Obituaries
Lorraine Haas
Dec 13, 2015
Lorraine Ellen Haas, age 90, of Elizabeth, Illinois died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2015...
Lavita Budde
Dec 11, 2015
Lavita C. Budde, age 96, of Preston, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Preston, with Father Don Hertges as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Preston. Visitation will...
Lynn C. Eadie
Dec 9, 2015
Lynn C Eadie, age 72, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Midwest Medical Center in Galena, Illinois. Burial of cremated remains will take place at 11:00 am Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover with a luncheon at the VFW afterwards. Memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 pm on Tuesday,...
Martha Jane Canavan
Dec 8, 2015
Martha Jane Canavan, longtime owner of Canavan's in Savanna, loved sharing her life with family and friends. At the age of 93, Martha passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation rites have been accorded with Inurnment taking place at 12:00 noon, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Clinton Memorial Cemetery, immediately followed by a Celebration...
Geraldine Marilla Holcomb
Dec 6, 2015
Geraldine Marilla Holcomb, age 83, of Savanna, Illinois, died December 6, 2015, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Cremation rites will follow with burial in Savanna Township Cemetery at a later date. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00...
Leslie "Les" Junior Guilinger
Dec 6, 2015
Leslie “Les” Junior Guilinger, age 89 of Savanna, Illinois, previously of Little York, Illinois, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...
Wendell Gene Roberts
Dec 6, 2015
Wendell Gene Roberts, age 78, died as the result of a workshop related accident near his home in Elizabeth, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 11, 2015 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, with Pastor Mike Nesbit officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., prior to the service, at the...
Dorothy Vanover
Dec 4, 2015
Dorothy Vanover devoted her life to her family. This came through raising five children and caring long-term for her disabled daughter. At the age of 73, Dorothy passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Inurnment will take...
Judith "Judi" Reifsteck
Dec 3, 2015
Judith “Judi” A. Reifsteck, age 65, formerly of Hanover, Illinois, of East Dubuque, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 7, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in East Dubuque, with Father Dean Smith as Celebrant. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover. In...
Judith "Judy" Dayboll
Dec 2, 2015
Judith K. “Judy” Dayboll, age 70, of Lanark, Illinois, went to be with the Lord Savior on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 7, 2015 at the Lanark First Brethren Church, Lanark. A memorial gathering will be held one...
Scott K. Marburger
Nov 28, 2015
Scott K. Marburger of Sabula, Iowa, was an extraordinary, loving, devoted husband and a hero to his son’s at the age of 53, he went home to be with the lord following a brief illness. A celebration of Scott’s life will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois. A memorial...
Mary L. (King) Buck
Nov 28, 2015
Mary Louise (King) Buck, 96, of Savanna, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 2015 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Savanna. Visitation will...
Thomas C. Wild
Nov 24, 2015
Tom Wild— a man men wanted to be, and women wanted to be with. A man full of blarney and love and amazing dance moves. He was quick-witted, mischievous and so much fun. He lived life fully. If you were lucky enough to know him, you knew his handshake. Thomas C. Wild passed away at the age of 70 on...
Emilea Castro
Nov 24, 2015
Emilea Castro, age 88 of Savanna, Illinois, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 30, 2015 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto officiating. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00...
Irene Crandall
Nov 19, 2015
Irene Crandall, age 87, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away peacefully November 19, 2015, with her loving husband, John by her side. She was born March 17, 1928. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2015. Inurnment will take place in the Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, Schapville. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the...
Mary Heffelfinger
Nov 18, 2015
Mary Heffelfinger was a people person and shared her spirit generously. At the age of 76, Mary passed away at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Carroll, Illinois after a short illness. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Visitation will be held 4:00 to...
Dorothy Yochem
Nov 16, 2015
Dorothy M. Yochem, age 91, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Monday, November 16, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2015 at the funeral home prior to the service....
Jeffrey Carlisle
Nov 14, 2015
Jeffrey Carlisle, age 49, of Thomson, Illinois died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded with a private family memorial gathering being held at a later date. Jeff was born October 27, 1966, the son of Bryan and Jill (Hess) Carlisle in Blue Island, Illinois. He loved his children and...
Percy Vesperman
Nov 13, 2015
Percy Vesperman, 85, died Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with Pastor Donna Hoffman officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll....
Richard Truman Anderson
Nov 11, 2015
Richard “Rick” Truman Anderson, age 60 of Thomson, Illinois, died on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Rick’s memory. Rick was born on August...
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