Obituaries
Hazel Fehler
May 8, 2013
Hazel Fehler, 95, formerly of Thomson, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Havana Health Care in Havana, IL. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11 at Clinton Lawn Cemetery in Clinton, IA. Memorials may be given in her memory to the Thomson United Methodist Church, 1901 Rt. 84, Thomson, Illinois, 61285, where she...
Joann Lichamer
May 7, 2013
JoAnn Lichamer, age 78 of Lanark, Illinois, died peacefully Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at home. A memorial service will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials may be given to the FHN Hospice of the FHN Cancer Center in JoAnn’s memory. JoAnn was born...
Oscar Jewell Brown, Jr.
May 6, 2013
Oscar Jewell “Junior” Brown, Jr. age 84 of Chadwick, Illinois died on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at CGH Medical Center, Sterling, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 6, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Chadwick. Burial of his cremated remains will take place in the Chadwick Cemetery. A memorial gathering...
Paul Douglas Tobin
May 4, 2013
Paul Douglas Tobin, age 67, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died suddenly at his home in Mount Carroll, Saturday morning, May 4, 2013. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mt. Carroll. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Visitation will be held 4:30 - 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, May...
Gary H. Schap
May 4, 2013
Gary H. Schap, age 70 of Elizabeth, Illinois died on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at home. A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Elizabeth. Burial of cremated remains will take place in Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, Schapville, Illinois. Military rites will be accorded by the Hanover...
Ronald D. Schleuning Sr.
May 2, 2013
Ronald D. Schleuning, Sr., age 70 of Thomson, Illinois died on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. Cremation rites will be accorded following the visitation. A memorial fund has been established. Ron was born on January...
Howard N. Haggerty
Apr 30, 2013
Howard N. Haggerty, age 82 of Hanover, Illinois died on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 11, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover with Father Noel Jacob as Celebrant. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery,...
Minnie Margaret Gottburgsen
Apr 29, 2013
Minnie Margaret Gottburgsen, age 74 of Miles, Iowa, died peacefully Monday, April 29, 2013 at home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Preston, Iowa with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will be in the Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. Visitation will be held 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday,...
Paul Thulen
Apr 29, 2013
Paul Thulen, age 51, of Savanna passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 at Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will be in the Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from Noon – 3:00 p.m. Sunday, just prior to the service....
Harold Francis Eier
Apr 26, 2013
Harold Francis Dreier, 93, of Savanna, died peacefully on April 26, 2013 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. He was the beloved husband of almost 52 years to Marlys Darlene Zenk Dreier. Harold was born at home in Doon, Iowa on April 6, 1920, son of William Henry and Dorothea (Doris) Elizabeth Bauer Dreier. He grew up...
Mary C. Adrian
Apr 26, 2013
Mary C. Castro Adrian, 85 of Savanna, IL, went home to our Lord on Friday April 26th, 2013 with some of her beloved family at her side at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, IA. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at New Hope Assembly of God Church in Savanna. Burial will take place...
Adeline Edith Kintner
Apr 24, 2013
Adeline Edith Kintner, age 94, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Alverno Nursing Home, Clinton. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., at the funeral home. Burial will...
Joann Irene Messmer
Apr 19, 2013
Joann Irene Messmer, age 83, of Thomson, died Friday, April 19, 2013 at the Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will be in Lower...
Dennis Cox
Apr 19, 2013
Dennis Cox, age 70, of Thomson, Illinois, died Friday, April 19, 2013 at home after a brief illness. A funeral service will be held 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Monday, prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Dennis was born March 27, 1943 in...
Dorotha Mae Smith
Apr 17, 2013
Long-time Chadwick resident and community booster, Dorotha Mae Smith, died April 17, 2013, at Manor Court in Freeport at the age of 101. Born in Dixon, Illinois, in 1911, Dorotha lived almost her entire life in Chadwick and the Northwest Illinois region except for a number of years in Butte, Montana, and Harlan, Iowa, and the years of her service...
William "Beef" Daehler
Apr 17, 2013
William “Beef” Daehler, age 49, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2013 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chadwick, with Pastor Chris Schoon officiating. Burial will take place at the Chadwick Cemetery, Chadwick. A visitation will be held from 9:00...
Kathryn "Kate" Breed
Apr 17, 2013
Kathryn “Kate” Breed, age 87 of Elizabeth, Illinois died on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 22, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church, Elizabeth with Pastor Kyungsu Park officiating. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m.,...
James Lou Pratt
Apr 17, 2013
James Lou Pratt, age 64 of Hanover, Illinois died on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Midwest Medical Center, Galena. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 Noon, Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover. Military rites will be accorded by the Hanover V.F.W. Post #5300. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service. A visitation will be...
Clarence "Bud" A. Dunn
Apr 16, 2013
Clarence “Bud” A. Dunn, age 75 of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Iowa City V.A. Healthcare System, Iowa City Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Mt. Carroll with Military rites accorded...
Lorraine "Lori" M. Bailey
Apr 13, 2013
Lorraine “Lori” M. Bailey, 63, of Galesburg, formerly of Savanna, died Saturday, April 13 at Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mount Carroll. Lori was born Oct. 6, 1949 in Savanna, the daughter of Ralph and Frances (Diehl) Bailey. She worked as a truck driver for many years and loved to travel. Lori was a huge music lover,...
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