Gordon P. Fitch

Apr 25, 2007

Gordon P. Fitch, 83, of Belvidere, IL died Wednesday morning, April 25, 2007 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a short illness. Gordon was born January 20, 1924 in Belvidere the son of George and Alice (Tobyne) Fitch. He married Dorothy A. Rosborough on June 19, 1948 in Rockford, IL. Gordon farmed for 20 years and then went...

Alice M. Hyland

Apr 23, 2007

Mrs. Alice Hyland, 89, of Sheboygan, formerly of Belvidere, Ill, died at her home Monday a.m. on April 23, 2007 following a lengthy illness. She was born October 17, 1917 in Monroe, Wis., the daughter of Ernest and Bertha (Rupert) Barth. Married to James F. Hyland, April 25, 1936 in Belvidere, Ill. A member of the United Church of...

Isabelle L. "Issie" Moore

Apr 23, 2007

Isabelle "Issie" L. Moore, 85, of Belvidere, died Monday, April 23, 2007 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center following a sudden illness. She was born March 4, 1922 in Belvidere, Ill., the daughter of William A. and Gladys M. (Strawn) Culvey. "Issie" married Kenneth B. Moore in Belvidere on November 24, 1945. She was employed as an Office Manager...

Ermal M. Dean

Apr 22, 2007

Belvidere, IllinoisErmal M. Dean, 88, of Belvidere, IL died early Sunday morning, April 22, 2007 at Maple Crest Nursing Home after a short illness. Ermal was born April 19, 1919 in Howard's Ridge, Ozark, Missouri the daughter of Henly and Clara Elizabeth (Welch) Ellison. She worked for the Chrysler Corp. in Belvidere retiring in the mid 1980's. She loved...

Mary-Hope C. Ferrara

Apr 22, 2007

Belvidere, IllinoisMary-Hope C. Ferrara, 73, of Garden Prairie, Illinois died early Sunday morning, April 22, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her death. Mary-Hope was born October 28, 1933, in Chester, Connecticut, the daughter of Albert and Mary (Albanese) Carini. She graduated from Chester High School in...

Rachel Messerschmidt

Apr 17, 2007

Rachel Edmonds-Messerschmidt, 89, of Rockford, Illinois died at 11:10 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, 2007 at Provena St. Anne's Center, Rockford after a lengthy illness. She was born September 6, 1917 the daughter of Foster D. and Frida (Heinemann) Johnson. Rachel married Jean M. Edmonds in Belvidere on October 11, 1937 and then Dayton H. Messerschmidt on April 22, 1978...

Guadalupe Gomez

Apr 17, 2007

Guadalupe Gomez, infant, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007 in Rockford Memorial Hospital following complications from birth. Born April 16, 2007 in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Juan Gomez and Elizabeth Bello. She is survived by her parents; a sister, Destiney Moreno; Maternal and Paternal Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.

Herbert Otto Zenker

Apr 15, 2007

Herbert O. (Otto) Zenker, 102, of Huntley, formerly of Capron, died at 10:00 AM Sunday, April 15, 2007, following a brief illness. He was born March 10, 1905, in (Saxony) Germany, the son of August Otto and Minah Adler Zenker, coming to this country as a small child. He married the former Lillian V. Miczyk in Chicago June 8,...

Marjorie M. Churchill

Apr 15, 2007

Belvidere, IllinoisMarjorie M. "Marj" Churchill, 89, of Belvidere died April 15, 2007 at her home. Marjorie was born August 23, 1917, to Nellie (Ault) and Chellis Vandeburg. She graduated from Belvidere High School and Northern Illinois Teachers College. She was a teacher at Irene School, a one-room schoolhouse in Flora Township. On June 9, 1945, Marjorie married Robert E....

Margaret L. Zickuhr

Apr 14, 2007

Margaret L. Zickuhr, 95, a long time resident of Belvidere, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 in Provena St. Anne Center following a short illness. She was born on March 25, 1912 in Harvard, Illinois, the daughter of Albert and Louise (Jones) Yerke. Margaret married Melvin E. Zickuhr in Brackettville, Texas on December 30, 1941. She graduated from Harvard Community...