Obituaries

KALONA ? Dorothy Mae Rodgers, 87, of Muscatine, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in the Special Community at the Lutheran Homes Society in Muscatine.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 24, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Eddie Cabrera officiating. Burial will follow at the Richmond Public Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. A ...

MUSCATINE ? Josephine ?Jo? Joiner, 96, of Muscatine, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, at Calvary Church, 501 U.S. Highway 61, Muscatine, followed by a reception and luncheon. There will be a private family burial. Memorial gifts may be made to Calvary Church or Help for Christian Nationals Inc., P.O. Box 381006, Duncanville, TX 75138. Ralph J. ...

WELLMAN ? Opal Grace Wade Glider, 97, of Hiawatha, formerly of Webster and Wellman, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in the Hiawatha Care Center.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman with the Rev. Moody Colorado officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until time of the service, Thursday at the church. A ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Jeffrey Donald Story, 64, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in Florida after a 17-month battle with cancer.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the church. Visitation ...

KALONA ? LoAnn Kay Bontrager, 42, of rural Kalona, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at her home.Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 17, at the Sharon Bethel Church in rural Kalona. Ministers in charge were Jacob Yoder, Delmar Bontrager, and Moses Yoder Jr. Burial was in the Sharon Bethel Cemetery. Visitation was held from 2 to 8 p.m., Sunday at the church, where the family greeted friends from 2 to ...

KALONA ? LoAnn Bontrager, 42, of rural Kalona, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at her home. Funeral services are pending at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona.

James ?Jim? W. White, 57, of rural Washington, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Rick Zickefoose officiating. Burial will follow on the family farm. Visitation will begin at noon, Thursday at the funeral home, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A ...

HUMBOLDT ? Thomas D. Carson, 59, of Humboldt, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in Humboldt County Memorial Hospital.Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, at Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt with the Rev. Christy Ehrle officiating. A visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt. The Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home of Humboldt is ...

MESA, Ariz. ? Kent Douglas Olson, 67, of Mesa, Arizona, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at his home following a lengthy battle with cancer.He requested no public services. Condolences can be sent to the family at 3510 E. Hampton Avenue No. 34, Mesa, AZ 85204.Mr. Olson was born July 24, 1949, in Iowa City, the son of Wayne and Arlene Olson. He married Vicki Cherry on June 6, 1980.He grew up in Keota. He worked ...

BRIGHTON ? Kevin Eugene Schooley, 53, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at his home following a brief battle with cancer.A celebration of life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, at Camander?s in Brighton following 1 p.m. graveside services at Hillcrest Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Hughes officiating. The family requests memorials for his son, Keenan, which can be brought to either service ...