Obituaries

Malcolm Mason, age 92, passed away Sunday evening, January 21, 2018.Son of Floyd and Fern Mason, Malcolm was brother to Wanda, husband of 58 years to Virginia and father to Kim and Mike. Malcolm's life was dedicated to service. He served in the Army during World War II including the Battle of the Bulge, recalled to duty in the Korean Conflict and 1961 Berlin Crisis. He continued his service as a reservist for ...

Mabel M. Conrad, 91, of Wayland, died on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002, at the Parkview Home in Wayland following declining health.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 at Bethel Mennonite Church with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today at the church, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials have been

Harold L. "Pete" Pearce, 85, of Fairfield, died at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. The body has been cremated. Memorials have been established to the Fairfield Elks 1192 Charitable Trust for Scholarships or to the charity of the donor's choice. Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield is in charge of arrangements.

RICHLAND - Charles Fredrick "Fred" Niece, 92, of Fairfield, and formerly of Richland, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2002, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were held today at Richland United Methodist Church in Richland, with the Rev. Shirley Hoffmann Will officiating. Burial was in Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Memorials may be directed to Richland United

WAYLAND - Mabel M. Conrad, 91, of Wayland, died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002, at Parkview Home in Wayland, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Bethel Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation began at 2 p.m. today at the church, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. this evening.

May 10, 1937 - December 29, 2017Phyllis Marie Behrens, 80, of Tipton, left this earthly life and began her eternal life, surrounded by her children on Friday, December 29, 2017, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. Family will receive friends at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, on Tuesday, January 2, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. (the family requests casual attire).Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 3 at First United ...

Richard Lee Simmons, Jr., 53, of Monmouth, Ill. and formerly of the Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, area, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the OSF/St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Ill. A celebration of life will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.

MT. PLEASANT - Michael D. Klopfenstein, 59, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002 at the Henry County Health Center.      Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at Wayland Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Philip Borleske officiating. A family burial service, with full military rites, will be held on Friday prior to the memorial service. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday at

Lillian Pearl Hartman, 78, of Washington, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002, at McCreedy Home in Washington, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at St. James Catholic Church, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Friday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will

Stella Belle Gardner Miller, 71, formerly of Ainsworth, died July 23, 2002, following a lengthy illness.      She was buried in Hermitage, Tenn., July 29.