EMMA (EATON) LAMBERT
, 91, of Savanna died Wednesday night at Savanna City Hospital. (Note. The Social Security Death Index gives the date as December 1980.) Born Feb 25, 1889 in Carroll County, she was the daughter of George and Emma (Douglas) Eaton. Surviving are three daughters; Mrs. Edna (Shane) Brown of Carman, Idaho, Mrs. Gladys Spangenberg of Luck, Wis., and Mrs. Ida (Kenneth) Hebeler of Thomson; two sons, John of Savanna and Joseph of Dalzelle, S. C.; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five daughters, one son, one brother and one half-brother. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna with the Rev. Paul Rucker, pastor of the Community United Church of Christ in Savanna officiating. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
HERBERT LAMBERT
, 57, of Chicago and formerly of Savanna, died Saturday in Chicago. He is a retired Savanna taxi driver. Born Dec. 2, 1920 in Savanna, he was the son of James and Emma (Eaton) Lambert. Surviving are his mother; three sisters, Mrs. Dushane (Edna) Brown of Idaho, Mrs. Roland (Gladys) Spangenberg of Osceola, Minn., and Mrs. Ken (Ida) Hebeler of Thomson; two brothers, John and Savanna and Joseph of Davelle, S. C. He was preceded in death by his father and five sisters. Funeral service is pending at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna.
IRMA L. LAMBERT
, 90, of Savanna, died Tuesday January 30, 1996 at the Villas of Shannon Nursing Home in Shannon . She was an accountant for a law firm in Chicago and had graduated from Savanna High School and Shimer College in Mount Carroll . Ms. Lambert was born February 22, 1905 to William and Eva (Hathaway) Lambert. Survivors include many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother. The body was cremated. Private services will be held at a later date.
JAMES W. LAMBERT
- Services for James W. Lambert, 85, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Law-Jones Funeral Home. He died Sunday in Savanna City Hospital. (Note: The Social Security Death Index gives the date of birth as September 28, 1885 and the date of death as May 1975.) Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. John Davis, Blackfoot, Idaho; Mrs. Roland Spangenberg, Luck, Wis., and Mrs. Kenneth Hebeler, Thomson; three sons, Herbert, Chicago; John, Savanna, and Joseph, Shaw Air Force Base, S. C.; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Eric Anderson, Marion, Iowa.
FRED LANDT
- Graveside services were conducted this afternoon for Fred Landt, 74, former Lanark resident who died Sunday morning in the St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford. Funeral services were conducted at the Sandberg Funeral Home in Rockford, Tuesday at 8 p.m. Mr. Landt was born in Lanark the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Landt. He graduated from the Lanark High School with the class of 1904. He was never married. He had worked as a waiter in Schrom's restaurant in Rockford from 1917 to 1950, when he retired. Among his survivors are a niece, Mrs. Irene Landt Macauley of Mount Vernon, Iowa.
MAUDE (RAHN) LANG
, age 88, of Lanark died Monday, January 2, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mt. Carroll. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2006 at the Hope United Methodist Church, Chadwick, with Pastor Dave Davies officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. Visitations will be from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service on Saturday. Memorials have been established in her memory for the Hope United Methodist Church and the Lanark Fire Dept.
Maude was born January 26, 1917 in Chadwick, daughter of William and Kathryn (Sack) Rahn. She was a 1935 graduate of Chadwick High School, attended Western Illinois University and was a graduate of Pestalozzi Froebel College in Chicago. She married Delmar Lang on June 8, 1941 at the Hope United Methodist Church in Chadwick. She began her 36 years teaching career at one-room country schools. She then taught at Chadwick and retired from the Lanark Schools teaching 2nd grade. She was a member of Hope United Methodist Church, where she was very active for many years. She was a member of the Eastern Star, a charter member of the Rock Creek Grange, a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, and the Carroll County Retired Teachers Association. She enjoyed golfing and traveling.
Maude will be deeply missed by her, husband; three nieces and nephew, Joyce (Jack) Janssen of Chadwick, Kenneth (Joan) Rahn of Mt. Carroll, Janice (Herb) Law of Mt. Carroll and Kathryn Knutti of Mt. Morris; five sisters-in-law, Lucile Porter of Tucson, AZ, Mildred Pratt of Las Cruces, NM, Beth Rodermel of Beliot, WI, Jeanette Muller of Winnebago, and Carol Wolfe of Pecatonica; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Two sisters and two brothers precede Maude in death.
