H. Elwood Martenson
Mar 11, 2010
Elwood Martenson, 85, of Belvidere, died Thursday, March 11, 2010 in Alden Terrace of McHenry following a short illness. He was born June 11, 1924 in Cherry Valley, Illinois, the son of Harry Edward and Viola C. (Beck) Martenson. Elwood married Priscilla Mitchell in Belvidere on May 30, 1956. She died May 28, 2002. He was employed as a...
Martyn "Skid" James Depoutee
Mar 11, 2010
Martyn "Skid" James DePoutee, 80, of Rockford, formerly of Belvidere, died March 11, 2010 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born April 8, 1929 to Martyn Joseph and May (Facklam) DePoutee in Gary, IN. Married Pauline Hawkey on May 14, 1950 in Belvidere. She died June 14, 1996.Served in the Marine Corps at the end of World War II, retired as...
Donald C. Difford
Mar 11, 2010
Donald C. "Don" Difford, 57, of Belvidere died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in his daughter's home following a sudden illness. He was born on September 8, 1952 in Belvidere; the son of Donald Clarence and Inez Margareete (Johansson) Difford. Don was married to Karen Garbe in Belvidere on February 15, 2004. He worked at Chrysler Corporation for thirty years....
William J. Keegan
Mar 8, 2010
William J. Keegan, Jr. 60, of Belvidere, died Monday, March 8, 2010 in his home following a long illness. Born April 22, 1949 in Sycamore, Illinois; the son of William J. and Margery P. (Bolz) Keegan, Sr. He attended East High School. Bill worked as a carpenter. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. Bill enjoyed stock...
Dawn M. (Mann) Sartino
Mar 7, 2010
Poplar Grove, ILDawn M. (Mann) Sartino, 40, of Poplar Grove, IL died Sunday March 7, 2010 in SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford, IL after a lengthy illness. Dawn was born September 18, 1969 in Rockford, the daughter of Raymond and Mary Lou (Skilling) Mann. Dawn graduated from Harlem High School and loved her kids.Survivors include her significant other of 16 years,...
Vincenza "Vera" B. Garraffo
Mar 6, 2010
Vincenza "Vera" B. Garraffo, 86, of Belvidere, died March 6, 2010 in Swedish American Hospital. Born January 16, 1924 to Leonard and Maria (Vincuggera) Bernardo in New York. Married John Garraffo July 12, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY. He died in April 1996. Vincenza worked for the Phillips Corporation.Survivors include daughter Geraldine (Jeffrey) Gerlach of Belvidere and son Frank Garraffo...
Marguerite Wych
Mar 6, 2010
Marguerite Wych, 86, of Garden Prairie, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Swedish American Hospital. Born Dec. 6, 1923 to William Cochran and Marjorie Bell (Wilcox) Fleming, Sr. in Coral Township. Married Kenneth George Wych in 1947. He passed away in 1981. Marguerite graduated from Marengo High School, was an active member of the Garden Prairie United Church of...
Stella Kwiecinski
Mar 6, 2010
Stella Kwiecinski, 85, of Belvidere, formerly of Streamwood, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Provena St. Anne Center. Born March 12, 1924 to Antoni and Elenora (Babol) Wegrzynowski, in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. Worked for Motorola for 13 years in the assembly line. She loved to crochet, cook for her family and was an avid gardener.Survived by her daughters Irene...
Shirley Jean Rubert
Mar 2, 2010
Shirley Jean Rubert, 81, lifelong resident of Belvidere, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in Swedish American Hospital after a short illness. Born July 6, 1928 to Hugh and Stella (Holiday) Voorhies in Marengo, IL. Married Carl Rubert on November 7, 1948 in Poplar Grove, he passed away Sept. 17, 1975. Shirley worked many years at Arnold Johnson Paint and...
Jed R. Robbins
Feb 28, 2010
Jed R. Robbins, 43, of Belvidere, died unexpectedly Sunday, February 28, 2010 in his home from a sudden illness. He was born May 24, 1966 in Stoughton, Wisconsin, the son of Robert J. and Sharyn (Conley) Robbins. Jed grew up exploring the rivers and streams of Wisconsin. He later graduated from North Boone High School the class of 1984....