Obituaries

KALONA ? Beatrice ?Bea? Mildred Kesselring, 93, of Williamsburg, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, in Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg following a decline in health.A celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Randy Harker officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to ...

KALONA ? Mary Louise Duwa, 90, formerly of Riverside, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Riverside. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where a prayer ...

LONE TREE ? Ben ?Bennie? Dean Johnson, 79, of Lone Tree, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, in Pioneer Park in Lone Tree. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Lone Tree American Legion. ...

Virginia E. ?Ginny? Septer, 74, of Mount Pleasant, died Thursday, May 28, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oakland Mills Cemetery, with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Inurnment will be in Oakland Mills Cemetery.No visitation is planned.  Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences may be sent via www.olsonpowell.com.Ol

KALONA ? Albert R. Venzke, 99, of Iowa City, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, in the Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Branch. A celebration of life service was held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial followed at the St. John?s Lutheran Cemetery in rural Iowa City. Visitation was held Sunday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for St. John?s ...

KEOTA ? William ?Bill? George Vincent, 53, of Washington, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011.Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the United Church of Faith in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating. Burial will be at Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota. A general memorial fund has been established.

Linda Ann Wiggins Conner age 67 of 207 East Wasson St., Richland, Iowa died at her home Wednesday evening.Born June 18, 1941 in Jefferson County, she was the daughter of Homer William and Helen Elizabeth Edmund Wiggins.Linda grew up in Packwood and was a member of the Packwood High School class of 1958.She was married to Dwain Sutton, they later divorced. She married Cloyd D. ?Ike? Conner on December 28, 1973 at

Barbara Ann Schulz Pettijohn, 81, of El Paso, Texas, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at home.A graveside service and interment of ashes will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Spencer Cemetery.Arrangements are in the care of Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.Mrs. Pettijohn was born April 6, 1928, in Stockport, the daughter of John and Hazel Schulz. She married Bill Pettijohn. He preceded her in death.To see the full

HARLAN ? Robert E. ?Bob? English, 60, of Harlan, died Monday, July 25, 2011, in Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with the Rev. Darwin Moore officiating.Mr. English was born April 18, 1951, the son of Thomas and Ruthella (Freeman) English in Washington. He married Barbara Perry on Aug. 4, 1973, at the First United ...

Leon Iwanowski, 86, of Wayland, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, in the Parkview Home in Wayland.Funeral services were at 11 a.m. today at Bethel Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with the Rev. Herb Yoder officiating. Burial followed in the Bethel Mennonite Cemetery. The family received friends two hours prior to the service at the church. A memorial has been established to the Bethel Mennonite Church. Beatty ...