ANNA LOUISE (SPRECHER) LAW
, 89, of Pecatonica, Ill., and formerly of Mount Carroll, died Wednesday at her son's home in Pecatonica. Following cremation rites, a memorial service will be scheduled in May with interment in Mount Carroll.
She was born Feb. 11, 1915, in Lanark, Ill., to William and Louise Brabandt Sprecher. She married Kenneth L. Law in Mount Carroll on Dec. 25, 1937. She resided in Freeport, Ill., from 1954 to 2000. She was a graduate of Shimer, Mount Carroll. She taught school for several years in Carroll County.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Mary L. (James) Bailey of Chevy Chase, Md.; a son, William K. Law of Pecatonica; a sister, Betty Frank of Lanark, Ill.; six grandchildren; and one great- grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son and two sisters. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made to the Girl Scouts of America.
BLENDON W. LAW
, 86, of Stockton, previously of Mt. Carroll, died Wednesday March 23, 2005 at FHN Memorial Hsp. Freeport. Funeral services will be at 11 am Tuesday at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Blendon was born Aug. 12, 1918 in Mt. Carroll, the son of Wm. and Mary (Lambert) Law. He attended Mt. Carroll schools and also completed many business related classes through his lifetime. He married Thelma Toepfer. He later married Geneva Ritenour. She died march 20, 1997 in Mt. Carroll. BLendon then married Melva (Pohl) Wenziker on Oct. 3, 1998 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua Iowa. Blendon worked as a Country Cimpanies Insurance agent for many years.
He was a member of the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church, a past president of Mt. Carroll Lions Club, a member of Cyrus Lodge Post 188 AF & AM, Freeport Consistory 32nd Degree, Rockford Shrin Club and a past president of the Rock River Restorers Antique Car Club. Blendons' passion throughout life was music. He played in various bands, mostly notably the "Blendonaires". His family and friends were most important. He loved being a grandpa. Blendon will be missed by his wife, Melva of Stockton; three sons, Herb (Jan) Law and Robert (Ginger) Law both of Mt. Carroll and Jerry Law of Springfield; one stepdaughter, Sally Foley of Freeport, a sister Ruth Kelly of Savanna. He was preceded in death by his second wife,
Geneva; three brothers, Herbert, Kenneth and Paul, and both parents.
DELLA L. (SPENCER) LAW
, 105, of Mount Carroll, and previously of Savanna, Ill., died Friday in the Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Mount Carroll. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m Wednesday at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll with Pastor Michael Wey of the First Presbyterian Church, Savanna, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. She was born Nov. 15, 1898, in Milledgeville, Ill., to Elmer and Eliza (Ensley) Spencer. She was a graduate of the Milledgeville High School. In 1919, she married Wilbert Law in Milledgeville. He died on Nov. 24, 1968. She was a teacher at Oakton Country School for several years. She was a homemaker and also farmed with Wilbert for many years in rural Savanna. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the American Cancer Society Board, Jacobstown Community Club, Preston Prairie Club, and the UNI Club.
Survivors include three sons, Gervace Law of Lake Carroll, Ill., Lyle (Lois) Law of Mount Carroll and Duane Law of Lake Carroll; six grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and three brothers. Memorials may be made in Della Law's name to the American Cancer Society or the Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Mount Carroll.
Clinton Herald 23 January 2004
DORIS LAW
- Funeral services for Mrs. Paul Law, Dixon, who passed away at 3:45 p.m. Friday January 18, 1957 in a Dixon hospital after a short illness, were held Monday afternoon, January 21, 1957 at Dixon Church of the Brethren, with the Rev. Don Snyder, pastor, officiating. Burial was made in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Dixon.
Mrs. Law was born October 6, 1918, north of Lanark, the daughter of Aaron and Addie (Rowland) Hawbecker. She was married to Paul Law on September 16, 1939, at her parents’ home. Mr. and Mrs. Law moved to Dixon 15 years ago. She was a member of the Dixon Church of the Brethren. (Alice Horner’s note: She was Doris Hawbecker, and her husband was Paul M. Law, son of Freeman H. and Maude E. [Mader] Law. She graduated from Lanark High School in 1936.)
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Janice and Barbara, and one son, Arthur, all at home; one brother, the Rev. Merle Hawbecker of Lanark, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Iske of Polo.
DOROTHY MAE (JOHNSON) LAW
, 73, of Mount Carroll and Lake Carroll , died Saturday June 23, 2001 at Freeport Memorial Hospital . A 1947 graduate of Thomson High School , she was a homemaker most of her life. She was employed at Ned Spencer’s Grocery Store in Argo Fay prior to her marriage. Her memberships included Hickory Grove United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Carroll County Farm Bureau where she served on the Women’s Committee, Jacobstown club, 4-C’s Card Club and Preston Prairie Club. Most important to her were her family and friends. She was born June 12, 1928 in rural Thomson, to John W. and Florence Mae (Williams) Johnson. She married Duane B. “Shorty” Law on November 25, 1948 in Argo Fay. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Donna (David) Bielema of Mount Carroll and Tresa (Thomas) Wilkinson) of Stockton; one son, Brad (Sharon) Law of Mount Carroll; seven grandchildren, Michael Bielema, Jason Bielema, Matthew Bielema, Tonia Wilkinson, Travis Wilkinson, Tanner Wilkinson, and Cory Law; and one brother, Howard “Sonnie” (Dorothy) Johnson of Mount Carroll. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Lloyd Johnson; and two sisters, Norma Smith and Alberta “Bootie” Johnson. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday June 28 at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll with Pastor Carol Hawley of Hickory Grove United Methodist Church in Wacker officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll .
