Obituaries

Norman Dean Meyer, 87, of Wayland, died Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant.A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Darrell Zook officiating. A family graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery.Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at the church, with family present from

Robert ?Bob? Liddy, 86, of Moline, Ill., died Saturday, June 13, 2009, at OSF, Peoria, Ill., after a brief illness.A memorial service was held Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Davenport.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Camp Courageous, PO Box 418, Monticello 52310, or to a charity of the donor?s choice.Mr. Liddy was born in 1923 in Monticello, the son of John and Agnes Liddy. He married Jane

DAVENPORT ? Robert Francis ?Bob? Pacha, 83, of Davenport, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.Funeral services and a Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 3, at St. Anthony?s Catholic Church at 417 Main Street in downtown Davenport. Burial will be in the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal with military honors provided by the American ...

IOWA CITY ? Eleanor Ruth Trummel, 95, of Iowa City, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2011.Mrs. Trummel donated her body to the College of Medicine at the University of Iowa. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at First United Methodist Church in Iowa City. Memorial donations may be made to First United Methodist Church in Iowa City, or the Oaknoll Foundation at 1 Oaknoll Ct., Iowa City, IA 52246.

Viola ?Vi? West, 91, of Washington, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, in the Brownlee Health Center at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following declining health. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Jim Cluney officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service ...

KALONA ? Delmar I. Bender, 92, of Kalona, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the Rev. Corey Miller and the Rev. Martha Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church. A memorial ...

Joseph Edward Gowey, 86, of Wayland, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Washington County Hospital in Washington. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Wayland Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Pam Unruh and the Rev. Kelly Slagel officiating. The body has been cremated. A private burial will be held before the service, at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, at North Hill Cemetery. Visitatio...

Donald Raymond Zwicki, 82, of Washington, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a sudden illness. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 3, at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from noon until 7 p.m. Sunday at ...

Louise Fleming Kauffman, 97, of Wayland, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in the Parkview Home in Wayland following a decline in health. A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Wayland Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Pam Unruh and the Rev. Kelly Slagel officiating. The family will green friends from 1 p.m. until service time Oct. 8 at the church. Private family burial will ...

Ellen B. Clark, 92, of Wayland, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a lingering illness. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Wayland Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Pam Unruh and the Rev. Kelly Slagel officiating. Burial will follow at the North Hill Cemetery in rural Wayland. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. ...