Linda G. Hill
Aug 9, 2020
Linda G. Hill, age 69, of Savanna, Illinois, and formerly of Eveleth, Minnesota, passed away Sunday August 9th, 2020 at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue, Iowa after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Palisades Art League, Savanna. Linda was born November 25, 1950, in Rush City, Minnesota, the daughter of Eldon...
Lee R. Schmidt
Aug 5, 2020
Lee R. Schmidt, age 104, of Savanna, IL, passed away at Allure Nursing Home, in Mt. Carroll, IL, on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Cremation rites have been accorded. There will be a graveside service on a later date. Lee was born July 12, 1916 on the family farm, north of Mt. Carroll. He was the son of John and Matilda...
Gerald L. Lashelle
Aug 4, 2020
Gerald L Lashelle, age 83, of Thomson, IL, passed away Tuesday, August 4th, 2020, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna, IL. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 10th, at the Law Jones Funeral Home in Thomson. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 9th, at the Law Jones...
Shirley Ann Lockwood
Aug 3, 2020
Shirley Ann Lockwood’s big heart gave out at age 83 in her Savanna, IL home on August 3, 2020. She was born on 9/30/1936 in Albia, IA to Earl Thomas and Mary Ellen (Brackett) Gay-Kutch. For someone forced to drop out of school at 15, her resume is impressive: Clerk at Montgomery Ward’s, purchaser for Peterson Von Mauer, owner of...
Janet R. Adams
Aug 1, 2020
Janet R. Adams of Apple River, IL, passed away Saturday, August 1st, 2020, at Mercy One Hospital in Dubuque, IA. Funeral Service for family will be held between 1:00 and 3:00 pm and for the public between 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 4th, 2020, at the Zion Presbyterian Church in Schapville, IL. A graveside funeral service will be...
Charles B. Sipe Jr
Aug 1, 2020
Charles B. Sipe, Jr., age 47, of Mt. Carroll, IL, passed away suddenly, Saturday, August 1, 2020. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am, Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Law Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, IL. Visitation will take place Tuesday, August 11, 2020 from 4pm to 7pm at Law Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, as well...
Edward L. Arb
Jul 29, 2020
Edward Lynn Arb (Ed), resident of Hyland Crossing Assisted Living Facility, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin former resident of Savanna, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the age of 78. Ed was born on February 22, 1942 to Harold William Arb and Margaret (Wilson) Arb in Savanna, IL. He learned to work hard from a young age, working...
Alfred A. Geistkemper
Jul 26, 2020
Alfred A. Geistkemper, age 89, of Savanna, IL, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at MercyOne in Clinton, IA. A private funeral mass will be held in Al’s honor at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, in Savanna, IL, with burial at S.S. Peter and Paul Cemetery, in Petersburg, IA. Though the mass is private for health and safety reasons,...
Phyllis Jean Hlubek
Jul 25, 2020
Phyllis Jean Hlubek, age 85, of Sabula, Iowa passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at MercyOne Hospital, Clinton, Iowa. A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. Phyllis was born February 21, 1935 in Clinton, Iowa, the daughter of Elmer “Butch” and Genevieve (Leckband) Mangler. She is a graduate of the Miles...
John E. Messmer
Jul 24, 2020
John E. Messmer, age 60 of Savanna passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 (on his birthday) at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. John was born July 24, 1960 in Hinsdale, Illinois the son of Floyd and Joann (Rockwell) Messmer....
Richard G. Kientopf
Jul 22, 2020
Richard G. Kientopf, age 64, of Preston, IA, passed away at Wednesday, July 22nd, at his farm. A Memorial service for close family and friends will be held Wednesday, July 29th, at 10:00 a.m., at the Kientopf farm. Richard was born April 28th, 1956, son of Wolfgang and Darleen (Megger) Kientopf. He attended Preston schools, and graduated from Preston High...
Jack Elrick
Jul 21, 2020
Jack Elrick, age 75, of East Dubuque, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at MercyOne Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Social distancing and masks are recommended. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Schapville...
George Mark "Bub" Phillips
Jul 17, 2020
George Mark “Bub” Phillips passed away July 17, 2020, at Allen Hospital in Waterloo, IA, from complications following a stroke. A visitation will be held Friday, July 31, 2020, from 12pm-2pm, at Law Jones Funeral Home, in Savanna, IL. Inurnment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, in Sabula, IA. Following the burial, a celebration of life gathering will be held at...
Mary Ann (Kloss) Morhardt
Jul 17, 2020
Mary Ann (Kloss) Morhardt, 54 of Elizabeth, passed away on Friday July 17, 2020, due to a tragic vehicle accident. A visitation will be held 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2020 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Social distancing and masks are recommended. A private funeral mass will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 24 at St....
Peggy A. Cross
Jul 16, 2020
Peggy A. Cross, age 78, of Savanna, IL passed away in her home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Cremation rites have been accorded, because, in Peggy’s own words, “it will be my last chance to have a smoking hot body!” A visitation will be held Wednesday, July 22, 2020 from 10am to 11 am, with a service...
Allan D. Brown Sr.
Jul 15, 2020
Allan Duane Brown Sr. 86, of Sabula, Iowa passed away on July 15th, 2020, after a very short illness. He was born in October 2nd, 1933, to George Dewey Brown and Millie Adelia (McKay) Brown in Olean, New York. Allan attended Olean General High School in Olean, New York. Enlisted into the United States Air Force in 1950 and went...
Robert C. Branthaver
Jul 14, 2020
Robert C. Branthaver, age 96 of Stockton went home to meet his Lord July 14, 2020 at Freeport, Illinois. He was born October 31, 1923 in Freeport, IL; son of Roy and Matilda (Hildebrandt) Branthaver. Robert married Rita Looney June 8, 1946; she died March 1, 1990. He married Ethel Kerr December 10, 2005; she died March 4, 2010. Robert...
Deloris J Crawford
Jul 13, 2020
Deloris J. Crawford, May 22nd, 1933, to July 13th, 2020, passed away in her home peacefully. Deloris is preceded in death by her husband Don Crawford and her oldest son Salvatore J. Roccaforte, July 6th, 2020. She has remaining children; Anthony G. Roccaforte of Sharon, Wisconsin, his wife Ginger, Linda M. Hitchcock of Janesville, Wisconsin, her husband Alan, Terry V....
Donald L. Hughes Sr.
Jul 11, 2020
Donald (Don) L. Hughes, 91 of Savanna, Illinois died Saturday July 11, 2020 at the Alverno in Clinton, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at Clinton Lawn Cemetery on Friday July 17 at 11:00 AM with Reverend Dave Yim from the First United Methodist Church, Savanna officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the Carroll...
Tena L. Harris
Jul 11, 2020
Tena L. Harris, age 76, of Mt. Carroll, IL, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020 at FHN Hospital in Freeport, IL. A celebration of life gathering will be held Saturday, July 18, 2020, at the Chadwick Legion, at 221 Calvert, Chadwick, IL, from 1pm to 5pm. Tena was born August 30, 1943, in Moline, IL, the daughter of Herman and...
