Barbara J. Day

Feb 27, 2007

Belvidere, IllinoisBarbara J. Day, 67, of Belvidere died Tuesday, February 27, 2007 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a lingering illness. Barbara was born March 30, 1939 in Beloit, Wisconsin the daughter of Paul and Ruby Mead. She graduated from Beloit Memorial High School, Class of 1957 and then worked in retail sales until her marriage. Barbara and...

Ruth S. Lear

Feb 26, 2007

Belvidere, IllinoisRuth S. Lear, 85, of Belvidere, Illinois died Monday morning, February 26, 2007 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a short illness. Ruth was born November 16, 1921, at home in rural Belvidere, the daughter of Walter J. and Mable (Crawford) Swanson. She attended Davis School and graduated from Belvidere High School in 1939. Ruth was active...

Roy S. Carlson

Feb 24, 2007

Roy S. Carlson, 83, of Rockford, formerly of Belvidere, died Saturday, February, 24, 2007 in Springwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a long illness. Born May 30, 1923 in Genoa, Nebraska, son of John R. and Axelina (Swanson) Carlson. Roy was employed as a Header Die Repairman for Cam Car Taptite Textron – Belvidere for 15-1/2 years. Veteran of...

William M. "Bill" Cassidy

Feb 17, 2007

William M. "Bill" Cassidy age 86 of Belvidere passed away Saturday February 17, 2007 at O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center. William was born November 18, 1920 in Bristol Connecticut to Michael and Elizabeth (Driscoll) Cassidy. He attended school in Connecticut and later married the love of his life Beatrice Cordray on December 17, 1945. They were married for 61...

Helen Amelia Johnson

Feb 16, 2007

Helen Amelia (Crocker) Johnson, 88, died Friday, February 16, 2007 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center. She was born October 31, 1918 in Hebron, Ill. to George and Mary (Gast) Crocker. Helen attended McHenry County Schools. She married Henry I. Johnson in Rockford, Illinois on November 4, 1936. Helen retired from GTE-Automatic Electric in 1980 after 22 years of...

Betty J. Reynolds

Feb 16, 2007

Betty J. Reynolds age 81 of Belvidere passed away Friday February 16, 2007 in St. Anthony Medical Center. Betty was born November 25, 1925 to Eric and Lillian (Snyder) Oscarson. She graduated from Capron High School in 1943. She later married the love of her life James Reynolds in Poplar Grove on October 6, 1946. Betty worked as the...

Robert C. Roenneburg

Feb 15, 2007

Robert C."Bob" Roenneburg, 85, of Cherry Valley, Ill. died Thursday, February 15, 2007 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center Emergency Department following a lingering illness. He was born November 10, 1921 in Juda, Wisconsin, the son of Jesse E. and Lillian (Atkinson) Roenneburg. Bob attended Juda area schools. He has lived there since 1956 moving there from Belvidere. Bob...

Keith Evan Walker

Feb 14, 2007

Keith Evan Walker, age 72 of Poplar Grove, and formerly of the Central Florida Region entered into heaven Wednesday February 14, while in St. Anthony Medical Center. Keith was born August 28, 1934 in Mitchell, South Dakota to Kenneth Ellsworth and Lila Margaret (Scott) Walker. Keith graduated from Mt. Vernon High School where he played basketball and 6-man football,...

Sarah A. Cacciapaglia

Feb 11, 2007

Sarah A. Cacciapaglia, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Rockford, died February 11, 2007 in Odessey Healthcare Center following a lingering illness. Born May 28, 1921 in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of Rosario and Maria (Cacciatore) Chiarelli. She was employed as a Pit-Boss at various casinos in Las Vegas. As a resident of Rockford, she owned several local Bars....

Eugenia Jane Loft

Feb 7, 2007

Eugenia Jane Loft, 85, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at her home in Belvidere after a short illness. Genie was born on August 17, 1921 in Beloit, Wisconsin, the only child of Edmund Jesse and Ida Goldie (McClusky) Conyes. She grew up on farms in the Capron area, where she loved riding her horse, Bill. On June...