Obituaries
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...
Arthur Banowetz
Sep 20, 2007
Arthur F. Banowetz, age 89, of Preston, Iowa, died Thursday, September 20, 2007 at Trinity Pathway Hospice of Bettendorf, Iowa surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 24, 2007 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston with Father Don Plamondon as Celebrant. Burial will be in the St....
Stanley A. Young
Sep 19, 2007
Stanley A. Young, age 60, of Savanna, Illinois, formerly of Hanover, Illinois, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, suddenly in Oklahoma. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Hanover Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, Illinois. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Monday,...
Carlos Rubio
Sep 17, 2007
Carlos Rubio, age 76, of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, September 17, 2007 at University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Cremation has been accorded and a Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21 at...
Carol K. Kaergard
Sep 16, 2007
Carol K. Kaergard, age 87, of Savanna, Illinois, previously of Elmhurst, Illinois, died Sunday, September 16, 2007 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Private family services will be held. A memorial fund has been established in Carol’s memory for Heartland Pet Welfare, 2400 Wacker Rd., Savanna, Illinois 61074. Carol was born September 6, 1920, the daughter of Charles K. and...
Kathleen Johnson
Sep 15, 2007
Kathleen J. Johnson, age 52, of Amboy, Illinois, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2007 at Amboy Terrace in Amboy. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Septemeber 19, 2007, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson, Illinois. Burial will be in the Lower York Cemetery in Thomson. A visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. on...
Erin N. Ruchotzke
Sep 14, 2007
Erin Nicole Ruchotzke, age 22, of Sabula, Iowa, died on Friday, September 14, 2007 at the Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa, after complications from an asthma attack. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church in Savanna, Illinois with Reverend Larry Thomson officiating. A Visitation will be...
Philip Newell Townsend
Sep 13, 2007
Philip Newell Townsend, age 91, of Hanover, Illinois died Thursday, September 13, 2007, at Grandview Estates Assisted Living in Elizabeth, Illinois. He died peacefully, surrounded by family members. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover. Military rites will...
Vera Wilhelm
Sep 11, 2007
Vera Wilhelm, age 86, of Preston, Iowa, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at home in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 13, 2007 at the St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 10:00 –...
Anna Preston
Sep 8, 2007
Anna "Ann" Marie Preston, age 85, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Cremation will follow. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 14, 2007 at...
Raymond Holland
Sep 7, 2007
Raymond H. “Doc” Holland, age 83, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Friday, September 7, 2007, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at the St. Mary Catholic Church in Elizabeth with Father Jim Canova as Celebrant. Burial will be in the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. Visitation will be...
Meldon A. Grube
Sep 7, 2007
Meldon A. Grube, age 82, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died on Thursday, September 6, 2007, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 10, 2007 at the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church in Schapville, Illinois, with Reverend Dottie Morrizzo officiating. Burial will be in the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery. A...
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