John Werley Barker
Jul 30, 2009
John Werley Barker, 64, of Poplar Grove died Thursday, July 30, 2009, in OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, after a long illness. Born March 24, 1945, in Fairmont, Minn., the son of John F. and Merva (Hayworth) Barker. He lived and grew up in Ceylon, Minn. John married Connie Pech on April 1, 1967, in Armstrong, Iowa. He worked...
Dorothy Smith
Jul 28, 2009
Belvidere, IllinoisDorothy Smith 87, of Belvidere died peacefully, July 28, 2009 in her home after a lengthy illness. Dorothy was born May 28, 1922 in St. Edward, NE the daughter of Fred and Margarette (Riley) Schroeder. She married Alfred Creamer and then Lawrence Carlisle in 1949; he preceded her in death in September of 1976. She then married Ted...
Arlene K. Zenker
Jul 26, 2009
Arlene K. Zenker, 61, of Hampshire, Illinois, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 in Loyola University Hospital, Maywood, Illinois following a courageous battle with Lymphoma. She was born October 4, 1947 in Park Ridge, Illinois, the daughter of David and Dorothy (Kramer) Herzog. She married Steve D. Zenker in Round Lake Beach, Illinois on September 11, 1976. She was a...
Josefina M. Licon
Jul 25, 2009
Josefina M. Licon, 77, of Rockford, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 after a lengthy illness. She was born March 14, 1932 in San Benito, Texas, the daughter of Simon and Elvira (Gonzales) Guajardo. She has been a Rockford resident since 1972, coming here from California. She was employed as a Presser for several Rockford area Dry Cleaning Stores. She...
Alice E. (Grigsby) Schave
Jul 24, 2009
Alice E. Grigsby Schave 91, of Rockford, died Friday, July 24, 2009 in Provena Cor Mariae Center. She was born July 9, 1918 in Galesburg, Illinois, the only child of Lee and Elizabeth (Tolbert) Brown. She was a graduate of Galesburg High School Class of 1936. Alice was married to Burley C. Grigsby in Ottawa, Illinois on April 21,...
Gary M. Carlson
Jul 21, 2009
Belvidere, ILGary M. Carlson, 60 of Belvidere, IL died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in his home after a sudden illness. Gary was born in Rockford, IL the son of Norman E. and June K. (Nielsen) Carlson. He retired from Verizon in Genoa where he was an inspector. Gary was an avid reader, enjoyed experimenting with bees and honey and...
Carrie J. Holt-Martin
Jul 16, 2009
Carrie J. Holt-Martin, 46, of Rockford, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 in Alma-Nelson Debes Subacute following a long illness. She was born on September 29, 1962 in Belvidere, Illinois, the daughter of Caswell and Irma Jean (Darfler) Holt, Jr. Carrie married Curtis Martin in Rockford in 2004. She enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles and playing solitare. Carrie is a...
Anna L. Wesenberg (Beckland)
Jul 15, 2009
Anna L. Wesenberg (Beckland), 79 of Poplar Grove, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in the Loyalton of Rockford, following a long illness. She was born October 11, 1929 in Crookston, MN; the daughter of Ivan J. and Lillian (Stevenson) Abrams. She married George H. Beckland in Crookston, MN on May 5, 1947. He died in 1976. She later married...
Delores E. Leggett
Jul 13, 2009
Belvidere, ILDelores E. Leggett, 78, of Belvidere died Monday evening, July 13, 2009 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a short illness. Delores was born December 10, 1930 the daughter of Paul and Esther (Deines) Wendlandt in Herington, KS. Delores married Mr. Donald E. Leggett on September 5, 1952 in Salina, KS. Over the years she worked for...
Ruby A. Butz
Jul 9, 2009
Ruby A. Butz, 98 of Belvidere, died Thursday, July 9, 2009 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born on June 24, 1911 in Belvidere, the daughter of Julius and Mary Anne (Cline) Fields. Ruby married George Butz, Jr. in Belvidere on March 1, 1930. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...