Obituaries
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,...
John Rivera
Sep 22, 2016
John Rivera, age 82, of Collinsville, Illinois, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died on September 8, 2016 in Collinsville. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 24, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. A memorial gathering will be held from 9:00-11:00, prior to the service at the church. Burial...
Jean Ertmer
Sep 20, 2016
Jean Ertmer passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at her daughters home in Batavia, Illinois at the age of 70. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Church of St. Mary Catholic, Elizabeth with Father Dennis Morrissy as Celebrant. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday,...
Michael Zell
Sep 18, 2016
Michael Fredrick Zell, age 69, of Chadwick, Illinois, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 at home. A Celebration of Life service will be held 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Michael was born October 19, 1946, the...
Stuart Wilson
Sep 14, 2016
Stuart William Wilson, age 85 of Miles, Iowa died on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Mercy Living Center South, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 17, 2016 at First United Presbyterian Church, Miles. Burial will take place in Miles Cemetery with full military rites accorded by the Miles American Legion Post# 677. A...
Adele "Del" Bowden
Sep 13, 2016
Adele “Del” B. Bowden, age 93, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. A funeral mass will be held 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna, with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. John the Baptist Catholic...
Joann K. Bonjour
Sep 8, 2016
JoAnn K. Bonjour age 75, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth. A funeral mass will held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Church of St. Mary’s Catholic in Elizabeth with Father Dennis Morrissy as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Elizabeth. Visitation...
Dolly Jennings
Sep 7, 2016
Dolly A. Jennings, age 86, of Sabula, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at the Alverno Health Care Facility, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, September 11, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery, Sabula. Visitation will be...
Lincoln Eugene Eads
Sep 6, 2016
Lincoln Eugene Eads, age 41 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed on to glory on September 6, 2016 as the result of injuries sustained on April 27, 2016, in a car accident on Route 73, near Lanark, Illinois. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00pm Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Mt. Carroll Church of God, with Pastor...
Shirley Holland
Sep 3, 2016
Shirley A. Holland, age 77, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died with her girls by her side on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa after a brief illness. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00, September 6, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2016...
Richard "Shorty" Hazer
Sep 1, 2016
Richard Carl “Shorty” Hazer, age 88, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. A visitation will be...
David Keckler
Aug 31, 2016
David J. Keckler, age 41, of Savanna, Illinois, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Savanna Moose Lodge, Savanna, Illinois.
William J. Wild
Aug 30, 2016
William J. Wild, age 79, of Stockton, Illinois, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois after complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. Cremation rites have been accorded and per his request no services will be held at this time. A memorial fund has been established and will be distributed amongst...
Charles "Duane" Kistler
Aug 29, 2016
Charles “Duane” Kistler of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Terry Metz
Aug 29, 2016
Terry Metz, age 74, formerly of Sabula, Iowa, died August 5, 2016 in Rota, Spain. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna.
Robert James Hartman
Aug 28, 2016
Robert James Hartman, 90, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016 at Carroll County Good Samaritan, Mt. Carroll. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 1, 2016 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Carroll. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 10:00a.m. – 11:00...
Glen Sherf
Aug 26, 2016
Glen Luverne Sherf, age 93, of Platteville, Wisconsin, formerly of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at Manor Care in Platteville, WI. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, 2016...
Irma "Jeanie" Wiley
Aug 25, 2016
Irma J. “Jeanie” Wiley age 84, of East Dubuque, Illinois, formerly of Elizabeth, Illinois, lived her life to make others happy. At the age of 84, she passed away at Brookfield Rehab in Brookfield, Wisconsin. A Celebration of Jeanie’s life will be held at 12:00 p.m. noon on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Burial of...
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