Eleanore F. Johnson, 88, of Poplar Grove, IL, died December 9, 2021 in Rockford, IL. She was born November 19, 1933, in Rochelle, IL, daughter to Kenneth and Frieda (Baumann) Chisamore. She graduated high school and married her sweetheart, Charles "Bud" Johnson, January 3, 1957, in Hernandez, Mississippi. Eleanore had a career in retail. She was a member of...
Live Stream Matt Ohlsen, 97, of Belvidere, IL, died peacefully, December 9, 2021 in Belvidere, IL. He was born May 31, 1924 in Flint, MI. Son to Mathias and Emma (Peters) Ohlsen. He married his sweetheart, Coralyn on July 7, 1943 in the parsonage at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Belvidere. He worked as a equipment operator for the City...
Diane "Peg" Wirth, 78, of Belvidere, IL, died December 8, 2021, in Rockford, IL. She was born October 27, 1943, in Sisseton, South Dakota, daughter to John and Ramona (Arbach) Simon. Diane graduated high school. She married Larry Wirth, February 27, 1960, in Belvidere, IL. They were members of St. John's United Church of Christ in Belvidere and the...
Cynthia "Cyndy" Marie Morris, 73, of Belvidere, IL, died December 7, 2021, in Rockford, IL. She was born March 21, 1948, in Ford Dodge, Iowa, daughter to Francis Marion Kyles and Ellen Lou Busse. Cynthia was a Registered Nurse for 39 years at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, IL. She married her sweetheart, Ed Morris, May 17,...
Jean Ann Schoepski, 88, formerly of Poplar Grove, passed away peacefully at Independence Village on Saturday, December 4, 2021 with her three daughters and son at her side. Jean was born on March 17, 1933 in Poplar Grove, the daughter of Allan and Mary (Kagel) Wares. Jean loved reading, cooking and baking. She enjoyed the many years she waitressed...
LIVE STREAM Gary Clarence Orton, age 80, Belvidere, IL, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, after a brave battle with cancer. Gary was born in Platteville, WI the beloved son of Clifford and Bernice (Taylor) Orton. He grew up on the family farm outside Livingston, WI with his sister Sharon where he developed a deep connection to the...
Maria M. Martinez, 86, of Belvidere, IL passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning, December 2, 2021 at Swedish American Medical Center, Belvidere, IL. Maria was born May 4, 1935 in Jerez, Zac. Mexico, the daughter of Mariano Melendez and Elvira Roygoza. She enjoyed Mexican Bingo (Loteria), crocheting, flowers, and music. Maria loved all her family from her kids to...
Richard Alan "Big Chief" "Rick" Sipe, 60, of Kingston, IL passed away peacefully December 2, 2021 in Rockford. He was born January 26, 1961 in Belvidere, IL to Riley and Margaret (Turner) Sipe. Chief married the love of his life, Tina (Schultz) on April 2, 1977. Chief loved working and teaching others how to build drag cars, he owned...
Live Stream Dwayne (Dewey) Leo Tyler, 84, of Rockford, IL passed away suddenly early Wednesday morning, December 1st, 2021, in OSF Medical Center. Dewey was born December 10th, 1936 (along with his twin brother, Wayne) in the home of his parents, Ray & Louise (Elmhorst) Tyler in the town of Grant, WI. He graduated from Marshfield Senior High School...
Delores J. Felton, 91, of Belvidere, IL passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, in Belvidere, IL.Delores was born July 4, 1930, in Caldwell, Ohio to Lafe and Thelma (Hurst) Van Fleet. Delores married the love of her life Paul Felton on July 20, 1949, in Readstown, Wisconsin.She worked as a realtor for Audrey Smith Real Estate Agency.Delores was a...