Lucille "Sally" Austin
Apr 4, 2008
Lucille E.V. "Sally" Austin, 94, of Belvidere, died Friday, April 4, 2008 in Maple Crest Nursing Home following a long illness. Born November 30, 1913 in Boone County, Illinois, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Juehrs) Vowles. Married to Floyd F. Austin in Marengo, Ill. on October 26, 1940. He died in 1996. Sally and Floyd were farm owners....
Darlene Jean Worley
Apr 4, 2008
Darlene June Worley, 87, a life long Poplar Grove Resident died peacefully Friday afternoon, April 4, 2008 in Swedish American Hospital with her loving family at her side. Darlene was born November 14, 1920 in Poplar Grove the daughter of Charles and Beulah (Ball) McIntyre. She married Clarence Worley on June 7, 1941 in Poplar Grove. She and Clarence...
Rev. Robert I. Roederer
Apr 3, 2008
Robert I. Roederer, 89, of Rockford passed away on Thurs., Apr. 3, 2008. Rev. Roederer was born May 20, 1918 at the Evangelical Church parsonage in West Salem, Ill., the son of Irvin George Roederer and Erma Lucetta Lozier Roederer. Robert was the eldest of three children. The younger two boys died in infancy. During childhood and youth, he...
Edward T. Stone
Mar 31, 2008
Edward T. Stone, 96, of Belvidere, Ill. died Monday, March 31, 2008 in Maplecrest Nursing Home following a long illness. He was born November 4, 1911 in La Porte, Ind., son of Lee and Minnie (Hart) Stone. Ed married Cecil Gridley in Hammond, Ind. in 1932. She preceded him in death. He later married Darlene (Koch) Stone in Belvidere...
James H. Oakes
Mar 31, 2008
James H. Oakes, 59, of Belvidere, died Monday, March 31, 2008 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 10, 1948 in Danville, Kentucky, son of Robert Jessie and Mary Susan (Hardigree) Oakes. He has been a Belvidere resident since 1977, coming here from Dublin, Indiana. He married Helen Joyce Hunter in Dublin...
Loretta E. Burton
Mar 29, 2008
Belvidere, IllinoisLoretta E. Burton, 87, of Belvidere, IL died late Saturday evening, March 29, 2008 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a lingering illness. Loretta was born June 28, 1920 in Marengo, IL the daughter of Otto E. and Caroline L. (Wier) Genz. She graduated from Marengo High School in 1938, and married Lowell Burton in April of...
Jeffrey W. Smith
Mar 28, 2008
Jeffrey W. Smith, 49, of Garden Prairie, Illinois died Friday, March 28, 2008 at home following a sudden illness. He was born June 20, 1958 in Belvidere, Illinois the son of Lee and Lois (Moore) Smith. Jeff married Deborah A. Cordray in Belvidere on January 8, 1983. He was employed as a carpenter by K-Tel Construction. Jeff attended First...
Glenys D. Fenner
Mar 26, 2008
Glenys D. Fenner, 85, of Rockford, died surrounded by her family on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in Swedish-American Hospital following a short illness. Born July 2, 1922 in Sterling, Ill., the daughter of Lawrence and Etha (Scanlan) Cullen. She has lived in Rockford since 1954, coming here from Sterling. Glenys married Lawrence A. Fenner in Sterling, Ill. on May...
Roseanne T. Cantore
Mar 24, 2008
Roseanne T. Cantore, 39, of Poplar Grove died Monday, March 24, 2008 in her home. She was born March 7, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Angelo and Angeline (Gasso) Cantore. She has lived here for 2 ½ years, coming here from Woodale, Ill. She was employed as a Customer Service Representative for KDA Home Improvement Co. She...
Eugene I. Housman
Mar 24, 2008
Rockford, IllinoisEugene I. Housman, 60, of Rockford, IL died Monday morning, March 24, 2008 in Swedish American Hospital with his family at his side after a three month battle with cancer. Gene was born March 28, 1947 in Huron, South Dakota the son of Raymond and Fannie (Berger) Housman. He married Marilyn Grimsby June 30, 1970 in Belvidere, IL....