Verna Mae Slain, 89, of Dixon, joined her loving husband Darwin in heaven on October 11, 2026.

Donald VanDerLeest, 94, of Morrison, died Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at Resthave Home.

Cynthia L. Raguse, age 65, formerly of Sterling, died Saturday, October 3, 2026, at La Bella of Rochelle.

Karen E. Fetterman, age 78, of Polo, died Monday, October 12, 2026, at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center.

Vera Irene Hamilton, 86, of Sterling, passed away on October 10, 2026.

Jerry Dean Jones, age 68, of Dixon, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, at OSF St. Katherine Medical Center in Dixon.

Richard Lee “Dick” Harding, 87, a longtime resident of Rock Falls, Illinois, died peacefully at the hospital on October 12, 2026.

Jerome “Jerry” Schaefer, age 82, of Sterling, died Friday October 2, 2026 at St. Lukes Hospital in Duluth, MN.

Thomas Crawford, 71, of Rock Falls, died on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at Allure of Mendota.

Beverly J. Wyatt, 87, of Pharr, TX, formerly of Sterling, died September 30, 2026, at Comfort House, McAllen, TX.