LaVerne B. Lutzow, 85 of Rockford, died Friday, January 04, 2013 in Swedish-American Hospital Emergency Room. He was born on October 15, 1927 in Monroe Center, Illinois; the son of Arthur and Clara (Thorsen) Lutzow. LaVerne worked for Pierce Packaging Co. and was a member of Tabor Lutheran Church. There are no known survivors except special friends, Betty and Gary Blatchford and family, of Belvidere.