Obituaries

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Anna ?Alice? