Catharine E. Bluege
May 26, 2017
Belvidere, IL Catharine E. Bluege, 82, of Belvidere, went home to her Lord, Friday, May 26, 2017 at Alpine Fireside surrounded by her loving family after a long illness. Born March 28, 1935 in Chester, IL, daughter of Carl and Mary (Mills) Bewie. She married E. Robert Bluege on November 17, 1956 in Mattoon, IL. Catharine and her late...
Phillip G. "Phil" Knox
May 22, 2017
Phillip G. "Phil" Knox, 73, of Belvidere, went to be with the Lord, Monday, May 22, 2017 after a short illness with his wife, Carol, by his side. Born March 19, 1944 in Belvidere, son of Ralph and Lillian (Schwedersky) Knox. Phil served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era. He married Carolynn "Carol" on September 16,...
Kenneth "Kenny" Krutza
May 21, 2017
Kenneth "Kenny" Richard Krutza, 64, of Belvidere, IL died on May 21st, 2017 in Rockford, IL. Born November 16, 1952 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, son of Richard and Virginia (Liebe) Krutza. Kenny graduated from PJ Jacobs High School. He was a retired construction worker working many years with Construction Union Local 792. Kenny was dedicated to his family. He...
Jose Luis Garcia Gonzalez
May 18, 2017
Belvidere, IL Jose Luis Garcia Gonzalez, 49, of Belvidere, passed away, Thursday afternoon, May 18, 2017 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born August 20, 1967 in Juchique de Ferrer Veracruz, Mexico, son of Pastor Garcia and Maria de Los Angeles. Jose married Maria Guadalupe Tinoco Perez on October 22, 1993. He was an avid soccer fan...
Linda S. Bowers
May 14, 2017
Linda S. Bowers, 67, of Belvidere, passed away, Sunday, May 14, 2017 at UW Madison after a short illness. Born October 6, 1949 in Belvidere, daughter of Victor G. and Ruby R. (Smith) Mullins. She married Larry Bowers on August 20, 1994. Linda graduated from Belvidere High School, class of 1967, and went on to Rockford Beauty Academy. She...
Charles C. Babcock
May 13, 2017
Charles C. Babcock, 66, of Poplar Grove, IL., died peacefully in his home, Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born October 20, 1950, in Beloit, Wisconsin, son of Richard J. and Lorraine F. (Fink) Babcock. Charles graduated from North Boone High School in 1968. He was employed as an Iron worker out west for many years. Charles loved skiing and white...
Drew Thomas Martin
May 8, 2017
Canton, Ohio Drew Thomas Martin, 57, of Canton, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017. He was born in Akron, Ohio and graduated from Aurora High School in Aurora, Ohio and attended vocational school after that. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed skydiving, camping and golfing. Drew is preceded in death by parents Dennis J. Sr. and Joan W....
Doris M. Dorn
May 6, 2017
Doris M. Dorn, 95, of Rockford, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Saint Anthony Medical Center after a short illness. Born March 5, 1922, in Rockford, IL, daughter of Leonard and Gladys (Drager) Wills. Doris married the love of her life, Richard Dorn, on October 27, 1943 in Rockford. She made her spiritual home...
Ellen Powell-Lindstrom
May 6, 2017
Ellen Powell- Lindstrom, 76, of Belvidere, IL, died Saturday, May 6, 2017, in Belvidere. Born July 22, 1940, in Belvidere, IL, daughter of Emil and Helen (Mitchell) Bruhn. Ellen married Donald Lindstrom on January 1, 1992, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a member of United Methodist Church in Belvidere. Ellen graduated from Belvidere High School in 1960. After...
Thomas Michels
May 2, 2017
Thomas E. "Tom" Michels, 66, of Rockford, passed away suddenly, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 in Rockford after a lengthy battle with heart disease. Born July 17, 1950, son of Howard and Ruth (Johnson) Michels. Tom graduated with a double Master's degree from Indiana University, and he worked primarily in marketing and sales. Tom loved reading and history, but most...