Obituaries

KALONA - Cecil O. Bontrager, 91, of Wellman, died May 2, 2001, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 5, at 10 a.m. at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Mark Jagnow officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, May 4, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the McArtor Cemetery in rural

Albert John Watson, 86, of Riverside, died May 1, 2001, at Washington County Hospital and Clinics following an extended illness.      Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Oak Ridge Cemetery in West Liberty with the Rev. Al Zimmerman officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty, and will continue until the time of the service.

Debra A. Akers, 64, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at the Henry County Health Center, in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 10 a.m., at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, in Mt. Pleasant, with President Jorge Sanchez. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery, in Mt. Pleasant. Friends may call after 2 p.m., on Friday, March 4, 2016, at the ...

Alison L. Smith Black, 53, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Omaha and Council Bluffs, died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at the Henry County Health Center Emergency Room.A memorial funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, March 1, at the Kimzey Funeral Home, located at 213 North Main Street, in Mt. Pleasant. Rev. Andy Avery will officiate. Burial will be at a later date.Memorials may be directed to the ...

Helen P. Helterbran, 90, of Keosauqua, died on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at home.Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Pedrick Funeral Home, in Keosauqua, with Rev. Mary Kathryn Hart officiating. Visitation with family was from 10 to 11 a.m., on Monday, prior to the service. Burial was at the Hillsboro Cemetery.Memorials to Hillsboro Baptist Church or Hillsboro Cemetery may be left ...

Mrs. William (Lucy) Callison, 75, of New London and formerly of Wayland, died on Thursday, May 3, 2001, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant.

INDIANOLA - Gene L. Garrett, 65, of Indianola, died Sunday, April 30, 2001, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines of a heart attack.      Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 5, at 11 a.m. at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Visitation will be held Friday, May 4, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home, with the family present to receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Burial will be in the

Robert D. ?Bob? Bozman, 70, of Morning Sun, died Tuesday afternoon, May 1, 2001, at University Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5 at Honts Funeral Home in Morning Sun with the Rev. Jack Edmisson officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, with military rites conducted by American Legion Hays Scott Post #112. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, May 4

Leonard Reynolds, 92, of Chariton, died April 25, 2001, at his home. The funeral service was held Saturday, April 28 at the Fielding Funeral Home with burial in the Chariton Cemetery.

Jesse Brower, 84, of Lockridge, died on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at the Jefferson County Hospital, in Fairfield.Visitation will be held on Sunday, Feb. 28, from noon to 6 p.m., at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m., on Sunday afternoon. A visitation will be held at 12:30 p.m., with funeral service following at 2 p.m., on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Bible ...