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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, 2021 - June 30, 2021
This edition provides a listing of those who have passed away in April, May and June 2021.
A Lela Ackland
Compton, IL December 24, 1938 June 12, 2021 Unger-Horner Funeral Home - Rochelle
Eleanor Adams
Rock Falls, IL May 17, 1934 May 28, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Larry Adams
Dixon, IL July 18, 1961 March 28, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Paul Akerman, 82 Rock Falls, IL May 6, 1939 May 6, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Wayne Akker
Morrison, IL September 30, 1929 April 19, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
John Allen, 51
Dixon, IL February 19, 1970 April 11, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Jerry Ashby
Mesa, AZ October 30, 1936 May 13, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
B Gladys Babrowski Prophetstown, IL August 30, 1920 May 26, 2021 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Lawrence Banas
Randy Berg, 68
David Becker
Donald Berry
Kelsi Bender, 30
Ron Birr
Beth Bennett
David Blackburn, 58
Mary Bere, 93 Pensacola, FL January 12, 1928 April 14, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL May 15, 1935 May 19, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL February 28, 1948 April 24, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Mesa, AZ August 2, 1935 March 16, 2021 Vandemore Funeral Home - Geneseo
Oregon, IL April 11, 1991 April 16, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Dixon, IL October 31, 1925 June 3, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Dixon, IL August 12, 1952 May 18, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Erie, IL May 24, 1942 April 9, 2021 The Runge Mortuary and Crematory
Oregon, IL February 3, 1943 April 23, 2021
Orange Park, Florida, IL May 5, 1963 May 13, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Carl Blevins, 86
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Nancy Bollman, 83
Dorothy Brunett
George L. Cañas Beeville, Texas, IL December 9, 1956 March 11, 2021
Sterling, IL July 27, 1937 June 18, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Rachel Bollman, 81 Wheaton, IL October 31, 1939 April 3, 2021 Hultgren Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Dolores Buck
Robert Carroll, 72 Lake Summerset, IL April 26, 1949 April 26, 2021 Daughenbaugh Funeral Home
Vada Czuprynski
Dixon, IL April 14, 1938 May 17, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Kathleen Book
Danny Bridgeman, 51 Garden Plain, IL June 3, 1969 January 24, 2021 Martin Schwartz Funeral Home & Crematory
Darian Bridgeman, 12
Oregon, IL January 17, 2009 May 6, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Timothy Brien, 41
Rock Falls, IL November 22, 1979 May 3, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Cheryl Britt, 62
Rock Falls, IL December 8, 1958 May 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Thomas Broderick Bonners Ferry, ID September 1, 1935 February 24, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Theresa Brown, 59 Sterling, IL October 8, 1961 June 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Prophetstown, IL December 22, 1942 May 13, 2021 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Donna Buikema, 63 Fulton, IL June 30, 1957 May 24, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Betty Burger
Rock Falls, IL January 9, 1942 June 17, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Deborah Burkett, 70 Sterling, IL March 8, 1951 May 28, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
George Burks
Sterling, IL January 14, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Arlyn Bush
Prophetstown, IL December 12, 1941 May 18, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Francis Bushman, 92
Rock Falls, IL April 12, 1929 May 22, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Norma Bushman, 78
Maytown, IL June 23, 1942 April 12, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
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Barbara Celletti
Rock Falls, IL June 7, 1934 April 4, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Paul Chandeysson Morrison, IL April 13, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Diana Clapper, 52
Sterling, IL March 25, 1969 May 18, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Joanne Conley, 87 Rockford, IL February 4, 1934 June 5, 2021 Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory LTD - Riverside Chapel William Connelly Morrison, IL February 10, 1925 April 11, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Marlin Crown, 83
Decatur, IL December 30, 1932 March 15, 2021
