Source: Rockford Register Star, Feb. 13, 2022.
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Veterans Who Have Passed–Robert H. Messner
Source: Rockford Register Star, Feb. 24, 2019.
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Mr. and Mrs. Curt Estwing – 1977, with photo
Source: Rockford Morning Star, Dec. 21, 1977
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Paul D. Hill, Jr. – 2016, obituary
Source: Rockford Register Star 10-2-2016
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Bonnie Wilkinson
Bonnie Wilkinson and John Heimbach were wed September 28th in Westminster Presbyterian Church
Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wilkinson of Freeport, IL
His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heimbach, 202 Palm Avenue
The couple resides in Rockford
The bride is an administrative assistant at Benkovich and Associates Advertising
The groom is an architect for Advanced Energy Systems
Source: Rockford Register Star, 10/16/1985
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Charles E. Holzworth
Born: 5/24/1924 in New Brunswick, NJ to Charles and Thera Willett Holzworth
Married: Shirley Sommer in Rockford 6/23/1951
Died: 7/26/1999 at home, Rockford
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, Burpee-Wood
Chairman and CEO of National Lock, Keystone Consolidated Industries
Emp: Owens Corning Fiberglass
Source: Rockford Register Star 8/1/1999
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Joanne Louise Estwing
Joanne Louise Estwing
Died July 18, 2013
Born August 29, 1929 in Rockford, son of Louis and Jean St. Pierre
Her father was the first Manager of the Coronado Theater
Graduate of West High School, class of 1947
Married Norman Evans Estwing on September 6, 1947 at First Presbyterian Church in Rockford
Member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher
She enjoyed traveling with her husband, CEO and President of Estwing Manufacturing Company, as they represented the company
Survivors include children: Chris N. (Jill) Estwing of Marion, IL; Curt R. (Maggie) Estwing of Rockford; Dr. Carol (James) Farrons of Wheaton, IL and grandchildren: Jonathon Estwing, Adam Estwing, Kate Estwing, Ryne Estwing, Evan Estwing, Peter Farrons, Matthew Farrons; brother-in-law William Boudreau, and sisters-in-law Janet Froelich and Helen Gallant
Funeral in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Olson Funeral Home, Scandinavian Cemetery
Source: Rockford Register Star, 07/21/2013
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Norman Evans Estwing
Norman Evans Estwing
88, Sun City West, Arizona, died July 5, 2010 in his home
Born November 25, 1921 in Rockford, son of Ernest O. Estwing and Hulda (Swenson) Estwing
Graduate of Rockford High School, class of 1940
Married Joanne L. St. Pierre on September 6, 1947 in Rockford
Member of Westminster Presbyterian Church
Founding member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Sun City, AZ
Director and member of American Hardware Association
Survivors include children: Chris N. (Jill) Estwing of Marion, IL; Curt R. (Maggie) Estwing of Rockford; Dr. Carol (James) Farrons of Wheaton, IL and sisters: Janet Froelich and Helen Gallant, and seven grandchildren
Funeral in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Olson Funeral Home, Scandinavian Cemetery
Source: Rockford Register Star, 07/11/2010
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Cummings, Lawrence R.
Born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on Sept. 3, 1922
Graduated High School in 1941, in Fargo, North Dakota
“After Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. On his third mission, his B-24 bomber was shot down over Hungary, and he was taken prisoner by the German Reich for more than 1 year. As allied forces prepared to liberate his POW camp, the prisoner, malnourished and inadequately dress, were woken by their guards in the middle of the night and force-marched 50 miles through a blizzard to another POW camp.”
“Undeterred by these circumstances, Lawrence remained in the reserves and served again in the Korean War as an B-26 maintenance crew chief in Tokyo.”
Died April 4, 2014
Memorial service at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Private burial.
Source: Rockford Register Star May 11, 2014
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Brown, Thomas E.
Died April 17, 2-1 at Wesley Willows, Rockford.
Born April 3, 1923, in Chicago, son of Walter and Lillian (Sandberg) Brown.
U.S. Army, during WWII, serving under General Patton as a 2nd lieutenant in the 3rd Army.
Olson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Scandinavian Cemetery
