Obituaries
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...
Evelyn L. Morhardt
Dec 24, 2011
Evelyn L. Morhardt, age 87 of Freeport, Illinois, died on December 24, 2011 in rural Mount Carroll. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Thursday, prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Burial will take place in the...
Louis W. Kraft
Dec 24, 2011
Louis W. Kraft, age 72, of Savanna, Illinois died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at the Freeport Rehab and Health Care Center, Freeport, Illinois. Following Louis’ wishes, no services will be held. Memorials may be made in his name for the United Pentecostal Church, Thomson, Illinois. Louis worked twelve years at Kelly Springfield Tire in Freeport and also twelve years as...
Mary Patricia Grundmeyer
Dec 23, 2011
Mary Patricia “Pat” Grundmeyer, age 75 of Sabula, Iowa, died on Friday, December 23, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. Mary was born on February 15, 1936, the daughter of Mark and Nina (Haigh) Thurm in Lindsay, Nebraska. Mary attended High School in Manchester, Iowa. She married Conrad J. Grundmeyer on June 12, 1957 in Manchester. Mary was...
Wayne E. Wurster, Sr.
Dec 22, 2011
Wayne E. Wurster Sr., age 71, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2011, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial fund has been established in Wayne’s memory....
Cynthia Ann (Ritenour) Peak
Dec 21, 2011
Cynthia Ann (Ritenour) Peak, age 52, of Pace, Florida formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at her sister’s home in Savanna, Illinois surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Elvira Cemetery, Elvira,...
Dorothy Lucille Ertmer
Dec 21, 2011
Dorothy L. Ertmer, age 92, of Hanover, Illinois, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2011, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Hanover. A funeral mass will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 24, at St. John the Evangelist...
William (Bill) L Gilman
Dec 20, 2011
William (Bill) L Gilman, 85, of Savanna, was called home to the Lord in Phoenix, AZ on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Bill was born on October 22, 1926 in Savanna, son of Robert and Leona (Helbling) Gilman. Bill attended and graduated Savanna Schools. He enlisted in the US NAVY serving in World War II. He married Rita Nowak on September...
Lucy Matilda (Schoenhaar) Miller
Dec 20, 2011
Lucy Matilda (Schoenhaar) Miller, age 93, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at FHN Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 10:30 Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at St. Peters Lutheran Church, Savanna with Reverend Daniel Foelske officiating. Burial will be in St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday,...
Cathy Jo "Mable" Gilbert- Eagle Koeller
Dec 15, 2011
Cathy Jo (Gilbert-Eagle) Koeller, “Mable”, 49, of Shannon, Illinois, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Following visitation, cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be directed to the family. Mable was born November...
Allen C. Airhart
Dec 15, 2011
Allen C. Airhart, age 96, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at home. A memorial service will be held 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2011 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Reverend Teri Lafferty will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, prior to the service at the funeral home....
Emma F. Schroeder
Dec 15, 2011
Emma F. Schroeder, 86, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, formerly of Morrison, Illinois, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery, rural Morrison. Visitation will...
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