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Eugene W. Zweep

Eugene W. Zweep

March 8, 2008

Eugene W. Zweep, 79, Roscoe, died in Highview In The Woodlands at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 8, 2008 surrounded by his children. Born July 27, 1928 in Pecatonica, son of Ben and Annie Becker Zweep. Roscoe resident for the past 40 years. Married Nora L. Bomgarden in Messiah Lutheran Church in Rockford on November 9, 1950. Eugene was a diversified...

Eugene W. Zweep

Eugene W. Zweep

March 8, 2008

Eugene W. Zweep, 79, Roscoe,nbsp; died in Highview In The Woodlands at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 8, 2008 surrounded by his children.nbsp; Born July 27, 1928 in Pecatonica, son of Ben and Annie Becker Zweep.nbsp; Roscoe resident for the past 40 years.nbsp; Married Nora L. Bomgarden in Messiah Lutheran Church in Rockford on November 9, 1950.nbsp; Eugene was a diversified...

Winifred Winnie Swanson

Winifred Winnie Swanson

March 8, 2008

WINIFRED Winnie SWANSON, 85 ROCKFORD - Winifred Winnie Swanson, 85, of Rockford passed away March 8, 2008, in Provena Cor Mariae. Born Dec. 28, 1922, in Gratiot, Wis., to Harry and Bernice (Russell) Nethery. A 1940 graduate of Shullsburg (Wis.) High School. Winnie married Roy L. Swanson in Rockford on June 1, 1946; he predeceased her on March 4, 1999....

Winifred Winnie Swanson

Winifred Winnie Swanson

March 8, 2008

WINIFRED 'Winnie"" SWANSON, 85 ROCKFORD - Winifred ""Winnie"" Swanson, 85, of Rockford passed away March 8, 2008, in Provena Cor Mariae. Born Dec. 28, 1922, in Gratiot, Wis., to Harry and Bernice (Russell) Nethery. A 1940 graduate of Shullsburg (Wis.) High School. Winnie married Roy L. Swanson in Rockford on June 1, 1946; he predeceased her on March 4, 1999....

Gale A. Boyd

Gale A. Boyd

March 7, 2008

Gale A. Boyd Gale A. Boyd, 95, a lifelong resident of Rockford, went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2008 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Gale was born February 26, 1913 in Rockford the son of Robert and Emma (Caldwell) Boyd. Gale married Mary Alyce Blissard on March 20, 1943 in Rockford. Gale graduated from Rockford Central High School...

Gale A. Boyd

Gale A. Boyd

March 7, 2008

Gale A. Boyd nbsp; Gale A. Boyd, 95, a lifelong resident of Rockford, went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2008 at Rockford Memorial Hospital.nbsp; Gale was born February 26, 1913 in Rockford the son of Robert and Emma (Caldwell) Boyd.nbsp; Gale married Mary Alyce Blissard on March 20, 1943 in Rockford. nbsp; Gale graduated from Rockford Central...

Deborah Sue Pearson

Deborah Sue Pearson

March 5, 2008

Deborah Sue Pearson, of Rockford, passed away March 5th at Kindred Hospital, Sycamore, from pulmonary complications. Born in Rockford on November 2, 1947 to Elmer and Vivian (Belfield) Ahmer, she attended schools in Hales Corners, WIS. And Rockford, graduating from East High School in 1965, member of National Honor Society. She attended WIU, RVC and Rockford Business College. Debbie and...

Margaret B. Hale

Margaret B. Hale

March 5, 2008

Margaret B. ""Scotty"" Hale, 61, of Rockford and formerly of Arlington Heights, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born June 9, 1946 in Scotland. Was the manager for 20 years at the Willow Way Terrace Mobile Home Park in Arlington Heights. Survived by son, Mark (Sheila) Hale of Schaumburg; daughter, Carol (Steven) Clark of Glendale...

Clara Belle Susie Clark

Clara Belle Susie Clark

March 5, 2008

Loving Wife, Mother and Nana Clara Belle Susie Clark, 78 of Rockford passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in her home surrounded by her family. Born October 4, 1929 in Howard, PA to Miles and Florence (Neff) Bartley. Susie married Vern Clark in Riverdale, IL on April 9, 1949. Susie was a beautician for many years and was also...

Deborah Sue Pearson

Deborah Sue Pearson

March 5, 2008

Deborah Sue Pearson, of Rockford, passed away March 5th at Kindred Hospital, Sycamore, from pulmonary complications. Born in Rockford on November 2, 1947 to Elmer and Vivian (Belfield) Ahmer, she attended schools in Hales Corners, WIS. And Rockford, graduating from East High School in 1965, member of National Honor Society. She attended WIU, RVC and Rockford Business College. Debbie and...

