Chester W. “Chet” Gaines Jr., 69, of Rockford, died September 12, 2014. He was born in Corbin, KY on November 8, 1944 to Chester and Sarah Gaines. He retired from the Rockford Police Department and was the founder of Executive Protection and Investigations. His is survived by his children, Chad (Nanette) Gaines and Jennifer (Sam) […]
Howard A. Schoenholz Sr., 97, of Paw Paw, passed away August 25, 2014 at Rochelle Community Hospital. He was born June 29, 1917 in Paw Paw, the son of Arthur W. and Alma (Baxter) Schoenholz. He was united in marriage to Bernice Hansen on June 30, 1937 in Rochelle, IL. Howard served as Lee County […]
Bernice Hansen Schoenholz, 95, of Paw Paw, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at her home. She was born December 30, 1918 in Rochelle, IL, the daughter of Pete and Inger (Larsen) Hansen. She was united in marriage to Howard Schoenholz on June 30, 1937 in Rochelle, IL. Bernice was a member of the Order […]
Ron Schoenholz, 62, of Paw Paw, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014, in his home surrounded by his loved ones after battling biliary and liver cancer. Ron was a long time member of the Paw Paw Lions Club in addition to serving with the Lee County Farm Bureau as a Board Member. Ron also […]
Melvin Oliver Larimore, 78, of Paw Paw, passed away Monday, May 26, 2014 at Heritage Manor in Mendota. He was born May 29, 1935 in Quincy, IL, the son of Carl and Francis (Locke) Larimore. He was united in marriage to Nancy Schoenholz on October 22, 1961 in Paw Paw. Melvin graduated from the University […]
Sharon L. Peterson, 72, of Paw Paw passed away the afternoon of Sunday, March 9th, at her home. She was born to Paul and Shirley (Lee) Suddeth in Waterman on August 1, 1941. Sharon married Howard Peterson on August 29, 1959 at the Earlville Lutheran Church, after graduating from Shabbona High School in 1959. Employed […]
Robert Edward Baker Jr., 69, of Paw Paw, passed away Friday, February 14, 2014 at Rochelle Community Hospital. Visitation will be held from 4-6 P.M. on Monday, February 17, 2014 at Paw Paw United Methodist Church. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 6 P.M. at the church. Rev. Chungnam Kwak will officiate. Interment […]
Dennis Ray Cradduck went home to the Lord on Saturday, February 8, 2014, while surrounded by his wife and children at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. He was born September 21, 1946, in Mendota, Illinois to Earl and Erma (Mittan) Cradduck. He married Anita Hawbaker in Lee, Illinois on November 20, 1965. He is […]
Kathleen M. Marks (nee Rafferty), 84, of Mendota, IL, formerly of Paw Paw, IL and Zeeland, MI, died peacefully at her home in Stonecroft Village in Mendota on January 12, 2014, surrounded by family and close friends. She was born February 27, 1929 in Earlville, IL to Charles and Inez (nee Vargason) Rafferty. Katie was […]
Joe R. Jones, 80, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2013 at the Apostolic Christian Home in Roanoke, IL. He was born on October 22, 1933 in Shabbona, the son of the late Clyde and Beatrice Jones. He graduated Paw Paw High School in 1951, joined the Marine Corps, and was stationed in Japan. He […]