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Orlo Long
Sep 1, 2010
ORLO C. LONG Polo- Orlo C. Long, 81, of Polo, died Wednesday, September, 1, 2010 at Swedish American Hospital, Rockford. He was co-owner of the Hazelhurst Elevator for thirty-six years, prior to his retirement. Orlo was born June 25, 1929 in Sterling, the son of Norman and Bertha (Landis) Long. He served as a sergeant in the United States...
Ronald Degroot
Aug 19, 2010
RONALD D. DEGROOT ROCK FALLS - Ronald D. DeGroot, 77, died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Genesis Medical Center East in Davenport. He was employed as a Shipping Foreman at Northwestern Steel & Wire and retired after 35 years. Ronald was born April 17, 1933 in Garden City, SD, the son of Nicholas and Anna M. (Schmidt) DeGroot. He...
Esther Johnson
Aug 7, 2010
Esther Johnson, 93, died Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center. Esther was born September 14, 1916 in Sterling the daughter of Walter and Hedwig Heyer Stern. She married Elmer Johnson on September 3, 1936 in Sterling. He preceded her in death on August 16, 1987. Survivors include two daughters; Diane Mosher of Lyndon and Donna...
Virginia Britz
Aug 7, 2010
Virginia S. Britz, 64, formerly of Sterling, died Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village. Virginia was born July 26, 1946 in Sterling, the daughter of Chester and Margaret (Garwick) Lenhart. She married Robert Britz on July 2, 1966 in Coleta. He preceded her in death on January 11, 2007. Survivors include one...
Mary Holldorf
Jul 29, 2010
Mary Ann Holldorf, 72, of Sterling, died July 29, 2010, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Ann was born in Morrison, Illinois on September 13, 1937, the daughter of Creighton Sam and Florence Pearl Buell. She was united in marriage to Lloyd D. Holldorf on June 12, 1955 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Falls. Mary Ann...
Marjorie Mathes
Jul 26, 2010
- Marjorie L. Mathes, 79, formerly of Sterling, died Monday, July 26, 2010 at Countryside Care Center in Aurora. Marjorie was born September 13, 1930 in Fairfield, the daughter of Frank and Ruth (Horton) Etheridge. She married William Mathes on July 9, 1949 in Fairfield. He preceded her in death in 2001. She was a member of First Christian...
Ethel Bartlett
Jul 21, 2010
ETHEL A. BARTLETT MORRISON- Mrs. Ethel A. Bartlett, 98, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Rest Have in Morrison. Ethel A. Bartlett was born November 30, 1911 in Bardolph, IL, the daughter of James and Carrie Baldock Jackson. She married Bennie G. Bartlett on March 29, 1941 in Wentsville, MO. He preceded her in death on April 28, 1973....
Barbara Smith
Jul 18, 2010
Barbara Lula Smith Sterling, IL - Barbara L. Smith, 90, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at her home. Barbara was born September 13, 1919, in Meridianville, AL, the daughter of Robert and Annie (Odell) Hereford. She married Jessie Smith in November, 1942 in Rossville, GA. She was a charter member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, Sterling. Survivors include her...
Judith Moore
Jul 15, 2010
STERLING - Judith "Judy" A. Moore, 70, died Thursday, July 15, 2010. Judith A. Moore was born on September 26, 1939 in Sterling, the daughter of Haden and Jessie LeFevre Moore. Judy attended Sterling schools and graduated from SHS in the class of 1957. She then attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA and graduating in 1961 with a...
Wayne Edeus
Jul 11, 2010
WAYNE A. EDEUS WINTER, WI - Wayne A. Edeus, 72, formerly of Sterling, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Rusk County Memorial Hospital in Ladysmith, WI. He was employed as a Conservation Police Officer for the State of Illinois for 26 years before he retired. Wayne was born November 2, 1937 in Sterling, the son of Fred and Fern...
