Obituaries
Mary Kathleen Rapp
Sep 4, 2017
Mary Kathleen Rapp, age 74, longtime resident of Mt. Carroll, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Mt. Carroll Good Samaritan Society Nursing Facility, with her loving family by her side. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 11, 2017 at SS. John & Catherine Catholic Church, Mt. Carroll, followed by a luncheon. Burial,...
Frances M Wills
Sep 2, 2017
Frances M. Wills, age 88, of Hanover, Illinois, died on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Waverly Place Nursing Facility, Stockton, Illinois. A funeral service will be held from 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Hanover, Illinois. Visitation will be held 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 8, 2017 at the funeral home. Frances was born...
Helen Louise Livingston
Aug 23, 2017
Helen Louise Livingston November 19, 1927- August 23, 2017 Helen was born in Honolulu Hawaii to Colonel Clifford Cleophus Duell and his wife, Marion. Helen was a self- proclaimed “Army Brat”. Her family lived all over the country, including Ft Bragg North Carolina, Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, Lafayette Indiana, and Troy New York. She had two brothers and a...
Dana W Prowant
Aug 23, 2017
Dana W. Prowant, age 60 of Belvidere, Illinois, formerly of Savanna, Illinois, died suddenly on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at his home. Cremation Rites will be accorded. A memorial gathering will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., on September 16, 2017, at Manny’s Pizza, Savanna, Illinois. A memorial fund has been established. Dana was born on August 10, 1957,...
Eileen Marjorie Buss
Aug 22, 2017
Eileen Marjorie Buss, 83, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover, Illinois at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 3, 2017. A memorial fund has been established for Pershing Elementary School, 6402 Judson St., Lincoln, Neb. 68507, in memory of Eileen Buss. Eileen was born June...
Helen M. Hubb
Aug 21, 2017
Helen M. Hubb, age 91, of Madison, Wisconsin, formerly of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017, at The Willows Rehab and Nursing Home in Madison, Wisconsin. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in Elizabeth Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 11:30...
Mary Ann Garien
Aug 19, 2017
Mary Ann Garien age 92, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Mercy Living Center South in Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Preston, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Preston Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. on...
Jay M. Parisi
Aug 19, 2017
Jay M. Parisi, age 48, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover. Burial will take place in Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover. Visitation will be held from 11:00 – 1:00...
Dennis D. Wurster
Aug 17, 2017
Dennis D. Wurster, age 79, of rural Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Derinda, Illinois on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Burial will follow in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Derinda. A visitation will be held from...
Betty Jean Smith
Aug 14, 2017
Betty Jean Smith, age 89, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Monday, August 14, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 18, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Bethel Cemetery, Milledgeville. A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Thursday,...
Ida May Krahn
Aug 13, 2017
Ida May Krahn, age 86, of Thomson, Illinois passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Morrison Community Hospital, Morrison, Illinois. A funeral service will be held 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Thomson United Methodist Church, with visitation prior to the service from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Church. Inurnment will take place at a later date...
Darwin R. Paddock
Aug 9, 2017
Darwin Ray Paddock, age 75 of Sabula, Iowa, died suddenly on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 14, 2017 at Calvary Lutheran Church, Sabula. Burial will take place in Miles Cemetery in Miles, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.,...
Dorothy Kathleen Sanderson
Aug 9, 2017
Dorothy Kathleen Sanderson, age 61, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Dorothy was born March 16, 1956 in Savanna, the daughter of Arthur and Helen (Frehoff) Sanderson. She attended Savanna High School and graduated with the Class of 1973. She worked as a Legal Assistant in Atlanta, Georgia for a...
Claude "Butch" F. Lease Jr.
Aug 6, 2017
Claude F. “Butch” Lease, Jr., age 69, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, with his family by his side. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, Illinois. A memorial gathering will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the...
Loris L. Beyer
Aug 5, 2017
Loris L. Beyer, age 88, of Elizabeth, Illinois passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017 in Marshalltown, Iowa. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 11, 2017 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Elizabeth. Burial will take place in Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 2017 at the Church, and also...
Jerald W. Ritenour
Aug 2, 2017
Jerald W. Ritenour, age 96, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 7, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Preston. Burial will take place in Preston Cemetery with military rites accorded by the Preston American Legion Post #602 and the Preston AMVETS Post #140. Visitation will...
Steven R. "Rozzi" Rossmann
Aug 2, 2017
Steven R. “Rozzi” Rossmann, age 58, of Preston, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Preston. Cremation rites will be accorded following the funeral and burial will take place at a later date at the Preston Cemetery. A visitation will...
Jean Rita (Scherman) Bonjour
Aug 2, 2017
Born in St. Louis, Jean and family moved to Savanna the day of the Savanna Sabula Bridge opening in 1932. The family home was on Walnut Street. She tap danced through her grade school years, performing often on Savanna stages. She was a drum majorette in the high school marching band. The baton would come out for demonstrations for decades...
Irma Alvina Sommer
Aug 1, 2017
Irma Alvina Sommer, age 92, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Irma was born on April 5, 1925, the daughter of August and Marie (Porshner) Spiss in Plum City, Wisconsin. She attended Plum City High School, and later, Cadet Nurses Training School in Chicago, Illinois. On September...
Clarence Horst
Jul 31, 2017
Clarence Frederick Horst, age 89, of Dewitt, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017 at West Wing Place, Dewitt. A Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 3, 2017 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Burial will be held in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Bellevue, Iowa. Visitation will take place from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,...
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