Obituaries

Vern A. PetersonAugust 31, 1922 - March 27, 2018Vern A. Peterson, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Arbor Court.Open visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel. The family will not be present. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Olson~Powell Memorial Chapel with ...

Silas "Jay" Finke Jr., 73, of Crawfordsville, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at University of Iowa Hospitals, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at United Church of Crawfordsville, with the Rev. Diana Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Cambrian Cemetery in rural Columbus Junction. Visitation begins at noon on Tuesday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in

Lola Mae Blanck Lundin, 89, of Morning Sun Care Center, formerly of New London, died at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      According to the wishes of the family, the body has been cremated and there will be no services at Elliott Chapel in New London.

LONE TREE - Eulalia G. Morgan, 89 of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002, at her home in Lone Tree, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Lou Leonhardt and Parish Life Coordinator Carol Kaalberg officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will continue through 8 p.m. this evening

KALONA - Lydia Miller, 97, of Kalona, died Thursday, Sept. 12, 2002, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, at Kalona Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber, the Rev. Mick Murray and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Upper Deer Creek Cemetery in rural Wellman. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8

Marvin Michael Dean Comstock, 45, of Iowa City, died on September 6, 2002, at his home as a result of complications of AIDS.      There will be no funeral service or visitation. Fry Funeral and Cremation Service of Tipton is in charge of arrangements.

January 20, 1950 - February 19, 2018 John Lee Shield, 68, formerly of Muscatine, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, 1931 Houser Street, Muscatine. Burial will take place in Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine. Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 ...

Harold Haller, 102, of Ottumwa, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at the United Presbyterian Home Brownlee Health Center in Washington.      The body has been cremated. Graveside services are pending at Ottumwa Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church in Ottumwa or the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.

KALONA - Joe H. Kauffman, 85, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at the Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Floyd Helmuth, the Rev. David L. Yoder and the Rev. Leon Stutzman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery near Kalona. Visitation

KALONA - Wesley "Wes" Freel, 67, of rural Wellman, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, in Longview, Wash., following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at First Baptist Church in Wellman, with the Rev. Gene Carpenter officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Public Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and all day Friday at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona,