterling, IL February 9, 1943 August 13, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Sterling, IL March 9, 1957 July 18, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Lloyd Collinson

Morrison, IL November 13, 1927 July 10, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home

Wendell Cook, 86 Poland, Indiana, IL November 28, 1934 July 2, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Steven Case

Ann Craft, 69 Rock Falls, IL May 7, 1951 September 1, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Mary Caudillo, 97

James Cumby, 76 Rock Falls, IL February 14, 1944 September 10, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Ashton, IL March 8, 1971 June 29, 2020 Beverage - Lyons Family Funeral Homes - Ashton Sterling, IL June 13, 1923 July 16, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Martha Cervantes, 66

Sterling, IL December 9, 1953 August 24, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Kay Cutter

Sterling, IL January 19, 1945 July 16, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Taylorville, IL April 23, 1953 September 12, 2020 Perfetti Funeral Homes - Taylorville

Rock Falls, IL April 26, 1986 July 2, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Gilbert DeWitt, 97 Chana, IL November 9, 1922 July 30, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home Kristine DeWitte

Lyndon, IL November 29, 1954 August 30, 2020

Krystal Dickey

Sterling, IL September 24, 1960 July 25, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

James Dillion

Boise, Idaho, IL October 22, 1926 July 30, 2020 Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel

Cherryl Doty, 63 Milledgeville, IL October 10, 1956 September 12, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Howard Chapman

Lorraine Dahm

Arley Downey

Ashton, IL June 3, 1933 July 12, 2020 Beverage - Lyons Family Funeral Homes - Ashton

Fulton, IL December 24, 1931 August 2, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Jason Chapman, 43

Charles Danreiter

David Druen, 57

Dixon, IL October 17, 1922 July 3, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Sterling, IL August 16, 1976 July 5, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Sterling, IL May 15, 1943 July 3, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Sterling, IL August 10, 1962 July 13, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Sterling, IL August 13, 1932 August 20, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Morrison, IL February 12, 1928 August 1, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home

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Robert Fell, 75

Wilhelm Gasner

Princeton, IL July 17, 1930 August 23, 2020 Hurst Funeral Home

Walnut, IL November 18, 1946 August 22, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

John Dyson

Michael Flynn, 82

Corrine Gerdes

Jeffrey Hamilton

Fulton, IL July 27, 1936 July 27, 2020 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home

Amboy, IL October 19, 1942 July 26, 2020 Polo Family Funeral Home

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John Ebersole

Sterling, IL September 9, 1938 September 10, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Kaleb Ebersole Sterling, IL August 5, 1994 July 29, 2020

John Eckhart

Dixon, IL April 3, 1930 July 20, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Mark Ellis

Dayton, Texas, IL July 16, 1941 July 16, 2020

Jean Eyrich

Prophetstown, IL October 31, 1926 September 15, 2020 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home

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Debbie Fane, 64

Oregon, IL November 14, 1955 July 22, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home

Michael Fane

Sterling, IL April 24, 1958 July 21, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL February 27, 1945 June 29, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Sterling, IL June 22, 1938 September 17, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Gifford Fordham, 72

Sublette, IL February 3, 1948 August 6, 2020 Merritt Funeral Home

Vicki Fountain, 69 Rock Falls, IL July 2, 1951 August 28, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Magdalena Frias, 61 Rock Falls, IL December 7, 1958 July 18, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Robert Friemuth, 61 Oregon, IL July 12, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home

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Donald Gaffey

Sterling, IL February 16, 1930 August 25, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Richard Garland, 90

Sublette, IL November 3, 1929 September 14, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

William Gartner, 78 Phoenix, Arizona, IL March 2, 1942 August 1, 2020

Dixon, IL January 31, 1933 September 19, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Ronald Gipson, 72 Rock Falls, IL January 25, 1948 August 6, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Bertha Gleim

Dixon, IL September 10, 1922 September 21, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Helen Goley

Ashton, IL December 9, 1941 September 22, 2020 Beverage - Lyons Family Funeral Homes - Ashton

Edwin Gordon Aurora, IL May 2, 1934 March 21, 2020

Carolyn Greenwood, 72 Sterling, IL May 6, 1948 August 31, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Richard Hadcock, 73

