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SALLY E. KIRKSEY
STERLING - Sally E. Kirksey, 76, of 105 East 23rd Street, died, Friday, March 21, 2003 at Sterling Pavilion.
Mrs. Kirksey was born May 12, 1926 in Egypt, AR. The daughter of Joseph A. and Josie M. (Green) McKalip. She married Albia "Arkie" G. Kirksey on February 6, 1947 in Jonesboro, AR. He preceded her in death on April 4, 1995. She was past member of Maranatha Baptist Church and enjoyed crocheting and fishing.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Ann (Robert) Rude of Rockford and Elizabeth Edwards of Sterling; two sons, E. Dwain (Barbara) Foster of Rock Falls and Donald Ray (Mary) Foster of Paragould, AK; two brothers, Kenneth and Carl (Esther) McKalip of DeSoto, MO; twelve grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by four sisters and one brother.
Funeral services will be at 11:30AM Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at the Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Monday at the funeral home.
A memorial has been established.
MARGARET I. LENHART
STERLING - Margaret I. Lenhart, 95, 1801 Avenue G, died Thursday, March 20, 2003 at CGH Medical Center.
Mrs. Lenhart was born July 1, 1907 in Storm Lake, IA, the daughter of Jacob and Bertha (Harrison) Garwick. She married Chester P. Lenhart November 18, 1937 in Clinton, IA. He preceded her in death May 29, 1999. She was formerly a member of the Coleta Christian Church, the Coleta Christian Church Missionary Society, and later became a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sterling. She was a member of the Household Science Club and the Whiteside County Home Extension.
Survivors include two daughters, Janice (Lyle) Weber of Elmwood Park, Virginia (Robert) Britz of Elk Grove Village; a son, Larry (Donna) Lenhart of Coleta; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were two sisters, Luella Hubbard and Naomi Speer.
Funeral services will be at 11 AM, Monday, March 24, 2003 at the Schilling Funeral Home with the Reverend Herbert Reed, Pastor of First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sterling, officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 AM, Monday at the Funeral Home.
A memorial has been established.
GRACE E. MOORE
STERLING - Grace E. Moore, 87, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at CGH Medical Center. Grace was born January 31, 1916 in Waupun, WI, the daughter of Lewis and Bessie (Martin) Wright. She married Harold J. Moore on September 21, 1935 in Beloit, WI. He preceded her in death on November 29, 1978. She was a member of Whiteside County Homemakers Unit, Sterling Woman's Club, Elkettes, Past Member of Dixon Lioness Club, Moose Lodge #726, First Congregational Church of Sterling U.C.C., Women's Guild and Church Circle. Survivors include two sons, Dennis (Pamela) Moore of Homosassa, FL and Michael L. (Helen) Moore of Sterling; six grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons Jimmy and Tom and one sister,
Eleanor Reynolds. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, April 19, 2003 at First Congregational Church, U.C.C. of Sterling with the Reverend Bob
Butterfield, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM Friday at the Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling.
MARY E. MYERS
STERLING - Mary E. Myers, 77, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at Coventry Village.
She had been employed for several years as a welder at Frazer Mfg. In Rock Falls.
Mrs. Myers was born May 16, 1925 in Newport, TN, the daughter of Alexander and M. Lucinda (Costner) Giles. She married John S. Myers on January 22, 1946 in Orlando, FL. He preceded her in death on May 13, 1986. She was a member of the Rock Falls Methodist Church, the American Legion Auxiliary Post #902 Rock Falls and the Moose Lodge #726 Women of Sterling.
Survivors include a brother, David Giles in Knoxville, TN; several nieces and nephews, including Pamela (Rick) Stange of Sterling.
Preceding her in death was a sister, Anna Lancaster and two brothers.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 24, 2003 at the Schilling Funeral Home with the Reverend Larry Thompson, pastor of Rock Falls United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Rock Falls. Visitation will be from 10-11 AM at the Funeral Home.
A memorial has been established to Alzheimer's Association and Hospice of the Rock River Valley.
RUSSELL C. HELMS
STERLING - Russell C. Helms, 83, died Monday, April 21, 2003 at Coventry Village.
He was a pipefitter at the former Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. for 23 years, prior to his retirement in 1983.
Mr. Helms was born November 15, 1919 in Hopkins Twp., the son of Bernard and Caroline (Eilers) Helms. He married Helen Marie Wilkinson on December 6, 1945 in the parsonage of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of West Jordan.
Survivors include his wife, Helen, of Sterling; a daughter, Judith (Steven) Shipman of Sterling; a son, Kenneth Helms of Leavenworth, KS; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were two sisters and four brothers.
Funeral services will be at 10 AM Friday, April 25, 2003 at the Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling with the Reverend Philip Gronbach, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Thursday at the funeral home.
A memorial has been established.
MADLYN N. LUTYENS
ROCK FALLS - Madlyn N. Lutyens, 85, of 430 Martin Road, died Saturday, April 26, 2003.
Madlyn N. Lutyens was born July 1, 1917 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the daughter of James A. and Bertha Pearce Norman. She married Marvin E. Lutyens on May 17, 1942 in Rock Falls. He preceded her in death on January 2, 1998.
Mrs. Lutyens was a member of the First Congregational Church of Rock Falls, Royal Neighbors, and Kings Daughters.
She is survived by one daughter, Kathy (John) Mayus of Gilbert, AZ; four sons, Douglas H. (Vicki) Lutyens of Milwaukee, WS, Donald E. (Carolyn) Lutyens of Naperville, Gregory M. (Phyllis) Lutyens of Rock Falls, and James M. (Sandy) Lutyens of Fairmont, WV; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Four brothers, Lawrence, Philip, James and Robert; and four sisters, Bernice, Doris, Lois, and Dorothy also preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be 11 AM Tuesday, April 29, 2003 at the Schilling Funeral Home with Reverend Madeline Edwards of the First Congregational Church of Rock Falls officiating. Visitation will be one-hour prior from 10-11 AM. Private burial will be at Tampico Memorial Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church of Rock Falls or Hospice of the Rock River Valley.