PHILLIP K. LANG
, 73, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Mount Carroll nursing home following a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Frank Funeral Home in Chadwick with the Rev. Rodney Warstler, pastor of the Fairhaven EUB CHurch, officiating. Burial will be in Chadwick Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home between 7 and 9 p.m. tonight. Phillip Lang was born Dec. 9, 1880 in Fairhaven, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lang. He farmed for many years with his brother, Clarence, before retiring and moving to Chadwick. He was a member of the Chadwick Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. Surviving is one brother, Clarence, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Louis and his parents.
HAROLD L. LARSEN
, 69, of Lena died Sunday, Feb. 10, 1991 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. He farmed in Carroll County for many years and was employed by the Park Hills Golf Course at Freeport the past 8 years. A World War II veteran, he was a member of the Pearl City American Legion. He also was a member of Cherry Grove Church of the Brethren, rural Lanark.
Born May 15, 1921 near Mount Carroll, he was the son of Charles and Mary (Hood) Larsen. He married Mildred Schubert in Lanark on Nov. 19, 1946. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Connie (Douglas) Brady of Pearl City; two grandchildren, Mrs. Lisa (Scott) Lartz and Jeffery Brady, and one great-grandson, Ethan Lartz, all of Pearl City; one brother, William Larsen of Stockton; and one sister, Mollie Wendt of Rockford. Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Offenheiser-Schwartz Funeral Home, Pearl City. The Rev. Roger Harding of Cherry Grove Church of the Brethren will officiate. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established.
GEORGE LAUGHLIN
, former Chicago Burlington and Quincy station agent at Milledgeville, died Monday at a Dixon nursing home where he had been a patient since Christmas. Services will be at 2 p.m (CST) Wednesday in the Christian Funeral Home at Mount Carroll with the Rev. W. E. Kendall, pastor of the Milledgeville Church of the Brethren, officiating. Burial will be in the Lower York Cemetery at Thomson. He was station agent at Milledgeville until he retired and moved to Wacker. Survivors include a son, Cecil, Dixon, and two foster daughters.
GERALD LAUGHLIN
, 73, of Mt. Carroll, was pronounced deat on arrival at Savanna City Hospital Thursday [03/30/1978]. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Frank Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Hawkins, pastor of the Mt. Carroll Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation Sunday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home with Masonic services at 8:30 p.m. He was born Nov. 5, 1904 in Industry, Ill. the son of Edward and Jessie Holmes Laughlin. He married Anna Mae Hawkins on January 28, 1939 at Milledgeville. He was a member of the Mt. Carroll Masonic Lodge, the Masonic Shrine, and the Mt. Carroll Methodist Church. Survivors include his widow; one son, Edward of Brussels, Belgium; one daughter, Mrs. James (Anne) Grove of Kenosha, Wisc.; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Ray (Maxine) Pohill of Milledgeville, Mrs. Louis (Lurline) Gantz of Industry, Ill. and Mrs. Perry (Aline) Price of Mission, Tex.
ESTHER ANN (MEAKINS) LAWRENCE
, our postmaster’s wife died at her home here Thursday morning, at eight o’clock, of a complication of diseases. She has been a great sufferer of rheumatism for a number of years. The funeral services were held at the Liberal U. B. church Sunday morning, Jan. 19, at 10:30, by her pastor, Rev. Barton, assisted by Rev. Lutts of the Radical church and Rev. Marsh of the M. E. church. Mrs. Nellie Overholser and Mrs. Emma Brown were the singers. Messrs. William Deets, Ralph and Fred Overholser, Martin Frankfather, Warren Brown and Isaac Reecher were the pall bearers. The interment was made in the Bethel cemetery.
Esther Ann Meakins was born at Otter Creek, Carroll county, June 29, 1851, died Jan. 16, 1913, at the age of 61 years, 6 months and 17 days. She was united in marriage to R. S. Lawrence, March 10, 1870. To this union was born three sons, George at home, Frank of Cushing, Iowa, and Lloyd of Hecla, S. D. Mrs. Lawrence was a devoted member of the Liberal U. B. church having belonged to that church for 42 years. She was a very good woman and bore her sufferings without a murmer.
