Donald O’Brien
Apr 21, 2019
Donald J. O’Brien, Sr., 82, of Beloit, died Sunday, April 21, 2019 in his home. Born December 24, 1936 in Fort Atkinson, WI; son of Clark and Mary (McCune) O’Brien. Married Delores Stauffacher in 1996. Worked for Beloit Corp. as a maintenance painter, retiring in 1997. Donald had a heart of gold and was generous to a fault. O'Brien loved...
James “Marty”
Apr 16, 2019
James Martin Ball “Marty,” 57, of Dixon, died April 16, 2019, in Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon after a battle with cancer. Born November 29, 1961, in Charlotte, North Carolina; son of Noah, Sr. and Toncie (Seggs) Ball. Graduated from South Rowan High School in 1978. Marty worked as a mechanic. He enjoyed anything to do mechanics, fixing things,...
Ted Clyde
Apr 15, 2019
Ted L. Clyde, 63, of Loves Park, died April 15, 2019, in his home. Born April 27, 1955, in Woodstock, IL; son of Theodore John and Iona May (Good) Clyde. Married Tianna Lori Saeger on October 28, 2010. Ted worked for 25 years in construction. He enjoyed golfing and music, and back in the day was a singer in a...
Carrie Bell
Apr 14, 2019
Carrie Ann Bell, 41, of Rockford, died April 14, 2019, in her home. Born June 18, 1977, in London, Ohio; daughter of John and Vickie Elliott. Graduated from South High School in Springfield, Ohio in 1996. Carrie worked in advertising for both outside companies and as self-employed. She loved spending time with her children watching movies, and fishing when they...
Daryl Bowma
Apr 13, 2019
Daryl L. Bowman, 59, of Rockford, died April 13, 2019 in Rock River Health Care. Born November 21, 1959 in Valier, Montana; son of Howard Bowman and Rosalie (Norcutt) Rohrer. Graduated from Valier High School in 1977. Daryl worked at Walmart for 17 years. He enjoyed playing video games, using CB radios, and bicycling. He also loved anything to do...
Jeffrey Devoe
Apr 3, 2019
Jeffrey J. DeVoe, 57, of Rockford, died April 3, 2019, in Swedish American Hospital. Born November 7, 1961, in Madison, WI; son of Harold F. and Viola K. (Virning) DeVoe. Attended Guilford and Jefferson High Schools, graduating in 1979. Married Michelle Freier on February 14, 1985. Worked as a die maker for many years. Jeff was an avid Chicago Bears...
Cynthia Goff
Apr 1, 2019
Cynthia L. Goff, 56, of Rockford, died April 1, 2019 in Fair Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center in South Beloit. She was born January 11, 1963 in Chicago, IL; daughter of Howard, Sr. and Sandy (Neumann) Wesley. Cynthia graduated from West Aurora High School in 1981. She married Robert Goff on April 28, 1990; he died April 5, 2008. Worked...
Patricia Vaughn
Mar 24, 2019
Patricia Ann Vaughn, 91, of Rockford, died March 24, 2019, in Wesley Willows. Born November 9, 1927, in Rockford, daughter of William and Dorothy (Raymer) Underhill. She married Donald G. Vaughn on November 16, 1946; Donald died in May of 2000. Survivors include her sons Jeffrey (Linda), Stacey (Silvia), and Stan (Cece); 8 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. Predeceased by...
Tanya Alexander
Mar 18, 2019
Tanya Marie Alexander, 40, of Rockford, died March 18, 2019, in her home. Born December 18, 1978, in Rockford; daughter of Glen Hall and Julie (Gould) Cannegeiter. Married D’Andre’ C. Alexander, Sr. on June 5, 2009. Tanya was an avid photographer and loved all types of music. She loved being a wife and mother. D’Andre’s message to Tanya “Superman will...
Glen Markin
Mar 17, 2019
Glen Elmer Markin, 92, of Rockford, IL, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019. Born March 27, 1926, in Rockford, son of Elmer and Helen (Goodell) Markin. A veteran of World War II, Glen served in the United States Navy aboard LSM-47, which took part in D-Day operations during the battle for Iwo Jima February – March 1945. He married Pamela...
Mary Sheley
Mar 16, 2019
Mary Louise Sheley, 79, of Rockford, died March 16, 2019, in Madison, WI. Born June 2, 1939, in Fon du Lac, WI; daughter of Myrle and Louise (Normann) Schilling. Married Dale D. Sheley on August 17, 1957. Mary was a member of St. James Church, she worked as a maid, but was most proud of her work as a cake...
Vance Eubanks
Mar 15, 2019
Vance Randall “Butch” Eubanks, 60, of Loves Park, IL. entered the gates of Heaven at 1:32 p.m. on March 15, 2019, from Javon Bea Hospital [Mercy Health] of a massive stroke. Vance was born on January 10, 1959, in Rockford, IL. son of Kenneth “Ken” and Shirley Jo (White) Eubanks. He graduated from Illinois School for the Deaf, Class of...
Connie Holman
Mar 3, 2019
Connie L. Holman, 59, of Machesney Park, passed away in her home on March 3, 2019. Born July 16, 1959 in Milwaukee, WI; daughter of Clifford and Patricia Burdette. Graduated from Union Grove High School. Married Bill G. Holman on February 2, 2002. Connie spent her life raising her 3 daughters; Stephanie, Samantha, and Krystyn as well as her “heart...
Kim Nilsson
Feb 25, 2019
To a loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, Kim DeLeo Nilsson, 62, peacefully passed away on February 25, 2019, in Oregon, IL. He was born on May 3, 1956, in Rockford, the son of Bill and Doris (Benson) Nilsson. Kim graduated from Stillman Valley High School in 1974. Kim had a jovial spirit; laughter paired with a joke and a...
Sandra Cook
Feb 10, 2019
Sandra Jean Cook, 75, of Belvidere, passed away in her home on February 10, 2019. Born July 29, 1943, in Stevens Point, WI; daughter of Earl and Earnestine Webie. Married Howard Mack Cook on September 3, 1960, celebrated 50 years of marriage on September 3, 2010. Howard passed away on March 1, 2011. She was a member of the Moose...
Gary Newman
Apr 17, 1947
Gary “Flash” Newman, 72, of Rockford, died November 1, 2019. Born April 17, 1947 in Rockford; son of Carl and Essie Newman. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a very generous person and he would give you the shirt off his back. He will be missed by his daughters Theresa Newman-Mershon and Crystal Newman-Henschel; grandchildren Chace Smith,...
