Obituaries

Elsie Ennis

Elsie Ennis

Feb 27, 2019

Elsie Ennis, age 79, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll. A private family service will be held in Savanna with a burial in Blytheville, Arkansas. Elsie was born on September 28, 1939, in Blytheville, Arkansas, the daughter of Homer and Hilda (White) Webster. She married Clifford Ennis on July...

Richard Emil Bredekamp

Richard Emil Bredekamp

Feb 26, 2019

One of the greatest hearts that ever beat has stilled… Richard Emil Bredekamp, age 64, of Spragueville, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston. Burial will take place in Spragueville...

Roger G. Hartman

Roger G. Hartman

Feb 26, 2019

Roger G. Hartman, age 70, of Rock Falls, Illinois, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at home. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chadwick. Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the Church. Burial with military rites will take place...

Peter James Russell

Peter James Russell

Feb 23, 2019

Peter James Russell, age 61, of Preston, Iowa, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at his home in Preston. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Mt. Carroll Church of God, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A benefit will be held from 2:00 to...

Shawna Leigh Fritzenmeier

Shawna Leigh Fritzenmeier

Feb 22, 2019

Shawna Leigh Fritzenmeier, age 38, of Savanna, went to live with the Heavenly Host on Friday, February 22, 2019 due to complications from pneumonia. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial gathering will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., prior to the service at...

Delores M. Iben

Delores M. Iben

Feb 19, 2019

Delores Marie Iben, age 84, of Thomson, Illinois, formerly of Chadwick, Illinois passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Harbor Crest Nursing Home in Fulton, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the First Lutheran Church, Chadwick. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 22, 2019 at...

Clarence S. Skonieczny

Clarence S. Skonieczny

Feb 19, 2019

Clarence S. Skonieczny, age 79, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Mercy Living Center in Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 22, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., prior to the Mass at Antl Hall. A second...

Brian Kaye Ferry

Brian Kaye Ferry

Feb 17, 2019

Brian Kaye Ferry, age 75, of Lanark passed away suddenly Sunday, February 17, 2019 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A Celebration of Life gathering will take place 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2019 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with a 6:00 p.m. Memorial Service. A memorial fund has been established in his memory. Brian was...

Mildred Cooper

Mildred Cooper

Feb 17, 2019

Mildred Cooper, age 93, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hanover, with Father Dennis Morrissy as Celebrant. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 7:00...

Imogene Maxine (Blair) Miller

Imogene Maxine (Blair) Miller

Feb 17, 2019

Imogene Maxine (Blair) Miller, 96, formally of Woodbine, flew to the arms of her Savior, Jesus on February 17, 2019. Imogene was born in Wacker, Illinois near Savanna on May 26, 1922, daughter of Ralph Owen and Sadie Pearl (Rowe-Goodmiller) Blair. She was educated in Stockton Schools. Imogene married Eugene Sidney Miller on July 27th 1938 in the Little Brown...

David P. Wilbricht

David P. Wilbricht

Feb 12, 2019

David P. Wilbricht, age 85, of Hanover, Illinois, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, Illinois. A Scripture Wake service will be held at 7:00 p.m., following the visitation at the funeral home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,...

Frances Elizabeth Meader

Frances Elizabeth Meader

Feb 11, 2019

Frances Elizabeth Meader, age 103, of Clinton, IA, passed away Monday, February 11, 2019 at the Alverno Healthcare Facility in Clinton, IA. Cremation rites have will be accorded. Burial of her cremated remains will be held at a later date in the McCormick Cemetery in Highland Center, IA. Frances was born September 21, 1915 in Hedrick, IA, the daughter of...

Marilyn Altensey

Marilyn Altensey

Feb 8, 2019

Marilyn Altensey, age 67, of Savanna, IL, passed away Friday, February 8, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mount Carroll, IL. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Friends and family may share in Marilyn’s life at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com Marilyn was born July 24, 1951,...

Beverly Hiam

Beverly Hiam

Feb 7, 2019

Beverly Hiam, age 95, of Mt. Carroll, died Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Carroll County Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll. Cremation rites have been accorded.

Kathi Thulen

Kathi Thulen

Feb 5, 2019

Kathi Thulen, age 60, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Swedish American Hospital, Rockford. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Savanna Bible Church, Savanna, with Reverend Michael Meyer officiating. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m....

Harold William "Bill" Young

Harold William "Bill" Young

Feb 2, 2019

Harold William “Bill” Young, age 73, of Hanover, Illinois, died on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Galena-Stauss Senior Care Community, Galena, Illinois. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Catholic Church of St. Mary, Elizabeth. Cremation rites will be accorded following the mass. A visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:00...

Gordon R. Hogan

Gordon R. Hogan

Feb 2, 2019

Gordon R. Hogan, age 84, of Lakeside, California, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home from 10-11:00 a.m....

Arlen "Arlie" Joseph Dahlman

Arlen "Arlie" Joseph Dahlman

Jan 29, 2019

​Arlen “Arlie” Joseph Dahlman, age 74, of Savanna passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at home in the care of his loving family. Arlie’s legacy and spirit lives on through his loving wife, Diane, and sons, Eric, Chad and Brett. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church...

Adrienne Ann Seagraves

Adrienne Ann Seagraves

Jan 27, 2019

Adrienne Ann Seagraves, age 71, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, formerly of Elizabeth, passed away at her home on Sunday, January 27, 2019 with her children by her side. A memorial gathering and retrospective of art will be held on April 6 at the Galena Center for the Arts. “Adie,” as family and friends knew her, was the daughter of William...

Gail D. Bowman

Gail D. Bowman

Jan 24, 2019

Gail D. Bowman, age 59, of Savanna, Illinois, died suddenly on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna. Burial...

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