Obituaries

KALONA ? Dean Swartzendruber, 84, of Kalona, died Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. A celebration of life service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Burial will be in the West UInion Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will greet friends from ...

Vi Lee, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City after a short illness.Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Tuesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel where the family will receive friends from 5:00 ? 7:00 p.m. that evening. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Doug ...

KEOTA ? Harry Richard Baumert, 85, of Sigourney, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, at his home. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Christian Church in Sigourney. According to Mr. Baumert?s wishes, the body has been cremated and will be placed in the family plot at the Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Powell Funeral Home in Keota, where the family will be ...

Helen Roberta Connelly, 83, of Ainsworth, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington. A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Jean Wollenberg officiating. Burial will follow at the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has ...

WEST DES MOINES ? Dirk Mathias Reynolds, 25, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at his home. Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 12, at Hamilton?s on Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Visitation was one hour prior to the service, with the family present to greet friends. A general memorial fund has been established. Hamilton?s Funeral Home in West Des Moines was in charge of the arrangements.

LONE TREE ? David Alan Yakish, 55, of Rio Linda, Calif., died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at his home.A celebration of life will be held at a later date in Lone Tree. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. A memorial service will also be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, in California. For information, call Carolyn Marshall at 209-245-5555. The Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree is ...

PORTLAND, Ore. ? Lyle Max Dockendorff, 65, of Portland, Ore., died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, of a sudden illness.Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Oak Grove, Ore. Crown Memorial Center of Portland is assisting the family with arrangements.

WAYLAND, Iowa - Dr. James Glen Widmer, 93, left his earthly body on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant, after battling cancer.A memorial service will be at 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 13, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with visitation Friday, Aug. 12, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8:30 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Glen?s life may contribute to Parkview Home ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Maxine Mae Clevenger, 83, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Al Coffin officiating. Following the services, there will be a time of food and fellowship at the Columbus Junction United ...

KALONA ? Phyllis J. Bender, 70, of Wellman, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at her home. A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona. Burial will follow at the Wellman Public Cemetery in Wellman. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for the Humane Society.