Irene J. Hart

Oct 31, 2016

Belvidere, IL Irene J. Hart, 88, of Belvidere, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2016 at Northwoods Care Centre in Belvidere after a long illness. Irene was born on June 10, 1928 in Clementine, Missouri. She married the love of her life, Robert L. Hart, Jr. on January 20, 1952 in Belvidere. They were married 53 years until his...

James Robertson Gillen

Oct 31, 2016

James Robertson Gillen, 75, of Rockford, Illinois passed away October 31, 2016 at home. He was born on March 11, 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Davidson) Gillen.  He was very proud to have become a citizen of the United States and was also proud of his Scottish Heritage. Before coming to the United States,...

Robert C. Levoy

Oct 30, 2016

Robert Carlton LeVoy, 77, of Belvidere passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Robert was born November 23, 1938 in Belvidere, son of Frank and Agnes (Tangman) LeVoy. He married Carol Hamblock on May 19, 1959 in Ft. Madison, Iowa. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1960. For more than...

Cynthia M. Johnson

Oct 24, 2016

Cynthia M. Johnson, 91, of Belvidere, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born May 21, 1925 in Rockford, IL, daughter of Ashley and Agnes (Anderson) Hagaman. She married her first husband Donald who preceded her in death in 1945 and then married Keith W. Johnson in 1946 in Rockford. She attended Evangelical Covenant Church...

Tommy W. Mason

Oct 21, 2016

Tommy W. Mason, 57 of Rochelle, IL, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 21, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Mona Mason; his sons, Shane Mason and Levi Mason; his mother, Christine Wood; granddaughters, Kyah Probst and Caitlin Mason; sisters, Vicki Clark and Tina Pawass; brother, Don Pottinger; step-brothers, Donald Wood and Dale Wood; along...

Raymond J. Okulski

Oct 20, 2016

Raymond J. Okulski, 89, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully, Thursday, October 20, 2016 in his daughter's home. Ray was born December 13, 1926 in Chicago, IL, son of Joseph and Stephanie (Hibiski) Okulski. He married the love of his life, Irene Lenz, in November of 1955. Ray was the owner and operator of Town Trucking for more than 50...

Sally Anne Mutert

Oct 13, 2016

Sally Anne Wolf Mutert, 88, of Belvidere, IL and Naples, FL, lost her beloved husband, Don Mutert, Sr. in 1990, and is survived by her lovingly devoted husband, Gordon Swanlund; children, Terri (Bo) Boger, Mary (Dick) Becker, George (Susan), Jeanette (Jim) Hoag, Don, Jr. (Paula), Rob (Cara), Dave, Chris, her sister-in-law, Mitzi (Bob) Lober, Patrick Davidson and Gordon's children...

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...