Contributed by Alice Horner
ELIZABETH J. (PULLEY) LAW
, wife of Thomas Law of Washington Twp. died very suddenly of heart disease on Tuesday night. She went to bed feeling well and about 11 p.m. woke up and felt so awful that she asked her husband to get up and hand her the camphor bottle. He went to the cupboard for it and returned to the bed to find his wife dead. Mrs. Law leaves eleven children and the youngest but two months old.
Contributed by Pat Willits - Carroll County Miror - Friday Mar 8, 1872
ELIZABETH (IRWIN) LAW
- The announcement last Saturday of the death of Mrs. W. T. Law was received by all friends of the family with a feeling of relief. Mrs. Law had been afflicted for many months with consumption and indeed some years ago death had marked her for a victim long before her allotted time. She spent some days the early part of the winter under treatment of Dr. Palmer, but even when the local physicians could not help her, it was evident that no human agency could save her life. With this knowledge, it was hard indeed for the husband and the interesting family of children to see the wife and mother gradually sink and each day grow a little worse until the end finally came last Saturday afternoon, February 11, 1893, about 2 o’clock. And yet their sore trial is tempered with the knowledge that her sufferings are over. What makes this affliction more painful is the fact that the oldest son, Irvie, has been bedridden for many months and all during his mother’s worst sickness and death he lay a helpless invalid and is still in the same condition.
Mrs. Law, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Irwin, was born in Argyle, New York July 12, 1852. At an early age she came to Savanna with her parents and September 14, 1871 was married to William T. Law. They resided here until 1889 when the family removed to Kansas but only remained away one year, when they returned to Savanna and have since resided here, Mr. Law continuing in the grocery business.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the family residence, on Fifth Street, conducted by Rev. Griswold and Rev. Hanson. There was a very large attendance of the relatives and friends and the remains were laid in the Savanna Cemetery.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Weekly Journal, Savanna, Illinois Thursday, February 16, 1893
ELLEN (GILLOGLY) LAW
- was born in Fermanagh County, Ireland in 1821. She was married to William Law June 1844. On their arrival in America they first settled in Jo Daviess County and came to Carroll County in 1859, and moved on the farm in 1868, where she has since resided until the day of her death, September 17, 1899. To this union there were born ten children, tree of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Matheson of Jo Daviess County, Mrs. Morris Lister of Savanna, Thomas Law of Cowly, Nebraska, William Law at home, Mrs. Lewis Chrisman of Mount Carroll, J. W. Law of Nemaha County, Kansas, and Matthew A. Law of this city survive her. The husband and father died 23 years ago.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Daily Journal , Savanna, Illinois September 19, 1899
Alice Horner’s note: I show she was born June 21, 1821, and that she is buried in Savanna Township Cemetery. Her son, J. W. Law was John Walter Law.
FLORENCE ARLEN (SIEDENBURG) LAW
, age 81, of Savanna, Illinois, died Friday, November 4, 2011, at St. Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at the First United Methodist Church in Savanna. Burial will follow in the Spring Lake Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2011, at Law – Jones Funeral Home in Savanna and from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. prior to the funeral at the church. A memorial fund has been established in Florence’s memory.
Florence was born April 20, 1930, in Savanna, the daughter of Albert Glen and Clara (Heinze) Siedenburg. She attended Milledgeville Elementary School and graduated from Mt. Carroll High School with the Class of 1949. Florence married Merle Law on October 18, 1953 in Savanna.
Florence worked with her husband Merle, farming. She also worked as a waitress for numerous restaurants for forty years, including Grimm’s Restaurant in Savanna and the Mt. Carroll Café, retiring in 2007. Florence was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Savanna and the 4 C’s Primetimers. She enjoyed dancing, playing cards with family and friends, playing Bingo and going to the casino. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family and the latest joy in her life was her two great grandsons, Gavin and Gage.
Florence is survived by her husband, Merle of Savanna; one daughter, Cindy Ottens of Savanna; two sons, Kevin (Lori) Law of Savanna and Scott (Teresa Benischek) Law of Savanna; two grandchildren, Thomas Sisson and Emily (Dylan) Smith; two great grandsons, Gavin and Gage Smith; one brother, Donald Siedenburg of Grants Pass, Oregon; two special nieces; several nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews. Florence is preceded in death by a daughter at birth, Roxanne; a sister, Lucille Swenson; a sister in-law, Eleanor Siedenburg; both parents; and great nephew, Brandon Keller.
Contributed by Alice Horner -
FREEMAN H. LAW
, retired area farmer, died at his home Wednesday morning, April 12, 1961 following a brief illness. He was born August 28, 1888 in Mount Carroll, son of John and Lizzie (Smith) Law. His marriage to Maude Mader took place in Mount Carroll on June 25, 1913. He was a member of Church of the Brethren here. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Dale Heisler of Rockford; two sons, Keith of Freeport and Paul of Dixon; and eight grandchildren.
Service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Church of the Brethren with Rev. Don Snider, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. Friends may call here at the Chapel Hill Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Thursday until 10 a.m. Saturday. A memorial fund has been established at his church
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois Wednesday, April 12, 1961
GENEVA MARIE (SLICK) LAW
- Services were held today for Geneva Marie Law, 73, of Mount Carroll, homemaker, who died Thursday March 20, 1997 at her home. Daughter of Jeremiah and Laura (Herman) Slick, she was born April 28, 1923 at Savanna. She and Robert Ritenour were married in 1939. He died in 1961. On August 12, 1964 she married Blendon Law. She was educated in the Slick country school in Freedom Township and Mount Carroll High School . She and her husband farmed together. She had previously worked at Sievert’s Restaurant in Mount Carroll . Her interests included quilting, baking and decorating cakes, flower gardening and cooking for family get-togethers. She was described as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and that time spent with her family was the most important part of her life. Surviving family members include her husband; one daughter, Darlene (William) Ready of Mount Carroll; three stepsons, Herbert (Janice) Law and Robert (Ginger) Law, both of Mount Carroll, and Gerald (Linda) Law of Springfield; four grandchildren, 12 step-grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, and 12 step-great-grandchildren, four brothers, Carlos (Helen) Slick and Virgil (Norma) Slick, both of Joliet; Forrest (Nancy) Slick of Kent, and Marvin (Charlotte) Slick of Stockton; three sisters, Evelyn (Alden) Ethridge of Lena, Gladys (Wayne) Streicher and Bonnie (Lawrence) Haas, both of Mount Carroll. Also preceding her in death were one son, Robert Jr., a great-grandson, Patrick Vietmeyer, one brother, Ronald Slick, and one sister, Dorothy Slick. The funeral was held this morning at Mount Carroll United Methodist Church with the Rev. William Blomberg officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery , Mount Carroll . A memorial fund has been established for the church.
