Obituaries

Madeline Jane Gribbins

Madeline Jane Gribbins

Madeline Jane Gribbins, 98, passed away at CGH Hospital in Sterling on July 13,2017. “Jane” as she was known to most, was bom in Bloomington, Illinois on April 14, 1919, the daughter of Harold and Mae Powell. Although she spent most of her life...

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Roger Lee Saaijenga

Roger Lee Saaijenga

Roger Lee Saaijenga, 71, of Ocala passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017. He was from Dixon, Illinois and moved to this area in 2007. Roger achieved the rank of Command Sergent Major in the US Army and retired after 26 years of service in 1988...

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Alice Ruth Rebuck

Alice Ruth Rebuck

Alice Ruth Rebuck, 95, of Polo, passed away June 28, 2017 at Serenity Hospice and Home, Oregon.  Alice was born November 12, 1921 in Ogle County, the daughter of Ben and Etta (Girard) Rowland.  On March 7, 1937 in Rockford, she was united in...

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Linda Anne Perrine

Linda Anne Perrine

Polo – Linda Anne Perrine, 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on June 21, 2017, at Polo Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She was surrounded by her family and close loved ones. Linda was born April 26, 1939 in...

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Mary E. Smith

Mary E. Smith

Mary E. Smith, 92, of Forreston, passed away Tuesday May 30, 2017, at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. Mary was born January 27, 1925, in Science Hill, KY, the daughter of Ernie P. and Evelyn (Massey) Robinson. On November 9, 1945 in Pulaski...

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Patricia A. Conkrite

Patricia A. Conkrite

Patricia A. Conkrite, 72, of Polo, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.  Patricia was born February 28, 1945, in Sterling, the daughter of Donald B. and Dorothy (Letcher) Sanders. On September 4,1964 in...

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Vernon C. Meyer

Vernon C. Meyer

Vernon C. Meyer, age 86, passed away on Monday May 29, 2017 at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris, IL.  Vernon was born on Sept. 25, 1930 in Dakota, IL the son of Harper and Gladys (Wise) Meyer.  He graduated from Polo High School.  Vernon...

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Mark Edward Knie

Mark Edward Knie

Mark Edward Knie, age 63 of Polo, Illinois, passed away on May 30, 2017 with family by his side at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. A Celebration of Life will be held on June 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Polo Church of...

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Gladys L. Haring

Gladys L. Haring

Gladys L. Haring, 96, of Freeport (formerly of Polo) passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017, at Parkview Home, Freeport. Gladys was born, June 4, 1920, in Milbank, South Dakota, the daughter of Charles and Esther (Speckeen) Miller. On July 29, 1943, in...

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William A. Sweet

William A. Sweet

William “Bill” A. Sweet, 77, of Oregon, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017, at KSB Hospital in Dixon with family by his side. Bill was born April 20, 1940, in Dixon, the son of Paul and Mildred (Parker) Sweet. On December 03,1960, in Chicago, he...

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Kenneth R. Miller

Kenneth R. Miller

Kenneth R. Miller, 89, of Polo, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017, at Parkview Home in Freeport.  Kenny was born August 6,1927, in Milbank, South Dakota, the son of Charles and Esther (Speckeen) Miller. On August 5, 1948, in Polo, he was united...

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Lois Wahl McClanathan

Lois Wahl McClanathan

Sterling – Lois Wahl McClanathan, 99, passed away suddenly on April 17, 2017, of natural causes at the Retreat at SunRiver in St. George, Utah.  She was born in Sterling, on April 11, 1918 — the only child of Russell and Martha Wahl.  Lois...

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