Obituaries
Raymond Frank Knapp
Sep 7, 2011
Raymond Frank Knapp, age 84, of rural Mt. Carroll died at home Wednesday, September 7, 2011.Visitation will be held 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 11, 2011 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home Mt. Carroll. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 12, 2011 at the funeral home with Reverend James Brown officiating. Burial will take place in Oak...
Margaret G. Brown
Sep 4, 2011
Margaret G. Brown, age 89, of Coggon, Iowa, most recently of Bellevue, Iowa, died Sunday, September 4, 2011, at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue. Cremation rites will be accorded and a graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2011, at the Coggon Cemetery. Margaret was born October 24, 1921, in Manchester, Iowa, the daughter of...
Dalvin L. Johnson
Sep 4, 2011
Dalvin L. Johnson, age 53, of Hanover, Illinois, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hanover with Reverend David Vidler officiating. Burial will be held in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula, Iowa. A gathering will be held from...
Dorothy Mae Signer
Aug 29, 2011
Dorothy Mae Signer, age 88, of rural Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, August 29, 2011 at home surrounded by her family and nature’s wildlife. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 2, 2011 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Pastor Robert Phelps officiating. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. Visitation will be held...
Tammy A. Ricklefs
Aug 27, 2011
Tammy Ricklefs, age 40, of Monmouth, Iowa, formerly of Sabula, Iowa, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, at her home. A visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston, Iowa. A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery in...
Margaret F. Swift
Aug 25, 2011
Margaret F. Swift, age 98, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded and a Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Margaret was born February 28, 1913, in Savanna, Illinois, the daughter of Howard...
Jessie M. Vesperman
Aug 23, 2011
Jessie M. Vesperman, age 77, of Mt. Carroll passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Reverend Teri Lafferty officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held 4:00 –...
Daryl "Pood" R. Reitz
Aug 22, 2011
Daryl “Pood” R. Reitz, age 73, of Hanover, Illinois passed away Monday, August 22, 2011 at his home. A funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, with Reverend David Vidler officiating. Cremation Rites will be accorded following the funeral service with burial at a later date. Visitation will be...
Catherine Caye Carbine
Aug 20, 2011
CATHERINE 'CAYE' CARBINE, 68 ROCKFORD - Catherine "Caye" Carbine, 68, of Rockford went to Heaven to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Caye was born April 4, 1943, to John and Sophie Harkness. She lived most of her life in Rockford where she met and married Harold "Harry" Carbine on Jan. 25, 1969. Active member of the...
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...
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