Obituaries

Doris K. Roland, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Burlington and Fairfield, died Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.A graveside memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the Packwood Cemetery, Packwood, Iowa. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church will officiate. The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, ...

Nicholas T. Beelman, 51, Mt. Union, died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at home. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 15 at Elliott Chapel, New London, with Pastor Matt Yaley officiating. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will immediately follow. A memorial has been established. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com. He was born October 27, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Mildred Gillen Kruse Walsh, 86, of Heritage Acres, died at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids Tuesday, Aug, 20, 2002, following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with the Rev. Steven Rosonke officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. this evening at Teahen Funeral Home in

BURLINGTON - Virginia Cecilia Martin, 90, of Burlington, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Burlington, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will continue through this evening at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, where the

KEOTA - Helen R. Gretter, 87, of Keota, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, at McCreedy Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota, with the Rev. Frances Baumert officiating. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where the family will

WEST LIBERTY - Rev. Ralph Henry Farmer, 67, of Springdale, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, following a brief illness.      Funeral services were held today at First Church United in West Liberty. Burial was in PeeDee Cemetery in West Branch. Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty is in charge of arrangements. A memorial has been established.

Carolyn Ditzman, 70, Burlington, died December 10, 2017. A Celebration of Life and Fellowship will be 2:00, December 16, 2017 at Burlington Baptist Church with Pastor Kendall Adams officiating. Cremation has been accorded with inurnment at a later date at Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established for the AWANA program at the church. Online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com. ...

Rosie Irene Niggemeyer, 85, of Fort Madison, died at 8:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at Fort Madison Community Hospital.      The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Madison with the Rev. Tim Sheedy officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Fort Madison. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at the King-Lynk Funeral Home in

Ruth Evelyn Higgins, 84, of Burlington, died Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 5:44 a.m. at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Funeral services will be Friday, Aug. 23 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Burlington with the Rev. Patrick Hilgendorf officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. There will be a Christian wake service on Thursday evening at 6 p.m with a family visitation

Dr. Thomas L. Estle, 71, of Houston, Texas, died Sunday August 18, 2002, after an extensive bout with cancer and related physical limitations.      A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 21, at 2:00 p.m. at the Rice Memorial Chapel on the Rice University campus. A reception will be held immediately following the service at the Baker Institute. Memorials have been established to The Hospice at the Texas