Camille Leonard

May 23, 2015

Poplar Grove, IL Camille Leonard, 71 of Poplar Grove, IL passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, May 23, 2015 in Northwoods Care Centre after a short illness.  Camille was born Mach 19, 1944 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Peter and Lucille (Muratore) Palmi.  She married Mr. Robert D. Leonard on September 15, 1963.  She worked in the steel...

Pearl L. Greve

May 22, 2015

Pearl Luella Trumpour Greve, 90, of Belvidere, IL, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015, in her home surrounded by family. She was born in Sycamore, IL on September 18, 1924 to W. Addison and Nellie (Maney) Trumpour.  She was the youngest of 7 and the first to be born in a hospital. Pearl married Edward Junior Greve on August...

Merle E. Huntington

May 21, 2015

Merle E. Huntington, 88, of Belvidere, IL, passed away on Thursday morning, May 21, 2015 at Maple Crest Care Centre in Belvidere. Merle was born on January 21, 1927 in Belvidere, IL, son of Fred and Belle (Wixon) Huntington. He graduated from Belvidere High School. Merle married Bette Heuer on October 7, 1951 in Belvidere, IL. He was a...

Gay Lu Beling

May 16, 2015

Gay Lu Beling, 54, of Belvidere, IL, formerly of North San Francisco, CA, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Maple Crest Care Centre in Belvidere surrounded by her loving family. Gay was born March 3, 1961 in Rockford, IL, daughter of Roy A. and Phyllis M. (Brick) Beling. She was a graduate of Guilford High School, class...

Francis H. Walker

May 14, 2015

Francis H. Walker, 90, of Belvidere, IL, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015 in Belvidere, IL. He was born on March 25, 1925 to John and Pearl Walker, on their 140 acre farmstead near Mohawk, TN. He attended Mountain Valley School. He had a hard life growing up in Greene County, TN. The family had no electricity until the...

Juan Martinez

May 13, 2015

Belvidere, IL Juan Martinez, 47, of Belvidere, IL, passed away peacefully, Wednesday evening, May 13, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Juan was born March 7, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico, son of Isidro and Socorro (Ojeda) Martinez. He graduated from high school, and married Leticia Alvarez in Mexico City, Mexico. Juan was the owner of...

Michael S. "Mike" Ralston

May 11, 2015

Michael S. "Mike" Ralston, 62 of Capron, IL passed away suddenly, Monday, May 11, 2015 in his home. Mike was born January 17, 1953 in Cheverly, Maryland, son of Norvell S. and Doris C. (Brady) Ralston. He was proud to be part of the United States Marines. Mike was a skilled carpenter in the carpenters union. He enjoyed taxidermy,...

John H. Miller

May 10, 2015

John H. Miller, 65, of Belvidere, IL passed away peacefully, Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Belvidere, IL following a valiant fight against cancer that was diagnosed in December, 2012. John was born September 2, 1949 in Baraboo, WI, son of Melvin A. Miller and Margaret Miller (Pings). John attended St. Aloyisius Elementary School in Sauk Prairie, WI and St....

Kathleen "Kathy" Schultz

May 7, 2015

Kathleen Schultz, 69, of Belvidere, IL, died suddenly Thursday morning, May 7, 2015 in her home. Kathy was born September 5, 1945 in Chicago, IL, daughter of William and Helen (Bausich) Thurow. She graduated from North Boone High School, Class of 1964, she went on to attend the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater for 2 years. Kathy married Darrell...

Virginia M. "Ginger" Kolsch

May 4, 2015

Virginia M. "Ginger" Kolsch, 59, of Belvidere, IL, formerly of Crystal Lake, IL passed away peacefully, Monday morning, May 4, 2015. She was born on May 20, 1955 in Berwyn, IL, daughter of Sylvester and Dorothy (Wolak) Wasz. Ginger graduated from high school and went on to become a legal secretary for a law firm in downtown Chicago. She...