Obituaries

MOBILE, Ala. ? Russell Loyd Carter, 88, of Theodore, Alabama, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, in Theodore.Private celebration of life services are tentatively planned for Saturday, Sept. 10, in Alabama. Azalea City Funeral Home at 690 Zeigler Circle West, Mobile, Alabama, is in charge of arrangements.Mr. Carter was born Jan. 8, 1928.He lived in Washington, where his mother had a small restaurant, the ?Dew Drop ...

WELLMAN ? Vera Lucille Yoder, 92, of Wellman, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the Rev. Corey Miller officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. A memorial fund has been ...

Vivian Dolores Dorothy, age 83, of Douds, passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at her daughter?s home in Douds.??A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011 at Keosauqua United Methodist Church.??Visitation for family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Lacey-Keosauqua Park Lodge.??Memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa, Keosauqua ...

Lewis G. ?Pete? Petersma, 80, of Keosauqua, died at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Burial, with military rites by American Legion Beer-Barker Post, will be in Fellows Cemetery, Keosauqua.Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at ...

Don Erlenbush, 63, of Washington, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in the VA Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington.

KALONA ? Mahlon Dean Leichty, 83, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Iowa City from complications following a stroke.Celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, at Kalona Mennonite Church with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber of Kalona and the Rev. Howard Keim of Hesston, Kansas, officiating. Burial will follow at Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m., ...

KALONA ? Sharleen Ann Freel, 79, of Kalona, formerly of Wellman, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Celebration of life services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, at the First Baptist Church in Wellman with the Rev. Mark Larson officiating. Burial will follow at the Wellman Public Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2, at the church. A memorial fund has ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Joe Dean Curry, 87, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, July 31, 2016, in Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.A memorial will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Louisa County Youth Center in Columbus Junction. Food and fellowship will follow. A general memorial has been established. Iowa Crematory in Cedar Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.Mr. Curry was born May 16, 1929, in Palmyra, ...

KALONA ? Melvin Roy Barthelman, 72, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, at his home following a sudden illness.A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, at the Full Gospel Revival Center in Kalona with the Rev. Ron Breese officiating. Burial will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Memorial ...

Lewis G. Petersma, 80, of Keosauqua, died at 4:22 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Arrangements are pending at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.