Jerome R. & Rosemary Timm

Jerome R. Timm, age 78, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, January 7th, at 11:00am at the Mount Carroll United Methodist Church. A visitation will be held Sunday, January 6th, from 3 – 6pm at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll. Memorials may be given to the Carroll County Haiti Mission Project, Care of Mount Carroll United Methodist Church. Jerome was born August 8, 1929, in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Erwin C. and Anna (Scholler) Timm. Jerome graduated from Mount Carroll High School in 1948. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War as a part of the 101st Airborne in the Construction Battalion. On April 29, 1954, Jerome married Rosemary G. Hartman in Rochelle, Illinois. Rosemary died on February 12, 2002. Jerome was a carpenter all of his life. He enjoyed farming near Mount Carroll and raising cattle. He loved the outdoors and fishing, and hunting in his younger years. Most importantly, Jerome loved spending time with his family and visiting with his friends. Jerome will be dearly missed by four sons, Mathew (Deana Wilt) Timm of Peoria, Illinois, Mitchell (Rhonda) Timm, Tony (Elizabeth) Timm, Bill (Teri) Timm all of Mt. Carroll, one brother Pete (Janice) Timm of Delevan, Illinois, 15 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.Jerome was preceded in death by his parents, wife Rosemary, and daughter Marta Trent.