Obituaries
Dereck Duane Jeffers
Feb 28, 2021
Dereck Duane Jeffers, 54 of Louisville, KY passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 28, 2021. He was a proud and dedicated father and a true friend to all. Dereck was born October 13, 1966 to Carol Jean Jeffers in Galena, Illinois. He was a graduate (1984) from Hanover High School in Hanover, Illinois. He served in the United States Navy...
Michelle Fredericks
Feb 26, 2021
Michelle Fredericks was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, and Friend. At the age of 54, Michelle passed away Friday, February 26, 2021 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 13, 1966 in Chicago, the daughter of David and Judith Aileen (Cunningham) Stancy. She was a caring and generous friend. Michelle loved cooking and baking...
Joseph A. Randall
Feb 23, 2021
Joseph A. Randall, age 70, of Savanna, IL, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021, in his home after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, at 3pm. Visitation will take place from 1-3pm before the service. Family and friends are invited to share...
Claudia E. Eiteuner
Feb 19, 2021
Claudia E. Eiteuner, age 77, of Mt. Carroll, IL, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021, in her home, with her family by her side. A funeral mass will be held in her honor at SS John and Catherine Catholic Church in Mt. Carroll on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 11am. The mass will be private but will be live streamed...
Timothy A. Lower
Feb 13, 2021
Timothy “Trapper” Lower, age 64, Mt. Carroll, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 13th, at UW Madison Hospital and Clinics. Tim was born November 13, 1956, son of Donald and Harriette (Davis) Lower. He grew up in Lanark, and graduated from Lanark High School with the class of 1973. Tim grew up hunting, trapping, and exploring the woods and fields of...
Daniel "Boone" James Ingersoll
Feb 12, 2021
Daniel “Boone” James Ingersoll, age 83, had the Mississippi River in his soul. From the age of ten fishing with his father, and for the next seventy-plus years, “Boone” became part of the ecosystem that provided his livelihood. Daniel was born December 26, 1937 in Hanover, Illinois, the son of Irwin and Marie (Walder) Ingersoll. His younger years were anything...
William Fry
Feb 10, 2021
William Fry, age 66, a life-long farmer, died Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois. A Celebration of Life service will be held 12:30 p.m. Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Law-Jones Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held one-hour prior from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. William...
Thelma T. High
Feb 7, 2021
Thelma T. (Boynton) High, age 98 years, passed away with her family at her side on February 7th, 2021, at Mercy One Clinton Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa, due to complications of the COVID-19. Private services will be held at a later date. She will be buried alongside her husband at the Danville National Cemetery in Danville, Illinois. The Savanna Law-Jones...
John E. Russell
Feb 7, 2021
John Eric Russell, a loving Husband, Father, Grandpa, and Good Friend pretty much sums it up! But there is a little more to the story…… John was born November 15, 1963, in Savanna, the son of Ronald and Carol (Miller) Russell. He grew up with three sisters, so it’s no surprise that John became good at hunting, fishing and camping,...
Mary C. Rannow
Feb 7, 2021
Mary Catherine Rannow, age 63, of Savanna, IL, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 at MercyOne Hospital Clinton, Iowa. A Celebration of Life service will be held 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2021 with a visitation from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Family and friends are invited to share in Mary’s life at...
Belinda Atherton
Feb 7, 2021
Belinda Lou Atherton, age 70, of Savanna, IL, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 at home. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 13th 2:00 - 4:00pm with a Memorial service at 4:00 p.m. at Law Jones Savanna. Belinda was born May 17, 1950, in Savanna, Illinois, the daughter of Norman and Stella (Tipp) Hatfield. She is a...
Cleo M. Brown
Feb 5, 2021
Cleo M. Brown, age 91, of Mt. Carroll, IL, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021, at Allure Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 13, 2021, at 2pm at Law Jones Funeral Home, in Mt. Carroll. Visitation will take place from 1pm to 2pm, the day of the service. Burial will occur at Chadwick Cemetery on a...
Roberta L. Colehour Gaumond
Feb 3, 2021
Roberta “Bobbie” Colehour Gaumond, age 89, of Freeport, IL, passed away February 3, 2021, at Parkview Home in Freeport. Inurnment will take place at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Mt. Carroll, IL. Bobbie was born June 26, 1931, in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Charles Warren and Lorraine (Wilske) Garvey. She attended Chicago schools,...
Rodney Young
Feb 2, 2021
Rodney Young, age 75, of Savanna, Illinois, formerly of Houston, Texas, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. A visitation will be held 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. and a prayer service at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 8, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30...
Marion M. Daniels
Jan 29, 2021
Marion M. Daniels, age 92, of Preston, IA, passed away surrounded by family on January 29, 2021. A funeral service will be held at Law Jones Funeral Home in Preston, at 11am on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Burial will follow at Reeseville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Law Jones Funeral Home in Preston, from 4pm to 6pm on Tuesday,...
Pauline "Paula" Jean Kelsey
Jan 24, 2021
Pauline “Paula” Jean Kelsey, age 95, of Savanna, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Prairie Hills Assisted Living Center in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 13, 2021 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna, with the Rosary and Eulogy beginning at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment will be in St. John’s Cemetery...
Donald Yoerger
Jan 24, 2021
Donald Yoerger, age 79, of rural Bryant, Iowa passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Genesis East Hospital, Davenport, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2021 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Please dress casually. COVID protocols of social distancing and mandatory masks will...
Charles Stevenson
Jan 23, 2021
Charles Gordon Stevenson died at Stonehill Health Center, Dubuque, Iowa, on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at the age of 93. He loved God and people. Charles was born in Ottawa, Ontario on September 15, 1927, and grew up in Watertown, New York. Following high school graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, served until 1947, and after being discharged, moved...
Thomas J. Gregorich
Jan 21, 2021
Thomas J. Gregorich, age 76, of Maquoketa, IA, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021, at University of Iowa Hospital, in Iowa City. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 28, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Preston, IA. Visitation will take place from 4pm to 7pm on Wednesday, January 27, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, as...
Sandra Lou Niles
Jan 19, 2021
Sandra Lou Niles, age 79 of Port Byron, Illinois, previously of Savanna, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 unexpectedly at home. A visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna., followed by a funeral service will at 7:00 p.m. You may watch from home, or thereafter on the Law Jones...
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