Obituaries
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.,...
Betty Mcginnis
Jun 27, 2018
Betty McGinnis, age 70, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa. Betty’s request is to have no funeral or visitation, and that her friends just remember her on her bicycle. Betty was born on November 10, 1947 in Alturas, California to Clyde and Maxine (Jones) Hasting. She was married to...
Betty Harkness
Jun 23, 2018
Betty Harkness, age 81, of Sterling, Illinois, formerly of Hanover, Illinois passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Sauk Valley Senior Living Center in Rock Falls, Illinois. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, July 5, 2018 in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hanover. Betty was born May 9, 1937, in...
Kathy Ann Bishop
Jun 22, 2018
Kathy Ann Bishop, age 58 passed away on June 22, 2018 in Reno, Nevada. Kathy was born on August 16, 1959 in Texarkana, Texas to Helen (Faulkner) and Don Marburger. She grew up in Herlong, California and moved to Iowa with her family in 1974 where she graduated from East Central High School in Miles. Kathy spent her best years...
Denise L. Abildgaard
Jun 20, 2018
Denise L. Abildgaard, age 54, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Denise was born September 9, 1963 in Savanna, Illinois, the daughter of John and Karen (Hansen) Atkins. Denise worked as a...
Ramona Lee (Betts) Diedrich
Jun 18, 2018
Ramona Lee (Betts) Diedrich age 50 of Moline, Illinois left us on Monday, June 18, 2018 for her eternal tropical paradise. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 23, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston, Iowa. Private burial will take place in Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa at a later date. A visitation will be held...
Kenneth "Ken" S. Marburger
Jun 18, 2018
Kenneth “Ken” S. Marburger, age 60, of Morrison, Illinois, formerly of Sabula, Iowa passed away Monday, June 18, 2018, at Morrison Community Hospital. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life service will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, July 1, 2018 at the Sabula VFW, 1001 Broad Street. A memorial fund has been established in Ken’s...
Dawn R. Sager
Jun 18, 2018
Dawn R. Sager, age 66, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018, at home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 25, 2018 in the Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Dawn’s memory. Dawn was born on February 3, 1952, in Savanna, the...
William "Bill" H. David
Jun 18, 2018
William “Bill” H. David, age 76, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Monday, June 18, 2018, at home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A Masonic Service will be held at 3:30 p.m. prior to the memorial gathering at the funeral home. Memorials may...
Douglas Ray Warner
Jun 17, 2018
Douglas Ray Warner, age 78, of Sabula, Iowa passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 22, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church, Preston, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston. Burial will take place in...
James Deneen Brossard
Jun 13, 2018
James Deneen Brossard, age 57, died at St. Anthony’s Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The cause of death was a stroke. James was born June 21, 1960 in Savanna, Illinois and lived in Hanover the past few years. Survivors include three sisters, Connie (Robert) Nolte of Savanna, Carol (Dave) Miller of Preston, Iowa, Anna Schriener...
Michael D Olson
Jun 13, 2018
Michael D. Olson age 67, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. A memorial gathering will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. A celebration of Mike’s life will be held from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., Saturday June 23, 2018...
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