Obituaries

Ronald A. Goff, 79, of Washington, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017.Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, at the funeral home. Private family burial will be held at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, prior to the service. Memorial donations may be ...

Ruth Drobny, 97, of Fairfield, died this morning, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.Arrangements are pending at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Kathryn Jean Stoops, 95, of Wayland, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Parkview Home in Wayland.A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church in rural Wayland with the Rev. David Shreeves officiating. Burial will follow at Fern Cliff Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service, Thursday at the church. A memorial fund has been ...

Lela Garton, age 84, of Washington, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 3:00 a.m. in her home in Washington.A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Washington, Iowa. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, please send any donations to the Local Missions Project of the First Baptist Church. This fund goes to address local hunger ...

WILLIAMSBURG ? Pamela Sue Widmer, 62, of Williamsburg, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at her home after a courageous 20-month battle with ovarian cancer.Celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 9, at West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell. Visitation will be from 2 until 7 p.m., Wednesday at the Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg. Memorials may be made to Holden Comprehensive Cancer ...

DAVENPORT ? Jeffery Alan ?Jeff? Nelson, 46, of Davenport, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in Bettendorf Health Care Center following a two-year battle with cancer.Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at New Life Baptist Church at 7780 West Locust Street in Davenport. Visitation will be from noon until time of service, Tuesday at the church. Burial will be on July 3 at Elm Grove Cemetery in ...

WINFIELD ? Robert Lee Humphreys, 88, of Crawfordsville, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at his home.The funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 6, at the Winfield United Methodist Church with the Rev. Randy Moser officiating. Burial followed at the Crawfordsville cemetery. Visitation was from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. A memorial has been established for the Winfield ...

Aaron J. Goff, 34, of Riverside, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in Columbus Junction.Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Riverside Public Cemetery with full military honors. Following the services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Riverside V.F.W. Post 6414. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation...

KALONA ? Shirley Mae Waldschmidt, 85, of Riverside, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following a sudden illness.A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 3, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. David Brownfield officiating. Burial will follow at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Riverside. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., ...

WELLMAN ? Roberta Ann Goodwin, 84, of Wellman, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Halcyon House in Washington.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 27, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Maureen Howard officiating. Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Washington ...