Kenneth E. Harris, 87, of Belvidere, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013, in OSF. St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born on January 19, 1926, in Franklin County, Illinois; the son of Henry and Grace (Issiacs) Harris. Ken married Glorene Summers in Benton, Illinois on October 19, 1947. He was employed as a manager of the Boone County Farm Bureau for 32 years, retiring in 1987. Ken was a veteran of WWII serving in the Army. He held membership with the Belvidere Lions Club and Boone County Farm Bureau. Ken is survived by his wife, Glorene; children, Virginia (Sam) Gueyan; Eric (Elizabeth) Harris; grandchildren, Teresa Wennmacher, Trevor Towns and Nathan Thrun; several great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by parents; granddaughter, Melinda Harris; 6 brothers; and a sister. Funeral services 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2013, in Buck-Wheeler-Hyland Funeral Home, 218 W. Hurlbut Av., with the Rev. Dean Parker, Chaplain of OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, officiating. Burial in Belvidere Cemetery. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.
Published in Rockford Register Star from September 22 to September 23, 2013
Published in Rockford Register Star from September 22 to September 23, 2013
Kenneth E. Harris, 87, of Belvidere, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013, in OSF. St. Anthony Medical Center. He was born on January 19, 1926, in Franklin County, Illinois; the son of Henry and Grace (Issiacs) Harris. Ken married Glorene Summers in Benton, Illinois on October 19, 1947. He was employed as a manager of the Boone County Farm Bureau for 32 years, retiring in 1987. Ken was a veteran of WWII serving in the Army. He held membership with the Belvidere Lions Club and Boone County Farm Bureau. Ken is survived by his wife, Glorene; children, Virginia (Sam) Gueyan; Eric (Elizabeth) Harris; grandchildren, Teresa Wennmacher, Trevor Towns and Nathan Thrun; several great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by parents; granddaughter, Melinda Harris; 6 brothers; and a sister. Funeral services 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2013, in Buck-Wheeler-Hyland Funeral Home, 218 W. Hurlbut Av., with the Rev. Dean Parker, Chaplain of OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, officiating. Burial in Belvidere Cemetery. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.
Published in Rockford Register Star from September 22 to September 23, 2013
Published in Rockford Register Star from September 22 to September 23, 2013
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