Phoenix, Arizona, IL August 1, 1957 June 26, 2020

Tamara Hamilton

Morrison, IL September 30, 1952 September 8, 2020

Edward Handel Geneva, IL April 22, 1943 July 29, 2020

Warren Handel

Rock Falls, IL February 11, 1940 July 12, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Arlene Hansen, 89 Walnut, IL September 12, 1930 June 20, 2020 Garland Funeral Home

Glenn Hansen, 90

Walnut, IL February 13, 1930 July 17, 2020 Garland Funeral Home

David Grossman, 76

Amboy, IL April 3, 1944 August 18, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Wayne Gyger

Oregon, IL December 20, 1933 September 23, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

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Susan Hanson, 69 Plano, IL September 2, 1950 August 16, 2020 Larson-Nelson Funeral Home Beverly Harden

Dixon, IL March 13, 1936 July 10, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

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Elsie Harmon

Lynwood, California, IL November 24, 1933 August 5, 2020

Naomia Harrison, 90 Rock Falls, IL January 2, 1930 March 24, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Raymond Harrison

Jeanine Hay, 91

Sterling, IL August 23, 1929 September 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Kenneth Haynes

Dixon, IL April 18, 1947 July 17, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Cynthia Hicks

Dixon, IL December 9, 1954 June 28, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Delores Hicks, 74

Dixon, IL September 7, 1945 August 10, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Seth Hill, 90

Sterling, IL February 16, 1930 August 30, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Joliet, IL September 7, 2020 Kurtz Memorial Chapel

Sally Hopkins, 65 Sterling, IL January 19, 1955 September 13, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Joy Heckman

Bonnie Hoyle

Dixon, IL November 13, 1926 July 10, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Sabrina Heckman

Dixon, IL October 31, 1943 July 2, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Sterling, IL September 9, 1985 July 25, 2020

Nancy Hoyle, 83 Dixon, IL June 7, 1937 June 29, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Thelma Hedrick

Miriam Huff, 92

Polo, IL April 26, 1920 Polo Family Funeral Home

Mt Morris, IL January 31, 1928 August 20, 2020

Robert Heinze

Davie Hughes, 78

Sterling, IL July 31, 1929 July 28, 2020 Garland Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL October 1, 1941 June 29, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Donald Hughes

Savanna, IL June 4, 1929 July 11, 202 Law-Jones Funeral Home Inc

Dorothy Hughes

Orlando, Florida, IL July 11, 1934 July 22, 2020

Betty Hutchison, 84 Milledgeville, IL October 31, 1935 September 8, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Juanita Insley, 72 Sterling, IL February 15, 1948 August 31, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Betty Kibble

Dixon, IL June 7, 1933 August 31, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Dorothy Kicksey, 87

Sterling, IL October 21, 1932 August 29, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

James Kirchner

Oregon, IL June 29, 1948 July 18, 2020 Finch Funeral Home

Nadine Knoll

Dixon, IL January 1, 1931 - ] July 19, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Betty Knox, 74

Downers Grove, IL August 29, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Sterling, IL April 10, 1946 August 30, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Dale Janssen

Beverly Kobbeman, 95

Laurene Janc

Sterling, IL October 27, 1933 August 31, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Garrett Johannsen, 11

Orangeville, IL June 7, 2009 September 16, 2020 Cramer-Leamon Funeral Home Orangeville

Betty Johnson

Scottsdale, Arizona, IL February 9, 1929 September 5, 2020 Messinger Mortuaries

Cecilia Jordan, 84

Hinsdale, IL December 27, 1935 - ] July 25, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL July 8, 2020

Louise Kramer

Sterling, IL November 3, 1938 - ] August 5, 2020

Mary Krems, 78 Stevens Point, Wisconsin, IL August 31, 1941 August 5, 2020 Pisarski Funeral Home Florence Kuebel

Mendota, IL September 30, 1926 - ] August 9, 2020 Wasmer Funeral Home

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Amboy, IL November 18, 1936 July 3, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Linda Helfrich

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Flora Larson

Rock Falls, IL February 21, 1934 - ] July 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Francis Lemme, 85