Contributed by Alice Horner
HERBERT LAW
, 24, one of the two Law brothers who have been operating a large turkey farm near Lanark, and son of Mr. and Mrs. William Law, who operate a much larger turkey farm northwest of Mount Carroll, died Tuesday night, November 17, 1936 at his home near here, following a major operation in a Freeport hospital three weeks ago.
He was born in Woodland Township, Carroll County in 1912 and in 1935 was united in marriage with Miss Mayme Randecker. (Alice Horner’s note: I show he was born February 13, 1912. The Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950 erroneously shows his date of death as November 17, 1935. But the masthead of the Freeport Journal Standard which published his obituary clearly shows the date as Wednesday, November 18, 1936. ) Herbert Law and his brother Paul have operated the turkey farm near Lanark for several years. Recently a barn on their farm was destroyed by fire. Mr. Law is survived by his widow; his parents; three brothers, Paul of near Lanark, Kenneth and Blendon, and a sister, Ruth, residing with her parents near Mount Carroll.
Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the home and at 3 o’clock at the United Brethren Church in Mount Carroll. Rev. I. D. Leatherman of Lanark will officiate and burial will be made in the Mount Carroll Cemetery. (Alice Horner’s note: I’m fairly certain this means Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois Wednesday, November 18, 1936
HERBERT BLENDON LAW
, age 68, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Monday, August 28, 2006 at home. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2006 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in Oakville Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Reverend Dave Davies of Hope United Methodist Church, Chadwick, Illinois will officiate. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 31, 2006 at the Funeral Home. A Memorial fund has been established. Herb was born April 8, 1938, the son of Blendon W. and Thelma A. (Toepfer) Law in Freeport, Illinois. He attended Mt. Carroll High School, graduating Class of 1956.
Herb served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1960. On June 3, 1962 Herb married Janice C. Rahn in Chadwick, Illinois. Herb farmed and raised Purebred Angus "Nachco Angus" near Mt. Carroll for many years. He also owned and operated a Ford Dealership in Savanna from 1978 to 1981. Herb was a member of the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church, the PCA board, Past President of the Lions Club, a past member of the Mt. Carroll School Board and the Carroll County Board, a member of the Livestock Feeders Association. Herb loved spending time with his family and friends. He enjoyed traveling, boating, RVing and after retirement collecting antique cars. Herb will be dearly missed by his wife, Janice of Mt. Carroll; three daughters, Nadine (Roger) Renfro of Vancouver, Washingon, Christine (Tom) Sears of Geneseo, Illinois and Colline (Matt) Gusse of Dixon, Illinois; his mother, Thelma McCall of Savanna; five grandchildren; two step grandchildren and five step great grandchildren; two brothers, Robert (Ginger) Law of Mt. Carroll and Gerald Law of Springfield, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his father, Blendon Law.
IRWIN H. LAW
- born January 24, 1873, died March 8, 1893. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm T. Law and resided with his parents in Savanna during his life. He attended school here until his 18th birth year when he entered Rockford Business College and remained there until he graduated with the class of ’92. It was about this time he was stricken with a disease that left him a complete invalid. He had brothers and sisters. He was laid to rest beside his mother who died recently, in the Savanna Cemetery.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Weekly Journal, Savanna, Illinois Thursday, March 9, 1893
JOHN G. LAW
,79, retired farmer, died Wednesday, March 20, in an East Moline hospital. The body was brought to the Frank funeral home here where last ries were held Saturday afternoon. The Rev. John J. Main, Methodist pastor, officiated and burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mr. Law was born October 29, 1877 at Mount Carroll, son of Samuel and Jane (Dalton) Law. He married March 23, 1909 and engaged in farming until he retired.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Chadwick Review, Chadwick, Illinois Thursday, March 28, 1957
(Alice Horner’s note: I show his wife was Anna M. Adams.) Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Traum of Mount Carroll, and a son Samuel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and three grandchildren
JOHN H. LAW
, 86, native of Carroll County, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 1949 at his home in Mount Carroll. Funeral services are planned for 2 p.m. today (Thursday) in the Fuller funeral home in Savanna, the Rev. Stanley Birdsall officiating, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery at Mount Carroll.
Mr. Law was born March 12, 1863 in Washington Township, Carroll County, Illinois, the son of Andrew and Anna Law. He was married to Elizabeth Smith, who died in 1899. On February 12, 1902 he married Maria Law, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Freeman Law of Dixon; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a brother Edward of Savanna.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Chadwick Review, Chadwick, Illinois Thursday December 22, 1949
KENNETH LAMBERT LAW
, 205 N. Harlem Avenue, who operated the Freeport Vault Company for many years and who is a member of the Freeport Housing Authority board, died this morning in Freeport Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Law, a Navy veteran of World War II, was a member of First United Methodist Church, Mount Carroll Masonic Lodge, of which he was a past master, Freeport Consistory, Tebala Shrine, Shrine Air Patrol, Freeport Shrine Club, White Shrine, and the Rotary Club. He was also chairman of the Oakland Cemetery Board and an honorary member of the Boy Scouts of America.
