Margaret Irene Dobson

Margaret Irene Dobson, age 79, Rockton, passed away at University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, on September 24, 2013, after a short illness. She was born in Rockford, Illinois on June 23, 1934, the daughter of Alfred and Mabel (Peak) Havens. Margaret was a lifelong resident of the Rockford area and a longtime employee and retiree of Atwood Industries. She married Robert E. Dobson on June 15, 1956; Margaret had a wonderful sense of humor and was always thinking of others over herself. She enjoyed going to garage sales with her daughters, making homemade jelly, working in her yard and visiting with family. She was a member of Central Christian Church in Beloit, Wisconsin. Margaret is survived by her husband Robert E. Dobson; Daughters, Billie (Frank) Payne of Janesville, WI, Bobbie (Norman) Dorsch of Roscoe,IL, Tina (Mark) Brown of Jonesboro, AR; a Son, Robert (Tammy) Dobson of La Quinta, CA; 10 grandchildren, Candy, Tony, Dawn Gossard, Ronnie Lyman, Ginger Niemeyer, Pebbles Dorsch, Angie, Amie, Danny Cale, Mark Brown Jr., Eian, Samuel, Chad Dobson; 17 great grandchildren; a brother, Alfred Havens Jr. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Mabel Havens; a brother, Albert Havens; and a sister, Arlene Sparacino

Services for Margaret Dobson will at 2pm, Monday, September 30th,2013 at Sunset Funeral Home, 8800 N .Alpine Road, Machesney Park. Pastor David Meding will be officiating. Visitation will held from 3pm to 4:30pm, Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home. Entombment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

"It broke our hearts to lose you but you did not go alone. A part of us went with you the day God called you home. If tears could build a stairway and heartaches pave a lane, we would walk our way to heaven, and bring you back again. In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still, in our hearts you hold a special place that no one could ever fill."

The family wishes to thank all the doctors and nurses at the University Hospital for their dedication and outstanding care and compassion for our mother. Words cannot express our gratitude.

Online Condolences can be given at www.sunsetfhmemgardens.com