Obituaries

Sterling, Illinois Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Sterling, Il area

Cheryl Fowler

Cheryl Fowler

Jan 17, 2016

Cheryl M. Fowler, 71, of Rock Falls, died, Sunday, January 17, 2016 at CGH Medical Center. Cheryl was born May 11, 1944 in Hastings NE, the daughter of Ival and Irene (Peterson) Gregg. She married Richard Fowler on January 30, 1965 in Sterling. Survivors include her husband, Richard of Rock Falls; two daughters, Dawn (Joe) Billings and Stacie (Adam)...

Eugene Bollman

Eugene Bollman

Jan 14, 2016

Eugene D. Bollman, 84, formerly of Rock Falls, died Thursday January 14, 2016 at Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. Mr. Bollman was born March 18, 1931 in Hume Township, the son of Lawrence and Louise (Hagerman) Bollman. He married Smaida Grikmanis May 18, 1958 in Sterling. She preceded him in death on October 18, 2013. Eugene was a member...

Katherine Hopkins

Katherine Hopkins

Jan 13, 2016

Katherine “Katie Jo” Hopkins, 13, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Katie was born in Sterling on December 19, 2002, the daughter of Patrick Lee and Mary (Adams) Hopkins. Survivors include one brother, John Hopkins, one sister, Becca Hopkins and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by one brother, Mark Allen Hopkins. Mass...

Patrick Hopkins

Patrick Hopkins

Jan 13, 2016

Patrick L. Hopkins, 61, of Rock Falls died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Patrick was born in Streator on April 8, 1956 to John and Joyce Hopkins. He married Mary Adams on June 25, 1988 in Harmon. Survivors include; one son, John Hopkins; one daughter, Becca Hopkins; three brothers, Rick, Mike and Bill Hopkins; and many nieces, nephews and cousins...

Donovan Hopkins

Donovan Hopkins

Jan 13, 2016

Donovan Lee Hopkins, 16, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Donovan was born in Sterling on October 5, 1999, the son of Patrick Lee and Mary (Adams) Hopkins. Survivors include one brother, John Hopkins, one sister, Becca Hopkins and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by one brother, Mark Allen Hopkins. Mass of...

Margaret Hopkins

Margaret Hopkins

Jan 13, 2016

Margarett “Maggie” E. Hopkins, 26, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Margaret was born in Sterling on February 11, 1989, the daughter of Patrick and Mary (Adams) Hopkins. Survivors include one brother, John Hopkins; one sister, Becca Hopkins and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by one brother, Mark Allen Hopkins. Mass of...

Mary Hopkins

Mary Hopkins

Jan 13, 2016

Mary Elizabeth “Mary Beth” Hopkins, 49, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016. She was assistant manager at Kelly Mobil Mart, Sterling. Mary was born July 1, 1966 in Sterling the daughter of Ron P. Adams and Kay Grennan Adams. Survivors include, one daughter, Becca Hopkins; one son, John David Hopkins; three sisters, Judy I. Adams (Brian) Astalos,...

Elise Matthews

Elise Matthews

Jan 10, 2016

STERLING- Elise Matthews, 84, of Sterling died Sunday January 10, 2016 at Advocate Bromenn Medical Center, Normal. Elise was born in Wichita, Kansas on June 28, 1931, the daughter of Roger and Irma (Klaus) Wrigley. She married Edgar Matthews on August 2, 1953 in Peru, Indiana, he preceded her in death on January 30, 2013. Elise was a graduate...

Isaias  Ferrel

Isaias Ferrel

Jan 6, 2016

Rock Falls- Isaias Ferrel, 61, of Rock Falls died Wednesday January 6, 2016 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Isaias was born July 6, 1954, in Poblado De Pena, Durango, Mexico, the son of Nicolas and Maria (Ibarra) Ferrel. Isaias married Minerva Pena on July 3, 1975 in Sterling. Survivors include his wife; one daughter Miriam Ferrel of Bronx,...

Josephine Lira

Josephine Lira

Dec 30, 2015

STERLING-Josephine Lira, 78, of Sterling died Wednesday December 30, 2015 at CGH Medical Center, Sterling. She was born in Edinburg, Texas on November 7, 1937 the daughter of Guadalupe and Maria DeJesus (Pena) Sandoval. Survivors include two Sons Henry (Lisa) Lira and David (Lonna) Lira both of Sterling; two Daughters Rosa (Geronimo) Rodriguez of Sterling, Maria (Omar) Aguilera of...

