Evelyn L. Douglas
Sep 6, 2007
Belvidere, IllinoisEvelyn L. Douglas, 76, a life long Belvidere area resident died Thursday evening, September 6, 2007 in her home with her loving daughters at her side. Evelyn was born May 29, 1931 in Belvidere, the daughter of Albert and Alice (Hanson) Abernathy. She married Lewis L. Davis and then William L. Douglas. Over the years, Evelyn worked for...
William A. Brooks
Sep 5, 2007
William A. " Bill" Brooks, 95, of Rockford, formerly of Belvidere, died Wednesday, September 5, 2007 in Springwood Nursing Care following a lengthy illness. Born June 10, 1912 in Jasper County, Illinois, the son of Riley Nelson and Neoma (Meyers) Brooks. Bill married Freda Spraggins, for 25 years. He later married Charlotte Alderman in Aurora, Ill. on November 21,...
Gary R. Maitland
Aug 28, 2007
Gary Maitland, 66, of Cave Creek, Arizona died at home cared for by his wife on August 28, 2007 after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on August 23, 1941 in Belvidere, Illinois. He was a son of Marguerite Maitland and Milton Maitland. He grew up in Poplar Grove, Illinois where he graduated from North...
Dale W. Blake
Aug 23, 2007
Dale W. Blake, 82, of Belvidere, IL died Thursday morning, August 23, 2007 in Northwoods Care Center. Dale was born May 17, 1925 in Belvidere, IL the son of Gilbert and Estelle Blanche (Whitney) Blake. Following graduation from Belvidere high School, Dale served our country in the U.S. Army seeing combat in the Philippines and was discharged in Hawaii....
Fern Lucille Steurer
Aug 21, 2007
F. Lucille Steurer, 78, of Belvidere, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 in her home surrounded by her family following an extended illness. Born October 31, 1928 in Iuka, Illinois, the daughter of Charles and Trece (Holman) Behnke. She married Francis "Tommy" Steurer in Belvidere, Ill. on December 5, 1945. Lucille was employed as a sales clerk for Fleming's Western...
Mary A. Braun
Aug 20, 2007
Mary A. Braun 74, of Belvidere, IL died Monday morning, August 20, 2007 in the OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a short illness. Mary was born July 15, 1933 in Belvidere the daughter of Walter and Iva (Seyler) Love. Mary married Ernest Braun on June 10, 1961 in Belvidere; he predeceased her February 5, 1998. Mary was a...
Raghubir Sen
Aug 20, 2007
Raghubir Sen, 59, of Belvidere, died Monday, August 20, 2007 in his home following and extended illness. Born October 1, 1947 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India the son of Dr. & Mrs. Arun Sen. He was married to Larysa Kravchenko in Belvidere, Illinois on December 7, 2004. He was a computer programmer in the Information Technology field. He attended...
Horace M. Silvius
Aug 17, 2007
Horace M. Silvius, 86, of Belvidere, died Friday, August 17, 2007 in Swedish-American Hospital following an extended illness. He was born on September 13, 1920 in Terra Cotta, Illinois, the son of Dell and Blanche (McCoy) Silvius. Horace married Dorothy Rosene in Rockford, Ill. on June 6, 1943. He was a self-employed Farmer. Following retirement, he worked as a...
Jerome F. Rinehart
Aug 11, 2007
Jerome F. "Jerry" Rinehart, 74, of Belvidere, died at 10:40 A.M., Saturday, August 11, 2007 in his home following a sudden illness. He was born April 1, 1933 in Galena, Ill., the son of Theodore and Lillian (Bardell) Rinehart. Jerry attended Galena High School before joining the Navy. He married Lucille Hinds in Loves Park, Ill., October 8, 1955....
Edgar F. Ed Bruns
Aug 10, 2007
Edgar F. Bruns, Jr. 81, of Belvidere, died Friday, August 10, 2007 in his home surrounded by family and friends following a long illness. Ed was born to Ella Card and Edgar F. Bruns, Sr. in Sterling, Illinois, July 1, 1926. He moved to Belvidere at age three, where he spent the rest of his life. He was educated...