All Obituaries

          Edward L. Cover, age 81, of Amboy, died Sunday, April 30, 2023 at Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.           Edward was born October 4, 1941 in Dixon the son of Clarence and Clara (Geiger) Cover.  He served in the US Army and later married Pamala Dodd on January 7, 1961 in Eldena.  Edward retired from Northwestern Steel and Wire in Sterling and also worked at Ace Hardware in Dixon for 20...

Thomas Raymond Cox passed away on April 23, 2023 at KSB Hospital after a long battle with kidney disease and COVID pneumonia complications.  He was born May 30, 1944 at KSB Hospital to Edmund R. and Alice Marie (Johns) Cox.  Tom attended Polo schools and then enlisted in the Army.  He was spent seven years in the US Army; going to South Korea, where he met and married Kim (Kwi) Cox.  They celebrated 50 years together and adopted three children.  A son, Bobby Cox...

Delight was born in New York, New York on March 2, 1923.  She entered into her heavenly home on April 17, 2023.           Her life of 100 years, as you can imagine, was full of amazing experiences.  If you spent time with her, you would be entranced by her stories.  One of our favorites was about the Campfire Girls.           Delight was the daughter of Carl Custer Cutler and Helen...

Steven D. Weidman, age 68, of Dixon, died Sunday, March 19, 2023 at his home.           Steven was born August 20, 1954 in Chicago the son of Dale and Barbara (Shippert) Weidman.  He was employed by the City of Dixon for 35 years.  Steven was an avid NASCAR fan, a die-hard Chicago Bears fan and a Chicago Cubs fan.  He also enjoyed music.           He is survived by his daughter, Kelli...

Shirley Esther Raney, age 80, passed away March 13, 2023, at Aperion Care Center in DeKalb, Illinois.  She was born September 14, 1942, in Dixon, Illinois to Harold and Minnie (Gottel) Ringler. Shirley graduated from Dixon High School.  She grew up on the farm and continued to live there as an adult.  She said you can take the girl off the farm but you can’t take the farm out of the girl. She married Donald Raney on June 19, 1965.  They moved from Dixon to DeKalb...

David L. Spaine, age 80, of Polo, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling.           David was born November 2, 1942 in Batesville, IN, the son of Wendell and Lois (Carlyn) Spaine.  He married Sandra L. Babich on June 4, 1963 in Mt. Morris.  He was employed as a Teamster over the road truck driver for NWS&W in Sterling and C F for 30 years before retiring in 1998.  David will be missed by his...

Fred and Margaret (Peggy) Robillard were reunited on Sunday, February 20, 2023, with the passing of Fred.  Fred J. Robillard, 98, of Walton, NY passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at home.  Fred was born on February 16, 1925 in Dixon, IL the son of the late Romeo and  Eviline (Tuttle) Robillard. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He served in North Africa and in Sicily and later in Italy where he was captured and spent a year as a POW. Highly...

Steven E. Moeller, age 67, of Sterling, died Sunday, January 8, 2023 at The Citadel of Sterling.           Steven was born January 3, 1956 in Dixon, IL, the son of Alvin and Mary (Davis) Moeller.  He was employed at Raynor and at the Loveland Building, both in Dixon.           He is survived by his son, Cole (Andrea) Moeller; his mother, Mary Moeller; three grandchildren, Adrock, Judah and...

Grant A. Kersten, age 40, of DeKalb, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at his home in DeKalb, Illinois.  He was born June 13, 1982, in DeKalb, Illinois, the son of Orv and Bonnie (Kerchner) Kersten. Grant graduated from DeKalb High School and also attended Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL.  At the time of his death, Grant was working for his landlord doing maintenance work.  Grant enjoyed collecting records from all over the world.  He had hundreds of records in his...

Connie P. Ramirez, age 66, of Eldena, died Friday, October 7, 2022 at her home.           Connie was born June 23, 1956 in Sterling the daughter of Curt Heppler and Ellen (Gatz) Conrady.  She married Caleb Ramirez on August 16, 1985 in Sterling.  Connie was employed at the Edelmann Corp. in Dixon for many years.  She enjoyed traveling, cooking, music and feeding the birds.  She loved life and spending time with her...