Obituaries

Helen Henson, 82, of Wayland, and formerly of Washington, died Sunday, February 18, 2001, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Ray Draper officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. There will be no family visitationMemorials

Helen Henson, 82, formerly of Washington, died Sunday, February 18, 2001 at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      The funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Ray Draper officiating. Open visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. There will be no family visitation. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.

Dorothy Schimmelpfennig Thomas, age 97, passed away on September 28, 2015, in Sigourney, after a long and wonderful life. She has been living at the Sigourney Care Center for the past few years.Dorothy was born on February 19, 1918, in Iowa City, the only child of Edith Conklin. As a child, Dorothy lived in Detroit, Michigan and several towns in and around Keokuk County. She graduated from North English High ...

FAIRFIELD - Marni Mellen, 76, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.The body has been cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials will be established in Mrs. Mellen's name. Raymond Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

PARNELL - Leonard Lewis Rensberger, 84, of Wellman, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at Parkview Manor in Wellman.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the West Union Mennonite Church near Parnell, with the Rev. David Boshart officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Wellman.

Jared B. Sturdevant, 59, of Des Moines, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines.Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 15, at Christ the King Catholic Church. The body was donated to the University of Iowa College of Medicine.

James R. "Jim" Foster, 84, of Webster City, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, in Hamilton County Hospital in Webster City.A Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Webster City. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery in Webster City.

Darci Michelle (Meth) Miller, 48, of Monmouth, IL, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, IA passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL.According to her wishes, the body has been cremated and a Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, those considering an expression of sympathy may direct them to the family at 28451 County Rd. G62 Crawfordsville, ...

Bessie Mae Kite, 84, of Farmington, died on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at her home.Friends may call after 1 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home, in Farmington. The family will meet with friends from 5 to 7 p.m., that evening at the funeral home.Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home, in Farmington, with Rev. Larry Wallingford ...

KEOTA - Dorothy Ann Peck, 83, of Sumner, and formerly of Kinross, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Sumner.A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with the Rev. Timothy Regan and the Rev. John Whalen officiating.. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in