Obituaries

DAVENPORT - Beverly Francine Baker, 83, of Pleasant Valley, and formerly of Sigourney, died Monday, May 20, 2002, in Pleasant Valley.      A private family burial service is planned. Weets Funeral Home in Davenport is in charge of arrangements.

Inez Louise Smith Dowd, 87, of Fairfield, died at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2002, at the Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      Her body will be cremated and no services are planned at this time. Burial will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham at a later date. Memorials and cards may be made to the Birmingham Public Library and sent care of Mary Ann Cook, 404 South 4th Street #110, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.

Ruth M. Johnson, 92, of Rockford, Tenn., formerly of the Mt. Pleasant and Burlington communities, died June 26, 2017, in her daughter?s home.A visitation will be held at Olson Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 E. Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant, from 2 to 4 p.m., on Sunday July 2, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., on Monday, July 3, 2017, at Prairie Grove Cemetery in Des Moines County. In lieu of ...

KALONA - Marland J. Shetler, 71, of Kalona, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at his home, following a lengthy illness.      Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 24, at Kalona Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Michael Litwiller, the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in

Grace Marie Hudson Kubisch, 92, of Morning Sun, died at 12:20 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2002, at the Morning Sun Care Center in Morning Sun.      The graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, with the Rev. Dick Reynolds officiating, followed by burial in the Trinity Cemetery at Mt. Union. There will be no visitation. Elliott Chapel of New London is in charge of arrangements.

Teresa Ann Woods Coleman, 29, of New London, died at her home on Tuesday, May 21, 2002.      The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 24 at Elliott Chapel in New London with Elder William Knox officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Visitation will begin after noon on Thursday, May 23 at the funeral home with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been

Harriette Wilma Engle, 81, of Santa Monica, Calif., died on May 12, 2002, at the Santa Monica Health Care Center following a recent stroke.      The graveside service was on Saturday, May 18 at Oakwood Cemetery in Pella with the Rev. Andy Kamphuis officiating.

William Robert (Bill) Follas,69, passed away suddenly at his son?s home in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.Bill was born on June 30, 1947 in Toledo, OH, the son of Junior D. and Mary Ann (Lepke) Follas. He grew up in Iowa City, graduated from City High School and attended The University of Iowa.For most of his career, Bill worked in men?s retail clothing. More recently, he was an employee of the ...

James Kenneth Nelson Jim died on May 24, 2017 after surgery. He lived a full life of adventures and successes.His parents were Kenneth W. Nelson and Helen Aicher Nelson of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Jim?s high school days were dominated by football, basketball and then, track in the spring. When college beckoned, Jim played on the freshman football team as halfback for Vanderbilt University and was written up as ?the ...

Leroy Junior Edwards, 79, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, May 20, 2002, at Henry County Health Center.      The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. at the funeral home with the family present from 12:30 to 2 p.m.. Inurnment in Forest Home Cemetery with full military rites will follow the memorial service. Memorials have been