Obituaries

Lois A. Hickey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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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