Obituaries
Jon "Mike" Goldhagen
Sep 10, 2009
Jon “Mike” M. Goldhagen, 54, of Schaumburg, Illinois, died on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at his home in Schaumburg. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at the Church of St. Mary in Elizabeth, Illinois. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Elizabeth. Memorials may be directed to the family. Jon was born...
Erma Brandt
Sep 3, 2009
Erma Nell Brandt, age 79, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at the Elizabeth Nursing Facility. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 5, 2009 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, with Reverend Harvey Nicholson officiating. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery. A Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m....
Velma Helen Petersen
Sep 1, 2009
Velma Helen Petersen, age 94, of Preston, Iowa, formerly of Miles, Iowa, died peacefully Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at the Alverno Care Center, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 3 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Preston. Burial will be in the Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the Church from 9:30...
Geh Schurecht
Aug 29, 2009
The Schurecht family mourns the passing of Geh Schurecht. Ten years ago, with courage, indomitable will and unyielding tenacity, Geh survived the sudden onset of a life threatening infection. Saturday, August 29, 2009, at age 66, he succumbed to it’s complications and pneumonia. Geh was born to Barrington residents, Fred and Grace Schurecht, October 17, 1942. A 1961 Barrington High...
Rayfield Moshure
Aug 27, 2009
Rayfield A. Moshure, age 78, of Mt. Carroll, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2009 at FHN Hospital, Freeport. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Cremation will follow the service and burial of ashes will take place at Oak Hill Cemetery at a later date. Visitation...
Marlene M. Chunes
Aug 27, 2009
Marlene Mary Uhl Chunes, age 67, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died suddenly on Thursday, August 27, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa, after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 2009, at the Church of St. Mary in Elizabeth followed by a burial service at St. Mary’s Cemetery....
Ronald Hoenicke
Aug 25, 2009
Ronald Ray Hoenicke, age 68, of Preston, Iowa, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at Genesis Medical Center East, Davenport, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 29, 2009 at St John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2009...
Jean Eleanor Sieber
Aug 24, 2009
Jean Eleanor Sieber, age 79, of Mt. Carroll, died Monday, August 24, 2009 at FHN Hospital, Freeport. Jean Eleanor Trone was born May 23, 1930 in Browning Township, Schuyler County, the daughter of Carl A. and Bertha "Addie" (Kinnear) Trone. She attended Ridgeville Country School, was a graduate from the Rushville High School with the Class of 1947, and then...
David L. Gerlach
Aug 22, 2009
David L. Gerlach, age 60 of Clinton, Iowa, died on Saturday, August 22, 2009, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at the funeral...
John Jenkins
Aug 19, 2009
John "Bill" W. Jenkins, age 76, of Sabula, Iowa, died on Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at the Genesis Medical Center – East in Davenport, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2009, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Sabula, Iowa, with a short prayer service to be held at...
Tom Edwards, Sr.
Aug 18, 2009
Tom Edwards, Sr., age 48, of Morrison, Illinois, previously of Mt. Carroll, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at CGH Hospital, Sterling. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison. Visitation will be held from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 21 at the funeral...
Olive P. Culver
Aug 18, 2009
Olive P. Culver, age 94, of Preston, Iowa, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at the Crestridge Care Facility in Maquoketa, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2009, at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston. Burial will follow in the Reeseville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12...
Doris Longmire
Aug 14, 2009
Ayako "Doris" Longmire, Age 73, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Friday, August 14, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center West, Davenport, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded and her cremated remains will be returned to her family.
Larry J. Lacina
Aug 14, 2009
Larry Joseph Lacina, age 67 of Thomson, Illinois, died on Friday, August 14, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Larry has chosen to give the gift of body donation. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, August 17, 2009 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. Reverend Dave Davies will officiate. A visitation will be...
Todd Alan Bryant
Aug 13, 2009
Todd Alan Bryant, age 43, formerly of Chadwick, Illinois passed away surrounded by his family and friends on August 13, 2009 following a two-year battle with cancer. A Memorial Gathering will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Saturday, September 12, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll, Illinois with a Remembrance Service will be held at 6:00 p.m.,...
Lois M. Miller
Aug 12, 2009
Lois M. Miller, age 81, of Hanover, Illinois died Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at her home. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 17, 2009 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hanover, with Reverend David Vidler officiating. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, August...
Edward Massie
Aug 8, 2009
Edward C. Massie, age 80, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Saturday, August 8, 2009, at his home in Savanna. A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2009, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna. Burial will follow in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 9:00...
Judith M. Heath
Aug 5, 2009
Judith M. Heath, age 64, of Thomson, Illinois, died on Tuesday, August 5, 2009, at her home in Thomson. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Judith was born September 29, 1944, in Willimantic, Connecticut, the daughter of Emile William and Marianne Burnice (Wells) LeBlanc....
Doug B. Sandholdt
Aug 3, 2009
Douglas B. Sandholdt, age 59, of Sabula, Iowa, died on Monday, August 3, 2009, at the Mercy Medical Center - North in Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. Private family burial will take place at a later date. Memorial may be directed to the family. Doug was born April 24, 1950, in Savanna, Illinois, the son of Bert and...
Daniel M. "Dann" Coats
Aug 1, 2009
Daniel M. “Dann” Coats, age 56 of Boise, Idaho formerly of Mount Carroll, Illinois died Saturday, August 1, 2009 in Springfield, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 7, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Burial will take place in Center Hill Cemetery, rural Mount Carroll. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00...
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