Obituaries

Donald C. Simmering, 90, of Washington, formerly of Ainsworth, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a short illness.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating.  Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Howard Kramer  ?Griff? Griffith, 93, of Letts, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, in the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Columbus Junction.    Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Letts Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Townsley officiating.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction.  A general

KALONA ? Donald C. Leinen, 87, of Kalona, formerly of Iowa City and Harper, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after a lingering illness.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating.  Following the service, the body will be cremated.  Burial will be at a later date at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in

Wilma Mae Steele Beauregard, 92, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a decline in health.    Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Sue Meade officiating.  Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the

James ?Jim? William Blosser, 65, of Washington, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in his home, from cancer.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Jerry Van Hooser officiating.  Burial will at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the English River Church of the Brethren Cemetery in South English.  Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Beatty

MOUNT PLEASANT ? James Robert Distelhorst, 79, of Salem, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in the Pleasant Manor Care Center.    A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the First Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant.  Inurnment will be in the Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington.  Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant.  Memorials may be directed

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