Obituaries

Violet J. Handel

Violet J. Handel

May 30, 2006

Violet J. Handel, age 74, of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006 in Finley Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Reverend Thomas Moe of the First United Methodist Church, Savanna will officiate. Burial will take place in St. Peter Cemetery, rural Savanna. Friends may call...

Carl M.M. Haller

Carl M.M. Haller

May 24, 2006

Carl M.M. Haller, age 79, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at home. No services will be held and cremation will take place. A Private Memorial Service will be held at a later date, with Inurnment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt Carroll. In lieu of flowers, Memorials to Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary in Rockford or the...

Bruce A. Kinder

Bruce A. Kinder

May 21, 2006

Bruce A. Kinder, age 60, of Savanna, Illinois, died suddenly Sunday, May 21, 2006 at his home. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 25, 2006 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Reverend Michael Wey of the First Presbyterian Church of Savanna will officiate. Friends may call 4:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at the Funeral Home...

Gerald Eugene "Gerry" Garvey

Gerald Eugene "Gerry" Garvey

May 20, 2006

Gerald Eugene “Gerry” Garvey, age 57, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, May 20, 2006 at home. A Memorial Service is being held 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 26, 2006 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Father Moises Apostol will officiate. Inurnment is being held in Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. A Memorial Fund is being established in honor of Gerry. Friends...

Luverne Lydia Gray

Luverne Lydia Gray

May 20, 2006

Luverne Lydia Gray, age 91, of Miles, Iowa passed away at Bluff Terrace Nursing Facility, Clinton, Iowa, on Saturday May 20, 2006. Friends may call from 9:00-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston,...

Janis Louise Bingham

Janis Louise Bingham

May 18, 2006

Janis Louise Bingham, age 53, of Warren, Illinois, formerly of Hanover, Illinois, died Thursday, May 18, 2006 at the Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Memorial Service will be held 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 2006 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, Illinois with a family gathering to follow in the church basement. Reverend Paul Theiss and Rev. Terry Theiss...

Della C. Banowetz

Della C. Banowetz

May 16, 2006

Della C. Banowetz, age 97, of Charlotte, Iowa passed away at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa, on Tuesday, May 16, 2006. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10: 30 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2006 at the Assumption Catholic Church, Charlotte, Iowa. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Sugar Creek, Iowa. Friends may call...

George Albert Plosch

George Albert Plosch

May 13, 2006

George Albert Plosch, age 93, of Derinda Township, Illinois, died Saturday, May 13, 2006 at his residence. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Derinda Township, Illinois. Reverend Kurt Hansen will officiate. Burial will take place in the Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Derinda Township. Full Military Rites will...

Rosella Tootie Ackermann

Rosella Tootie Ackermann

May 11, 2006

Rosella "Tootie" Ackermann, age 90, of Spragueville, Iowa passed away at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa, on Thursday, May 11, 2006. A Funeral Service will be held at 10: 30 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 2006 at the Green Island Congregational Church, Green Island, Iowa. Pastor Iola McCutcheon will officiate. Burial will be in the Reeseville Cemetery. Friends may...

Leonard F. "Toot", Hebeler

Leonard F. "Toot", Hebeler

May 9, 2006

Leonard F. "Toot`" Hebeler, age 58, of Thomson, Illinois died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at the University of Iowa Medical Center, in Iowa City, as a result of an ATV accident that occurred on May 7, 2006. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 13, 2006 at the Open Bible Fellowship Church, Morrison, Illinois. Inurnment, with military rites...

Lavern R. Bahr

Lavern R. Bahr

May 6, 2006

LaVern R. Bahr, age 75, of Preston, Iowa passed away while farming Saturday, May 6, 2006. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 11 at the Salem Lutheran Church of Spragueville, Iowa. Reverend Duane Priebe will officiate. Burial will be in the Spragueville Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 at the...

William B. Van De Velde

William B. Van De Velde

May 2, 2006

William B. Van De Velde, age 75, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at FHN Freeport Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 2006 at SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Interment will take place in the Chadwick Cemetery with Full...

Irene Wood

Irene Wood

Apr 29, 2006

Irene Wood, age 86, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Saturday, April 29, 2006 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Reverend Robert Ziebarth of the First Baptist Church in Mount Carroll officiating. Interment will take place in the...

Wayne E. Breed

Wayne E. Breed

Apr 25, 2006

Wayne E. Breed, age 83, of Stockton, Illinois, formerly of Elizabeth, Illinois died Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at the Morgan Memorial Nursing Home, Stockton. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2006 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Reverend David Poust will officiate. Burial will be in Elizabeth Cemetery, Elizabeth, with grandchildren serving as pallbearers. Friends...

Leota (Lee) Doris May Fowler

Leota (Lee) Doris May Fowler

Apr 25, 2006

Leota (Lee) Doris May Fowler, age 82, of Spragueville, Iowa passed away at home on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Friends may call from 4-8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2006 at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa. Immediately following visitation, and beginning at 8:00 p.m, special friend, Dianna Mussman, will preside over a time of sharing memories with Lee’s family. Lee’s...

Meredith G. Collins

Meredith G. Collins

Apr 23, 2006

Meredith G. Collins, age 87, of Savanna, Illinois passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2006 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Pastor Michael Jones will officiate. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26,...

Raymond Fuegen

Raymond Fuegen

Apr 22, 2006

Raymond Fuegen, age 92, of Spragueville, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Crestridge Nursing Home, Maquoketa, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston, Iowa. Father Don Plamondon will be Celebrant. Friends may call from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at the...

Neal Edward Maring

Neal Edward Maring

Apr 19, 2006

Neal Edward Maring, age 86 formerly of Chadwick, Illinois, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at his daughters home in Frisco, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2006 at the Fairhaven United Methodist Church rural Chadwick, Illinois. Friends may call 5:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2006 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home. Chadwick, Illinois. A Memorial...

James F. "Jim" Pearce

James F. "Jim" Pearce

Apr 15, 2006

James F. "Jim" Pearce, age 97, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Saturday, April 15, 2006 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at the Elizabeth Funeral Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Reverend David Poust of the First United Methodist Church, Elizabeth, Illinois will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover, Illinois...

June Carolyn Horsman

June Carolyn Horsman

Apr 14, 2006

June Carolyn Horsman, age 87, of Shelbyville, Illinois passed away, 9:38 a.m. April 14, 2006 in Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church, Shelbyville. Dr. David Middleton and Reverend Lee Lovett will officiate. Friends may call from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2006 at the...

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