Obituaries
Lucille Rabuck
Jun 14, 2010
Lucille R. (Bardell) Rabuck, age 86, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Center, Mount Carroll. According to Lucille’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll. Burial...
Benjamin Xavier Gabbard
Jun 13, 2010
Benjamin Xavier Gabbard, 8 ½ month old infant son of Matthew & Elizabeth Gabbard, passed on to eternal life June 13, 2010 at 9:45 p.m. at home in his parents arms. Benjamin was born September 23, 2009 in Bettendorf, Iowa. His life was challenging from birth as he fought a courageous battle with a neurological disorder. His life here, though...
Neil J. Sheedy
Jun 9, 2010
Neil Joseph Sheedy, age 85, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at home surrounded by his family. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna, with Reverend Michael Wey officiating. Inurnment will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Military Rites will be conducted by...
Jack David Morris
Jun 9, 2010
Jack David Morris, age 60, of Savanna, Illinois died on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 14, 2010 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., prior to the...
E. Marilynn Kloepping
Jun 8, 2010
E. Marilynn Kloepping, age 88, of Lanark, Illinois, died Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 14 at the Mt. Carroll Church of God with Pastor Ron Abbott officiating. Burial will be in the Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 -...
Timothy Dylan Fosdick
Jun 8, 2010
Timothy Dylan Fosdick, age 18, of Savanna, Illinois died on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 as a result of an ATV accident in rural Sabula, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family to help create a living memorial in Dylan’s memory. Dylan was born on August 29, 1991, the son of...
Engwerd M. "Ed" Mommsen
Jun 7, 2010
Engwerd M. “Ed” Mommsen, age 82 of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died on Monday, June 7, 2010 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded and a Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to Salvation Army in Ed’s memory. Ed was born on April 8, 1928, the son of...
Clarence E. Swanger
Jun 5, 2010
Clarence E. Swanger, age 87, of Milledgeville, Illinois, formerly of Thomson, Illinois, died Saturday, June 5, 2010, at the Coventry Village Nursing Home in Sterling, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010, at the Chadwick Cemetery, Chadwick, Illinois. Clarence was born on April 18, 2923, in...
Alta M. Schmidt
Jun 4, 2010
Alta M. Schmidt, age 85, of Hanover, Illinois, died Friday, June 4, 2010, at the Galena Stauss Nursing Home, Galena, Illinois. A funeral mass will be held at 10 :30 a.m. on Monday, June 7, 2010, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hanover. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Visitation will be held from 4 –...
Marie B. Daeumer
Jun 1, 2010
Marie B. Daeumer, age 91, of Savanna, Illinois, died peacefully, Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010 at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church with Reverend Philip Bigelow officiating. Interment will be with her husband at the St. Marcus Cemetery in St. Louis, MO. Visitation will be...
Margery L. Wernick
May 31, 2010
Margery L. Wernick, age 67 of Savanna, Illinois died on Monday, May 31, 2010 in Lanark, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Marge’s memory. Marge was born on July 6, 1942, the...
Winnie Semrow Kilpatrick
May 30, 2010
Winnie Semrow Kilpatrick, 89, of 208 Carmel Street, Greenville, SC, died May 30, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital. A native of Hanover, IL, daughter of the late Robert and Nina Cook Semrow, she was a retired employee of The Gospel Hour, was involved in various civic organizations and a member of Overbrook Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband of 68...
Dorothea R. Thill
May 28, 2010
Dorothea Ruth Thill, age 100 of Baraboo, Wisconsin, formerly of Hanover, Illinois died on Friday, May 28, 2010 at St. Clare Meadows Care Center with her family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Larry Bakke officiating. Visitation will be held...
Wayne E. Speer
May 28, 2010
Wayne E. Speer, age 91 of Mount Carroll, Illinois died on Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Big Meadows Nursing Facility, Savanna. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at the United Methodist Church, Mount Carroll with Reverend Mark Harkness officiating. Burial will take place in the Oakhill Cemetery,...
Grace C. Nobis
May 28, 2010
Grace C. Nobis, age 98 of Hanover, Illinois, died on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover. Burial will take place in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. A visitation will be held from 7:00 - 9:00...
Stuart "Red" Hergert
May 25, 2010
Stuart “Red” Hergert, age 82, of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to the Savanna Community Church of Christ or the American Cancer Society in Stuart's honor. Stuart was born March 6, 1928, in Galena, Illinois, the son of...
Daryl Elsner
May 24, 2010
Daryl Elsner, age 57, of Charlotte, Iowa, died Monday, May 24, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, 2010, at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Maquoketa, Iowa. Visitation...
Carmella (Costello) Stolarski
May 21, 2010
Carmella (Costello) Stolarski, age 67, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, previously of Chicago, died Friday, May 21, 2010 peacefully at home. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 27, 2010 at SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held...
Christina K. Nolting
May 21, 2010
Christina K. Nolting, age 84, of Preston, Iowa, died Friday, May 21, 2010, at the Eagle Point Nursing Home in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 24, 2010, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Spragueville, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Spragueville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m....
Patricia "Pat" M. Franey
May 20, 2010
Patricia M. “Pat” Franey, age 72, of Lanark, Illinois died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Illinois. A funeral service will held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 24, 2010 at the Lanark Church of the Brethren with Reverend John Sgro officiating. Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m....
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