Obituaries

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

Virgil L. Kerschner, 49, of rural Washington, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at his home, following a sudden illness.    The body has been cremated.  A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.  A general memorial fund has been established.  Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is handling the arrangements.    Mr. Kerschner was born Aug. 15, 1960, in Kansas, the son of Virgil and Peggy Lee (Weir)

TAMA ? Susan Elizabeth Dowd Mohler, 61, of Marion, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, in Pleasantview in Kalona, after a two-year battle from lung cancer.    A visitation for friends and family will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama, with a time for sharing memories at 6:30 p.m.  Private burial services will be held at a later date.  Memorials may be directed to the Lung

BRIGHTON ? Jack E. Knerr, 75, former of Brighton, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the First Church of God in Brighton with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating.  Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery near Brighton.  Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday at the Gould Funeral Home in

WELLMAN  David Arthur McClellen, 87, of Wellman, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating.  Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.  A memorial fund has been established for Asbury United