Obituaries

KEOTA ? Ronald Michael Sieren, 67, of Keota, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota.  Burial will be at Holy Trinity Cemeteries-St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the church where a wake service will be held at 7 p.m. 

KEOTA ? James Victor ?Vic? Bowen, 72, of rural Keota, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, near Rose Hill.    Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Marlene Janssen officiating.  Burial will be at Keota Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be directed to Iowa Chapter 5 International Harvester Collectors

KEOTA ? Douglas Wayne Erwin, 77, of Keota, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.    Mass of the Resurrection was at 10:30 a.m. on today at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating.  Burial was at Holy Trinity Cemeteries-St. Mary Cemetery. A wake service was held Sunday, Aug 9, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota.  A memorial fund has been

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Loren Glenn Herreid, 59, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at his home.    Visitation began at noon today at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m.  According to Mr. Herreid?s wishes, the body has been cremated and there will be no memorial service.  Memorial funds have been established to the Mount Pleasant Middle School

Ethel Widmer, 92, of Wayland, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, in the Parkview Home in Wayland following a lingering illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Eicher Mennonite Church in rural Wayland.  Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m.  A memorial fund has been established for Parkview

Myra Vivian VanNostrand Schroeder, 90, of Washington, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in Halcyon House in Washington following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Faith Baptist Church in Washington with the Rev. Harald Gruber officiating.  Burial will be at Wellman Cemetery in Wellman.  Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington

FAIRFIELD ? Wallace ?Wally? Eivind Brokken, 78, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.    Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today at the First Lutheran Church in Fairfield with the Rev. John Meyer officiating.  Burial was in the Union Cemetery, east of Fairfield.  Memorials may be made to the First Lutheran Church ?Feed the Children? fund, the Union Cemetery, or

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Evelyn Finke, 92, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, July 31, 2009, in the Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church with the Rev. Al Coffin officiating.  Inurnment will be in Cambrian Cemetery with the Rev. Nathaniel Pyron presiding.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? James ?Jim? Burton Ingersoll, 36, of Riverside, died Friday, July 31, 2009, in Mitchell, S.D., from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.    Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Service in Columbus Junction with Ilene Schnicker of the Washington United Methodist Church presiding.  Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. 

Richard F. ?Rich? Neff, 66, of Washington, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at his home in Washington following an extended illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington.  Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.  Prayer services will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at