Shaw Media / ShawLocal.com • Tuesday, Jun 28, 2022
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MORRISON
Resthave celebrates Father’s Day with a car show, cookout Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Ave. in Morrison, celebrated Father’s Day with a car show, a cookout and live music by Les Wilson on Friday, June 17. A huge thank you to Mark Schuler and Veneta Leif for rounding up the cars. Thank you to everyone involved who took the time from their busy schedules to bring cars to Resthave
home. Resthave’s dietary staff did a great job putting together a delicious lunch consisting of hot dogs, chips, macaroni salad and our famous blue ribbon winning cookies baked by Tawnya Denning, dietary manager. Volunteer, Terry Jones did a fantastic job grilling up the hot dogs. Photos provided
OBITUARIES DOROTHY SIEFKEN
ruary 14, 1942. He preceded her in death on August 14, 2015 at the age of 94. She was a member of the Morrison Dorothy Grace Siefken, 102, mother to United Methodist Church since 1937. Dorothy Russell (Carol) Siefken worked at Volckman Furniture Company in of Sterling, and Steven Morrison and 19 years at Resthave Nursing Home in Morrison. (Deeny) Siefken of She was preceded in death by her husband Morrison and sister to Russell Garrett Siefken, Sr., three brothers Helen Wagenecht of Morrison, passed away George Hiddleson, William Hiddleson, and Earl Hiddleson. on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Resthave Home Funeral service was 10AM Thursday June in Morrison surrounded by family. 23, 2022 at Schilling Funeral Home & CremaBorn at home on April 28, 1920 to Earl tion in Sterling, with Reverend Polly Klimson, Francis and Ethel Marie (Widdle) Hiddleson. officiating. Visitation was one hour prior to Dorothy had three grandchildren Tara (Rich) Curtis of Dixon, Mandy (Paul) Freeman the service from 9AM-10AM. Burial will follow at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. of Morrison and Jeffery (Shannon) Siefken of A memorial has been established. Wisconsin; eight great-grandchildren. Condolences may be sent to www.schillShe married the love of her life, Russell ingfuneralhome.com Garrett Siefken Sr., on Valentines Day, Feb-
DARLENE SIKKEMA Darlene Sikkema, age 89 of Fulton, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at her home. In following Darlene’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, June 11th at Rastrelli’s Restaurant on Main Avenue in Clinton, Iowa. Burial will take place at a later date in Fulton Township Cemetery. The Pape Funeral Home is assisting the family. Darlene Sikkema, 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Fulton, Illinois, with family near, including her husband of 71 years, Russell. Darlene was the daughter of Andrew and Mae Bielema, along with her siblings Howard and Viola. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in the Albany-Erie area, and went to Erie High School, where she loved participating in marching band and excelled in Latin class.
She married Russell Sikkema in 1951. A devoted farm wife, she tended chickens, chased pigs, grew and canned vegetables and fruit, planted trees and shrubs at every house she lived in, and was well-known for her superb cooking for her family and many others who helped with the farm work. Darlene was a wonderful and supportive mother to her three sons Loren, Jon, and Scott, and was an active and vocal attendee at Fulton Steamer football games. She loved her daughter-inlaw Cecelia, and spending as much time as she could with her grandchildren. In later years, she enjoyed traveling, volunteering at Fulton Elementary School,reading biographies of historical women, an occasional glass of wine, and getting her hair done each week at Head Over Heels Salon, where she and Russell enjoyed good times and laughter with friends. The family asks that any donations in Darlene’s memory be made to the River Bend Educational Foundation. Online condolences may be left at www.papefh.com.
ABOVE: Robert (Bob) Wolf and his son, Jay, check out one of the antique cars. BELOW: Al Vos and his son, Larry, enjoy the car show at Resthave’s Father’s Day celebration on June 17.
DONALD “POOD” KING
Born: August 22, 1935 in Sterling, IL Died: June 23, 2022 in Morrison, IL DONALD “POOD” KING, 86. Of Morrison, IL, died Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Resthave Home in Morrison, IL. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, with Mr. Ken Renkes officiating. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 28th at the funeral home. During the visitation, at 6:00 p.m., there will be a Fire Department walk-through. Interment will be in Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. A memorial to Morrison Athletic Boosters has been established. Pood was born August 22, 1935, in Sterling, IL, to Howard and Ivy (Twombly) King. He was a graduate of Morrison High School and
Rockford Business College. On November 26, 1965 he married Coralyn Null in Morrison. Pood had worked at General Electric in Morrison for 37 years. He also worked as a bailiff for the Morrison County Court House for 28 years, and for over 25 years he operated his own lawn mowing business. For 28 years Pood was a volunteer fireman for the Morrison Fire Department. He was also a member of the Morrison Masonic Dunlap Lodge #321 A.F. & A.M. Survivors include his wife, Coralyn; three sons, Toby (Barb) King of Morrison, Kevin (Melissa) King of Mt. Juliet, TN and Jeff (Denise) King of Peru, IL; seven grandchildren, Kendra King, Andy (Kayla) Ellerbrock, Chelsea King, Elyssia (Adam) Sharrow and Dalton (Tiffany) Sego, McKenna (fiancé Joey Brackemyer) King and Erika King; one great grandson, Bryce Brooker; a brother-in-law, Jody (Nancy) Null. He was preceded in death by his parents. To send online condolences go to www. bosmarenkes.com