DENICE (ROGGENDORF) LEAVENS
, Funeral services for Mrs. Denice Leavens, 73, resident of York Township during her entire life, were held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis Decker, four miles north of Thomson, and in the Christian church in Thomson at 2:30 o’clock. The services were conducted by the Rev. T. Stuart Cleworth, pastor of the Savanna Community Church .
Mrs. Leavens died at 11:20 Sunday morning in the Decker home after an illness lasting since Thanksgiving when she suffered a stroke. She had been confined to her bed since that time. (The date of death would be March 7, 1937.)
Denice Roggendorf, daughter of John and Mary (Long) Roggendorf, was born in York Township on May 1, 1863 and her entire life was spent in this community. She secured her education in the public schools of York township. On December 25, 1884, she was married to Augustus Leavens of York township and they engaged in farming on the Sandridge north of Thomson where they resided until failing health of Mr. Leavens caused them to leave the farm, They moved to Clinton, Iowa and resided there for a short time, then returned to the farm where Mr. Leavens died October 28, 1932.
Seven children were born to this union of whom four survive: Mrs. Frank Brown, Sr., Floyd Leavens and Mrs. Louis Decker of Thomson, and Mrs. Lee Hartman of Chadwick. Three sons, Chancy, Earl and Glenn preceded her in death, as did two brothers, Charles and Eber Roggendorf and two sisters, Mrs. Norman Leavens and Mrs. Conrad Bertholf. Other surviving relatives are a sister, Mrs. Lydia Armstrong of Clinton, 20 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. William Sheedtz and Mrs. Boyd Latham of Savanna sang “The Old Rugged Cross” and “In the Garden.” The floral offerings were cared for by Mrs. R. I. Houghton, Mrs. John Carroll, and Mrs. Harry Diehl. Pallbearers were Orrie, Luther, Howard, and Frank Leavens, and Will and Earl Roggendorf, all nephews of the deceased. Interment was in the Lower York Cemetery .
MARGARET (RAMSEY) LEGEL
, 85, of 110 S. Clay St. Mount Carroll, a former schoolteacher, died Friday, May 8, 1992 at Morrison Community Hospital. She retired in 1973, after teaching 46 years. She taught history in the Chadwick schools and also taught in many Carroll County rural schools. The past 14 years she taught at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, through Highland Community College. She played piano for the silent movies at the Majestic Theater in Mount Carroll in 1928-1929. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Retired Teachers Association and National Humane Society.
A daughter of Eugene and Lola (Hathaway) Ramsey, she was born Nov. 18, 1906 in Anamosa, Iowa. She married Myrice Legal on May 8, 1929 in Marion. He survives. Two sisters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mount Carroll. Officiating will be the Rev. Len Huff of Mount Carroll United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established.
EARL LEGO
- Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Frank Funeral Home in Lanark for Earl Lego, 72, who died Saturday afternoon in the Deaconess Hospital in Freeport. The Rev. Raymond Aspinwall, pastor of the First Brethren Chukrch officiated. Burial was in Lanark Cemetery. Mr. Lego was born July 7, 1887 in Freedom township, Carroll county, the son of Howard and Amanda Ford Lego. He was married to Maud Hawk on June 21, 1911. They farmed for almost 30 years in the Lanark community before moving into Lanark to reside 18 years ago. He spent two years in government work in Panama when a young man. He was a member of the First Brethren Church. Survivors are his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Lavone) Buss, Mrs. Emerson (Helen) Lake, both of Lanark; Miss Dorothy Lego, Racine, Wis.; four grandchildren and one brother, Robert Lego, Lanark.
ANNIE (LEE) LENHART
- At her home near Shannon Monday April 11, 1898, Mrs. John E. Lenhart at the age of 25 years, 1 month and 20 days.
Annie B. Lee was born in Whiteside county, Ill., Feb. 21,1873. She was the daughter of James A. and Amanda A. Lee, being the third child of a family of eight children.
On the 7th day of September 1893, she was united in marriage with John E. Lenhart. Three children, two daughters and a son, came to bless their union, all of whom preceded her to the spirit land.
