Obituaries
Alice Van Vleck
Oct 7, 2008
Alice Mae Van Vleck, age 99, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at her home in Springfield, Missouri. A Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, Illinois with Pastor Loren Beans officiating. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover, Illinois. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m....
Betty Jean Ostrum
Oct 5, 2008
Betty Jean Ostrum, age 85, Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Majeski of New Hope Assembly of God Church, Platteville, Wisconsin, officiating. Friends may call from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 1,...
Arlie Smith
Oct 5, 2008
Arlie A. Smith, age 85, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Carroll County Good Samaritan, Mt. Carroll. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mt. Carroll, with a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Reverend David Vidler will officiate. Burial will be...
Douglas E. Johnson Ii
Oct 3, 2008
Douglas E. Johnson II, age 63, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Friday, October 3, 2008 at his home in rural Elizabeth. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Reverend Dan Schenck of the United Methodist Church, Elizabeth will officiate. Memorials may be given to...
Kay R. Hoffmann
Oct 1, 2008
Kay R. Hoffmann, age 40, of Spragueville, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 5, 2008, from 2 – 6 p.m. at the Miller – Law – Jones Funeral Home in Preston, Iowa. Private services will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008. Burial will follow in the...
James "Jim" Healy Iv
Sep 29, 2008
James “Jim” Healy IV, age 57, of Hanover, Illinois, died September 29, 2008, at his home. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A Memorial Gathering will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Hanover United Methodist Church with Pastor Lynne Matthews officiating. A Memorial Service will be held 1:30 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers,...
Delbert Highstrom
Sep 29, 2008
Delbert "Hans" R. Highstrom, age 68, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 29, 2008 at the Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2008 at Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula, Iowa with Pastor Robert Krueger officiating. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday,...
Elizabeth Rathje
Sep 25, 2008
Elizabeth Rathje, age 83, of Sabula, Iowa, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008, at the Mercy Medical Center – North, in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 29, 2008, at the Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula, with Reverend Robert Krueger officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 28, from 4 – 8 p.m. at...
Virginia Croghan
Sep 24, 2008
Virginia Ruth Croghan, age 94, of Savanna, Illinois, died on September 24, 2008 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church with Pastor Michael Wey officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial fund has been established in Virginia’s name to Cambell Center for...
Marjorie Ellen Massey
Sep 15, 2008
Marjorie Ellen Evans Massey, age 97, of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, September 15, 2008, at the Alverno Nursing Home in Clinton, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 22, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church, Savanna, Illinois. Inurnment will be in Middlebury Cemetery, Barneveld, Wisconsin, at a later date. Visitation will be held 3:00 –...
John Haas
Sep 14, 2008
John Haas, age 87, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 18, 2008 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Elizabeth. Reverend Harvey Nicholson will officiate. Burial will be in the Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Illinios. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m....
Sylvia Toepfer
Sep 12, 2008
Sylvia L. Toepfer, age 82, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died on Friday, September 12, 2008 at Morrison Community Hospital, Morrison, Illinois. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 15, 2008 at the Mount Carroll Church of God, Mount Carroll, with Reverend Robert Phelps of Pleasant Valley Church of God, rural Mount Carroll, officiating. A Visitation...
Larry Mason
Sep 7, 2008
Larry C. Mason, age 68, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, September 07, 2008, at home. Cremation Rites will be accorded. Larry was born on March 14, 1940 in Hanover, Illinois, the son of Earl V. and Mildred Audrey (Harkness) Mason. He attended Hanover High School until he enlisted in the United States Navy. He was employed by Drives in Fulton,...
Anna Margaret Simmons
Sep 3, 2008
Anna Margaret Simmons, age 94, of Preston, Iowa, died Wednesday, September 03, 2008, at Bickford Cottages in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held Monday, September 8, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Preston, with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will follow at the Preston Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 7,...
Jerry Robert Ferris
Sep 3, 2008
Jerry Robert Ferris, age 64, of Savanna, Illinois, died at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 after a lengthy battle against Pancreatic Cancer. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 6, 2008 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. John's...
Joyce M. Bees
Aug 31, 2008
Joyce M. Bees, age 90, of Sabula, Iowa died on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at the United Methodist Church, Sabula with Reverend Tom Berryman officiating. Burial will take place in the Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. A visitation will be held...
Richard "Rich" Lee Zink
Aug 31, 2008
Richard “Rich” Lee Zink, age 73, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 5, 2008 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with Reverend Mark Harkness officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll with full Military Rites accorded by the...
Prudence Brookstra
Aug 30, 2008
Prudence E. “Peg” Brookstra, age 92, of Thomson, Illinois, formerly of Fulton, Illinois, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, at the Eagle Point Nursing Center in Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at the Law Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. A visitation will be held from 10:00...
Gwenn V. Brown
Aug 30, 2008
Gwenn V. Brown, age 71, of Freeport, Illinois, formerly of Hanover, Illinois, passed away on August 30, 2008, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. prior to the service. Florian Tiegs, Sr.will...
Michael Vernon Clarkson
Aug 29, 2008
Michael Vernon Clarkson, age 59, of Preston, Iowa, died on Friday, August 29, 2008, at the Veterans Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at the St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will follow in the Preston Cemetery, Preston. A visitation will be...
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