Obituaries

Nov 18, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL, Dorothy Jean Capes, age 92, passed away on Thursday November 18, 2021 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home.  Dorothy was born on September 12, 1928 in Rockford, IL; the daughter of Charles A & Erma (Kronk) Wagner.  She married Donald F. Capes on August 27, 1955 in Oregon, IL.  Dorothy worked in the office for Micro Switch...

Nov 15, 2021

Rock Falls, IL, Susan Elizabeth Blackburn, age 47, passed away suddenly on November 15, 2021 in Javon Bea Hospital, Rockford, IL.  Susan was born on July 31, 1974 in Dixon, IL; the daughter of Richard & Barbara (Warnken) Blackburn.  She graduated from Mt. Morris High School, class of 1993 in Mt. Morris, IL.  Susan was a school bus driver...

Nov 11, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL, Donald Charles Price, age 70, passed away on November 11, 2021 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, IL.   Don was born on July 6, 1951 in Pensacola, FL, the son of Charles R. & Dorothy (Kornor) Price.  Don attended high school in Virginia and received his GED while serving in the US Navy, and he...

Nov 4, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL, Alene D. Gallup, age 90, passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, Illinois.  Alene was born on April 1, 1931 in rural Leaf River, Illinois, the daughter of Elmer and Augusta (Suck) Borneman.  She graduated from Leaf River High School in 1949 and Manchester College (North Manchester, Indiana) in...

Oct 28, 2021

Robert Louis Christ of Oregon, Ill., and previously of Elgin, a husband, father, grandfather, friend, and a retired police officer who dedicated his career to serving the City of Elgin, passed away Oct. 28, 2021, at KSB Hospital in Dixon, at age 72.

Bob was known to family and friends as a strong, steadfast, one-of-a-kind man whose...

Oct 19, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL, John Lewis Burns, age 85, passed away on October 19, 2021 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, IL.  John was born on September 27, 1936 in Cypress, IL; the son of John Lester & Mildred (Huckleberry) Burns.  John graduated from high school and he received his Education Degree from Eastern Illinois University.  John married Marilyn...

Oct 18, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL -- Juanita "Sue" "Smurf" Kathleen Suzanne Spink, 60, of Mt. Morris, died Monday, October 18, 2021, at her home.  She worked at Quebecor World for 10 years prior to her disability.

Sue Jenkins Spink was born February 19, 1961 in Dixon to Anthony and Donna (Heyer) Jenkins.  She was preceded in death by both...

Oct 18, 2021

On Monday, October 18, 2021, Cynthia A. Maville rejoined several of the people she loved most in this world, who had predeceased her, including her parents, Shelby and Pearl Bowers, her dear friend, Margaret (Meg) Schelling, Jerry Wickam and Rick Hayden.

Cindy was born on October 25, 1942, the only child of Shelby and Pearl Bowers.  She...

Oct 14, 2021

Clarksville, TN, Gregory Alan Wood, age 70, passed away on October 14, 2021 in his home in Clarksville, TN after a long battle with cancer.  Greg was born on February 19, 1951 in Rockford, IL, the son of Harvey & Betty (Gulbronson) Wood.  Greg graduated from Leaf River High School, Leaf River, IL.  He served in the US Marine...

Oct 12, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL, Ruth Evelyn Atkinson, age 91, passed away on October 12, 2021 in Pincrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, IL.  Ruth was born on February 15, 1930 in Whiteside County, IL; the daughter of Galen G. & Iva R. (Fike) Gerdes.  She graduated from Pearl City High School class of 1948, and she graduated as a Registered...

Oct 10, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL, Marilyn Elaine Eickman, age 92, passed away on Sunday October 10, 2021 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, IL.  Marilyn was born on October 24, 1928 in Leaf River, the daughter of Hibbard H. & Helen E. (Cramer) Reber, Sr.  She graduated from Leaf River High School class of 1946.  Marilyn worked as a receptionist...

Sep 22, 2021

Angela Rose Marie(Salerno) Ghibellini passed away on September 22 2021 at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home. She was born on December 31st, 1937 in Rochester NY. to Paul and Angela (Amoroso) Salerno.  Angela graduated from North High School, Sheboygan, WI in 1955. After high school she graduated from Saint Anthony’s School of Nursing, Rockford, IL in May of 1958. Angela ...

Sep 12, 2021

Rockford, IL, Betty D. Jones, age 95, formerly of Mt. Morris, IL passed away on Sunday September 12, 2021 in Rockford, IL.  Betty was born on November 29, 1925 in Mt. Morris Township, IL, the daughter of Lee & Dollie (Marks) Avey.  She was born and raised in Mt. Morris, and she graduated from Mt. Morris High School.  Betty...

Sep 8, 2021

Lily Marie Stutsman, 94, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Pinecrest Community in Mt. Morris, IL. She was born on November 22, 1926 to Henry Block & Bessie (Weber) Block. She graduated from Western Illinois University and later married Merle Stutsman on June 25, 1950. They had two children, Kent Stutsman and Rhonda (Kevin) Mikolajewski. She was...

Aug 30, 2021

Virginia Stouffer Nelson, 96, of Mt. Morris, died Monday, August 30, 2021 at Pinecrest Manor in Mt. Morris.

Virginia was born April 22, 1925 in her parent's home in Mt. Morris, the daughter of Boyd and Pearl (Butterbaugh) Stouffer. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School in 1943. Virginia graduated from Coe College in 1946 with a...

Aug 18, 2021

Howard Harold Flick, 94, of Polo, Illinois passed away on August 18th, 2021 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Hospice Care. Howard was a Navy veteran, then draftsman, architect, estimator, and artist.

Howard was born in Chicago, IL on October 1st, 1926 to Helen Krapell Flick and Carl Flick. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and...

Aug 12, 2021

Lanark, IL, Julie (Dusing) Sweeney, age 67, passed away with her family by her side in Serenity Hospice & Home, Oregon, IL on Thursday August 12, 2021.  Julie was born on November 9, 1953 in Chicago, IL and 5 weeks after she was born she was adopted by Donald & Jean (Smith) Dusing.  She graduated from Mt. Morris High...

Aug 9, 2021

Mt. Morris resident Lawrence Ray Wisnosky, age 73, died on Monday August 9, 2021in his home from natural causes.

Known to his friends as Larry, he was born on February 3, 1948, in Marshfield, Wisconsin. His parents were Ray Lawrence Wisnosky and Doris Elizabeth (Doyle) Gilbert. After his parents divorced, his mother remarried, and Ferol A. Gilbert...

Jul 25, 2021

Mt. Morris, IL, David W. Atteberry, age 66, passed away suddenly on July 25, 2021 in KSB Hospital.  David was born on March 12, 1955 in Fairfield, IL, the son of Theodore & Mary (Masterson) Atteberry.  He graduated from Oblong High School.  David served in the United States Navy for 7 years.  David married Vivian Boone on June 15,...

Jul 6, 2021

Jana L. (Meier) Bricker, 62, of Mount Morris, IL passed away peacefully at Swedish American Hospital on July 6th, 2021.  Visitation will be at 5:30 P.M. on Friday July 9th with a short memorial ceremony to follow at 7 P.M. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris, IL.  She will subsequently be cremated and part of her remains dispersed...