Obituaries

HARLAN ? Robert Edward English, 60, of Harlan, died Monday, July 25, 2011. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today, at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. Burial was in Harlan Cemetery in Harlan. Visitation was held yesterday at the funeral home.

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Johnnie Sue Hemmie, 34, of Mount Pleasant, died Thursday, July 28, 2011, at her residence from a two-month battle with cancer. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at the United Church of Crawfordsville in Crawfordsville with the Rev. Nancy Oehler Love officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the service time Saturday at the ...

Doris Louise Roth, 89, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Park Place Care Facility in Mount Pleasant. A celebration of life will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, at the Pleasant View Mennonite Church in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Herb Yoder officiating. Burial will follow at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery in rural Wayland. A funeral luncheon will be at noon Friday at the church. Visitatio...

SIGOURNEY ? Roger Willis Barr, 71, of Coralville, formerly of Keota, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? David Ralph Faler, 74, of Columbus Junction, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Faye Fedlam of the Columbus Junction United Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in the Indian Creek Cemetery....

RIVERSIDE ? Francis Joseph Waldschmidt, 94, of Riverside, died Monday, July 25, 2011, in the Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 28, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Thomas Doyle officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery with full military rites. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and ...

Olive Helen Leyden, 97, of Washington, died Friday, July 22, 2011, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness. A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Rick Bremel officiating. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the Washington ...

A celebration of life for Harold G. Darby, 77, of Washington will be held Friday, July 29, 2011 at 10:00AM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with Pastor Jim Cluney officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 28 from 6-8PM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Harold Darby died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at his home in Washington following ...

KALONA ? Sonya Ilene Slabach, 71, of Kalona, died Friday, July 22, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Don Patterson officiating. Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for Atmore ...

Ruth Ann Stewart, 92, of Corvallis, Ore., died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Corvallis, Ore. A memorial service was held in Corvallis, Ore., on Friday, July 1. The family will travel to Iowa to hold a graveside service at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 13. Jones Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of arrangements.