Raymond D. Riley
Jul 31, 2008
Raymond D. Riley, 72, of Belvidere, died Thursday, July 31, 2008, in Swedish American Hospital following a lengthy illness. Ray was born November 3, 1935, in Farnfelt, MO, the son of Emett and Francis Turner Riley. On October 5, 1957, he married Janice I. Bloomingdale in Kingston, IL, making their home in Belvidere the past 48 years. Ray was...
Billie H. Smith
Jul 31, 2008
Billie H. Smith, 73, of Belvidere, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 in his home following a Lengthy illness. Born September 1, 1934 in Corbin, Ky, the son of Otis and Ruby (Lawson) Smith. He has lived in Belvidere for the past 42 years. He married Nilon June Brown in LaGrange, Ind. on January 26, 1957. He was employed as...
Truanna Randecker Smith
Jul 30, 2008
Truanna Randecker Smith died at St. Anthony's Hospital on July 30, 2008. She was born April 16, 1915 in Lanark, Illinois, the daughter of Royal D. Bray and Florence (Hess) Bray. On April 16, 1937 she married Loyal Randecker in Genoa, IL. He died in 1981. She loved sewing, music and flowers. She worked at Green Giant and Allied...
Lester F. Bauman
Jul 30, 2008
Lester F. Bauman, 93, of Rockford, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in P.A. Peterson Health Care Center following a lengthy illness. He was born January 27, 1915 in Gridley, Illinois. The son of Emil and Alma (Bauman) Finck. He was raised by his grandparents, Eilert and Matie (Lutchen) Bauman. He was married to Abbie A. (Peters) Bond in Flanigan,...
Donna Jean Pitts
Jul 26, 2008
Donna Jean Pitts, 64, of Belvidere, died Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Northwestern Memorial Medical Center, Chicago, following a lengthy illness. Donna was born February 23, 1944, in Lena, IL, the daughter of Willard "Doc" and Mildred Seaman Cable, and married Jerry D. Pitts in Lena on September 5, 1964. She was a volunteer teacher in reading programs through...
Rowena L. Davis
Jul 26, 2008
Rockford, ILRowena Davis, 40, of Rockford, died Friday morning, July 26, 2008 in her home after a sudden illness. Rowena was born March 23, 1968 in Machesney Park, IL the daughter of Rebecca and Daniel Heckel. She worked at Pribby's tavern and Logli's Supermarket. Rowena enjoyed the great outdoors. She loved to fish and was a motorcycle enthusiast.Survivors include...
Donald S. Suhr
Jul 24, 2008
Poplar Grove, IllinoisDonald Stephen Suhr, 70, of Poplar Grove, IL died at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2008 in his home. Donald was born June 7, 1938 in Belvidere the son of Donald and Lois (Gould) Suhr. He married Martha Murkve in Beloit, WI on June 23, 1962. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1956 and began his plumbing...
Mary S. Crawford
Jul 18, 2008
Belvidere, IllinoisMary S. Crawford, 92, of Belvidere, Illinois died early Friday morning, July 18, 2008 in Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL after a short illness. Mary was born in Belvidere the daughter of George A. and Adelaide (Comstock) Schauer, on April 15, 1916. Mary was a life long Belvidere resident. She graduated from Belvidere High School; enjoyed playing the...
Robert L. Howard
Jul 15, 2008
ROBERT LEE (WHITEY) HOWARDRobert Lee (Whitey) Howard, 92, of Pendleton, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, July15th, 2008 at the Marion VA Hospital following an extended illness.Whitey was born the fourth of 10 children in Muncie, Indiana on May 12, 1916 to his parents, William Lewis and Reba Cleo Stephenson Howard. He was a graduate of Muncie Central High School...
James A. Wilson
Jul 10, 2008
Aurora, IllinoisJames A. "Jim" Wilson, 44, of Aurora, Illinois, died early Thursday morning, July 10, 2008 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, IL after a short illness. James was born November 21, 1963 in Milwaukee, WI the son of Ralph W. and Ellie (Waskow) Wilson. He worked for the United States Postal Service in Naperville, IL as a...