Edward P. Knop
Apr 4, 2021
Edward Knop, of Savanna, passed away Sunday, April 4th, 2021, at MercyOne Medical Center in Clinton, IA. A memorial graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 9th, at Savanna Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Knop family. Edward was born January 21st, 1938, in Moline, IL. He was raised by John and Alberta Markley. Ed...
Steven Taylor Ritenour
Apr 3, 2021
Steven Taylor Ritenour entered the world December 16th, 1948, into the family of Jerald and Camilla (Taylor) Ritenour. He attended Preston High School and majored in History at Simpson College. On December 7, 1974, he married Shirly Bormann and they began their family. He was a natural businessman, first selling insurance, then running the Hometown Cafe. Steve’s official team was...
Shirley Jean Richter
Apr 2, 2021
Shirley Jean Richter, age 69, died on April 2, 2012. Shirley was born August 2, 1951, to Nelda Irene Larsen and Richard Ezra Rose in Saint Helena Hospital, Napa, California. Her mother was a prolific artist, and her family’s home and Shirley’s home are an art gallery displaying many of her mother’s paintings. Her father was a chief engineer, audio...
Eunice G. Daggert
Mar 31, 2021
Eunice G. Daggert, age 98, of Mt. Carroll, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Allure Nursing Home, in Mt. Carroll. A private funeral service will be held in her honor at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Mt. Carroll, on April 6, 2021, with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Mt. Carroll. Eunice was born September 14, 1922, in Clinton,...
Elizabeth Ann Houzenga
Mar 28, 2021
Elizabeth “Liz” Houzenga, age 42, of Sterling, IL, passed away Sunday, March 28th, after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 2nd at the Upper York Cemetery in Argo Fay, IL. Pastor Ken Zuithoff will officiate. Memorials may be made out to Exceptional Care and Training Center, in Liz’s memory. Liz was born...
Mildred A. Kaul
Mar 27, 2021
Mildred Alice Queckboerner-Heffelfinger-Kaul, 104, died March 27, 2021. She was the first child of Albert and Olive (Barnhart) Queckboerner, born on September 21, 1916. She was educated in rural Beede School and Chadwick High School. She was married 40 years to her husband, Charles Heffelfinger, who died in 1975. In 1982 she married Clayton Kaul and they shared a beautiful...
Marlene Farrey
Mar 26, 2021
Marlene Marie Farrey, age 73, of Savanna, and previously of Hanover, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021 at MercyOne Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A private family graveside memorial service will be held. Friends my watch the service live at https://www.facebook.com/groups/742614379743359/?ref=pages_profile_groups_tab&source_id=151792591535032 on Thursday, April 8th, at 11:00 a.m. . Marlene was born October 20, 1948, in Savanna, Illinois, the daughter of...
Dennis "Big Mac" Yaddof
Mar 26, 2021
Dennis “Big Mac” Yaddof, age 62, of Preston, IA, passed away Friday, March 26th, at Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport, IA. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 1st, at the Law Jones Funeral Home in Preston. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 31st, at the funeral home, as...
Thor Thorsen
Mar 25, 2021
Thor Thorsen peacefully passed away on March 25, 2021, of prostate cancer surrounded by loved ones. Thor was the son of Olga and Tor Torsen and was on born Sept. 24, 1936. He graduated from Kelvyn Park High School, Chicago, IL. He married Janet Struwe on January 25,1957, at St. Timothy Church in Chicago, IL. Together they raised five children....
Faye Honchell
Mar 23, 2021
Faye Loris Honchell, 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Mount Carroll, IL surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the funeral home as well as one hour...
Joyce Carol (Richardson) Mchenry
Mar 22, 2021
Joyce Carol (Richardson) McHenry, age 70, of Mt. Carroll passed away suddenly Monday, March 22, 2021 at the UW Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Friend. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Law Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with a visitation prior to the service from 12...
Richard Henry "Dick" Gleich
Mar 21, 2021
Richard Henry “Dick” Gleich, 84, of Savanna, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at his daughter’s home in Rochester Hills, Michigan, in the care of his family and hospice. He was a loving husband, thoughtful father, a fun-loving grandfather and a servant of the Lord. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at St. Peter...
Debbi Lauder
Mar 17, 2021
Deborah “Debbi” Lauder, age 57, of Lanark, Illinois passed away at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She leaves behind three loving children, a daughter, Bailey (Matt Young) Lauder of Genoa City, Wisconsin, Braden Lauder of Morris, Illinois and Blake (Jacqueline Rigsby) Lauder of Carbondale, Illinois; and a loving sister, Kelly Miller of Lanark. Her mother Donna (Kroviak) Studlo...
Barbara Jo "Barbie" Nelson
Mar 14, 2021
Barbara Jo “Barbie” Nelson, age 44, of Lanark, Illinois passed away suddenly at home due to natural causes. A loving and funny, Daughter, Sister, Aunt and Friend, “She was the kind of person that would drop everything to make sure someone else was ok.” Barbie was an amazing hugger, had an infectious smile, enjoyed a good laugh and especially having...
Virgil Handel
Mar 13, 2021
Virgil Handel, age 87, of Bloomington, Illinois, previously of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria with his loving family by his side. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria, Illinois; the Mount Carroll Church of God in...
Lois J. Grove
Mar 12, 2021
Lois Jean Grove, of Savanna, died on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport, IA. Lois was born on May 20, 1934, the daughter of Ralph and Nellie Pritchard. She was raised in Nelson, IL, and attended Rock Falls High School, class of 1952. In 1955 she married Frank Grove at the Rock Falls Methodist Church, and...
Margie E. Knirlberger
Mar 12, 2021
Margie Ellen (Boyd) Knirlberger, age 78, of Mt. Carroll was born September 7, 1942 in Burlington, IA, and died in her home on March 12, 2021. Her parents were Orville and Margauretta Anna (Wheeling) Boyd, of Stronghurst, IL. Margie’s mother died when she was five years old. Her father then remarried and her step-mother Vierra Esterle (Graham) Boyd, along with...
James "Jim" Hook
Mar 4, 2021
James Alan “Jim” Hook, age 61, of Lanark passed away after a sudden illness, Thursday, March 4, 2021at CGH Medical Center, Sterling, Illinois. A Celebration of Life service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Law Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior...
Lavonne M. Jezbera
Mar 1, 2021
LaVonne M. Jezbera, age 81, passed away on March 1, 2021, at Presence St. Joseph Center, Freeport, Illinois. LaVonne was born on September 12, 1940, in Freeport, Illinois, the daughter of Roscoe and Alma (Coppernoll) Reed of Lena, Illinois. On April 3, 1981, she was married to Francis P. Jezbera, Jr. in Freeport, Illinois. Bud passed away on October 1,...
Earl N. Kilburg
Mar 1, 2021
Earl N. Kilburg, age 92, passed away Monday March 1, 2021, at Maquoketa Care Center. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, March 6, 2021, at 11am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Preston, IA, with burial to follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Sugar Creek, IA. Visitation will take place from 9am to 10:45am, the day of the...
