Obituaries

WILLIAMSBURG ? Jessie Irene Blaylock, 95, of North English, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016, in the English Valley Care Center in North English.Celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the North English Christian Church in North English with the Rev. Luke Caster officiating. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery in rural South English. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m., Monday, ...

KALONA ? Charlotte Winborn, 97, of Kalona, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Celebration of life services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 29, at the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Joel Beachy officiating. Burial will be in the East Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund for the ...

KALONA ? Freda M. Kron, 95, of Kalona, formerly of Riverside, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A memorial Mass of Christian burial will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be directed to St. Mary?s Catholic Church. Betty Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of arrangements.Mrs. Kron was born Feb. 9, 1921, in Riverside, the daughter of Fred and Leona (Mottet) ...

Dolores Ann ?Cookie? Conrad Pacha, 82, of rural Richland, entered into rest, after a fight against an extended illness for more than 5 years, August24th, 2016 in Washington, IAShe was born September 8, 1933 in Harper, IA to Cyril Ralph ?Cooney? and Anna Marie Schultz Conrad. Dolores lived in her Grandmother Conrad?s house until at the age of nine, her family moved to Brighton where she graduated from Brighton ...

FAIRFIELD ? Elizabeth Ann West, 78, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, in the University Hospitals in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 26, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Burial will be at Fell Cemetery near Libertyville. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. ? Leo Ralph Palmer, 94, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Diego, California. Burial was at the El Camino Memorial Park in San Diego.Mr. Palmer was born Dec. 16, 1921, in North English, the son of Ralph Bower Palmer and Ethel May Nevin Crawford, in North English. He married ...

BRIGHTON ? Carol A. (Belzer) Callahan, 73, of Brighton, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at her home following a short-term illness.A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Lake Darling State Park Pavilion,, in rural Brighton near the boat dock, with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating. Following the celebration of life at Lake Darling, friends and family are welcome to join her family ...

BURLINGTON ? Cheryl Ann Kern, 67, of Stronghurst, Illinois, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, in Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab in Stronghurst.Her body has been cremated. There will be no visitation or services. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery at a later date. Prugh-Thielen Funeral Home in Burlington is in charge of the arrangements.Cheryl was born Sept. 1, 1948, in Washington, the ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Vernon Benjamin Roth, 93, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.His body has been cremated, in accordance with his wishes. The family hosted a memorial service at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Nathan Luitjens and the Rev. Rachelle Luitjens officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Gifts of love ...

BELEN, N.M. ? John R. Mapel, 80, of Belen, New Mexico, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Bill Bice officiating. Burial was in the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family at 1617 Ben Hogan Loop, Belen, NM 87002. Noblin Funeral Service in Belen, New Mexico, was in ...