Obituaries

BRIGHTON ? Erma Lucille Hoefer, 95, of rural Brighton, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Parkview Home in Wayland.Graveside funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, at Union Free Cemetery near her home, with the Rev. Ryan Dexter officiating. There will be no visitation. Memorials for the Brighton Volunteer First Responders may be left at the cemetery or mailed to Dennis Hoefer at 2598 Chimney ...

RIVERSIDE ? Harry Samuel McGrath, 88, of Ainsworth, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.Burial will be held at a later date in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. There will be no visitation or funeral service at this time. The Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Riverside is handling the arrangements.Mr. McGrath was born on April 15, 1928, in Story, the son of Earl ...

Carol Louise Pilcher, 81, of Washington, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, in Eagan, Minnesota.Iowa Cremation Society will be making arrangements for her cremation, and a memorial service in Washington will be held later in October, with final burial alongside her husband in Eldon. Details on the memorial service will be published later.Mrs. Pilcher was born April 10, 1935, in Eldon, the daughter of Clarence J. ...

Alice June Dickinson, 87, of Washington, formerly of Brighton, died Tuesday evening September 20, 2016, at McCreedy Home in Washington.She was born July 21, 1929, in Clay Township to George William and Vera Jeanette Woodford Statler. She graduated from Brighton High School in 1946 and from Thompson?s Rudemar Beauty School in 1947. On March 10, 1951, Alice was united in marriage to Don D. Dickinson in Brighton. ...

FAIRFIELD ? Geraldine M. Pacha, 88, of Fairfield and formerly of the Salina community, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, in Sunnybrook Living Care Center in Fairfield.A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 23, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m., ...

KALONA ? Timothy Ray Parris, 64, of Tiffin, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in Lantern Park Specialty Care in Coralville after a courageous battle with lymphoma.Celebration of life service will be at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman with the Rev. Moody Colorado officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday at the ...

Leland McCormick, 85, of Iowa City, formerly of Fairfield, died Tuesday, July 19, 2011.A graveside memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield, with the Rev. Medea Saunders officiating.A funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark?s United Methodist Church in Iowa City.Open visitation will be 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday at the church.In lieu of flowers, memorials ...

Mildred R. Barker, 91, of Keosauqua, formerly of Fort Madison and Douds, died at 3:35 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren Hospice in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church in Douds, with the Rev. Ann Donat officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Fort Madison.Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral ...

MOLINE, Ill. ? Laurine J. Armetta, 90, of Rock Island, Illinois, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, in Rosewood Care Center in Moline, Illinois.A Mass of Christian burial was held at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 12, at Sacred Heart Church in Rock Island. Visitation was held from 3 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 11, at Rafferty Funeral Home at 2111 First Street A in Moline, Illinois, with a rosary recited at 2:30 p.m. Burial was at ...

KALONA ? Vesta Louise Troyer Gingerich, 97, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016.Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 16, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. The family will greet friends from 9 a.m. until service time, Friday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Pleasantview Home. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.Mrs. Gingerich ...