Obituaries
Edward Sedlak
Mar 16, 2015
I have sad news; we lost my dad, Edward F. Sedlak this past Monday, March 16, 2015. He was going to be 92 years old April 2nd. A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois. Ed Sedlak had a full life. He was born on April 02, 1923 to...
Rita Bull
Mar 12, 2015
Rita Marlene Bull, 84, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, March 12, 2015, on our first spring day surrounded by her loving family, at Big Meadows Nursing Home. Rita was born August 2, 1930, the daughter of Otto and Helen (Graham) Wolfe in Savanna. She graduated from Savanna Schools in 1948. Rita married Ronald (Bud) Bull on January 20, 1951 in...
Murvel "Mert" Norman
Mar 11, 2015
Murvel “Mert” Norman age 87, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Society in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 10:00...
Geraldine Shamp
Mar 9, 2015
Geraldine Shamp age 86, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Monday, March 09, 2015 at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Clinton, Iowa. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held at...
Marilyn Getz
Mar 7, 2015
Marilyn June Hawk Getz, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. with Reverend Donna Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetary, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to...
Laura Curl
Mar 6, 2015
Laura Curl, age 61 of Clinton, Iowa formerly of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Friday, March 06, 2015 at the Sterling Pavilion in Sterling, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at...
Barbara Welch
Mar 6, 2015
Barbara Jean Welch, age 77, of Sabula, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at her home. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. , Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Sabula United Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. at the...
Jane Peterson
Mar 6, 2015
Jane G. Peterson, age 96, of Sabula, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at Harbor Crest Nursing Home in Fulton, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Sabula United Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from...
Jon Householder
Mar 3, 2015
Jon S. Householder, age 67, of Savanna, Illinois, died at his home on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Cremation rites have been accorded. Jon was born on July 19, 1947, in Savanna, Illinois, the son of Don and Virginia (Oswald) Householder. He attended Savanna schools. Jon worked as a longtime dispatcher and freight agent for the Milwaukee Railroad. Jon is survived...
Rowline Reusch
Mar 3, 2015
Rowline M. Reusch, age 94 of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth. A private family service will be held with burial following in Derinda Cemetery, Elizabeth. A memorial fund has been established. Rowline was born August 15, 1920, the daughter of Ira and Myra (Rindisbacher) Perry in Warren, Illinois. She graduated from Stockton...
Betty Jean Wilkinson
Mar 2, 2015
Betty Jean Wilkinson, age 72, of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, March 2, 2015, at Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2015, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will take place in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, Illinois. A visitation will be held 4:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, March...
Janet Libberton
Feb 25, 2015
Janet Kay Libberton, age 79 of Savanna, Illinois died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation rites have been accorded, with a memorial service to take place at a later date. Janet was born on December 4, 1935 the daughter of Robert and Thelma (Warfield) Delp in Savanna. She attended Mt. Carroll Schools. She married Russell...
Lois Krug
Feb 25, 2015
Lois Ruth Krug, age 88 of Elizabeth, Illinois died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2015 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in Derinda Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Elizabeth. Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March...
Wayne Mackeprang
Feb 22, 2015
Wayne W. Mackeprang, age 92, formerly of rural Sabula, Iowa—and more recently, of Prairie Hills Assisted Living Center, Clinton, Iowa died Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, in Bettendorf, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa. Burial will take place in Clinton Lawn Cemetery....
Mary Swiech
Feb 22, 2015
Mary H. Swiech, age 103, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll. A funeral mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015 at SS. John and Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held from 5:00...
David Mooney
Feb 22, 2015
David P. Mooney, 84, formerly of Thomson, IL, and native of Bettendorf, IA, died Sunday evening, February 22, 2015 at Lund Family Hospice Home, Gilbert, AZ. Cremation rites were accorded and interment will be in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, IL. A private Celebration of Life service will be held later. David was born June 24, 1930, to David P. Mooney,...
Maxine Goetz
Feb 21, 2015
Maxine R. Goetz age 91, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded and a graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery rural Savanna. A memorial gathering and luncheon will follow at 11:00 a.m. at St....
John Millerschone
Feb 21, 2015
John Millerschone, age 87, of Elizabeth, Illinois died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Finley Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Christ Lutheran Church, Stockton, Illinois. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery, Elizabeth, Illinois. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m....
Marie Deutscher
Feb 19, 2015
Marie Deutscher, age 80, of Savanna, died Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Round Grove Cemetery in Dwight, Illinois. A memorial fund has been established in Dorothy’s memory. Marie was born June 20, 1934, in Reddick,...
Edward Woodruff
Feb 19, 2015
Edward Howard Woodruff, age 56, died suddenly at his home on February 19, 2015. Ed was born November 26, 1958 in Northbrook, Illinois to Richard and Rosemary (Eggert) Woodruff. He attended Glenbrook Alternative School where he graduated. Ed married the love of his life, Kathie (Eagle) Woodruff on March 30, 2002 at the York Baptist Church in Thomson, Illinois. Ed...
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