Obituaries

October 30, 1926 - January 6, 2018Robert (Bob) J. Schneider, Sr. of Iowa City, formerly of Riverside, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018.Bob was born October 30, 1926 to Peter and Agnes (Streb) Schneider. He graduated from St. Mary's Catholic High School in Riverside and turned down a college scholarship in order to help his parents on the farm. On August 25, 1948 he married his high school sweetheart, ...

August 20, 1941 - January 13, 2018 A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Gaylen "Boo" Kron, 76, of Coralville, formerly of Riverside, will be held Friday, January 19, 2018. 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with Father David Brownfield and Deacon Derick Cranston officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Riverside. Visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 a.m. at St. ...

January 9, 1923 - January 11, 2018Anita Marie Sojka, 95, of Riverside, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery at a later date. There will be no visitation as Anita has deeded her body to the U of I School of Medicine. Following ...

Kathryn Lorraine Brokken Heston, age 84, died peacefully at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona surrounded by family on June 28, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late Elton Heston and the loving mother of Douglas (Tricia), David (Sylvia), Ann Durand (Thierry), Jeffrey, Ellen Boll (John) and James (Kim). She also doted over 15 grandchildren: Ian, Rachel, David, Jessica, Lauren, Mathieu, Jason, Justin, Josh, ...

Joseph E. Hershberger died at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona, Iowa, on January 18, 2018, at the age of 95. Joe grew up in the Kalona, Iowa area and was married to Suvilla Bontrager. They had lived on various farms in the area and later moved to Iowa City. Joe farmed, was in construction, and was a locksmith at the University of Iowa. Joe enjoyed bowling and golf, traveling and puzzles. They lived in Sun City, ...

April 5, 1966 - January 10, 2018 William "Billy" Bruce, 51, of Riverside, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Visitation for Billy will be Tuesday, January 16, 2018 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Riverside. A short prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Online condolences for the family may be sent to www.lewisfune...

March 21, 1925 - January 13, 2018 Lois Lorraine Watson, 92, of Wayland Iowa died January 13, 2018, at her home following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The funeral service will be held at Hope Lutheran Church, Germanville, Iowa at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, with Pastor Ryan Dexter officiating. Burial will follow at Hope Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation opens at Gould Funeral Home in Richland at ...

December 9, 1931 - January 10, 2018 Edna Yoder, 86, of Iowa City, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City. Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at East Union Mennonite Church, Kalona. Burial will be prior to the service at 9:30 a.m. in the East Union Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, January 19 from 2:00-8:00 p.m. at Yoder-Pow...

Joan Dorothy Davidson passed away at 9:53 a.m. January 3, 2018 surrounded by family at Mercy West Hospital in West Des Moines. Funeral services were held Friday, January 12, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1230 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, IA. Family greeted friends following the service. Burial was at Iowa Veterans Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Joan, or "Josie", was a woman with impeccable style ...

July 19, 1939 - December 30, 2017 Janice R. Messenger, 78, a resident of Davenport, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospitals surrounded by her family. Funeral services to celebrate her life were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the Halligan McCabe DeVries Funeral Home, downtown Davenport. Burial took place in the Rock Island National Cemetery, ...