Obituaries

KALONA ? Linda Elaine Hartzler, 66, of Newhall, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Unity Point Hospice Care Unit in Cedar Rapids.Celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the Stonebridge Church at 1829 Stoney Point Road S.W. in Cedar Rapids. A graveside service will be held at 9 a.m., Thursday in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m., Wednesday at the ...

Garry Alfred Underwood, 63, of Fort Madison, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson, with the Rev. Mark Binder officiating. Burial will be at Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with family present from 5-7 p.m.A memorial has been ...

Beverly Jean Benge, 75, of rural Birmingham, died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, at home.A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church in Douds, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating.Family visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Friday at the church.Memorials to the American Cancer Society or Southern Iowa Hospice may be mailed to the family at 18033 127th St., Birmingham ...

Joseph C. Miller, 62, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Brighton, died Sunday afternoon, Oct. 9, 2011, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield. A service is planned at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with the Rev. Robert Koepcke officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will be 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Memorials for Huntington?s disease ...

LONE TREE ? Mayme Leona Hotz, 95, of Lone Tree, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Pioneer Park in Lone Tree.Funeral services were at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial was in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Following committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship was held at the Lone Tree American Legion. Visitation was from 4 to 7 ...

HERNANDO, Fla. ? Larry Dale Beenblossom, 76, of Inverness, Florida, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, in the Hospice House.Celebration of life services will be held at the Riverside Christian Fellowship Church in Hernando, Florida. Private family burial will take place at a later date in Iowa.Mr. Beenblossom was born Jan. 30, 1940, in Crawfordsville, the son of Dale and Opal Beenblossom. He was married to Charlotte ...

RIVERSIDE ? Donald ?Coon? Lamont Rath, 94, of Riverside, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, in Pioneer Park in Lone Tree.Graveside services will be at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Riverside Public Cemetery with military honors provided by the Riverside VFW Post 6414. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Riverside. Memorials may be directed ...

FAIRFIELD ? Marcelle Marie Lucas, 93, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, in Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.A time to Celebrate Marcelle?s Life will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 28, at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Fairfield. Burial of cremains will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday at the Packwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Friends of Lake Darling. Cards and memorials ...

Ralph Roberts Jr., 89, of Fairfield, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.Visitation for family and friends will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. A private graveside service will be at Howard Grove Cemetery with military rites. Memorials can be made to the VFW. Cards and memorials can be mailed to: Wade Roberts, 2862 Salina Road, Fairfield, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Julie A. Rhea, 63, of rural Oelwein, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at her home.A memorial gathering of family and friends will be held from 2 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 29, at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, 1228 Second Street S.E. in Cedar Rapids.Surviving are her husband, James; one son, James H. Rhea; one daughter, Jamie Halvorsen; one adopted son, Randy Burgess; six ...