Obituaries
Brett "Dusty" Luke
Jul 2, 2019
Brett “Dusty” Luke, age 40 of Stockton, IL passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at OSF St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford, IL. A funeral service will be held, Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Stockton, IL at 11am. There will be a visitation from 9am to 11am on Thursday, prior to the service. Dusty was born...
Robert "Rob" Murphy
Jul 2, 2019
Robert “Rob” Murphy, age 54, of Savanna passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Burial will be in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery with full military rites by the Savanna VFW. Visitation will...
Jeffrey Gibbs
Jun 27, 2019
Jeffrey Gibbs, age 64, of rural Lanark, Illinois passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at home in the care of his loving family. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll, with a time of sharing at 7:00 p.m. Jeff was an avid outdoorsman, hunting,...
Wilbert Spencer, Sr.
Jun 26, 2019
Wilbert "Willy" Spencer Sr., age 81, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at JourneyCare Hospice in Chicago, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial gathering will be held at the Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna on Sunday, July 7th, from 2:00pm until 4:00pm, with a luncheon following at Manny's in Savanna. Willy was born July...
Ruth Kelly
Jun 25, 2019
Ruth Kelly, age 91, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 5, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church, Savanna. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., prior to the service at the Church....
Eloise Menzemer
Jun 23, 2019
Eloise Menzemer, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Sunday June 23, 2019 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held Friday, June 28, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., with Pastor Dottie Morizzo officiating at the Schapville Zion Presbyterian Church, Schapville, Illinois, with burial to follow at Zion Presbyterian Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Schapville Presbyterian Church. Eloise...
Carol Ann Bundy
Jun 22, 2019
Carol Ann Bundy, age 79, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Illinois. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A graveside memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Center Hill Cemetery, rural Mt. Carroll. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Illinois Retired Teachers Association:...
Robert F. Tautz
Jun 20, 2019
Robert F. Tautz, age 88, of Mt. Carroll, died on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at St. Anthony O.S.F. Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. Cremation Rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A gathering will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m., prior to the service at...
Donald Berry
Jun 18, 2019
Donald Berry, age 76, of Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Sabula, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial of his cremated remains will take place in the Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Donald Berry was born August 4, 1942, in Savanna, Illinois, the son of James and Cleo (Burns) Berry....
Ronald E Beyer
Jun 13, 2019
Ronald E. Beyer, 82, a strong man with a servant’s heart, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Waverly Place Nursing Home in Stockton, IL, following a short battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He was born on June 2, 1937, in Woodbine, Twp., Jo Daviess County, IL, the son of Lorenz and Augusta (Eacker) Beyer. He attended the rural Barrett...
Robert "Rob" Nelson
Jun 13, 2019
Robert “Rob” Raymond Nelson, age 45, of Shannon, Illinois, died surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 13, 2109 at St. Anthony O.S.F. Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Bethel Methodist...
Esther Phialmlee
Jun 13, 2019
Esther Phialmlee, age 78, of Savanna, IL, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019 in her home. A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, June 21, 2019 at 11 am at Savanna Township Cemetery. Memorials can be made in the form of donations to Animal Care organizations. Esther was born April 19, 1941 in Savanna, IL, the daughter of Raymond...
Robert A. Heath
Jun 13, 2019
Robert A. Heath, age 70, of Thomson, Illinois, died Thursday, June 13, 2019 at home. Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Robert was born February 14, 1949, the son of Vernon and Audrey Heath in Clinton, Iowa. He attended Clinton High School, graduating with the Class of 1968. Robert worked...
William "Don" Crockett
Jun 11, 2019
William “Don” Crockett, age 86, of Thomson, Illinois, went to heaven to be with God with his family by his side on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the University of Iowa City Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the York Community Church, Thomson. Burial with full military...
Merle Law
Jun 11, 2019
Merle Law, age 89, of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church in Savanna. Burial will follow in the Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 4:00–8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 13, 2019...
Jean Dyson
Jun 6, 2019
Jean Dyson, 93, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Resthave Nursing Home, Morrison, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A memorial visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will...
Darlene Reusch
Jun 5, 2019
Darlene Reusch, age 87, lifelong resident of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savanna. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 10, and 9:30 – 10:15...
Charles R. Schroeder
Jun 1, 2019
Charles "Chuck" R. Schroeder, age 78, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Saturday, June 1, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at UnityPoint Health - Trinity, Rock Island. A visitation will be held from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A time of sharing will be held at 5:00 p.m., following the visitation. A...
Hope Mae Oderwald
May 31, 2019
Hope is what we have to live by. Hope gives us strength. Hope tells us that we have brighter days ahead. Hope shows us that our true spirits live eternally…………………. on Friday, May 31, 2019, at the age of 20, Hope Mae Oderwald went to be with her Lord. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00, Friday, June...
Judith Gail Stevens
May 30, 2019
Judith Gail Stevens was born at Savanna City Hospital to Ruth and William Stevens on November 19th, 1943 and died at Good Samaritan Nursing Home on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Judy graduated from Savanna High School in 1962 and went on to earn a PRN degree in 1964 and an RN degree in 1983. Most of her nursing career was...
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