Obituaries

Richard C. ?Dick? Augsburger, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Arbor Court, in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will be held from noon until 6 p.m., on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m., that afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, May 8, 2017, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Deborah ...

MUSCATINE - Marvella Keel, 70, of Muscatine, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the George M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Walker officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials have been established.

WAYLAND - Lois L. Hochstetler, 73, of Bonita Springs, Fla., and formerly of the Wayland area, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at her home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at Bethel Mennonite Church north of Wayland, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery. Visitation begins at noon Wednesday at the church, where the

KALONA - Luella Jirsa, 84, of Kalona, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at Maplewood Manor in Keota, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam and the Rev. Richard O'Kuma officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Peterseim Funeral Home in

Dylan McKay Martin, the son of Darren Eugene Martin and Nettie La Woodson of Rubio, was stillborn Thursday, April 18, 2002, at Washington County Hospital and Clinics.      Funeral services were held today at First Baptist Church in Washington, with the Rev. Brett Best officiating. Burial preceded the service at Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. A memorial has been established.

Carol A. Massey Thacker, 60, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Great River Hospice House, in West Burlington.A visitation to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at the Murphy Funeral Home, in Mt. Pleasant, where friends may call after 1 p.m., and the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m., that evening. According to her wishes, following the visitation cremation will be ...

Robert "Earl" Miller, 75, of Apache Junction, Ariz., died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in Mesa, Ariz.      There will be no services per Mr. Miller's request. Memorials may be directed to Black Hills Workshop for the Handicapped. Mesa Funeral Care at Mariposa Garden was in charge of arrangements.

G. Dean Wintermote, 70, of New London and formerly of Bloomfield, died at 8:36 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2002, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic in Iowa City.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23 at Elliott Chapel in New London with Bill Pruett officiating. The body has been cremated and inurnment will be at a later date. Military rites will be presented by New London

Oren Daniel Blosser, 90, of Kalona, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a brief illness.      Funeral services were held Sunday, April 21, at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English with the Rev. Larry Evers officiating. Burial was in Brethren Cemetery near South English.

RIVERSIDE - Alice Marie Matthes, 80, of Riverside, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at Mercy Hospital Iowa City, following a sudden illness.      Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday April 23, at the United Methodist Church at Riverside. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at the church on Tuesday. Private burial will be at a later date in Riverside Public Cemetery. A memorial has been