Obituaries
Joshua Matthew Osborn
Jul 14, 2009
Joshua Matthew Osborn, age 27, of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in Bettendorf, Iowa as a result of a train accident in Bettendorf, Iowa. A memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, with a time of sharing memories to be held at 7:00 p.m.. Memorials may...
Andrew Richard Reed
Jul 14, 2009
Andrew Richard Reed, age 27, of Savanna, Illinois died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 as a result of a train accident in Bettendorf, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, with Father David Austin as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be...
Margaret G. Wing
Jul 13, 2009
Margaret G. Wing, age 93, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Monday, July 13, 2009, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held on at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at the Law - Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Burial will follow in the Welsh Hollow Cemetery in Woodbine, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 12:00...
Erend Robert (Bob) L. Schubert
Jul 8, 2009
Reverend Robert (Bob) L. Schubert of Lanark went home to be with the Lord at the age of 94 on July 8, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Bob was born on June 30, 1915 on a farm south of Stockton, Illinois to Henry and Aletha Schubert. Bob's father died when he was 4 years...
Jane M. Smith
Jul 4, 2009
Jane M. Smith, 86, of Belleair Bluffs, FL. formally of Savanna, IL. died on the evening of July 4, 2009, after losing battle with Cancer.A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 18, 2009 at Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna, IL. Family & friends will gather at 11:00 am at House of Events, Savanna. Memorials may be...
Joe R. Dannels
Jul 3, 2009
Joe R. Dannels, age 66, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at the FHN Hospital in Freeport, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church in Savanna. Burial will follow in the Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 5 – 8 p.m....
Daniel W. Koester
Jul 2, 2009
Daniel W. "Boots" Koester, age 43, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at his home. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Derinda, with Reverend David Vidler officiating. Burial will take place in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. A Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 p.m....
Lowell Bernett Pickett
Jun 26, 2009
Lowell Bernett Pickett, age 81, of Preston, Iowa, died on Friday, June 26, 2009, at the Eagle Point Nursing and Rehab Center, Clinton, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2009, at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston with Reverend Gregory Geier from the St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston officiating. Memorial visitation will be...
Lucille F. Mcfadden
Jun 25, 2009
Lucille Florence (Hartman) McFadden, age 98 of Lanark, Illinois, died Thursday, June 25, 2009 at the Good Samaritan Center, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 29, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in Center Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Sunday, June 28,...
Wendell R Lewis
Jun 24, 2009
Wendell R. Lewis, age 82, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at the Midwest Medical Center in Galena, Illinois. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 26, 2009, at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Elizabeth. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. Memorials may be given to the Elizabeth...
Laura Adelia Tumas
Jun 22, 2009
Laura A. Tumas, age 89, of Massbach, Illinois passed away on Monday, June 22, 2009 at home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Inurnment will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois. Laura is survived by four sons, Gedman Joseph Jr. (Emily) Tumas of Ocala, Florida, Donald Maxwell (Jewel) Tumas of Bedford, Virginia, John Herald (Luci) Tumas of Duncanville, Texas,...
Wanda L. Kosher
Jun 19, 2009
Wanda L. Kosher, age 76 of Lanark, Illinois, died on Friday, June 19, 2009 at Big Meadows Nursing Facility, Savanna. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll, Illinois. Reverend John Sgro of Lanark Church of the Brethren, Lanark will officiate. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., one...
Larry G. Zink
Jun 18, 2009
Larry G. Zink, age 61, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Crestridge Care Center, Maquoketa, Iowa, after an extended illness. Larry was born August 31, 1947, in Stockton, Illinois, the son of Herman and Lucille (Kupfer) Zink. He attended school in Stockton and Mt. Carroll. Larry married Karen Kessler on November 13, 1965, in Lanark, Illinois.Larry...
Alberta Mercer
Jun 15, 2009
Alberta Mercer, age 80, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died June 15, 2009 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2009 at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Broadwater, Nebraska. Alberta was born May 2, 1929 in Gurley, Nebraska the daughter of Albert H. and Alice E. (Reinmuth) Fastenau....
Betty Lou Grenoble
Jun 13, 2009
Betty Lou Grenoble, age 79, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with Pastor Ron Abbott of the Mt. Carroll Church of God officiating. Burial will be...
Jessie Mussman
Jun 12, 2009
Jessie M. Mussman, age 96, of Miles, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at the Jackson County Regional Health Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A funeral mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 15, 2009 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston, Iowa. Father William Kneemiller of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lost Nation, Iowa will be celebrant. Burial will follow...
George B. Fecke
Jun 11, 2009
George B. Fecke, age 83, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Thursday, June 11, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church with Reverend Mark Harkness officiating. Inurnment will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held...
Ernest "Ernie" L Beyer
Jun 11, 2009
Ernest “Ernie” L Beyer, age 87, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at Morgan Memorial Nursing Home, Stockton, Illinois after a long battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Reverend Robert Phelps of Berreman Church of God officiating. Burial...
Ilene Rose Hill
Jun 8, 2009
Ilene Rose Hill, age 84, of Elizabeth, Illinois passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth. Cremation rites have been accorded. Ilene was born on November 5, 1924, the daughter of Phillip and Rosena (Saam) Altfillisch in Elizabeth Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois. She attended Scales Mound High School and graduated with the Class of...
Donald J. Dubois
Jun 8, 2009
Donald J. DuBois, age 86, of Miles, Iowa, died on Monday, June 8, 2009, at Lantern Park Nursing Home, Coralville, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will follow in the Spragueville Cemetery, Spragueville, Iowa. Visitation will be held from...
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