During the pastorage of Rev. A. C. Gruber in Milledgeville she accepted Christ as her Savior and united with the Methodist church in this city, and remained a member of that church until her death. The end was very sudden. A short time before she became sick she appeared quite cheerful and happy, but soon was very ill and in a short time was cold in death. There are left behind a loving husband, a mother, two brothers, three sisters and a large circle of friends to mourn her early death.
But we that mourn let us be comforted in the fact that, all things that are, are for the best and that thought the affliction is bitter He hath but taken His own. The funeral services were held of Wednesday forenoon in the M. E. church in this city, Rev. Bender, of Coleta, officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the Bethel cemetery.
ETHEL ELIZABETH LENHART
: In memory of Ethel Elizabeth, eldest child of Mr. and Mrs John Lenhart. She was born september 20, 1894, and died August 29, 1896.
For nearly two years she lingered in the home of which she was the pride and the joy, gladdening her fond parents; hearts with her sweet presence and merry prattle from morning until night.
She was never a very strong child, but she seemed to be as well as usual until Saturday afternoon, August 29, when she was suddenly taken ill and in a few short hours passed away.
LYLE E. LENHART
, 89, of San Francisco died Wednesday June 1, 2005 at Sequoias Care Center, San Francisco. Lyle was born Feb. 28, 1916 in Milledgeville to James C. and ANna Mae (Fike0 Lenhart. He married Jean Prallin April 1966 in San Francisco. Mr. Lenhart served in the US Army during WW II retiring as a colonel after 23 years of military service. He served at the Presidio, Fort Mason Army Hqts. and was in charge of Logistics Control office-Pacific during the Korean & Vietnam conflicts. Lyle retired from civil service in 1976 and moved to Napa, Calif. before returning to downtown San Francisco at the Sequoias Retirement Ctr. in 1992.
Survivors include his wife Jean; two nieces, Phyllis Egler of Dixon (Lee Co. IL) and Lois Ann (Ronald) Ritenour of Galesburg (Knox Co. IL); three nephews Owen and Dan Nyve both of Mileldgeville and Donald Taylor of Sumner Iowa. He was preceded by his parents, one brother Harold and two sisters, Beulah Nye and Illa Eastabrooks. Creamation rites have been accorded.
RUDOLPH LENKEIT
, age 80, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at his home in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the Church of God, Mt. Carroll with Pastor Rick Zickefoose officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Friends may call from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, prior to the service at the Church. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army in Rudolph's honor.Rudolph was born March 13, 1926, the son of Christopher and Gertrud (Genutt) in Heydekrug, East Prussia. On October 10, 1953, Rudolph married Berta Berktold in Germany.Rudolph was a carpenter by trade, building the Mt. Carroll Motel in 1978 and operating it for eleven years. Rudolph was a Fifty Year Member of the Carpenters Union. He was a member of the Mt. Carroll Church of God. Rudolph dedicated time to missionary work in Central and South America, building orphanages. He enjoyed fishing and taking long walks with his wife Berta.Rudolph will be dearly missed by his wife, Berta of Mt.Carroll; his son, Peter (Annette) Lenkeit of St. Charles, Illinois; two daughters, Sonja (Jeffrey) Vosecek of Oswego, Illinois and Christina (Robert) Gulley of Rancho Santa Margarita, California; and eight grandchildren.Rudolph was preceded in death by his parents; one brother and two sisters. (Find A Grave / Juanita Lowrance)
DAVID LEONARD
- Died in the Cherry Grove, Carroll co., Ills. Feb. 19th, (1864) brother DAVID LEONARD; age 17 years, 4 months and 25 days. His sickness lasted but about
twelve days, and his case was a singular one. I was to see him a few days after he was taken sick, and I spoke to him about the goodness of God and the hope of them that trusted in him. He manifested pleasant feeling, and thought if he would die he would go to heaven. He then sent for me again and expressed a warm desire to be baptized. I told him that the brethren sometimes receive persons in the sickness as candidates for baptism upon their promise to be baptized when they get well enough to have it done. But he seemed to be dissatisfied and said with considerable strength of voice, "It reads, He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." This was enough for me and in a short time preparations were made and he was carried
to the water and baptized without any difficulty, whatever, on either his part or mine. I think I never saw a baptism more easily performed. And from that time he seemed to be entirely composed, and the second day after, he reached out the farewell hand in a happy state of mind to all that were
present. It was a solemn and tender time, and almost all present promised that they would serve the Lord. All who witnessed the solemn occasion will not soon forget it. Funeral services by the writer and others, from 1 Cor. 15: 22. John Sprogle.
