Marilyn Grace (Getz) Becker
Jan 21, 2020
Marilyn Grace (Getz) Becker, the family historian always said, “We should look forward, and learn from the past.” At the age of 93, Marilyn passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020, peacefully at home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 27, 2020 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak...
Rosemary (Funk) Buck Shafer
Jan 18, 2020
Rosemary (Funk) Buck Shafer, age 97, of Savanna, IL, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. A memorial service will be held at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Savanna, on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at 10:30 am. Cremation rites will be accorded. Rosemary was born March 11, 1922 in Savanna, IL, the daughter of...
Rae Ellen Barnes
Jan 17, 2020
Rae Ellen Barnes, age 71, of Savanna, IL, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center, in Clinton, IA. Cremation rites have been accorded.
Alice J Rogers
Jan 17, 2020
Alice J. Rogers, age 89, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020, at her home in Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon, Thursday, January 23, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna. Visitation will be held from 10:00-12:00 noon, prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to the...
Andrew "Andy" Harmon Bro
Jan 16, 2020
Andrew Harmon Bro, Episcopal priest, playwright, co-founder with Donald Mackay of Timber Lake Playhouse summer stock theater, and fund raising executive, died Thursday January 16, 2020 in Freeport IL. He was 89. Andrew (“Andy”) was born in Chicago (Hyde Park) IL, the youngest of four children, to Albin Carl and Margueritte Harmon Bro, educational missionary parents who had transitioned from...
Mildred Leona (Fink) Jecklin
Jan 15, 2020
Mildred Leona (Fink) Jecklin, age 105, passed away January 15, 2020 in Freeport, IL. She has lived in Mt. Morris, IL since 1994. Millie was born July 16, 1914 on her parent’s farm south of Chadwick the daughter of Leonard and Amelia (Zinnel) Fink. She graduated from Chadwick High School in 1931 and then attended Northern State Teachers College. (Now...
Brian D. Brown
Jan 15, 2020
Despite life throwing him plenty of curveballs, Brian Brown kept swinging his way to a life worth remembering. Brian Brown, age 46, of Dubuque Iowa (formerly of Chadwick, IL) died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at UnityPoint Heath - Meriter Hospital in Madison, WI. Brian had some bad luck with health throughout his life. He was diagnosed with leukemia at age...
Gilbert "Gib" L. Robertson
Jan 14, 2020
Gilbert “Gib” L. Robertson, age 81, of Thomson, IL, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, IA. A Funeral Mass will be held 12:30 p.m., Saturday, January 18, 2020 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, Illinois. Visitation will occur from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. prior to the service at Law-Jones...
Robert Flemming
Jan 13, 2020
Robert Flemming, age 96, of Miles, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue, Iowa. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 20th, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will take place at Miles Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 19th, at the...
Kevin E. Smith
Jan 12, 2020
Kevin E. “Smitty” Smith, age 56, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away January 12th, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving sister and brother-in-law, as well as the rest of his family. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday January 16th, at New Hope Fellowship Church in Savanna. A celebration of life will be held at TNT...
Mildred Diehl
Jan 11, 2020
Mildred I Diehl, age 99, of rural Lanark, Illinois passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Allure Nursing Center, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the First Brethren Church of Lanark with burial in the Lanark Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service 10:00 – 11:00...
Susan Vandervate
Jan 9, 2020
Susan Vandervate, age 86, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Galena Stauss Nursing Center, Galena, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 13, 2020 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Hanover with Pastors Bruce and Lisa Burbank officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Galena. Visitation will be held 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.,...
Walter Burrowes Holcombe
Jan 7, 2020
Walter Burrowes Holcombe, age 92, of Elizabeth, IL, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, to reside in the place that has been prepared for him. After a brief visitation beginning at 10AM, a Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 11AM at Galena Bible Church in Galena, IL. A...
Edna "Marie" Jackson
Jan 4, 2020
Edna “Marie” Jackson, age 88, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Allure Nursing Center of Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna, with Reverend Gary Panetta officiating. Burial will be at the Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held prior to the service...
Danny J. Hernandez Sr.
Jan 4, 2020
Danny J. Hernandez, Sr., age 65 of Savanna, IL, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at MercyOne Medical Center in Clinton, IA. Cremation rites will be accorded. A celebration of life will be held at Law Jones Funeral Home in Savanna, IL on Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 11am to 1pm, with a memorial service at 1pm. A memorial fund has...
James Buckholz
Jan 3, 2020
James “Jim” “Bucky” Buckholz, age 72, of Hanover, Illinois and a Vietnam Veteran died Friday, January 3, 2020 at the VA Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa with his family by his side. A funeral service will be held 12:00 noon Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover followed by burial in Evergreen Cemetery with Full military Rites by...
Dorothy S. Groezinger
Jan 1, 2020
Dorothy S. Groezinger, 99, died January 1, 2020 in Temple, Texas. Dorothy was born on July 16, 1920 in Savanna, Illinois to William E. & Nina Graham Smith. Dorothy graduated from Savanna High School in 1938, attended Cornell University for 2 years and later received her degree from Northern Illinois University. She also attended summer schools at Northern Arizona University,...
George E. Osborn
Jan 1, 2020
George Osborn, age 75, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, January 1st, 2020 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, in Savanna. A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 4th, at 12:00 p.m., at Law Jones funeral Home in Savanna, with burial to follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Shullsburg Wisconsin. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. that...
Robin Ann Cook
Dec 31, 2019
Robin Ann Cook, age 57, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at her home. Cremation rites have been accorded and a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Robin was born October 6, 1962, the daughter of Max and Jeanette (Holmbo) Herrell in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Mt. St. Claire College, earning her...
Richard Walter Brown
Dec 30, 2019
Richard Brown, age 78, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 30 2019, at University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City. Private family services will be held at a later date. Family and friends are invited to share in Richard’s life at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com . Richard (“Dick”) Walter Brown was born on September 9, 1941 in Iowa City. His stepfather, Guy A....
