With sadness, we announce the following deaths for Roscoe, Rockton, and South Beloit in recent weeks:
April 19, 2024:
Beth Curtis, 67, Rockton
After Hononegah and college, she spent the rest of her life in the San Francisco Bay area.
June 6, 2024:
Reinold Boettcher, 78, Roscoe
A respected mechanical design engineer, he was a passionate woodworker and designer of model cars.
June 10, 2024:
Shelly Volden, 68, Rockton
Bookkeeper for Kinnikinnick School District and volunteer at Womanspace-Rockford.
June 12, 2024:
Edward Truman, 86, Rockton
The 1956 HCHS graduate who was the "engine" behind the Hononegah statue project.
June 16, 2024:
Christopher Olson, 26, South Beloit
Co-owner of Olson Signs, he loved space and stars.
June 18, 2024:
Mary Donkle, 60, Roscoe
She worked with disabled clients, even bringing them home for holidays and meals, until she herself was severely injured in a car accident in 1990.
Other recent obituaries
Death notices for the Stateline: 6/17/2024
Death notices for the Stateline: 6/10/2024
Death notices for the Stateline: 6/3/2024
Death notices for the Stateline: 5/27/2024
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