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,...
Jeanne Siegworth
Jul 30, 2017
Jeanne A. Siegworth, age 93, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Ladies’ Union Cemetery, Stockton, Illinois. A memorial visitation will be held from 10:00 to...
Carol Helmle
Jul 29, 2017
Carol Ann Helmle, age 65, of Preston, Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 at home following a four-year battle with ALS (Lou Gerrigs Disease). A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 5, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston, with Father Don Hertges as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery,...
Dale M. Miller
Jul 28, 2017
Dale M. Miller, age 62, of Miles, Iowa, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Preston, Iowa. Burial will take place in Miles Cemetery, Miles. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1,...
Herbert "Hub" Brantner
Jul 27, 2017
Herbert “Hub” Brantner was born August 14, 1928 at Dixon, Illinois at the house of Jess and Mary Brantner, Hub’s paternal aunt and uncle. (Ronald Reagan was a senior in high school in Dixon at the time.) He was the 6th of 10 children of Benjamin Michael and Hassie Mae (White) Brantner, named after President Herbert Hoover. While in the...
Josephine Messmer
Jul 25, 2017
Josephine I. Messmer, age 96, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00...
Jacob "Jake" Hofman
Jul 18, 2017
Jacob “Jake” Hofman, age 98, of Savanna, Illinois, formerly of Herrick, Illinois and The Netherlands, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Greenville, Illinois, with Bill Stringer officiating. Jacob was born August 19, 1918 in...
Clifford "Cliff" F. Leavens
Jul 17, 2017
Clifford “Cliff” F. Leavens, age 62, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017, on the Mississippi River. A private family visitation has been held. Cliff was born on August 3, 1954, the son of Augustus and Pauline (Dunstan) Leavens in Savanna. He attended Savanna Schools. On October 28, 1989, Clifford married Tina Tilley in Savanna. Cliff enjoyed fishing,...
Robert W. Reese Jr.
Jul 15, 2017
Robert W. Reese Jr. age 70, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away at home Saturday, July 15, 2017 at home following a brief illness. A Celebration of Life will be held from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. Robert was born October 26, 1946 the son of Robert W. and...
George A. Iwanski
Jul 13, 2017
George A. Iwanski, age 87, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 13, 2017 at home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2017 at the Church of St. Mary in Elizabeth, with Father Dennis Morrissy as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover. A visitation will be held from 4:00...
Robert John "Bobby" Sievert
Jul 12, 2017
Robert John "Bobby" Sievert, son of the late Robert and Carolyn Sievert, Mount Carroll and brother to the late Joan Sievert McNertney, Modesto, California, passed peacefully at age 70 of natural causes on July 12, 2017. Bob was born at the Savanna Hospital, September 24, 1946, graduated from MT. C High School, class of "64", served as a sergeant in...
Helen E. Manning
Jul 11, 2017
Helen E. Manning, age 92, of Thomson, Illinois, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 17, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson. Burial will follow in Upper York Cemetery in Argo Fay, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 10:00...
Lavine S. Schumacher
Jul 10, 2017
Lavine S. Schumacher, age 93, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away, July 10, 2017, at Morrison Community Hospital. Cremation rites have been accorded. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 28, 2017 at Savanna Township Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established in her memory. Lavine was born October 17, 1923, the son of Otto and Romelda...
