Obituaries
Camilla Mae Ritenour
Oct 5, 2018
Camilla Mae Ritenour, age 96, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at Crestridge Nursing Home, Maquoketa, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston. Visitation will be held from 9:00-11:00 a.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will take place in Preston Cemetery....
Eli George Burick-Young Iii
Oct 3, 2018
Eli George Burick-Young III, age 66, of Savanna, Illinois, formerly of Houston, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at home. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2018 with a Rosary Service held at 7:00 p.m. at Cypress Creek Funeral Home, Houston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m.,...
Anne Mary Empen
Sep 29, 2018
Anne Mary Empen, age 87, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the Maquoketa Care Center, Maquoketa, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 13, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston. Burial will take place in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Preston. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., prior...
Ramona E. Bradshaw
Sep 29, 2018
Ramona Bradshaw, age 89 of Savanna, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Carroll County Good Samaritan Society in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial funeral mass will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 4, 2018 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. A memorial gathering will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m., prior...
James B. Leitzen Sr.
Sep 29, 2018
James B. Leitzen, Sr., age 92, of Savanna, Illinois, died on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Private family burial will take place at a later date in Holy Cross...
Lavonne Bernadine Simmons
Sep 29, 2018
LaVonne Bernadine Simmons, age 95, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Cestridge Nursing Home, Maquoketa, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston. Burial will be in the Preston Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 -11:00 a.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran Church, prior...
Kenneth Myron Friederich
Sep 27, 2018
Kenneth Myron Friederich, 87 of Savanna, Illinois passed away September 27, 2018 surrounded by his loving wife of 62 years Rose and their 4 children. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. with a Scripture Wake Service at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Law – Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Funeral Mass will be at 10am...
Sandra Sue Podolski
Sep 22, 2018
Sandra Sue Podolski, age 79, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at ManorCare in Davenport, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Cremation rites will take place and burial will take place in Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna at a later date. Sandra...
Marion Bray Keller
Sep 20, 2018
Marion Keller age 92 of Savanna passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 28, 2018 in the Savanna Township Cemetery. Memorials may be given to Heartland Pet Welfare in Marion’s memory. Marion was born May 21, 1926 in Cuba City, Wisconsin, the daughter of George...
James "Jim" Burken
Sep 16, 2018
James “Jim” Burken, age 80, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Preston. Visitation will be held 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018 at...
Judith "Judy" A. Kness
Sep 13, 2018
Judith “Judy” A. Kness of Chadwick, Illinois passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018. A funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chadwick. Burial will take place in Chadwick Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt....
Kenneth William Kieser
Sep 11, 2018
Kenneth William Kieser, 72, Elizabeth, Illinois formerly of Deerfield, Illinois passed away at home September 11th, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Elizabeth. Cremations rites will be accorded following the service. A visitation will be held from Noon to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Law-Jones...
Stephen L. Haferbier
Sep 8, 2018
Stephen L. Haferbier, age 67, of Green Island, Iowa, died on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Memorials may be given to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) or the Avielle Foundation (founded by Jennifer Hensel and Jeremy Richman in honor of their...
Larry F. Kness
Sep 8, 2018
Larry F. Kness, age 75, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Harbor Crest Nursing Home, Fulton, Illinois. A Memorial Gathering will be held from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. A private Memorial Service will be held at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place in Lower York Cemetery,...
Gary L. Walters
Sep 8, 2018
Gary Lee Walters, age 77 of Elizabeth, Illinois died peacefully at home with his wife by his side on Saturday, September 8, 2018, watching the Cubs game. Cremation Rites will be accorded. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 15, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Elizabeth. A memorial gathering will be held from 10:00-11:00...
Edna B. Griffiths
Sep 5, 2018
Edna Bell “Eddie” (Strout) Griffiths, age 92, of Hanover, Illinois passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral...
Jeanette Eleanor Watson
Sep 3, 2018
Jeanette Eleanor (Jess) Watson, formerly of Hanover, Illinois entered eternal life on September 3, 2018. She was a resident of Harbor Crest Home in Fulton, Illinois. Jeanette was born on January 7, 1934 to Louis F. Jess and Minnie (Moltmann) Jess in Bellevue, Iowa. She was the youngest of 11 children. Jeanette was valedictorian of the Bellevue High School Class...
Glen Richter
Sep 1, 2018
Glen Richter, age 95, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery with Military Rites by the Mt. Carroll American Legion. Friends may call...
Ronald Lee Wolber
Aug 31, 2018
Ronald Lee “Ron” Wolber, age 83, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away peacefully Friday, August 31, 2018 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 12:30 p.m. Friday, September 7, 2018 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Friday, at the...
Marjorie E. Brandt
Aug 30, 2018
Marjorie E. Brandt, age 89, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Thursday August 30, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will...
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