Obituaries

Joretta Hochstetler

Joretta Hochstetler

Dec 11, 2020

Joretta J. Hochstetler, 88, of Kalona, died Friday, December 11, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 17, 2020, from 2:30 – 3:30 PM at Bethel Church in Wayland. Social distancing guidelines will be in place. A private family graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM at the Bethel Cemetery. A...

Carl Reschly

Carl Reschly

Dec 10, 2020

Dr. Carl Reschly DVM, 88, of Wayland, Iowa died peacefully at Parkview Home on Thursday, December 10, 2020.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home. A private funeral service will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Wayland Mennonite Church. A live stream of the service will be on the...

Janet Cronbaugh

Janet Cronbaugh

Dec 10, 2020

Janet Y. (Gingerich) Cronbaugh, 82, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 10, 2020, at the Mechanicsville Specialty Care Center. A private graveside service will be held Monday, December 14, 2020, at 10 AM at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. A general memorial...

Connie Barthelman

Connie Barthelman

Dec 6, 2020

Connie M. Barthelman, 78, of Kalona, died peacefully Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. A private family graveside service will be held Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. A memorial fund has been established...

Betty Hansen

Betty Hansen

Dec 5, 2020

Betty Louise Hansen, 91 of Washington, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.

Graveside services have been set for 2:00PM, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with Laurel Swartzendruber officiating. Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements and the service will be livestreamed at the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral...

Doris "Dot" Bouchard

Doris "Dot" Bouchard

Dec 3, 2020

Doris “Dot” Bouchard, 65, of Kalona, died Thursday, December 3, 2020, at her home in Kalona following a sudden illness. A visitation will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2020, from 2:30 – 4 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home. There will be a limit of 15 people allowed at a time, masks are required, and social distancing will be...

Robert "Bob" Hartley

Robert "Bob" Hartley

Nov 30, 2020

Robert D. “Bob” Hartley, 90, of Wellman, formerly of Washington, died Monday, November 30, 2020, at the Parkview Home in Wellman. A private family service will be held Saturday, December 5, 2020, at 1:00 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook page. Burial with full military...

Emma Jean Schrock

Emma Jean Schrock

Nov 28, 2020

Emma Jean Schrock, 89, of Kalona, died Saturday, November 28, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. A private family service will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 10:30 AM at the East Union Mennonite Church. Burial will follow at the East Union Cemetery. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. Family...

Clayton White

Clayton White

Nov 26, 2020

Clayton V. White, 104, of Kalona, died Thursday, November 26, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. He has been cremated and the family will hold a celebration of life at a later date. A memorial fund has been established for Mennonite Central Committee, Iowa City Hospice, and the Kalona Public Library. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the...

Ruth Ann Yoder

Ruth Ann Yoder

Nov 23, 2020

Ruth Ann Yoder, 95, of Kalona, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at the Pleasantview Home. A private family graveside service will be held at the East Union Cemetery in rural Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for the Kalona Mennonite Church. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the family. A video of the service will...

John Snyder

John Snyder

Nov 23, 2020

John F. Snyder, 93, of Kalona, died Monday, November 23, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.  A private family graveside service will be held Saturday, November 28, 2020, at 11:00 AM at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook page.  A memorial fund for the First Mennonite...

Beatrice Davis

Beatrice Davis

Nov 19, 2020

Beatrice June (Eichler) Davis, age 97, passed away on Thursday, November 19,2020 at Country Man-or Memory Care, Davenport, Iowa. She was born October 14, 1923 to Rudolph J. Eichler and Catherine B. (Shebeck) Eichler in their home in the North End of Iowa City known as Goosetown, where she lived for more than seventy five years. She was raised...

Eldon Gingerich

Eldon Gingerich

Nov 15, 2020

Updated schedule for Eldon Gingerich funeral:

Due to the recent rise in community spread of COVID 19, and the Governor's most recent proclamation, the visitation for Eldon Gingerich has been canceled.  There will be a viewing on Wednesday, November 18, at Lower Deer Creek Church from 1:30 – 2:30.  The celebration of life will...

Wayne Roberts

Wayne Roberts

Nov 11, 2020

Wayne A. Roberts, 103, of rural Iowa City, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at the home where he was born. He will be cremated, and a private family graveside service will be held Friday, November 13, 2020 at 10:30 AM at the Welsh Cemetery. The service will be available via livestream on the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. A memorial...

Ruth Stoops

Ruth Stoops

Nov 3, 2020

Ruth Ann (Clark) Stoops, 82, passed away, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hugoton, Kansas.

She was born on September 28, 1938 at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Frank D. and Martha P. (Pence) Clark.

Ruth graduated from Wayland Consolidated High School in Wayland, Iowa. ...

Marjorie Miller

Marjorie Miller

Nov 2, 2020

Marjorie L. Miller, 100, of Sharon Center, died Monday, November 2, 2020. In September she celebrated a very full life of 100 years with family and friends on her lawn. She recommended everyone live to 100! A private family graveside service will be held at the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers please consider contributing to the...

Monroe Miller

Monroe Miller

Oct 31, 2020

Monroe G. Miller, 92, of Kalona, died Saturday, October 31, 2020, at his home in Kalona. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at 10:30 AM at Fairview Church. The service will be livestreamed on the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. Burial will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 3, 2020, from 2...

Jason Larson

Jason Larson

Oct 30, 2020

Jason L. Larson, 39, of Kalona, formerly of Anamosa, died Friday, October 30, 2020, at his mother’s home in Kalona. He will be cremated, and the family will hold a private service at a later date. Memorial funds can be given to the family for medical expenses or Hospice of Mercy.

Jason Lee Larson was born February...

Richard "Rick" Fisk

Richard "Rick" Fisk

Oct 30, 2020

Richard “Rick” Lynn Fisk, 68 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa died Friday, October 30, 2020 at Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha.

His body has been cremated and graveside service will be 1:00PM Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Center cemetery east of Wayland, IA with Grant Nebel officiating. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at...

Marlene Jones

Marlene Jones

Oct 26, 2020

E. Marlene Jones, 70, of Ainsworth, died Monday, October 26, 2020, at the Washington County Hospital.  A funeral service will be held Friday, October 30, 2020, at 2:00 PM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with Pastor Nancy Sutherland officiating.  The service will be available via livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. Following the service Marlene will...