Obituaries
Michael N. "Mick" Wurster
Jan 3, 2013
Michael N. “Mick” Wurster, age 50, of Hanover, Illinois died on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, Iowa. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover with Reverend Ron Sumption officiating. Burial of his cremated remains will...
Lucile C. Fogel
Jan 3, 2013
Lucile C. Fogel, age 92, of Milledgeville, Illinois died Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mount Carroll, Illinois. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Milledgeville, immediately follwed by a luncheon. Lucile was born February 21, 1920, the daughter of Ernest and Rose (Meyer) Mohr in...
Clark Everett Nesbitt
Jan 1, 2013
Clark Everett Nesbitt, 94, of Savanna, previously of Rockford, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home in Walnut, Illinois. Clark was born June 25, 1918, in Savanna, the son of Arthur and Lucille (Clark) Nesbitt. He was a member of the class of 1936 at Savanna High School. He married Mary Goedecke. Mary passed away June 19,...
Wesley Laird Bradley
Dec 30, 2012
Wesley Laird Bradley, age 82 of Savanna, Illinois, died on Sunday, December 30, 2012. Wesley will be dearly missed by his wife of sixty-one years, Mary; seven children, Teresa Venson of Freeport, Illinois, Toni Bradley of Indianapolis, Indiana, John Bradley of Mackinaw, Illinois, Paul Bradley of Marysville, Washington, James Bradley of Savanna, Jody (Jim Huffman) Bradley of East Falmouth, Massachusetts...
Orville Ernest Melancon Sr.
Dec 28, 2012
Orville Ernest Melancon, Sr., age 79, of Hanover, Illinois died Friday, December 28, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2012 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, with Father Noel Jacob officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2012, prior to the...
Mary Lou Belander
Dec 27, 2012
Mary Lou Belander, age 79, of Savanna passed into eternity Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church, Savanna with Reverend Sejoon Jang officiating. Burial will be in the Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held 3:00...
Alberta V. Young
Dec 27, 2012
Alberta V. Young, age 90, of Goose Lake, Iowa died Thursday, December 27, 2012. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston with Pastor Greg Geier officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., prior to the service at the church. Burial will take place in...
Ellen Marie Kennedy
Dec 27, 2012
Ellen Marie Kennedy, age 42 of Lanark, Illinois died, Thursday, December 27, 2012 at her home after a courageous battle with breast cancer. A funeral service will be held at 9:00 a.m., Monday, December 31, 2012 at the Lanark United Methodist Church, Lanark with Reverend Kathryn Ling officiating. Burial will be in Oakville Cemetery, rural Mount Carroll. A visitation will...
Larry Gene Bearsley
Dec 25, 2012
Larry Gene Bearsley, age 80, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at HCR Manor Care, Davenport, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m., Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, with a visitation from 1:00-3:00 p.m., Sunday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Larry was born August 8th, 1932, in Hanover, Illinois, to Nelson and...
Linda Lee Dewey
Dec 22, 2012
Linda Lee Dewey, age 69, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Carroll, with Pastor Elizabeth Mascal officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m....
Jacqueline "Jackie" S. York
Dec 18, 2012
Jacqueline “Jackie” S. York, age 72, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at the Freeport Rehab and Health Care Center, Freeport, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial celebration of life gathering will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Mt. Carroll Community House, 101 North Main St., Mt. Carroll. Jackie was born September...
Carl F. Lantau
Dec 16, 2012
Carl F. Lantau, 87 of Thomson passed away Sunday, Dec 16, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at the Community United Church of Christ, Savanna, IL. Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec 18, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at Law Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, IL. Carl was born Aug 14, 1925 at...
Carol Sue Ferris
Dec 14, 2012
Carol Sue Ferris, age 69, of Savanna, Illinois died on Friday, December 14, 2012 at home, surrounded by her family. Cremation rights have been accorded. A Memorial Gathering will be held 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Law- Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Carol’s memory. Carol was born on December 2, 1943, the...
Barbara A. Ellefson
Dec 13, 2012
Barbara A. Ellefson, age 71, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. Cremation rights have been accorded. Burial of her cremated remains will take place in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson at a later date.
Glenn E."Gene" Teeter
Dec 11, 2012
Glenn E. “Gene” Teeter, 87, of Mt. Carroll, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport. A Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 Noon, Monday, December 17, 2012 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with Reverend Teri Lafferty officiating. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, with a Masonic Service held...
Marion F. Carri
Dec 3, 2012
Marion F. Carri, age 86, of Boscawen, New Hampshire died peacefully December 3, 2012, following a brief period of declining health. A private family burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll, Illinois. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made in Marion’s name to your local affiliate of The American Heart Association or online at...
Pauline Kness
Nov 25, 2012
Pauline Kness, age 92 of Chadwick, Illinois, died on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at the Pleasant View Nursing Home, Morrison, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chadwick. Burial will take place in the Chadwick Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:30 a.m. prior to the service,...
Todd Richard Peters
Nov 20, 2012
Todd Richard Peters, age 52, of Sabula, Iowa died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the Rochester Methodist Hospital - Mayo Campus, Rochester, Minnesota after a courageous six year battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with Pastor Sandra Berreman of the Sabula Methodist Church officiating.. Visitation...
Carla Jean Coughlin
Nov 20, 2012
Carla Jean Coughlin, formerly of Thomson, Illinois, age 48, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at her residence in Batchtown, Illinois after battling an illness. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 26, 2012 at Hanks-Gress Funeral Home in Hardin, Illinois. A second visitation will be held 10:00 – 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November...
Alvin J. Coates
Nov 18, 2012
Alvin Joe Coates, age 98, of Dubuque, Iowa formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at home in Dubuque. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 23, 2012 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Reverend Thomas Shinkle from Grand View United Methodist Church in Dubuque will officiate. Burial will take place in Savanna...
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