Obituaries
James A. Shurman
Jul 24, 2018
James A. Shurman, age 49 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., on Saturday, August 4, 2018 at the Mt. Carroll Fire Station. A celebration of life gathering will be held immediately following...
Samuel E. Anderson
Jul 22, 2018
Samuel E. Anderson, age 68, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton Iowa. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Samuel’s memory. Samuel was born...
Warren Waltrip
Jul 21, 2018
Warren Waltrip, age 83, of Bryon, Illinois, formerly of Thomson, Illinois, died on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. A funeral service will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home,...
Allen J. Beyer
Jul 20, 2018
Allen J. Beyer, age 83, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at home. A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, July 27, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Derinda, Illinois. A visitation will be held for...
Fern Irwin
Jul 19, 2018
Fern Irwin, age 97, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at home at the Pinnacle Place in Savanna, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 23, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 5:00...
Steven John Lawson
Jul 18, 2018
Steven John Lawson, age 57, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established. Steven was born October 21, 1960, in Oregon, Illinois, the son of John and Elsie...
Mary Ellen Greve
Jul 11, 2018
Mary Ellen Greve, age 89, of Bryant, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Prairie Hills in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 16, 2018 at the First United Presbyterian Church in Miles, Iowa. Burial will take place in Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. Family and friends are invited to a luncheon...
Lola A. (Knutti) Baumgardt
Jul 11, 2018
Lola A. (Knutti) Baumgardt, age 95, of Chadwick, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Hope United Methodist Church, Chadwick. Burial will take place in Chadwick Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...
Todd E. Hubble
Jul 11, 2018
Todd Hubble age 60, of Camanche, Iowa passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded, and a Celebration of Todd’s life will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the Mennenga Pavilion in Old Mill Park in Savanna, Illinois. A memorial fund has been established in Todd’s...
Julius S. Roberts
Jul 10, 2018
Julius S. Roberts, age 88, of Donna, Texas, previously of rural Morrison, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Texas State Veteran’s Home in McAllen, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, from 10:00 -...
Nancy Ann Haas
Jul 9, 2018
Nancy Ann Haas age 62 of Stockton, Illinois, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at home. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Elizabeth, Illinois, with a visitation held an hour prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m....
Glenn W Kieffer
Jul 5, 2018
Glenn W. Kieffer, age 84, of Maquoketa, Iowa, formerly of Preston, Iowa, died on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at his home. Cremation Rites will be accorded. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.
Donald Howard Wink
Jul 5, 2018
Donald H. Wink, age 74, of Preston, Iowa, died on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at his home. Cremation Rites will be accorded. A Memorial Gathering will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home. Burial...
Lawrence "Larry" Joseph Doyle
Jul 3, 2018
Lawrence Joseph “Larry” Doyle, age 70, Elizabeth, Illinois passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Finley Hospital, Dubuque, Iowa. A visitation will be held at the Conboy Funeral Home in Westchester, Illinois, Wednesday July 11th 2018 from 4pm – 9pm. Funeral service will be at Conboy at 10am Thursday July 12th, with burial at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood,...
Jerry Pauley
Jul 3, 2018
Jerry Wayne Pauley, age 74, of Freeport, IL and previously of the Chadwick/Milledgeville area, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 3, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chadwick. Visitation will be held 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday, prior to the...
Shirley M Vicks
Jul 3, 2018
Shirley Mae Vicks, age 87, of Sabula, Iowa passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Clinton, Iowa. Burial will take place in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery, Sabula. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday,...
Bernhard "Bernie" L Bahnsen
Jul 3, 2018
Bernhard “Bernie” L. Bahnsen, age 71, of Bryant, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at home after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 6, 2018 at the First United Presbyterian Church in Miles, Iowa. A memorial gathering will be held from 9:00...
Ambrose Wallace Beck
Jul 2, 2018
Ambrose Wallace Beck, age 90, of Goose Lake, Iowa passed away Monday, July 2, 2018 at Crestridge Care Center, Maquoketa, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston, Iowa. Burial will take place in Spragueville Cemetery, Spragueville, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at...
David Richard Smith
Jul 1, 2018
David Richard Smith, age 71, of Sabula, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018, at the University of Iowa City Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula. Burial of Ashes with full military rites will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Sabula. A...
Charles K. Lane
Jun 29, 2018
Charles K. Lane, age 73, of Preston, Iowa, died on Friday, June 29, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Preston United Methodist Church. Burial will take place in Sterling Cemetery, rural Miles, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.,...
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