Samuel S. Henderson
Feb 14, 2008
Samuel S. Henderson, Jr., 83, of Rockford, died Thursday, February 14, 2008 in Biltmore Health Care Center following a long illness. Born January 14, 1925 in Belvidere, Ill., the son of Samuel S. and Iolene (Gallagher) Henderson, Sr. A Rockford resident since 1995 going there from Boone County. He worked in manufacturing for Arnold Engineering, Essex Wire Co. and...
Virginia G. Legaspi
Feb 3, 2008
Virginia G. Legaspi, 57, of Loves Park, Ill. died Sunday, February 3, 2008 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born March 23, 1950 in Bacolod, Philippines. The daughter of Horació and Concepcioñ (Bigot) Gonzaga. She enjoyed singing, cooking, dancing, playing bingo and mahjong, and collecting many things. But most of all, spending time with her...
Richard E. Lofton
Jan 31, 2008
Richard E. Lofton, Sr. 86, of Belvidere, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 in Northwoods Health Care Center following a short illness. Born June 30, 1921 in Petersburg, Illinois, the son of Ira and Esther Lofton. He married Lourdes Bontuyan in Carol Stream, Ill. on December 4, 1998. He was employed as an Ironworker. He is a veteran of WWII...
Richard E. Bakke
Jan 30, 2008
Belvidere, IllinoisRichard E. "Dick" Bakke, 68, of Belvidere, IL died in his home Wednesday, January 30, 2008 after a sudden illness. Dick was born August 30, 1939 in Beloit, WI the son of Norman and Tilla (Petterson) Bakke. He was a member of UAW #1268 and retired from Daimler-Chrysler after 30 years of service in 1995. Dick was a...
Sharon Freeland
Jan 29, 2008
Sharon Freeland, 66, of Garden Prairie went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008. Sharon was born on April 6, 1941, daughter to Donald and Olga Johnson. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and worked many years at the Boone County Keen Age Center. Sharon is survived by her mother, Olga Johnson; brother, Roger...
Donald A. Wych
Jan 27, 2008
Garden Prairie, ILDonald A. Wych, 92, formerly of Garden Prairie and Rockford, IL died Sunday morning, January 27, 2008 in Harris-Methodist Hospital in Ft. Worth, TX after a short stay. Donald was born September 14, 1915 in Harvard, IL the son of John and Norine (Mack) Wych. He lived most of his life in Garden Prairie working for P.A.G....
Kaeli Kristine Huff
Jan 25, 2008
Kaeli Kristine Huff, infant, was born to eternity on January 25, 2008 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. She is the daughter of Patrick W. and Kristine A. (Bowers) Huff, of Caledonia, Ill. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandmother, Carol Bowers-Schmidt, South Elgin, Ill.; paternal grandparents, Danny and Jeanette Huff, Belvidere, Ill.; three uncles, Michael...
Dorothy I. Widell
Jan 24, 2008
Dorothy I. Widell, 79, of Beloit, WI. died Thursday, January 24, 2008 in her home following a long illness. Born November 29, 1928 in Rockford, Ill., the daughter of Franklin and Violet (Crowley) Jones. She was married to Ralph G. "Gerry" Widell, in Capron, IL. On August 11, 1966. She was a C.N.A. for various area nursing homes as...
William H. Johnson
Jan 24, 2008
William H. "Bill" Johnson, 81, of Rockford, formerly of Belvidere and DeKalb, died Thursday evening at his residence following a six month illness. Bill was born on a farm near Kalona, IA, November 28, 1926, the son of Robert Martin and Leola Means Johnson. He married Nancy Caudill July 2, 1949, in Garwin, IA; she preceded him in death...
Steven Richard Shook
Jan 19, 2008
Steven Richard Shook, 61, of Covina, CA, formerly of Belvidere, died Saturday, January 19, 2008, in the emergency room of San Dimas Hospital, San Dimas, CA, following a sudden illness. Steven was born August 15, 1946, in Belvidere, the son of Richard K. and Vernie Mae Heuer Shook. He was employed as a salesperson by Forest Lawn Mortuary and...