Obituaries
Florabel M. Bormann
Dec 8, 2007
Florabel M. Bormann, 87, of Preston, Iowa, died Saturday, December 8, 2007, at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston, Iowa, with Father Don Plamondon as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Preston, Iowa. Friends may call...
John Thomas (Jay) Donahoe
Dec 7, 2007
John Thomas (Jay) Donahoe age 82 passed away, November 16, 2007, in Hawaii. John was born the oldest of five brothers on the north side of Chicago in 1925. The Donahoes were members of St. Gertrude’s parish. Since Jay’s father was President of the Cook County Draft Board, upon turning 18, Jay immediately enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World...
Mike Shaw
Dec 5, 2007
Michael “Mike” Allen Shaw, age 63, of Savanna, Illinois, went to his final rest on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Mike was born on May 1, 1944 in Savanna, Illinois, the son of Randall...
Hubert "Wimpy" Robinson
Dec 5, 2007
Hubert "Wimpy" Roy Robinson, age 86, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa following an extended illness. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2007 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00...
Danny L Pierce
Dec 4, 2007
Danny L. Pierce, age 60, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at his home in Elizabeth, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Internment of his cremated remains and military rites will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery at a later date....
Josephine Airhart
Dec 2, 2007
Josephine Airhart, age 89, of Mt. Carroll passed away December 2, 2007, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 6, 2007 at the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church with Reverend Mark Harkness officiating. Inurnment will be in Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, Illinois, at a later date. Visitation will be 4:00–7:00 p.m.,...
Grahm Thomas And Emmitt Charles Van Hyning
Nov 29, 2007
Grahm Thomas and Emmitt Charles Van Hyning, newborn twin sons of Chuck and Daneen (Gaffey) Van Hyning, passed into Heaven on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Yorkville, with private burial in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna, Illinois. A memorial has been established in Grahm...
Anne Marie Stretton
Nov 29, 2007
Anne Marie Stretton, age 82, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at the Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna with Pastor Nancy Carr officiating. Burial will be in the Glen Oak Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. A visitation will...
Gertrude O. Veysey
Nov 29, 2007
Gertrude O. Veysey, age 83, of Elizabeth, IL died Thursday, November 29, 2007 in Galena Stauss Hospital, Galena, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Elizabeth with Father Chris Kuhn as Celebrant. Burial will be in All Saints Catholic Cemetery, DesPlaines, Illinois. Friends may call from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday,...
Merlin A. Sager
Nov 24, 2007
Merlin A. Sager, age 94, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, formerly of Savanna, Illinois died Saturday, November 24, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Reverend Mark Harkness of the Mount Carroll United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be...
Lois C. Kroll
Nov 23, 2007
Lois C. Kroll, age 90, of Savanna, Illinois died on Friday, November 23, 2007 at the Riverview Village Assisted Living in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 28, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, Illinois. Reverend Larry Thomson of the First United Methodist Church in Savanna will officiate. Interment will be in...
Norman L. True
Nov 23, 2007
Norman L. True, age 78, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 23, 2007, at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday November 27, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover, Illinois, with Reverend Robert Phelps of Pleasant Valley Church of God, Mt. Carroll, Illinois officiating. Burial will be in...
Cathleen E. Letcher
Nov 22, 2007
Cathleen E. Letcher, age 58, of Albany, Illinois, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Big Meadows Nursing Facility, Savanna. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Burial will be in Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m....
George Christof
Nov 21, 2007
George L. Christof, age 74, of Sabula, Iowa passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2007 at St. Peter Catholic Church, Sabula, Iowa with Father Don Plamondon as Celebrant. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Mass from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m....
Janelle Williams
Nov 20, 2007
Janelle C. Williams, age 39, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Tuesday, November 20, 2007, at her home. A private Funeral Mass will be held and burial will be in St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth, Illinois. A memorial fund has been established in Janelle’s memory for her children. Janelle was born April 24, 1968, the daughter of Merle and Mary (Steien) Krogman...
Gladys M. Johnsen
Nov 18, 2007
Gladys M. Johnsen age 89, of Janesville, Wisconsin formerly of Hanover, Illinois died Sunday, November 18, 2007, at the Rock Haven Nursing Facility in Janesville. Cremation rites will be accorded and interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover, Illinois at a later date. Gladys was born on April 1, 1918, the daughter of William and Bessie (Leindecker) Wetter, in...
Robert Griswold
Nov 18, 2007
Robert E. Griswold, age 84 of Quincy, Illinois formerly of Mount Carroll, Illinois died on Sunday, November 18, 2007 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. Cremation rites have been accorded and interment of his cremated remains will be in the Fulton Cemetery in Fulton, Illinois at a later date. Robert was born on August 9, 1923, the only child...
August "Butch" H. Franzen
Nov 15, 2007
August "Butch" H. Franzen, age 95, of Sabula, Iowa passed away Thursday, November 15, 2007 at Maquoketa Care Center, Maquoketa, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 19, 2007 at St. Peter Catholic Church, Sabula, Iowa with Father Don Plamondon as Celebrant. Cremation Rites will be accorded. Friends may call from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Monday,...
Richard "Dick" Smith
Nov 15, 2007
Richard "Dick" E. Smith, age 83, of Sabula, Iowa, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2007 at his home in Sabula, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at the Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula, Iowa with Reverend Robert Krueger officiating. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. A Memorial fund has been established in Dick’s...
Phyllis H. Mattie
Nov 14, 2007
Phyllis H. Mattie, age 87, of Savanna, Illinois, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A private family service will be held at a later date. Phyllis was born October 18, 1920 in Oxford Junction, Iowa, the daughter of John and Alleyne (Mercer) Hensley. She graduated form Savanna High School and on February 10, 1943 Phyllis...
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