Richlands, N.C.David E. Anderson, 42 of Richlands, N.C. died June 11, 2009. David was born May 12, 1967 in Belvidere, IL the son of James W. and Vicki (Neumeister) Anderson. He grew up in Byron, IL and was a graduate of Byron High School class of 1985. David attended the University of Illinois-Champaign prior to joining the US Marine...
Garden Prairie, IllinoisRobert O. Myers, 74 of Garden Prairie, IL died Saturday afternoon, June 6, 2009 in Alden Park Strathmoor Nursing Home after a lingering illness. Robert was born October 29, 1934 in Townsend, TN the son of Ernest and Mabel (Davis) Myers. He married Shirley M. Lee on December 5, 1953 in Belvidere. Robert retired from Chrysler Corp....
Belvidere, ILMable F. Soderberg, 94, of Belvidere, IL died peacefully, June 5, 2009 in Northwoods Care Center. Mable was born May 21, 1915 in Stoddard, Wisconsin the daughter of Otto and Minnie (Kapanke) Schwake. Mable married Elmer A. Soderberg on April 27, 1935 in Woodstock. She was a resident of Belvidere since 1950 coming from LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Over the...
New Milford, ILMac E. Smith, age 69, formerly of Belvidere died peacefully June 5, 2009 in his home after a brave battle with bladder cancer. Mac was born August 5, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan the son of Homer and Lucille (Farrel) Smith. He married Bonnie Gilman on June 26, 1957 in Dubuque, Iowa. Mac was an iron-pourer at the...
Belvidere, IllinoisEric J. Nevenhoven, 47, of Belvidere, IL died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, June 5, 2009 in UIC Medical Center-Chicago following a brain aneurism. Eric was born September 22, 1961 in Freeport, IL the son of James and Hattie (Ackerman) Nevenhoven. He graduated from Freeport high School and attended Northern Illinois University and married Kay M. Schwebke on July 6,...
Eleanor A. "Ellie" Ellwanger, 78, of Cherry Valley, formerly of Capron, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in her home following a long illness. She was born on April 7, 1931 in Gardner, Illinois, the daughter of William and Julia (Bajt) Swartz. She has lived three years in Cherry Valley moving there from Capron. "Ellie" married Eugene R. Ellwanger in...
Kenneth John Nelson, 76, of Rockford, IL died peacefully Sunday evening, May 24, 2009 in Provena Cor Mariae following a year long, courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Ken was born July 13, 1932 in DeKalb, IL the son of Floyd and Gladys (Wallin) Nelson. He married Karen Pape on June 8, 1989 in Florida. Ken was the founder and...
Belvidere, ILGeorge Ralph Toomey, 85, of Belvidere died Sunday evening, May 24, 2009 in the Emergency Room of Swedish American-Belvidere after a lengthy illness. George was born April 21, 1924 in Harvard, IL the son of George P. and Emma Bridget (Scott) Toomey. He was raised in Belvidere and served in the US Army during WWII in the European...
Belvidere, ILEleanor J. Swarbrick, 89, of Belvidere, IL died Sunday evening, May 17, 2009 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Eleanor was born February 21, 1920 in Chicago, IL the daughter of Victor P. and Josephine (Andrews) Kamka. She married James R. Swarbrick, JR. on September 13, 1941 in East St. Louis, IL. Eleanor retired in 1988 for the...
Luke Scott Wollin, beloved son of Matthew B. and Kimberly R. (Sockness) Wollin was born to eternal rest at 3:48 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. In addition to his parents, Luke is survived by his big sister, Emma Rose Wollin; maternal grandparents, Gail and James Sockness; paternal grandparents, Pam (Tom) Johnson and Blaine Wollin; and...