Obituaries
Christel Kummer
Oct 16, 2016
Christel C. Kummer, age 83, of Apple River, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth, Illinois. A funeral mass will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday October 22 at the Catholic Church of St. Mary in Elizabeth. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Cemetery directly after the church service. Memorials may...
Sandra Lashelle
Oct 11, 2016
Sandra “Sandi” Kay LaShelle age 57, of Thomson, Illinois passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson. Burial will take place in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 14, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral...
Linda Kinder
Oct 11, 2016
Linda Kinder, age 67, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at the Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A memorial service will be held 6:30 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be given...
Janet Schreiner
Oct 10, 2016
Janet E. Schreiner, age 92, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 prior to the service at the funeral...
George Hartman
Oct 9, 2016
George David Hartman, age 89, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 14 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held from 4:00 –...
Peter Seibert
Oct 7, 2016
Peter W. Seibert, age 74, of Elizabeth, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died October 7, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Church of St. Mary’s Catholic, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund...
Franklin Tipton
Oct 5, 2016
Franklin N. Tipton age of 91, of Savanna, Illinois passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at home. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Church of God in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 5:00...
Mirko "Mike" Rihtar
Oct 4, 2016
Mirko “Mike” Rihtar, age 66, of Savanna, Illinois died Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Mike’s memory. Mike was born May 28, 1950, in Luka, Croatia, the...
William Corbett
Oct 1, 2016
William R. “Russ” Corbett of Savanna, Illinois, died, Saturday, October 1, 2016, at the University Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established in Russ’ memory. Russ was born October...
Catherine Gengenbach
Sep 30, 2016
Catherine M. Gengenbach, age 79 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed into heaven on Friday, September 30, 2016 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. A graveside funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 7, 2016 in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Mt. Carroll. A memorial gathering will be held at Catherine’s home from 12:00-3:00 p.m., following the service....
Baby Rodney Dewayne Legel
Sep 30, 2016
Baby Rodney Dewayne Legel is resting in heaven with his papa, Rodney and Nana, Pat. Rodney is survived by his parents, Dirk Legel and Tara Yarolem of Savanna, Illinois; his brothers and sisters; paternal grandfather, Jerry Legel; maternal grandmother, Kandy Yarolem; aunts and uncles. Rodney was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Pat Hartson, maternal grandfather, Rodney Yarolem, and...
Alice Adolph
Sep 27, 2016
Alice Arlene Adolph, age 93, of Chadwick, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Morrison Resthave Home, Morrison, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the First Lutheran Church, Chadwick. Burial will take place in Chadwick Cemetery. A visitation will be 8:30 to 10:00 a.m., prior to the service at the...
Steven Kelley
Sep 27, 2016
Steven Michael Kelley, age 64, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at his home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 3, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 2,...
Betty Andrews
Sep 26, 2016
Elizabeth “Betty” L. Andrews, age 87 of Delphi, Indiana, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Delphi, Indiana. A funeral mass will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 29, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. A visitation will...
John Sipe
Sep 26, 2016
John Philip Sipe, age 59, of Savanna, Illinois, died suddenly on Monday, September 26, 2016 at his home in Savanna. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Savanna Township Cemetery in Savanna, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 30, 2016, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial...
John E. Miller
Sep 24, 2016
John E. Miller Jr. age 72, of Morrison, Illinois, formerly of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 30, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mt. Carroll. Visitation will...
Charlotte Brown
Sep 23, 2016
Charlotte B. Brown, age 95 of Savanna, Illinois, passed into heaven on Friday, September 23, 2016 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the Community United Church of Christ, Savanna. Burial will take place in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, Illinois. A visitation will be held from...
Elwood "Bud" Wurster
Sep 23, 2016
Elwood “Bud” H. Wurster age 82 of Elizabeth, Illinois passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Rock Falls Rehab Center in Rock Falls, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Massbach, Illinois. Burial will take place in Good Hope Cemetery rural Elizabeth. Visitation will...
Donald Thompson
Sep 23, 2016
Donald Thompson, age 96, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton Iowa. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Community United Church of Christ, Savanna. Burial will be in the Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., prior to the service Tuesday,...
Carl Potter
Sep 23, 2016
Carl Edward Potter age 86, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover, Illinois. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Saturday,...
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