Obituaries

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.
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.
SABULA, Iowa – Richard A. “Rick” Hale, 58, of Long Grove, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C.
DIXON – Patricia L. Wilson, 72, of Dixon, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.
MORRISON – Anne M. Petersen, 77, of Morrison, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She owned and operated Anne Petersen’s Dance Studio in Morrison for 33 years.
DIXON – Jane Weaver, 75, of Dixon, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013, at SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford.
MENDOTA – Clayton F. Buettner, 84, of Mendota, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Mendota Lutheran Home.
BYRON – Sarah M. Kamp, 32, of Byron, died while in the early stages of pregnancy Monday, May 20, 2013, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
POLO – Stephanie J. Wolf, 64, formerly of Milledgeville, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Polo Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. She worked at Rolling Hills Workshop in Lanark.
TAMPICO – Edna Fern Swartzentruber Schrock was born July 9, 1925, near Kalona, Iowa, to Loyd and Elva (Kempf) Swartzentruber.
CHADWICK – Martin Robert Svatik, 70, of Chadwick, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.
BYRON – Geraldine A. Fitzgerald, 65, of Byron, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. 
GALT – Levi William “Little Man” Leesman, 2 months, of Galt, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at his home.
SEBRING, Fla. – Rosella M. Nelson, 92, of Sebring, Fla., formerly of Dixon, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013. She owned P&W Supply Co. in Dixon.
SAVANNA – Donald D. Fair, 72, of Savanna, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.
STERLING- John H. Buyers, 66, of Sterling, died Friday, May 17, 2013 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.
GALT – Levi William “Little Man” Leesman, 2 months, of Galt, died Friday, May 17, 2013 at his home.
DIXON – Ethel L. Wells, 97, of Rockford, formerly of Dixon, passed away peacefully after a brief illness Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Rosewood Care Center in Rockford.
CLINTON, Iowa – Kristin R. Phillips, 55, of Clinton, Iowa, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, at her home. She was a waitress at several area restaurants.
ROCK FALLS – Mary Jean Baroncini, 85, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.
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