Obituaries

Juanita M. Bell, 72, of Milton, died at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at Kavanagh House in Des Moines.The body will be cremated. Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.

Aletha Joyce ?Sis? Schwantes, 78, of Birmingham, died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceloa.No services are scheduled at this time. A memorial service will be planned for a later date.Memorials have been established to Southern Hills Specialty Care Center, Birmingham Park Shelter, Birmingham Fire Department or the Alzheimer?s Association. Memorials may be sent in care of the Raymond ...

Joan Guenther, 81, of Crofton, Neb., died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Omaha, Neb., where she had resided in an independent living facility since 2009.A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton.She was an avid homemaker, a great cook and an accomplished seamstress. Her life was dedicated to the well-being of her family.She enjoyed being a long-time writer of the ?Bits ...

James E. Guy, beloved husband of Helen Guy (nee Taylor); cherished father of Emily Guy-Birken (Jayme Birken) and Tracie (David) Guy-Decker; adored step-father of Abbey (Buddy) Goldman; dear brother of Robin Guy; dear grandfather of Ari, Ruthie, Casey and Zach, passed away on April 12, 2013, after a brief illness. Guy was 63 and had recently lived in Fairfield with his wife Helen as he served on the Cambridge ...

Dolores L. Davis, age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2013 at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester, MN.A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Grace Funeral Care in Batavia, with Pastor Jena Manchester officiating. Burial will follow at the Batavia Cemetery.Dolores was born in Fairfield, IA on September 3, 1930 to Frank ?Curly? Howard and Dorothy Ulin. A longtime ...

Margaret Mary Hallan, 90, of Tacoma, Wash., died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Alaska Gardens in Tacoma.A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Tacoma. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Tacoma.Mrs. Hallan was born July 25, 1923, in Tacoma, Wash., the daughter of Robert James and Margaret Mary Carr Freeman. She married Eugene Hallan Oct. 5, 1946, in Tacoma, Wash. He preceded ...

Susan Weber, 76, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Cedar Rapids.A service is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul?s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church.Memorials may be directed to the family of Susan Weber.Cedar Memorial Park ...

Ida Louise Kerr, 77, of Fairfield died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.The funeral is set for 3 p.m. Friday at Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with Danny Cary officiating.The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. According to Mrs. Kerr?s wishes, the body will be cremated following the service, and burial will be at a later ...

Sandra Bloomquist, 75, formerly of rural Agency, died at 1:27 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2013, at Sunnybrook Living Care Center in Fairfield.She was born April 28, 1937 in Red Oak to Alvin ?Swede? and Ruth Elizabeth McClarnon Eklofe. She married Phillip R. Bloomquist on December 19, 1955. He preceded her in death on May 13, 2007.Sandra was a member of Agency United Methodist Church.Surviving are two sons, Michael ...

John Alyn Crawford, 87, formerly of Fairfield, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at Solon Care Center in Solon.The funeral is set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Stacy Grau officiating. Burial, with military rites,will be at Evergreen Cemetery.Visitation for family and friends is 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church, University ...