• James Petty • Graciela ‘Grace’ Steele James Petty James Edward Petty of Rockford died March 7, 2010, at age 57. Born on March 6, 1953, in Berwyn, Ill., he served in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his
• James Petty • Graciela ‘Grace’ Steele
James Petty
James Edward Petty of Rockford died March 7, 2010, at age 57. Born on March 6, 1953, in Berwyn, Ill., he served in the U.S. Navy.
He is survived by his companion Dorothy “Doti” Ridings; sons Jonathan “Jono” Paul (Leslie Marie) Petty and Jacob Charles Petty; sister Rita Accardo; brothers John Petty and Joe Rzeczkowski; former wife Martha Spickler; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Ron and Mary Zammit; numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and loved ones.
Visitation at 4 p.m., services at 5 p.m., on Saturday, March 13, at Fitzgerald Funeral Home and Crematory (Mulford Chapel) 1860 S. Mulford Road, Rockford, Ill.
Express online condolences at www.fitzgeraldfh.com.
Graciela ‘Grace’ Steele
Graciela “Grace” Steele died March 7, 2010, at Garden Island Healthcare in Lihu‘e. Born on Feb. 9, 1933, in New York City, she worked in the restaurant and hotel industry.
She was preceded in death by her husband H. Clinton Steele and two brothers.
She is survived by daughter Lucy Douthitt of Lihu‘e; son Bill (Mary) Douthitt of Belleville, Ill., grandson Tyler Douthitt of Fairview Heights, Ill., and David Douthitt of Lihu‘e; granddaughter Stephanie (Joel) Maisenhelder of Chesterfield, Mo.; great-grandson Alex Maisenhelder of Chesterfield, Mo.; sisters Cointa Nunez of New York City and Amelia Carrizales of Indiana; 10 nieces and nephews.
Visitation at 9:30 a.m., service at 10 a.m., on Saturday, March 13, at Lihu‘e Lutheran Church.
Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island Mortuary.