JACOB LEONARD
died in the hospital near Vicksburg, (1863) May 21, having been mortally wounded at the siege of that place, JACOB LEONARD, son of br. Keelin and sister Elizabeth Leonard of Cherry Grove, Carroll county, Ill., aged 19 years, 4 months and 2 days. He had belonged to the 93d regiment Illinois Vol. Funeral occasion improved by the brethren from John 18. (John S. Buck)
JOYCE M. (SCHYVINCHT) LITTLE
, age 63, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday March 5, 2008 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Reverend Mike Jones of the United Methodist Church in Stockton, Illinois will officiate. Burial will take place in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday March 4, 2008 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. A memorial fund has been established in Joyce’s memory.
Joyce was born on August 28, 1944, the daughter of Harry and Lorine (Isham) Schyvincht in Dekalb, Illinois. She was raised by her step father Charles Sipe. She attended Center Hill School in rural Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Joyce married William L. Little. William passed away on December 17, 1983.
Joyce enjoyed being a homemaker and raising her family. She loved going on bike rides, helping friends with there outside work, playing bingo, dancing, collecting dolls, and going for walks. Joyce showed her love for helping people by donating her hair to Locks of Love prior to her surgery. But most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family. Joyce will be dearly missed by her two sons, William (Malisa) Little of Savanna, Mike Little, Canada; one daughter, Brinda Spencer of Savanna; nine grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; one great granddaughter Rainessa; one great step granddaughter Alissa; five sisters, Linda (James) Southerland of Greeneville, Tennessee, MaryAnn Bray of Savanna, Donna (Bill, Sr.) Green of Massbach, Illinois, Harriet (Dan) Olson of Tower Hill, Illinois, Bernice Johnson of Cincinnati, Ohio. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, William.
CLETUS P. LIVENS
, age 85, of Savanna, Illinois died October 7, 2005 at home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2005 at the Savanna Township Cemetery. Pastor Lisa Mapes of First United Methodist Church Savanna, IL will officiate. Memorials may be made to the family in CletusÂ's name. Cletus was born January 15, 1920, in Bloomington, Wisconsin, the son of Alfred and Lola (Livens) Rothenbuehler. Cletus married Lorraine White on December 11, 1953, in Mount Carroll, Illinois. Lorraine died on May 14, 1989. Cletus worked for Drives Corporation in Fulton, IL as an assembler for many years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, baseball, and being outdoors. Cletus is survived by two sisters; Neta (Allen) Breuning of Elizabeth, Illinois, Helen Osborn of Seneca, Missouri; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Cletus was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine, two sisters and two brothers.
CECIL T. LOCEY
, 73, of Clinton, and formerly of Fulton, Ill., died Friday at his home. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fulton. Father James Keenan will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Lemke Funeral Home, 2600 Lincoln Way, Clinton. Inurnment will be in Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, Ill.
He was born Oct. 16, 1932, in Milledgeville, Ill., to Frank and Josie Stone Locey. He married Judith Rasmussen on Nov. 19, 1966, in Fulton. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 until 1956. He was employed with Drives Inc. in Fulton for 34 years as a supervisor. He was a member of the American Legion in Fulton for more 40 years.
Surviving are his wife, Judi; a daughter, Yadora Locey of Colorado Springs, Colo.; sons, Montell (Donnett) Locey of Clinton and Curtis (Jennifer) Locey of Bettendorf; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Jennifer (James) Hatfield of BurkBurnett, Texas; stepsons, Kevin Zuidema of Clinton and Michael Zuidema of Fox Lake Ill.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Elsie Turner of St. Germain, Wis. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister. Memorials may be made to the Special Olympics.
