Obituaries

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.

Joshua Lee Helterbran died shortly after his birth at 11:27 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was born weighing 3 pounds, 6 ounces, to parents Carrie and Joshua HelterbranA private graveside service was held Saturday with his mother and father.A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Round Prairie Baptist Church, Lockridge, with Pastor Kevin ...

KALONA ? Freda M. Kron, 95, of Kalona, formerly of Riverside, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Her body has been cremated, and a memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 1, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. David Brownfield officiating. Burial will follow at the Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service ...

GALVA, Ill. ? J. Roger Mann, 73, of Galva, Illinois, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in the emergency room at OSF St. Luke Medical Center in Kewanee, Illinois.A celebration of his life will be at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Wethersfield School Gymnasium with Linnea Gustafson officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Wednesday at Rux Funeral Home in Galva, Illinois. Cremation will be accorded, and ...

KALONA ? Wallace A. Borntrager, 82, of Kalona, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, while on vacation in Colorado at Rocky Mountain Mennonite Camp.Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the Neal Borntrager home at 5570 Eagle Avenue in Kalona. Burial will follow at the Brenneman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29, at the Wallace Borntrager home, located at 1867 540th ...

WILLIAMSBURG ? Jessie Irene Blaylock, 95, of North English, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in the English Valley Care Center in North English.Celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the North English Christian Church in North English with the Rev. Luke Caster officiating. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery in rural South English. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m., Monday, ...

KALONA ? Charlotte Winborn, 97, of Kalona, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Celebration of life services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 29, at the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Joel Beachy officiating. Burial will be in the East Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund for the ...

KALONA ? Freda M. Kron, 95, of Kalona, formerly of Riverside, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A memorial Mass of Christian burial will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be directed to St. Mary?s Catholic Church. Betty Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of arrangements.Mrs. Kron was born Feb. 9, 1921, in Riverside, the daughter of Fred and Leona (Mottet) ...