Obituaries

Rickey Shaw, 51, of Washington, died Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following an accident.Funeral services have been set for 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 28, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. A general memorial has been ...

Rosella Means was born in Washington, Iowa in 1919. She was a gentle woman with a wry sense of humor. In her final months of life, when asked by a healthcare provider how she felt, her response was ?with my hands?. She lived life with dignity, integrity, honesty, hard work and a can-do attitude.Rosella graduated from Washington High School in 1938. In 1940, she married the love of her life, George E. Means, Sr. ...

LIBERTY CITY, Texas ? Stephen Ray Krantz, 69, died Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at his home following an illness.Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington at a later date. The family has requested any donations to be made to the American Cancer Society.Mr. Krantz was raised in Riverside, and spent most of his life in his home state of Iowa. He moved to the Longview, Texas, area in 1994. Working in car sales ...

BRIGHTON ? Karen K. Scarff, 71, of Brighton, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in Halcyon House in Washington.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 18, at the Brighton First Church of God with the Rev. Rick Zickefoose officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m., Friday at Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville. Visitation will be held Thursday afternoon at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, where the family will be ...

Richard ?Dick? Lee Hayes, 89, of Washington, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Halcyon House in Washington.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Doug Tinnes officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m., Friday at the funeral home, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial fund has been ...

KALONA ? Donna Pauline Maas, 86, of Kalona, formerly of Iowa City, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 21, at the Sharon Center United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Erling Shultz and the Rev. Leah Pogemiller, district superintendent, officiating. Burial will follow at the Sharon Center United Methodist Cemetery. ...

Harley Nicholas Short, 21, of Ottumwa, formerly of Wayland, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at his home.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 18, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at the North Hill Cemetery in Wayland. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m. A general memorial fund has been established.Mr. ...

KALONA ? Funeral services for Avery M. McCoy will be at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Please note the time change.Avery, age 17 months, of Riverside, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at her home.

John ?JR? Jameson, 66, of Des Moines, formerly of Ottumwa, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa. Burial will be in Batavia Cemetery in Batavia.Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 5-8 p.m.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ...

KALONA ? Avery M. McCoy, 17 months old, of Riverside, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at her home.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18, at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.Avery was born May 31, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, the daughter of Anthony ...