Dorothy Eleanor (Guenther) Brockmann passed away on March 11, 2019 in Rockford. She was born June 1, 1924 the 6th child of 10 to Arthur W. and Anna (Roehl) Guenther in Niles Center, IL. She married Arnold Brockmann on March 6, 1943. He preceded her in death on May 6, 1982. She previously lived in the Palatine area moving...
Robert Marshall Gibbons, 86, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2019 in Caledonia, Illinois. Born on January 7, 1933 to Harry Gibbons and Beatrice (Haffner) Pixler in Lemmon South Dakota. Robert married his wife of 62 years, Anna (Lipelt) Gibbons, on September 1, 1956 in Huron, South Dakota. Robert proudly served his country in the United States Army and...
Helen T. Schmidt, 87, of Poplar Grove, IL passed away March 9, 2019 in Belvidere, IL. Born on February 22, 1932 to Vern and Alice Schafman in Belvidere, IL. Helen married the love of her life, George Schmidt on July 1, 1950 in Belvidere, IL. Helen was passionate about sewing, quilting, bird watching and gardening. She loved spending time...
Alan Arthur Leisher, 33, of Englewood, Colorado, passed away peacefully March 8, 2019, in Colorado. Born March 20, 1986, to Ted and Diane (Nord) Leisher in Poway, California. Alan was a high school graduate and had a profession as a retail manager. He loved Anime, drawing, cooking and reading. Alan is dearly loved and will be missed by his...
Ida Hieb, 74, passed away on March 7, 2019 in Rockford, Illinois. Born on February 15, 1945 to Hank and Linda (Wind) Vander Veen in Hegebeintum, Friesland in the Netherlands. She married the love of her life, Marvin Hieb, on August 18, 1972 in Chino, CA, where she was a member of CrossPoint Christian Reform Church for 45 years...
Joshua Eugene Konaszewski, 24, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2019 in Cherry Valley, Illinois. Born on October 2, 1994 to Gene Konaszewski and Terri (Konaszewski) Weiser. Joshua attended Belvidere High School and graduated in 2013. He worked for Iverson Painting in Rockford. Joshua was a kind soul and was deeply devoted to music. He enjoyed drawing, building Legos,...
Lana J. Carlson, 77, passed away peacefully at her home on February 28, 2019 in Belvidere, Illinois. Born on March 25, 1941 to Chester and Marjorie (Clark) Carlson in Belvidere, IL. She graduated Belvidere High School with the class of 1959 and went on to work at Cassens Transport, where she later retired. Lana had a passion for watching...
Jim L. Slaven, 68, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2019 in Rockford, Illinois. Born on February 12, 1951 to Preston and Plina (Koger) Slaven in Lakeland, Florida. Jim married the love of his life, the late Lisa (Dugan) Slaven on January 22, 1986 in Hammond, Indiana. Jim received his high school diploma from Scott County High School in...
Catherine "Cathy" Prokop (nee Tobin), 49, of Belvidere, IL and formerly of Hoffman Estates, IL, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 after a courageous battle against colon cancer—She was a Ninja! Cathy was born July 10, 1969 in Chicago, IL, the oldest daughter of the late Richard "Dick" Tobin and Francine (Bomersback) Tobin. Cathy was a 1987 graduate of...
William R. Costa, 50, of Belvidere, Illinois, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 17, 2019. He was born on December 9, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois to Santo and Bonnie (Stanley) Costa. William married the love of his life, Beth (Corbett), on May 15, 1999 in Loves Park, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois where...