Obituaries
Thomas L. Embry
Jan 19, 2012
Thomas L. Embry, age 62 of Hanover, Illinois, died on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at his home in rural Hanover. A visitation will be held from 3:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover. A funeral service will be held at 6:30 pm; family and friends are invited to the VFW at 7:00 pm for...
Koty Michael
Jan 18, 2012
Koty loved to watch football and Jeopardy on TV. I think the crowd noises were his favorite. As for music Koty had an affinity for Elvis, when he came on the radio Koty went crazy. I have a little song from my childhood, (Brownies/Girl Scouts) that I sang to him every morning. I would roll him back and forth to...
Paul M. Lass
Jan 15, 2012
Paul M. Lass, age 51, of Maquoketa, Iowa, formerly of Preston, Iowa, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at the Jackson County Hospital, Maquoketa. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 20, 2012, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Preston, with Rev. Gregory Geier officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Preston...
Lorenz "Larry" W. Bode
Jan 13, 2012
Lorenz “Larry’ Waldemar Bode, age 82 of Elizabeth, Illinois, went into the arms of the Lord on January 13, 2012 in his home. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2011 at the Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabeth. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:30 a.m., prior to the service at the church. A second...
Lonnnie Westmorland
Jan 9, 2012
Lonnie Westmorland, age 81 of Savanna, Illinois died on Monday, January 9, 2012 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A home going service will take place at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the New Unity Deliverance and Worship Center, Savanna with Bishop James A. Wade and Apostle Lornell Grayson officiating. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m.,...
Ila Dornbush
Jan 9, 2012
Ila Dornbush, age 76, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, January 9, 2012, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 13, 2012, at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 13, also...
Joseph E. Kendall, Jr.
Jan 9, 2012
Joseph E. Kendall Jr. age 76 of Lanark, Illinois died on Monday, January 9, 2012 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan, Mount Carroll. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Monday, January 16,...
Marvin R. Hartwick
Jan 8, 2012
Marvin R. Hartwick, age 82, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Sunday, January 8, 2011, at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2011, at Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the funeral service. Cremation rites...
Alice M. Osborn
Jan 5, 2012
Alice M. Osborn, age 71, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. A service will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 9, 2012 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with visitation held prior to the service from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. at the funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at the...
Douglas J Kalec
Jan 4, 2012
Douglas J. Kalec, age 73 of Thomson, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 11:00-1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. A time of sharing will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the funeral home. Doug was...
Alice W. Zink
Jan 3, 2012
Alice W. Zink, age 78, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Cremation Rites will be accorded and a private burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll at a later date. A memorial fund has been established in Alice’s memory. Alice was born December...
Linda Lou Fritz
Jan 2, 2012
Linda Fritz, age 53, of Lanark, Illinois passed away Monday, January 2, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehab Center, Mt. Carroll. A funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll, with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation...
Louis Bailey
Jan 1, 2012
Louis Bailey, age 87 of Savanna, Illinois died on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded.
Merle Ann Blackner
Jan 1, 2012
Merle Ann Blackner, age 76, of Clearfield, Utah, died on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth. Cremation rites will be accorded and burial will take place in Utah. Merle was born on March 8, 1935, the daughter of Robert and Ann (Keller) Moore in Ogden, Utah. She married Steve Blackner in Ogden, Utah. Merle enjoyed talking...
Meredith Macel Swanton
Dec 30, 2011
Meredith Macel (Hopson) Swanton, age 73, of Goose Lake, Iowa, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at the Alverno Care Facility, Clinton, Iowa, after a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2011, at the Assumption Catholic Church in Charlotte, Iowa, with a Rosary...
Evelyn A. Jacobs
Dec 29, 2011
Evelyn A. Jacobs, age 87, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2012, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chadwick. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 2, at First...
Robert L. Morhardt
Dec 29, 2011
Robert L. Morhardt, age 81 of Rockford, Illinois formerly of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at St. Anthony O.S.F., Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 2, 2012 at the St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery, Elizabeth. A visitation will be...
Lillian L. Tonne
Dec 28, 2011
Lillian L. Tonne, age 83, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held Monday, January 2, 2012, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hanover, Illinois. Inurnment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Lillian was born May 13, 1928, in Savanna, Illinois, the daughter...
Maria Torres
Dec 27, 2011
Maria Torres, age 83, of Thomson, Illinois, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 30, at St. John the...
Dottie M. Peters
Dec 25, 2011
Dottie M. Peters, age 91 of Savanna, Illinois, died on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will take place at a later date. Dottie was born on July 19, 1920, the daughter of Ralph and Katherine (Wrightson) Estes in Vale, South Dakota. She...
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