Obituaries

Martha Esther Kerr, 87, of Keosauqua, died at 8:42 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Douglas Harding officiating. Burial will be in Pittsburg Cemetery, west of Keosauqua.Open visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 1-2 p.m.Memorials to

Patricia Ann Reinier, 89, formerly of Ollie, died Friday, December 3, 2010, at the Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa. She was born on December 9, 1920, in Scott County, Iowa, the daughter of Glenn E. and Ora Jane Johnston Middlekauff. On December 21, 1940, she was united in marriage to Rex C. Reinier at Ottumwa, Iowa. Rex passed on April 29, 2001.Visitation will be at the Fremont Funeral Chapel on Tuesday,

PHOENIX, Arizona ? Jane Marie Rae, 82, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas.Services will be at a later date. Donations may be made to either the Washington Public Library (115 W. Washington St., Washington, IA 52353) or Friends of the Peoria Public Library (Attn: Jean Warren, 8401 W. Monroe St., Peoria, AZ 85345). The donations will be directed to the biography and children?s ...

BETTENDORF ? Tearese (Collins) Simmering, 64, of Bettendorf, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, at St. Anthony?s Catholic Church in Davenport. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Davenport. Memorials may be made to Centro Maya Project. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf is assisting the ...

KALONA ? Liliana Joy Passmore, 2, of Malta, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Malta, in her sleep.Her life will be celebrated by friends and family at a memorial service in Malta before they return to Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. Visitation for friends and family will be from 3 to 7 p.m., Friday at the funeral home, and is open to ...

KALONA ? Sondra Sue Preston, 78, of Wellman, formerly of Cedar Rapids and North Liberty, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will follow at Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been establish...

Wilmer Fred Henry Schewe, 86, of rural Douds, died after a brief illness at 9:11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fairfield, with the Rev. Mark Brase officiating. Burial, with military honors by American Legion John Hyson Reneker Post No. 494, will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Douds.Visitation will begin at 2

Elsie Irene (Reschly) Burkholder, 87, of Washington, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.A celebration of life will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Bethel Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with the Rev. Curt Kuhns officiating. Burial will follow at the Bethel Cemetery. A time to greet the family will be held in the fellowship hall following the service at the ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? George Ferris Coles, 80, of Grandview, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. A general memorial has been ...

MONTEZUMA ? Phyllis Ann Sheetz, 80, of Montezuma died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in the Montezuma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at the Montezuma United Methodist Church. Visitation was held from 9 until 11 a.m., Nov. 2 at the church. Burial was at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorial contributions may be made to the Montezuma United Methodist ...