Larry Dean Osborne
Oct 9, 2016
Larry Dean Osborne, Sr., 70, of Belvidere, went to be with the Lord on October 9, 2016. He was born on January 19, 1946, in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Vernon and Alberta (Williams) Osborne. Larry graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1964 and proudly served in the Army, during the Vietnam War, from 1969 to 1971. He married his sweetheart,...
Laverne William Konsdorf
Oct 8, 2016
Belvidere, IL LaVerne William Konsdorf, 95, of Belvidere, went to be with the Lord on October 8, 2016. He was born on October 4, 1921, in Belvidere, IL, to William and Ella (Boettcher) Konsdorf. LaVerne graduated from Belvidere High School in 1941 and proudly served from 1941-1945 in the Army Air Force, serving in the China-Burma-India Theater of World...
John F. Steljes
Oct 5, 2016
John F. Steljes, 71, of Belvidere, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Alden Debes in Rockford, surrounded by his loving family. John was born November 26, 1944 in Chicago, IL, son of Albert J. "Happy" and Kathryn L. (Coffey) Steljes. He married Catherine Sroka on October 5, 1963 in Chicago, IL. John was a truck driver and was...
Linda "Diane" Gosnell-Lieber
Oct 3, 2016
Linda "Diane" Gosnell-Lieber, 58, of Belvidere, passed away, Monday, October 03, 2016 in her home following a long illness. She was born July 4, 1958 in Hammond, IN, daughter of James E. and Betty (Gilland) Gosnell. She was a graduate of Belvidere High School, Class of 1976. She was employed by Warner Electric of Marengo and MTE of Rockford....
Rodger F. Vandenbroek
Sep 30, 2016
Rodger Franklin van den Broek passed away on Friday, September 30, 2016 at the age of 57 while in hospice care at Swedish American of Belvidere surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 17, 1959 in Hilversum, Netherlands the son of Abraham and Juliana (Wens) van den Broek. Rodger was a 1982 graduate of Loyola Marymount University,...
Jason A. Kays
Sep 19, 2016
Jason Alex Kays, 45, of Rockford IL, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Monday, September 19, 2016. Jason was born on December 31, 1970 to Hubert and Alice (Crawford) Kays in Belvidere, IL. He was a very handy mechanic, collected pennies, loved to fish, sit around campfires and gardening. Jason had a pet crow for 22 years. He had...
Roger L. Ollmann
Sep 18, 2016
Roger L. Ollmann, 75, of Kingston, died peacefully at Northwoods Care Center in Belvidere, on September 18, 2016. He was born on July 18, 1941 to Roy Jr. and Nelda (Jackson) Ollmann in Belvidere. Roger graduated from Belvidere High School and married his sweetheart, Deborah (Knop) Ollmann on September 20, 1985, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belvidere. Roger loved...
Frances E. Taylor
Sep 17, 2016
Frances E. Taylor, 92 of Belvidere, IL, died peacefully Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Northwoods Care Center in Belvidere. Frances was born August 18, 1924, to John and Edwina F. (Plane) Thornton in Cherry Valley. She married her sweetheart, Melvin Taylor, on December 24, 1942 in Belvidere. She was married for 72 wonderful years. She was a homemaker and...
Patrick J. Murphy
Sep 16, 2016
Patrick J. Murphy, 67, of Belvidere, passed away suddenly, September 16, 2016. He was born January 5, 1949 in Ottumwa, IA, son of Ted and Mary (Darner) Murphy. Patrick graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1967, and went on to attend the University of Iowa. He was a prominent member of the community. Patrick was the Belvidere Township supervisor,...
Elaine Rubeck
Sep 16, 2016
Belvidere, IL Elaine (Welin) Rubeck, 80, of North Port, FL and formerly of Belvidere, IL died peacefully, September 16, 2016 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a short illness. Elaine was born March 2, 1936 to John and Helen (McKern) Welin in Belvidere, IL. On September 3, 1954 she married the love of her life Joseph Rubeck in...