Obituaries
Ramon "Ray" Hunt
Sep 30, 2015
Ramon “Ray” Arnett Hunt, age 86 of Hanover, Illinois, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Hanover United Methodist Church, Hanover. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, October 5, 2015...
Michelle (Harris) Themas
Sep 30, 2015
Michelle M. (Harris) Themas, age 55, of Sabula, Iowa, passed away September 30, 2015, at Jackson County Regional Care Center, Maquoketa, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Michelle was born June 13, 1960, the daughter of Richard and June (Marquis) Harris in Newark, Ohio. She attended Newark High School....
Marilyn Ehlers
Sep 30, 2015
Marilyn Jean Ehlers 78 of Preston, Iowa died on Wednesday, September 30 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque surrounded by family. A celebration of Marilyn’s life will be held at 10:30 am Monday, October 5, 2015 at the Salem Lutheran Church in Spragueville, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the Law-Jones...
Billy O'Barr Sr.
Sep 27, 2015
Billy L. O’Barr Sr. age 80, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family and his dog Bandit. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois, with military rites being accorded by the Savanna VFW Post #2223. Cremation rites have...
Dorothy Koecke
Sep 26, 2015
Dorothy J. Koecke, age 89, of Dubuque, IA, passed away peacefully at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at home. To honor Dorothy’s life, funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Law Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Meyer officiating. To celebrate Dorothy’s life, family and friends may visit from 10:00 a.m....
Duane Frederick
Sep 25, 2015
Duane L. Frederick age 56, of Freeport, Illinois formerly of Lanark, Illinois, passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at the Church of God in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Burial will take place in Lanark Cemetery in Lanark. Visitation will be held...
Marian "Betty" Roberts
Sep 24, 2015
Marian “Betty” E. Roberts, age 96 of Woodbine, Illinois, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, September 24, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2015 at the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church in Schapville, Illinois. Burial will take place in Welsh Hollow Cemetery in rural Woodbine. Visitation will be held from 4:00 –...
Lloyd Marburger
Sep 24, 2015
Lloyd W. Marburger, age 86, of Clinton, Iowa died Thursday, September 24, 2015, at home. A private family graveside service took place in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Iowa. Lloyd was born May 5, 1929, the son of Harold and Elsie (Jones) Marburger in Sabula, Iowa. He attended Sabula Country Schools. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from...
Berdella Kelly
Sep 24, 2015
Berdella Emily Kelly, age 90 of Preston, Iowa, died on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 28, 2015 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston, with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will take place in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Iowa. A visitation will be held from...
Lillian Groezinger
Sep 21, 2015
Lillian M. Groezinger, age 99, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Monday, September 21, 2015, at home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Derinda, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery,...
William John R. Dayton
Sep 16, 2015
William John R. Dayton, age 88, of Savanna, Illinois passed away on September 16, 2015 at St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois. Bill was born January 4, 1927 in Galena, Illinois, the eldest child of William and Edna (Bainbridge) Dayton, both of whom preceded him in death, along with his younger brother, Robert Dayton. Bill married Lois Sarah Bahr on...
Herman Deutscher
Sep 16, 2015
Herman L. Deutscher, age 82, of Savanna, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will take place in Round Grove Cemetery, Dwight, Illinois at a later date. A memorial fund has been established in Herman’s memory. Herman was born September 23, 1932, in Hope County, Michigan, the son of Herman...
Alan Kay Hickey
Sep 15, 2015
Alan Kay Hickey, age 70 of Thomson, Illinois, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Cremation Rites will be accorded. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. Friends are invited to join the family from 3:00-6:00 p.m., Saturday, October 3, 2015...
James Allen Burden
Sep 14, 2015
James Allen Burden, age 73, of Mt. Carroll Illinois passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll with Military Rites by the Mt. Carroll American Legion....
Barbara J. Couch
Sep 12, 2015
Barbara J. Couch, 77, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015 in Savanna, Illinois after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. To honor Barb’s life, a memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the United Methodist Church, 222 12th Avenue in DeWitt, Iowa with the Reverend Tom Boomershine presiding. Friends and...
Rebecca Thornton
Sep 9, 2015
Rebecca “Becky” Ann Thornton age 58, of Savanna, Illinois passed away peacefully at home in Savanna on Wednesday, September 09, 2015. Cremation rites will be accorded. Becky is survived by her daughter, Annette (Donald) Peacock of Houston, Texas; two grandchildren, Drake and Killian; her mother, Lucille of Savanna; brother, Jim (Patty) Acree of Savanna; two sisters, Judy Petty of Missouri...
Loretta J. Olson
Sep 7, 2015
Loretta J. Olson’s life revolved around her family. Her siblings were her best friends and her grandchildren were the stars in her life. On Monday, September 7, 2015, Loretta passed away at her daughter’s home in Camanche, Iowa, surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2015, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna,...
Marjorie Hoyer
Sep 4, 2015
Marjorie Hoyer, age 94, of Sabula, Iowa died Friday, September 4, 2015 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Sabula United Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to...
Brenda Camden
Sep 4, 2015
Brenda Camden, age 53, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Friday, September 4, 2015 at Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded and a gathering will take place starting at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Brenda’s residence located at 108 North College Street in Mt. Carroll. Brenda was born October 30, 1961 in Richmond, Virginia...
Alice Nehrkorn
Sep 1, 2015
Alice M. Nehrkorn, age 94, of Savanna, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Cremation will take place and burial of ashes will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery. Alice was born October 17, 1920, in Washington D.C., to Clarence and Lillian (Fphittle) Kyle. She married Charles Nehrkorn on June 6, 1947 in Savanna. She...
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