Obituaries
Janet M. Spoerl
Mar 2, 2018
Janet Marie Spoerl, age 79, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away March 2, 2018, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. A visitation will be held from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 16, 2018, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Elizabeth. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 17, 2018, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, with...
Mary Louise Bauch
Feb 28, 2018
Mary Louise Bauch, 91, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died peacefully Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Good Samaritan Center, Mt. Carroll. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 7, at 10:30 a.m. at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll with Pastor Donna Hoffman officiating. Immediately following the service, inurnment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in...
Geraldine "Geri" Shanafelt
Feb 26, 2018
Geraldine “Geri” Shanafelt age 79, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018 at home with her loving family by her side. A private family service will be held. Burial will take place in Lower York Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Genesis Hospice in Geri’s memory. Geri was born April...
Mary Jane Kelly
Feb 25, 2018
Mary J. Kelly, age 83, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 with her family by her side at Mercy Living Center North in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home., Preston. Burial will take place in the Preston Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00...
Vivian Andrews
Feb 25, 2018
Vivian Andrews, age 89, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 at home with her loving family at her side. Cremation rites will be accorded, and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Vivian was born May 24, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph and Violet (Pinegar) Ruskey. On April 22, 1947...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Mendenhall
Feb 23, 2018
Elizabeth “Betsy” Mendenhall, age 66, of Thomson, Illinois died on Friday, February 23, 2018 at her home. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Majestic Pines, 11503 Three Mile Road in Thomson. A private burial of her cremated remains will take place at a later date...
John T. Pociecha
Feb 20, 2018
John T. Pociecha, age 81, of Chadwick, Illinois passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at home. A visitation will be held 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Private burial will take place at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. John was born January 15, 1937 in Chicago,...
Steve Hebeler
Feb 20, 2018
Steve Hebeler, age 65, of Thomson, Illinois died on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A celebration of Steve’s life is scheduled for Saturday, March 31st from 6:00-9:00 pm at the Sandtrap Sports Bar in Thomson, Illinois. Burial will take place at a later date in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. In lieu of flowers, please...
Teresa L. Regan
Feb 19, 2018
Teresa L. Regan, age 58, of Elizabeth, Illinois died suddenly on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Cremation Rites will be accorded following the visitation. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery at a later date. In lieu...
Florence "Fussy" Victoria Martha Remrey
Feb 16, 2018
Florence “Fussy” Remrey, age 89, of Savanna, Illinois passed away February 16, 2018 at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20,2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Monday, February...
Robert W. Henningsen
Feb 15, 2018
Robert W. Henningsen, 86, of Preston Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 15, 2018 surrounded by his family. A Funeral Mass will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 19, 2018 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Preston. Burial will take place at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Preston. Visitation will be Sunday February 18, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m....
Joyce A. Potter
Feb 12, 2018
Joyce A. Potter, age 88, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 17, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church, Elizabeth. A visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church prior to the...
Betty J. Guenzler
Feb 9, 2018
Betty J. Guenzler, age 77, of Chadwick, Illinois, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at home in her sleep. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. A memorial visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the...
Saturnina L. Galo Franks
Feb 8, 2018
Saturnina L. Galo Franks, age 56, of Fulton, Illinois, formerly of Thomson, Illinois, died suddenly on Thursday, February 8, 2018, as the result of a car accident near DeWitt, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. Cremation rites will be accorded following the visitation. A memorial...
Mary L. Kelley
Feb 5, 2018
Mary L. Kelley, age 89, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 10, 2018 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Burial will take place in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Mass from...
Barbara S Anderson
Feb 1, 2018
Barbara S. Anderson, age 68 of Preston, Iowa, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 9, 2018 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Preston. Burial will take place in Preston Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00 –...
Sharon K. Zink
Jan 28, 2018
Sharon K. Zink, age 62, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, Illinois. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Manny’s Pizza in Savanna. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the family in Sharon’s memory. Sharon was...
Vaneta Taplin
Jan 27, 2018
Vaneta Taplin, age 87, of Miles, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 2, 2018 at the Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula, Iowa. Burial will take place in Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m.,...
Grace E. Zahn
Jan 26, 2018
Grace Zahn, age 85, of Lanark, Illinois, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at home. A graveside service will take place at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 30, 2018 in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Mt. Carroll. Grace was born October 15, 1932, in Mt. Carroll, Illinois, the daughter of Pearl Gums. She attended Mt. Carroll High School. On June 1, 1963,...
Charles Brock
Jan 24, 2018
Charles Brock, age 87, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Big Meadows. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. Private family burial of ashes will take place at a later date in the Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to...
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