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Irma Decker, 72 Prophetstown, IL November 7, 1948 May 15, 2021 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home Lonnie DeGroot, 61 Rock Falls, IL April 10, 1960 April 30, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
June Denham, 99 Rock Falls, IL January 3, 1922 April 28, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Leslie Denning, 54
Rock Falls, IL August 19, 1966 June 26, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Fay Densmore, 94 Sterling, IL February 19, 1927 May 26, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Connie Cornstubble, 87
Barbara Deuss, 91 Franklin Grove, IL July 15, 1929 April 20, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Betty Croft
Donald Devers, 85 Rock Falls, IL December 22, 1935 June 14, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL September 11, 1933 June 17, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Oregon, IL November 23, 1926 - April 9, 2021 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
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Morrison, IL April 5, 1944 April 5, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Dixon, IL October 21, 1938 April 10, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Mary Dickinson, 94
Audrey Eades
Susan Ferguson
Mt. Morris, IL May 11, 1947 June 14, 2021 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL July 20, 1953 April 2, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Marilyn Dickson, 82
Shirley Eads
James Fidlar, 75
Rose Garza
Amboy, IL July 14, 1926 May 27, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Sterling, IL August 15, 1938 June 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Timothy Dietrich, 64 Prophetstown, IL February 16, 1957 April 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Margo Dillon, 84 Geneva, IL July 20, 1936 March 2, 2021
JoAnn Dukelow, 85
Sterling, IL July 29, 1935 March 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
John Dunbar, 66 Sterling, IL May 26, 1955 June 18, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Linda Duncan, 69 Rock Falls, IL July 4, 1951 April 28, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Stephen Dunphy, 69 Harmon, IL July 18, 1950 April 12, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Marian Dykema
Morrison, IL September 1, 1939 April 16, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
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Sterling, IL November 27, 1928 April 7, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Prophetstown, IL December 18, 1942 April 26, 2021 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Cordova, IL August 4, 1945 - June 6, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Port Byron
Dennis Echelbarger, 64
Lola Fields
Deanne Eichelberger, 68
Carlton Fisher
Michael Embree
Cindy Forder
Franklin Grove, IL September 1, 1956 April 23, 2021
Sterling, IL August 24, 1952 April 4, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
San Antonio, TX November 22, 1959 May 6, 2021 Hendricker Funeral Home
Dale Erisman
Franklin Grove, IL April 30, 1957 April 10, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
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Francis Faivre, 78
Dixon, IL March 25, 1943 April 21, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Marilyn Feltes, 84 Rock Falls, IL June 26, 1936 June 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Perry Ferguson, 69 Yorktown, IL February 20, 1952 May 25, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Eldena, IL March 17, 1928 April 15, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Sterling, IL November 2, 1945 April 24, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Sterling, IL June 3, 1950 April 13, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Carmie Franklin, 80
Freeport, IL November 24, 1940 March 29, 2021 Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home Forreston - Forreston
Constance Fritz, 81
Sterling, IL October 7, 1939 June 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Kenneth Fritz, 85
Sterling, IL June 21, 1935 April 18, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Eugene Froeliger Sterling, IL May 28, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
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Juan Garcia, 67
Sterling, IL January 5, 1957 April 28, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Duane Gebhart
Princeton, IL May 26, 1963 May 25, 2021 Garland Funeral Home
Marilyn Genz, 92 Rock Falls, IL September 24, 1928 May 3, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home Kenneth Gilbert Tampico, IL May 11, 1968 April 11, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Lois Glessner, 85
Monroe, WI May 17, 1935 May 21, 2021 Shriner-Hager-Gohlke Funeral Home
