Obituaries
Betty Jean Engaldo
Mar 2, 2013
Our wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother went to be with our Lord on March 2nd, 2013. Betty Jean Engaldo, age 83, passed away at home surrounded by her family. She was born August 2nd, 1929 to Ivan and Neva (Monn) May in West Allis, WI. She attended Mt. Carroll and Savanna schools graduating from Savanna Township High School with...
David John Mcginty
Mar 1, 2013
David John McGinty, age 78 of Mount Carroll, Illinois died on March 1, 2013 at his home in Pontiac, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. A second visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Schmaedeke Funeral Home, Orland Park, Illinois. A funeral...
Twila Ann (Hatheway) Vanbrocklin
Feb 28, 2013
Twila Ann (Hatheway) Van Brocklin, age 55 of Fulton, Illinois, previously of Argo Fay passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral, Thomson, IL. Burial will take place in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00...
Richard "Ric" R. Roling
Feb 27, 2013
Richard “Ric” R. Roling, age 56, of Clinton, Iowa passed away at home Wednesday, February 27, 2013 after a long battle with heart problems. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Sugar Creek, Iowa. Burial will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Delmar, Iowa. A visitation will...
Garla Mae Nelson
Feb 27, 2013
Garla Mae Nelson, age 73, of Lanark, Illinois passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 peacefully at home with her family at her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 4, 2013 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Freeport, with a one hour visitation at the church prior to Mass. On Sunday, March...
David Lee Vanhaelst
Feb 26, 2013
David Lee Vanhaelst, age 69, of Savanna, Illinois died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City. A Funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home. Online condolences may...
Phyllis Mae Bellich
Feb 25, 2013
Phyllis Mae Bellich, age 75, of Savanna, Illinois died Monday, February 25, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Law Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., prior to the service at Law-Jones...
Ronald Gene Iske
Feb 21, 2013
Ron was born on August 18, 1944 in Freeport, the son of Emerson and Helen (Lego) Iske. He is a Lanark High School graduate. He also attended the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. Ron married Gretchen Kay Carbaugh on November 13, 1965 in Mt. Carroll. They celebrated thirty years of marriage. Gretchen passed away September 25, 1995. Ronald Gene Iske, age...
Velma Mae Brantner
Feb 20, 2013
Velma Mae McCombie Brantner, age 74 of “Riverview” Thomson, Illinois died on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson with Pastor Steve Newell officiating. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll, Illinois. A visitation will...
Helen Marie Rath
Feb 20, 2013
Helen Marie Rath, age 99 of Savanna, Illinois died on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at her home in rural Savanna. Helen has given the gift of body donation. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date and burial of her cremated remains will take place in the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery, rural Savanna. In lieu of flowers, memorials...
Carlos "Cub" Junior Zillhart
Feb 19, 2013
Carlos “Cub” Junior Zillhart, age 82, of Caledonia, Illinois, formerly of Mt. Carroll, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at his home. A Funeral Service will be held 10:30a.m. Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, February...
M. Charleen Floyd
Feb 19, 2013
Mildred Charleen Floyd , age 87, of Maquoketa, Iowa, formerly of Savanna, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at Clover Ridge Place, Maquoketa, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 22, 2013, at Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist...
Franklin "Frank" L. Flynn
Feb 18, 2013
Franklin “Frank” L. Flynn, age 80, of Clinton, Iowa formerly of Thomson, Illinois died Monday, February 18, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Law – Jones Funeral Home in Thomson. Cremation rites will be accorded. A visitation will be held 11:00 a.m. – 1:00...
John M. Mcdonald
Feb 15, 2013
John M. McDonald, age 79, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013, at Crestridge Care Center, Maquoketa, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 18, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Preston, with a rosary service held at 6:30 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,...
Clifford Gerald Nordwell
Feb 13, 2013
Clifford Gerald Nordwell, age 90, of Savanna, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in the Savanna Township Cemetery with Military Rites accorded by the Savanna...
Arlene Ruth O'Neal
Feb 13, 2013
Arlene Ruth O’Neal , age 81, of Savanna, Illinois died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 22, 2013 at Law Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., prior to the service at...
June Elaine Bimm
Feb 13, 2013
June Elaine Bimm, age 72, of Thomson, Illinois died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at home. A funeral service will be held 6:00 p.m. Saturday February 16, 2013, at Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 3:00- 6:00 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service at the Law-Jones funeral Home in Savanna. Memorials may be made in...
Roberta L. Clifton
Feb 11, 2013
Roberta (Nicoletti) Clifton, age 89, of Bellevue, Iowa, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died unexpectedly Monday February 11, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded and a funeral mass will be Saturday, May 18, 2013 at St. John's the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna. Burial will take place in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will...
Dorothy "Jane" Chaffee
Feb 11, 2013
Dorothy “Jane” Chaffee, age 88, formerly of Milledgeville, Illinois, died Monday, February 11, 2013, at The Good Samaritan Society in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Dutchtown Church of the Brethren in Milledgeville. A memorial gathering will be held from 9:00-11:00 a.m., Saturday, February...
Marvin J. "Doc" Wurster
Feb 11, 2013
Marvin J. "Doc" Wurster, age 69, of Stockton, Illinois passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 surrounded by his loving family at home. A private family service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Stockton. All of Doc’s friends are invited to a Celebration of Life Gathering from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013, at the Woodbine...
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