Obituaries

Elenor Mae Paisley

Elenor Mae Paisley

Oct 17, 2020

Elenor Mae Paisley was born in Savanna, Illinois on February 6, 1937 to Harmon Yenney and Margarete (Trude) Yenney. She passed from this life to rejoin her parents and family on October 17, 2020 at Allure of Mt. Carroll in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Born to a small but loving family, Elenor was raised to love life and never take anything...

William "Bill" Ralph King

William "Bill" Ralph King

Oct 17, 2020

William “Bill” Ralph King of Thomson, Illinois died October 17, 2020. William was born April 5, 1927, to Cecil and Florence (Kersch) King in Dubuque, Iowa. He attended high school in Clinton, Iowa. For most of his life, William hauled milk and farmed in the Argo Fay/Thomson area. He enjoyed his tractor, 4-wheeler, and celebrating Labor Day with friends. He...

Marlys P. Lorfeld

Marlys P. Lorfeld

Oct 17, 2020

Marlys Lorfeld, age 85, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away October 17, 2020 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, in Savanna. Inurnment will be in Hillsdale, Wisconsin. Family and friends are invited to share in Marlys’s life at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com . Marlys was born September 9, 1935, in Hillsdale, Wisconsin, the daughter of Albert and Olga (Malum) Keiser. She graduated from Barron High...

Landen Franzen

Landen Franzen

Oct 15, 2020

Landen Franzen was a compassionate, loving and fun, Son, Grandson, Brother, Nephew and friend. Landen passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at home. A Celebration of Life visitation will be held 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Law-Jones Savanna, followed by a private service and burial in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Sabula, Iowa. A memorial fund has been...

Anita M. Chamberlain

Anita M. Chamberlain

Oct 12, 2020

Anita M. Chamberlain, age 99, passed away Monday, October 12th, at Galena Stauss Nursing Home in Galena, IL. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 19th, at Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover, IL Anita was born January 4th, 1921, daughter of Erwin and Bertha (Reppert) Johnson. As a young woman Anita met the love of her...

Lowell Berg

Lowell Berg

Oct 9, 2020

Lowell S. Berg, age 77, of Elizabeth, IL, passed away Friday, October 9th, at Waverly Place in Stockton, IL. A private family graveside service will be held. Lowell, better known as Shorty, was born January 6th, 1943, son of Lowell Sr. and Margaret (Storey) Berg. He was the youngest of three boys. Shorty and his family moved around as a...

Alexander "Alex" Brightman

Alexander "Alex" Brightman

Oct 9, 2020

Alexander “Alex” Francis Brightman, age 96, of Chadwick, and a previous Road Commissioner of Fairhaven Township for 46 years, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 at The Allure Nursing Center, Mt. Carroll. Memorials may be made to in his honor at PO Box 461, Chadwick, IL 61014. Alex was born January 11, 1924, in Fulton, Illinois, the son of Frank...

Diane Marie Brown

Diane Marie Brown

Oct 8, 2020

Diane Marie Brown, age 63, of Savanna, Illinois passed away at home, Thursday, October 8, 2020, in the loving care of her family. A Celebration of Life service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna with burial to follow in the Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m....

Richard O. Willis

Richard O. Willis

Oct 8, 2020

Richard O. Willis, age 68, of Clinton, IA, formerly of Savanna, IL, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Davenport Select Specialty Hospital. A funeral service will be held at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, IA, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at 12pm. Visitation will take place from 10am to 12pm prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will...

Linda Lee Sippel

Linda Lee Sippel

Oct 7, 2020

Linda Lee Sippel, age 72, of Thomson, Illinois passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at the University Of Iowa Hospitals after succumbing to the disease ALS. A private family Celebration of Life will be held with burial in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. In lieu of flowers, the family is establishing a memorial fund for Linda. Law Jones Funeral Home...

Rita Rae Hedstrom

Rita Rae Hedstrom

Oct 7, 2020

Rita R. Hedstrom, age 73, of Thomson, IL, passed away Wednesday, October 7th, at her home in rural Thomson. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Robert N. Kilburg

Robert N. Kilburg

Oct 5, 2020

Robert “Bob” N. Kilburg, age 86, of Preston, IA, passed away Monday, October 5th, 2020 at Prairie Hills Assisted Living, in Clinton, IA. A private funeral mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Preston, at 11am Central, on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Burial will take place at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The funeral mass will be live-streamed...

Edna M. Wilson

Edna M. Wilson

Oct 2, 2020

Edna Wilson, age 95, passed away and she went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, October 2nd, 2020, at Galena Stauss Nursing Home in Galena, IL. A graveside funeral service will be held 11:00 am, Wednesday, October 7th, at Scales Mound Township Cemetery. Edna was born on Christmas Day, 1924, daughter of John and Emma (Zschaechner)...

Lee E. Kehoe

Lee E. Kehoe

Oct 1, 2020

Lee E. Kehoe, age 78, of Savanna, IL, passed away on October 1, 2020 at Allure Nursing Home, in Mt. Carroll, IL. A private funeral service will be held at Law Jones Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Spring Lake Cemetery, in Savanna. Family and friends are invited to share in Lee’s life at lawjonesfuneralhome.com Lee was born June...

Patsey Carol (Clausen) Farrell

Patsey Carol (Clausen) Farrell

Sep 28, 2020

Patsey Carol (Clausen) Farrell, 80, of Goose Lake, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020. She was born on June 25, 1940, in a farmhouse near Goose Lake to Harold and Effie (Jones) Clausen. She married Kenny Farrell on October 25, 1958 in Delmar, Iowa. Patsey was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt who enjoyed spending time...

Diane Carol Appel

Diane Carol Appel

Sep 28, 2020

Diane Carol Appel went home to her loving father on September 28th, 2020. She passed at MercyOne Hospital in Clinton, IA, in their comfort care unit. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, October 3rd, at Fairhaven Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Fairhaven Methodist Church. Diane was born December...

Jeff Balk

Jeff Balk

Sep 27, 2020

Jeff Balk, age 54, of Thomson, IL, passed away Sunday, September 27th, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA. Funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, October 4th, at the Law Jones Funeral Home in Thomson. Visitation will be 10:00 am to 2:00 pm prior to the service. A luncheon will follow the committal service at 3:30 pm...

Donald James Sites

Donald James Sites

Sep 26, 2020

Donald James Sites, loving Husband, Father and Grandfather, and lifelong resident of Savanna, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the age of 77. Don suffered a sudden stroke in August and was being cared for at Allure Nursing Center in Mt. Carroll. Friends may visit with the family at 1:30 p.m. with a Celebration of Life service at 2:00...

Connie M. Brandt

Connie M. Brandt

Sep 26, 2020

Connie M. Brandt, age 71, of Lanark, IL passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Allure Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll, IL. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, October 3, 2020, at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Mt. Carroll. Those who wish to attend will meet at Law Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, at 10:30 am. We will then...

Victor George Camp

Victor George Camp

Sep 25, 2020

Victor George Camp, age 87, of Elvira, Iowa and Elberta, Alabama, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020 at Westwing Place Nursing Home, DeWitt, Iowa. A visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. with service at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2020 at Elvira Zion Lutheran Church, Elvira, Iowa. Burial will take place in the Elvira Cemetery with Military Rites accorded by the...

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