Obituaries
Ruth Atkins
Jul 20, 2015
Ruth Atkins, age 93, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held noon Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 10:00 – noon, prior to the service. Burial will be in Oak Hill...
Lloyd Freeman
Jul 19, 2015
Lloyd L. Freeman age 92, died July 19, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI. He was born on October 7, 1922, son of Charles and Olive Freeman in rural Mt.Carroll. Lloyd attended Hickory Grove School and graduated from Mt.Carroll High School in 1944. He was united in marriage to Nancy Colliflower on March 13, 1960 in Bloomington, MN....
Renee Bogue
Jul 18, 2015
Renee Bogue, age 83, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, Savanna. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00-12:00 Noon, prior to the funeral at the church....
Earl Delp Jr.
Jul 17, 2015
Earl Delp Jr., age 88, of Mt. Carroll, previously of Lanark, Illinois, died Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Pastor Steven Newell officiating. Burial will be in the Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will...
Tonya Hays
Jul 13, 2015
Tonya Lee Hays, age 50, of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. No services are planned at this time.
Arlene Eadie
Jul 12, 2015
Arlene M. Eadie age 94 of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 Noon, Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00-12:00 Noon, prior to...
Wayne Hesselbacher
Jul 10, 2015
Wayne Allen Hesselbacher age 71, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Elizabeth. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial visitation will be held 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., prior...
Virginia Elizabeth Gedgate
Jul 10, 2015
Virginia Elizabeth Gedgate, age 95 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Friday, July 10, 2015 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mt, Carroll. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, with Reverend Jack Smith officiating.
Ann K. Leonard
Jul 6, 2015
Ann K. Leonard, age 101, of Sabula, Iowa, died Monday, July 6, 2015 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials...
Kenneth L. Wood
Jul 5, 2015
Kenneth L. Wood, age 97 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mt, Carroll. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 10, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with Reverend Jack Smith officiating. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt....
Terrence "Terry" K. Enright
Jul 5, 2015
Terrence “Terry” K. Enright, age 61, of Hanover, Illinois, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded with a private family memorial to follow. Terry was born on May 10, 1954, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth “Betty” (Gusick) Enright in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Rogers C. Sullivan High School in Chicago. Terry worked as...
Wayne A. Daniels
Jul 4, 2015
Wayne A. Daniels, age 82, of Miles, Iowa lived a wonderful life as a Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather. He positively impacted many youth in Miles and the surrounding area, as he was a co-founder of the Miles Little League Baseball Program and coached for many years. Wayne passed away at the Alverno Nursing Facility in Clinton, Iowa July 4,...
Raymond William Demuth
Jun 28, 2015
Raymond William DeMuth, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather age 82 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, left this earth to be with God on June 28, 2015 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held on 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 4, 2015 at SS. John and Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held from 5:00...
Clifford "Cliff" Long
Jun 27, 2015
Clifford “Cliff” Long age 61, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. A Celebration of Cliff’s life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 3, 2015 at Old Mill Park in Savanna, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded and burial of cremated remains will take...
Patricia "Pat" Helle
Jun 23, 2015
Patricia “Pat” Lou Helle, age 71, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Cremation rites will be accorded. Pat was born August 14, 1943 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Carl and Marie (Shannon) Syndram. She attended Fort Wayne Schools. Pat married Joe Helle on July 1, 1983 in...
Joe Pash
Jun 20, 2015
Joe Simon Pash, age 89, of Hanover IL died Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque IA surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hanover followed by burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 23,...
Ruth "Lori" Roberts
Jun 18, 2015
Ruth Lorene “Lori” Roberts, age 80, of Lanark, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the Lanark Church of the Brethren, Lanark. Burial will take place in Lanark Cemetery. A visitation will be held 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at...
Shirley Holm
Jun 18, 2015
Shirley M. Holm, age 78, of Mt Carroll, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Mt Carroll, Illinois, following a short illness. A Funeral Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. prior to...
Louis V. Cerveny
Jun 14, 2015
Louis V. Cerveny, 95, of Savanna, Illinois died Sunday, June 14 at Big Meadows Nursing Home. He was born May 20, 1920, the son of Frank and Mary (Petrak) Cerveny near Fairfax, Iowa. On November 22, 1941, he married Ruth E. Mikulecky of Cedar Rapids. Louis worked for the Milwaukee Railroad before and after WWII until his retirement. While in...
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