Obituaries
Danny Joe "Buddy" Bryant
Apr 13, 2013
Danny J. “Buddy” Bryant, age 69, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Saturday, April 13, 2013, at his home. Inurnment will take place with full military rites at later date at the Rock Island Arsenal Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Danny was born Arthur Ralph Ragan, June 2, 1943, in Sterling, Illinois, the son of Ralph Scott and Mary Frances (Cox) Ragan....
Kenneth W. Freeman
Apr 11, 2013
Kenneth W. Freeman, age 80 of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died on April 11, 2013 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his wife, family and friends. A private funeral service will be held on April 15, 2013 with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. Military rites will be accorded by the Mount Carroll American...
James "Jim" A. Hendrick
Apr 4, 2013
James “Jim” A. Hendrick, age 89, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, April 4, 2013, at Parkview Home of Freeport, Illinois. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will follow at Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from...
Ronald B. Downey
Apr 4, 2013
Ronald B. Downey, age 93 of Preston, Iowa died on Thursday, April 4. 2013 at Genesis Medical Center West, Davenport, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will take place in the Preston Cemetery. A visitation will be held from...
Katie Mennenga
Apr 4, 2013
Katie Mennenga, age 19, of Chicago, previously of Fulton, Illinois, went to join the Lord Thursday, April 4, 2013 at the Threshold Living Center, Chicago. A visitation will be held 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, followed by a service at 7:00 p.m. with Pastor Ron Johnston officiating. Katie was born March...
Paul Henry Roberts
Apr 2, 2013
Paul Henry Roberts, age 89 of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm., Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. A visitation will be held from 12:00 noon-2:00 pm., prior to...
Pauline "Polly" Smith
Apr 2, 2013
Pauline “Polly” Smith, age 92, of Lanark, Illinois, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan, Mount Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lanark with Pastor Philip Mathai officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., prior...
Elizabeth Rose Bornemann
Apr 1, 2013
Elizabeth Rose Bornemann was born in Big Rapids Michigan to Hungarian immigrant parents, Emory and Mary Toth on June 14, 1921. She attended Saint Mary's School and Big Rapids High School. After the death of her father and upon the start of World War II Elizabeth left her home and worked at the Ford Willow Run factory in South Eastern...
Delos C. "Tiny" Groezinger
Mar 31, 2013
Delos C. “Tiny” Groezinger, age 73, of Elizabeth, Illinois passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Midwest Medical Center in Galena, Illinois. Delos was born December 1, 1939 in Freeport, Illinois the son of Alvin M. and Lucille (Mitchell) Groezinger. He graduated from Elizabeth High School in 1957 and attended the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. Delos married Patsy Roberts on...
Robert "Bob" C. Gray
Mar 28, 2013
Robert “Bob” C. Gray, age 89, of Thomson, Illinois died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the Law Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2013. Bob was born September 24, 1923, the son of William and Zora (Palmer)...
Joan Emma Miller
Mar 28, 2013
Through divine guidance and her strong faith, Joan Emma Miller, age 83 of Preston, Iowa transitioned into eternal life on Thursday, March 28, 2013 (Holy Week) at 6:25 AM at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa with her daughter by her side. This day, March 28, Maundy Thursday, is a day of remembrance for the church and for...
Marcella "Aunt Sally" I. Harmon
Mar 26, 2013
Marcella “ Aunt Sally” I. Harmon, age 92, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Elizabeth Mascal officiating. Burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be...
Gerald "Jerry" M. Hartung
Mar 22, 2013
Gerald “Jerry” Matthew Hartung, age 57 of Preston, Iowa died March 22, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer at his home surrounded by his family. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston. Burial will take place in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Preston. A visitation will be held...
Dennis "Denny" A Percy
Mar 21, 2013
Dennis A. “Denny” Percy, age 66, of Thomson, Illinois died on Thursday, March 21, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded. No services will be held at this time. Denny was born on October 3, 1946, the son of Allen and Marcella (Jeffries) Percy in Mason City, Iowa. Denny was raised in Nora Springs,...
Jason L. Truninger
Mar 21, 2013
Jason L. Truninger, age 79, of Savanna, Illinois passed away surrounded by his loving family at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.,...
Vernon C. Rosenbery
Mar 13, 2013
Vernon C. Rosenbery, 84, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at his home in Galena. A visitation will be held at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth, IL on Friday, March 15 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. A visitation and funeral service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, IA beginning at 1:30 p.m., with the burial to...
Myrtie Lee Hartman
Mar 13, 2013
Myrtie Lee Hartman, age 69 of Thomson, Illinois died on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Thomson United Methodist Church with Reverend Paul Fritz officiating. Burial will take place in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. A visitation will be held...
Viola Christina Giddings
Mar 5, 2013
Viola Christina Giddings, age 103, of Sabula died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa after living on the family farm over eighty-three years, up until a few days ago. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula with Pastor Robert Krueger officiating. A visitation will be...
John H. Krahn
Mar 3, 2013
John Henry Krahn, age 84 of Thomson, Illinois, died on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home, Morrison, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service. A visitation will be held from 2:00-5:00 p.m., prior to the...
Estella Louise Wilkinson
Mar 3, 2013
MOUNT CARROLL—Estella Louise (Keller) Wilkinson, 79, of Mount Carroll, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013, after a brief illness, at Ocean Springs Hospital in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013 at the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson with Pastor Paul Fritz officiating. She was born Jan. 3, 1934, in Crawfordsville, Ind., where...
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