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Sterling, Illinois Obituaries
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Ruth Lenox
Jun 1, 2016
Ruth K. Lenox, 91, formerly of Sterling, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at La Vida Llena Lifecare Retirement Community, Albuquerque, NM. She was employed at the former Lawrence Brothers, Sterling, prior to retirement in 1988. Ruth was born February 5, 1925 in Kewanee, the daughter of Theodore and Bertha (Bannas) Lempke. She married John B. Lenox on August 24,...
L. Frye
May 25, 2016
Lawrence Vernon Frye, 95, formerly of Sterling, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Brighton Gardens, St. Charles. He was a lawyer in Sterling for many years at Besse, Frye, Arnold and Brooks (later Besse, Frye, Miller and Lancaster). Vernon was born October 24, 1920 in St. Louis, MO, the son of Clarence and Birdie Xaripha (Ferris) Frye. He was...
Jack Norman
May 18, 2016
Jack R. Norman, 62, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at his home. Jack was born July 29, 1953 in Sterling, the son of Glenn Sr. and LaVonne (DeGroot) Norman. He served in the United States Navy. He married DeAnna Buckman on October 3, 2008 in Morrison. Survivors include his wife, DeAnna Norman of Como; his parents, Glenn Sr. and...
Donna Koster
May 18, 2016
DONNA S. KOSTER STERLING-Donna S. Koster, 54, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at her home. She was employed as an R.N. at KSB Hospital, Dixon. Donna was born June 26, 1961 in Sterling, the daughter of Richard E. and Alice (Freas) Schmitt. She married Steve Koster on February 18, 1984 in Rock Falls. She was a member of Immanuel...
Edward Crump
May 7, 2016
Edward A. Crump, 80, of Rock Falls, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Edward Crump was born April 27, 1936 in Sterling. He married Shirley Storlien on December 7, 1961 in Rock Falls. She preceded him in death on July 17, 2011. Mr. Crump was an adjuster at Northwestern Steel & Wire before his...
Elsie Houck
Apr 19, 2016
Elsie Houck, 90, of Sterling, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Sterling Pavilion. Elsie was born October 23, 1925 in Kimball, SD the daughter of John and Louise (Plus) Meier. She married Wilmer Houck on June 22, 1946 in Rock Falls. She was an 86 year member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Rock Falls. Survivors include her husband, Wilmer...
William Thompson
Apr 15, 2016
William E. “Bill” Thompson, 93, of Sterling, died Friday, April 15, 2016 at CGH Medical Center. William was born September 3, 1922 in Atchison, Kansas, the son of William and Esther (Moxley) Thompson. He was a World War II veteran serving in the 8th Army Air Corps as a top turret gunner/flight engineer on a B-17 bomber receiving the...
Nonis Moore
Apr 12, 2016
Nonis J. Moore, 84, died, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at CGH Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was employed at Borg Warner as a production foreman, for 20 ½ years, prior to retirement. Nonis was born December 12, 1931 in Sterling, the daughter of Omer and Drussilla (Chapman) Snow. In 1950 she married Theodore Aggen. She married...
Joyce Welch
Apr 8, 2016
Joyce E. Welch, 83 of Sterling, Illinois passed away on Friday, April 8th, 2016. She was born March 11th, 1933 to Sterling W. Carter and Mary (Fritz) Carter. She married her childhood sweetheart, William H. Welch on December 24th, 1949. Joyce and Bill were married for sixty-two years and together they raised six children. Joyce was a member at...
Evelyn Strenge
Apr 6, 2016
EVELYN J. HUDGIN STRENGE ROCK FALLS-Evelyn J. Hudgin Strenge, 86, died April 6, 2016 at Avonlea, Sterling. Evelyn was born June 28, 1929 in Princeton, the daughter of Jay and Edith (Dalton) Chapman Hubbard. She married James W. Hudgin in 1956 he preceded her in death. She later married Robert L. Strenge, on September 28, 1963. He preceded her...