Carol Burris
Jul 3, 2010
CAROL J. BURRIS Sterling- Mrs. Carol J. Burris, 82, died Saturday, July 03, 2010 at her home. Carol J. Burris was born May 18, 1928 in Springfield, the daughter of Carl M. and Ruth A. Carver Denkert. She married Charles R. Burris on June 21, 1947 in Riverton. He preceded her in death on June 13, 2005. Mrs. Burris...
Robert Johnson
Jul 1, 2010
ROBERT W. JOHNSON STERLING - Robert W. Johnson, 96, died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Sterling Pavilion. He was employed as a Superintendent in the plating department at Lawrence Brothers for 50 years. Robert was born September 18, 1913 in Erie, the son of Olaf and Ethel (Petrie) Johnson. He married Jeannette M. Meggers on January 11, 1936 in...
Nieves Cantu
Jun 23, 2010
NIEVES R. CANTU STERLING- Nieves R. Cantu, 88, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at her home after a short illness. She was previously employed at Harper Wyman and Lawrence Brothers. Nieves was born May 6, 1922 in San Benito, TX, the daughter of Manuel and Guadalupe Rodriguez. She married Guadalupe T. Cantu on May 12, 1943 in San Benito,...
Clifford Witmer
Jun 17, 2010
Clifford Samuel Witmer, 95, formerly of Sterling, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 17, 2010 with his daughters at his bedside at Apostolic Christian Restmor after a long struggle with alzheimers. Clifford was born March 26, 1915 to Samuel and Edith (Hensler) Witmer at home on their farm in Morrison. He married Grace Shank on March...
Albert Brushaber
Jun 15, 2010
ALBERT T. BRUSHABER ROCK FALLS- Albert T. Brushaber, 74, died, Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at CGH Medical Center. He was employed as a foreman at the former Northwestern Steel & Wire Company for twenty-five years, prior to retirement. Albert was born January 10, 1936 in Toledo, OH, the son of Theodore Albert and Esther (Dobson) Brushaber. He served in...
Loretta Kuehl
Jun 13, 2010
LORETTA K. KUEHL Sterling- Mrs. Loretta K. Kuehl, 87, died Sunday morning, June 13, 2010 at Good Neighbors Assisted Living in Sterling. Loretta Kuehl was born July 23, 1922 in Yorktown, IL, the daughter of Herman and Effie Berge Yonk. She married Orville Kuehl in Yorktown on May 15, 1943. Mrs. Kuehl was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran...
Theodore Aggen
Jun 10, 2010
- Theodore "Ted" M. Aggen, died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Genesis East Hospital, Davenport, IA. He was a salesman at Vock Distributing for 15 years prior to retirement. He served as the Sterling Mayor from 1995 - 2007. Ted was born January 21, 1930 in Maywood, the son of Render and Martha (Koenes) Aggen. He served in the...
Eva Holmes
Jun 8, 2010
EVA M. HOLMES STERLING- Mrs. Eva M. Holmes, 99, died Tuesday, June 08, 2010. Eva Holmes was born on August 10, 1910 in Hersman, IL, the daughter of Oliver Commodore and Maggie Robinson Ames. She married Howard M. Holmes, Sr. October 31, 1926 in Kewanee. He preceded her in death on September 21, 1977. Mrs. Holmes was a member...
Rex Peugh
Jun 7, 2010
REX A. PEUGH STERLING- Rex A. Peugh, 87, died Monday, June 7, 2010, at his home. He was a lifetime farmer in the rural Coleta. Rex was born June 25, 1922 in Coleta, the son of Herman and Anna (Deets) Peugh. He married Betty Traum on December 23, 1944 in Clinton, IA. Survivors include his wife, Betty; two daughters,...
Keith Windsor
Jun 6, 2010
Sterling- Keith Anderson Windsor, 50, formerly of Rock Falls, died Sunday June 6, 2010 in Sterling. Mr. Windsor was greatly loved by a sister, Maria Marjonovich of Sterling. He was an avid reader of books, good at fixing things, and very Hospitable. He was preceded in death by his Grandmother Hazel June Windsor, and his mother Paula Marjanovich. Graveside...
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