Clara Belle Susie Clark

Clara Belle Susie Clark

March 5, 2008

"Loving Wife, Mother and Nana" Clara Belle "Susie" Clark, 78 of Rockford passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in her home surrounded by her family. Born October 4, 1929 in Howard, PA to Miles and Florence (Neff) Bartley. Susie married Vern Clark in Riverdale, IL on April 9, 1949. Susie was a beautician for many years and was also...

Margaret B. Hale

Margaret B. Hale

March 5, 2008

Margaret B. Scotty Hale, 61, of Rockford and formerly of Arlington Heights, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. Born June 9, 1946 in Scotland. Was the manager for 20 years at the Willow Way Terrace Mobile Home Park in Arlington Heights. Survived by son, Mark (Sheila) Hale of Schaumburg; daughter, Carol (Steven) Clark of Glendale...

Michael Dennis Hill

Michael Dennis Hill

March 3, 2008

Michael Mike Dennis Hill, 59, of Roscoe, died on Monday, March 3, 2008, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center following a lengthy battle with diabetes. Born on October 2, 1948, in Kewanee, he is the son of Donald and Marion (Walsh) Hill. Mike married Susan Sue K. Buck in Rockford, on November 30, 1968. Mike was a 1967 graduate of...

Julie A. Benson

Julie A. Benson

March 3, 2008

Julie A. Benson, 38, Joliet, died at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 3, 2008 in Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Joliet. Born May 22, 1969 in Rockford, daughter of Gerald R. Benson and Jane L. Batty Benson Neff. Graduate of Jefferson High School. In the past 18 years she has been employed by Weyerhauser Corp.for a number of years, Chicago Corrigated and...

Julie A. Benson

Julie A. Benson

March 3, 2008

Julie A. Benson, 38, Joliet, died at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 3, 2008 in Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Joliet.nbsp; Born May 22, 1969 in Rockford, daughter of Gerald R. Benson and Jane L. Batty Benson Neff.nbsp; Graduate of Jefferson High School. In the past 18 years she has been employed by Weyerhauser Corp.for a number of years, Chicago Corrigated and...

Michael Dennis Hill

Michael Dennis Hill

March 3, 2008

Michael ""Mike"" Dennis Hill, 59, of Roscoe, died on Monday, March 3, 2008, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center following a lengthy battle with diabetes. Born on October 2, 1948, in Kewanee, he is the son of Donald and Marion (Walsh) Hill. Mike married Susan ""Sue"" K. Buck in Rockford, on November 30, 1968. Mike was a 1967 graduate of...

Virginia Pauline Simmons

Virginia Pauline Simmons

March 2, 2008

LOVING MOTHER & GRANDMOTHER Virginia Pauline Simmons, 88 of Rockford, IL passed away on March 2, 2008. Born May 30, 1919 in Swifton, Arkansas, the daughter of Tom and Jennie (McDaniel) Hawkins. Virginia married Herschel M. Simmons in Swifton. He predeceased her on November 24, 1985. Virginia worked for National Lock Company as a punch press operator for 21 years....

Thomas E. Chambers

Thomas E. Chambers

March 2, 2008

Thomas E. Tom Chambers, 75, a lifelong resident of Rockford, went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2008.nbsp; Tom was born March 2, 1933 in Rockford the son of Thomas E., Sr. and Elizabeth (Davey) Chambers.nbsp; He married his high school sweetheart Carol Brentner on December 29, 1951. nbsp; Tom graduated from West High School where he played...

Virginia Pauline Simmons

Virginia Pauline Simmons

March 2, 2008

LOVING MOTHER amp; GRANDMOTHERnbsp;nbsp; Virginia Pauline Simmons, 88 of Rockford, IL passed away on March 2, 2008. Born May 30, 1919 in Swifton, Arkansas, the daughter of Tom and Jennie (McDaniel) Hawkins. Virginia married Herschel M. Simmons in Swifton. He predeceased her on November 24, 1985. Virginia worked for National Lock Company as a punch press operator for 21 years....

Alexis Sophia Olmstead

Alexis Sophia Olmstead

March 2, 2008

Alexis Sophia Olmstead, 6 weeks, old died at 6:18 a.m. Sunday, March 2, 2008 in Rockford Memorial Hospital. Born January 22, 2008 in Rockford, daughter of Nicholas E. and Julie A. Bloomster Olmstead. Survivors include her parents; sister, Mattison and brother,Caden; maternal grandparents, Charles ""Buzz"" and Inis Bloomster; paternal grandparents, Merle and Tanya Olmstead; aunts and uncles, Holley (Greg) Phillips...