Obituaries

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Robert ?Bob? McDonald, 71, of Brighton, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, in his home.    A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The First Church of God in Brighton.  The body has been cremated.  Burial will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton.  There will be no visitation.  Memorials may be directed to the Washington County Humane Society or to Hospice of Washington County.  The

LONE TREE ? Mary Janet Hesseltine, 78, of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in the Lone Tree Health Care Center, after a short illness.    Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City with Carol Kaalberg, Parish Life Coordinator of St. Mary?s Catholic Church, officiating.  Memorials may be directed to the St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Lone Tree.  Sorden-Lewis

KALONA ? Audrey Hochtetler, 88, of Kalona, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in the Pleasantville Home in Kalona following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, in the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the Rev. David Boshart and the Rev. Martha Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday in the

KALONA ? David Thomas Droz, 59, of Kalona, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, in his home in Kalona following a long illness.    Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, n the Wellman Mennonite Church in Wellman with the rev. Marvin Hochstetler officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in

Hilda Marie Blum, 86, of Washington, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, in the Brownlee Care Center in Washington, following declining health.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Diana Lovett and the Rev. Marilyn Coffman officiating.  Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona.  Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home where the

Louise Engel, 87, of Washington, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington after a lengthy illness.    Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Washington Mennonite Church in Washington with the Rev. Diane Zaerr Brenneman and the Rev. Grant Nebel officiating.  Burial will be at the Grace Hill Moravian Cemetery in rural Washington County.  Visitation

KALONA ? Mamie E. Maxwell, 92, formerly of Kalona, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Manor House in Sigourney, after a lingering illness.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.  Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona.  Visitiation will be from 9 a.m. until time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.    Mrs. Maxwell was the daughter of William and

Saleum A. Brown, 44, of Crawfordsville, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, from injuries suffered in a car accident.    Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington.  Burial will be at the Cambrian Cemetery.  Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 4 to 8 p.m.  A general memorial fund has been established.   

CORALVILLE ? James ?Jim? Lee Boyd, 68, of North Liberty, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at Windmill Manor Care Center, from cancer.    Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at West Chester Cemetery in West Chester.  The family will greet friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Lensings Oak Hill in Coralville.  Memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice.    Mr. Boyd was born March 1, 1941, in

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Michael E. ?Mike? Brake, 62, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, from cancer.    A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the First Baptist Church-Church of the Brethren in Cedar Rapids with the Rev. Jim Goodrich officiating.  A gathering in the fellowship hall will follow the service.  Visitation will be from 4 to