Obituaries
Marie Roling
Oct 20, 2007
Marie A. Roling, age 90, of Charlotte, Iowa, died Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Assumption Catholic Church in Charlotte with Father Scott Lemaster as Celebrant. Burial will be in the Assumption Catholic Church Cemetery in Charlotte....
Edward "Ed" W. Handel
Oct 19, 2007
Edward "Ed" W. Handel, age 83, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, October 19, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Burial will be in the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, rural Savanna. Military rites will be accorded by the...
Sarah C. Schmidt
Oct 19, 2007
Sarah C. Schmidt, age 91, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Friday, October 19, 2007, at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Center, Mt. Carroll. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 22, 2007 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Pastor Kathryn Ling of United Methodist Church Lanark, Illinois officiating. Burial will be in Oak...
Herbert Byers Senneff
Oct 19, 2007
Herbert Byers Senneff, age 73, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Friday, October 19, 2007, at the FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held 2:30 p.m., Monday, October 22, 2007 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Reverend Dave Vidler officiating. Inurnment will be in Chadwick Cemetery, Chadwick, Illinois with Military Rites accorded by the...
Okaw O. "Curly" Jennings
Oct 14, 2007
Okaw O. “Curly” Jennings, age 85, of Thomson, Illinois, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson, Illinois. Burial will be in Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., one hour prior to...
Edward P. Schuman
Oct 12, 2007
Edward “Ed” P. Schuman, age 73, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Friday, October 12, 2007, at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at the St. Mary Catholic Church in Elizabeth. Burial will be in the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00...
Isadora M. Senneff
Oct 11, 2007
Isadora M. Senneff, age 89, of Argo Fay, Illinois, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 15, 2007 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Simon Herman Cassaday, Jr.
Oct 11, 2007
Simon Herman Cassaday, Jr. age 77, of Fulton, Illinois formerly of Teed’s Grove, Iowa, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Andover, Iowa with Past Shannon Witt officiating. Burial will be in the Miles Cemetery, Miles,...
Blanche Kerkove
Oct 11, 2007
Blanche Kerkove, age 86, of Hillpoint, Wisconsin formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital, Hillsboro, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held 12 Noon, Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna with Russell Eggers officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery, Savanna. Friends may call from 10:00 – 12:00 two...
Barbara J. Meyer
Oct 11, 2007
Barbara J. Meyer, age 73, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Thursday, October 11, 2007, at her home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 15, 2007 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover, Illinois with Father Chris Kuhn of St. Michael Catholic Church, Galena, Illinois officiating and assisted by Deacon Dave Wilbricht. Burial will be...
Dorothea Papke
Oct 11, 2007
Dorothea Papke, age 91, of Sabula, Iowa died Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa after a short illness. A Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sabula, Iowa, with Reverend Robert Krueger officiating. Interment will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. Visitation will be held...
Alvin Woodside
Oct 9, 2007
Alvin (Woody) Woodside, age 71, of 7830 Oakville Road, Mt. Carroll, died October 9, 2007 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. Woody chose to donate his body to the University of Iowa for research. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 20, at 1 pm at the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church with Pastor Mark Harkness officiating. Immediately following the service,...
Howard I. Taplin
Oct 8, 2007
Howard I. Taplin, age 92, of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, October 8, 2007 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 15, 2007 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Derinda, Illinois with Reverend Kurt Hansen officiating. Burial will take place in Derinda Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00 –...
Beverly Ann Sheedy
Oct 7, 2007
Beverly Ann Sheedy, age 80, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, October 07, 2007 at home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 8, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral...
Betty Miller
Oct 7, 2007
Betty Eleanor Miller, age 76, formerly of Savanna and Argo Fay, Illinois passed away October 7, 2007, at the Wyndcrest Nursing Facility in Clinton, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Chaplin Ray Hilgendorf of Mercy Medical Center officiating. Burial will be in Center Hill...
Russell Roberts
Oct 6, 2007
Dad’s Eulogy - October 6, 2007 Russell Roberts, my father, had a life that spanned nearly a century - from his days as a child on his grandfather’s farm, the farm he farmed nearly all his life until just a few short months ago. Russell was 91, and he grew up with his father, his grandfather, his uncle Wally, and...
Wanda Joyce Bailey
Oct 3, 2007
Wanda Joyce Bailey, age 79, of Galesburg, Illinois formerly of Fulton, Illinois, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at Harbor Crest Nursing and Care Center, Fulton, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois with Reverend Robert Hamilton of Community United Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in the Savanna...
Guy A. Turner
Sep 27, 2007
Guy A. Turner, age 49, of Savanna, Illinois died Thursday, September 27, 2007 at home in the arms of his loving wife and surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 1, 2007 at First United Methodist Church, Savanna with Reverend Larry Thomson of the First United Methodist Church officiating. A visitation will be held...
Robert Rendel
Sep 22, 2007
Robert Glenn Rendel, age 84, of Sabula, Iowa, died on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded. Robert was born on March 20, 1923 in Enid, Oklahoma, the son of Herbert Dell and Crystal Rendel. After graduating from High School, Robert entered the Army Air Corps during World War II. On May...
Louise Mcneil
Sep 21, 2007
Louise M. McNeil, 99, of Preston, Iowa, died Friday, September 21, 2007, at home with family by her side. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 28, 2007 with a one hour visitation prior to services at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston, Iowa with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will be in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Iowa. Friends may...
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