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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,...
Lavirne Cox
Feb 19, 2016
Lavirne E. (Jack) Cox, 86, of Sterling, died February 19, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ. He was employed at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. for over 36 years as a supervisor in the roll shop. Jack was born May 23, 1929 in Moline, the son of Lavirne and Irene (Ashley) Cox. He served in the United States Air Force, during...
Beverly Miller
Feb 13, 2016
BEVERLY MILLER STERLING-Beverly Miller, 75, of Sterling, died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at CGH Medical Center. Beverly was born April 8, 1940 in Sterling, the daughter of Francis and Mary (Forder)Turner. Survivors include two daughters, Susan (Michael) Trad of Hewett, WI and Teresa (Lenny) Winters of Machesney Park; one brother, Jerry Turner of Sterling; five grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren....
Wendelin Richter
Feb 11, 2016
Mesa AZ-Wendelin Richter, 88, formerly of Sterling, died peacefully at his home in Mesa Arizona on February 11, 2016. Wendelin Richter was born May 31, 1927 in Harvey, North Dakota. The son of Jacob and(Catherena Keller) Richter. The family farmed at Esmond North Dakota and then moved to Devils Lake North Dakota in 1933. The family finally moved to...
Byron Long
Jan 31, 2016
Byron F. Long, 90, of Sterling, died, Sunday, January 31, 2016 at his home. Byron was born May 3, 1925 in Sterling, the son of Menno A. and Pearl (Landis) Long. He married Elsie Iben on November 6, 1949 in Chadwick. Byron was a lifelong member of Science Ridge Mennonite Church in Sterling. He farmed in the Sterling area,...
Elwin Swanson
Jan 31, 2016
ELWIN D. SWANSON ROCK FALLS-Elwin D. Swanson, 87, formerly of Harmon, died Sunday January 31, 2016 at the Franklin Grove Living Center, Franklin Grove. Elwin was born on March 30, 1928, in Sterling, the son of Elmer L. and Helen (Williams) Swanson. He married Lois Ann on August 22, 1948 in Rock Falls; she preceded him in death on...
Robert Morse
Jan 24, 2016
Robert G. Morse, 65, died Sunday, January 24, 2016 at his home in Prophetstown. Robert G. Morse was born December 28, 1950 in Sterling, the son of Charles Henry and Dorothy Irene Bryson Morse. He married Brenda Chism in Mendota on July 21, 1990. He served in the U. S. Army during Vietnam. He is survived by his wife,...
David Duncan
Jan 22, 2016
David B. Duncan, 92, of Sterling, died Friday, January 22, 2016, at Regency Care in Sterling. David was born on February 16, 1923, in Thorpe WV, the son of Robert and Pearl (Dowell) Duncan. He married Ruby Billings on November 8, 1952 in Dixon, she preceded him in death on June 10, 2012. David worked at North Western Steel...
Lisa Lilly
Jan 18, 2016
ROCK FALLS-Lisa L. Lilly, 38, of Rock Falls, died Monday, January 18, 2016, at Rockford Memorial. Lisa was born in Sterling, on August 3, 1977, the daughter of Kerry and Stephanie (Coulter) Lilly. Lisa was a CNA for In Home Nursing. Survivors include her father Kerry (Deanna) and mother Stephanie Coulter-Lilly; three daughters Rhiannon Minor, Violet Lilly and Olivia...
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