Mary A. Goddard
Aug 12, 2008
Mary A. Goddard, 70, of Rockford, formerly of Syracuse, NY, died at 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 12, 2008, in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mary was born in Sterling, NY, on April 23, 1938, the daughter of Sylvester and Virginia Knup McIntyre. She was a CNA, employed by Plaza Nursing Home of Syracuse, NY, for...
Billy W. Whitt
Aug 10, 2008
Billy W. Whitt, 69, a longtime resident of Belvidere, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center following a short illness. He was born September 19, 1938 in Tremont, Mississippi, the son of Johnny Delmer and Ida Mae (Crocker) Whitt. He married Jane F. Acker in Belvidere on March 8, 1958. He was a maintenance man...
Peter Wilson Kelly
Aug 9, 2008
Peter W. Kelly, 80, of Belvidere, died Saturday, August 8, 2008 in Anam Care Center following a long illness. He was born November 21, 1927 in Belvidere, Illlinois, the son of Horace and Bridget (Loy) Kelly and he attended Belvidere Schools. Pete received a degree in mechanical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a masters degree in engineering...
Craig R. Gorham
Aug 4, 2008
Craig R. Gorham, 48, of Roscoe, died at 2:20 P.M. Monday, August 4, 2008, in Swedish American Hospital following a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer. Craig was born in Belvidere on January 23, 1960, the son of Walter F. and Audrey M. Anderson Gorham. Growing up in Belvidere, he was a 1978 graduate of Belvidere High School and on...
Clara Jean Fassett
Aug 4, 2008
Clara Jean Fassett, 73, of Rockford, died at 9:23 P.M. Monday, August 4, 2008, in Rockford Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born December 9, 1934, in Dunseith, ND, the daughter of Francis and Eliza Desjarlis Baker and married Donald Fassett in Belvidere on December 15, 1957; he died in 1999. Clara was a CNA for the...
David E. Molitor
Aug 2, 2008
David E. Molitor, 24, of DeKalb, Ill. formerly of Rockford died Saturday, August 2, 2008 from injuries sustained in a pedestrian/train accident. He was born May 1, 1984 in Rockford, the son of Edward Molitor and Angela Varilek. He was in his third year of college. In his spare time he enjoyed playing video games and music and hanging...
Mark S. Reitz
Aug 1, 2008
Mark S. Reitz, 52, of Belvidere, died Friday August 1, 2008 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born July 1, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Peter J. and Eleanor (Giese) Reitz. He has lived 4 years in Belvidere, coming here from Elk Grove, Ill. He married Kim M. Jorgensen in Elk...
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...