Lou Goldstein, 60 Chicago, IL March 9, 1971 June 6, 2021 Cremation Society of Illinois James Goy, 91 Hinsdale, IL April 18, 1930 May 18, 2021 Powell Funeral Directors Helen Green, 90
Dixon, IL December 27, 1930 January 16, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
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Evelyn Griffith, 92
Sterling, IL December 16, 1928 June 6, 2021 Shriner-Hager-Gohlke Funeral Home
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Craig Haan
Morrison, IL October 25, 1951 May 8, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Seymour Halford
Alex Hall, 52
Carpentersville, IL October 8, 1968 June 13, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Jack Halpern, 95
Dixon, IL April 2, 2021 Goldman Funeral Group - Buffalo Grove Chapel
Keith Hannah, 92 Polo, IL March 30, 1929 May 29, 2021 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Chalene Hanson Prophetstown, IL July 31, 1937 April 21, 2021 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Martin Hill
Arlene Hazlett, 92
Alene Hinrichs, 104
Walter Heath
Paul Hoffmiller
John Helms, 78
Donald Hostetler
Galesburg, IL February 5, 1929 June 8, 2021 Hinchliff-PearsonWest, Galesburg
Morrison, IL September 5, 1940 June 13, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Milledgeville, IL February 18, 1943 April 17, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Vena Hendryx, 99 Rock Falls, IL April 28, 1921 April 4, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Matt Henkel
Byron, IL February 18, 1979 May 19, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Clarise Henson, 68
Sterling, IL April 6, 1953 June 11, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Dixon, IL July 6, 1940 June 12, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Sterling, IL December 20, 1916 May 3, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL January 11, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Hotchkiss, CO January 21, 1932 April 20, 2021
Wayne Hostetler
Tampico, IL May 13, 1935 April 11, 2021 Garland Funeral Home
Sterling, IL August 10, 1930 June 14, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Bernard Houzenga Morrison, IL December 24, 1929 April 4, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Anthony Huizenga
Rock Falls, IL April 25, 1968 June 13, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Kelly Hicks, 58 Lyndon, IL October 16, 1962 May 12, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Donald Harden
Barbara Higgs, 86
Clifford Huizenga
Dixon, IL January 10, 1935 April 24, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Fulton, IL August 21, 1939 June 23, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Betty Huntley, 91 Sterling, IL September 19, 1929 June 21, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home Clarence Hylton, 92
Rock Falls, IL February 13, 1929 April 28, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
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Berneita Immesoete East Moline, IL March 11, 1924 May 14, 2021 Van Hoe Funeral Home and Crematory - East Moline
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John James, 81
Huntsville, AL August 18, 1939 May 17, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Douglas House
Roy Hanson, 53
Dixon, IL January 6, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Wayne Huizenga
Phoenix, AZ April 23, 1996 June 2, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Morrison, IL November 17, 1925 May 26, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Linda Jensen Albany, IL July 7, 1953 May 3, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Mabel Johns, 103 Rochelle, IL October 6, 1917 June 20, 2021 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Craig Johnson
Prophetstown, IL November 28, 1929 June 10, 2021 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Keith Johnson, 89
Port Byron, IL May 19, 1932 - May 29, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Port Byron
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Dixon, IL November 20, 1932 June 1, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Olive Harting, 98
Covington, GA March 18, 1923 May 16, 2021
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Logan Johnson, 25
Katherine Kida
Robin Lambert, 56
Henry Lira
Sandra Johnson, 77
Elizabeth Kiefer, 69
Gerald Law
Marilyn Lowder
Rock Falls, IL February 6, 1996 June 2, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Dixon, IL April 27, 1943 April 4, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Bob Jones
Rock Falls, IL June 28, 1937 May 23, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Leonard Jones
Oregon, IL February 7, 1934 May 17, 2021 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home
Terry Jones, 33 Sterling, IL June 30, 1987 June 13, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
