Obituaries
Eldon L. LeFevre
Mar 15, 2024
Eldon Leroy LeFevre, age 94, died Friday, March 15, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 28, 1929 in Dixon, IL the son to Leroy and Naomi (Alter) LeFevre. He graduated from Polo High School in 1949. Eldon served in the U.S. Army from 1951-53 in occupied Germany during the Korean War. He wooed Shirley Ann Miller...
Joan N. Glendenning
Mar 7, 2024
Stillman Valley, IL – Joana “Joan” N. Glendenning, age 94, died Thursday, March 7, 2024. She was born March 21, 1929 in Oregon, IL the daughter of Ailt and Mary (Gigous) Joesten. She attended Oregon, Pleasant Hill, and Stillman Valley Grade Schools. Joan graduated from Stillman Valley High School in 1946. She attended Prospect Hall Secretarial School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
Michael L. Personette
Mar 4, 2024
Michael L. Personette, age 72, died Monday, March 4, 2024 at his home in Byron. He was born October 24,1951 in Rochelle, Illinois, the son to Donald and Aileen (Hostetter) Personette. Mike graduated from Mt. Morris High School in 1969 and from Madison Business College in 1973. He married Lori Kelser on Oct. 18, 1975 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church...
Kathleen Marie Rudy
Mar 4, 2024
Winnebago – Kathleen Marie (McElmeel) Rudy, age 76, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 4, 2024 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. She was born in Rockford on April 22, 1947 the daughter of John and Lucille (Featherston) McElmeel. She was raised in the Rockford area and graduated from Auburn High School Class of 1965. Kathleen was a hard...
Rodney W. Reeder
Mar 1, 2024
Rodney (Rod) W. Reeder, age 69, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024 in his home, surrounded by family. He was born December 21, 1954 in Eldorado, Illinois the son of Lewis and Mona (Osman) Reeder. He graduated from Dixon High School in 1972. Rodney married Ann Hicks on June 29, 1979 in Dixon, Illinois. They enjoyed 30 years together...
Duke Whittington
Feb 29, 2024
Duke Miller Whittington passed away on February 29, 2024. He was born at home on his family’s farm to Rachel and Nickolas Whittington. All children are beautiful, but from the very beginning Duke was a special little soul. From the start, he was all boy and he continued to grow into little mini Man’s Man. Even when he was rambunctious...
Dean A. Hagemann
Feb 22, 2024
Dean Hagemann, 60, of Byron IL passed away on Wednesday February 21, 2024 from a sudden medical condition.
As per Dean’s wishes, no formal services or visitation will be held. He will be interred in a private family service at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon IL. A fellowship celebrating Dean’s life will be held on Saturday March 9 from...
Linda K. Sullivan - Allen
Feb 20, 2024
Linda K. Sullivan-Allen, age 73, passed away peacefully with her loving husband and daughter by her side on Tuesday February 20, 2024 at OSF St. Anthony’s Medical Center in Rockford, IL. Linda was born in Michigan City, Indiana on March 19, 1950, the daughter of Millard and Helen (Biggerstaff) Sullivan. She graduated from Guilford High School. After graduating she began...
Susan A. Busser
Feb 17, 2024
Byron, IL – Susan Ann Busser, age 91, died Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Serenity Hospice and Home near Oregon, IL. She was born November 6, 1932 in Columbia City, Indiana the daughter of Harley and Velma (Vanderford) Wolfe. Susan married William Busser on July 23, 1969 at the First Baptist Church in Byron, IL. Susan loved to spend time...
Janet "Jan" L. Riley
Feb 15, 2024
BYRON ~ Janet “Jan” L. Riley, age 90, passed away peacefully in her home in Byron, IL on February 15, 2024. She was born in Rockford, IL, on February 6, 1934, the daughter of Burdette “Mike” & Helen (Belden) Johnson. Jan married James “Jim” Riley on October 10, 1970 at the Leaf River Methodist Church in Leaf River, IL. She...
Karen Johnson
Feb 15, 2024
Karen J. Johnson, age 77, passed away on February 15, 2024 at University of Chicago Medical Center. She was born in Duluth, MN the daughter of Orville and Hazel (Peterson) Blegen. She married the love of her life, Grant Johnson in May 1998. They spent the next almost 26 years building a beautiful and loving life together. She attended...
June D. Kereven
Feb 14, 2024
June D Kereven, 94, of Oregon, died Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Serenity Hospice and Home, near Oregon, with her family by her side. She was born June 7, 1929 in Rockford, the youngest of four daughters to Gustav and Bothilda (Peterson) Soderstrom. She graduated from Rockford East High School in 1946 and worked for the 1st National Bank of...
Patrick "Pat" M. Donaldson
Feb 14, 2024
Patrick M. Donaldson, age 78, passed away peacefully the morning of February 14, 2024 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford. Pat was born on July 1, 1945 to the parents of John & Catherine Donaldson of Byron. He was born and raised on farmland in Byron, where Pat attended Byron High School, graduating in the Class of 1964 where he...
Alan D. Nordman
Feb 11, 2024
Alan D. Nordman, age 69, died peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 at the Serenity Hospice and Home near Oregon surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 10, 1955 in Rockford, the son to Albert and Jennie (Nuppenau) Nordman. Alan graduated from Oregon High School in 1973, then graduated from Sauk Valley College with a degree in Applied...
Mark L. Winterton
Feb 10, 2024
Byron – Mark L. Winterton, age 68, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 10, 2024. He was born in Dixon, IL on August 21, 1955 the son of Elliot and Clara (Toppe) Winterton. Mark graduated from Byron High School Class of 1974. He married the love of his life JoEllen Hemmersbach, at St. Ann’s...
Helen "Pat" J. Howell
Feb 8, 2024
MONROE CENTER, IL ~ Helen J. Howell, (Pat), age 75, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 8, 2024. She was born on June 5, 1948, in Rockford, IL the daughter of Donald & Arlene (Martz) Angell. Helen graduated from Stillman Valley High School in 1966 before moving on to Rock Valley College to...
Joyce A. Noon
Feb 7, 2024
Joyce Ann Noon, age 77, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at Serenity Hospice and Home near Oregon. She was born on May 10, 1946 in Oregon the daughter to Richard and Edith (White) Fridley. Joyce attended Oregon Schools and graduated from Oregon High School in 1964. She married Arnold L. Noon on April 2, 1966 in Oregon. She...
Karen P. Moran
Feb 3, 2024
Karen P. Moran, age 80, peacefully passed away at home on February 3, 2024. She was born on April 19, 1943, in Crystal Falls, Michigan, the daughter of David Amos and Agnes (West) Carlson. On April 18, 1964, she married the love of her life, William Moran, in Chicago. They spent many years in Lombard, Illinois before settling down in...
Mable May Ashelford
Feb 3, 2024
Byron, IL - Mable (Ray) Ashelford, September 25, 1930 – February 3, 2024. After 93 years of love, laughter, hard work, courage, faith, and dedication to family and friends, we lost our mom, grandma and GG on February 3, 2024. Mom was faithful to her many friends and always had a joke ready to evoke a laugh. She liked nothing...
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