Obituaries

MEDIAPOLIS ? O. Leon ?Bud? Shelman, 80, of Mediapolis, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at his home.The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 15, at the First United Methodist Church in Mediapolis with the Rev. Bruce Smith and the Rev. Dean Graber officiating. Burial will follow at the Kossuth Cemetery with graveside military rites. Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14, at the Hagele ...

KALONA ? Samuel Wayne Hochstetler, 78, of Washington, formerly of Wellman, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Halcyon House in Washington following a sudden illness.A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 14, at the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Joel Beachy officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. The body ...

Phoenyx Elizabeth Sturm, 16-month-old daughter of Robert Alan and Jamie Lee (Sypherd) Sturm of Washington, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. A memorial fund has been established for the family?s use. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is handling the arrangements.Phoenyx was born June 5, 2015, in ...

BRIGHTON ? Kevin Schooley, 53, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton.

RICHLAND ? Eleanor Sobaski, 92, of Richland, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield. Arrangements are pending at Gould Funeral Home in Richland.

Sylvia Joan Hayes Klobnak, 79, of Hamilton, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at Monroe County Hospital in Albia.A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Tharp-Winfield Funeral Home in Albia, with the Rev. Brian Harris officiating. Interment will follow in Hamilton Cemetery.Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 6-8 p.m.A memorial has been established to ...

Mary Patt (Abbott) Balk, 88, of Washington died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Halcyon House in Washington.A celebration of life 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., Oct. 29 at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the Washington Public Library and the Washington YMCA.Mrs. Balk ...

KALONA ? Leola Ferne (Hershberger) White, 92, of Kalona, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the East Union Mennonite Church with the Rev. Joel Beachy officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday at the church. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is assisting the family with the arrangements....

KALONA ? Helen Joan Heusinkveld, 86, of Kalona, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8, at the First Mennonite Church in Iowa City, where the family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until service time. The Rev. Jim Grossnickle-Batterton and C0haplains John King and Dianne Brenneman will officiate. A graveside service will be ...

Walter ?Bill? William Regnier Jr., age 54, of Fairfield, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at his home.A Celebration of Life will be held at The Walton Club on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. The body has been cremated.Memorials may be made to The Walton Club or The Trojan Booster Club. Cards and memorials can be sent to 805 S. 5th St. Fairfield, Iowa 52556.Bill was born on February 10, 1957 in ...