Obituaries
Barbara B. Hartman
Jul 8, 2017
Barbara Bess Hartman, age 82, of Savanna, Illinois passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mt. Carroll. Burial of her cremated remains will take place in Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna....
Darlene H. Reifsteck
Jul 8, 2017
Darlene H. Reifsteck, age 73, of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Saturday, July 8, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service may be held at a later date. A memorial fund has been established in Darlene’s memory. Darlene was born August 13, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Thaddeus and Pauline (Maleshko) Heckler....
Michael "Mike" Lartz
Jul 7, 2017
Michael Lynn Lartz, Sr., age 65 of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Morrison Community Hospital, Morrison, Illinois. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Cremation Rites will be accorded following the visitation. Burial of his cremated remains will take place at a later date...
Germaine F. "Gerry" Robinson
Jul 6, 2017
Germaine F. “Gerry” Robinson, age 96, of Savanna, Illinois, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A...
Albert Tittsworth
Jul 6, 2017
Albert Lee Tittsworth, age 90, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society, Mt. Carroll. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Mt. Carroll Church of God. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Military Rites...
Mildred Arlene Eslinger
Jul 2, 2017
Mildred Arlene Eslinger, age 93, of Thomson, Illinois, died on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Mercy Living Center South, Clinton, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, July 7, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. A private graveside service will be held at Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Mercy...
Nancy May Virtue
Jul 2, 2017
Nancy May Virtue, age 73, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, at home. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held on at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church in Dixon, Illinois. A memorial visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service at the church....
Raymond Gene Remrey
Jul 1, 2017
Raymond Gene Remrey, 72 of Thomson, Illinois passed away at his home in Thomson on Saturday, July 1, 2017 following a long battle of several illnesses. He fought to the very end. Raymond was born October 5, 1944 in Fulton, Illinois to Charles and Nellie Remrey. He was educated in Fulton and Thomson grade school, and graduated from Thomson High...
Tobias "Toby" Lowell Johnson
Jul 1, 2017
Tobias “Toby” Lowell Johnson, age 24, of Thomson, Illinois, died as the result of a motorcycle accident on Saturday, July 1, 2017, in rural Thomson. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Thomson. Burial will take place in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson. A visitation will be held from 10:00 to...
Joyce Krohmer
Jul 1, 2017
Joyce Elizabeth Krohmer, age 86, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. Cremation rites will be accorded prior to the service. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 15, 2017, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, with Pastor Mike Nesbit officiating. A memorial gathering will be held from...
Deborah Raymond
Jun 30, 2017
Debbie (Deborah Ann) Raymond, age 65, of Alamogordo, NM, formerly of Savanna, passed away peacefully in the arms of her daughter during a short yet tenacious battle with pancreatic cancer, Friday June 30, 2017, at Hospice of El Paso, El Paso, TX. She was born December 22, 1951, in Savanna, IL, to David and Ruby (Flynn) Raymond. She was a...
Dennis Lee Strauch
Jun 28, 2017
Dennis Lee Strauch, age 76, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at FHN Hospital in Freeport, Illinois. A Memorial Gathering with refreshments, will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Mt. Carroll Ambulance...
Delbert P. Hansen
Jun 24, 2017
Delbert P. “Whity” Hansen, age 90, of Miles, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29, 2017 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston. Burial will take place in Miles City Cemetery in Miles, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00...
Gerald Murphy
Jun 23, 2017
Gerald Murphy, age 75, of Hanover, Illinois passed away suddenly Friday, June 23, 2017 at his home. Born in Savanna on December 28, 1941, Gerald was the son of Robert and Mary Ellen (Miller) Murphy. He was a very proud older brother to Jack Murphy, Sharon Holmbo, and Janet Altensey. He attended Hanover High School where he met the love...
Gerald "Jerry" James
Jun 22, 2017
Gerald Richard “Jerry” James, age 83, of Lanark, Illinois passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Freeport, Illinois. A Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 26, 2017 at St. Wendelin's Catholic Church, Shannon, Illinois. Memorial visitation will be held 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 26, 2017 prior to the Mass at the...
Maria Rohm
Jun 20, 2017
Maria Rohm, age 92, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at the Elizabeth Nursing Home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 8, 2017 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Elizabeth, with Father Dennis Morrissy as Celebrant. Burial will take place in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Elizabeth. A memorial gathering will take place...
James "Jim" P. Lee
Jun 20, 2017
James P. Lee, age 83 of rural Sabula, Iowa, passed away June 20, 2017. He leaves behind 4 children and his wife Bonnie of 63 years. A private family service will be held at a later date.
Marvin Kane
Jun 17, 2017
Marvin C. “Sugar” Kane, age 90, of Hanover, Illinois, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017 at Waverly Place, Stockton, Illinois. Cremation Rites have been accorded. A graveside service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Derinda, Illinois. Marvin was born on May 27, 1927, the son of Glenn and Louise (Haring) Kane...
Lois Schneider
Jun 16, 2017
Lois J. Schneider, age 100, of Miles, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded and a private family burial will take place in Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. Lois was born January 3, 1917, the daughter of Frank and Frantz (Davis) Strait in Elliot, Iowa. She attended schools in...
Glynn Ellen Shaw
Jun 13, 2017
Glynn Ellen Shaw, age 85, of Elizabeth, Illinois, passed away peacefully with her devoted husband by her side, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home in Elizabeth. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church in Elizabeth. Burial will take place in the Elizabeth Cemetery. A...
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