Wayne Edward Bettner, 89, of Paw Paw, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, IL. He was surrounded by his family when he passed. Wayne was born June 15, 1933, to Earl and Mildred Alice Bettner in Viola Township. He attended a country school in Inlet, […]
John T. Maher, age 90, U.S. Navy Veteran and retired Chicago Fireman, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at his son’s home in Gilbert, AZ. He was born on November 4, 1932 in Chicago to the late James and Annabelle Maher. After serving in the Navy he returned to […]
Gueida “Penny” Noble, 87, of Rochelle, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, at her home. She was born September 11, 1935, in Cornettsville, KY, the daughter of Kenneth and Meda (Campbell) Cornett. She married Robert Lee Noble on June 24, 1960 in Hindman, KY. She was the longest residing resident at Lincoln Manor in […]
Alice Marie Craig, daughter of Joseph and Kathleen Craig, formerly of Shabbona, Illinois, died peacefully in her sleep at age 72 on March 5, 2023 in Sycamore, Illinois. Alice is survived by her brother, Tom, and predeceased by both her parents and her brothers, Ted and Kevin. Alice enjoyed studying family history, and history topics […]
Doris Elaine Mershon, 93, of Rockford, died peacefully with family by her side, on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at River Crossing of Rockford. Doris was born in Tampico, IL to Ora and Pearl (Donaldson) Spears on December 2, 1929. She graduated from Paw Paw High School in 1947. After completing beauty school she opened her […]
Michael Donald Johnson, 69, of Paw Paw, IL passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at his home. He was born September 8, 1953, in Batavia, IL, the son of Donald and JoAnn (Morical) Johnson. Mike is survived by six children: Shane Johnson of Newark, IL; Jennifer (Paul) Hollenback of Paw Paw, IL; Matthew (Scott Rusch) […]
Connie S. Avery, 71, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 2, 2023, at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Facility, Franklin Grove, IL Connie was born November 11, 1951 in Shelbyville, IL to W.C. (Rip) and Lila Storm. She graduated from Stewardson-Strasburg High School and Eastern Illinois University. Connie married Minor July 31, 1976, at Immanuel Lutheran […]
Kenneth G. Patterson, born April 11, 1939, passed away peacefully at his home in Sycamore on January 24, 2023 while surrounded by family. Ken had successfully battled prostate cancer for several years but he elected not to subject himself to chemotherapy when his cancer most recently returned. Ken always did things his way, this was […]
Danny Allen, 45, of Paw Paw, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 7, 1977, in DeKalb, the son of Donald and Dorothy (Schoenholz) Allen. He married Danielle Harbin on September 11, 1999 at the Paw Paw United Methodist […]
Ronald Eugene White, age 71, of Xenia, Illinois, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, at his home following a prolonged battle with cancer. He was born May 22, 1951, in DeKalb, Illinois, the son of Roger Eudell and Irene Dorothy (Keen) White. Ronald White, referred to as Ron or Ronnie Gene, grew up as the […]