Obituaries

Edwin C Leichty

Edwin C Leichty

Apr 27, 2025

Edwin Clifford Leichty of Wayland, IA, entered the presence of his Savior on April 27, 2025. He was born on February 21, 1926, on the family farm in Noble, IA, to Henry Edward and Leona Rachel (Miller) Leichty. On November 5, 1950, he was united in marriage to Jean Frances (Scarff) at Bethel Mennonite Church in Wayland, IA. Together they...

Clyde Allen Jorgensen

Clyde Allen Jorgensen

Apr 27, 2025

Clyde A. Jorgensen, 77, of Marshalltown, died Sunday, April 27, 2025, at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown. A funeral service will be held Friday, May 2, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Pastor Ron Breese officiating. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook and YouTube Pages. Burial will...

Philip Guy

Philip Guy

Apr 26, 2025

Philip G. “Phil” Guy, 67, of Brighton passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at his home. A funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:00 AM at St. James Catholic Church in Washington. The mass will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook and YouTube pages. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2025,...

Dennis George White

Dennis George White

Apr 25, 2025

Dennis George White, 71, passed away on April 25, 2025, from cancer. His body was cremated and there will be a memorial service in Prairie du Chien, WI, at a later date. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Dennis was born May 18, 1953, to William and Ellen (Bauer) White in Prairie du Chien, WI. He graduated from...

Louise Teresa (Kallaus) Sattler

Louise Teresa (Kallaus) Sattler

Apr 23, 2025



Louise T. (Kallaus) Sattler, 90, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at her stepson's home in Tyler, Texas. She has been cremated. A Memorial Mass will be held Friday, May 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, IA, with Father Bill Roush officiating. The service will be available via Livestream at the...

Shane Kirk

Shane Kirk

Apr 18, 2025

Shane Kirk, 54 of Washington, passed Friday, April 18, 2025, from the result of an auto accident.

An “End of the Road Show” will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Visitation will be 2-4:00 PM, and 5-7:00 PM, Friday, April 25, 2025, at the funeral home. A general memorial in the name of...

Dorothy Darlene Leichty

Dorothy Darlene Leichty

Apr 13, 2025



Dorothy D. Leichty, 89, of Washington, went to be with the Lord after a short illness on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at the University of Iowa Downtown Campus. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Washington with Pastor Darryl Carr officiating. The service will be available via Livestream...

Gail Allen Niffenegger

Gail Allen Niffenegger

Apr 9, 2025

Gail A. Niffenegger, 85, of Washington, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Halcyon House in Washington. A memorial celebration of his life will be held Monday, April 14, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with Pastor Darren Brown officiating. The service will be available via Livestream on the Beatty Peterseim YouTube...

James "Jim" Edward Buck

James "Jim" Edward Buck

Apr 5, 2025

James “Jim” E. Buck, 63, of Ainsworth, passed suddenly from this life on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Parkview Home in Wayland. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with Pastor Jason Collier officiating. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook and...

Vivian Joann Redlinger

Vivian Joann Redlinger

Mar 24, 2025

Vivian Joann Redlinger, "Grandma Red", 85, of Riverside, passed away Monday, March 24, 2025, at the University of Iowa Downtown Campus. A funeral will be held Friday, March 28, 2025, at 2:00 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook and YouTube pages. The family will greet friends...

Robert "Mac" Mackenzie Hopper

Robert "Mac" Mackenzie Hopper

Mar 22, 2025

Robert (Mac) Hopper went to be with his heavenly Father on March 22, after a sudden illness. Mac is being cremated, and we will be having a celebration of life open house at a later date. If you knew Mac, you were a lucky person. He was a friendly, big-hearted man, who was the life of the party. He had...

Brian Michael Waddell

Brian Michael Waddell

Mar 21, 2025

Brian M. Waddell, 44, of Wellman, passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, at Mercy One Des Moines Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook and YouTube pages. The family will greet friends from...

Mary Ellen Dawson

Mary Ellen Dawson

Mar 17, 2025

Mary Ellen Dawson, 85 of Washington, died Monday, March 17, 2025, at Halcyon House in Washington.

Funeral Services have been set for 10:00 AM, March 21, 2025, at the Washington United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at Noon on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Beatty Funeral Home with family present from 5-7:00...

Arlene Augusta Myers

Arlene Augusta Myers

Mar 6, 2025

Arlene Augusta Myers, 91, of Wayland, formally of Washington, died Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.

Her life will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home in Washington. The service will be live-streamed on the Beatty-Peterseim Facebook page or YouTube channel. A private family burial will be held at the...

Harry W McGuire

Harry W McGuire

Mar 5, 2025



Harry W. McGuire, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Olds, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the Henry County Health Center Park Place in Mt. Pleasant. His funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Cottonwood United Methodist Church in Wayland, with Pastor Gerard Muller officiating. The service will be available via...

Myrlene L Eubanks

Myrlene L Eubanks

Mar 1, 2025

Myrlene L. Eubanks, 94, of Wayland formally of Crawfordsville, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.

A celebration of her life will be 11:00AM, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Dave Schooley officiating. The service will be livestreamed on the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home Facebook page and YouTube channel....

Mary Della Allen

Mary Della Allen

Feb 28, 2025

Mary Della, named after her grandmothers, was born in a house in North English that is still occupied today, welcomed into a growing extended family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was the oldest of three daughters born to Caroline Esther Dietrich and Cecil Dean Ballard.

The family moved to a farm near Kinross, where she attended school with her life-long...

David Gingerich

David Gingerich

Feb 27, 2025

 A funeral service for David M Gingerich will be held Monday, March 3, 2025, at 9:30 AM at the Maple Avenue Greenhouse, Kalona, where visitation will be held Saturday March 1, and Sunday March 2, from 1PM on, each day. Burial will be held following the funeral on Monday at South Gingerich Cemetery north of Kalona. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral...

Charles Nelson "Chick" Corpman

Charles Nelson "Chick" Corpman

Feb 21, 2025

Charles Nelson “Chick” Corpman, 82, of Brighton, passed from this life on Friday, February 21, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at the Grace Hill Cemetery. The service will be available via Livestream on...

Rose Anne (Thomann) Amelon

Rose Anne (Thomann) Amelon

Feb 18, 2025

 Rose A. (Thomann) Amelon, 63, of Kalona, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, following a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral mass will be held Friday, February 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with Father Bill Roush officiating. The burial will follow at Mt. Olivet...