ERIN ELIZABETH LOWE
, , age 16, of Chadwick, Illinois, died Wednesday, November 22, 2000 at St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois. The funeral service for Erin was at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 25, 2000 at the Hope United Methodist Church, Chadwick. Burial will be in the Chadwick Cemetery. Friends were asked to call at the visitation from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, November 24, at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll.
Erin was born on Tuesday, November 6, 1984 to Ross Donald and Jane Elizabeth (Aude) Lowe in Freeport, Illinois. She was a sophomore at the Milledgeville High School. Erin was very active in school activities. She was a class officer, homecoming attendant, and a member of the student council, volleyball team, pom squad, choir, jazz choir, and madrigals. She was an honor student and was chosen by the faculty as student of the quarter. Erin was a unique person, making friends with everyone at school. She had a great personality that was sunny, friendly, positive, and caring. Erin was beautiful both inside and out.
She took after her father and enjoyed playing the piano. Erin had followed in her mother's steps and took dance for twelve years. Erin babysat for Tom and Lisa Fink among others. She was a member of the Hope United Methodist Church.
Erin is survived by her father, Ross Lowe of Chadwick; her mother, Jane Lowe of Chadwick; one sister, Anne Maree Lowe of Chadwick; maternal grandparents, Shirley and Jim Slothower of Chadwick; paternal grandmother, Ruth Lowe of Elgin, Illinois; and maternal great-grandmother, Chrystal Prowant of Milledgeville, Illinois. Her grandfathers, Charles Aude and Donald Lowe, preceded her in death.
A. FENTON LOWMAN
, 76, a lifelong resident of Lanark and vicinity died at 10:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 1939 in Freeport after a brief illness. He was born Sep. 10, 1862 at Arnolds Grove. Three years ago he moved to Lanark making his home with a cousin Mrs. Emma Putterbaugh. He was unmarried and the last member of his family.
MARY CATHERINE (HORNER) LOWMAN
, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Horner, was born at Lanark, Illinois Nov. 8, 1863 and died at her home in Oregon, Ill. March 3, 1917, aged 53 years, 3 months and 23 days. She received her education in the Lanark public schools. She united with the Church of the Brethren in her early life. She was united in marriage to S. Fowler Lowman at her parents home in Lanark, March 27, 1895, where they lived for several years, after which they moved to Oregon, where they resided at the time the deceased departed. She leaves to mourn a bereaved husband, a father and mother, two brothers, Edward W. and Fred L., both of Lanark; two sisters, Ida E. Anderson, of Shannon, and Anna E. Baldwin of Lanark; twenty-five nieces and nephews, besides a host of other relatives and friends here, at Leaf River and Oregon. Peace to the departed; she sleeps. The funeral was held at the Church of the Brethren in this city (Lanark) at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Elder Shaw of Milledgeville, conducting the service. Interment in Lanark’s beautiful city of the dead.
SCOTT D. LOWMAN
, was born near Adeline, Ogle County, Ill. On January 25, 1851 and died at Lanark, Carroll County, Ill. On February 27, 1911, aged 60 years, one month and two days. He was the second son of David J. and Sarah A. Lowman. With his parents he came to Carroll County, Ill. In the year 1867, and resided on the farm near Maple Grove.
In the year 1873 he was married to Elizabeth F. Nichol, of Rock Creek township. To this union three children were born, viz: George F., who died in infancy; Charles E. residing in Forreston, Ill., and superintendent of the public school, and Harry S. of Lanark. After marriage the deceased lived on his farm east of Lanark until the year 1883, when he moved to Lanark and has since resided in the city. While in the city he served on the Board of Education and was on the building committee when the present high school building was erected. He also served the city as police magistrate for a number of years.
In 1873 he united with the Lutheran Church and has always taken an active part in church work. In Sunday school he was very energetic and desirous of leading young people into christian work. On February 19th he was present with his class for the last time, serving them as leader and teacher. In the home, he was kind and loving as a father and husband and will be greatly missed by the wife and children. As a citizen he was public spirited, but careful to maintain the principles of right and justice to all.
