Lorenzo M. Reyes
Jul 3, 2006
Lorenzo M. Reyes, Sr. age 82 of Rockford, died Monday afternoon, July 3, 2006 in his home after a sudden illness. Lorenzo was born September 5, 1923 in Houston, Texas the son of Jose and Abundia (Martinez) Reyes. Lorenzo was a proprietor owning different enterprises in the Rockford area; he always looked forward to his next business venture. Her...
Ethel Beryl Wheeler
Jul 2, 2006
Ethel Beryl Wheeler, 94, died 2:15 A.M. on Sunday July 2, 2006 at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Home. She was born May 3, 1912 in Boone Co. to Henry and Anna (McColl) Wares. Beryl spent most of her life in Boone Co., attended Poplar Grove High School for 3 years and graduated from Belvidere High School class of 1930. She...
Peggy Jane Mccabe
Jun 29, 2006
Belvidere, IllinoisPeggy Jane McCabe, 84, of Belvidere, Illinois died Thursday, June 29, 2006 in Maple Crest Nursing Home after a lingering illness. Peggy was born May 30, 1922 in Belvidere, Illinois the daughter of William and Frances (Born) McCabe. Peggy graduated from Belvidere High School, St. Anthony School of Nursing, earned her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Rockford College...
Max E. Dach
Jun 28, 2006
Max E. Dach, 87, of Caledonia, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006 in O. S. F. St. Anthony Medical Center. Born August 27, 1918 in Rochelle, Illinois to Adam and Emma (Hammond) Dach. Max was a longtime resident in the Boone County area, coming from Rochelle. He married Gertrude Gilchrist in Fairdale, Ill. on August 12, 1945. He was a...
Marguerite H. White
Jun 28, 2006
Marguerite H. White, 85, of Rockford passed away Wednesday June 28, 2006 at Rockford Memorial Hosp. She was born July 7, 1920 in Belvidere to August and Lula (Margason) Kaiser. She worked for Swedish American Hosp. for 12 years until her retirement in 1984. In her early years she was active at the First Assembly of God in Rockford...
Mary J. Moss
Jun 27, 2006
Mary Josephine Moss, 80, of Belvidere, IL passed away on June 27th. She was born on May 31, 1926 in Flagg Township, Ogle County, Illinois to David and Fleeta (Holloway) Tracy. She spent her childhood in Ina, Illinois. She married Mervin Willis Moss on December 14, 1945 in Mt. Vernon, Ill. upon his return from the European Theater in...
Robert Eugene Luckey
Jun 25, 2006
Caledonia, IllinoisRobert Eugene "Bob" Luckey, 76, of Caledonia died Sunday morning, June 25, 2006 at Alden-Nelson-Debes Care Center in Rockford. Bob was born August 11, 1929 in Rochelle, IL the son of Roland G. and Violet (McCaslin) Luckey. He lived in Rochelle, Ashton area until 1942 and then moved to the Cherry Valley area. He married Doris J. Wilson...
Gayle L. Gardner
Jun 25, 2006
Gayle L. Gardner, 54, of Belvidere passed away Sunday June 25, 2006 at home surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer. She was born August 1, 1951 in Belvidere to William and Beatrice Cassidy. She attended Belvidere schools graduating from BHS class of 1969. She married Max Gardner on January 17, 1970 in Belvidere. Gayle attended...
Rebecca M. Bruns R.N.
Jun 19, 2006
Rebecca M. Sever Bruns, 93, a lifelong Belvidere resident left this life Monday June 19, 2006 at Maplecrest Care Center. She was born April 25, 1913 in her family home in Belvidere to Fred and Sophia (Larmett) Sever. Raised by her father, her aunt, Anna McNaughton, and uncle Dave McNaughton, she lost her mother to an influenza epidemic in...
Ivan L. "Shorty" Gulling
Jun 18, 2006
Ivan L. "Shorty" Gulling, 81, of Belvidere, died Sunday, June 18, 2006 in his home following a long illness. Born May 7, 1925 in Hartford, Iowa, the son of Ernest and Eva (Blood) Gulling. "Shorty" has resided in Belvidere since 1957, coming here from Iowa. He married Shirley Southern in Dixon, Illinois on May 3, 1947. He was the...