Dixon, IL April 26, 1935 September 20, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Janet Lepianka, 98

Decatur, IL June 17, 1922 July 20, 2020 Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home

Marilynn Lopez

Dixon, IL February 20, 1953 - ] August 6, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

James Love, 68 Dixon, IL June 29, 1952 July 27, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Michael Love

Rock Falls, IL October 23, 1951 September 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Patricia Lovett, 96 Rockford, IL July 3, 2020

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Daniel Marshall, 58 Dixon, IL October 16, 1961 September 12, 2020 Chapel Hill Funeral Home

Diane McBride, 64

Rochelle, IL July 12, 1955 July 1, 2020 Beverage - Lyons Family Funeral Homes - Rochelle

Dennis McClearin, 73

William Milby, 60

David Mueller

Marc McCombs, 49

Doris Miller

Robert Mull

Vera McCormick

Elizabeth Miller, 85

Sterling, IL April 18, 1947 September 19, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Sterling, IL January 11, 1971 - ] July 20, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL March 3, 1960 August 27, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Dixon, IL May 1, 1925 August 30, 2020 Chapel Hill Funeral Home

Sterling, IL March 15, 1931 August 26, 2020

Rock Falls, IL December 13, 1934 August 2, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Charlotte McCoy, 93

Joan Miller, 63

Dixon, IL August 17, 1927 August 26, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Dixon, IL February 5, 1957 July 31, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Carol McCrystal

LoraLee Miller

Caroline McCune, 76

Shirley Miller

Dixon, IL December 26, 1945 September 14, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Rock Falls, IL October 13, 1943 September 26, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Dixon, IL April 21, 1953 July 8, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Dixon, IL August 4, 1932 July 5, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Rockford, IL April 26, 1945 August 4, 2020

Dixon, IL August 9, 2020

Ronald Munz, 76 Milledgeville, IL November 18, 1943 July 22, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home Daniel Murnane, 83 Morrison, IL September 27, 1936 September 26, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Gayland Nelson, 77 Dixon, IL March 2, 1943 August 20, 2020 Jones Funeral Home Jo Neubauer

Sterling, IL August 11, 1941 August 21, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Xavier McGlown

Dixon, IL October 5, 1994 September 10, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Aldona Miloch, 93 Sterling, IL November 8, 1926 September 3, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Linda Nolan, 75

John Melton

Virginia Morris, 82

Shirley Nolan, 81

Richard Meyer, 91

Wayne Mount, 91

Prophetstown, IL January 28, 1932 August 21, 2020 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home

Walnut, IL October 9, 1928 July 24, 2020 Garland Funeral Home

Bloomingdale, IL November 28, 1937 August 25, 2020 Hultgren Funeral Home and Cremation Services Ozark, Missouri, IL December 8, 1928 August 3, 2020 Adams Funeral Home Ozark Chapel - Ozark

Dixon, IL July 4, 1945 July 26, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Red Bud, IL September 9, 1938 June 12, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home

Janet Norris

Dixon, IL February 14, 1951 July 3, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

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Beverly O’Leary

Polo, IL July 11, 1943 September 24, 2020 Polo Family Funeral Home

Shirley Okland Amboy, IL August 5, 1935 June 29, 2020 Chapel Hill Funeral Home

Dixon, IL September 12, 1946 August 7, 2020

Gene Olson

Morrison, IL June 2, 1933 September 25, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home

Maxine Olson

Morrison, IL July 6, 1930 July 12, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Mary Oltmanns

Oregon, IL January 25, 1931 July 1, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home

Thomas Oltmanns, 21 Sterling, IL December 13, 1998 August 9, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Carlos Ortiz, 81 Sterling, IL April 24, 1939 July 28, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Robert Ortscheid, 71 Sycamore, IL November 6, 1948 July 21, 2020 Butala Funeral Home & Crematory - Sycamore

Jason Parks

Franklin Grove, IL April 16, 1973 August 18, 2020

Dianne Pauser

Dixon, IL August 5, 1937 September 2, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Betty Payne

