Obituaries

Mildred Marie Creek, ?Gram Cracker,? 87, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Jefferson County Health Center.Visitation begins at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, Iowa, followed by the funeral at 10:30 a.m.Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to Faith United Methodist Church or Fell Cemetery, both located in Libertyville.On-line condolences can be sent to behnerfh....

Louise Ridgeway, 102, of Silvis Ill., died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Illini Restorative Care in Silvis.A funeral is at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bill Shewmaker officiating. Burial will be in Vernon Cemetery.Visitation with family present is 10-11 a.m. Tuesday prior to the service. Memorials to Vernon Cemetery may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at ...

Phyllis Jean Nelson, 60, of Ollie, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.A funeral is at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 17, 2014, at Ollie Baptist Church with the Rev. Carla Nelson officiating. Burial will be in the Ollie Cemetery.Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. immediately preceding the service.Memorials for the Ollie Community Building Repair fund may be left at the church or ...

Fred DeVore, 53, of rural Batavia, died at 5:12 a.m., Sunday, March 16, 2014, at home.Arrangements are pending at Grace Funeral Care in Batavia.

Helen Mae Wiandt Daller, 97, of Fairfield, died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Jefferson County Health Center.A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Gabriel and All Angels Liberal Catholic Church, with the Reverend Thomas Miller officiating. The body has been cremated.Mrs. Daller was born on November 17, 1916, in Highland Park, Michigan, the daughter of John Thomas and Maude Ethel Wiandt. She married ...

Charlotte E. Lamb, age 84 of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at SunnyBrook Living Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa.Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00 p.m. ? 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Behner Funeral Home.Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church with Todd Holman officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery. ...

Velda Eileen Holthus, age 87, of Fairfield, died Wednesday morning March 12, 2014, at SunnyBrook Living Care Center in Fairfield.Velda was born December 5, 1926, in Keswick, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Anna Moore Middlekauff. She married Delmer J. Holthus on February 3, 1946 at the Methodist Church in Sigourney. He died October 4, 2002.She enjoyed gardening, sewing and knitting.She is survived by two ...

Karen Margaret Duff-Ham, 89, of Winterset, died Monday, March 10, 2014.A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at McCalley-Collins Funeral Home in Winterset.A luncheon will follow the service at Four Square Gospel Church in Winterset.Karen was born June 4, 1924, in Adair County, Iowa, to Blanche Miller Christensen and Mouritz Christensen. She was the oldest of 11 children.Karen was married to Gail ...

Louise Ridgeway, 102, of Silvis, Ill., formerly of Keosauqua, died at 12:20 a.m. today, Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Illini Restorative Care Center in Silvis.Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.

Shyla Allison Matte, age 3, of Leon, Iowa, daughter of Sherrisa DeLea Goodman and Michael Ray Matte, was born in Des Moines, on September 21, 2010. Shyla died on March 5, 2014 in Leon, along with her mother.Even though her life was too short, Shyla brought so much joy and love to her family. Shyla was truly loved and will always be in the hearts of those she touched.Preceding Shyla in death were great aunt Kim ...