Robert O'Dell
Apr 3, 2016
Robert L. O’Dell, 84 died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at Regency Health Care, Sterling. He worked with his father, who owned and operated O’Dell Plumbing and Heating. Robert was born, August 6, 1931 in Walnut, the son of, Frank (Mike) and Fern (Utts) O’Dell. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He married Vivian Oberle on October 14,...
Louise Marsh
Apr 1, 2016
Louise “Becky” F. Marsh, 91, died Friday, April 1, 2016 at Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon. She worked for Bergner’s for eighteen years until her retirement in 1989. Becky was born September 11, 1924 in Sterling, the daughter of Frank and Florence (Cassens) Beck. She married Kenneth Marsh on April 19, 1944 in Dixon. He preceded her in death...
John Lich
Mar 24, 2016
John Terry Lich, 72, of Dixon, Ill., died of complications relating to cancer treatment on March 24, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. He was born January 3, 1944, in St. Louis, the son of Vernon E. and Lucille S. (Kleinberg) Lich. After graduating from Hazelwood High School in St. Louis, he earned a bachelor’s degree from...
Roberta Haag
Mar 22, 2016
STERLING- Roberta Lucille Espy Haag, 86, of Sterling, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at CGH Medical Center. Roberta was born April 6, 1929 and was adopted by Harold and Violet (Floto) Espy. She married Donald L. Haag on January 22, 1956 at the United Methodist Church, Dixon and just recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. They lived in Dixon...
Marion Middleton
Mar 16, 2016
MARION B. “PETE” MIDDLETON STERLING-Marion B. “Pete” Middleton, 86, of Sterling, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at his residence. He was a supervisor at the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Company. Marion was born April 8, 1929 in Iuka, the son of Henry and Eva (Bayles) Middleton. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He...
Leonard Pollock
Mar 15, 2016
LEONARD ALLEN POLLOCK ROCK FALLS-Leonard Allen Pollock, 62, of Rock Falls, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Rock Falls Rehabilitation and Care Center. Leonard was born August 31, 1953 in Sterling, the son of Donald and Kathryn (Hufford) Pollock. Survivors include one son, David Pollock of Rochelle; one sister, Donna Norman of Rock Falls; and two grandchildren. He was...
Manuel Rivera
Mar 14, 2016
Manuel Rivera, 41, of Rock Falls, died Monday, March 14, 2016 at Loyola University Hospital. He was presently employed by Mallard Manufacturing, Sterling. Manuel was born June 12, 1974 in Sterling, the son of Manuel and Elma (Rodriguez) Rivera. Survivors include his mother, Elma of Rock Falls, his fiancé, Jenelle Leblanc of Rock Falls; three daughters, Nevaeh, Mia and...
Kathryn Hufford
Mar 3, 2016
Kathryn L. Hufford, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 at CGH Medical Center. She was a cashier at the former Eagle’s Supermarket in Rock Falls for many years. Kathryn was born September 27, 1934 in Salem, Arkansas the daughter of Shalor and Jannie Barnett. She married Donald Pollock on January 28, 1952. He preceded her in death on January 3,...
Camilla Breed
Mar 2, 2016
CAMILLA JO “CAMMIE” BREED STERLING-Camilla Jo “Cammie” Breed, 59, of Sterling, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at her home. Cammie was a breast cancer survivor of 8 years, and was in remission until recently. She was employed by Royal Steel Ball Products Inc., as the accounting supervisor. Cammie was born March 23, 1956, in Sterling, the daughter of Royal...
Paul House, Jr.
Feb 27, 2016
Paul W. House, Jr., died Saturday, February 27, 2016. He was a truck driver for over forty years. Paul was born March 18, 1932, in Sterling the son of Paul W. and Lauretta (Chapman) House, Sr. He married Leona Rank on May 18, 1952 in Dixon. She preceded him in death on October 9, 2008. Survivors include one daughter,...
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