Obituaries

Leslie "Skosh" Fossett

Leslie "Skosh" Fossett

Nov 12, 2011

Leslie "Skosh" Fossett, age 60, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at home. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Pastor Robert Phelps officiating. Burial will be in the Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 17 at...

Laurence W. Henneman

Laurence W. Henneman

Nov 12, 2011

Laurence W. Henneman, age 84, of Lanark, IL passed into his eternal life, Nov. 12, 2011 at the Alexian Brothers Hospital, Elk Grove Village, IL. A celebration of his passing into eternal life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov.16, 2011, at the Mt. Carroll Church of God with Pastor Dennis Jarrard officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday,...

Hazel M. Bruse

Hazel M. Bruse

Nov 9, 2011

Hazel M. Bruse, 97, of Sabula, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Krabbenhoft Library in Hazel’s honor. Hazel was born June 9, 1914, on a farm outside of Sabula, Iowa, the daughter...

Gene T Flack

Gene T Flack

Nov 9, 2011

Gene Flack, age 85, of Savanna, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. Memorials may be made to Community United Church of Christ, Savanna, in Gene’s honor. Gene was born September 3, 1926 in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, the son of Clifford and Sarah Katherine (Cox) Flack. He attended Sand Ridge Country School, Thomson, and graduated from...

Nona M. Irvine

Nona M. Irvine

Nov 8, 2011

Nona M. Irvine, age 61, of Savanna, Illinois died Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at her home in Savanna, Illinois. A visitation will be held 12:00 - 3:00p.m., Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with a graveside service to follow in Savanna Township Cemetery. Pastor Gary Abney will officiate. Nona was born February 19, 1950, the daughter...

John R. Manspeaker

John R. Manspeaker

Nov 6, 2011

John Ross Manspeaker, 82, of Preston, Iowa, died peacefully Sunday, November 6, 2011, at his home in rural Preston. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston, with a Masonic Service to be held at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at...

Roger D. Gerber

Roger D. Gerber

Nov 6, 2011

Roger D. Gerber, age 65, of Preston, Iowa, died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded and a private family burial will be held at a later date. Roger was born July 14, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Roger John and Katherine (Sawyer) Gerber. He attended school in...

Florence Arlene Law

Florence Arlene Law

Nov 4, 2011

Florence Arlene Law, age 81, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, November 4, 2011, at St. Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Savanna. Burial will follow in the Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 3:00 –...

Jared Harder Sr.

Jared Harder Sr.

Nov 2, 2011

Jared Harder Sr., age 78, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will take place at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2011 in the Rock Island Arsenal National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Jared was born on July 13, 1933, the son of Walter and Alida (Plante) Harder in Minneapolis, Minnesota....

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...

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