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Frances Karper, 88
Chana, IL October 31, 1932 April 21, 2021 Beverage-Lyons Family Funeral Homes - Ashton
Mildred Kaul
Chadwick, IL September 21, 1916 March 27, 2021
Ashton, IL September 11, 1943 June 1, 2021 Beverage-Lyons Family Funeral Homes - Ashton Decatur, IL June 25, 1951 April 6, 2021 Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home
Kenneth Kithcart Rock Falls, IL April 17, 1960 April 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Richard Kitzman, 74 South Beloit, IL January 31, 1947 May 1, 2021 Brian Mark Funeral Cremation & Pre-Planning
Kathyn Klocke Venice, FL March 26, 2021
Julie KlockengaStinson
Rock Falls, IL March 7, 1970 May 10, 2021 Wendt Funeral Home
Jack Kolb, 79
Rock Falls, IL December 31, 1941 April 13, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Alexson Kropf Gordon Kendall Sterling, IL April 21, 1937 May 27, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Katherine Kerchner, 55
Dixon, IL April 28, 2020 Jones Funeral Home
Sterling, IL Garland Funeral Home
Cayley Krug, 14
Dixon, IL August 17, 2006 April 10, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
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Bullhead City, Arizona, IL January 1, 1956 April 25, 2021
Davis, IL June 12, 1937 February 4, 2021
Jack Lawyer, 66
Dixon, IL December 7, 1954 May 26, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Kelly Leach, 43
Sterling, IL December 6, 1977 May 12, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Sylvan Leffelman
Dixon, IL Jones Funeral Home
Thomas Lewis, 44 Sterling, IL September 13, 1976 May 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home Sandy Lichner Rock Falls, IL June 14, 1943 June 15, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
James Ligtenberg, 78 Dixon, IL November 15, 1942 June 4, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Mark Linboom Rock Falls, IL July 20, 1970 April 17, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL July 15, 1960 May 20, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Walnut, IL September 21, 1939 April 27, 2021 Grant-Johnson Funeral Home
John Lundquist, 73
Hillsdale, IL January 21, 1948 - June 19, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Port Byron
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Scott Madden
Ann Arbor, MI June 2, 1961 April 26, 2021 Robison-Bahnmiller Funeral Home, Inc.
DeVoe Manning, 69
Dixon, IL August 27, 1951 May 31, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Maria Marquez
Yuma, AZ August 28, 1933 May 7, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Paul Masscho
Erie, IL February 15, 1944 April 26, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Erie
Carole Mayberry, 81 Galesburg, IL July 2, 1939 March 24, 2021 Watson-Thomas Funeral Home
Steven McAlonan, 28 Sterling, IL March 5, 1993 May 10, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
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Keith McCallister, 73
Charles Meurer
Diana McCarter, 74
Ruth Meyer
Doris McCleary, 98
Helen Midgett, 84
Rock Falls, IL May 1, 1947 April 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL July 7, 1946 June 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Linda McClintock
Morrison, IL June 20, 1948 June 15, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Dixon, IL September 11, 1936 June 20, 2021 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Howard Mighell, 83
Rock Falls, IL April 10, 2021
Dixon, IL January 13, 1938 June 5, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Suzanne McGinn
Anton Milder
Patricia Meier
Carol Miller
Loriann Melsness
Dorothy Miller, 92
Flower Mound, TX June 22, 1940 April 4, 2021
Erie, IL May 24, 1948 June 16, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Erie Sterling, IL February 19, 1962 June 16, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Morrison, IL June 18, 1929 May 31, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Dixon, IL July 31, 1942 May 22, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon Pheonix, AZ December 21, 1928 June 18, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Carolyn Montavon, 72
Michael O’Connell
Josephine Morrissey, 94
Kenneth Obendorf
Dixon, IL December 1, 1948 June 9, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Rockford, IL August 8, 1926 May 29, 2021 Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory LTD - Mulford Chapel
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Clark Nailor
Rock Falls, Lil, IL May 28, 1934 June 11, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
James Nelson, 69
Mount Carroll, IL December 28, 1951 April 24, 2021 Law-Jones Funeral Homes - Savanna
Ken Nelson
