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...
Glen L. Love
Sep 21, 2008
Glen L. Love, 86, of Belvidere, died surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 21, 2008 in Illinois Veteran's Home, LaSalle, Illinois following a short illness. He was born July 14, 1922 in Roscoe, Illinois, the son of Walter and Iva (Seyller) Love. Glen married Florence Braun in rural Boone Co., Illinois on February 20, 1949. He was a...
Anna L. Poe
Sep 21, 2008
Anna L. Poe, 88, of Belvidere, died at 1:13 A.M. Sunday, September 21, 2008, in Swedish American Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born June 29, 1920, in Mohawk, TN, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Golden Stroud. On July 4, 1939, Anna married Eugene Poe in Mohawk, TN, making their home in Boone County since 1940;...
Stacy C. Baird
Sep 14, 2008
Stacy C. Baird, 33, of Machesney Park, Ill. died Sunday, September 14, 2008 in her home following a brief illness. She was born August 25, 1975 in Belvidere. She was retired from Chrysler and was one of the first to be recognized as a "first - third generation worker at Chrysler". She was raised in the Catholic faith. Stacy...