Obituaries

Pamela "Pam" Gallacher

Pamela "Pam" Gallacher

May 21, 2015

Pamela “Pam” Gallacher, age 58, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, May 21, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will...

Dona J. Roels

Dona J. Roels

May 20, 2015

Dona J. Roels, age 67, of Savanna, Illinois, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Big Meadows Nursing Facility, Savanna, Illinois as a result of complications from stage IV lung cancer. A private family burial will be held in Woodland Township Cemetery, rural Mt. Carroll, Illinois. In lieu of flowers and memorials, the family...

Harold Horst

Harold Horst

May 18, 2015

Harold Horst, age 89, of Miles, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 18, 2015 on the family farm. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015 at the Miles Presbyterian Church, Miles, Iowa. Burial will be in the Miles Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2015 at the Law-Jones...

Martin L. Stoddard

Martin L. Stoddard

May 17, 2015

Martin L. Stoddard, age 79, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at his home. A funeral service will be held 12:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service. A visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service....

Phyllis Jean Young

Phyllis Jean Young

May 17, 2015

Phyllis Jean Young, age 88 of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home....

James "Jim" Delp

James "Jim" Delp

May 11, 2015

James “Jim” Miles Delp, age 59, of Normal, Illinois, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place at a later date...

Richard A. Kline

Richard A. Kline

May 9, 2015

Richard A. Kline passed away peacefully at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa, on Friday, the 9th of May, 2015, surrounded by his family. Richard was born on September 8, 1931, at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska. His parents were Charles W. and Opal (Benjamin) Kline. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1949. Richard married...

Marjorie Julia Iscoll

Marjorie Julia Iscoll

May 6, 2015

Marjorie Julia Driscoll, age 93 of Preston, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the Alverno Health Care Facility, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Preston. Burial will take place Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, May...

Walter E. Ege

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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