Police and family of a McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy killed in the line of duty in Rockford last week are asking residents to line a procession route during his funeral this week.
A visitation will be held for Deputy Jacob Keltner on Tuesday, March 12 at the DeFiore Funeral Home, located in the 10000 block of Dundee road in Huntley, according to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.
Public visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., and a formal law enforcement walk-through will be held at 6 p.m., according to the department.
Deputy Keltner’s funeral will be held on March 13 at Woodstock North High School, located in the 3000 block of Raffel Road. The funeral service will start at 10 a.m.
The public is being encouraged to line the official procession route Wednesday to "show their support and honor Deputy Keltner," police said. (Full route below)
Keltner was killed on Thursday as U.S. Marshals attempted to serve an arrest warrant at the Extended Stay Hotel in Rockford. The suspect, identified as 39-year-old Floyd Brown, fled the scene after the shooting and was later apprehended after a lengthy stand-off on Interstate 55 in central Illinois.
A campaign has been launched to help pay off the mortgage of Keltner's home. If you wish to donate to the fundraising effort, click here.
Full procession route:
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Leave Woodstock High School north (right) on Raffel Road
Turn west (left) on Charles Road
Turn south (left) on Route 47
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Turn southeast (left) on Route 14
Turn south (right) on Route 31
Turn west (right) on James R. Rakow Road
James R. Rakow Road turns into Randall Road
Turn west (right) on Algonquin Road
Turn south (left) on Ruth Road
Turn south (left) on Dundee Road
End at DeFiore Funeral Home
Jacob Keltner's wife, Becki Keltner, wrote a letter Monday to share just who her husband was. She asked to keep the letter in its entirety.