Naples, Florida, IL March 18, 2021 Hodges Funeral Home at Naples Memorial Gardens
Marian Nerstheimer Sterling, IL March 19, 1939 April 11, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Janet Nieman
Sterling, IL January 17, 1926 May 10, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Dorothy Noble Tamara Menneke
Hugh Miller, 86
Moline, IL July 5, 1962 April 6, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL July 27, 1934 June 15, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Victor Mercurio
Ambrose Monroe, 77
Dixon, IL May 15, 1947 May 26, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Sterling, IL February 27, 1944 April 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Amboy, IL November 19, 1930 May 2, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Oregon, IL February 24, 1953 April 22, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Polo, IL May 7, 1930 April 28, 2021 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Marian Ottens
Morristown, TN September 17, 1938 June 6, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Larry Owens
Princeton, IL January 15, 1952 June 17, 2021 Norberg Memorial Home Inc
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Bette Palmer, 87 Port Byron, IL April 25, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Port Byron William Pannier, 80 Cordova, IL July 28, 1940 May 20, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Erie Willie Parcus, 80 Rock Falls, IL August 30, 1940 April 1, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home Charles Parks
Polo, IL September 24, 1936 May 12, 2021
Bernard Null, 85
Erie, IL September 29, 1935 May 27, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Erie
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Guy Parochetti, 70
Sterling, IL March 9, 1951 June 5, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
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Gibson City, IL September 4, 1922 April 25, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Ashton, IL December 10, 1939 June 1, 2021 Beverage-Lyons Family Funeral Homes - Ashton
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See full obituary at saukvalley.com/obituaries Mischelle Patrick Milwaukee, WI April 29, 1970 May 26, 2021
Joseph Patterson Dixon, IL February 9, 1938 April 8, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Marilyn Pazera, 79
Mt Morris, IL March 28, 1942 April 6, 2021 Finch Funeral Home
Marilyn Pifke, 95
Prophetstown, IL October 27, 1925 April 26, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Carl Piper
Grand Detour, IL August 6, 1933 April 18, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Walter Pitts, 90 La Crescent, MN October 4, 1930 May 13, 2021 Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services - La Crescent Gary Pletsch
Pittsburgh, PA November 7, 1948 April 6, 2021 Vandemore Funeral Home - Geneseo
Susan Pope, 76 Polo, IL January 15, 1945 June 3, 2021 Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home Forreston - Forreston Mildred Potts
Sterling, IL January 14, 1925 June 7, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Emily Price
Rock Falls, IL January 21, 2016 May 16, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Rita Prowant Henry, IL July 25, 1938 May 5, 2021
Dean Pyse
East Moline, IL January 3, 1936 April 25, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
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Dale Quick
Dixon, IL July 29, 1928 April 25, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
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Ezequiel Ramirez Davenport, IA August 7, 1957 April 9, 2021 Cremation Society of the Quad Cities
Jennalee Rascoe, 90
Rock Falls, IL April 13, 1931 May 20, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Clarence Reiley
Prophetstown, IL July 1, 1941 April 7, 2021 Bosma Gibson Funeral Home
Bryan Reinhold
Baltimore, MD December 7, 1994 April 7, 2021 Eline Funeral Home Reisterstown
Warren Reuter
Dixon, IL July 14, 1923 May 31, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Phyllis Reynolds Orange City, FL March 7, 1932 May 26, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Mark Rose, 61 Fulton, IL April 8, 1960 May 1, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Kenneth Rhodenbaugh
Timothy Ross, 64
Dixon, IL June 11, 1944 May 15, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Darlene Rhodes, 93 Sterling, IL September 15, 1927 June 26, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home Larry Riffle
Dixon, IL June 17, 1944 April 2, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
James Rippy, 71 Centralia, IL April 29, 1949 April 22, 2021 SutherlandGarnier Funeral Home - Centralia
Charles Robinson, 90
