Obituaries

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Arlene Leichty, 84, of Wayland, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, in the Klein Center in West Burlington.Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Bethel Mennonite Church north of Wayland, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Bethel Cemetery. A funeral service will be held following the committal, at 11 a.m., ...

NEW LONDON ? Loretta Lynn Rice, 55, of Danville, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, at her home.The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2, at Elliott Chapel in New London with Ms. Carrie Duncan officiating. The family will be present to receive friends one hour prior to the service, Sunday at the chapel. According to her wishes, her body has been cremated, and inurnment will ...

KALONA ? Micah David Miller, 32, of Wellman, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, from an automobile accident near Ludington, Michigan.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wellman. Burial will be in the Upper Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m., Monday, Oct. 3, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will greet ...

Donna Kay (Linder) Yoder, 71, of Washington, formerly of Wayland, IA, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016, at the Halcyon House in Washington after a valiant battle with lung cancer.Visitation, with the family present, will be from 5:00 ? 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 3rd at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, October 4th at 10:30 a.m. at the United Presbyterian...

Ralph W. Pearson, 82, of Birmingham, formerly of Batavia, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at home.No service is planned. Per Mr. Pearson?s wishes, his body has been cremated.Memorials may be made to the family. Cards and memorials may be sent to 17968 Jefferson-Van Buren St., Birmingham 52535.Mr. Pearson was born Feb. 26, 1929, in rural Selma, the son of Ray and Mildred Sellers Pearson. He married Carmen ...

Gerald F. ?Jerry? Ridley, 83, of Mission Texas, formerly of Washington, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in his home.A graveside service and interment with military honors will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Elm Grove cemetery in Washington. The family will receive friends at the Washington Golf and Country Club following the service. Memorials can be made to the Iowa Varsity Club or IPH Hospice Care. ...

Dennie William Smith, 65, of Washington, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at Washington County Hospital after failing health.A Celebration of Life service will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at Lebowski?s Rock n Bowl in Washington Friday, Sept. 30. Memorials may be made to the family. Gould Funeral Home in Brighton is assisting the family.Smith was born April 12, 1951, in Washington, the son of Joseph Oliver and Ruth ...

Wilma M. Mitchell, 94, of Washington, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.A funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Jason Collier officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to Boy Scout Pack 242 and the ...

Robert L. ?Bob? Gillesby, 88, of Elk River, Minnesota, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in the Anoka Covenant Church in Anoka, Minnesota, with a visitation beginning an hour prior to the service. Thurston-Lindberg Funeral Home in Anoka is in charge of the arrangements.Surviving are his wife Sharon; children Cathy Berling and husband Jim, and Gordon ...

KALONA ? Daniel Duain Miller, 90, of Kalona, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Joel Beachy officiating. Burial will follow at the East Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 26, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A ...