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DIXON – Gerald A. Wakeley, 80, of Dixon, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.
Happy birthday to Sharon Lierman, Les Gibson, Dylan Thayer, 17, Joyce Bland, Kay Hamilton, and Linda Johnson, all on Saturday.
DIXON – James M. Coffey, 76, of Dixon, died Friday, May 24, 2013, at Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. 
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PROPHETSTOWN – Diana F. Posey, 54, of Prophetstown, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was a server at Prophetstown Grade School for many years.
OREGON – Colleen M. Carlson, 63, of Oregon, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.
MOUNT CARROLL – Gunnel Maria Lundquist, 96, of Mount Carroll, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mount Carroll.
PROPHETSTOWN – Mable R. “Tooty” Mitchell passed away Monday, May 20, 2013.
DIXON – Ruth Marian Saunders, 84, of Dixon, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Dixon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
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POLO – Donald “Bud” Davis passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.
Happy birthday to Robin Norburg, Cindy Bannick, and Jeff Wagenknecht, all today.
THOMSON – Stan “Coach” McCrudden, 80, of Thomson, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at his home.
DIXON – Ronald Lee Zimmerman, 79, of Dixon, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. He was a Teamster truck driver before retiring.
STERLING – Dean B. Reynolds, 82, of Sterling, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Coventry Living Center in Sterling. He was employed by Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling, in the 14-inch mill.
BYRON – Lester Thompson Beitel died early Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Neighbors Rehabilitation Center in Byron from complications of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia and Alzheimer’s.
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LaBELLE, Fla. – Kelly Marie Wolfley Timm, 36, of LaBelle, Fla., died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013.
STERLING – Rhonda L. Carter, 46, of Sterling, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. She was a personal caretaker for her mother.
Happy birthday to Belinda Wetzell, Nicki Kolvi, Roger Inboden, Larry Baumgartner, and Bethany Ellis, all today.
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