Mary Margareite "Margaret" Allison
Sep 9, 2022
Mary Margareite "Margaret" Allison died peacefully September 9, 2022, in Rockford, IL. She was born September 2, 1924, in Springfield, MO, daughter to Gene and Effie (Russel) Bridges. She graduated high school and married Jack Allison on July 4, 1977, in Belvidere. Margaret loved and was grateful for her family and husband, Jack for their life they lived as...
Carol Jeanne Wych
Sep 9, 2022
Carol left us on September 9, 2022. She will be remembered as a person full of generosity, kindness, love of family, and for making everyone feel welcome. Carol was the daughter of loving parents, Bob and Jeanne Kenney. She had three brothers, Jerry, Jim and Pat. In 1978, she married Jeff Wych and had two children, Joe (Marie) and...
Dorothy Jeanne Kenney
Sep 8, 2022
Dorothy Jeanne Kenney, 90, died Thursday, September 8, 2022, in Rockford, Illinois. Jeanne was born in Clinton, Iowa to Francis and Frances Clark. She had three siblings: Edward, Doris and Helen. She married Robert J. Kenney on April 24, 1954. They were blessed with four children: Gerald (Sherry) Kenney, Carol (Jeff) Wych, James (Debbie) Kenney and Patrick (Dyanne) Kenney....
Everett Eldon Worrell
Aug 29, 2022
Everett Eldon Worrell, 90, of Belvidere died peacefully at home August 29, 2022. He was born July 15, 1932 in DeKalb, Il. to Arthur and Norma (Westphal) Worrell. He married his college sweetheart Virginia Ann Brown on September 8, 1951. They met on a band trip while both attending Northern Illinois University. Everett enlisted in the Navy and served...
Susan Pauline Gritzmacher
Aug 28, 2022
Suzanne Pauline Gritzmacher, 88, of Belvidere, IL died peacefully in Belvidere, August 28, 2022. She was born November 23, 1933, in Garden Prairie, IL, daughter to Paul and Mildred (Conkling) Porter. She graduated high school and worked at O'Brien & Dobbins pharmacy in Belvidere as a cashier for many years. Suzanne was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in...
Kimberly Kuba
Aug 22, 2022
Kimberly Kuba, 45, of DeKalb, IL, died peacefully surrounded by her family, August 22, 2022 in her home. She was born January 12, 1977, in Clinton, Iowa, daughter to Edward and Phyllis (Null) Smerke. She received her Bachelor Degree in Special Education and married her "happily ever after," Mike Kuba on May 29, 1999, in Rockford, IL. She worked...
Ronald J. Barr Sr.
Aug 20, 2022
Ronald J. Barr Sr., 78, of Belvidere, IL, died peacefully August 20, 2022, in Rockford, IL. He was born May 31, 1944, in Chicago, IL. He joined the Navy and married Linda Christensen. He worked for Chrysler BAP for 43 years and then retired. Ronald loved sports including Chicago football and the Cubs. Living to see the Cubs win...
Iona Mae Sunden
Aug 11, 2022
Live Stream Iona Mae Sunden, 91, of Beloit, WI, formerly of Belvidere, IL, died peacefully, August 11, 2022, in Beloit. She was born May 20, 1931, daughter to Clarence and Mildred (Fonken) Cooper, in Belvidere. Iona graduated high school and married David M. Sunden, October 14, 1949, in Belvidere. She became an Administrative Assistant at Harvard Farms,...
Janice Marie Blake
Aug 1, 2022
Janice M. Blake (née Ericksen), 77, of Belvidere, IL died peacefully, August 1, 2022, in Geneva, IL. Jan was born on July 27, 1945, in Chicago, to the late Marvin & late Marie Ericksen, youngest sibling of the late Shirley (late Stanley) & late Sonny (Louise). Jan met Lowell in June of 1967; they fell in love & were...
Dr. Dennis G. Norem
Jul 26, 2022
On December 28, 2021, recently retired Dr. Dennis Norem, 68, was living his best life, skiing with family in the mountains of northern Arizona. A cerulean sky, the sparkle of laughter and sun on snow, and suddenly a fluke tumble. Dennis, who had gone thirty years without a sick day, was faced with a spinal cord injury that resulted...