Obituaries
Donald Edward Crawford
Jan 13, 2011
Donald Edward Crawford, age 76, of Thomson, Illinois, died Thursday, January 13, 2011 the Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation Rites will be accorded. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Clinton, Iowa. Don was born on January 5, 1935, the son of Howard M. and Hazel M....
Friedel Slaybaugh
Jan 13, 2011
Friedel “Frieda” Helene Slaybaugh, age 84, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at the Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation rites have been accorded. No services are planned locally. Friedel was born on March 22, 1926, the daughter of Karl and Elsa (Birlenbach) Litzinger in Wiesbaden Biebrich, Germany. On June 12, 1954, she married Aiden Slaybaugh in Riichinger,...
Donald Marvin Schreiner
Jan 13, 2011
Donald Marvin Schreiner, age 50, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, January 13, 2011. A Memorial Gathering will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with Reverend Larry Thomson officiating. A memorial gathering will be held prior to the service from 1:00 - 1:30 pm at the funeral home....
Joyce Anne Nagel
Jan 11, 2011
Joyce Nagel, age 70, of Miles, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 15, 2011, at the Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula, Iowa. Reverend Robert Krueger will officiate. Burial will follow in the Miles Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 14, 2011...
Susan Ritchie
Jan 9, 2011
Susan Marie Ritchie, age 52, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011 at home. Memorials may be given in Sue's honor for the Hope Lodge in Rochester, Minnesota. Sue was born December 31, 1958 in Savanna, the daughter of Paul and Mary (Rogers) Smiley. The oldest of four kids, she was a very independent, strong willed person. Both...
Aaron D. Sevey
Jan 8, 2011
Aaron D. Sevey, age 48, of Colorado Springs, Colorado formerly of Hanover, Illinois died Saturday, January 8, 2011. Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover with Reverend David Vidler of St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating. Burial of cremated remains will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. A visitation will be...
Bob Petty
Jan 7, 2011
Bob Petty, age 61, of rural Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at his home. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois. According to his wishes, Bob will be cremated following visitation. Bob was born September 23, 1949, in Niangua,...
Bessie Rosie Marie Downing
Jan 6, 2011
Bessie Rosie Marie Downing, age 90, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 10, 2011 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mt. Carroll with Reverend Elizabeth Mascal officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held...
Robert F. Stretton Jr
Jan 6, 2011
Robert F. Stretton Jr., age 92, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at home. Upon the request of the deceased, no services are planned and his body has been donated to science at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Memorials may be given in Robert’s memory to the Rural Savanna Fire Protection District, which he served as...
Elizabeth Ann Sour
Jan 6, 2011
Elizabeth Ann Sour age 78, of rural Thomson, IL, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 10, 2011 at the Frank Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Reverend Robert Ziebarth officiating. Visitation will be held 4:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 9, 2011 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home,...
Linda S. Miller
Jan 5, 2011
Linda S. Miller, age 58, of Preston, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at her home in rural Preston. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 7, 2011 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Preston. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2011, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran...
Stacy R. Denomy
Jan 1, 2011
Stacy R. DeNomy, age 42, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at home. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m Thursday, January 6, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson, Illinois with a funeral service held at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory. Stacy...
Lowell Derrer Toepfer
Dec 30, 2010
Lowell Derrer Toepfer, age 92, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at the Ossain Health and Rehabilitation Center, Ossian, Indiana. Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2011 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Memorials may be given in Lowell's name to...
Donald Richard Hodge Ii
Dec 29, 2010
Donald “Rick” Richard Hodge II, age 60 of Thomson, Illinois died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 3, 2011 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson, Illinois. Reverend Paul Fritz of the Thomson United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Lower York Cemetery,...
Cora "Corky" Georgia Buckwalter
Dec 28, 2010
Cora Georgia “Corky” Buckwalter, 86, of Mt. Carroll, IL, died early Tuesday morning, December 28, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll following a six-month fight against breast cancer. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 31, 2010, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Carroll with a one hour visitation prior (10:00) to the service....
Lars Charles Pedersen
Dec 26, 2010
Lars Charles Pedersen (aka Rick, Larry, Nerd), age 69, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010, surrounded by his family following a two month battle with lung & liver cancer. Cremation rites have been accorded and a Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011, at The Church of St. Mary in Elizabeth, with...
Gene Judas
Dec 22, 2010
Gene D. Judas, age 83, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at his home in Mt. Carroll. Cremation rites will be accorded. A Memorial Service will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 27, 2010 at the First Lutheran Church, Mt. Carroll. Memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Church and the Carroll County Senior Center in Gene’s...
Gene Fritz
Dec 20, 2010
Gene “Sparky” Fritz, age 81, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, December 20, 2010, at his home in Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2010, at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 27,...
Rita A. (Rivera) Traum
Dec 18, 2010
Rita Ann (Rivera) Traum, age 68, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at her home. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll, Illinois. A Memorial Fund has been established in Rita’s memory. Rita was born on...
Charles Conley
Dec 17, 2010
Charles “Chuck” Conley, age 71, of Savanna, Illinois died Friday, December 17, 2010 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation will be accorded. Chuck’s wishes will be honored not to have any services. Burial of ashes will be in Savanna Township Cemetery.
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