Sterling, IL February 18, 1931 April 29, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Denise Rodgers Oregon, IL August 14, 1946 May 9, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Helen Rodgers, 100
Dixon, IL August 23, 1920 May 3, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Raul Rodriguez, 86
Sterling, IL May 21, 1935 June 11, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Amboy, IL April 23, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
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John Sagmoe
Dixon, IL September 2, 1937 April 7, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Arlynn Sallows, 100
Silvis, IL September 17, 1920 - June 15, 2021 Gibson - Bode Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd. - Port Byron
Arthur Sandoval Rock Falls, IL January 25, 1960 April 24, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Mary Sanford
Dixon, IL August 9, 1925 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Gloria Santos, 95
Dixon, IL March 22, 1926 April 24, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Verna Schave Morrison, IL July 8, 1942 June 20, 2021
Alvin Schipper Sterling, IL August 13, 1948 March 29, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
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Joan Schipreth, 76
Velma Slothower, 99 Rockford, IL February 3, 1922 June 28, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Sara Schmiedebush
Douglas Smith, 83
Sterling, IL April 5, 1945 April 30, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL May 20, 1988 April 7, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Polo, IL August 22, 1937 May 5, 2021 Polo Family Funeral Home
Allen Shank, 75
Mildred Smith
Helen Sheridan, 88
Dixon, IL August 14, 1932 May 31, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Dale Sierens, 71 Rock Falls, IL September 3, 1949 - ‘June 21, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home Lori Simpson, 55
Sterling, IL April 4, 1923 April 24, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Ronald Sonneman
St. Joseph, MI August 15, 1937 - April 29, 2021 Starks Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services - Starks/ Menchinger Chapel
Mary Spangler, 89 Byron, IL April 28, 1932 June 18, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Gary Spaulding, 68
Sterling, IL August 6, 1965 May 3, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Rock Falls, IL April 26, 1953 May 30, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Fred Sinroll
Archie Spencer, 49
Eureka Springs, AR September 10, 1936 February 4, 2021
Sterling, IL May 14, 1971 April 19, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Phyllis Siperly, 90 Rock Falls, IL October 11, 1930 May 12, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Ruth Stanley
Robert Sisson, 72
Willard Stanley
Lyndon, IL December 3, 1948 April 27, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Sterling, IL December 18, 1941 June 15, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Sterling, IL May 9, 1937 May 17, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Bonnie Trouth
Melvin Stewart, 82
Ted Trulock
Sublette, IL November 22, 1938 May 6, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Robert Stramka
Sterling, IL January 12, 1937 June 7, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Edwin Strauss
Polo, IL October 9, 1927 June 13, 2021 Polo Family Funeral Home
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Linda Tedrick, 76
Rock Falls, IL December 12, 1944 April 27, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Dalbert Temple Fulton, IL June 3, 1927 June 19, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Eleanor Tews
Franklin Grove, IL January 6, 1946 May 21, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Dixon, IL July 9, 1959 January 25, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Richard Turnroth, 97 Rock Falls, IL November 4, 1923 March 26, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Gladys Typer
Polo, IL November 10, 1924 May 3, 2021 Polo Family Funeral Home
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Josephine Utsch, 77 Sterling, IL June 26, 1943 April 6, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
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Sondra Victum
Dixon, IL May 28, 1959 May 10, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Bettendorf, Iowa, IL June 29, 1925 May 9, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Ruby Vock, 86 Sterling, IL December 28, 1934 June 4, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Melvin Thomas
Loismarie Vogel
Carol Tillberg, 64
Catherine Vos
Ashton, IL May 26, 2021
Marinette, WI January 26, 1957 May 8, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Walnut, IL December 31, 1919 May 23, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Sterling, IL November 18, 1960 April 16, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
