Obituaries

December 8, 1942 - April 26, 2018M. Joan Lance, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, April 26, 2018 at New London Specialty Care after an extended illness.The funeral service for Joan Lance was at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 30 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Finley Chapel Cemetery, ...

KALONA - Alma B. Horst, 102, of Kalona, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Rick Murray officiating. Burial will be prior to the service at 9:30 a.m. at Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be

MT. PLEASANT - Roy Hodges, 74, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at the Henry County Health Center.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at Faith Lutheran Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Keith Haerer officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon Friday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will

Riverside - Daniel "Danny" Bender, 71 of Riverside, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2002, at his home in Riverside following an lengthy illness.      His family will hold a memorial service and a time of gathering from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, October 25, at the Riverside V.F.W. A memorial fund has been established at Peoples Trust and Savings Bank in Riverside. Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home of Riverside is in charge of the

Dale M. Carstensen, 84, of Albuquerque, N.M., and formerly of Washington, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002.      Memorial services were held Sept. 26, in Albuquerque, N.M. Interment of cremains will take place in Washington at a later date.

BRIGHTON - Ruth Smith, 87, of Brighton, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at Washington Care Center, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at First Church of God in Brighton, with the Rev. Larry Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, where the family will receive friends

December 15, 1923 - April 24, 2018Bernice E. Nichting, 94, of Houghton passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Henry County Health Center.She was born on December 15, 1923, at the family home, the daughter of Henry and Rose Mehmert Lampe. Bernice was united in marriage to Bernard J. Nichting on May 15, 1946, in the basement of St. John High School in Houghton; he preceded her in death on February 24, ...

Josephine B. Conner, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel.

WAYLAND - Phyllis J. Leichty, 74, of rural Wayland, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at her home in Noble.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Bethel Mennonite Church with Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will continue through 8 p.m. this evening at the church, where the family will receive friends from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. A memorial has been

Donna Georgene Schmidt, 65, of Washington, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2002, at Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction, following a lengthy illness.      A Celebration of Life was held today at First United Methodist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Don Hodson officiating. Private family burial was in the Elm Grove Cemetery prior to the service. Memorials may be directed to Lovely Lane Methodist Church Children's weekday