All Obituaries

Jan “John” Molosz of Rockford, Illinois passed away Saturday, January 9th, in Clinton Utah, after a short illness.  Jan was a World War II refugee, and came to Boston, MA from Belarus on August 9, 1950.  He and his parents, brothers and sisters began their long journey to the United States in June 1944.  Upon entry into the United States, he had a brief stay in Pennsylvania, where he found work at a farm.  Jan then settled in Rockford, Illinois in 1950. ...

Dennis F. Cudia, age 86, of Rockford, died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. He was born on November 22, 1934 to Joseph Cudia and Marjorie (Lind) Cudia Harris. Graduated from East High School, Class of 1952 and the University of Illinois, Class of 1956, PHD in 1962. He worked as a researcher in Information and Entropy, Functional Analysis and Optimization, and Theoretical Computer Science. He is survived by Cindie Barrett Harris, Marion Barrett,...

Sharon Tucker, age 71, died on December 24th, 2020 at OSF Saint Anthony Hospital, Rockford, Illinois. She was born on May 28, 1949, to Jim and Nadine Henderson. Joined in marriage to Robert Tucker. They were married for 42 years. She worked at Berol USA for many years. She loved going shopping, garage sailing, going out to eat with her best friend, Jean. Their favorite restaurant was Sisters' Café. She knew everyone who worked at Sisters and loved them all. She...

Leroy Schell, 72, of Rockford, died on December 22, 2020 at the P.A. Peterson Center for Health with his beloved children by his side. He was born on Nov. 5, 1948 to Solomon Shell (born August 7,1916 passed June 6th, 1967) and Celia (Kelly) Shell (born May 11, 1919 passed January 20th, 1972). Graduated high school May 1966 at Evarts High School in Evarts Kentucky. Dad loved to be outdoors. He loved summertime and cutting his grass. He loved spending time with his family, especially his...

Barbara Jean (Isoz) Lowry departed this world unexpectedly in her home December 13, 2020. She joins her husband Clark G. Lowry and parents Barbara Jean (Slater) and Albert Isoz in heaven. She attended Rockford East High School, received a diploma from Rockford Memorial School of Nursing where she worked for over 35 years as a nurse, instructor, and Director of Nursing.  When the school of nursing closed their doors, she continued teaching various courses at Rockford...

Sophia Harbachuk, 84, of Rockford, IL died peacefully Wednesday December 9, 2020. Born August 14, 1936 in Bielin Belarus and was the beloved daughter of Aleksandr and Aleksandra Soroka. Sophia immigrated from Germany to America after World War II and made Rockford her home for almost 70 years.  She married Steven Harbachuk on May 14, 1955 and cherished 62 blessed years together before his passing in 2018. Sophia along with her sister Luba Bremer worked together side-by-side at Elco...

Beloved mother, grandmother and friend Kandy Sue Sanchez departed this world on December 5th, 2020, she was born Kandy Sue Cox on February 4th, 1962 in Dixon Illinois to parents Robert and Virginia Cox of Oregon Illinois. Kandy enjoyed many things in her life such as playing Bingo, going shopping, going out to different local events, spending time with her family and friends but most of all she loved traveling and going to new places and on different adventures. Kandy had a beautiful...

Alberto Garcia Sotolongo, 55, of Rockford, passed away on Wed. December 2, 2020 at home. He was born on Oct. 26, 1965, in Cuba, to Oscar and Olga (Sotolongo) Garcia. He was a great husband, brother, father, uncle, cousin, and friend. He was the father of 4 kids: Francisco Garcia, Christian Alberto Garcia, Angel Juan Carlos Garcia and  Ruth Garcia. He was a brother to Luis, Enrique, Angel Lucio, Rene, Javier, Oscar, and Odalis. He was a great father, friend, brother, a great son,...

Patricia N. Magnuson passed away on November 21, 2020. Pat was born on June 29, 1931 in Iowa to Harold and Lucille (White) Marsh. She married Raymond Magnuson on July 3, 1950 and they had three sons. Ray and Pat were members of First Free Church in Rockford for many years and formed many lasting friendships there. Pat was an avid golfer and a longtime member of the Par-T Golf group at Sandy Hollow Golf Course. She is survived by her three sons: Steven (Mary), Mark (Cheryl), and Scott...

Patricia Ann Webner passed away after a sudden illness on November 17, 2020, on a beautiful starry night, surrounded by family. Pat was 79 years old. Born June 28, 1941 in Rockford, Illinois, Pat was the youngest of four children born to Leander and Helen Schlickman. Her father and mother were the successful operators of Rockford’s Tydee Dydee Diaper Service. Pat grew up in Rockford where she graduated from Bishop Muldoon High School in 1958. After attending Alverno College in...