Archie Lowell Poole

Mar 1, 2022

Archie Lowell Poole, 85, of Belvidere, IL passed away, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 in Rockford, IL. Archie was born February 22, 1937 in Springfield IL, the son of Archie Littleton and Ruth (Willbanks) Poole. Archie married the love of his life Carolyn Krueger on October 29, 1960 in Springfield, IL. Archie served with the United States Navy, was stationed...

William Lyga

Feb 28, 2022

William Lyga, 83, of Belvidere, IL, died peacefully February 28, 2022, in Rockford, IL. He was born September 28, 1938, in Arcadia, WI, son to George and Marion (Hagenbarth) Lyga. He married his sweetheart, Shelia Ross April 11, 1964 in Independence, WI and was employed as a fork lifter at Cornell Forge for 27 years and WR Meadows in...

Thomas John Tyler

Feb 27, 2022

Thomas John Tyler, 44, of Belvidere, IL passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at home. Tom was born August 9, 1977 to Charles and Colleen (Strelow) Tyler in Monroe, WI. Tom was a graduate from Belvidere High School and worked for Jerhen Industries as a welder. Tom loved going to auctions, collecting John Deere Tractors and cooking for his...

Humberto C. Guevara

Feb 26, 2022

Humberto C. Guevara, 54, of Belvidere passed away on February 26, 2022. Born in Mexico, the son of Eulalia (Castillo) and Emilio Guevara. On January 15, 2000, Humberto married the love of his life, Maria (Espinoza) and together they had four beautiful children. Humberto was a hardworking yet simple man who loved nature, traveling and sightseeing. He enjoyed his...

Trudy Ann Kelley

Feb 26, 2022

Trudy Ann Kelley, 66, of Belvidere passed away quietly in her home on February 26th, 2022 from a sudden illness. She was born in Belvidere, IL on November 29th, 1955, the daughter of Robert F. Kelley Sr. and Janet C. (Beecham) Kelley. She had a lifelong love of reading and was a devoted animal lover. Trudy also enjoyed cooking...

Pearl Earline Drews

Feb 26, 2022

Pearl Earline Drews, 92, of Belvidere, IL, died February 26, 2022, in Belvidere. She was born November 2, 1929, in Cordova, Alabama daughter to Monroe B. Key and Eula Woodruff. She married her sweetheart, Leonard Drews April, 1948, in Mississippi. She worked as a Blood Bank hostess for 10 years but her pride and joy was taking care of...

Mary Ellen Stanford

Feb 25, 2022

Mary Ellen Stanford, 83, of Belvidere, IL passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 in Belvidere. Mary was born August 2, 1938 the daughter of Walter and Marguerite (Druehl) Landwehr in Elgin, IL. Mary married the love of her life John Stanford in Elgin Illinois at Holy Trinity. She was a graduate of Elgin High School and worked at Sherman...

Dorothy Ann Knutson Johnson

Feb 23, 2022

Dorothy Ann Knutson Johnson, 97, of Rockford, IL,went home to be with her loved ones in heaven, peacefully on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at sunrise.Born August 1, 1924, to Eric and Astaisa "Lillian" (Snyder) Oscarson of Rockford, IL. Dorothy was the oldest of five children. She took up her role as first-born with enthusiasm and could be found most...

Glenda Gail Jones

Feb 20, 2022

Glenda Gail Jones, 74, passed away February 20, 2022 in Rockford. Born September 10, 1947 in Sylacauga, Alabama. The daughter of Ray and Clara Mae (Warren) Bevels, Sr. Glenda married Donald Jones on June 18, 1969 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Glenda loved her children and enjoyed joining her husband on trips to the VFW and American Legion in Belvidere. She...

Eldon L. Fisk

Feb 19, 2022

Eldon L. Fisk, 95, a lifelong resident of Belvidere passed away Saturday, February 19th ,2022. The son of Floyd and Elizabeth (Brock) Fisk, born in Salem, IL on August 11, 1926. Eldon was an Army veteran serving in WWII. On April 9th, 1950, Eldon married Ida Buse, and together they raised four children. He enjoyed telling stories about his...