Obituaries
Donald Ray Marburger
Dec 30, 2016
Donald Ray Marburger, 85, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2016 while surrounded by family. He was a loving husband, father, stepfather and friend to anyone he came in contact with. Don was born in Miles, Iowa on January 16, 1931 to Earlo and Eva (Johnson) Marburger. As a youth the family moved to the Johnson family homestead northwest of...
Shirley Daniels
Dec 22, 2016
Shirley Nadine Daniels, age 82, of Miles, Iowa was a loving, caring, and compassionate mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Shirley passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, with her family by her side. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the...
Joan Ruth Nielsen
Dec 21, 2016
Joan Ruth Nielsen, age 75, of Preston, Iowa passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2016 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Preston with a visitation being held from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Burial...
Rose Marie Klippert
Dec 20, 2016
Rose Marie Klippert, age 94, of Elizabeth, Illinois, previously of Savanna, Illinois passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, Illinois. Burial will take place in St. John’s Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 10:00 –...
Leon Moeller
Dec 20, 2016
Leon Moeller, age 56, of Preston, Iowa passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at home. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston with Pastor Carina Schilte officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at the Church....
Christine Guzik
Dec 18, 2016
Christine Lynn Guzik, age 48, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at her home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Savanna Bible Church. A memorial gathering will be held immediately following the service until 4:00 p.m., at the church. Memorials may...
Anne Dickau
Dec 16, 2016
Anne Marie Dickau, age 35 of Savanna, Illinois, died suddenly at her home on December 16, 2016. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Cremation will take place following the service. A visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
Ella Kummer
Dec 14, 2016
Ella M. Kummer age 95, of Elizabeth, Illinois, formerly of WoodDale, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth. A service will be held on Saturday January 7th at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in River Grove, Illinois. Ella was born August 31, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of John and Otilia K (Batke)...
Murnice Dittmar
Dec 13, 2016
Murnice Dittmar, age 90, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Elizabeth. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral...
Dorothy Louise "Dot" Smith
Dec 9, 2016
Dorothy Louise "Dot" Smith, age 86 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December...
Bascom Hunt
Dec 9, 2016
Bascom Hunt, age 75, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, December 9, 2016, at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, December 15, 2016 in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Bascom was born January 6, 1941 in Pittsboro, Kentucky, the son of Jonas and Thelma (Burchett) Hunt. He was raised in a Kentucky...
Wilmer Harold Walter
Dec 8, 2016
Wilmer Harold Walter, age 91, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Savanna Bible Church, with Reverend Mike Meyer officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., prior to the service at the church. Burial will...
Francisco "Frank" Hernandez
Dec 6, 2016
Francisco “Frank” Virgen Hernandez, age 84, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A Funeral Mass will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be...
Ruth Smith
Dec 4, 2016
Ruth Ann Smith age 69, of Sabula, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Jackson County Regional Health Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A private graveside service will be held at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery in Sabula. A memorial fund has been established in Ruth’s memory. Ruth was born on September 22, 1947 in Welch, West...
Norma Lundgren
Dec 3, 2016
Norma J. Lundgren, aged 86, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held at 9:00, followed by the funeral service at 11:00 on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery in...
Margaret Hartman
Dec 2, 2016
Margaret Anna Hartman, age 93, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Friday, December 2, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Chadwick First Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial will take place in the Chadwick Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....
Reno Robertson
Nov 27, 2016
Reno Alan Robertson, age 23, of Sabula, Iowa, formerly of Savanna, Illinois passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa from complications from diabetes. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Reno was born April 24, 1993, in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Patrick and...
Amy Lamborn Mills
Nov 26, 2016
Amy Lamborn Mills, age 91, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Preston and Miles, Iowa, Springfield, Michigan, and Beverly Hills, Florida, died Saturday, November 26, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 15, 2017, in the Miles City Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. A reception will follow the service. Amy was born July 22,...
Amy Lamborn Mills
Nov 26, 2016
Amy Lamborn Mills, age 91, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Preston and Miles, Iowa, Springfield, Michigan, and Beverly Hills, Florida, died Saturday, November 26, 2016, in Jacksonville, Florida. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 15, 2017, in the Miles City Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. A reception will follow the service. Amy was born July 22,...
Edward A. Rogers
Nov 23, 2016
Edward Allen Rogers, age 87 of Savanna, Illinois died on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. A visitation...
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