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,...
