Obituaries

Max Wayne Roth, 82, died from a progressive heart condition Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, in Orange County, Calif.A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. A reception will follow.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, Waco High School football program or Special Olympics of Iowa.Mr. Roth was born Jan. 24, 1929, at home near Olds, the son of ...

FAIRFIELD ? Shirley ?Maxine? Tarrence, 86, of Fairfield died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Keota.The body has been cremated, according to her wishes. A graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Monday, April 3, at Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. Alan Coffin officiating. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Washington County. Cards and memorials may be mailed to: Randy Tarrence, 2030 Keokuk Washington Road, ...

DAVENPORT ? Margaret ?Jeanne? Wilkens, 92, of Flagstaff, Arizona, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at home.Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, March 30, at the Runge Mortuary in Davenport. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, March 31, at Runge Mortuary, with burial service to follow at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Donations may be made to Scott County Humane Society in Davenport, Second ...

KEOTA ? Sister Madeline Mary Greiner, 94, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Omaha, Nebraska.Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 1, at Holy Trinity Parish ? St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary Cemetery, Keota. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m., Friday at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota. Memorials may be given for Masses ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Wanda June Brackey, 99, of Wayland, died Friday, March 24, 2017, in Parkview Home in Waylad.There will be no services held. Burial will be at a later date at Durham Cemetery in Durham, Illinois. Gifts of love and friendship for Parkview Activity Fund may be mailed to Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 656, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mount Pleasant has assisted ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Beverly Elaine Garrels, 80, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, March 17, 2017, in Parkview Home in Wayland.Visitation will be held from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 1, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mount Pleasant. The family will meet with friends to celebrate her life that afternoon, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Memorial Chapel. According to her wishes, cremation has been accorded and a ...

DALLAS, Texas ? Jean Marie McKinney Gratton, of Dallas, Texas, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Dallas.The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 7, at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 8, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the family plot in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Contributions may be made in Jean?s name ...

Shannon L. McMurray, age 43 of Riverside, formerly of Eldon, passed away at 4:50 AM, Friday, December 2 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A funeral service will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, December 8 at Grace Funeral Care of Eldon (formerly Kremer Funeral Home). Burial will be at Competine Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday evening at Grace Funeral Care.Shannon ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Stanley Russell Skinner, 74, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at his home after a three-year struggle with Parkinson?s disease.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 1, at the Washington County Extension office at the Fairgrounds in Washington.Mr. Skinner was born Jan. 10, 1943, the son of Russell and Mary (Nicholson) Skinner in West Chester. He married ...

Leona Ruth Blum, 93, of Washington, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, in the McCreedy Home in Washington, where she had been a resident for the past 13 years.A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, March 30, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at the Wellman Public Cemetery around 4 p.m., Thursday. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. A memorial ...