Obituaries

KEOTA ? Sister Madeline Mary Greiner, 94, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Omaha, Nebraska.Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 1, at Holy Trinity Parish ? St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary Cemetery, Keota. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m., Friday at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota. Memorials may be given for Masses ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Wanda June Brackey, 99, of Wayland, died Friday, March 24, 2017, in Parkview Home in Waylad.There will be no services held. Burial will be at a later date at Durham Cemetery in Durham, Illinois. Gifts of love and friendship for Parkview Activity Fund may be mailed to Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 656, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mount Pleasant has assisted ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Beverly Elaine Garrels, 80, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, March 17, 2017, in Parkview Home in Wayland.Visitation will be held from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 1, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mount Pleasant. The family will meet with friends to celebrate her life that afternoon, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Memorial Chapel. According to her wishes, cremation has been accorded and a ...

DALLAS, Texas ? Jean Marie McKinney Gratton, of Dallas, Texas, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Dallas.The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 7, at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas, Texas. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 8, at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the family plot in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Contributions may be made in Jean?s name ...

Shannon L. McMurray, age 43 of Riverside, formerly of Eldon, passed away at 4:50 AM, Friday, December 2 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A funeral service will be held at 9:00 AM, Thursday, December 8 at Grace Funeral Care of Eldon (formerly Kremer Funeral Home). Burial will be at Competine Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesday evening at Grace Funeral Care.Shannon ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Stanley Russell Skinner, 74, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at his home after a three-year struggle with Parkinson?s disease.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 1, at the Washington County Extension office at the Fairgrounds in Washington.Mr. Skinner was born Jan. 10, 1943, the son of Russell and Mary (Nicholson) Skinner in West Chester. He married ...

Leona Ruth Blum, 93, of Washington, died Sunday, March 26, 2017, in the McCreedy Home in Washington, where she had been a resident for the past 13 years.A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, March 30, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at the Wellman Public Cemetery around 4 p.m., Thursday. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. A memorial ...

KALONA ? Norma Rose Southwick, 92, of Kalona died Saturday, March 25, 2017, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A visitation will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 30, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Graveside services will follow at 11 a.m., Thursday at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for the Pleasantview Home.Mrs. Southwick was born March 31, 1924, ...

Ruby Louise Dimmitt, 76, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at SunnyBrook Living Care Center.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Word of Life Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Jamie Strickler officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.??Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home.??Memorials may be made to the Fairfield Public Library. Cards and memorials may be ...

Richard Mangold, 75, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at his home near Washington. Services are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington.