Obituaries

Raymond Zaragoza Jr., 51, of Brownsville, Texas, formerly of Fairfield, died Sept. 23, 2012, in Brownsville.Memorials and condolences may be sent to his sister, Mary Ames 810 S. Fifth St., Fairfield 52556.A full obituary will follow.

October 17, 1929 - April 23, 2018Byron C. Sweeting, 88, of Riverside, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, April 23, 2018, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside. Burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Following the committal services, a time of food and fellowship will be ...

Carolyn R. Jackson, 66, of Fairfield died Sept. 21, 2012 at the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.A funeral is at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with the Rev. Jesse Hill officiating. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery in Davis County.Visitation begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the family present from 6-8 p.m.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to ...

July 16, 1926 - April 30, 2018Eula Jean Miller, 91, formerly of Kalona, passed away April 30, 2018 at Crestview Specialty Care in West Branch, Iowa, after a battle with dementia.Funeral services for Eula Jean will be Friday, May 4, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with Chaplain Cindi McKee officiating. Burial will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held ...

Linda Kay Fox, 65, of Brighton died Thursday afternoon on April 26, 2018, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.She was born January 30, 1953, in Mt. Pleasant to Fred and Margarette Daines Lyon. Linda grew up in Wayland and graduated from Waco High School in 1972. She married Ronald Fox and they were later divorced. Linda worked for many years at Heatilator in Mt. Pleasant.Linda is survived by her ...

Genevieve Clara (Berg) AltenhofenGenevieve Clara (Berg) Altenhofen died on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Sigourney Health Care Center at the age of 101 years.Services are pending with Powell Funeral Home of Keota.

Norman D. Shalla, 91, of Kalona, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 in the same room of the home he was born in.A Celebration of Life for Norman will be held Monday, April 30, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Riverside, with Pastor Ed Peterson officiating. Burial will follow at the Riverside Public Cemetery. Following the interment, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the ...

November 11, 1941 - April 17, 2018Lynda Lee Anderson, 76, of Oskaloosa, Iowa died Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.She was born November 11, 1941, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of John P. and Grace Williams Reece. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1959. Following high school, she attended the University of Iowa and William Penn College. She was united in ...

James R. Grimes, 85, of Brighton, died Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Pearl Valley Rehab of Washington.He was born August 19, 1932, in Sigourney to Cloyd and Erma Vogel Grimes. He grew up in Sigourney and graduated from Sigourney High School and attended Kirkwood Community College. James married Nannette Y. Wilson June 13, 1969, in Montrose, Colo. He worked as a meat cutter at the Brighton Locker, and at Crane ...

January 1, 1932 - March 25, 2018Barbara Jean Godwin Meyer, of Pleasanton, Calif., passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018. She was a shining example of friendship, loyalty, commitment and adventure for friends and family.Barbara was born in Washington, Iowa and graduated from Washington High School. Barbara earned her BA in Education from Northern Iowa State University (formerly Iowa State Teachers ...