Obituaries

MUSCATINE ? Marquita Rae Harris, 72, of Muscatine, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, in Pearl Valley Care Center in Muscatine.Cremation rites have been facilitated by the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 31, at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A general memorial fund has been established at the funeral home.Mrs. ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Paul Arthur Forbes, 62, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha.A celebration of life was held, Friday, Oct. 21, at Vito?s in Cedar Rapids, following visitation earlier that evening at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids.Mr. Forbes was born Dec. 6, 1953, in Fairfield, the son of Lester and Louise (Peck) Forbes.He graduated from St. Ambrose ...

A celebration of life for Mary Patt (Abbott) Balk, 88, of Washington, will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A time of visitation with the family will be held from 2 to 3 p.m., Saturday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the Washington Public Library and the Washington YMCA. Mrs. Balk died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Halcyon House in Washington.

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. ? Donald ?Don? Paul Lamansky, 75, of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, after a 46-year battle with multiple sclerosis.A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, at Immanuel Bible Church in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, with Dr. Richard Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Plain. Relatives and friends may greet the family ...

WATERLOO ? Lowell W. Cheney Sr., 89, of Millersburg and formerly of Waterloo, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City.Visitation was held from 3 to 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24, at Kearns Funeral Service Kimball Chapel in Waterloo. Full military honors were conducted at 3 p.m., Monday at the funeral chapel, by Evansdale AMVETS Post 31, Waterloo AMVETS Post 19, and the Iowa Army Honor ...

FAIRFIELD ? Jane Hall, 88, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 31, at the Richland Methodist Church with the Rev. Tim Schoepf officiating. Following the service, the burial will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday at the Behner ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Mason Lucas McDowell, 21, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, in the emergency room of the Henry County Health Center.Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant, with the family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. His body will be cremated following the visitation. There will be no services at this time. Gifts of ...

KALONA ? Carolyn Kay Kauffman, 77, of Kalona, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, in Kalona.Celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Kalona Christian Fellowship in Kalona. Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for Washington County Hospice. ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. ? Roger Dean Mound, 71, of Plover, Wisconsin, formerly of Keota, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at his home.Memorial services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29, at Celebration Church, 4701 Industrial Park Road, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of the service, Oct. 29 at the church. Refreshments will follow the service.Mr. Mound was born Jan. 14, 1945, ...

KALONA ? Philip Eli Nisly, 59, of Kalona, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at his son?s home in San Diego, California.A celebration of life service will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, at Shiloh, 100 Shiloh Drive, Kalona, Iowa 52247.Mr. Nisly was born July 11, 1957, in Kalona, the son of Reuben and Mamie (Miller) Nisly.He diligently served those around him throughout his life. He was many things to many ...