Obituaries

Betty A. Donaldson

Betty A. Donaldson

Betty A. Donaldson, 66, of Polo, passed away Nov. 18, 2016, at CGH Medical Center, Sterling. Betty was born June 18, 1950, in Morrison, the daughter of Henry and O’Delia (Brinkman) Johnson.  On May 9, 1970, in Lena, she was united in marriage to...

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Michael L. French

Michael L. French

Michael L. French, 63, of Polo, passed away Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at OSF St. Anthony’s Medical Center, Rockford.  He was born April 18, 1953, in Rockford, the son of Lenard and Hazel French.   Michael worked for Quebecor World, Mt. Morris, for...

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Pauline V. Rowland

Pauline V. Rowland

Pauline V. Rowland, 100, of Polo, went to be with the Lord Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at CGH Hospital, Sterling, with her family by her side.  She was born November 12, 1915, in rural Polo, the daughter of David F. and Viola I. (Miller) Rebuck.  On...

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D. Maxine Kriebel

D. Maxine Kriebel

Maxine Kriebel, 97, formerly of Polo, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at The Willows Legacy Center in Lansing, Michigan. Maxine was born on July 14, 1919, in Geneva, Nebraska, to Lewis and Sarah Souba. After high school, she...

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Micheal “Burner” E. Grant

Micheal “Burner” E. Grant

Micheal “Burner” E. Grant, 67, of Jarrell, TX, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, at his home.  He was born Jan. 17, 1949, in Dixon, IL, the son of Harold Junior and Beatrice (Rinard) Grant.  Burner graduated from Lanark High...

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Marcia L. Struck

Marcia L. Struck

Marcia L. Struck, 68, of Polo, passed away at 12:30 PM Monday (October 24, 2016) at O.S.F. St. Anthony’ Medical Center in Rockford. She retired from Charley’s True Value in Polo. Private funeral services were held Thursday at the Polo Family...

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Avis Hays

Avis Hays

Avis Hays, 93, passed away October 15, 2016. Avis Marie Trump Hays was born December 9, 1922, on her family farm on Judson Road, Pinecreek Township, Polo, IL, the fifth child of Andrew Jerome and Almira Kriebel Trump. She attended Loughridge...

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Kandee Kerwin

Kandee Kerwin

Kandee Kerwin, age 42 passed away at her home in Polo, IL on Sunday Sept. 25. She was a loving and caring mother. Her greatest joy was helping other people’s health with her company New View Massage & Bodywork in Polo, IL. She is survived by...

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Robert D. Cunningham

Robert D. Cunningham

Robert  “Bob” D. Cunningham, 87, of Mt. Morris, passed away Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at Swedish American Hospital, Rockford.  Bob was born Oct. 22, 1928, in Polo, the son of John and Gertrude (Stoner) Cunningham Sr.  On August 30, 1947...

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Betty Ross White

Betty Ross White

POLO – Betty Ross White, age 91, of Polo, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2016 in Freeport, IL. She was born on August 4, 1925 in Eldorado, Illinois, the daughter of William Ross and Jewell (Walker) Simons.   Betty’s parents moved to...

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Mildred Alyne Brown

Mildred Alyne Brown

March 17, 1920 – August 15, 2016 Mildred Brown, born on St. Patricks Day in 1920, passed away on August 15, 2016, at her home on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.  Her parents, Albert Ausmus and Emma Waters Ausmus, lived in Brown County...

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Dorothy Mae Galor

Dorothy Mae Galor

Dorothy Mae Galor, 92, of Polo, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. Dorothy was born October 16, 1923 in Dixon, the daughter of David and Bessie (Lehman) Moore.  She married Donald Galor on March 23, 1945 in Little...

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