Obituaries
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...
Timothy J. Marheine
Jul 9, 2020
Timothy J. Marheine of Sabula, IA, passed away Thursday July 9th, 2020, at his home. Cremation Rites have been accorded. Tim was born April 26th, 1959, in Oshkosh, WI, son of James and Mary (McHenry) Marheine. He attended school in Oshkosh and graduated from Oshkosh North. After high school Tim joined the Navy and eventually would become a submariner. While...
Sally Paul Leemon (Pierce)
Jul 8, 2020
Sally Paul Leemon (Pierce), devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend had her final chapter of life come to a peaceful end in the early morning hours of July 8th. The day leading to her passing didn’t go unnoticed, as her family fondly remembers Sally’s love of horse racing, and like her mother before her, always bet the 7th horse...
Arlene M. Berlage
Jul 6, 2020
Arlene M. Berlage, age 92, of Elizabeth, IL, was called home Monday, July 6, at Galena Stauss Nursing Home. A private family funeral service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Elizabeth, with inurnment to follow. Arlene was born May 10, 1928, in Dubuque, IA, the only child of Harry and Marie Abbott. She grew up in Dubuque...
Helen "Honey" Widener
Jul 3, 2020
Helen “Honey” Widener loved hanging with family and would fish every day if she had the chance. At the age of 76, Helen passed into the arms of God, Friday, July 3, 2020. A Visitation and Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. A longtime resident of Sabula, Iowa, Helen was born August 7, 1943 in Savanna,...
Kevin Lee Powers
Jun 29, 2020
Kevin Lee Powers was a loving Husband, laid-back Dad, Mentor, Friend, loving Son, caring Brother, and awesome Grandpa. At the age of 66, Kevin passed into the arms of God after a courageous battle with cancer. A visitation will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2020 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A celebration of life...
Elena Jessica Schaefer
Jun 28, 2020
Elena Jessica Schaefer, age 5, of Savanna, IL, passed away tragically on Sunday, June 28, 2020. A visitation will be held, Monday, July 6, 2020, from 2pm to 5pm at Law Jones Funeral Home, in Savanna, IL. There will be a time of sharing at 5pm, that day. A memorial fund has been established in Elena’s name. Elena was born...
Raymond Paul Trenkamp
Jun 27, 2020
Raymond Paul Trenkamp, age 96, of Maquoketa, IA, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Maquoketa Care Center. A funeral mass will be held Thursday, July 2, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Preston, IA at 11 am. Visitation will take place at Law Jones Funeral Home in Preston, from 5-7pm Wednesday, July 1, 2020, and again on July...
Carl G. Brock
Jun 26, 2020
Carl G. “Bud” Brock of Thomson, IL passed away June 26, 2020 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA at age 89. Bud was born June 12, 1931 in Savanna, IL to Rudy & Florence Brock. He served in the Navy 1950-1955. In 1951 Bud asked his sweetheart, Mary Adams of Hanover, to meet his ship in California...
Kenneth Lee Ury
Jun 26, 2020
Kenneth Lee Drury, age 70, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Clinton, Iowa, due to heart and kidney failure. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 3, 2020 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, with burial to follow in Fairview Cemetery, Miles. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00...
Baby Adeline Leigh Winkler
Jun 26, 2020
Baby Adeline Leigh Winkler passed from her mother’s womb to the arms of God on Friday, June 26, 2020. She lived just 19 weeks in the womb, but left a big impression on her family. Adeline leaves behind her parents, Thaddeus and Brooke Winkler, along with a four-year-old brother, Eriksen, all of Spragueville; maternal grandparents, Brian and Sonia Miller of...
Mark Lee Smith
Jun 25, 2020
Mark Lee Smith, age 41, of Savanna, IL, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at FHN Hospital in Freeport, IL. A visitation will be held at Law Jones Funeral Home in Thomson, IL, on Monday, June 29, 2020 from 5pm to 7pm, with a time of sharing at 7pm. Mark, son of Melody Andrews and Thomas Talley, Jr., was born...
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