Obituaries

November 4, 1949 - April 12, 2018Nancy McConnell (Cooper) Wright, 68, of Tiffin passed away on April 12, 2018 at her home, surrounded by those who loved her.A Celebration of Life event will take place on Friday, April 27, 2018 at The Kirkwood Room, 515 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of Iowa City. On-line condolences may be left to the ...

William Arthur ("Willy") Krotz, 56, of Iowa City, passed away unexpectedly on April 9, 2018, while on vacation in Arizona, from a previously undiagnosed, aggressive cancer.Willy was a man who truly appreciated the value of life and who never missed an opportunity to learn, to experience, to share his knowledge, to lend a helping hand, or to slide in that eye-roll-inducing zinger. He was a man of character, ...

August 11, 1964 - April 6, 2018Jerald "Rich" Rupe, Jr., 53, of Iowa City passed away on Friday, April 6, 2018, at his home in Iowa City.A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. The Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Service of Columbus Junction is caring for Jerry's arrangements and his family. Sympathy notes may be left for the family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com.Jerald Richard Rupe, Jr., ...

William Lloyd ?Bill? Hayes, 76, of Westminster, Colo., died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at home.A private memorial service was Tuesday in Boulder, Colo. His ashes were scattered on Flatiron Mountain, at his favorite hiking trail.Mr. Hayes was born Oct. 31, 1935, in Washington County, Iowa, the son of Harold and Louise Hayes. He married Tammy Peterson of RichlandSurvivors include one daughter, Dawn Nahf and ...

Dawn Marie Coffman, 47, of Marston Hill Road, Auburn, Maine, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, with her family by her side.Dawn Marie Coffman was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, June 3, 1965, a daughter of Russell and Linda Brinkman Simon. She graduated from Parkersburg High School in the Class of 1984. She received her bachelor?s degree in music education from ...

Barbara BoothBarbara Booth, 82, of Brighton, died Sunday afternoon, April 8, 2018, at Parkview Home in Wayland. Arrangements are pending at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton.

Mable Irene Claypool, 77, died April 3, 2018 at her home in Ottumwa, Iowa.She was born January 10, 1941 to Alfred and Myrtle Riffel Bodeman near What Cheer, Iowa. She attended school and was baptized at the Christian Church. She was employed at Montezuma Manufacturing and later Fansteel. On June 10, 1988 she married Ernest Claypool in Washington, Iowa. Mable retired in 1994. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, ...

Elva Magdalene Mast was born November 10, 1935 near Kalona, Iowa, the daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Gingerich) Miller. On February 8, 1956 Elva was united in marriage to Andrew E. Mast at the Sharon Bethel Church in rural Kalona. Elva died on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona at the age of 82 years.Elva is survived by a son, John (Sandy) Mast of Kalona; three daughters: Glenda ...

Quinten Henry Miller passed away at his home in rural Kalona on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at the age of 88 years.Quinten is survived by his wife, Dolores of Kalona; four children: Mary Jo (Paul) Long of Clinton, Miss., Myrna Jane (Dirk) Miller of Lititz, Pa., Sharla (Tom) Zasadny of Walker, Iowa and Forrest (Nora) Miller of Newton, Kan.; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Paul L. (Laura) ...

Geraldine Lorraine (Jerry) Bell, 101, of Boone, Iowa died at Westhaven Community.Celebration of life services will be held at Westhaven Community Chapel, April 7, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a visitation from 10:30-11:00 a.m. with Pastor Jeff McDowell officiating. Interment will take place at Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. Memorials in Jerry's memory are suggested to the First United Methodist Church, Westhaven ...