June Adams

June Adams

Dec 20, 2015

June Adams, 92, of Sterling died Sunday December 20, 2015 at Heritage Woods, Sterling. June was born on May 31, 1923 in Rockfalls, the daughter of Charles and Ethel (Orr) Reese. June married John Adams on February 1, 1946 in Chicago, he preceded her in death in August of 1994. Survivors include one daughter, Julie (David) Mauldin of Morrison;...

Harvey Johnson

Harvey Johnson

Dec 14, 2015

Harvey W. Johnson, 94, died Monday, December 14, 2015 at Resthave Nursing Home, Morrison. Harvey was a vocal music teacher at Sterling High School, prior to retirement. Harvey was born March 10, 1921 in Rockford the son of Helge and Esther (Sanden) Johnson. He married Arlene Hedberg on August 12, 1949 in Albert City, IA. He served in the...

Daniel Miller

Daniel Miller

Dec 14, 2015

DANIEL "DANNY" MICHAEL MILLER STERLING- Daniel "Danny" Michael Miller, 28, of Sterling, died Monday, December 14, 2015. Daniel was born May 22, 1987 in Dixon, the son of Mike and Leanne (Mathew) Miller. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sterling. Daniel was a 2005 graduate of Sterling High School, and worked for Jakobs Brothers Farms since...

Ronald Rank

Ronald Rank

Dec 10, 2015

Ronald I. (Doc) Rank, 92, formerly of Sterling, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Angels Grace Hospice in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Ronald was born on April 26, 1923 in Morrison. He is the son of Barney and Marjorie (Wells) Sollars. He married Helen Rosene on December 31, 1946 in Tampico. She preceded him in death on October 16, 1991. Ronald...

Evelyn Woodin

Evelyn Woodin

Dec 8, 2015

EVELYN S. WOODIN Mt. Morris-Evelyn S. Woodin, 85, of Milledgeville, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at the Pinecrest Terrace, Mt. Morris. Evelyn was born on December 26, 1929 in Sterling, the daughter of Samuel and Lena (Weaver) Moore. She married Raymond Woodin on September 27, 1950 in Sterling, he preceded her in death, on September 18, 2005. Evelyn was...

Adam Ellis

Adam Ellis

Nov 30, 2015

ADAM J. ELLIS ROCK FALLS-Adam J. Ellis, 29, died, Monday, November 30, 2015 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Adam was born December 21, 1985 in Sterling the son of Vernon and Lisa (Asher) Ellis II. He married Gina Cornstubble on June 5, 2009 in Morrison. Survivors include his wife, Gina; his parents; maternal grandmother, Shirley Shaw; two brothers, Travis Ellis...

Maurice Scholl

Maurice Scholl

Nov 29, 2015

STERLING- Maurice C. Scholl, 95, of Sterling, died November 29, 2015. Maurice was born October 4, 1920 in Dixon, the son of Clark and Ethel (Palmer) Scholl. He married Marcella Liechty on September 1, 1946 in Berne IN. She preceded him in death on December 21, 2007. Survivors include one daughter Beth Ann (John) Oujiri of Ashland WI; three...

Robert Fisher

Robert Fisher

Nov 24, 2015

ROBERT XANTHUS FISHER STERLING- Robert Xanthus Fisher, 94, of Sterling, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Regency Health Care, Sterling, after a brief illness. Robert was born April 11, 1921 in Rock Falls, the son of Herbert L. and Helen M. (Robinson) Fisher. He married Margaret Harding on July 8, 1950 in Sterling. She preceded him in death on...

Gloria Lamberson

Gloria Lamberson

Nov 19, 2015

Gloria R. Lamberson, 88, of Sterling died Thursday November 19, 2015 at CGH Medical Center, Sterling. Gloria was born on January 23, 1927 in Dixon, the daughter of Alvin and Wilma Rose (Burhart) Naffziger. She married Edwin Lamberson on May 28, 1947, he preceded her in death in 1966. Survivors include 2 daughters, Janice (Richard) Hart of St Louis,...

Julie Goellner

Julie Goellner

Nov 12, 2015

Milledgeville-Julie A. Goellner, 48, died Thursday November 12, 2015, at Rockfalls Rehabilitation Center. Julie was born August 17, 1967 in Morrison, the daughter of James Goellner and Barbara Jean Miller. Survivors include her mother Barbara (Ivan) Miller; maternal grandparent, Shirley Nye; one daughter Emily Hampton of Mendota; one son Adam Goellner of Mendota; one brother Wayne (Anne) Goellner of...