Obituaries
Mary A. Real
Feb 8, 2010
Mary A. Real, age 74 of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, February 8, 2010 at FHN Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. A funeral mass will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2010 at Saints John and Catherine Catholic Church, Mount Carroll. A visitation will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2010, prior to the...
Gary R. Dittmar
Feb 7, 2010
Gary R. Dittmar, age 73, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 12, 2010, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Burial will follow in the Derinda Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
Margret J. Houver
Feb 7, 2010
Margret Houver, age 96, of Savanna, Illinois, previously of Cedar Rapids, Iowa died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation will be accorded and burial of ashes will take place in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Iowa at a later date. Margret was born June 21, 1913 in Springville, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and...
Rachel Lynn Speers
Feb 5, 2010
Rachel Lynn Speers, age 29, of Chicago, Illinois, formerly of Lyons, Illinois and Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at home. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with Pastor Floyd West Officiating. Burial will take place in Savanna. Visitation will be held from 11:00a.m. – 2:00 p.m....
Shirley A. Miller
Feb 1, 2010
Shirley A. Miller, age 74, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at home. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2010 at the First Brethren Church, Lanark, with Pastor E.C. Lathrop officiating. Burial will be in the Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the...
Thomas "Tom" Kilpatrick
Jan 31, 2010
Thomas “Tom” David Kilpatrick, age 72, of Hanover, Illinois, died on January 31, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover. Burial will...
Donald E. Krabbenhoft
Jan 30, 2010
Donald E. Krabbenhoft, age 75, of Andrew, Iowa, died Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston, Iowa. A memorial service will be held...
James P. Doran
Jan 29, 2010
James P. Doran, Sr., age 64, of LeClaire, Iowa, formerly of Savanna, Illinois died on Friday, January 29, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 12 noon, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the United Methodist Church, Savanna with Reverend Larry Thomson officiating. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m....
Alvina Cecelia Stotler
Jan 29, 2010
Alvina Cecelia Stotler, age 80, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at Galena-Stauss Senior Care Community, Galena, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 5, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded following the services at the church. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna at a...
Mary Evelyn Galor
Jan 27, 2010
Mary Evelyn Galor age 68, of Lanark, Illinois died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at FHN Hospital in Freeport, Illinois. An open house will be held in her memory at the family home, 117 E. Locust St, Lanark, Illinois on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Cremation rites have been accorded. Mary was born January 27, 1941, in Sterling, Illinois, the daughter of...
Robert Leroy. "Bob" Mader
Jan 27, 2010
Robert Leroy. “Bob” Mader, age 86, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at home. Cremation has been accorded and a memorial service is being planned in the spring. Letters and cards may be sent to his family at 103 W. State St. Apt. #4, Mt. Carroll, Illinois 61053. Bob was born November 22, 1923 in Freeport, Illinois,...
John R. Johnson
Jan 27, 2010
John R. Johnson, age 54, of the Riverview area, rural Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 1, 2010, at the First United Methodist Church in Savanna, with Rev. Larry Thomson officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 2 –...
Doris S. Warta
Jan 23, 2010
Doris S. Warta of Auburn, Kentucky died January 23, 2010 at her home. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A private graveside service will be held in the Saint Wendelin Catholic Cemetery, Shannon, Illinois. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Retinitis-Pigmentosa Foundation....
Warner Charles Hartman
Jan 23, 2010
Warner Charles Hartman, age 94, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, went to his eternal rest January 23, 2010, from Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mark Harkness officiating. Burial will follow in the Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna....
Charles Sipes
Jan 21, 2010
SAVANNA, Ill. — Charles “Tom” “Fat Kid” Sipes, age 53, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, January 21, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Antl Hall, Savanna. Burial will follow at the Center Hill Cemetery, rural Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Visitation...
Henrietta B. Wurster
Jan 21, 2010
Henrietta B. Wurster, age 104, (Elizabeth, Illinois oldest resident) passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2010, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Elizabeth with Pastor Harvey Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10:00...
Dennis N. Padget
Jan 20, 2010
SAVANNA, Ill. — Dennis N. Padget, age 70, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at his home in Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 25, 2010, at the Law - Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, with Pastor Wayne Carvell of the Church on a Hill officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded...
Lorraine M. Weidman
Jan 17, 2010
Lorraine M. Weidman, age 79, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Morrison, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 21, 2010 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Reverend Mark Harkness of the Mount Carroll United Methodist Church, Mount Carroll will officiate. Burial will take place in...
Randy L. Klein
Jan 17, 2010
Randy L. Klein, age 47, of Savanna, Illinois died on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at his home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 22, 2010 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna with Reverend Mike Wey officiating. Burial will take place in the Springlake Cemetery, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday,...
Henrietta "Ett" Hansen
Jan 17, 2010
Henrietta “Ett” Hansen, age 90, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Harbor Crest Nursing Home in Fulton, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on, Thursday, January 21, 2010 at St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will take place in...
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