All Obituaries

  Daniel W. Marshall             Daniel W. Marshall, age 58, of Dixon, died Saturday, September 12, 2020 at his home.             Dan was born October 16, 1961 in Dekalb the son of William and Carolyn (Swanson) Marshall.  He married Alycia Bend on July 28, 1984 in Dixon.  Dan was employed at Blount International (formerly Woods) in Oregon for 38 years.  He also...

  Patricia A. Whipple             Patricia A. Whipple, age 78, of Byron, died Monday, September 7, 2020 at Javon Bae Hospital in Rockford.             Patricia was born September 26, 1941 in Dixon the daughter of Vernon and Tillie (Wiser) Schwitters.  She married Earl Whipple in March of 1967.  He preceded her in death on July 31, 2018.  Patricia was employed...

Doris Miller, 95, of Dixon, passed away August 30, 2020 at Heritage Square.           Doris was born to Mildred and Sumner Reed on May 1, 1925 and resided in the Dixon area all of her life.  She married Robert Dean Miller on May 15, 1946.  He preceded her in death on January 15, 1994.           She was employed as a secretary for eight years and later was a caring, trustworthy Real Estate...

Donald Portner, 85, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at home in Rock Falls.           Donald was born on February 16, 1935 to Alvin and Agnes Portner.  He was a loving husband to Lulu (Quimby) Portner.  They were married on February 26, 1956.  They shared 64 wonderful years together.           He loved working in his wood shop and tending to his...

  Anita L. Rockett           Anita L. Rockett, age 66, of Dixon, died Friday, July 17, 2020 at her home.           Anita was born December 23, 1953 in St. Louis, Mo. the daughter of Curtis and Anna (Pisarkiewicz) Rockett.  She was employed at Edelmann in Dixon for many years.           She is survived by her companion, Charles Craig of Dixon;...

    On Sunday, June 28th, 2020 Shirley Mae Hubbell Okland died of natural causes at the age of 85.      Shirley was born August 5, 1935 in Amboy, Illinois to Marvin and Helen (Starks) Hubbell.  Shirley was the youngest of three children and the only girl.  Shirley had the charm and dark curls to rival her likely namesake Shirley Temple.  She was clever and an “A” student graduating from Amboy High School the class of 1953.  ...

Norma Tate Oviatt, formerly of Sterling, Illinois and Dixon, Illinois passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020, at home in Bellevue Nebraska.  She was born September 17, 1926 in Dixon Illinois to Lavern and Alice Rogers.  She grew up in Dixon and married Robert Tate in 1945.  She married Raymond Oviatt in 1973. Norma worked as a cook for 19 years for Woolworth in Sterling Illinois.  She was very active in her church in Rock Falls, Illinois serving in children’s ministry...

  Elmer J. Sieberns           Elmer J. Sieberns, age 93, of Dixon, died Friday, April 24, 2020 at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center.           Elmer was born May 7, 1926 in Harmon the son of John and Dora (Jacobs) Sieberns.  He served in the US Army during WWII and spent time in Japan.  Elmer later married Janet Gipson in 1975.  She preceded him in death on January...

Marjory J. Tetrick           Marjory J. Tetrick, age 94, of Dixon, died Friday, April 17, 2020 at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center.           Marjory was born March 9, 1926 in Ridgefield the daughter of Hal and Ella (Rosenthal) Allbee.  She was a 1944 graduate of Dixon High School, married Frederick Tetrick on July 12, 1946 in Dixon and was a homemaker.  Marjory’s...

Georgia M. Cover           Georgia M. Cover, age 98, of Dixon, died Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon.           Georgia was born August 18, 1921 in Dixon the daughter of Fred and Katherine (Thurm) Trachsel.  She married Harry O. Cover on November 8, 1946 in Dixon.  He preceded her in death on July 8, 1999.  Georgia was employed at Borg Warner for 25 years...