Rock Falls, IL November 3, 1938 September 7, 2020 Garland Funeral Home

Kenneth Peterson, 58 Dixon, IL August 1, 1961 July 19, 2020

Vernon Popkin

Edna Reynolds

Beulah Porter

Rose Rhodes

Savanna, IL February 15, 1925 September 4, 2020

Morrison, IL August 11, 1933 September 16, 2020

Donald Portner

Rock Falls, IL February 16, 1935 August 5, 2020 Chapel Hill Funeral Home

Beverly Power

Franklin Grove, IL September 11, 1937 August 16, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Vickie Pratt, 62 Linda Peterson, 67

Walnut, IL April 4, 1953 August 6, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Guyla Pfeiffer, 101 Ashton, IL February 1, 1919 July 8, 2020 Unger-Horner Funeral Home Rochelle - Rochelle

Ronnie Pillars, 73

Rock Falls, IL May 6, 1947 July 23, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL July 11, 1958 September 10, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Nathan Pretzsch, 30 Franklin Grove, IL June 14, 1990 August 8, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home

Lucille Pro, 98 Rock Falls, IL May 4, 1922 August 14, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Sterling, IL December 10, 1929 August 7, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home

Lyndon, IL June 2, 1948 August 24, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Timothy Richardson, 64

Dixon, IL September 14, 1956 September 22, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Bernice Riddle

Polo, IL September 24, 1924 September 6, 2020 Polo Family Funeral Home

George Ries, 94

Plymouth, Wisconsin, IL November 25, 1925 July 12, 2020 Suchon Funeral Home and Cremation Services - Plymouth

Marilyn Rippy

Lyndon, IL November 12, 1935 July 18, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Carole Ritter

Oregon, IL August 10, 1933 September 1, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home

David Piller, 75

Michael Regalado

Lorna Roberson

Sterling, IL November 13, 1930 September 5, 2020

Dixon, IL October 29, 1940 July 19, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Linda Pitts, 71 Lena, IL April 5, 1949 August 17, 2020 Hermann Funeral Home - Pearl City

Judith Reubin

Beaux Robey, 4 Orangeville, IL October 1, 2015 September 16, 2020 Cramer-Leamon Funeral Home Orangeville

Mendota, IL March 4, 1945 August 6, 2020 Merritt Funeral Home

Dixon, IL September 6, 1942 September 25, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

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Rodney Olberschelp, 73

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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Jonathon Robey

Gary Schick

Ronald Skaggs, 64 Rock Falls, IL November 12, 1955 July 11, 2020 Garland Funeral Home

Henry Robinson

Georgia Schmidt

Jeffrey Smith, 60 Nelson, IL January 9, 1960 August 15, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Orangeville, IL May 16, 1980 September 16, 2020

Sublette, IL January 30, 1938 July 27, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Anita Rockett, 66 Dixon, IL December 23, 1953 July 17, 2020 Chapel Hill Funeral Home Joan Rogers, 88 Prophetstown, IL February 17, 1942 July 14, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home Juanita Rosas, 67 Rock Falls, IL May 6, 1953 July 23, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Tevin Rumley, 28 Rock Falls, IL September 5, 1991 July 9, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home Judson Rutledge

Walnut, IL June 28, 1953 September 13, 2020 Garland Funeral Home

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Franklin Grove, IL November 26, 1955 September 22, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Dixon, IL November 8, 1953 July 9, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Lee Schmidt, 104 Savanna, IL July 12, 1916 August 5, 2020 Law-Jones Funeral Home Inc

Kenneth Smith, 80

Nancy Schofield

Sandra Smith, 82

Dixon, IL January 10, 1957 September 17, 2020

Sterling, IL August 4, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Franklin Schultheis, 77

Allen Snyder, 78 Sterling, IL February 5, 1942 September 7, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

John Schutz, 91

Charles Steeb

Beverly Seavey

Christopher Strouse, 50

Dixon, IL July 22, 1943 August 22, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Columbus, Indiana, IL June 24, 1929 August 26, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Madison, Wisconsin, IL March 24, 1940 July 18, 2020

Alta Sargent

Douglas Seidel, 66

Macomb, IL December 18, 1921 September 16, 2020 Dodsworth-PiperWallen Funeral Home - Macomb

