Obituaries

Marilyn Joyce Mercer, 74, of Salisbury, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at home surrounded by her family.Marilyn was born in Abingdon, Iowa, the daughter of the late Clyde A. Myers and Mildred Wilson Myers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Mercer on January 27th, 2006.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in her memory be made to Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 361 Tilghman

KALONA ? Samuel Howard Kemp, 84, of Kalona, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a lengthy illness.Celebration of life services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Fairview Conservative Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Perry Miller, the Rev. Don Swartzentruber and the Rev. Leon Stutzman officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation ...

Velma Grace Cozart Threlkeld, 86, died suddenly on Friday, May 13, 2011, at her home in rural Wellman.Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 18,2011, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. Pastor Martha Yoder will officiate. Burial will be in the Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home. A general memorial fund has ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Ralph Timothy Cummings, 77, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.Cremation was facilitated by the FCS Life Transition and Cremation Center of Muscatine and the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services of Columbus Junction. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the Porter Funeral ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Betty Ann Sullivan ?Cutie Schneider,? 78, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in her home after a long illness.Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 16, at Brosh Chapel, 2121 Bowling St. S.W. in Cedar Rapids. Burial will follow in Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Brosh Chapel. A general memorial fund has been established.Mrs. Sullivan was a graduate of Brighton ...

RIVERSIDE ? Betty R. Kaalberg, 74, of Riverside, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City from complications of a stroke.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery. After the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship...

Myrtle Rose Ella Hendricks, 88, of Bonaparte, died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mount Pleasant.A celebration of life service will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bonaparte United Church, with the Rev. Paul Rekward officiating. Private burial will be in Bonaparte Cemetery.Memorials to Bonaparte Fire Department or Bonaparte United Church may be left at Pedrick Funeral Home

Mark Eugene Cosens, 46, formerly of Fairfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at his home, after a courageous 22-month battle against brain cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at Madrid Jr. Sr. High School in Madrid. Private burial and committal services for the family will take place later at Otterman Cemetery, at rural Adel, Iowa. The Iles Funeral Homes ?

John Willis Wood, 81, formerly of Fairfield, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in Riverside, Calif., from heart failure.A service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Faith Lutheran Church, 28200 Portsmouth St., Sun City, CA  92586.Mr. Wood was born Feb. 25, 1928, in Fairfield.To see the full obituary, read the March 19, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.

NORTH ENGLISH ? Vivian Arlene Parsons, 65, of What Cheer, died Monday, May 2, 2011, at her home. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 6, at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English. Burial will be in the Piersol Cemetery near North English. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.