Obituaries
Donna Heister
Oct 7, 2013
LaDonna “Donna” Ann Heister, age 51 of Maquoketa, Iowa, died on Monday, October 7, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston, Iowa. Burial will take place in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Preston. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday,...
Doris Judge
Oct 6, 2013
Normal 0 Doris Elaine Kallenberger-Judge, age 78 of Savanna, Illinois died on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Cremation Rites will be accorded. Doris was born on May 23, 1935, the daughter of Merle Kallenberger and Lema (Jackson) Mangler in Muscatine, Iowa. She attended Savanna High School and graduated with...
Charles Bailey
Oct 1, 2013
Normal 0 Charles Floyd Bailey, age 64, of Argo Fay, Illinois went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at his home. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Funeral Home. A memorial...
Audrey Struckman
Sep 28, 2013
Normal 0 Audrey Struckman, age 90 of Savanna, Illinois died on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with Pastor Nancy Wilkinson officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., prior to the service at the funeral home....
Richard Eggers
Sep 27, 2013
Richard A. Eggers, age 83, of Teeds Grove, Iowa, died Friday, September 27, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center South in Clinton, Iowa. Visitation will be held Monday, September 30, 2013 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Andover, Iowa. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at...
Blanche Manning
Sep 23, 2013
Blanche L. Manning, age 89 of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at Mercy Living Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A visitation will be held from one hour prior to the service from 10 – 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial...
Paulette Crafton
Sep 22, 2013
Paulette Crafton, age 49, of Maquoketa, died Sunday, September 22, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 6:00 p.m.Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place at a later...
James "Jim" Riley
Sep 20, 2013
James “Jim” W. Riley, age 91 of Hanover, Illinois, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 20, 2013, at Mercy Hospital, surrounded by his family. A visitation will be held at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover from 4:00 to 6:00 on Tuesday, September 24, with a memorial service following at 6:00p.m. Cremation rites have been accorded. James was...
James Fred Gunter
Sep 18, 2013
James Fred Gunter, 92 years old, of Elizabeth, Illinois, formerly of Hinesville, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A Family service was held at 2:00 p.m. on September 21, 2013 Mr. Fred Gunter was born April 4, 1921 in Comer, Georgia, the son of Mack and Lavonia Gunter. He married Claire Elizabeth Floyd of...
Betty Goss
Sep 16, 2013
Betty J. Goss, aged 81, passed away after a full life on September 16, 2013 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Betty was born February 25, 1932 at home in Thomson to her parents Luther and Deloras (Johnson) Leavens, she shared her devoted parents with one brother and three sisters. She married E. Kim Bradley on September 11, 1955 in...
Walter Ludwisiak Sr.
Sep 16, 2013
Walter Ludwisiak, age 88 of Apple River, Illinois, died Monday, September 16, 2013. A Funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, September 21, 2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Elizabeth, Illinois, with Father Jacob Noel as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Saturday,...
Patricia Cottral
Sep 14, 2013
Patricia “Pat” B. Cottral, age 84 of Hanover, Illinois, died on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 20, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover with Father Noel Jacob as Celebrant. Cremation Rites will be accorded following the Mass. Burial of...
Harold "Bud" Wilt
Sep 10, 2013
Harold “Bud” Wilt died after a short illness at Methodist Hospital in Peoria, Illinois on September 10, 2013. He was born in Thomson, Illinois on February 20, 1928 to Virgil and Vada (Groharing) Wilt. Bud married Janis L’hommedieu on December 27, 1951 in Savanna, Illinois. Bud served our country from 1946 to 1948 in the United States Coast Guard. He...
Lee Beyer
Sep 10, 2013
Lee F. Beyer, age 91 of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 14, 2013 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Elizabeth with Reverend Harvey Nicholson officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:30-10:30 a.m., prior to the service at the...
Gary Lee Arnold Sr.
Sep 9, 2013
Gary Lee Arnold, Sr., age 63 of Thomson, Illinois, died suddenly on September 1, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the York Community Congregational Church, Thomson, with Reverend Ruth Lyons officiating. Burial will take place in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. A visitation will be held...
Mary Craig
Sep 9, 2013
Mary Craig, age 89, of Savanna, Illinois died Monday, September 9, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21, 2013 at The First United Methodist Church in Savanna. Cremation rites have been accorded. Condolences may be left for the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com . Mary was born November 26,...
Fern Ellla Rose Miller
Sep 8, 2013
Fern Ella Rose Miller, age 87, of Preston, Iowa died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Mercy Living Center North in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Preston. Burial will be at Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. A Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday,...
John "Jack E. Shimp
Sep 7, 2013
John E. (Jack) Shimp, age 93 of Savanna, Illinois, died on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Savanna....
Lorraine "Irish" Boyd
Sep 6, 2013
Lorraine “Irish” Boyd, age 90 of Lyons Falls, New York and formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died peacefully on Aug 28th, 2013 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Boonville, New York. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will take...
Alberta Marie Nailor
Sep 5, 2013
Alberta Marie Nailor, age 74, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, September 5, 2013 at home. A private family burial will take place at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling, Illinois. Alberta was born August 17, 1939 in Lanark, Illinois the daughter of Reuben and Ethel (Crofton) Nailor. Alberta worked as a Nurse at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Family meant everything to...
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