He leaves to mourn his departure a loving wife, two sons, a daughter-in-law, a grandson, one brother and two sisters. S. F. Lowman, his brother, resides at Oregon, Ill. One sister, Mrs. H. A. Rhinehart, resides at LaFayette, Oregon; and his other sister is Mrs. Mary Courts, of Lanark. In the death of S. D. Lowman, the community has lost a man of christian integrity, the church a faithful worker, and the family one devoted to its greatest good. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon in the Lutheran church, conducted by Rev. J. E. Maurer of Mt. Carroll. The remains were interred in the Lanark Cemetery.
CLIFFORD F. LUETTIG
, 89, of Mount Carroll, former Pearl City Transportation Supervisor, bus driver, and World War II veteran, died March 4, 2008 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mount Carroll , Illinois . Born March 23, 1918 in Freeport , he was the son of Fred and Susie (Schmitt) Luettig. He was educated in Freeport schools, graduating from Freeport High School in 1936. Clifford and Vivian Downing Goldy were married December 7, 1946.
He was a partner with Tom Schultz at Stephenson Service Station until 1941, when he was inducted by the first official draft into the Army. He served in the 132nd Infantry from 1941 to 1945, stationed in Australia , New Caledonia , Guadalcanal, the Fiji Islands , Bougainville and Layette in the Philippines . For his service, he was decorated with the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Philippines Liberation Medal with Bronze Star, and the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation. He was a 50+-year member of the Pearl City American Legion, a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a lifetime member of the Evergreen Lodge of Freeport.
Surviving are one daughter, Patricia ( Gary ) Christensen of Omaha, Nebraska; and a stepson, David L. Goldy (Susan) of Fort Myers Beach , Fla. ; three grandsons, David and Daniel (Jessica) Goldy of Boston, Massachusetts, and Scott (Dena) Christensen of Littleton, Colorado; one step-grandson, Julius (Diane) Miller of Madison, Wisconsin; and one nephew, Karl (Kathy) Parkinson of Benson, Arizona, as well as other nieces, nephews and cousins. His wife, Vivian Downing Gold Luettig, his sister Belva Keith of Tucson , Arizona , and his parents preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church in Pearl City . Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery at Mount Carroll .
Surviving family members include her husband, Clifford of Mount Carroll; a son, David (Susan) Goldy of Fort Myers, Fla.; a daughter, Patricia (Gary) Christensen of Omaha, Neb.; three grandsons, Chris Goldy of Cambridge, Mass., Dan Goldy of Jamaica Plains, Mass., and Scott (Joyce) Christensen of Ballston Lake, N. Y.; a step-grandson, Jay (Di) Miller of Madison, Wis., a great-grandson, Aiden Goldberg; and a step-great-granddaughter, Hannah Daignault; a sister, Georgia Stubbe of Anaheim, Calif.; three sisters-in-law, Ruth Downing of Springfield, Bessie Downing of Mount Carroll, and Belva Keith of Tucson, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her parents; her first husband; an infant brother Clarence, in 1918; a sister, Grace Getz in 1992; a brother, Harvey Downing in 1996; two sisters, Eva Metz and Florence Horner in 2000; and a brother, Preston Downing in 2001. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at Hermann Funeral Home in Pearl City. A memorial fund has been established.
GEORGE & HENRY LUTZ
- Died in Carroll county, Ill, May 20 (1863) . GEORGE LUTZ, son of br Isaac and sister Elizabeth Lutz, aged 11 years, 11 months and 18 days
Died also May 23 (1863), HENRY LUTZ of the same parents, aged 7 years, 7 months and 26 days. Funeral occasion improved by the brethren, and God bless the parents and family in their afflictions. John S Buck
ELEANA (GRIFFEN) LYDON
- age 95, of Savanna died Monday, November 5, 2007 at Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna.
A Funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 9, 2007 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna with Father Dennis Atto as Celebrant. Visitation was held from 78 p.m. Thursday, November 8, at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna, with a Rosary Service at 8 p.m. Burial was at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 10, in St. John Catholic Cemetery, Adair, Iowa.
Eleanor was born April 25, 1912 near Casey, Iowa, the daughter of Michael J. and Eleanor "Nel" (Hogan) Griffin. She attended country school near Adair and Adair grade school. She graduated valedictorian, class of 1929 at Adair High School. She attended Ottumwa Heights College, Ottumwa, Iowa and then the Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On November 28, 1936, Eleanor married James R. Lydon in Adair, Iowa. James died August 25, 1968 in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1967, Eleanor graduated from Drake University, with a degree in elementary education. Eleanor taught at country schools and later she taught 6th grade in the Adair, Casey school system. She also worked for the state of Iowa until retirement.
