Obituaries

Patty J. Bright

Patty J. Bright

Jan 21, 2006

Patty J. Bright, age 73, of Pontiac, Illinois, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, January 21 at St James Medical Center, Pontiac. A Graveside Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. Pastor Mike Meyer of the Savanna Bible Church will officiate. Memorials may be made in Patty’s name to your favorite...

Alice M. Gaffey

Alice M. Gaffey

Jan 20, 2006

Alice M. Gaffey, age 92 of Savanna, Illinois, passed away, Friday, January 20, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 23, 2006 in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna. Father Moises Apostol will be Celbrant. Friends may call from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on...

Geary Kenneth Buckwalter

Geary Kenneth Buckwalter

Jan 19, 2006

GEARY KENNETH BUCKWALTER age 55, Lincoln, Nebraska, died January 19, 2006, at Tabitha Hospice in Lincoln following a series of debilitating strokes. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 28, at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll at 2:00 p.m. A memorial service was held in Lincoln January 22 at the Roper and Sons Funeral Services Chapel. A...

Wilbert G. Robinson

Wilbert G. Robinson

Jan 19, 2006

Wilbert G. Robinson, age 93, of Miles, Iowa, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2006 at Mill Valley Nursing Home, Bellevue, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church of Preston, Iowa. Reverend Gregory Geier will officiate. Burial will be in the Miles City Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. Memorials may be...

Elizabeth Ann Flak

Elizabeth Ann Flak

Jan 15, 2006

Elizabeth Ann Flak, age 86, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, formerly of Cicero, Illinois, died Sunday, January 15, 2006 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church in Mt. Carroll with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. Adalbert...

Cordelia Becker

Cordelia Becker

Jan 13, 2006

Cordelia Becker, age 90, formerly of Mount Carroll, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 13, 2006 at Bethany Home, Dubuque, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held 3:30 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the Community United Church of Christ Savanna, Illinois. Pastor Bob Hamilton will officiate. A Private Inurnment will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Illinois prior...

Eva Mae Gibbs

Eva Mae Gibbs

Jan 13, 2006

Eva Mae Gibbs, age 85, of Savanna formerly of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 13, 2006 in Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna with Father Moises Apostol as Celebrant. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery,...

Allen P. "Alex" Bormann

Allen P. "Alex" Bormann

Jan 12, 2006

Allen P. “Alex” Bormann, age 64, of Preston, Iowa passed away peacefully at home, Thursday, January 12, 2006. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2006 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston, Iowa with Father Don Plamondon as Celebrant. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Preston. Friends may call from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, January...

Dorse Ray "Jay" Noe

Dorse Ray "Jay" Noe

Jan 7, 2006

Dorse Ray "Jay" Noe, age 78, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, January 7, 2006, at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Cremation to take place and a Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangments are being made by Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Dorse was born October 28, 1927, the son of James Jake and Alice Irene (Younger) Noe....

Ruby V. Pritchard

Ruby V. Pritchard

Jan 7, 2006

Ruby V. Pritchard, 84, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, January 6, 2006, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Ruby’s body will be cremated and a private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Ruby was born on May 2, 1921, in rural Sterling, Illinois, the daughter of John “Shorty” and Laura (Bunzie) Meyers. She...

Evelyn Heidenreich

Evelyn Heidenreich

Jan 7, 2006

Evelyn Heidenreich, age 85, of Elizabeth, Illinois passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2006 in the Galena-Stauss Hospital, Galena, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2006 at Grace Bible Church, Woodbine, Illinois, with Pastor Jeremy Yowell officiating. Friends may call from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at Grace Bible Church. Burial will be...

Ruth E. Cerveny

Ruth E. Cerveny

Jan 7, 2006

Ruth Esther Cerveny, 90, of Savanna, IL died Jan. 7 at the Rockford Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 28, 1915 to Joseph and Emma Mikulecky in Cedar Rapids, IA. Ruth married Louis Cerveny Nov. 22, 1941. She graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, IA in 1933. She attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon and the State Teachers’...

Viola "Dolly" Yenney

Viola "Dolly" Yenney

Jan 6, 2006

Viola A. “Dolly” Yenney, age 93, formerly of Savanna and Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 6, 2006 at Morgan Memorial Home in Stockton, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Reverend Robert Schubert officiating. Burial will take place in Center Hill Cemetery,...

Dorothy Petty

Dorothy Petty

Jan 3, 2006

Dorothy Petty of Savanna, Illinois formerly of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away January 3, 2006 peacefully at her home in Pinnacle Place. Funeral Services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2006 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Reverend Mark Harkness of Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church will...

Marie A. Thomsen

Marie A. Thomsen

Jan 3, 2006

Marie A. Thomsen, age 97, of Clinton, Iowa formerly of Teeds Grove, Iowa passed away, Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at Alverno Nursing Home in Clinton. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2006 at Faith Lutheran Church, Andover, Iowa. Pastor Fred Schauer of Chancy Lutheran Church of Clinton, Iowa will officiate. Burial will be in the Miles...

Lois G. Ross

Lois G. Ross

Jan 3, 2006

Lois G. Ross, age 93, of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at her home. Memorial Services will be held Friday, 11:00 a.m. January 6, 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna. Reverend Michael Wey will officiate. Inurnment will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. Friends may call from 10:00-11:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2006 at the Church....

MaríA Eugenia Pacas

MaríA Eugenia Pacas

Jan 1, 2006

María Eugenia Pacas, age 25, of San Salvador, El Salvador, Central America passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2006, at University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2006 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Pastor Wayne R. Carvell of the Church on the Hill in Savanna will be officiating. Friends...

Karen Joann Nolting

Karen Joann Nolting

Dec 28, 2005

Karen Joann Nolting, age 67, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2005, at the Green Island Congregational Church of Green Island, Iowa. Reverend Iola McCutcheon will officiate. Burial will be in the Hazen Cemetery, Springbrook, Iowa. Memorials may be made to...

Lawrence W. Mummert

Lawrence W. Mummert

Dec 28, 2005

Lawrence W. Mummert, age 87, of Lanark, Illinois, died December 28, 2005, at his home. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2005 at the Church of God in Mt. Carroll. Pastor Rick Zickefoose will officiate. Interment will take place at the Lanark Cemetery, Lanark. Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2005...

Harris William Thiede

Harris William Thiede

Dec 27, 2005

Harris William Thiede, age 74, of Preston, Iowa passed away, Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at his home, with his family by his side. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2005 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston, Iowa, with Pastor Karl Wolf officiating. Burial will be in the Preston Cemetery, Preston, Iowa. Friends may call from...

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