Sandra Arthur Scherer

Feb 25, 2010

Belvidere, ILSandra K. (Arthur) Scherer, 37 of Belvidere died February 25, 2010 in rural Roscoe from injuries received in an automobile accident. Sandra was born July 11, 1972 in Belvidere the daughter of Lowell T. and Norma (Abbott) Arthur. She graduated from Belvidere High School and was employed at Wal-Mart in Rockford at Alpine and Riverside. Sandra loved her...

Kenneth W. Culvey

Feb 23, 2010

Kenneth W. Culvey, 86 of Belvidere, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 in Swedish-American Heart Hospital following a short illness. He was born December 7, 1923 in Belvidere, the son of William and Gladys (Strawn) Culvey. He was married to Frances L. Countryman in Belvidere on September 1, 1946. After High School he was drafted into the Navy as a...

Lennart Eugene Johnson

Feb 13, 2010

Lennart Eugene Johnson, 84, of Belvidere, died February 13, 2010 in Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, AZ. He was born October 15, 1925 in Chicago IL, to Bengt and Elsie (Davidson) Johnson. Married Jeanette Giere on May 29, 1948 in Menomonie, WI. She died on January 5, 2006. Lennart served his country in the US Army, receiving 2 Bronze stars, the...

Marguerite L. Welch

Feb 12, 2010

Marguerite L. Welch, 91, of Belvidere, died Friday, February, 12, 2010 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a lingering illness. Born in Elgin, IL to William and Carrie (Taylor) Bremmer on March 17, 1918. Married Mervin Welch on July 16, 1939 in Belvidere. He passed away on March 5, 2004. She was a member of the First United...

Wayne Arthur Rhode

Feb 4, 2010

Belvidere, IllinoisWayne Arthur Rhode, 79, of Belvidere, IL died Thursday morning, February 4, 2010 in SwedishAmerican Hospital, Belvidere after a sudden illness. Wayne was born November 27, 1930 the son of Arthur and Rose (Behling) Rhode in Belvidere. He married the love of his life, Joanne Schwebke in Belvidere on September 12, 1959. Wayne farmed all his life, milking...

Robert T. Thoren

Feb 3, 2010

Belvidere, IllinoisRobert T. Thoren, 76, of Belvidere, IL died Wednesday afternoon February 3, 2010 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a short illness. Bob was born December 19, 1933 in Chicago, IL. the son of Helen Gross Thoren. Bob was raised by his grandparents George and Anna Thoren. He married Elizabeth Abell on September 28, 1991 in Waukegan....

Gordon C. Spooner

Feb 2, 2010

Gordon C. Spooner, 84, of Belvidere, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born December 29, 1925 in Belvidere, Illinois, the son of Earl and Katie (Crane) Spooner. He graduated from the National Cleaners and Dryers, Silver Springs, Maryland in December 1948. He married Lucy DeSanto on October 4, 1950, she died August...

Sherry Ann Drager Shelton

Jan 31, 2010

Sherry Ann Drager Shelton, 67, died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Maplecrest Care Center in Belvidere. She was born July 28, 1942, the sixth child of Lloyd and Leona (Knott) Drager of Monroe Center, IL. Sherry attended grade school in several towns in northern IL and southern WI but graduated from Stillman Valley High School in 1960. She worked...

Florence Marie Bauer

Jan 29, 2010

Florence Marie Bauer, 70, of Kirkland, died Friday, January 29, 2010 in Northwoods Care Centre in Belvidere. Born November 13, 1939 to Paul and Ida (Parrish) Baehr. Former employee of Greenlee and former member of the Genoa VFW.Survivors include sons Ricky (Penny) of Evansville, IN; Dan (Cindy) of Las Vegas, NV; daughters Dawn (Clyde) of Davis Junction; Penny Furnald...

Roman Manske

Jan 25, 2010

Roman Manske, 78, of Poplar Grove, Illinois, died peacefully on Monday, January 25, 2010 in his daughter's home following a short illness. He was born on October 21, 1931 in Poland, the son of Herman and Frieda (Gross) Manske. Roman lived 36 years in Poplar Grove coming here from Chicago. He was married to Sandra Shouse in Chicago, Illinois...