Obituaries

James ?Jim? Hollis Pitzer, 98, formerly of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Prescott Valley, Ariz., died in Mesa, Ariz., on May 3, 2017.A Celebration of Life for both Jim and his wife, Marilyn, will be held at the Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Home Bradshaw Chapel, 8480 East Valley Road, Prescott Valley, Arizona, on May 21, 2017, at 10:30 a.m.Memorials may be made to any veteran?s organization of choice. Please sign the ...

Bruce R. ?Dick? McDowell, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Arbor Court, in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 15, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., at the Murphy Funeral Home, in Mt. Pleasant, with Rev. LuAnn Benge officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Home Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m., on Sunday, at the Murphy Funeral Home, in Mt. Pleasant, where the family ...

KALONA - Lena H. Hochstedler, 95, of Kalona, died Thursday, April 25, 2002, at her home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 28, 2002, at the Elmer Helmuth residence at 2131 110th St. in rural Kalona, with Bishop Vernon Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the South Gingerich Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. Friday until 1 p.m. Saturday at the

Doran Eugene Morrison, 75, of New London, died at 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      There will be no service. The body has been cremated. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 27 at Elliott Chapel in New London, with family present from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A memorial has been established.

WELLMAN - Mary Hochstedler, 93, of Wellman, died Thursday, April 25, 2002, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Private family graveside services were held today at the East Union Cemetery in rural Kalona. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with the Rev. Larry Rediger officiating. There will be no visitation. A

Janet Ledbetter, 61, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Keosauqua Health Care Center, in Keosauqua.Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 14, 2017, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. The funeral service will follow at 1:30 p.m., with Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating.Memorials may be given to Keosauqua Health Care Center, specifically for King, their therapy dog. Online ...

Gladys Marcelle Moehlman, 91, of Danville, died at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at her home.      The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 at Elliott Chapel in New London with the Rev. Richard Latta officiating. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at the funeral home with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in New London.

Teresa Frances Flynn Shanahan, 87, of Ute, died on April 21, 2002, in Mapleton.      The funeral mass was on April 23 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Charter Oak with the Rev. Richard Ball officiating. Burial was in St. Clair Cemetery in Ute. Armstrong Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

Donald Ralph Eland, 83, of New London, died on May 7, 2017, at his home.A memorial open house will be held on May 20, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at New London Community Hall.Eland was born on May 20, 1933, in Newton, the son of Ralph Eland and Edna Van Syoc Eland. He was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant Community Schools. On Dec. 15, 1954, he married Opal Mae Williams.He served in the United States Army and after ...

KALONA - Julia M.L. Miller, 80, of Keokuk, and formerly of Kalona, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, following a sudden illness.      No funeral services will be held. The body was cremated. Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is handling arrangements.