Obituaries

KALONA ? Donna Jean Martinez, 88, of Kalona died Thursday, March 9, 2017, at her home.A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 15, at the East Union Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Joel Beachy officiating. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Marshalltown. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in ...

BRIGHTON ? Iola Ruth Lock Parsons, 91, of Richland, died Sunday, March 12, 2017, in University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 17, at the Woolson Friends Church Fellowship Hall in Richland. Burial will be at the Blue Point Cemetery, followed by a dinner at the church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday at the church. Memorials to the Woolson Friends ...

James Robert Wilson, age 62, died at the Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, IA on November 20th, 2011, after a battle with ALS.James, better known as Bob, was born on January 1, 1949, to LaVerne and Marie Wilson, in Fairfield, IA. James served in the United States Air Force from 1968-1972, attaining the rank of Sergeant, and served in Vietnam. He married Paula Joy Boyd on November 26th, 1977 in Fairfield, ...

Sandra ?Sandy? Jenine Davis, 70, of Crawfordsville, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Parkview Home, Wayland, Iowa. Funeral services will be Monday, March 13, 2017 at 10:30 am at the Marion Avenue Baptist Church in Washington, Iowa. Burial will be in Cªmbrian Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services from 2:00 pm-5:00 pm. A memorial ...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. ? Ronald V. Simpson, 73, of Wentzville, Missouri, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017.A memorial service was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 4, at Calvary Chapel in Troy, Missouri. Cremation Society of Missouri in St. Charles, Missouri, handled the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.Mr. Simpson was born Aug. 28, 1943, ...

KALONA ? Donna Martinez of Kalona died Thursday, March 9, 2017, at her home. Services are pending at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.

KALONA ? Robert Edward Yoder, 90, of Wellman, died Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, March 11, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. The body has been cremated, and a graveside service will take place at a later date. A memorial fund ...

MOLINE, Ill. ? Esther L. Hess, 97, of Washington, formerly of Rock Island, Illinois, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Washington County Hospital and Clinics in Washington.Services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 24, at Wendt Funeral Home in Moline, Illinois, with a two-hour visitation before the service. Burial was in Moline Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to The Jewish Voice Ministries Internati...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Eugene Leroy Newcomb, 64, of Letts, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, at his home.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 2, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services of Columbus Junction with Nick Goddard officiating. Burial will be in Letts Cemetery. Following the burial, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Letts Community Center. Visitation will be ...