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Sterling, IL July 17, 1945 March 29, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Mary Stevens, 95
Rock Falls, IL May 28, 1925 April 24, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
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William Wagner, 84 Oregon, IL December 2, 1936 February 15, 2021 Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home Howard Wallace
Walnut, IL April 13, 1933 May 22, 2021 Garland Funeral Home
Virginia Welsh, 83 Dixon, IL June 22, 2021 June 20, 2021 Mihm-Jones Funeral Home
Daniel Wetzell
Tampico, IL March 20, 1954 April 24, 2021 Garland Funeral Home
Barbara Whitlock, 83 Kendall Wallingford Dixon, IL January 9, 1952 June 3, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Star Wallingford, 68
Fulton, IL November 1, 1952 April 2, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Berdett Watts, 91 Rock Falls, IL March 15, 1930 June 17, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Daniel Weidman Dixon, IL April 10, 1971 June 11, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Marlene Weippert, 85 Dixon, IL December 31, 1935 June 10, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Mary Weller
Mt. Morris, IL August 5, 1930 June 14, 2021 Polo Family Funeral Home
Judith Wells
Dixon, IL March 24, 1943 May 12, 2021 Jones Funeral Home
Cherry Valley, IL August 4, 1937 May 31, 2021
Pauline Wiersema Fulton, IL February 9, 2021 Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home
Riley Wilkens
Morrison, IL September 1, 2001 June 15, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
Clarence Wilkinson, 79
Rock Falls, IL August 23, 1941 June 26, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Jean Wilkinson, 89
Rock Falls, IL February 6, 1932 June 19, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Debra Willstead
Rock Falls, IL March 16, 1955 May 3, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Carl Wise, 92
Sterling, IL February 13, 1929 April 28, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Donald Wiseman
Franklin Grove, IL August 27, 1935 May 21, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Lonnie Witherow, 62
Rock Falls, IL January 4, 1959 April 19, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Theresa Witmer
Henderson, NV August 10, 1939 May 31, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
Phyllis Wittenauer
Gertrude Yearian Dixon, IL February 4, 1925 May 15, 2021 Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Ltd. - Dixon
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Thomas Zelinski, 79 Prophetstown, IL February 9, 1942 April 28, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Dale Zigler, 65 Rock Falls, IL February 14, 1956 May 26, 2021 McDonald Funeral Home
Dixon, IL January 11, 1940 June 14, 2021 Chapel Hill Funeral Home
Kenneth Wolf
Galt, IL March 24, 1950 December 3, 2020 McDonald Funeral Home
Joanne WoodVangilder
Sterling, IL October 19, 1949 April 24, 2021 Schilling Funeral Home
Shirley Woodin
Milan, IL December 8, 2020 Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home Inc
Hester Workman, 46
Topeka, KS August 8, 1974 April 24, 2021 Brennan Mathena Funeral Home
Leroy Wright
Morrison, IL July 30, 1955 May 19, 2021 Bosma Renkes Funeral Home
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11 Beverage-Lyons Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Ashton 601 Richardson Ave. (815) 453-2441
Rochelle 704 N. 6th St. (815) 562-6872
www.beveragelyonsfamilyfh.com “Proudly honoring memories and healing hearts”
320 LaFayette St. Prophetstown, IL
Fulton Chapel 500 10th Avenue (815) 589-2244
Morrison Chapel 404 Lincolnway E (815) 772-2322
(815) 537-2336 www.bosmarenkes.com
www.bosmagibson.com
“Serving Your Community” (815) 284-3322 1121 North Galena Ave. Dixon, IL
Byron 506 W. Merchant St. (815) 234-2631
Oregon 110 S. Seventh St. (815) 732-7272
Stillman Valley 136 W. Roosevelt Rd. (815) 645-2727
www.chapelhilldixon.com www.farrellhollandgale.com
It is the mission of Finch Funeral Home & Cremation Service to facilitate meaningful ways for families to grieve their loss and celebrate the memories of their loved ones.
Tampico 115 Main St. (815) 438-6165
Walnut 14733 IL Hwy 92 (815)379-2010
(815) 734-6156
405 E. Hitt St. Mount Morris, IL
A Tradition of Neighborly Service
www.finchfuneral.com
www.garlandfuneralhome.com
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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
& 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.”
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
(815) 626-1131
Unger-Horner Funeral Home & Cremation Services
schillingfuneralhome.com
www.ungerhorner.com