Born February 8, 1914 in Mount Carroll, he was the son of William H. and Mary A. (Lambert) Law. He married Anna Louise Sprecher December 25, 1937 in Mount Carroll. Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. James (Mary Lou) Bailey of Silver Springs, Maryland; two sons, William of Burlington, Wisconsin and Thomas of Freeport; two grandchildren; two brothers, Blendon and Paul, both of Mount Carroll; and a sister, Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Kelly of Savanna. He was preceded in death by a brother and his parents.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home. The Rev. David Tracy, pastor of First United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Arrangements were completed by Frank Funeral Home, Lanark.
Contributed by ALice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois June 1, 1973
LLOYD ROBERT LAW
, 84, Savanna, died Tuesday, October 3, 1978 in Savanna City Hospital. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the United Methodist Church, Savanna, with the Rev. James Allen officiating. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna.
Mr. Law was born December 25, 1893 to Edward and Augusta (Reese) Law. He married Louise Getz on February 22, 1922. (Alice Horner’s note: I show this wedding date as February 22, 1921.) He farmed all his life, and belonged to Savanna Moose Lodge, Jacobstown Club, and the Washington Club. Survivors include four sons, Lloyd Jr., Merle, Donald, and Vernon, all of Savanna; 11 grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Lillian McMurray of Rockford, Mrs. Neva Jones, Mrs. Mildred Koser, Mrs. Blanche Truninger, all of Savanna, and two brothers, Glen of Sterling and Judd of Savanna. He was preceded in death by his wife and a sister.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa Wednesday, October 4, 1978
LLOYD WAYNE LAW
, age 78, of Savanna, Illinois, died Sunday, March 12, 2006 at his home. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 17 at the First United Methodist Church, Savanna. Reverend Thomas Moe will officiate. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held 2:00 – 4:00 and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 16 at the Law-Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Memorials may be given in Lloyd's name to the Savanna Ambulance Association. Lloyd was born September 9, 1927 in Savanna, the son of Lloyd and Louise (Getz) Law, Sr. He graduated from the Savanna High School with the Class of 1945. Lloyd married Margaret Mennsinger October 14, 1949. She died March 1, 1979. Lloyd farmed all his life near Savanna and died doing what he loved. He also enjoyed dancing. Lloyd was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Savanna. Lloyd will be dearly missed by his three brothers, Merle (Florence) Law of Savanna, Donald (Eva) Law of Mt. Carroll and Vernon (Thelma) Law of Savanna; five nieces, six nephews, several great nieces and great nephews; and a special friend, Marilyn Williams of Maquoketa, Iowa. Also two Aunts, Neva Jones and Mildred Koser, and an Uncle, Jacob Glenn Getz, all of Savanna. Lloyd was preceded in death by his wife and both parents.
LOUISE (GETZ) LAW
, 79, Route 2, Savanna, died Friday at Savanna Hospital. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church, Savanna, with the Rev. Bryan Ewin officiating. Burial was in Savanna Township Cemetery.
She was born May 13, 1898 in Savanna, to Jacob and Mary (Ripper) Getz. She married Lloyd Law February 21, 1922 in Woodland Township. (Alice Horner’s note: I show this date as February 21, 1921.) Mrs. Law was a charter member of the OCW Club and a member of the Washington Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Women of the Moose, and the Jacobstown Club.
Survivors include her husband; four sons, Lloyd Jr., Merle, Donald, and Vernon, all of Savanna; 11 grandchildren; and five brothers, Ralph of Champaign, Illinois, Charles of Ames, Iowa, Walter of Chadwick, Melvin of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Jake Getz of Savanna. She was preceded in death by a brother.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Times Journal, Savanna, Illinois Tuesday, July 5, 1977
MARIA (LAW) LAW
, 78, died at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 1951 at the home of her brother, John G. Law, in Mount Carroll. (Alice Horner’s note: Her maiden name was Maria Law.) Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Frank funeral home here, the Rev. Barker of the United Brethren Church officiating, and burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
She was born November 11, 1872 in Woodland Township, Carroll County, daughter of the late Samuel and Jane (Dalton) Law. She was married to John H. Law, who preceded her in death. Surviving is a son, Freeman Law, of Dixon, and a brother John. (Alice Horner’s note: Freeman Law was her step-son.)
Contributed by Alice Horner - Chadwick Review, Chadwick, Illinois Thursday, October 18, 1951
MARTHA (GUENZLER) LAW
- Funeral services for Mrs. Paul Law, 43, who died at 5:15 p .m. Saturday, November 28, 1959, were held Wednesday afternoon, December 2, 1959 in the Frank Funeral Home here. Rev. Ted Rodd, Methodist pastor, officiated. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Law died quite unexpectedly in Deaconess Hospital, Freeport, after a short illness.
Martha Guenzler was born July 3, 1916 at Mount Carroll, daughter of Charles and Ethel (Adams) Guenzler. She married Paul Law on December 31, 1934, and for a number of years she and her husband have operated a large turkey farm and hatchery at Mount Carroll. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Jane, student at Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; her father, a brother, Charles Jr. of Mount Carroll, and a sister, Mrs. Lawrence Mummert of Lanark. Her mother died about a month ago.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Chadwick Review, Chadwick, Illinois Thursday, December 3, 1959
MARTHA E. "MIMI" LAW
, age 68 formerly of Savanna, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at her home in Cincinnati, Ohio. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 4, 2004 at the Hyde Park Community Methodist Church 1345 Grace Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45209. Memorial donations will be given to "Mimi's" favorite library the Hamilton County Public Library.
