Obituaries

MOUNT PLEASANT ? William ?Bill? S. Simon Jr., 78, of Wayland died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at his home.According to his wishes, cremation has been accorded, and a celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is in charge of the arrangements.Mr. Simon was born Feb. 4, 1939, in Erie, Pennsylvania, the son of William Stephan and Alice Margaret (Del Porto) Simon Sr. He ...

KALONA -- Marilyn Grout, 86, of Kalona died Thursday, May 25, 2017, at her home.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 31, at the Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating. Burial will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established...

MASON CITY: Mark Randall Flickinger, 65, of Mason City, IA, died Saturday, May 27, 2017, at Mayo Clinic St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester, MN. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue ? Mason City, with Pastor Ed Bard, Chaplain ? Hospice of North Iowa officiating. There will be a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to ...

ALGONA ? Betty Jean Miller, 87, of Burt, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona.Funeral services were held on Friday, May 26, at the Presbyterian Church in Burt with the Rev. Judy Junkermeier officiating. Visitation was held Thursday, also at the church. Burial was held in the Burt Township Cemetery. Oakcrest Funeral Services in Algona was in charge of arrangements.Mrs. ...

Joyce Kurtz Leu, 63, of Marion, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.A memorial mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 20 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield.A visitation and prayer service will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. A visitation also will be from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 19 at Best Western Fairfield Inn.Donations may be directed to the family for the establishment of a memorial at ...

Earl J. Arnold, 83, of Keosauqua, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bill Shewmaker officiating. Burial will be in Fellows Cemetery in Keosauqua.Open visitation began at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the family present from 5-7 p.m.Memorials to Keosauqua Fire Department or ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? William ?Bill? S. Simon Jr., 78, of Wayland died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at his home.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mount Pleasant.

HESSTON, Kan. ? Edwin Roth, 90, of Hesston, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 24, 2017, in the Schowalter Villa nursing home in Hesston, Kansas.Cremation is planned. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Monday, May 29, at Schowalter Villa Chapel in Hesston. Memorials may be made to Mennonite Central Committee in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, 107 S. Lancaster, P.O. Box 32, Hesston, KS 67062.Mr. Roth was ...

Jerry Dean Short, 23, of Brighton, died Monday, May 22, 2017, in Wayland.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 26, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at the North Hill Cemetery in Wayland. Visitation will be from 2 until 7 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home, where family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the family?s ...

RIVERSIDE -- Nancy L. Sweet, 68, of Riverside died Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at her home in rural Riverside after a long illness.A small, private family burial ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, on their small farm. No memorial has been planned at this time.Mrs. Sweet was born Sept. 18, 1948, in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Raymond B. Bower and Margret M. Bower. She married Robert A. Sweet Jr. ...