Obituaries
Walter E. Ege
May 6, 2015
Walter E. Ege, age 79 of Elizabeth, Illinois died Wednesday, May 06, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 9, 2015 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Elizabeth. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2015 at...
Edward Hiher
May 5, 2015
Edward I. Hiher, age 88 of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at home. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday,...
Jo Ann Ross
May 4, 2015
Jo Ann Ross, age 78 of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, May 4, 2015 at home. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Savanna with Reverend Daniel Foelske officiating. Burial will take place in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 8,...
Raymond "Mac" Mcfadden
May 3, 2015
Raymond “Mac” McFadden, age 93, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at his home. A Celebration of Life service will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the Savanna Moose Lodge, 125 Main Street, Savanna, Illinois. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Center Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Illinois,...
Virginia Dee Hill
May 3, 2015
Virginia Dee Hill, age 57, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Midwest Medical Center, Galena, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will take place at 2:00...
Merle "John" Atherton
May 1, 2015
Merle E. “John” Atherton Jr., age 80, of Thomson, Illinois died Friday, May 1, 2015 at the Alverno in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service and burial will take place in Lower York Cemetery at a later...
Alvin Neumeister
Apr 27, 2015
Alvin F. Neumeister, age 95, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at home in rural Hanover with loving family at his side. Cremation rites have been accorded. A private family service will be held at a later date. Family and friends are invited to share in Alvin’s life at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com . Alvin was born May 17, 1919, in Portland, Oregon, the...
Rodney Russel Johannsen
Apr 25, 2015
Rodney Russel Johannsen was proud to serve his country as a young man, was a second-generation farmer near Teeds Grove, and enjoyed and dearly loved his family. At the age of 84, Rodney passed into Heaven on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015...
Virtus Wilslef
Apr 25, 2015
Virtus Lloyd Wilslef was truly a master of all trades. At the age of 99, Virtus entered into eternity Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Maquoketa Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Preston, Iowa. Burial will take place in Preston Cemetery....
Robert L. Smith
Apr 24, 2015
Robert L. Smith, age 87, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Friday, April 24, 2015, at Freeport Rehab and Health Facility, Freeport, IL. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Inurnment will take place in Oakhill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. A memorial gathering will be held...
Rosemary (Anny) Ballas Jambois
Apr 23, 2015
Rosemary (Anny) Ballas Jambois, 95, passed away April 11, 2015, in Fountain Valley, Calif., with her four sons by her side. Rosemary was born Sept. 24, 1919, in Genoa, to Leo and Josephine (Gilardi) Anny. She graduated from Aquinas High School in La Crosse in 1936, then attended vocational school before moving to Savanna, Ill. There she met the love...
Hazel Steffes
Apr 21, 2015
Hazel H. Steffes, age 59 of Camanche, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. A visitation will be held 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded following visitation and burial will take place at a later...
Wayne L. Trost
Apr 20, 2015
Wayne LaVerle Trost, age 84, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Monday, April 20, 2015, at Midwest Medical Center in Galena, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, with Pastor Mike Nesbit officiating. Inurnment will take place in Woodbine Cemetery at a later date....
Jo Ann Vanhaelst
Apr 16, 2015
Jo Ann VanHaelst, age 66 of Savanna, Illinois died Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. noon, Friday, April 24, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Burial will take place in Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 10:00...
Patrick "Herbie" Duhme
Apr 12, 2015
Patrick “Herbie” Duhme, age 37, of Preston, Iowa, died Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City IA. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston, Iowa. Burial will take place in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. A visitation will be held Thursday,...
Lester "Les" A. Krug
Apr 12, 2015
Lester “Les” A. Krug, 94, of De Pere, Wisconsin, formerly of Orangeville, Illinois, passed April 12, 2015 at Angels Touch Assisted Care Facility, De Pere. He was born on February 7, 1921 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the son of Edgar A. and Lydia A. (Wolf) Krug. He married Dorothy A. Gillis on October 19, 1944. She died on September 15,...
Allan Felderman
Apr 11, 2015
Allan Felderman, of Spragueville, Iowa was known as being dependable, loving, always had a kind word, and was available to help others. At the age of 82, Allan died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m.Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Salem Lutheran Church, Spragueville, Iowa. Burial will be in...
Evelyn M. Arnold
Apr 11, 2015
Evelyn M. Arnold, age 91 of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A private family burial will be held at a later date in the Elizabeth Cemetery. Memorials may be given to FHN Hospice, 773 W. Lincoln Blvd, Suite 403, Freeport, IL 61032 or the Elizabeth Township Public...
Robert "Bob" Keith Collins
Apr 9, 2015
Robert “Bob” Keith Collins, age 88 of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the Alverno Health Care Facility, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Bob was...
R. Emmerson "Shorty" Kosher
Apr 8, 2015
R. Emmerson “Shorty” Kosher, age 85 of Savanna, Illinois, formerly of Lanark, Illinois died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with Pastor Mark Godfrey officiating. Burial will take place in Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will...
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