Mimi was born in Savanna on January 9, 1936 the beloved daughter of Rhene and Natalie (Brown) Law. She was a graduate of Savanna High School, a graduate of University of Iowa and attained her Masters Degree at Eastern Kentucky University. Mimi owned and operated "The Blue Pig Catering Service" in Cincinnati, Ohio. She very much enjoyed the Arts and Theater she was always on the go with activities. Her church was a very important part of her life. Mimi will be deeply missed by her loving mother, Natalie "Nan" Law of Cincinnati, Ohio; her two daughters, Lisa Howell and Anne (Mark) Walls; her son, Drew (Paris) Howell; and her three grandchildren, Hunter Howell, Natalie and Brent Walls; her sister in-law Gretchen (John) Powell; niece, Heather Law, two nephews, Doug (Gerda) Law of Avon, Indiana and Russ (Vivian) Law of Anna, Illinois and of course all the family and staff at Law-Jones Funeral Homes. Her husband John O'Malley, her father, Rhene Law and her brother, Rhene "Si" Law, precede Mimi in death.
Prairie Advocate 17 November 2004
Family History
MARY (LAMBERT) LAW
- Funeral services for Mrs. William Law, 67, were held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Methodist Church here. The Rev. Frank Countryman officiated and burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Law was found dead about 7 a.m. Wednesday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Kelly, in Savanna where she had been visiting. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
She was born February 5, 1883 in St. Joseph, Missouri, daughter of John Y. and Ruth E. (Cogswell) Lambert. She was married February 6, 1907 to William Law in Savanna, and they had since resided in Mount Carroll. Surviving are three sons: Paul, Kenneth and Blendon Law of Mount Carroll; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Kelly of Savanna; eight grandchildren; two sisters and one brother. Her husband died about five years ago, and a son Herbert also preceded her in death.
Contributed by Alice Horner Chadwick Review, Chadwick, Illinois Thursday, June 1, 1950
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Elmer Bashaw of Miami, Florida and Mrs. Winfield James, Norfield, Minn., and one brother, John Lambert, of Los Angeles.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Mirror – Democrat, Mount Carroll, Illinois Thursday May 25, 1950
MATTHEW LAW
, 90, died at 8 this morning, February 13, 1948, at his home southwest of Mount Carroll. He wwas born November 29, 1857, near Mount Carroll, the son of Andrew and Ann Law. He was married to Matilda Adams on April 5, 1887, the wife preceding him in death. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. E. L. Dauphin, Mrs. Benjamin Hammond, Mrs. Oliver Pierce, and Miss Nora Law, all of Savanna; a son, Wilbert, of Mount Carroll; two brothers, John H. Law of Mount Carroll and Ed Law of Savanna.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Christian Funeral Home, Rev. Russell Shaw, pastor of the Savanna Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Freeport Journal Standard, Freeport, Illinois February 13, 1948
MAUDE (MADER) LAW
, 90, of Dixon died Tuesday at North Rockford convalescent home in Rockford following a short illness. She was a member of Church of the Brethren in Dixon. (The Social Security Death Index gives the date as July 1979.) Born Feb. 9, 1889 in Mount Carroll, she was the daughter of William and Catherine (Obley) Mader. She married Freeman Law June 25, 1913 in Mount Carroll. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Dale (Betty) Heisler of Rockford; two sons, Paul of Dixon and Keith of Orange, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, three sisters and one brother.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Ira Lydic, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon, where the family will be present from 3 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the church.
Contributed by Alice Horner
MINNIE (NEWLEN) LAW
, 90, died Tuesday (23 August 1983) at the Big Meadows Nursing Home, Savanna.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Frank Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, with the Rev. Cyrus Pollard of the Church of God officiating. Friends may call from 8 a.m. till services time at the funeral home.
Minnie Law was born on July 12, 1893 in Victor Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claus Nevlen. On June 5, 1923 she married Lee Law. She was a member of the Oak Park Bible Church, Savanna.
Surviving are one son, Richard, Oswego; one daughter, Mrs. Walter (Betty) Geison, Mesa, Ariz.; six grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her husband, parents, six brothers and one sister.
Contributed by Lori Gilbert
PAUL LAW
, 70, of Mount Carroll, died Tuesday, February 13, 1979 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. The private funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Frank Funeral Home in Mount Carroll with the Rev. Tony Hawkins, of First Methodist Church of Mount Carroll, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight.
Mr. Law was born December 15, 1908 in Mount Carroll, the son of William and Mary (Lambert) Law. He married Martha Margaret Guenzler on December 31, 1934 in Mount Carroll. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Jane Law, of Waterloo; a brother, Blendon Law, of Mount Carroll; and a sister, Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Kelly of Savanna. He ws preceded in death by his wife and two brothers.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Times Journal, Savanna, Illinois Thursday, February 15, 1979
RAE (McCALL) LAW
, 88, died at 4:20 a.m. on Thursday March 21, 1957 in the Maple Lawn Nursing Home here. She had lived in the home for about two years, after making her home with a niece, MRs. S. B, McCall in Savanna for 16 years. Christian Science funeral services were conducted at 3:20 p.m. Saturday in a Savanna funeral home, with burial in Savanna Cemetery. She was born September 10, 1868 in Linn County, Iowa, the daughter of David and Eliza Jane McCall. She was married to Thomas L. Law in 1899 at Mount Carroll. He preceded her in death June 4, 1937. Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. McCall and Mrs. Wm. D. Scott, both of Savanna.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Chadwick Review, Chadwick, Illinois Thursday, March 28, 1957
RHENE B. LAW
, 52, of Savanna, died Sunday, September 14, 1986 at Grosse Point, Michigan following an extended illness. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday in United Methodist Church with the Revs. Paul Burgess, Dayre Newport, and Peter Surrey, officiating. Burial will be in Savanna Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in Law Jones Funeral Home, Savanna. Pallbearers will be Carl Lantau, Don and Glen Marken, Bill Scott, Tom Sorg, Harold Atherton, Robert Fosdick, and Robert Knuth. Honorary pallbearers will be Art Weidman, Claude Briggs, Duke Cozzolino and Brent Corey.
