Obituaries

KALONA ? Richard ?Dick? Conklin, 82, of Wickenburg, Ariz., died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.    He was an organ donor.  According to his wishes, the body was cremated.  A celebration of life service was held in Wickenburg, Ariz.    A visitation in Kalona will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 30, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.  Inurnment will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona.    Mr. Conklin was born

KALONA ? Ferne Mary Troyer, 87, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Don Patterson officiating.  Burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will greet

RIVERSIDE ? Lois Catherine Armbruster, 89, of Riverside, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at her home following a brief illness.    Mass of the Resurrection will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating.  Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.  Following the committal service at the cemetery, there will be a time of refreshments and

KALONA ? Ralph Jr. Young, 77, of rural Oxford, died Friday, May 14, 2010, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, from heart complications.Celebration of life services were at 10 a.m. today at St. Peter?s Catholic Church in Cosgrove. Burial was in St. Vincent?s Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.Mr. Young was born June 21, 1932, in Ainsworth, the son of

KEOTA ? Leander M. Berg, 96, of Keota, died Friday, May 14, 2010, in Maplewood Manor in Keota, of declining health.Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be at Holy Trinity Cemeteries-St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home where there

George Gould, 89, formerly of Washington and of Corvallis, Ore., died Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Canby, Ore., following a decline in health the past two years and more steadily the last several weeks.    According to his wishes, the body was cremated and no funeral services were held.    Mr. Gould was born Jan. 9, 1921, near Conesville, the son of Joseph W. and Ora (Murdock) Gould.  He married Juanita Murphy on

Helen E. Dickerson, 102, of Washington, died Friday, May 14, 2010, in the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington after failing in health.Celebration of life services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Burial will be at the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home where the family will

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Ronald W. Nickerson, 73, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 8, 2010, in Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids.    Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, at Peace Christian Reformed Church in Cedar Rapids with the Rev. Gary Brouwers officiating.  Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids is in charge of arrangements.  A general memorial fund has been established.    Mr.

FAIRFIELD ? Arlene Shafer, 88, of Fairfield, died Thursday, May 6, 2010, in Sunnybrook Living Care Center in Fairfield.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 10, at First Lutheran Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Phil Barker officiating.  Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.  

MONTEREY, Calif. ? Martha Lois Norton, 87, of Monterey, Calif., died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at her home after a 13-month battle with lung cancer.    Mrs. Norton was born Dec. 30, 1922, in Washington, the daughter of Georgia and William Alexander ?A.W.? McGinnis.For the full obituary, see the April 13 edition of The Washington Evening Journal