Jeffrey J. Mucha
Jan 23, 2013
Jeffrey J. Mucha, 66, of Roscoe, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center following a sudden illness, He was born January 21, 1947 in Kankakee, Illinois; the son of John and Julia (Hughes) Mucha. Jeff has lived in the Rockford area for the past 62 years, coming here from Kankakee. He was married to Patricia...
Deborah L. Wilkins
Jan 23, 2013
Deborah L. Wilkins, 58, of Belvidere, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 in her home following a short illness. She was born on January 16, 1955, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois; the daughter of Floyd S. and Betty J. (Eckoff) Riley, Sr. Deborah married John W. Wilkins in Belvidere on July 31, 1971. She was a homemaker as well as a...
Marlyn R. Tripp
Jan 22, 2013
Marlyn Ruth Tripp, 85, of Belvidere, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in Maplecrest Care Centre. Marlyn was born July 24, 1927 in Dixon; daughter of Harry and Mary (Shufelt) Kizer. Marlyn married David P. Tripp on October 16, 1955 in Belvidere, IL. She was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church in Belvidere where she taught Sunday school...
James R. Thomas
Jan 21, 2013
James Robert Thomas "Jim Thomas, Good Guy", 68, of Poplar Grove, IL passed away in Belvidere, IL with family by his side on January 21, 2013 as a result of a traumatic head injury. Jim was born in 1944 in Vancouver, BC, to William Robert Thomas and Thelma Kathleen (Pollack) Kornacki. Jim married Joan Marie King on December 26,...
Ellen M. Hart
Jan 17, 2013
Ellen M. Hart, 102, of Poplar Grove, died peacefully in her home Thursday, January 17, 2013. Born August 12, 1910 in Spring Township; daughter of Blaine and Anna (Johnson) Blake. Married Claron A. Hart on March 3, 1945 in Belvidere; he died September 5, 1990. Ellen was a farmer's wife and made wedding cakes. She was a 4-H leader...
Gilbert Bruce Turner
Jan 15, 2013
Gilbert Bruce Turner, 77, of Belvidere, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born August 7, 1935 in Garden Prairie on the family farm; son of Allen and Mildred (Lampert) Turner. Married Mary Alice Schrader on September 16, 1955 in Garden Prairie. Member of St. John's United Church of Christ. Worked as a foreman for...
Louise H. Tyler
Jan 13, 2013
Belvidere, IL Louise H. Tyler, 101, of Belvidere, IL and a six year resident of Maple Crest Care Center died Sunday, January 13, 2013 with her family at her side. Louise was born April 17, 1911 in Buckingham, IL the daughter of Dietrich and Clara (Dahling) Elmhorst. She lived in Belvidere for 45 years coming from Marshfield, WI. Louise...
Paul L. Njos
Jan 11, 2013
Paul L. Njos, 78, of Belvidere, died Friday, January 11, 2013 in Swedish-American Medical Center, Emergency Department, Belvidere, after a sudden illness. He was born May 6, 1934 in Austin, Minnesota; the son of Peter and Laura (Williamson) Njos. Paul farmed in Minnesota before working on the assembly line for Chrysler Corporation. He was a member of the U.A.W....
Randy Lee Stockwell
Jan 9, 2013
Caledonia, IllinoisRandy Lee Stockwell, 58 of Caledonia, IL died January 9, 2013. Randy was born July 17, 1954 in Chicago, IL the son of George and Lorraine (Hammer) Stockwell. He married his high school sweetheart, Sandra in 1976; they have three cherished daughters Taylor, Evan and Poppy. Randy was a member of Mill-Work and Cabinetry Local 1027 and worked...
Barbara J. Sowa-Forman
Jan 8, 2013
Belvidere, ILBarbara J. Sowa-Forman, 57, of Belvidere, IL died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Barbara was born June 29, 1955 in Millom, England, the daughter of Julian and June (McPherson) Sowa. Barbara married Mr. Thomas C. Forman on May 31, 1980 in Chicago, IL. She was an operating room nurse with West Suburban Hospital...