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Anna Elizabeth ?Liz? Laumeyer, 87, of Ottumwa died at 9:35 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Hospice House, Ottumwa.Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.

Evelyn Joan Hesseltine, 82, of Richland, died Saturday evening March 29, 2014, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center in Fairfield.A funeral is planned for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of God in Brighton, with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating. Burial will be in Fell Cemetery near Libertyville.Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the family present to greet friends from ...

Terry G. Lowenberg, 78, of Iowa City and formerly of Fairfield, died Saturday, March 29, 2014, at his home.Cremation has been accorded.Plans for a memorial service are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Bertha Kurtz Berndt, 92, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at Woodland Terrace Assisted Living facility in Cary, N.C.A funeral Mass will be held at a later date at St. Joseph?s Church in East Pleasant Plain. Burial will be at St. Joseph?s Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to St. Michael?s Catholic Church, 17151 88th Ave., Coopersville, MI 49404.Condolences may be made online at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, ...

Doyle Lee Bishop, 77, of Republic, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, at home.A memorial service was held Friday in Springfield, Mo.A local memorial service is planned March 22 at Birmingham First Presbyterian Church.Mr. Bishop was born Sept. 18, 1936, in Brookfield, Mo., the son of Charles Bishop and Lucille Ireland Bishop. He married Darlene Beggs Oct. 10, 1959.He graduated from Birmingham High School in ...

Roy Rickert, 88, of Douds, died at 9:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at the University if Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds.

Darla Marlene Johnson, 63, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Stacy Grau officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery in West Burlington.Visitation begins at noon Wednesday at the chapel, with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.Memorials have been ...

Freda N. Hoaglin, 86, formerly of rural Hillsboro, died at 12:03 a.m. today, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Good Samaritan Society ? Van Buren in Keosauqua, where she had resided since December 2011.Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.

Earl L. Keyser, 70, of North Liberty, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at Windmill Manor in Coralville, Iowa, following a courageous battle with Parkinson?s disease.To further the research for Parkinson?s disease, Earl chose to donate his body to The University of Iowa Deeded Body Program. No public services will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the ...

Thelma Maxwell Hill, 76, of Madison, Wis., died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.She was born Feb. 7, 1937, the daughter of Virgil and Berniece Maxwell.Services are private.Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Bettye Bartholow, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and formerly of Libertyville and Fairfield, died Wednesday evening, Jan. 22, 2014, at home.Funeral arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

A memorial gathering for Dorothy Bainbridge begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Fairfield VFW Post.All family and friends are invited to come and share memories of Mrs. Bainbridge who died Jan. 2, 2014 in Fairfield.A full obituary was published in the Jan. 6 Ledger.