Rock Falls, IL February 10, 1954 July 17, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Richard Scheider

Orin Sheley, 92 Sterling, IL May 12, 1928 August 31, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Dixon, IL January 14, 1940 September 16, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

Rock Falls, IL February 2, 1940 September 28, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Dixon, IL July 29, 1963 August 24, 2020 Winterrowd-Hagi Funeral Home

Rockford, IL May 19, 1970 July 22, 2020 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home

Charlene Stueart Rock Falls, IL July 23, 1945 August 7, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

James Stukenberg, 81

Leaf River, IL October 18, 1938 August 30, 2020

Robert Swim

Grand Detour, IL December 4, 1938 August 27, 2020 Jones Funeral Home

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Ann Taylor, 82

Amboy, IL March 6, 1938 July 19, 2020 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home

Larry Taylor

Dixon, IL March 21, 1937 September 10, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Edna Tegeler, 95

Mount Carroll, IL September 28, 1924 July 18, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Maria Trafny, 66 Dixon, IL November 11, 1953 July 12, 2020 Jones Funeral Home Leo Traister, 101

Eueka, IL September 9, 1919 September 26, 2020 Argo-Ruestman-Harris Funeral Home

Mary Jo Tsokolas Chicago, IL August 15, 1979 September 7, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

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Ronald Vaessen, 80

Sublette, IL July 19, 1940 July 31, 2020 Merritt Funeral Home

Edward Van Dyke Princeton, IL Janaury 5, 1937 August 31, 2020 Norberg Memorial Home Inc

Dirk VanDam

Donnabelle West

D. Vest

Iona Wheatley

Dixon, IL September 16, 1934 July 23, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Sterling, IL August 31, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Bernard Vos

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Melvin Wagner, 63

Rock Falls, IL May 21, 1957 August 17, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Robert Wangelin

Walnut, IL February 3, 1968 August 29, 2020 Garland Funeral Home

Philip Ward

Sterling, IL July 6, 2020 Schilling Funeral Home

Bruce Webb

Sterling, IL March 25, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Robert Weed

Dixon, IL January 25, 1967 August 9, 2020 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon

Richard Weigle, 86 Sterling, IL August 31, 1933 August 13, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

Orange, Texas, IL July 8, 2020 Claybar Funeral Home Inc

Cora Whelchel, 56 Rock Falls, IL March 26, 1964 September 25, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home Patricia Whipple, 78 Byron, IL September 26, 1941 Septembe 7, 2020 Chapel Hill Funeral Home

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Betty Wilhemn

Mendota, IL December 25, 1924 July 16, 2020 Merritt Funeral Home

Ruth Wilkens Sterling, IL June 5, 1931 July 21, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home

Jerry Williams

Ashton, IL October 29, 1953 August 7, 2020 Beverage - Lyons Family Funeral Homes - Ashton

George Wright, 79

Rock Falls, IL July 26, 1940 July 3, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home

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Tracey Ziegler Sterling, IL April 13, 1970 June 24, 2020

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Morrison, IL July 11, 1927 September 12, 2020 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home

Leroy, IL March 15, 1932 September 5, 2020 Cremation Society of the Quad Cities

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

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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.

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

Milledgeville 520 Holcomb Ave. (815) 225-7154

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

Sterling 505 1st Ave. (815) 626-6311

& Crematory

Rock Falls 1002 12th Ave. (815) 626-6311

“Our firm has strived to be progressive in identifying the ever changing needs our families request.”

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(815) 946-2402 polofamilyfuneralhome.com “ Our mission is to honor life while staying true to a sacred trust”

110 E. Dixon St. Polo, IL

“When you have experienced the loss of a loved one, you can trust us to guide you through the arrangements necessary to create a meaningful ceremony that celebrates the unique life being honored.”

(815) 288-4469 213 Crawford Ave. Dixon, IL www.prestonschilling.com

During your family’s time of need, we can make a stressful situation easier to navigate through all of the decisions that need to be made in honoring your loved one.

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

400 N. 6th St. Rochelle, IL

Located at 702 First Ave. Sterling, IL

(815) 562-4534

(815) 626-1131

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