Obituaries
Margaret "Peggy" G. Marks
Aug 17, 2011
Margaret “Peggy” G. Marks, 90, Mt. Carroll, IL, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held Friday August 26, 2011 from 9:00AM –11:00AM at SS. John and Catherine Catholic Church, 310 South Main Street Mount Carroll, IL 61053, with Mass immediately follow. Burial is in Oakville Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Peggy was...
Mary Elizabeth Libberton
Aug 16, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Libberton, 82, Mt. Carroll, went to be home with the Lord on August 16, 2011 with her loving family surrounding her. She was born on September 21, 1928, in Mt. Carroll, IL, the daughter of Harry and Lula (Kehl) Albrecht. She graduated from Mt. Carroll High School in 1946. On March 30, 1956, Mary married Neil Libberton in...
James Otto Berlage
Aug 15, 2011
James Otto Berlage, age 67 of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Monday, August 15, 2011 at the Rainbow Hospice Ark in Park Ridge, Illinois. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the Church of St. Mary, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. A visitation will be held from...
Joseph David Gillen
Aug 13, 2011
Joseph David Gillen, age 67, of Savanna, died Saturday, August 13, 2011 at FHN Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A visitation will be held 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A private family graveside service will be held at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Joe was born May 26, 1944 in Sterling, Illinois, the son...
Eleanor S. Plumley
Aug 8, 2011
Eleanor S. Plumley, age 82 of Thomson, Illinois, died Monday, August 08, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center South in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson with Reverend Paul Fritz from the Thomson United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Lower York Cemetery. A visitation will be...
Michelle A. Robertson
Aug 7, 2011
Michelle A. Robertson, age 41 of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna after a lengthy battle with cancer. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Cremation rites will be accorded following the mass...
Harris Allen "Ted' Taylor
Aug 4, 2011
Harris Allen “Ted” Taylor, age 90, of Clinton, Iowa, died Thursday, August 4, 2011, at the Alverno Healthcare Facility in Clinton. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2011 at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa. Burial will follow at Van Buren Cemetery, rural Preston. Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.,...
Bill G. Vesely
Aug 2, 2011
Bill was a life-long Carroll County resident and an avid outdoorsman. Whether it was listening to the tree frogs and coyotes on his deck, or waiting for a big Tom Turkey to shoot with his bow or sitting in a his tree stand waiting for the right deer to come by. Fishing was his real passion, especially with his dear...
Kenneth Traum, Jr.,
Jul 30, 2011
Kenneth Traum, Jr., age 76, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011 at FHN Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. Private family services will be held. Kenneth was born October 2, 1934 in Mt. Carroll the son of Kenneth and Florence (Smith) Traum, Sr. He was a 1952 graduate of the Mt. Carroll High School. Kenneth served in the US...
Wilma I. Salzer
Jul 25, 2011
Wilma I. Salzer, age 86, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29, 2011, at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday,...
Donna Joyce (Eickert) Helmle
Jul 25, 2011
Donna Joyce (Eickert) Helmle,age 77, of Spragueville, Iowa passed away peacefully, Monday, July 25, 2011 at her home after a two year battle with cancer. Visitation will be held 3-8 pm on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Preston, Iowa. Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Preston, Iowa...
Annelies U. Wilson
Jul 25, 2011
Annelies U. Wilson, age 78, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2011at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Annelies was born July 2, 1933, in Neuhammer, Germany, the daughter of Reinhold and Erna (Fester) Sommer. She worked...
Muriel J Goos
Jul 24, 2011
Muriel J. Goos, age 93, passed away Sunday at Alverno, Clinton, IA. A Memorial Service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the First United Presbyterian Church, Miles, IA. A reception will follow in the basement of the Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the First United Presbyterian Church, Miles and the Nature...
Lloyd Hull
Jul 23, 2011
Lloyd Hull, age 86, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 at home. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Burial will be in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. Visitation will be held from 5:00- 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A...
Inez Fern Johns
Jul 21, 2011
Inez Fern Johns, age 88, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, with Konrad Radke officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, July 25, 2011at the Law-Jones Funeral Home Savanna. Burial will...
Georgia L. Petty
Jul 18, 2011
Georgia L. Petty, age 86, of Belvidere, Illinois, formerly of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, July 18, 2011, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 22, 2011, at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll....
Alvin R. Libberton
Jul 13, 2011
Alvin R. Libberton, age 90, of Savanna, Illinois died on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, July 18, 2011 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Burial will take place in Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m., Monday, July...
Melvin Kehl
Jul 13, 2011
Melvin “Mel” H. Kehl, age 86, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2011 at the First Baptist Church of Mt. Carroll with Reverend Robert Ziebarth officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll with Military Rites. Visitation will be held...
Mary Carolyn (Elsenrath) Bradt
Jul 10, 2011
Mary Carolyn (Elsenrath) Bradt, age 80, of Hanover, Illinois passed away peacefully in her sleep from complications of Alzheimers on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A funeral service will be held Friday, July 15, 10:00 am at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Visitation will be held Thursday, July...
Dorothy K. Zeimet
Jul 9, 2011
Dorothy K. Zeimet, age 93, of Spragueville, Iowa, died Saturday July 9, 2011, at the Maquoketa Care Center, Maquoketa, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 11, 2011, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Preston, Iowa, with a scripture wake service at 6:30 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m....
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