Obituaries
Nola Jean Hoffmann
Nov 20, 2005
Nola Jean Hoffmann, age 73, of Spragueville, Iowa, died Sunday, November 20, 2005 at Crestridge Nursing Home in Maquoketa, Iowa. Private Family Funeral Services will be Saturday, November 26, 2005 at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Preston, Iowa. Burial will take place in Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa, Iowa. Pastor Mark Grussendorf of Pastoral Care at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa...
Robert F. Bossier
Nov 19, 2005
Robert F. Bossier, 75, of Thomson, Illinois, formerly of Chicago, died Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center - South Campus in Clinton, Iowa. A Memorial Visitation will be held 4:00 to 8:00pm. Tuesday, November 22, 2005at the Law Jones Funeral Home, Thomson, Illinois. Robert was born on April 10, 1930, in Chicago, IL, the son of Frederick R....
Richard Owen "Dick" Colehour
Nov 19, 2005
Richard Owen “Dick” Colehour, age 79, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Carroll, Illinois with Reverend Robert Ziebarth officiating. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, with full Military...
Lucy Chico
Nov 18, 2005
Lucy Chico, age 68, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, November 18, 2005, at her home in Savanna. Funeral Services will be held 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Father Moises Apostle and Pastor Wayne R. Carvell will be officiating. Friends may call from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at the Funeral...
Geneva Minnie Haring
Nov 18, 2005
Geneva M. Haring, age 95, of Elizabeth, Illinois passed away on Friday, November 18, 2005 in the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 2:30 p.m. Monday, November 21, 2005 at the Hanover United Methodist Church, Hanover, Illinois. Friends may call from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., prior to the service at the Church. Interment will be in...
Robert I. Mills
Nov 16, 2005
Robert I. Mills, age 86, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at his home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 21, 2005 at the United Presbyterian Church in Hanover. Reverend Kendrick Matthews will officiate. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November...
Kenneth E. Shelly, Sr.
Nov 16, 2005
Kenneth E. Shelly Sr., age 85, of Goose Lake, Iowa died Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 19 at the Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa, with Pastor Karl Goodfellow of the Preston United Methodist Church, Preston, Iowa officiating. Burial will be in the Clinton Lawn Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa. Visitation will be...
Verla Mae Sturtevant
Nov 15, 2005
Verla Mae Sturtevant, age 81, of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at Provena - St. Joseph Center, Freeport, Illinois. A Private Memorial Service is being held at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Inurnment is being held in Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. Condolences may be given to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com . Verla was born May 18, 1924...
Melba Rae Thurston Wickes
Nov 15, 2005
Melba Rae Thurston Wickes, age 91, of Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois, quietly passed away Tuesday morning, November 15, 2005, at home. Her passing followed several weeks of poor health due to her advanced age. A private family memorial service will be held. There will be no visitation. Law-Jones Funeral Home of Savanna will be in charge of the arrangements. Burial...
Genevieve Virginia Bailey
Nov 13, 2005
Genevieve Virginia Bailey, age 90, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, November 13, 2005 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, at the First United Methodist Church, Savanna with Reverend Thomas Moe of the First United Methodist Church, Savanna, officiating. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00...
Irwin O. Bishop
Nov 13, 2005
Irwin Bishop, age 88, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Sunday, November 13, 2005 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 16 at the United Methodist Church in Elizabeth. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery, with full Military Rites. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, at...
Norman L. Coatney
Nov 12, 2005
Norman L. Coatney, age 71, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2005 in Mt. Carroll. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Reverend Robert Ziebarth of the Mt. Carroll First Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, with...
Kenneth Lyle Cooper
Nov 10, 2005
Kenneth Lyle Cooper, age 90, of Hanover, Illinois, died Thursday, November 10, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center of Dubuque, Iowa. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 14, 2005 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, Illinois. Father Christopher Kuhn of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover, with Full...
Howard Arnold Stolts
Nov 8, 2005
Howard Arnold Stolts, age 85 formerly of Chadwick, Illinois, died Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at the Sterling Pavilion Nursing Home in Sterling, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 12, 2005 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Chadwick, Illinois. Burial will be in the Chadwick Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral...
Yvonne M. Lubben
Nov 3, 2005
Yvonne M. Lubben, age 79, died on Thursday, November 03, 2005 at her home in Preston, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 7, 2005 at Miller-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Preston. Reverend Karl Goodfellow of United Methodist Church of Preston will officiate. Visitation will be from 4:00 –7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 6, 2005 at the Funeral Home...
Brian Scott Cliff
Nov 2, 2005
Brian Scott Cliff, age 49, of Celina, Texas, formerly of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2005 in Celina after a seven year battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. A Memorial Service will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 25, 2005 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover, Illinois. Pastor Floyd West Friends may call from 5:30-7:30 Friday, November 25,...
Robert Bruce Hatfield
Oct 31, 2005
Robert Bruce Hatfield, age 61, of Hanover, Illinois, died October 31, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. A Funeral Service will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2005 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, Illinois. Reverend Kenneth Arndt will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover, Illinois. Friends may call from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m....
Elva P. Storm
Oct 30, 2005
Elva P. Storm, age 95, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Sunday, October 30, 2005 at Freeport Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Internment will take place at the Upper York Cemetery, Argo Fay, Illinois. Friends may call from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2005...
William Roy Stotler
Oct 30, 2005
William Roy Stotler, age 81, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, October 30, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2005 at the First Presbyterian Church in Savanna. Pastor Michael Wey will officiate. Inurnment will be in Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna at a later date. Friends may call 5:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November...
Riley Diane Brown
Oct 28, 2005
Riley Diane Brown, daughter of Bill and Autumn (Wilkinson) Brown, was stillborn on October 28, 2005 at Freeport Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson, Illinois. Burial will be in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Thursday, prior to...
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