Mr. Law was born August 22, 1934 in Savanna, to Rhene B. and Natalie (Brown) Law. He married Gretchen Meyer August 23, 1959 in Galesburg. He was a graduate of Knox College, Galesburg; and a Feinberg Key graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science, Chicago. Mr. Law was funeral director and partner in Law Jones Funeral Homes in Savanna, Thomson, Elizabeth, Hanover, and Sabula.
He was a private pilot who attained his instrument rating; a member of the Savanna Rotary Club, Savanna and Thomson Chambers of Commerce; former president of the Savanna Prk Board, a member of the Masonic Lodge Mississippi Chapter, Mississippi Valley Sportsman’s club, and the Savanna Moose Lodge. He was also a member of the Iowa Funeral Directors’ Association, the National Funeral Directors’ Association, member and past president of both the Illinois and Northern Illinois Funeral Directors’ Association, and a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Heather Law, of Savanna; two sons, Douglas of San Francisco and Russell of Savanna; his mother of Savanna; and a sister, Martha Law of Euless, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father
Contributed by Alice Horner - Clinton Herald, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa Monday, September 15, 1986
SALLIE LAW
, eldest sister of W. G. Law and Mrs. W. H. Eldredge, passed away at an advanced age at her home in Ireland.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Daily Times Journal, Savanna, Illinois February 15, 1917
(Alice Horner’s note: I assume Sallie Law was born in Ireland well before William B. Law, her father, immigrated in 1869, and probably as early as 1857 when he first left Ireland to go to Australia and New Zealand.)
SARAH "SADIE" (ELLIOTT) LAW
- Funeral services for Mrs. Chester Law, 63, who died Thursday night, September 18, 1952 in her home in Woodland Township, north of Mount Carroll, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Center Hill United Brethren Church. Rev. O. L. Barker will officiate and burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. The former Sarah Elliott was born March 23, 1899 in Woodland Township to Thomas and Jennie (McCall) Elliott. She was married October 20, 1917 to Chester Law, who survives along with one sister, Mrs. John Derrer, Sr., of Mount Carroll.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Chadwick Review, Chadwick, Illinois Thursday, September 25, 1952
THOMAS LAW
, dies at Axtell, Kansas – M. A. Law received a message this morning (Saturday, July 5) from Axtell, Kansas announcing the death of his brother Tom which occurred at his home there during the night. No particulars of his death were given and the family believes that he was stricken with heart trouble although he had been poorly for some time.
Mr. Law was born on the old Ross farm east of town and was about 67 years of age. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Law, pioneers of this vicinity and now deceased. Of the six children born to this couple only two survive, M. A. Law and William Law of this city. Mr. Law spent his early life in this vicinity and later went to Kansas where he married and became a prominent stock raiser and farmer and was very successful. He married a lady from Axtell who survives, as does one son. He was buried at Axtell, Kansas.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Times Journal, Savanna, Illinois Wednesday, July 9, 1919
THOMAS LAW
, 79, a resident of Savanna for 39 years, died at 10 o’clock Friday night, June 4, 1937 at his home in Savanna after an illness of two years. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, June 6, 1937 in the Fuller funeral home with the Rev. Howard Grayless officiating. Burial was made in the Savanna Cemetery. Surviving are the widow; four sisters, Mrs. George Taylor of Chicago, Mrs. John H. Law of Colby, Wisconsin, Mrs. Maggie Carlton of Newell, Wisconsin, and Mrs. George Buck of Camp Creek; and two brothers, John and William Law, both of Mount Carroll.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Daily Times Journal, Savanna, Illinois 1937
He was born November 11, 1857 in Fermanagh, Ireland, son of Samuel and Jane (Dalton) Law. He came to the US with his parents when he was 10 years old. He married Miss Rae McCall September 21, 1899. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters. Surviving are his wife, four sisters and two brothers.
WILBERT LAW
- Funeral services were held Wednesday morning, November 27, 1968 in the Presbyterian Church, Savanna, for Wilbert Law, 72, of the Savanna area, who died at the Savanna City Hospital after a long illness. (Alice Horner’s note: I am transcribing this from a copy someone else transcribed and the date of death was not on it. However someone submitted the date to Findagrave.com as November 24, 1968 and shows a tombstone photo, but which give the year of death only.) The Rev. Robert Stevenson officiated and burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll.
Wilbert Law was born in Woodland Township in Carroll County, Illinois on October 9, 1896, the son of Mathew and Matilda (Adams) Law. He married Della Spencer in Milledgeville on May 6, 1919. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Presbyterian church. Survivors include his wife, three sons, Gervase, Lyle, and Duane, all of Mount Carroll; two sisters, Mrs. Otto (Jessie) Switzer and Mrs. Ben (Lila) Hammond, both of Savanna, and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four sisters.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Thomson Review, Thomson, Illinois Thursday, November 28, 1968
WILLIAM LAW
, 85, died Friday, April 15, 1938 in the Savanna hospital where he had been a patient for about two weeks. He had been in poor health for several months. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Law Funeral Home, with Dr. T. K. Griffith, pastor of the M. E. Church, officiating. Burial was made in the Savanna Cemetery. He was the last of a family of seven children, his parents, three sisters and three brothers preceding him in death. Fourteen nieces and nephews survive.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Daily Times Journal, Savanna, Illinois April 16, 1938
Additional information: William Law was born on a farm a short distance east of Savanna August 27, 1852 and died at the age of 85 years 7 months 19 days. He never married. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Matheson, Mrs. Mary Ann Lister, and Mrs. Sarah Christman; and three brothers, Thomas, John, and Matthew Law. (Alice Horner’s note: His parents were William and Ellen [Gillogly] Law.)