Jesse G. Salomon
STERLING - Jesse G. Salomon, 81, of Sterling, died Sunday May 11, 2003 at his daughters home. He was employed by the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Company for 35 years prior to retiring in 1983, in the furnace department.
Mr. Salomon was born August 29, 1921 in Zamora, Mexico the son of Frank and Guadalupe (Caratachea) Salomon. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Latin American Social Club and enjoyed traveling, cooking, classic cars and family.
Survivors include four daughters, Mary Ellen Schmider of Simi Valley, CA, Debbie (Bob) Bush of Las Vegas, NV, Jayne (Brian) Cleveland of Kewanee, and Brenda Kist of Gary IN; four sons, Jonathon (Lisa) Salomon of Burbank, CA, Frank Salomon of Sterling, Jesse Salomon of Gary IN and Mark Salomon Las Vegas, NV; twenty grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Deannie Ryan a sister Maria Elena and one grandson Brian Salomon.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM Friday, May 16, 2003 at the Schilling Funeral Home with the Reverend Uriel Lopez, officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Thursday and from 12 noon-1:30 PM at the funeral home.
A memorial has been established.
EDNA M. JOHNSON
GERMANTOWN, WI - Edna M. Johnson, 90, formerly of Sterling, died Thursday, May 15, 2003 at Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, WI.
Mrs. Johnson was born July 28, 1912 in Emerson, the daughter of Friederick and Anna (Meyer) Ricklefs. She was baptized at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Hopkins Twp. and was confirmed in 1927 by the Reverend W. J. Voeltz of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling. She married Omar Johnson on July 15, 1933 in the home of her parents in Hopkins Township. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1999. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sterling. Survivors include two daughters Joanne L. (Mark) Hershman of Goldens Bridge, NY and Barbara C. (William) Olson of Germantown, WI; four sons Laverne O. (Ann) Johnson of Pittsford, NY, Merle E. (Glenda) Johnson of Nashua, IA, Lyle D. (Beverly) Johnson of Bloomsburg, PA; Jerry K. (Sally) Johnson of Fairfield Glade, TN; two sisters Louise McDearmon of Sterling and Velma Kindle of Chester, SC; nine grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Omar; one sister Evelyn Johnson and one brother Edgar Ricklefs.
Funeral services will be at 11 AM Tuesday May 20, 2003 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Reverend Philip Gronbach, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday from 4-7 PM at the Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling.
A memorial has been established to St. Paul Lutheran Church.
CAYDEN MICHAEL WRIGHT
STERLING - Cayden Michael Wright, four-months old, died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at Rockford Memorial Hospital, as a result of an automobile accident, along with his father, Gerald (Jerry) Franklin Wright.
Cayden Michael Wright was born Jan 1, 2003 in Rockford, the son of Jerry Wright and LeAnne Wheeler.
Cayden Wright is survived by his mother LeAnne Wheeler of Sterling, maternal grandfather, Michael Wheeler of Sterling; maternal grandmother, Diane Wheeler of Rock Falls; maternal great-grandparents, Arlo (Patricia) Millican and Robert (Diane) Walsh all of Sterling; paternal grandfather, Gerald (Mary) Wisner of Peoria; paternal grandmother, Tami Wright of Harmon; paternal great-grandmother, Barbara Wright of Peoria; paternal great-grandfather, Buddy Wright of Bakersfield, CA; and paternal great-grandmother, Dorothy Wisner of Peoria; aunts & uncles.
Private Graveside services will be Thursday, May 29, 2003 at Oak Knoll Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4-8 PM Wednesday at the Schilling Funeral Home.
A memorial has been established.
GERALD FRANKLIN WRIGHT
STERLING - Gerald (Jerry) Franklin Wright, 20, died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford, as the result of an automobile accident, along with his four-month old son, Cayden Michael Wright.
Gerald (Jerry) F. Wright was born January 12, 1983 in Peoria, the son of Gerald Wisner and Tami Wright.
Jerry is survived by his finance, LeAnne Wheeler of Sterling; his father, Gerald (Mary) Wisner of Peoria; his mother Tami Wright (John Reed) of Harmon; maternal grandparents, Buddy and Rosemarie Wright of Harmon; paternal grandmother, Dorothy Wisner of Peoria; one half-brother, Tyler Scott of Lyndon; one half-sister, Lindsey Wisner of Peoria; aunts and uncles.
Private Graveside services will be Thursday at Oak Knoll Memorial Park.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at the Schilling Funeral Home. Preceding him in death is his four-month old son, Cayden Michael Wright.
A memorial has been established.
LOUISE V. BOYLE
STERLING - Mrs. Louise V. Boyle, 92, died Friday, May 23, 2003 at CGH Medical Center. She was born March 22, 1911 in Brookport, IL, the daughter of Henry Clay and Truda E. Modglien Johnson. She married James Boyle on November 2, 1937 in Jackson, MO. He preceded her in death on March 14, 1987.
Mrs. Boyle enjoyed knitting and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Cladene (David) Becker of Sterling; one brother, Stanley (Debbie) Johnson of Joppa, IL; one sister, Esther Johnson of Sterling; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death was one sister, Dorothy Rankin; and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be 1 PM Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at Moline Memorial Gardens, Moline, IL with Reverend Jack Prowant officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements completed by the Schilling Funeral Home.
A memorial has been established.
