Obituaries
Lois A. Hickey
Nov 2, 2011
Lois A. Hickey, age 93, of Thomson, Illinois, died Wednesday, November 02, 2011, at Harbor Crest Nursing Home in Fulton, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at the York Baptist Church, Thomson. Inurnment will follow in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. In lieu of flowers,...
Gerald W. Cavanagh
Oct 31, 2011
Gerald W. Cavanagh, age 92 of Bettendorf, Iowa, formerly of Sabula, Iowa died Monday, October 31, 2011 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Preston, Iowa, with at scripture service at 7:30 p.m. A funeral mass will be held...
Margaret E. Lawson
Oct 27, 2011
Margaret E. “Peggy” Lawson, age 81, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital, Davenport, Iowa. A visitation will be held 2:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2011, prior to the service at the funeral home. A funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll....
Dina D. Durward
Oct 23, 2011
Dina D. Durward, age 70, of Thomson, Illinois, previously of Morrison, Illinois died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at home. A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 27, 2011 at the Argo Fay United Methodist Church, rural Thomson. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given in her memory for the Argo Fay United Methodist Church or Mercy...
Justin Daniel Mchugh
Oct 20, 2011
Justin Daniel McHugh, age 20, of Wauconda, Illinois died Thursday, October 20, 2011 at home. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Burial of ashes will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 25 prior to...
Virgil Lee Curtis
Oct 18, 2011
Retired Army Master Sgt. Virgil Lee Curtis, 78, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, died Tuesday, October 18, 2011. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover. A graveside service with military rites will be held following the visitation in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Virgil was born on June 6, 1933,...
Renee C. Rogers
Oct 17, 2011
ReNee Carraway Rogers left the land of the living in her home in Clinton, Iowa, on Monday, October 17, 2011. Memorial Services were held at the Mount Carroll, Illinois Church of God on Wednesday, October 19, 2011. The memorial service was in three parts, beginning with a tribute of music by family, friends and the local brass group, the Radiant...
A. John Rosenow
Oct 14, 2011
A. John Rosenow, age 68, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Friday, October 14, 2011, at his home. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Chadwick. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, also at Law – Jones Funeral Home,...
Mary Holesinger
Oct 12, 2011
Mary Holesinger, age 81, of rural Mt. Carroll died Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at home with her family. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 14, 2011 at the funeral home. Cremation will be accorded following the services....
Jacob H. "Buck" Newsom Jr.
Oct 11, 2011
Jacob H. “Buck” Newsom Jr., age 80, of Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Preston, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011, at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday,...
Duane "Weiner" Rittmer
Oct 5, 2011
Duane “Weiner” Rittmer, age 42, of Sabula, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 9, 2011, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sabula. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 10, 2011, also at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sabula with...
Eugene J. Diephuis
Oct 5, 2011
Eugene Joseph Diephuis, 79, of Thomson, Illinois, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 11:30 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, 1854 Illinois Route 84, Thomson. Burial will follow in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m., prior...
Brenda K. Bright
Oct 3, 2011
Brenda K. Bright, age 49, of Clinton, Iowa died Monday, October 3, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with Pastor Nancy Wilkinson of the Community United Church of Christ officiating. A memorial fund has been established in her name. Brenda was a...
Garold "Gary" L. Smtih
Oct 2, 2011
Garold “Gary” L. Smith, age 61, of Thomson, Illinois, died Sunday, October 2, 2011, at his home in Thomson. Cremation rites will be accorded and private family burial will be held at Greensky Hill Indian Mission United Methodist Church Cemetery in Charlevoix, Michigan. Memorials may be directed to the family. Gary was born September 1, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, the...
Emil Bellich
Sep 30, 2011
Emil F. Bellich, 89, of Thomson, Illinois, died Friday, September 30, 2011, at his home in Thomson. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Thomson, with a rosary service held at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October...
Milton Daniels
Sep 28, 2011
Milton Daniels, 85, of Preston, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family that he loved dearly. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 30, 2011, at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 1, at...
Harold "Bud" William Rogers
Sep 28, 2011
Harold William “Bud” Rogers, age 92 of Mt. Carroll, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 3, 2011 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mt. Carroll with Reverend Elizabeth Mascal officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Military Rites will be accorded by...
Vera E. Soll
Sep 27, 2011
Vera E. Soll, age 81 of Miles, Iowa, died on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at her home in Miles. Cremation Rites will be accorded. A memorial graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Hazen Cemetery, located East of the intersection of Z34 and E17 approximately 6 miles North of Preston on Z34. Memorials...
Gregg "Gj" T. O'Bryant Jr.
Sep 26, 2011
Gregg “GJ” T. O’Bryant Jr., 17, of Sabula, Iowa, died Monday, September 26, 2011, after a car accident in rural Sabula. A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2011, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded following visitation. Memorials may be directed to...
Victor E. Dauphin Iii
Sep 25, 2011
Victor E. Dauphin III, age 67 of Savanna, Illinois, died on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Davenport, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service and burial of his cremated remains will take...
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