Obituaries
William Edward Galor
Dec 17, 2010
William Edward “Bill” Galor, age 80, of Lanark, Illinois died Friday, December 17, 2010 at his home. A visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at the Russell-Frank Funeral Home, Lanark, Illinois. Memorial service and burial will take place at a later date. Bill was born on August 14, 1930, the son of Earl H. and...
Sheila Dierksen
Dec 16, 2010
Sheila Katherine Dierksen, age 55, of Spragueville, Iowa passed away on December 16th, 2010 after a battle with cancer. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 Tuesday, December 21st at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Preston with Father Paul Lippstock as Celebrant. Visitation will be held 4 - 8 p.m. Monday, December 20th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Preston. Sheila was...
Wayne E. Green
Dec 15, 2010
Wayne E. Green, age 66, of Sabula, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at his home in rural Sabula. According to his wishes, Wayne will be cremated and a private family memorial service will be held. Memorials may be directed to Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula, in Wayne’s memory. Wayne was born October 17, 1944, in Savanna, Illinois, the son of...
Steve D. Smith
Dec 8, 2010
Steve D. Smith, age 59, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at his home in Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded and a memorial service will be held at a later date.
Vivian Eldora Edgerton
Dec 8, 2010
Vivian Eldora Edgerton, age 92, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at her home in rural Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2010, at the United Presbyterian Church, Hanover, Illinois. Burial will take place in the Evergreen Cemetery at a later date. A memorial gathering...
Mildred Ila Rummel
Dec 7, 2010
Mrs. Mildred Ila Rummel, age 87, of Scales Mound, Illinois (formerly of Hanover, Illinois), passed away on December 7, 2010 at her home. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at the United Presbyterian Church, Hanover, Illinois, with Pastor Gary Kirst of the Galena Bible Church officiating. Burial will be in Log Church...
Margaret Sprecher
Dec 7, 2010
Margaret “Fern” Sprecher, age 78, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2010 at her daughter’s home in Elizabeth, Illinois, surrounded by her loving family. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 11, 2010, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover with Father Noel Jacob as Celebrant. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery,...
Victor T. Fitzpatrick
Dec 4, 2010
Victor T. Fitzpatrick, age 95, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the Alverno Nursing Home, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Burial will follow in the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Savanna. Visitation will be held from 10...
George Ryle Applegate
Dec 2, 2010
George Ryle Applegate, age 73, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Thursday, December 2, 2010, at his home in Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at the Cherry Grove Church in rural Lanark, Illinois, with Rev. Robert Phelps officiating. Burial will follow in the Lanark Cemetery, Lanark. A visitation will be...
Marcella M. Toepfer
Dec 1, 2010
Marcella M. Toepfer, age 88, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Mount Carroll. A visitation will be held from 10 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll. A private family burial will follow at the Oak...
Warren James Imel
Dec 1, 2010
Warren James Imel, age 81 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 6, 2010 at the Mt. Carroll Church of God. Burial will be in the Lanark Cemetery, Lanark, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, December...
Virginia M. Leavens
Nov 28, 2010
Virginia M. Leavens, age 81, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, November 27, 2010, at West Wing Place in Dewitt, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Burial will follow in the Savanna Township Cemetery. A memorial visitation will...
Adrian H. Roling
Nov 28, 2010
Adrian Henry Roling, age 86, of Preston, Iowa, died Sunday, November 28, 2010, at the Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston, with Father Paul Lippstock as Celebrant. Burial will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
Bernard Charles Simmons
Nov 27, 2010
Bernard Charles Simmons, age 95 of Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Preston, Iowa died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at the Alverno Nursing Facility, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston. Burial will take place in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00...
Gloria Ann Bahr
Nov 26, 2010
Gloria Ann Bahr, age 83 of Preston, Iowa passed away Friday, November 26, 2010 at her home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston. Burial will take place in Spragueville Cemetery, Spragueville, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, November 29, 2010 at the Miller-Law-Jones...
Delilah Ilene Adams
Nov 23, 2010
Delilah Adams, age 87 of Mount Carroll, Illinois died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. The youngest child of Joseph Henry and Mabel (Reese) Buckwalter. Delilah grew up in Woodland Township and attended country schools. On November 21, 1948, she married Harry W. Adams. An avid reader who enjoyed feeding birds and wildlife, she lived most...
Herbert F. Berlage
Nov 23, 2010
Herbert F. Berlage, 82, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 27, 2010, at the Church of St. Mary in Elizabeth, with Father Noel Jacob as celebrant. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. Visitation will be held from...
Hazel C. Iscoll
Nov 23, 2010
Hazel Clara Dalton Driscoll of Preston, age 96, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 29, 2010 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston. Burial will take place in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Preston with a lunch to follow in the church...
Nora F. Johnson
Nov 16, 2010
Nora F. Johnson, age 59, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at her home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Memorial Gathering will be held from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A Memorial Fund has been established in Nora’s memory. Nora was born on January 19, 1951, the...
E. Rudy Pascoe
Nov 13, 2010
E. Rudy Pascoe, age 63, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church, Elizabeth with Reverend Cheryl Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in the Elizabeth Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, November...
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