John P. Smith

Sep 2, 2006

John P. Smith, 76 of Belvidere passed away Saturday September 2 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1930 in Rochelle, the son of Phillip T. and Edith (McQueen) Smith. John graduated from Kirkland High School in 1948. John was known for being a caretaker for friends and relatives and having a warm and giving...

Mildred A. Heshelman

Sep 1, 2006

Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and devoted friend to allMildred A. (Butz) Heshelman Mildred A. Heshelman 87, of Janesville, and formerly of Belvidere, passed away in Cedar Crest nursing home Friday September 1. Mildred was born February 16, 1919 in Hampshire IL the daughter of George and Mary (Herrmann) Butz. She graduated from Belvidere High School and later...

Jane M. Hamill

Aug 27, 2006

Jane M. Hamill, 83, of Belvidere, died Sunday, August 27, 2006 in her home from a long illness. Born February 15, 1923 in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, the daughter of Francis G. and Margaret (Goodrow) Schields. She married George Patrick Hamill in Milwaukee, Wisc., on November 22, 1941. Jane was employed as a Quality Control Technician by Green Giant Co. for...

Linda D. Sherman

Aug 22, 2006

Linda D. Sherman, 55, of Poplar Grove, Illinois died Tuesday afternoon, August 22, 2006 in her home with her husband, Lyle, at her side after a four month illness. Linda was born December 17, 1950 in Belvidere the daughter of Willard and Edna (Austin) Butler. She married Lyle Sherman on July 7, 1990 in Rockton, Illinois. Linda was a...

Annamae Capes Dewey

Aug 17, 2006

Annamae Capes Dewey, 87, of Belvidere, died Thursday, August 17, 2006 in Swedish-American Hospital following a sudden illness. Born February 11, 1919 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Charles Tilton and Bertha A. (Campbell) Jenkins. Annamae has lived in Belvidere for 16 years. She was previously a resident of Shabbona, Ill., Miami, Fla., Indianapolis, Ind. Maple Park, Ill., North...

Rosetta S. Walton

Aug 16, 2006

Rosetta S. Walton, 60, of Centralia, IL died Wednesday morning August 16, 2006 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Rosetta was born January 8, 1946 in Centralia the daughter of Noah J. and Lula (Yost) Jones. She married Larry J. Walton on October 16, 1970 in Centralia and devoted her life to caring for her family. Survivors include her...

Dale B. Simmons

Aug 12, 2006

Loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfatherDale B. Simmons, 91Belvidere-Dale B. Simmons, 91 of Belvidere, and formerly of Marengo died Saturday August 12, 2006 at home in the care of his loving granddaughters.He was born June 3, 1915 in Mt. Pleasant IA, the son of Barton Simmons and Bertha (Merrium) Simmons. Dale married the love of...

Calvin W. Anderson

Aug 11, 2006

Calvin W. Anderson, 77, of Belvidere, Ill. died Friday August 11, 2006 in O.S.F. St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born in Marengo, Illinois on May 23, 1929, to the parents of Charles Huber and Eva Mae (Rossman) Anderson. Calvin met Grace E. Knutson at Camp Epworth where they were neighbors. The were married in Belvidere on May 12,...

Judy Carol Peaslee

Aug 10, 2006

Belvidere, IllinoisJudy Carol Peaslee, 55, of Belvidere, IL died Thursday morning, August 10, 2006 in Rockford Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Judy was born March 31, 1951 in Belvidere the daughter of Merrill and Mary (Buse) Bye. She married Dennis Peaslee on February 6, 1971 in Belvidere. Judy retired in 2005 from Washington School where she was the...

Ellen D. "Darlene" Hughes

Aug 9, 2006

Ellen " Darlene"(Smith) Hughes age 70, of Belvidere passed away August 9, 2006 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Ellen was born in White Memorial Hospital Los Angeles California the daughter of John B. Smith and Myrtle Baxter October 26, 1935 in California. She later married the love of her life Larry Hughes on July 21, 1967 in Las...