Obituaries
Eugenia F. Francis
Feb 1, 2009
Eugenia F. Francis, age 91 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Carroll County Good Samaritan Center, Mt. Carroll. A Funeral Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with Father Robert North of the St. Paul Episcopal Church officiating. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, Illinois....
Joyce M. Hovorka
Jan 31, 2009
Joyce M. Hovorka, age 84 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mt. Carroll, with Reverend Phil Gronbach officiating. Burial will be in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, Illinois. Visitation will be held 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Monday,...
Clarence W. Notz
Jan 30, 2009
Clarence W. Notz, age 70, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 30, 2009, in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at the Law – Jones Funeral Home, Sabula, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. Visitation will be held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. prior to the...
Violet M. Hasken
Jan 26, 2009
Violet M. Hasken, age 93, of Sabula, Iowa, died Monday, January 26, 2009 at The Alverno Care Center, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at St. Peters Catholic Church, Sabula with Sisiter LuAnn Kilburg officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 9:00 –...
Dorothy L. Mottin
Jan 22, 2009
Dorothy L. Mottin, age 55, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, Illinois. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Cremation rites will be accorded following the funeral service and her cremated remains will be taken to Alaska. A visitation will...
Evelyn V. Maxfield
Jan 19, 2009
Evelyn V. Maxfield, age 84, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, January 19, 2009 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. A Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 22, 2009 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Pastor Bob Ziebarth of the Mt. Carroll First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling,...
Lester V. Sullivan
Jan 18, 2009
Lester Vincent Sullivan, age 73, of Maquoketa, Iowa, formerly of Spragueville, Iowa, died Sunday, January 18, 2009, at his home in Maquoketa. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2008, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Preston, Iowa. Burial will follow in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Preston. Visitation will be held from 4...
Gerald "Jerry" L. Law
Jan 17, 2009
Gerald “Jerry” L. Law, 71, of Moline, Illinois, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Trinity West Medical Center, Rock Island, Illinois, after a brief illness. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, with visitation an hour prior...
Mary L. Kessler
Jan 16, 2009
Mary L. Kessler, age 85, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Friday, January 16, 2009, at the Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2009, at the Frank – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. A memorial visitation will be held from...
Vonda Lou Fehlhafer
Jan 15, 2009
Vonda Lou Fehlhafer, age 69, of Lanark, Illinois, died Thursday, January 15, 2009, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2009, at Lanark Church of the Brethren, Lanark with Pastor John Sgro officiating. Burial will take place in the Lanark Cemetery, Lanark. A visitation will be held...
Sam Logosz
Jan 13, 2009
Sam Logosz, age 75, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at the FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Illinois. Cremation rites were accorded. Inurnment will be at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences and memorial tributes may be given to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com . Sam was born March 1, 1933, in...
Carolyn Sievert
Jan 10, 2009
Carolyn Ann (Ballas) Sievert, age 85 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois died January 10, 2009 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at SS John and Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll, with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Visitation will be held 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2009...
Thomas A. Veith
Jan 10, 2009
Thomas A. Veith, age 95, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Saturday, January 10, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society in Mt. Carroll. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Carroll, with Rev. Bob Ziebarth and Rev. Jim Green officiating. A private family inurnment will take place...
John E. Atkins
Jan 10, 2009
John E. Atkins, age 61, of Thomson, Illinois, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at home. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois, Pastor Ron Abbott will officiate. Cremation Rites will be accorded. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at...
Harriet Smith
Jan 10, 2009
Harriet Marie Smith, age 82, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Freeport Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, a visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service, Pastor Rick Zickefoose from the Church of...
William "Bill" John Stenzel
Jan 8, 2009
William “Bill” John Stenzel, age 91 of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Midwest Medical Center, Galena, Illinois. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2009 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, Illinois, with Reverend Harvey Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery, Elizabeth. Visitation will be held from...
Vincent L. "Vince" Penry
Jan 7, 2009
Vincent “Vince” L. Penry, age 80, of Hanover, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Hanover United Methodist Church, Hanover, Illinois with Pastor Lynn Matthews officiating. Interment will be held at a later date in the...
Ruth Vivian Stricker
Jan 7, 2009
Ruth V. Stricker, age 99, of Lena, Illinois, died Wednesday, January 07, 2009, at the Lena Living Center, Lena, Illinois. A private family graveside service will be held Saturday, January 10, 2008, at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Ruth was born December 5, 1909, in Maquoketa, Iowa, the daughter of John William and Hazel Mae (Poffenberger) Zink....
Gail S. Hutton
Jan 7, 2009
Gail S. Hutton, age 49, of Savanna, Illinois, died after a long illness, surrounded by her family on January 7, 2009 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 5-8:00 p.m. Saturday, January 10, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Memorials may be given in Gail’s name to Carroll County Pheasants Forever or FHN...
Emmert G. Zumdahl
Jan 6, 2009
Emmert G. Zumdahl, age 92, of Sterling, Illinois, a lifelong resident of Chadwick, Illinois, died January 6, 2009, at his home in Sterling. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2008, at the Hope United Methodist Church in Chadwick, with Rev. Melwyn Alagodi officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Chadwick Cemetery. Visitation will be...
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