Obituaries

Sep 26, 2021

Dawn D. Spencer, 58, longtime Oregon resident, died Sunday, September 26, 2021 in Serenity Hospice Home, Oregon. Born November 12, 1962 in Sayre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Charles and Carlia Mae (Mitchell) Spencer. Dawn lived in many places growing up. She enjoyed going to the casino, visiting Florida, shopping and was an avid professional wrestling fan. Dawn loved her...

Sep 23, 2021

Bolingbrook, IL Alice W. Maas, age 93, from Heritage Woods of Bolingbrook died Thursday, September 23, 2021.  She was born January 14, 1928 in Danville, Illinois the daughter of Arthur and Margaret (Kite) Smith.  She graduated from Oregon High School in 1946.  Alice married Louis L. Maas on January 30, 1948 in Oregon, IL.  She was a sales clerk...

Sep 19, 2021

Oregon – Gary K. Black, age 74, died Sunday, September 19, 2021 at KSB Hospital in Dixon, IL.  He was born March 12, 1947 in Oregon, IL the son of Pete and Lillian (Merritt) Black.  Gary graduated from Oregon High School in 1965.  He served is country in the U.S. Army from 1965 – 1968.  He worked for PBM...

Sep 15, 2021

George D. “Charlie” Jones, 85, lifelong Oregon resident, died Wednesday, September 15, 2021 in Swedish-American Hospital, Rockford. Born June 21, 1936 in Oregon, the son of George and Hazel (Matthews) Jones. Married to Patricia Mon July 4, 1958 in Byron. Charlie attended Oregon schools and was a US Army veteran. He was employed 37 years at E.D. Etnyre in...

Sep 13, 2021

Willis B. “Willie” Cline, 93, lifelong Oregon resident, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 in Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home, Mt. Morris. Born May 4, 1928 in Oregon, the son of Thomas and Ruth (Cox) Cline. Will graduated from Oregon High School in1946. His wife of 38 years Donna A. (Reinders) Cline predeceased him on June 9, 2019 and his...

Sep 11, 2021

Robert Kenneth Kretsinger, age 91, of Leaf River, passed away on September 11, 2021 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon.

Robert “Bob Kret” and his twin brother Richard were born on June 11, 1930 to Kenneth and Jessie (Nichols) Kretsinger in Leaf River, IL. After Robert graduated from Leaf River High School in 1948, he began...

Sep 10, 2021

Leroy “Lee” Johnson, age 85, of Rockford, formally of Stillman Valley, passed away on September 10, 2021 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born on December 4, 1935 the son of Monroe and Ida (Larson) Johnson. Lee graduated from Monroe Center High School. He married Margaret “Anne” Swim on December 28, 1957 in Dixon; she preceded him...

Sep 10, 2021

Donna J. Taft, 94, lifelong Oregon resident, died Friday, September 10, 2021 in Prairie Crossing Living & Rehabilitation Center, Shabbona. Born December 29, 1926 in Oregon, the daughter of Edward and Bernice (Moats) Fulton. Married to Bradley Taft March 24, 1946 in Keokuk. Iowa; he died March 3, 2009. Donna was a graduate of Oregon High School. She worked...

Sep 5, 2021

Gene W. Beauchem, 80, lifelong Oregon resident, died Sunday, September 5, 2021 in KSB Hospital, Dixon. Born June 9, 1941 in Oquawka, IL the son of Eugene and Margaret (Stubbs) Beauchem. He was a 1959 graduate of Oregon High School. Married to Dorothy Parsons March 18, 1962 in Oquawka. Gene was employed at E.D. Etnyre in Oregon 1962 –...

Sep 3, 2021

Patricia A. Mott, 72, died Friday, September 3, 2021 at KSB Hospital, Dixon. She was a resident of Oregon for the past 39 years coming from Lombard. Born March 17, 1949 in Chicago, the daughter of Harold D. and Mary Lois (Schumacher) Murray. Married to Elwood C. Mott December 18, 1965 in Chicago. While in Lombard, Pat was head...

Sep 2, 2021

Byron – Donna M. Oltmanns, age 85, died peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 at the Generations at Neighbor’s Rehabilitation Center in Byron.  She was born August 5, 1936 in Eldora, Iowa the daughter of Clifton and Helen (Bridges) Adams.  She attended Morris Kennedy School in Rockford.  Donna previously worked at Kable Printing in Mt. Morris and Greenlee Brother’s...

Sep 1, 2021

Mary Ruth Fischer, age 84, of Stillman Valley passed away on September 1, 2021 in Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon. She was born in Rockford on March 9, 1937 the daughter of Wayne and Mary Agnes (Jones) Erxleben. Mary graduated from Stillman Valley High School the class of 1956. She married John T. Fischer on June 3, 1956...

Sep 1, 2021

Edith M. Whitney, 100, passed away on  September 1, 2021 in her home at Oak Park Place, Baraboo, Wisconsin. Edith was born at home on the farm December 24, 1920 in Oregon, Illinois. She was the sixth child of Anna and Percy Fruin. Edith was raised and spent most of her life in Ogle County before moving to Baraboo....

Aug 30, 2021

David L. Cook, age 69, passed away at home on August 30, 2021. He was born in Rochelle on June 8, 1952 the son of Frederick and Dorothy (Rowe) Cook. He graduated from Leaf River High School Class of 1970. Music was David’s life and he was a gifted guitar player and singer who played in many different bands...

Aug 28, 2021

Karl Albert Gutfrucht, age 33, died Saturday, August 28, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born September 27, 1987 in Park Ridge, IL the son of Alan and Mary (Kiczula) Gutfrucht.  He graduated from Oregon High School in 2006 and obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2010.  Throughout...

Aug 28, 2021

Richard James Johnston, 87, of Oregon, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Javon Bea Mercy Hospital in Rockford after a long illness and home hospice care since January of 2021. Dick, as he was known, was born July 2, 1934 in Center City, MN, the son of Elmore and Ruby (Miller) Johnston. Married to Rogene “Jean”  Rieken September...

Aug 21, 2021

Floyd N. Perkins, age 91, passed away at Generations at Neighbors in Byron on August 21, 2021. He was born on January 4, 1930 in Elmhurst, IL the son of Floyd and Alice (Hinds) Perkins. He is a US Army veteran serving in the Korean War. Floyd married Grace Behagan on July 25, 1964 in Elmhurst; she preceded him...

Aug 17, 2021

Leonard L. Bruns, 77, of Oregon, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Born October, 20, 1943 in Momence, Il to Leonard and Grace (Rosa) Bruns. Married to Joyce Palmer May 23, 1964 in Oregon. He was the 4th of 8 children. After the passing of his father in 1953, the family moved to...

Aug 15, 2021

Leaf River, IL – Judith Irene Conkey, age 80, died peacefully at her home in Leaf River surrounded by her loving family.  She was born November 20, 1940 in Rockford, Illinois the daughter of Elmer and Ona (Cherry) Norup.  Judy attended Leaf River Schools.  She married Kenneth H. Conkey on May 10, 1968 in Rockford, IL.  Together they lived...

Aug 14, 2021

David R. Barnhart, 71, of Mt. Morris and formerly of Leaf River, died Saturday, August 14, 2021 in Franklin Grove Living & Rehabilitation Center. Born July 16, 1950 in Oregon, the son of Russell and Norma (Bachman) Barnhart. David attended Leaf River Schools and was employed over 25 years at Quality Metal of Byron prior to retiring. He enjoyed...