Eleanor very much loved and enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna and a former member of St. John Catholic Church, Adair, Iowa and the Altar and Rosary Societies of both parishes.
Eleanor will be dearly missed by a son, Michael M. (Molly) Lydon of Ankeny, Iowa; a daughter, Patricia J. (Lewis) Lehnhardt of Savanna; a sister, Lillian (G.C. Grover) Nordman of Des Moines, Iowa; four grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.
Her husband, James; three brothers, Bernard, James and Harold Griffin; and a sister, Mildred Lydon, precede Eleanor in death.
Contributed by Alice Horner
Contributed by Alice Horner
Contributed by Alice Horner
Contributed by Alice Horner
Contributed by Melva Taylor - From Melva July 16, 1958 - Wednesday, pg 2 col 3
Contributed by Melva Taylor - The Daily Gazette, STerling-Rock Falls, Illinois August 25, 1962 - Thursday, pg 2 col 3
Contributed by Alice Horner
Contributed by Melva Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois
Contributed by Larry Reynolds - The Sterling Daily Gazette, March 31, 1978, page 4, column 1
Contributed by Larry Reynolds - The Sterling Evening Gazette, January 21, 1913, page 2, column 5
Contributed by Alice Horner - Thursday, March 11, 1937 Thomson Review, Thomson, Carroll County , Illinois
Contributed by Alice Horner
Contributed by Melva Taylor - The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Falls, Illinois June 28, 1960 - Tuesday
Contributed by Carol Parrish - with thanks to Dennis from
"The Monthly Gospel Visitor" (1851-1873)
Contributed by Carol Parrish - with thanks to Dennis from
"The Monthly Gospel Visitor" (1851-1873)
Contributed by Lori Gilbert
Contributed by Lori Gilbert
Contributed by Lori Gilbert
Thomson Review 23 Feb. 1939
ELIZABETH (NICHOL) LOWMAN
, widow of the late Scott Lowman, has lived in Lanark for the last 57 years, and now at the age of 85 years past enjoys her home life and visits in the neighborhood. She and her husband came to Lanark from their farm home east of town.
Mrs. Lowman was born July 20, 1854 at Delhi, New York, daughter of Elliott and Mary Nichol, who moved to Lanark in 1861, there having been no town nor railroad there then. Her parents had seven children. She has two brothers also living in Lanark, George and Elliott Nichol. Mrs. Lowman was married to Scott Lowman in 1873. She has three sons living, one of whom is Harry Lowman of Lanark. Her husband died in 1911. Mrs. Lowman has lived in her present home the entire 57 years of her residence in Lanark. She is a member of the Lutheran church.
The article was written for her 85th birthday. Contributed by Alice Horner with special thanks to Jean Sturtevant.
Contributed by Alice Horner with special thanks to Jean Sturtevant
Contributed by Alice Horner with special thanks from Jean Sturtevant
Contributed by Alice Horner
VIVIAN MAXINE (DOWNING) LUETTIG
, 81, of Mount Carroll, died Sunday, January 20, 2002 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. Born Dec, 4, 1920 at Preston Prairie in Mount Carroll Township, she was the eighth child of Harvey “Loomer” Downing and Eva Belle (Bickelhaupt) Downing. Vivian graduated from Brown’s Business College in Freeport in 1939. On June 5, 1941 she and David C. Goldy were married in Pontiac. He died in January 1945, a World War II casualty. On Dec. 7, 1946 Vivian and Clifford F. Luettig were married in Freeport. Vivian was secretary to the superintendent of schools at Pearl City for 26 years, retiring in 1979. She enjoyed painting, drawing, quilting, genealogy, and family history. Vivian belonged to the Carroll County Daughters of the American Revolution, American Legion Auxiliary, Stephenson County Home Extension, and Pearl City Historical Organization. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Pearl City.
Contributed by Alice Horner
Contributed by Carol Parrish - with thanks to Dennis from
"The Monthly Gospel Visitor" (1851-1873)
Contributed by Lori Gilbert