WILLIAM G. LAW
, 67 druggist in Savanna for nearly 45 years, died at his
home here Wednesday noon, following a lingering illness of several months.He was born in Savanna on Nov. 25, 1861 (s/b 1871?), the son of William B. and Sarah J. Law.
He was married 1908. He later married Miss Hazel Des Parois who survives, with
two sons, Ives and Boyd Law, both of Belvidere: five grandchildren, and one
sister, Mrs. Wade Eldredge, Savanna.
Contributed by Linda Sturtevant Irwin - Freeport Journal Standard 26 Jan. 1939
WILLIAM H. LAW
, 67, native of Woodland Township, died at 8:50 a.m. Monday, June 18, 1945, at his home in Mount Carroll, following a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Methodist Church in Mount Carroll, with the Rev. Frank Countryman, assisted by the Rev. Stanley A. Birdsall, officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Law was born October 29, 1877 in Woodland Township. He was married Feabruary 4, 1908 to Mary Lambert of Mount Carroll. (Alice Horner’s note: Mary Lambert Law’s obituary gives their wedding date as February 6, 1907.) They farmed near Mount Carroll until two years ago when they moved to town. Surviving are the widow; three sons, Paul, Kenneth, and Blendon, all of Mount Carroll; one daughter, Ruth, at home; two sisters, Mrs. George Buck of Savanna, and Mrs. John H. Law of Mount Carroll; a twin brother John G. Law of Mount Carroll, and six grandchildren.
Contributed by Alice Horner - Thomson Review, Thomson, Illinois Thursday, June 21, 1945
RUTH V. (WOESSNER) LEARY
- Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home for Mrs. Lloyd (Ruth V.) Leary, Freeport Route 2, who died Tuesday morning (October 8, 1968) in Freeport Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. The Rev. George F. Shepherd, pastor of First Presbyterian Church here, will officiate. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the Cancer Fund.
Mrs. Leary, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, was born July 7, 1908 in Shannon, daughter of George F. and Orpha (Hoy) Woessner. She was married to Lloyd Leary March 4, 1933 in Shannon. Surviving are her husband; two sons, Wallace and Gerald, both of rural Freeport; four grandchildren; three brothers, Howard and Paul, both of Shannon, and Orville of Freeport; a sister, Mrs. Milo Aspinwall of Shannon; and her stepmother, Mrs. George F. (Myrtle) Woessner of Shannon. Her parents and two brothers preceded her in death.
Contributed by Alice Horner
JOHN A. LEEMON
, age 79, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at Southwest
Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m.
Friday, March 9, 2007 at Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church, with Reverend Mark
Harkness officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll.
Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2007 at the
Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mt. Carroll. A Memorial fund has been
established in John's honor. John was born on January 12, 1928 the son
of Allen and Eva (Merrit) Leemon in Hoopeston, Illinois. He was a graduate of
Hoopeston High School, Class of 1946, going on to pursue a military career at
West Point where he became ill and discovered he only had one kidney, he went on
to attend the University of Illinois after receiving his Bachelors Degree, he
then attended the University of Illinois Law School, and received his Law Degree
in 1952. On July 14, 1951, John married Sally P. Pierce in Moline, Illinois.
Attorney Ralph Eaton encouraged John, to open a Law Office in Savanna, after
two years he joined Eaton in his practice in Mt. Carroll, where he has practiced
for fifty-five years. John had worked with many attorneys throughout his career,
including Judge Jack Rapp and his current partner Jerry Kane. John enjoyed his
law practice immensely, especially trial law. John was a member of the
Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church where he was a trustee and was a member of
the Board of Directors for the Mt. Carroll Mutual Insurance Company, and Shannon
State Bank, Shannon, Illinois. A reflection of John's life is as
follows, "Seeing Mallards landing with wings locked in place, flying a Cessna
182 in the sky's open space. Playing a game of pitch with family and the best of
friends, reeling in a walleye and feeling the pole bend. Swinging a golf club
time and time again, and again, practicing law and contributing to the very end.
Taking pride in my family—they've given me much cheer, loving a devoted wife for
fifty-six years". John will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Sally
of Mt. Carroll; a son, John of Chicago, Illinois; a daughter, Lisa (Bruce)
Johnson of Stoughton, Wisconsin and two grandchildren, Andrea and Erik Johnson.
John is preceded in death by his parents.
ARMELLA (TOEPFER) LEIN
, 52, of Mount Carroll died Wednesday, January 8, 1997 at Freeport Memorial Hospital . Daughter of Donald and Nerma (Welch) Toepfer, she was born Friday May 12, 1944 at Savanna. She and Steve Lein were married March 27, 1983 in Mount Carroll . He died October 5, 1993 in Rockford . She had been employed for 23 years at Noble Foods in Mount Carroll , and was a bartender at Charlie II Tavern, also in Mount Carroll . She particularly enjoyed being with people, and spent time cooking, reading and doing word games. Surviving family members include one daughter, Darcy (Jeff) Miller of St. Mary’s, Georgia; a stepdaughter, Stephanie Lein of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; two grandchildren, Jacob and Emily Miller; her mother of Mount Carroll , and brother, Lano (Nancy) Toepfer of Crystal Lake. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her father. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll with the Rev, Bill Blomberg of Mount Carroll United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date. There will be no visitation.
Contributed by Alice Horner
MAUDE (COLEHOUR) LEMPKE
, 89, of 1203 W. 21st St., Rock Falls,
died Saturday evening in Rock Falls Colonial Acres following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the
Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home in Rock Falls with Rev. Jack Jasper, pastor
of the Pine Creek Independent Church of Mt. Morris officiating. Burial
will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Rockford. Visitation will be Tuesday
from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Lempke was born on June 30, 1898 in Beloit, Wis., the
daughter of Frank and Sarah Beesley Colehour. On March 20, 1954 she
married Joseph C. Lempke in Rock Falls. She resided in Rockford until
1954 and was a member of the Pine Creek Independent Church of Mt. Morris.
