January 19, 1938 - March 17, 2022

Mario Dino Coronado, age 84, of Rock Falls, IL, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2022. He was born January 19, 1938, in Weslaco, TX to the parents of Eliseo Coronado and Antonia Rios. He married his wife,...

August 14, 1931 - February 17, 2022

Donald F. Weeks age 90, of Sherman, IL formerly of Rock Falls, died Feb. 17, 2022 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Ill. He was born Aug. 14, 1931, to Homer and Margaret Weeks in Nevada, Iowa. After graduating...

August 11, 1961 - January 6, 2022

Tamara Ann Gerdes, 60 of rural Morrison died Thursday, January 6, 2022 at her home. She was born on August 11, 1961 in Sterling, the daughter of Arlyn and Elizabeth (McFadden) Gerdes. Tamara was a 1979 graduate of...

September 23, 1921 - October 18, 2021

STERLING – Evelyn D. Egan, 100 of Sterling died Monday October 18, 2021 at Regency Care of Sterling. She was born on September 23, 1921 in New Bedford, the daughter of William and Kathryn (Tully) Smith. She married...

June 28, 1953 - September 2, 2021

Vernon E. Pritchard, 68 died Thursday September 2, 2021 at Rock River Hospice and Home. He was born on June 28, 1953 in Sterling, the son of Leonard and Anna (Conrad) Pritchard. Vernon had been employed at Astec...

June 23, 1986 - August 6, 2021

Justin J. Parker, 35 of Rock Falls died Friday August 6, 2021 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford. He was born on June 23, 1986 in Sterling the son of Marshall Parker Sr and Dawn Smoot. Justin connected with...

March 13, 1943 - July 25, 2021

Richard P. Colclasure, 78 died Sunday July 25, 2021 at his home. He was born on March 13, 1943 in Olney, IL the son of Harold B. and Lucy (Majors) Colclasure. He married Karen L. McDaniel on December 3, 1971 in Rock...

December 21, 1967 - December 20, 2020

STERLING – Ezequiel "Zeke" Lopez, 52 of Sterling died Sunday December 20, 2020 at CGH Medical Center. He was born on December 21, 1967 the son of Ezequiel R. and Victoria (Barron) Lopez. He attended Rock Falls High...

July 26, 1925 - December 12, 2020

Marjorie Ann (Vock) Martin, of Savanna and formerly of Sterling passed away peacefully on December 12, 2020. Marjorie was born on July 26, 1925 on Carl and Margaret (Lauber) Vock. She grew up in the Coleta and...

June 19, 1936 - December 6, 2020

Gloria A. Horwedel, 84 died Sunday December 6, 2020 at Regency Care of Sterling. She was born on June 19, 1936 in Mount Carroll, the daughter of Henry and Iva (Tarner) Ginther. She married Merle W. Horwedel on...

July 22, 1952 - November 24, 2020

Joey Greer (nee Garcia), age 68, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at home in Rock Falls, Illinois Surrounded in her last days by family. Joey was born in Alice, Texas and grew up in Sterling, Illinois where...

December 20, 1996 - May 8, 2020

Cade Alexander Coursey "Budaman", 23 of Sterling died Friday May 8, 2020. He was born on December 20, 1996 in Sterling, the son of Dayne F. Coursey and Rorie K. Ivey and was a 2015 graduate of Sterling High School....

March 27, 1941 - December 23, 2019

Sharon L. Wolfe, age 78, of Sterling, died Monday, December 23, 2019 at Mercy Riverside in Rockford. Sharon was born March 27, 1941 in Sterling the daughter of Roy and Helen (Stevens) Wolfe. She was employed as a...

December 13, 1930 - September 4, 2019

Bernadine A. Coats, age 88 of Sterling, Illinois, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at Rock River Hospice. Bernadine was born on December 13, 1930 in Metamora, Illinois to Henry A. and Lillian A. ...

June 4, 1939 - September 2, 2019

Donald J. Egan, 80 of Rock Falls died Monday September 2, 2019 at his home. He was born on June 4, 1939 in Sterling the son of Paul Francis and Helen Lorraine (Buxton) Egan. He married Sharon L. Richardson October 29...

August 30, 1935 - June 20, 2019

Leon Neese, 83, a resident of Sterling, died on Thursday evening, June 20, 2019 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Born on August 30, 1935 in Sterling, he was a son of Dacre Leon and Louise (Weiss) Neese. On October...

February 3, 1950 - April 27, 2019

Mary "Rita" (Long) Corrigan, 69, of Sterling passed away at Rock River Hospice & Home on April 27, 2019. Rita was born February 3, 1950 in Pittsburgh, PA to Merle Robert & Mary Margaret (Hannigan) Long, Sr. She grew up...

July 13, 1942 - April 18, 2019

Ronald A. VanDenBerghe, 76 of Sterling died Thursday April 18, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 13, 1942 in Kewanee, IL the son of Albert August and Mabel Nellie (Moon)...

December 16, 1933 - April 14, 2019

Ruth C. Garriott, 85 of Sterling died Sunday April 14, 2019 at the Citadel of Sterling. She was born on December 16, 1933 in Sterling, the daughter of Martin L. and Florence Bernice (McPherson) Janssen and was a 1951...

November 26, 1930 - April 10, 2019

Mary Ellen Clary, age 88 of Sterling, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling. Mary Ellen was born on November 26, 1930 in Nelson, IL, the daughter of Fred and Ruth (Johnson) Black....

May 5, 1958 - March 27, 2019

Nancy Ann Webb, 60, of Sterling, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Nancy was born on May 5, 1958 in Sterling to Ira and Iva Jean (Stanfield) Kessler. She was a housekeeper at...

March 14, 1917 - March 14, 2019

Josephine Ewbank, 102, born in Las Cruces, New Mexico and formerly of Sterling, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Presence Cor Mariae Nursing Home, in Rockford. Surviving are sister, Francis "Butchie" (Vincent)...

December 8, 1956 - January 22, 2019

Deana K. Duncan, 62, of Sterling, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at her home. She was born on December 8, 1956 in Kokomo, Indiana to Charles and Lela (Cox) Smith. She married Ty Duncan on June 6, 2015. Deana...

April 10, 1921 - January 15, 2019

Virginia M. Belisle, 97, of Sterling, died on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at her home. She was born on April 10, 1921 in Lanark to Fred and Ena (Atherton) Wentz. She was united in marriage to Clifford Belisle on July...

March 3, 1951 - January 2, 2019

Cynthia A. Montanez, 67, of Sterling, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at her home. She was born on March 3, 1951 in Sterling to John and Ernestine (Penaflor) Barron. She was a homemaker and attended St. Mary...