Isabelle D. Countryman
Jul 25, 2014
Isabelle D. Countryman, 100, of Belvidere, IL died Friday, July 25, 2014 at Northwest Community Hospital after complications from hip surgery. She was born December 2, 1913 in Stoughton, WI, daughter of Andrew and Julia (Johnson) Wikum. Isabelle graduated from Stoughton High School, class of 1931 and attended Teachers College. She married Roy Countryman on November 22, 1938 in...
Ruth A. Meyer
Jul 20, 2014
Ruth A. Meyer, 93, of Rockford, died Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Houston, Texas. Ruth was born on July 10, 1921 in Waukegan, Illinois; the daughter of Fred and Agnes (Soderberg) Bregger. She lived 65 years in Rockford, coming here from Joliet, Illinois. On June 12, 1943, Ruth married Bill Meyer in Waukegan, Illinois. He died in 1989. Ruth...
Donnel L. Dimond
Jul 20, 2014
Williams Bay, Wisconsin Donnel L. Dimond, 67, of Williams Bay, Wisconsin died Sunday evening, July 20, 2014 in his home after a lingering illness. Donnel was born October 12, 1946 in Belvidere, IL the son of Leslie F. and Irene H. (Hill) Dimond. He graduated from the UW-LaCrosse with his B.S. Donnell worked for the Rockford Board of Education...
Daniel S. "Dan" Brinkmeyer
Jul 20, 2014
A Loving Husband, Father and Son, Daniel S. Brinkmeyer, 32, of Garden Prairie, Illinois died Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Swedish-American Medical Center Emergency Room following a sudden illness. Born June 8, 1982 in Belvidere, IL; the son of Douglas D. and Vickie L. (Luckey) Brinkmeyer. Dan graduated from Belvidere High School, Class of 2000. He married Stacy L....
Raymond J. Totz
Jul 19, 2014
Raymond John Totz, 95, of Belvidere, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Maple Crest Care Center, Belvidere, Illinois. He was born in Boone County, on April 15, 1919, the son of Eva J. (Haywood) and William F. Totz. Raymond was the second youngest of eleven brothers and sisters. He lived his life in Belvidere; leaving...
Roy A. Frazier
Jul 18, 2014
Rockford, IL Roy Allen Frazier, 50, of Rockford, IL died peacefully, early Tuesday morning, July 15, 2014 in his home after a long battle with diabetes. Roy was born October 25, 1963 in Rockford, IL the son of Sonny and Ruth (Bagley) Frazier. He graduated from Jefferson High School and was employed as a machinist for Gates Manufacturing for...
Barbara F. Polnow
Jul 18, 2014
Belvidere, IL Barbara F. (Gorman) Polnow, 83, of Belvidere, IL passed away peacefully, Friday morning, July 18, 2014 in Maple Crest Nursing Center after a long illness. Barbara was born February 26, 1931 in Rockford, IL the daughter of Milton and Lacey (Love) Gorman. She married Arthur J. Polnow on July 15, 1951 in Belvidere, IL. Over the years,...
William A. "Bill" Szewcik
Jul 16, 2014
William A. "Bill" Szewcik, 69, of Belvidere, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in his home following a long illness. Born October 19, 1944 in Superior, WI; the son of Anthony J. and Jean K. (Wilmot) Szewcik. He honorably served in the Army for his country from 1962 to 1964. On July 10, 1982, Bill married Sandra J. Allen in...
Joel L. Moody Ii
Jul 16, 2014
Poplar Grove, IL Joel L. Moody, II, 93 left his mortal body on Wednesday evening, July 16, 2014, in Maple Crest Care Centre, Belvidere, IL. He was born at Leachville, Arkansas, on August 15, 1920 the son of Joel L Moody, Sr. and Susan C. (Bailey) Moody. He moved to northern Illinois in 1942. Joel married Ruth V. Kennedy...
Christopher L. "Chris" Quist
Jul 15, 2014
Christopher L. Quist, 35, of Belvidere, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in Condell Hospital, Libertyville, IL following a sudden illness. Born December 28, 1978 in Belvidere; the son of LaVerne C. and Pamela S. (Aten) Quist. Chris was a carpenter for Heritage Construction in Elgin. On weekends he did side jobs including roofing. In his spare time he enjoyed...