She is survived by her husband; and one brother, Harwood Colehour of Rockford. She was preceded in death by one brother.
Contributed by Bill Colehour - The Daily Gazette October 26, 1987
IRVEN A. LEINEN
, age 41, of Savanna, Illinois died Monday, April 6, 2009 at home. Visitation will be held from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Antl Hall, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna. Graveside Services will follow Friday, April 10 at Bloomfield Cemetery, Pell Lake, Wisconsin.
Irven was loved by all who met him, he always smiled and brought happiness and laughter to everyone. He enjoyed cars, racing, traveling and going out to hang with friends and play a little pool. Irven was always on “cloud nine” when he could hang out and spend time with his nieces and nephews.
Irven was born January 15, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois. Irven will be dearly missed by his mother, Wladyslawa R. Nowling of Savanna; his father and step-mother, Irven W. (Judy) Leinen of Cuba City, Wisconsin; grandmother, Genia Fijor of Savanna; one brother, Steven (Colleen) Leinen of Pell Lake, Wisconsin; two sisters, Corina P. (David) Parsons of West Virginia and Rebecca E. (Elroy) Riley of Schaumburg, Illinois; a step-brother, Dawayne (Stacey) Champion and step-sister, Starla Champion; three nephews, James, Tyler and Jacob as well as one on the way; five nieces, Jennifer, Samantha, Angel, Elizabeth and Aliyah; and one great nephew, Kenyan as well as one on the way. Irven was preceded in death by his grandparents, Irven and Marie Leinen; and a niece, Emily Ann Parsons and best friend who was like a brother, Ronald Halford.
Contributed by Lori Gilbert
SAMUEL LINES
an old and highly respected citizen of Lanark, died a week ago Sunday at the age of 82 years, 8 months and 18 days. His wife died 23 years ago. He moved from Pennsylvania to Elkhorn Grove in 1856 and from there to Lanark in 1863.
Contributed by Karen Fyock - About 1904 Scrapbook clipping
HEATHER M. (LAMMERS) LONGMIRE
, age 36, of East Moline, Illinois, previously of Savanna, Illinois, died Monday, July 23, 2007 at Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 27, 2007 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Freeport, Illinois with Pastor Paul Learman officiating. Cremation Rites will be accorded following the service. Friends may call from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Friday. July 27, 2007 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Freeport.
Heather was born December 10, 1970, the daughter of David E. and Donna (Goss) Lammers in Savanna, Illinois. She attended Savanna High School and Highland Community College, Freeport, Illinois. On January 18, 1989 she married Douglas Longmire in Clinton, Iowa and later remarried on March 17, 2007 in Freeport, Illinois. Heather worked most of her life as a Retail Clerk. She enjoyed spending her time fishing and reading.
Heather will be dearly missed by her husband, Douglas Longmire of Savanna, Illinois, four sons; Joseph, Christopher and Justin Longmire all of Savanna, and Earl Rogers of Mt. Morris, Illinois; her parents David E. (step-mother Becky) Lammers; and mother Donna K. Schuyler; one sister Cindy (Don) Scott of Lake Dallas, Texas; two brothers, Mike (Ellen) Lammers of Davenport, Iowa, Mark (Andrea) Lammers of Freeport; two adopted brothers, Anthony and Derek Lammers of Freeport; her in-laws Dale and Doris Longmire of Savanna, Illinois; and numerous nieces and nephews and a great niece and nephew.
Heather was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, both paternal grandparents, and step-father Dale Schuyler.
ALICE MARIE LONGNECKER
, months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Longnecker of Lanark, passed away about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon in a Freeport hospital, following an illness of pneumonia. The child was born in Lanark July 1, 1940. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Longnecker; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Longnecker of Mount Carroll, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Traum of Lanark.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Speers Funeral Home, Lanark. Rev. T. B. Hersch of the Lutheran Church will officiate, and burial will be made in the Lanark Cemetery.
Contributed by Alice Horner
DERWOOD FRANK LUNDQUIST
, age 88, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 at St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2008 at the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church with Reverend Mark Harkness officiating. Derwood's Body has been donated to Science through Northern Illinois University. His cremated remains will later be inurned in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. A memorial has been established.
Derwood was born March 3, 1919 in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Frank A. and Elsie (Hagemeister) Lundquist. He is a graduate of the Rockford High School with the Class of 1937. On August 7, 1943, Derwood married Gunnel M. Grinndal in Chicago, Illinois. They have celebrated 64 years of marriage.
Derwood and his family moved to Mt. Carroll from the Chicago suburbs to open a furniture factory. He first operated the business known as A.D.V. that manufactured wooden bunk beds in downtown Mt. Carroll before building a manufacturing facility near Mt. Carroll, most recently known as the DURA building. Throughout Derwood's career, he worked as a purchasing agent for United Airlines, Admiral and Lockheed Corp. Derwood also sold educational materials to schools, and with his wife, he owned and operated an interior design business known as Carroll House in Mt. Carroll.
He was a member of the Mt. Carroll United Methodist Church; Cyrus Masonic Lodge #188; Scottish Rite; Tebala Shrine; the Sveas Soner Swedish Singing Society in Rockford; and the Senior Housing Board, Mt. Carroll. Derwood enjoyed singing, woodworking, fishing and golfing.
Derwood will be greatly missed by his wife, Gunnel of Mt. Carroll; four sons, Paul (Dorothy Morgan) Lundquist of Burnsville, NC, Thomas (Lee Anne Turner) Lundquist of Onalaska, TX, John (Beverly) Lundquist of Mt. Carroll and Matthew (Jane) Lundquist of Mt. Carroll; and four grandchildren, (Christopher, Malissa, James, and Elissa ).
Derwood is preceded in death by both parents.
