Obituaries

KALONA ? Ruby Arlene Brenneman, 81, formerly of Ventura, California, died Saturday April 15, 2017, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A celebration of life service is pending. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Iowa Mennonite School. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.She was born on Dec. 2, 1935, in Wellman to Norman and Katie (Swartzendruber) Brenneman. She ...

WELLMAN ? Lorene ?Todd? Snider, 100, of Wellman, died Saturday, April 22, 2017, in her home in Wellman.As she wishes, a graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 28, in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A memorial fund has been established for the Goodwin Senior Center. Powell Funeral Home in in charge of the arrangements.Mrs. Snider was born Aug. 1, 1916, the daughter of Calvin and Hattie ...

KALONA William Loren Swartzendruber, 89, of Kalona, died Friday, April 21, 2017, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, in Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wellman with the Rev. Elmer Miller officiating. A family burial will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the Upper Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. in ...

Ceci Balmer, 59, of Fairfield, died Sunday morning, Jan. 1, 2012, at home.A service was held Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.Condolences may be sent to the funeral home.Mrs. Balmer was born Nov. 10, 1952, in Burbank, Calif., the daughter of Lee and Murray Brasler. She married Alan Balmer June 20, 1982, in Sherman Oaks, Calif.Survivors include her husband; two children: Nancy and Alex Balmer and ...

Miriam Carol Kauffman, 88, formerly of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at Elsberry Health Care Center in Elsberry, Mo.A private graveside service will be held at a later date.Per Mrs. Kauffman?s wishes, no visitation is planned.Memorials may be made to North Hill Cemetery fund in Wayland.Mrs. Kauffman was born Aug. 13, 1923, in Wayland, the daughter of David and Lavina Roth Meyer. She married ...

Catharine R. Barker Crist, 76, of Davenport, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Rehab Center in Davenport.A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Weerts Funeral Home in Davenport. Private burial of cremains will be in Miller Chapel Cemetery, rural Keosauqua.Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Family visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua...

LONE TREE ? Carol Ann Keeler, 63, of Florence, Colorado, died Monday, April 17, 2017, at her home in Colorado.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Monday, April 24, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Following committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Lone Tree American Legion. Visitation ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Raymond Ernest Swailes, 82, of Conesville, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 25, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Following the burial, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the American Legion in ...

WEST LIBERTY ? Robert ?Bob? Louis Stevenson, 94, of West Liberty, died Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Simpson Nursing Home in West Liberty.Henderson Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty is assisting the family.Mr. Stevenson was born May 9, 1922, at Blue Lake in Onawa, the fifth of nine children of Fred and Myrna (Beigel) Stevenson. He married Bonnie Hime of Blencoe in June 1945.His early years were spent in and ...

Charlotte Marie Sadler, 98, formerly of Cantril, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Ann Donat officiating. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery.Open visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where the family will be present 6-8 p.m.Memorials to ...