Obituaries

November 7, 1937 - December 31, 2017 Arlin David Yoder, 80, of Williamsburg Iowa, died Sunday, December 31, 2017, at the Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg. Arlin was born November 7, 1937 in Washington Iowa, to Oren and Mary Kate (Blosser) Yoder. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Lou, of Williamsburg; two sons, Douglas (Leann), Pryor, Okla., and Kevin (Rebecca), Cedar Rapids, Iowa; five ...

Eugene Allen Hunt, age 31 of 1702 Kosola Ave. in Fairfield died June 18, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Des Moines.Gene was born October 1, 1980 in Washington, D.C., the son of Allen Nelson and Margaret Wimmer Johnson.He grew up in Kentucky and obtained his Bachelor?s degree from the University of Kentucky.He entered the U.S. Army following 9-11. He lived abroad during his military career ...

March 14, 1933 - December 31, 2017Max "Mike" Davidson, 84, of Bloomfield, died early Sunday December 31, 2017, at the Bloomfield Care Center in Bloomfield.He was born March 14, 1933, to Lloyd and Alice Rosie Vogler Davidson in Macomb, Ill. where he attended school before the family moved to Iowa. Max married Mary Jane Lemley in Fairfield on December 31, 1954, and they lived in the Fairfield area for many years. ...

A celebration of life for Mildred I. Patterson, 105, will be Friday, December 29, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Kalona United Methodist Church, Kalona. Pastor Gerry Kahler will officiate. Burial will follow in the Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, December 28 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for Ronald McDonald House or St. Paul's ...

September 21, 1933 - December 29, 2017 Margaret Karyn Hills, 84, of Columbus Junction, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction. Private family inurnment will be held at a later date in the Columbus City Cemetery. A celebration of life is being planned. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com. The Stacy-Lewis Home for ...

Luora Mae (Roth) LeichtyLuora Mae (Roth) Leichty, 86, of rural Wayland, died peacefully at her home Wednesday, December 27, 2017. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home

December 9, 1931 - December 27, 2017 A Celebration of Life for Luora M. (Roth) Leichty, 86, of Wayland will be held Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethel Mennonite Church in Wayland with Pastor Curt Kuhns officiating. Burial will follow at the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, January 1, 2018 at Bethel Mennonite Church from 2:00-5:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for ...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Paul Melvin Scherrer, 100, of Riverside will be held Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 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 St. Vincent's Cemetery in Riverside with full military honors. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. till service time at the church. A memorial fund has ...

December 26, 1942 - December 22, 2017James Ernest Swartzendruber was born December 26, 1942, in rural Wellman, Iowa, and passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017, at the McCreedy Home in Washington. He was a long-time resident of the McCreedy Home. Prior to that he was a resident of Washington County Home and Orchard Hill ResCare in Washington.James was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Mary, and a ...

December 11, 1927 - December 20, 2017 A funeral service for Emery E. Bender, 90, of Kalona will be held Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church in Kalona with Pastor Floyd Helmuth officiating. Burial will follow in the East Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church. A memorial fund has been established ...