All Obituaries

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...

Wilma Schaefer Hann Wilma was born May 22, 1929 in Harmon, IL, and  passed away on Monday, September 26 in Scottsdale, AZ. surrounded by love! She attended Dixon High School.  She worked at the A & P store in Dixon, where she met Bob Hann. Wilma lived in Dixon and moved to Arizona in 1956. She worked at El Rancho (Scottdale) and had a cleaning business and later became a nanny for the Firestones. She was preceded  in death by; Marleen Kay Hann, Husband; Bob Hann,...

John E. Sloter, age 74, of Dixon, died Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Davenport, IA.           John was born December 8, 1947, the son of Edward and Maxine (Masters) Sloter.  He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War, 1st Infantry, Military Police.  John was a member of the Carpenter’s Union, was employed at Airtite Construction and owned and operated B & H Excavating.  He was an avid Chicago Bears fan and loved...

Craig J. Kurzrock           Craig J. Kurzrock, age 63, of Dixon, died Friday, August 26, 2022.           Craig was born February 4, 1959 in Dixon the son of Joseph and Diane (Chandler) Kurzrock.  He was employed at Jack Mabley for 14 years as a MHT 2.  He loved his job and the people he worked with.  Craig was a strong union supporter and was vice president of the local Afscme...

Tommy J. Bowser, age 68, of Dixon, died Sunday, August 21, 2022 at his home.           Tom was born May 31, 1954 in Dixon the son of Forrest and Ruby (Sanders) Bowser.  He married Jean McKeown on May 12, 1984 in Rock Falls.  He was employed at Northwestern Steel and Wire (Sterling Steel) for 45 years.  Tom’s greatest honor was being part of his grandchildren’s lives.  He loved spending time with them, attending...

Ernest H. Berkey, Jr.           Ernest H. Berkey, Jr., age 73, of Mt. Morris, died Monday, July 18, 2022 at the VA Hospital in Madison, WI, after a sudden illness.           Ernie was born August 5, 1948 in Dixon the son of Ernest, Sr. and Ada (Kirk) Berkey.  He married Connie Doyle-Lutz on January 1, 1988 in Rockford.  They lived their married life in Mt....

Betty J. Duncan, age 91, of Mt. Morris, died Friday, July 8, 2022 at Pinecrest Manor in Mt. Morris.           Betty was born June 18, 1931 in Chana, the daughter of John and Mabel (Aurand) Heng.  She married Donald Duncan on September 9, 1950.  He preceded her in death on August 1, 2016.  Betty was employed as a cook at Mt. Morris and Clinton schools.  She enjoyed children, particularly her grandchildren and great...

 R. Maxine Sloter, age 94, of Dixon, died Sunday, July 3, 2022 at Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Maxine was born December 9, 1927 in Nashville, IN, the daughter of Lewis and Alta (Galyan) Masters.  She married Ed Sloter on December 2, 1942 in Missouri.  He preceded her in death on April 14, 1997.  Maxine and Ed were dairy farmers for many years and later in the 1970's they owned the Victory Cafe, south of Dixon. Maxine also co-owned a resale shop with...