Obituaries
Eldon B. "Tom" "Punkin" Zink
Jul 31, 2009
Eldon B. “Tom” “Punkin” Zink, age 58, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, July 31, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 6, 2009 at the Spring Lake Cemetery in Savanna. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 5, 2009 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Law-Jones Funeral Home...
Lawrence Arthur Hiher
Jul 31, 2009
Lawrence Arthur Hiher, age 86 of Savanna, Illinois, died on Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mount Carroll. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 6, 2009 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Burial will take place in the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. A visitation...
Emil Bredekamp
Jul 28, 2009
Emil H. Bredekamp, age 84, of Spragueville, Iowa, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa. Cremation rites will follow, with inurnment to be held at a later date. Memorials may be made in Emil’s name...
Chelsea L. Toot
Jul 27, 2009
Chelsea Lea Toot, age 17, of Elizabeth,Illinois, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2009 as a result of a car accident. Visitation will be held from 3:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth Illinois. The Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 1st, 2009 at the First United Methodist...
William Frank Weaks
Jul 26, 2009
William Frank Weaks, age 75, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died on Sunday, July 26, 2009, at the Crestridge Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at the Mt. Carroll Church of God. Burial will be in the Leon Cemetery, rural Prophetstown, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to...
Richard J. Endre
Jul 18, 2009
Richard J. Endre, age 50, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Private burial will take place at a later date. Rich was born on August 8, 1958, the son of...
Thor V. Gunnarsson
Jul 17, 2009
Thor V. Gunnarsson, age 60 of Grand Terrace, California, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died on Friday, July 17, 2009 at the Loma Linda V.A. Hospital, Loma Linda, California after a sudden illness. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial of his cremated remains will take place in the Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. Thor was born in Reykjavik, Iceland on November 7,...
Rita Elizabeth Banowetz
Jul 17, 2009
Rita Elizabeth Banowetz, age 91, of Maquoketa, Iowa, formerly of Sugar Creek, Iowa, died Friday, July 17, 2009, at the Maquoketa Care Center in Maquoketa. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Sugar Creek. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Sugar Creek Cemetery, rural Preston, Iowa. Visitation will...
Betty J. Divelbiss
Jul 16, 2009
Betty J. Divelbiss, age 81, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll with Reverend Robert Ziebarth of the 1st Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll....
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,...
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