Obituaries

Hazel Sybil Hofer, 91, of Washington, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a decline in health.    Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Benkelman, Neb.  Graveside services will follow the visitation, at the Benkelman Cemetery with the Rev. Chris Farmer officiating.  Memorials have been established for the

KALONA ? Ronald M. Dusterhoft, 56, of rural Kalona, died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at his home following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.  Visitation will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.  Burial will be at a later date.  The body has been cremated.  A general memorial fund has been established.    Mr. Dusterhoft was born

KEOTA ? Mary Margaret Greiner, 87, of Keota, died Thursday, July 9, 2009, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.    Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating.  Burial was at Holy Trinity Cemeteries-Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in rural Harper.  A memorial fund has been established for Ss. Peter and Paul Clear Creek

KALONA ? Carolina Kemp, 71, of Kalona, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at her home, after a lengthy battle with cancer.    Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber officiating.  Burial was at Fairview Cemetery in Kalona.  Memorials may be directed to the Kalona Mennonite Church or Iowa City Hospice.  Peterseim Funeral Service in Kalona was in

BRIGHTON ? Walter J. Fritz, 83, of Brighton, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in the Washington Care Center following a short illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 13, at Ss. Joseph and Cabrini Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Paul J. Appel officiating.  Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Sunday at the church with the family present

Geraldine Margaret Schulty, 96, of Washington, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2009, at St. James Church in Washington with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating.  Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery in Wellman.  Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in

Mildred Snyder, 95, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Washington, died Friday, July 3, 2009, in Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale following a brief illness.       Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating.  Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery in Richmond.  Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the Jones-Eden

BRIGHTON ? Helen Genevieve Peiffer, 91, formerly of Brighton, died Monday, July 6, 2009, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.     Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at Ss. Joseph and Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Paul J. Appel officiating.  Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain.  Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Gould Funeral

LONE TREE ? Nancy Helen Conaway, 68, of Dunnellon, Fla., formerly of Conesville, died Monday, July 6, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following an extended illness.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree with the Rev. Cindy Breed officiating.  Burial will be in the Conesville Cemetery at a later date. 

LONE TREE ? Robert Lawrence Forbes, 60, of Lone Tree, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospitals following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 12, at the Lone Tree American Legion with Russ Forbes officiating.  Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery with military honors by the Lone Tree American Legion Post No. 457.  Following the burial, a time of food and