Obituaries

James ?Jim? W. White, 57, of rural Washington, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Rick Zickefoose officiating. Burial will follow on the family farm. Visitation will begin at noon, Thursday at the funeral home, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A ...

HUMBOLDT ? Thomas D. Carson, 59, of Humboldt, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, at Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt with the Rev. Christy Ehrle officiating. A visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home of Humboldt is ...

MESA, Ariz. ? Kent Douglas Olson, 67, of Mesa, Arizona, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at his home following a lengthy battle with cancer.He requested no public services. Condolences can be sent to the family at 3510 E. Hampton Avenue No. 34, Mesa, AZ 85204.Mr. Olson was born July 24, 1949, in Iowa City, the son of Wayne and Arlene Olson. He married Vicki Cherry on June 6, 1980.He grew up in Keota. He worked ...

BRIGHTON ? Kevin Eugene Schooley, 53, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at his home following a brief battle with cancer.A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, at Camander?s in Brighton following 1 p.m. graveside services at Hillcrest Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Hughes officiating. The family requests memorials for his son, Keenan, which can be brought to either service ...

MEDIAPOLIS ? O. Leon ?Bud? Shelman, 80, of Mediapolis, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at his home.The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, at the First United Methodist Church in Mediapolis with the Rev. Bruce Smith and the Rev. Dean Graber officiating. Burial will follow at the Kossuth Cemetery with graveside military rites. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14, at the Hagele ...

KALONA ? Samuel Wayne Hochstetler, 78, of Washington, formerly of Wellman, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Halcyon House in Washington following a sudden illness.A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 14, at the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Joel Beachy officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. The body ...

Phoenyx Elizabeth Sturm, 16-month-old daughter of Robert Alan and Jamie Lee (Sypherd) Sturm of Washington, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. A memorial fund has been established for the family?s use. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is handling the arrangements.Phoenyx was born June 5, 2015, in ...

BRIGHTON ? Kevin Schooley, 53, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton.

RICHLAND ? Eleanor Sobaski, 92, of Richland, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield. Arrangements are pending at Gould Funeral Home in Richland.

Sylvia Joan Hayes Klobnak, 79, of Hamilton, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at Monroe County Hospital in Albia.A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Tharp-Winfield Funeral Home in Albia, with the Rev. Brian Harris officiating. Interment will follow in Hamilton Cemetery.Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 6-8 p.m.A memorial has been established to ...