Obituaries

Alma L. Schriner

Alma L. Schriner

Aug 24, 2020

Alma Schriner, age 95 of Clinton, Iowa, passed away at home, Monday, August 24, 2020. A graveside committal service will be held Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 10am at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mt. Carroll, IL. Family and friends are welcome to gather at Law Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, at 9:30am, before processing to the cemetery. Please know,...

Elaine May Zemke

Elaine May Zemke

Aug 21, 2020

Elaine May Zemke, age 82, of Savanna, previously of Hanover and Lanark, Illinois passed away Friday August 21, 2020 at Allure Nursing Center, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A private funeral service will be held. You may view it from home at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 28, 2020, or thereafter on the Elaine Zemke Law-Jones Facebook Group. Burial will take place in...

Carolyn A. Schreiner

Carolyn A. Schreiner

Aug 20, 2020

Carolyn A. Schreiner, age 76, of Thomson, IL, passed away August 20, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital, in Davenport, IA. Cremation rites will be accorded and a Catholic Committal Service will take place at a later date. Family and friends are invited to share in Carolyn’s life at lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Carolyn was born March 10, 1944, in Savanna, IL, the daughter...

Alfred Patrick "Pat" Wild

Alfred Patrick "Pat" Wild

Aug 18, 2020

Alfred Patrick “Pat” Wild, and his unforgettable mustache, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 peacefully at home in the care of his loving family. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2020 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hanover. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Mass from 9:00 –...

Michael A. Fobber

Michael A. Fobber

Aug 17, 2020

Michael A. Fobber, age 53, of Hanover, IL passed away in his home, Monday, August 17, 2020. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August, 22, 2020 at 3pm, at Law Jones Funeral Home, in Hanover. Visitation will take place from 2pm until 3pm. Masks and social distancing practices will be required. Family and friends are invited to share in...

Esther M. Martin

Esther M. Martin

Aug 15, 2020

Esther M. Martin, age 85, of Tipton, Iowa, previously of Lanark, Illinois, passed Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the Cedar Manor Nursing Center, Tipton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Mt. Carroll Church of God, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 9:30 –...

Deloris M. Goodrow

Deloris M. Goodrow

Aug 15, 2020

DeLoris M. Goodrow, age 91, of East Moline, formerly of Savanna, passed away Saturday, August 15th, at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice Home. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, August 22nd, 2:00 p.m. at the Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service on Saturday. DeLoris was born on...

Beverly Ellen Dittmar

Beverly Ellen Dittmar

Aug 15, 2020

Beverly Ellen Dittmar of Freeport, previously of Elizabeth, Illinois passed away on Saturday August 15, 2020 at Manor Court Nursing Center, Freeport, Illinois. A private funeral service will be held with Pastor Roger Brokkema of the Elizabeth United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Elizabeth Cemetery. Memorials may be made in her name to the Friends Forever Humane...

Brian James Krug

Brian James Krug

Aug 10, 2020

Brian James Krug, age 58, of Elizabeth, Illinois, formerly of Freeport, Illinois, passed away Monday August 10, 2020, peacefully at his brother and sister-in-law’s home after a year-long battle of cancer. To honor Brian’s wishes, private family services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Derinda, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. Brian was born on August 13, 1961 in...

Linda G. Hill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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