Obituaries

Susan Yoder

Susan Yoder

Oct 14, 2014

Funeral services for Susan Yoder, 71, of Kalona will be held Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Sharon Bethel Church with Pastors Delmar Bontrager, Gabriel Beachy and Lamar Ropp officiating.  Burial will follow at the Sharon Bethel Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 15 from 7 – 8:30PM and Thursday, October 16 from 2- 5 and 6 -  8...

Steffany Rawls

Steffany Rawls

Oct 11, 2014

Celebration of life services for Steffany Arlene Rawls, 35, of West Chester will be Wednesday Oct. 15, 2014 at 10:30 AM at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona.  Burial will be in the West Chester Cemetery, West Chester, IA, at a later date. Visitation will be Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 4-6 at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona. A vigil service will begin...

Keith Nebel

Keith Nebel

Oct 3, 2014

A memorial service for Keith L. Nebel, 54, of Wayland will be held Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 10:30 AM at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with Pastors Nathan Luitjens and Dave Schooley officiating.  Burial will follow at Sugar Creek Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 7, from 1 – 7 PM at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the family present from...

Fay Boone

Fay Boone

Oct 3, 2014

Memorial services for Fay Francis Boone, 74, of Kalona will be Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 at 11:30 AM at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona.  Visitation will be Monday, Oct. 6 from 10:00 AM till service time at the funeral home.  Inurnment will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery, Kalona. The body has been cremated. Fay F. Boone died Oct. 3 at his...

Lois Graber

Lois Graber

Oct 2, 2014

Lois A. Graber, 97, of Wayland, died Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Parkview Home in Wayland. Funeral services have been set for Thursday, October 9 at 11:00 AM at the Wayland Mennonite Church with Pastor Kelly Slagel officiating. Burial will follow at the Eicher Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 8 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland...

Sheila Daugherty

Sheila Daugherty

Sep 25, 2014

A celebration of life for Sheila M. Daugherty,  64 of Washington, will be held Monday, September 29, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Bob Spilger officiating.  Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will be held from 2 – 4PM, Sunday, September 28 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington.  A memorial fund...

Dale Schrock

Dale Schrock

Sep 24, 2014

A celebration of life for Dale E. Schrock, 74, of rural Parnell will be held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 10:30 AM at West Union Mennonite Church with Pastors Eldon Yoder, Corey Miller officiating.  Burial will follow at the West Union Mennonite Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Friday, September 26, 2014 from 4 – 7 PM at West Union Mennonite Church.  A memorial...

Lourene Yoder

Lourene Yoder

Sep 21, 2014

A celebration of life for Lourene H. Yoder, 90, of Kalona, formerly of rural Iowa City, will be held Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 10:00 AM at First Mennonite Church in Iowa City with Pastors Bob and Mag Richer-Smith officiating.  Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 24, 2014 from 3 – 7...

Vera Hepker

Vera Hepker

Sep 15, 2014

A celebration of life for Vera Hepker, 84, of Kalona will be held Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the New Horizons Methodist Church in Coralville, Iowa with Pastor Kurt Jurgensmeier officiating.  Burial will be held at 2:00 PM at the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Friday, September 19 from 4 – 7 PM at...

Ida Scherrer

Ida Scherrer

Sep 12, 2014

Ida "Dorothy" A. (Skubal) Scherrer, 93, of Iowa City, died peacefully in her sleep with family by her side on Friday, September 12, 2014 at Legacy Gardens Special Memory Unit in Iowa City, Iowa.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, September 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with Father David Brownfield officiating.  Visitation...

Donald Gatlin

Donald Gatlin

Sep 9, 2014

Graveside services for Donald W. Gatlin, age 58, of Riverside formerly of Richmond with be Friday, Sept. 12, at 10:00 AM at the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, Richmond, IA. There will be no visitation. Donald Wayne Gatlin was born May 22, 1956, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Robert and Joan Whisler, Gatlin.  He was married to Jane Rotenburger on August...

Robert Emde

Robert Emde

Sep 5, 2014

Robert G. (Springy) Emde was born June 18, 1942, near Wellman, Iowa the son of Boyd and Wilma (Raben) Emde.  He graduated from Wellman High School in 1960 and for many years farmed near Wellman. On February 5, 1977 he married Susan Swartwood at Smith Memorial Chapel, Simpson College, Indianola, IA Robert was very active in 4-H, FFA, and the Washington...

Opal Mercer

Opal Mercer

Aug 29, 2014

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Opal Mercer, 95 of Washington, formerly of Springville and Kalona, will be held Friday, September 5, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Halcyon House in Washington with Father Bernie Weir officiating.  Burial will be held prior to the memorial mass at 10 AM  Friday, at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.  Visitation will be held Thursday,...

Clifford Duwa

Clifford Duwa

Aug 19, 2014

A Mass of Christian Burial for Clifford "Cliff", "CJ" Duwa, 82, of Wellman, will be held Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with Father David Brownfield officiating.  Burial will follow at the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Friday, August 22 from 1 – 8 PM with a prayer service at 3:30...

George Patterson

George Patterson

Aug 18, 2014

George “Pat” Patterson, 88, died on August 18, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona.   He was the son of Charles Adam and Addie Margret (Jordan).   He was born on August 7, 1926 in the Green Valley area east of North English, Iowa.   He was married in 1953 to Johanna “Hans” Peters, and they had four children, Roy Dean, Mary Lynn, Lois Joyce...

Dorothy Zickefoose

Dorothy Zickefoose

Aug 12, 2014

A celebration of life for Dorothy L. Zickefoose, 89, of Washington will be held Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Rick Zickefoose officiating.  Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will be held Friday, August 15 from noon until 8 PM with the family present from 7 –...

Effie Miller

Effie Miller

Aug 3, 2014

Funeral services for Effie M. Miller, 97 of Kalona will be held Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 10:00AM at the Fairview Mennonite Church with Pastors Don Swartzentruber, Perry Miller and Leon Stutzman officiating.  Burial will follow at the Fairview Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2014 from 2 – 4 and 6 -8 PM at the Fairview Mennonite Church.  A...

Robert Conklin

Robert Conklin

Jul 26, 2014

Robert D. Conklin, 79, was born in Kalona, Iowa the son of Frank and Edith (Dawson) Conklin.  He died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Dave's Place Care Center in Keokuk, Iowa. Graveside Services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Survivors are two nieces:  Deborah (Patrick) Kinney of Oxford, Ia and Sally( Alberto) Salazar...

Paul Hershberger

Paul Hershberger

Jul 22, 2014

. Celebration of life service Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Fairview Mennonite Church, rural Kalona Burial following service in the Fairview Cemetery Visitation: Saturday, July 26  2-4 and 6-8 at the Fairview Mennonite Church Paul E. Hershberger was born to Edwin and Esther (Miller) Hershberger on May 16, 1919.   He died at the Sunnyside Village, Sarasota, FL, on July 22,...

Richard Welte

Richard Welte

Jul 21, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Richard Welte, 94, of Davenport, formerly of Richmond, will be held Friday, July 25, 2014 at 10:30 AM at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with Father David Brownfield officiating.  Burial will follow at the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Thursday, July 24, 2014 at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona from 4:30...