Thomas C. Countryman
Oct 1, 2008
Thomas C. Countryman, 65, of Riverside, California died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in his home. Thomas was born November 14, 1943 in Belvidere, Illinois, the son of Roy and Isabelle Countryman. He was an ex-Navy Airman and was employed at Boeing Aircraft.Thomas is survived by his mother, Isabelle; brothers, James and Terry; sister in-law, Nancy; nephews, Kevin and Kip;...
Sandra M. Ruetten
Sep 29, 2008
Sandra M. Ruetten, 69, of Belvidere, formerly of Pewaukee/Waukesha, WI, and Carpentersville, IL, died Monday, September 29, 2008, in her home. She was born March 4, 1939, in Waukesha, WI, the daughter of James Stewart and Mary Catherine (Schane) Schmidt. On October 10, 1959, she married Alan A. Ruetten in Waukesha. An LPN, she was employed 14 years by...
Hazel N. Daniels
Sep 28, 2008
Belvidere, IllinoisHazel N. Daniels, 89, of Belvidere, IL entered peacefully into Heaven on Sunday evening September 28, 2008 after a sudden illness. Hazel was born December 3, 1918 in Whitewater, WI the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman and Helen (Kingbaum) Schmidt. She married Mr. Raymond F. Daniels on November 29, 1937. Hazel worked thirty-one years prior to her...
Harlow "Poncho" Ver Hagen
Sep 27, 2008
Harlow "Poncho" Ver Hagen, 73, of Belvidere, died unexpectantly Friday night, September 26, 2008 in his home following a long term illness. He was born June 21, 1935 in Chili, Wi., the son of Edward and Irene (Gourlie) Ver Hagen, dairy farmers who also ran the family cheese factories. Harlow was educated in Chili and Granton, Wi. schools. Harlow...
Laure Barkho
Sep 26, 2008
Laure Barkho, 77, of Belvidere, died peacefully at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, September 26, 2008 in Biltmore Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Born May 10, 1931 in Kafarchima, Lebanon to Shafic and Hoda El-Kareh. Survivors include four daughters and two sons, Hoda (Paul) Baumgartner, Belvidere, Jeanette (Joseph) Khochaba, Naperville, Ill., Julie (Johnson) Odisho, Belvidere, Wema (Mike) Mercado, Poplar Grove,...
Eleanor M. Fitch
Sep 25, 2008
Eleanor M. Fitch, 92, of Wauwatosa, Wi, died Thursday, September 25, 2008 in Wheaton-Franciscan / St. Joseph Medical Center Hospice following a short illness. She was born December 1, 1915 in Chicago, Il; the daughter of Irving and Magdolane (Hauck) Brown. Eleanor always dreamed of being a school teacher, and she loved school, but after 8th grade, she had...
Mary Ray Grip
Sep 25, 2008
Rockford, IllinoisMary Ray Grip, 81, of Rockford, Illinois died peacefully, Thursday evening, September 25, 2008 in Fairview Plaza Nursing Home after a lingering illness. Mary was born November 7, 1926 in Aurora, Illinois the daughter of Frank and May (Jardine) Muroski. She married John G. Grip in Belvidere on June 2, 1950.Mary is survived by her brother, Franklin (Linda)...
Danny Lee Arnett
Sep 25, 2008
Danny Lee Arnett, 61, of Belvidere, died at 2:37 A.M. Thursday, September 25, 2008, in the VA Hospital in Madison, WI, following a brief illness. Danny was born December 15, 1946, in Belvidere, the son of George and Beryl "Peg" Smith Arnett and was a lifelong Boone County resident. A 1964 graduate of North Boone High School, he was...
Thelma L. Luhman
Sep 24, 2008
Thelma L. Luhman, 92, of Belvidere, died peacefully Wednesday, September 24, 2008 in her home following an extended illness. Born April 29, 1916 in Freeport, Ill., the daughter of Raymond and Gladys (Hanke) Talbert. She married Boyd W. Luhman in Belvidere on August 1, 1935. She spent her adult life in the Belvidere area except for fourteen years in...
Betty Ann Harris-Trowbridge
Sep 22, 2008
Betty Ann Harris-Trowbridge, 70, of Rockford died Monday, September 22, 2008 in her home following a short illness. She was born December 28, 1937 in Crown Hill, West Virginia, the daughter of Clifford and Aleatha (Hundell) Bland. She has lived in Rockford the past 4 years, coming here from Wisconsin. She married John H. Harris, Jr. he preceded her...