Ruth Schneider
Mar 11, 2020
Ruth E. Schneider, age 92, of Miles passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Maquoketa Care, in Maquoketa, IA. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Ruth was born on October 4th, 1927 in Camanche, IA, daughter of William and Ola (Kirk) Duncan. Ruth married Paul V Schneider on December 6th, 1947. They farmed for...
Ruth Audrey Bohnsack
Mar 11, 2020
Ruth “Audrey” Bohnsack, age 93, of Elizabeth, IL, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A funeral mass will be held at Tuesday, March 17th at 11 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Elizabeth, IL. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover, IL. Visitation will take place from 5pm to 7pm, Monday, March 16,...
George H. Schall
Mar 7, 2020
George H. Schall, age 88, of Freeport, IL, formerly of Mt. Carroll, IL, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Allure Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll. A private family memorial will be had in his honor. Family and friends are invited to share in George’s life at lawjonesfuneralhome.com. George was born May 14, 1931, in Mt. Carroll, IL, the son...
Harvey James Kloss
Mar 7, 2020
Harvey James Kloss, age 72, of Elizabeth, IL, passed away, Saturday, March 7, 2020, in his home surrounded by family. A funeral mass will be held Monday, March 16, 2020, at 11am, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Elizabeth, IL, with burial to follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5pm to 7pm, Sunday, March 15,...
Clark Miller
Mar 6, 2020
Clark Miller, age 76, of rural Lanark passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 at the FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. Clark’s calling in life kept his heart close to agriculture since the day he was born. From raising championship bulls, marketing commodities, and managing the Carroll County Fair, Clark was most proud of watching his children and grandchildren grow and...
Sue Ann Schreiner
Mar 5, 2020
Sue Ann Schreiner, age 89, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at her home. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna. Burial will take place in Daggert Cemetery, Chadwick, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2020 at Law-Jones...
Esther L. Petersen
Mar 5, 2020
Esther L. Petersen, age 96 of Miles passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 11 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Preston. Visitation will take place from 9:00 to 10:45 AM preceding the service. Burial will take place at Andover Cemetery....
John Lance Wallace
Mar 3, 2020
John Lance Wallace, age 63, of Savanna passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Resthave Nursing Center, Morrison, Illinois. Lance was a world traveler by choice, he volunteered for the US Navy right out of high school, then, he made it his career. Sicily and Italy were his favorite places to be stationed. He enjoyed getting to know the...
Leonard Bormann
Mar 1, 2020
Leonard Bormann, age 78, of Preston, IA, passed away at his home Sunday, March 1st, 2020. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 am Friday, March 6th, at St Joseph Catholic Church in Preston. Visitation will be held 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, on Thursday, March 5th at the church. Concluding the visitation, a rosary service will be offered...
Mike E. Martin
Feb 27, 2020
Michael E. Martin, age 69, of Mt. Carroll, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020 with his loving family surrounding him. A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt Carroll, with a celebration of Mike’s life held at Charlie’s II in Mt. Carroll following the visitation. Cremation rites...
Diane M. Kalec
Feb 27, 2020
Diane Kalec, age 80, of Thomson, IL, passed away Thursday, February 27th, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturday, March 7th, at the Law Jones Funeral Home in Thomson. A memorial fund has been establish, and will be welcomed at the service. Diane was born in Chicago, IL, on January 19th,...
Ronald Eugene Roels
Feb 26, 2020
“Obituaries are like book reports; they take the major plot-points of a story and list them in sequential order. To summarize the happenings in a person’s life in a few mere paragraphs is to leave out who they were and what their life was about. The last act taken in someone’s name should not be to strip them of their...
Pauline Marie Zigler
Feb 24, 2020
Pauline Marie Zigler will be fondly remembered by her four sons as supportive, kind, respectful, independent, and a true fighter getting things done. The Hanover community will also remember her as tireless and gracious in her mission to help others. At the age of 96, Pauline passed away peacefully Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Galena Stauss Senior Care Community,...
Clyde A. Boyer
Feb 24, 2020
Clyde Boyer, age 79, of Savanna, IL, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020, at FHN Hospital in Freeport, IL. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, February 29, 2020, at 11 am at St. John’s Catholic Church in Savanna, IL. Visitation will take place from 9 am to 10:45 am, at Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, prior to the...
Dwight E. Wilkinson
Feb 23, 2020
Dwight E. Wilkinson, 82, passed away on February 23 in Gulfport Mississippi, after a long battle with lung disease. Dwight was born in Thomson, Illinois and spent his early years working with his family on various farms around the Carroll County area. In 1959 he decided that he wanted to see the world and joined the U.S. Air Force. He...
Elmer Paul Monshower
Feb 22, 2020
Elmer Paul Monshower, of Thomson, who served in the Navy and retired after a long career at Northwest Steel and Wire, includes being a Grandpa and Friend as his biggest accomplishments. At the age of 72, Elmer passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at home after an extended illness. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held at a later...
Ann Lincicum
Feb 21, 2020
Ann L. Lincicum, age 79, of Hanover, IL, passed away in her home during the early morning hours of Friday, February 21, 2020. Cremation rites will be accorded. A private graveside will take place at Lost Mound Cemetery in Hanover, IL, on Saturday, June 6, 2020. A memorial fund has been established in Ann’s name. Family and friends are invited...
Margaret Shinaver
Feb 19, 2020
Margaret Shinaver passed away just 4 months shy of her 104th Birthday on February 19th, 2020. She was born June 19, 1916 in Ferndale, Michigan. She was a seamstress her whole life. She was preceded in death by her twin sister, Marion Delahay, her husband George Shinaver, and her son James (Buz) Shinaver. She is survived by her daughter, Dee...
Brian Blackman
Feb 18, 2020
Brian Blackman, age 56, of Mt. Carroll passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Alden-Park Strathmore Nursing Center in Rockford, Illinois, after a year of trying to come back from two strokes. Brian was born June 30, 1963 in Aberdeen, Maryland, the son of Donald Blackman and Betty Rausch. He had the opportunity to live in several different places...
Betty Mae Decker
Feb 18, 2020
Betty Mae Decker, age 91, passed away at Sheboygan Senior Community on February 18, 2020 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. She was born June 9, 1928 at the family home in Chadwick, Illinois. She was the daughter of William and Iva Leona Wires Wagner. The family moved to her grandparent’s home when Betty was in first grade. She graduated from the 8th...
