Elmer W. Nimtz

Jul 8, 2005

Elmer W. Nimtz, 87, lifelong resident of Belvidere passed away Friday morning July 8, 2005 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford. He was born February 11, 1918 in Belvidere the son of William A. Nimtz and Bertha Kugath. He married Marian A. Schauer on November 16, 1947 in Belvidere. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary prior to her passing...

Clarence E. Richardson

Jul 8, 2005

Clarence E. Richardson, age 94, of Capron, Illinois was called home to heaven at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2005. He passed away peacefully in his home. Clarence was born January 10, 1911 in Sioux City, Iowa the son of Harvey and Myrtle Richardson. He married Gladys Pearson in 1932. She died in March of 1969. He married Sylvia...

Wilbur R. Cummings

Jul 8, 2005

Wilbur R. Cummings, age 82, of Belvidere, IL, died early Friday morning, July 8, 2005 in his home after a sudden illness. Wilbur was born September 29, 1922 in Rockford, Illinois the son of Ralph A. and Isabelle (McDonald) Cummings. Wilbur was a life long resident of Caledonia, IL. He was a member of Caledonia Congregational Church, a former...

Richard V. Sandburg

Jul 4, 2005

Dr. Richard V. Sandburg, 90, of Rockford, IL, since 1989 and formerly of Belvidere and Galesburg, IL, died Monday, July 4, 2005 in Swedish-American Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois February 3, 1915 the son of Roy E. and Martha C. (Sandburg) Goldstone. He married Alice Diekman Mansfield on June 9, 1946 in Belvidere,...

David Allen Hansen

Jun 27, 2005

David A. Hansen, 50, a lifelong resident of Belvidere, died Monday, June 27, 2005 in his home following a short illness. Born February 25, 1955 in Belvidere, Illinois to George and Nancy (Keating) Williams. He was formerly employed in the Heat Treatment Dept. of CamCar Corp. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #3414. He attended...

Virginia Hampton

Jun 21, 2005

Virginia "Ginny" Hampton, age 66 of Belvidere, Illinois died Tuesday morning, June 21, 2005 in St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois after a short illness. Ginny was born November 9, 1938 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin the daughter of Chester A. and Marion L. (Bean) Roush. Ginny married Noel Hampton in Woodstock, Illinois on July 19, 1974. She was an administrative secretary...

Martha L. Pfluger

Jun 20, 2005

MARTHA L. PFLUGER, 94 a Boone County resident most of her life, graduated to Heaven Monday June 20, 2005 in her home following a lengthy illness. She was born September 2, 1910 in Parnell, Il. to Burton & Ruby Johnson Smith. She married Raymond Pfluger July 3, 1930 in Bensenville, Il.She was a farmwife & homemaker, member of First...

Lester D. Stroud

Jun 17, 2005

Lester D. Stroud, 82, of Caledonia passed away Friday June 17, 2005 at Provena St. Ann Nursing Center. He was born on August 25, 1922 in Mohawk, Tennessee the son of Sam and Elizabeth (Golden) Stroud. On December 23, 1946 he married Dorothy "Lucille" Douthat in Greenville, Tennessee. He loved farming and gardening and generously shared his harvests with...

Barbara-Ann Fryer

Jun 15, 2005

Barbara-Ann Fryer, age 57, of Poplar Grove, Illinois, died Thursday morning, June 15, 2005 in OSF St. Anthony Medical Center after a sudden illness. Barbara was born July 23, 1947 in Libertyville, Illinois the daughter of Wendell and Irene (Rehm) Bistrican. She married John Fryer on June 11, 1977 in Mundelein, Illinois. Her passion in life was caring for...

Alice M. (Dee) Hogan

Jun 15, 2005

Alice M. (Dee) Hogan, 99, of Belvidere passed away Wednesday June 15, 2005 at Maple Crest Care Centre. She was born April 22, 1906 in Chicago, the daughter of Thomas and Marion Dee. In 1933 she married Reginald H. Hogan in Chicago. She worked as an executive secretary for Bell and Howell. In her 90's, while living in Wisconsin,...