Kenneth L. "Scooby" Fay
Aug 21, 2009
Kenneth L. "Scooby" Fay, II, 18, of Belvidere, died Friday, August 21, 2009 in his sister's home in Beloit, Wisconsin. He was born on August 15, 1991 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Belvidere; the son of Kenneth L. and Christina (Rehaste) Fay. He enjoyed building bikes and fishing. He attended Belvidere Schools. "Scooby" is survived by his parents, Ken...
Frances C. Goranson
Aug 18, 2009
Frances C. Goranson, 98, of Belvidere, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 in Rosewood Care Center following a long illness. She was born on October 2, 1910 in Melrose Park, Illinois, the daughter of William and Christine (Christensen) Force. Frances married Wesley A. Goranson in Union, Illinois in 1933. Earlier in life, she taught school in a one room school...
Corene Elizabeth Hopkins
Aug 18, 2009
Corene E. Hopkins, 59, a resident of Belvidere, Illinois died peacefully in her home Tuesday, August 18, 2009 following a short illness. She was born on May 22, 1950 in Uburndale, Florida, the daughter of Theodore and Hazel Anita (Foxhall) Bryan. Married Herbert Daniel Hopkins on September 30, 1968 in Detroit, Michigan. Corene owned and ran Waterfall Party Bar...
Alice Graham Taylor
Aug 12, 2009
Belvidere, ILAlice Graham Taylor, 92, Belvidere, IL died Wednesday afternoon, August 12, 2009 in Northwood's Care Center after a 2 year illness. Alice was born April 29, 1917 in Rockford, IL the daughter of Frank and Jesse (Duncan) Taft. She married Charles W. Graham in Caledonia, on July 25, 1936 he predeceased her in April of 1981; she then...
Beverly Swanson
Aug 10, 2009
Belvidere, IllinoisBeverly Swanson, 82, of Belvidere, IL died Sunday evening, August 9, 2009 in the Bickford House, Rockford, IL after a lengthy illness. Beverly was born August 1, 1927 in Belvidere, the daughter of Allen and Elsie (Sellers) Haley. She married Phillip W. Swanson on August 18, 1957 in Rockford. Bev was a very talented artist. She enjoyed playing...
Kevin C. Hermanson
Aug 6, 2009
Belvidere, ILKevin C. Hermanson, 50, of Belvidere, IL died Thursday, August 6, 2009. He was born March 17, 1959 in Belvidere, the son of Harry "Bud" and Beverly A. (Rewoldt) Hermanson. He married Lisa A. McCaskey on December 12, 1989 in Belvidere. Kevin worked for Belvidere Disposal for many years and was an avid sports fan and supporter of...
Doris Ann Berkley
Jul 31, 2009
Belvidere, ILDoris Ann Berkley, 72, of Belvidere, Illinois died Friday evening, July 31, 2009 in Maple Crest Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Doris was born July 14, 1937 in Dearborn, Wisconsin the daughter of Charles L. and Mabel (Detweiler) Hunt. She married William L. Berkley on December 24, 1955 in Baraboo, Wisconsin. She was a member of the...
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...