Obituaries

Doris Meyer

Doris Meyer

Jul 14, 2015

A graveside service for Doris J. Meyer, 88, of Wayland, will be held Friday, July 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery in rural Wayland.  A memorial celebration will be held Friday, July 17 at 11:00 AM at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with Pastor Nathan Luitjens officiating.  Visitation will be held Thursday, July 16...

Everett Hauenstein

Everett Hauenstein

Jul 9, 2015

Everett Hauenstein, 86 of Wayland passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church with Pastor Bob Spilger officiating. Burial will be in the Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, July 13, 2015 1-7:00 PM at...

Randy Albright

Randy Albright

Jul 9, 2015

Randy Lewis Albright, 55 of Coralville, Iowa died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Graveside services have been set for 10:30 AM Monday, July 13, 2015 at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. His body has been cremated. Family visitation will be from 5-7:00 Sunday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A general memorial in...

David Wenger

David Wenger

Jul 5, 2015

Funeral services for David H. Wenger, 77 of Wayland, IA will be held Friday, July 10, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland with Pastor Pam Gerig Unruh officiating.  Burial will follow at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 3 - 8 PM on Thursday, July 9 at Sugar Creek, with the family present...

Linda Underwood

Linda Underwood

Jul 3, 2015

A celebration of life for Linda K. (Hill) Underwood, 63, of Mechanicsville, will be held Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Cottonwood United Methodist Church in rural Wayland with Pastor Nancy Sutherland officiating.  Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service, from 10 – 11 AM.  A memorial...

Gerald Marner

Gerald Marner

Jul 2, 2015

A celebration of life for Gerald E. Marner, 84, of Kalona will be held Monday, July 6, 2015 at 2:00PM at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with Pastor Don Patterson officiating.  Burial will follow at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Cemetery in rural Kalona.  Visitation will be held Sunday, July 5, 2015 from 2- 7 PM at the Peterseim...

Lyle Johnston

Lyle Johnston

Jun 22, 2015

A graveside service for Lyle D. Johnston, 87, of Washington will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Elm Grove Cemetery with Pastor Maureen Howard officiating.  A general memorial fund has been established.  Lyle Johnston died Monday, June 22, 2015 at All American Care Center in Washington. Lyle Dean Johnston was born November 6, 1927 in Burlington, Iowa the...

Colleen Cunningham

Colleen Cunningham

Jun 20, 2015

A graveside service for Colleen Cunningham, 84, of Wayland will be held Saturday, June 27 at 10:00 AM at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with Pastor Robert Wolf officiating.  A visitation will be held following the service from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington.   A memorial fund for Hospice of Washington County has been...

Betty Kempf

Betty Kempf

Jun 17, 2015

Betty Kempf, age 92,  has died at Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg.  Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 11:30 AM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona where visitation will be held from 9:30 AM until the time of the service.  The body will be cremated following the service and burial will be at a later date. Betty...

Phillip Preston

Phillip Preston

Jun 15, 2015

Phillip Ward Preston, aged 78, of North Liberty, died Monday, June 15, 2015 after a short illness. Visitation will be held at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona on Thursday, June 18, 2015 from 4-7 pm. Funeral services will be held at Peterseim Funeral Home on Friday, June 19 at 10:30 am with burial to follow at Sharon Hill Cemetery. Friends...

Dorothy Stumpf

Dorothy Stumpf

Jun 13, 2015

A  Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Richmond with Fr. David Brownfield officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Trinity Cemetery, Richmond.  Visitation will be Monday, June 15 from 3:00 PM to 7:00PM with prayers at 3:00 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona. Dorothy died Saturday, June...

Mary Freese

Mary Freese

Jun 10, 2015

The children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of Mary Foster Freese would like to let her friends and family, near and far, know that she passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. She was 86 years young. She is survived by five children, ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mary donated her body to the University of...

Lucy Wenger

Lucy Wenger

Jun 7, 2015

A celebration of life for Lucy H. Wenger, 83 of Wayland will be 11:00 AM Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Eicher Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with Pastor Dave Schooley officiating. Burial will follow in the Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9-10:30 AM Saturday at the Church. Beatty Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. In lieu of flowers,...

Mary Woods

Mary Woods

Jun 5, 2015

A celebration of life for Mary Sue Woods, 75, of Washington, will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 10:30AM at the the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Colton Clay officiating.  Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 9 from 5-7 PM at the funeral home.  A general memorial fund has been established.  Mary...

Richard Bean

Richard Bean

Jun 5, 2015

A graveside service with full military honors for Richard K. "Boomer" Bean, 81, of Ainsworth will be held Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth, with Pastor Jason Collier officiating.  Visitation will be held Monday, June 8 from 5 – 8 PM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington.  A memorial fund has been established for...

Earl Fry

Earl Fry

Jun 3, 2015

A celebration of life for Earl D. Fry, 87, of Kalona will be held Monday, June 8, 2015 at 11:00 AM at the Kalona United Christian and Baptist Church.  His body will be donated to the Univeristy of Iowa Anatomy Department following the service.  Visitation will be held Sunday, June 7, from 2 – 5 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in...

Shirley Boshart

Shirley Boshart

May 28, 2015

Shirley A. Boshart, 81 of Washington, died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington. A celebration of life will be held Monday, June 1, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Chaplain Robert Spilger officiating.  Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 31...

Russell Frank

Russell Frank

May 20, 2015

Russell James "Jim" Frank, 78, of Riverside, died suddenly on May 20, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City with his family at his side.  A time for friends to greet the family will be held Friday, May 22 from 11 – noon at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.  A memorial fund has been established for the Riverside 1st Responder's and...

Raymond Stockstell

Raymond Stockstell

May 16, 2015

A celebration of life for Raymond C. Stockstell, 94, of Washington, will be held Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 3:00 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Chaplain Robert Spilger officiating.  The body will be cremated following the service.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 2 – 3 PM.  Burial will be at a later date.  A...

Raymond and Marjorie Stockstell

Raymond and Marjorie Stockstell

May 16, 2015

Graveside services for Raymond and Marjorie Stockstell will be held Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 11:30 AM at Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth, Iowa.  Marjorie Stockstell died April 6, 2012 and Raymond Stockstell died May 16, 2015.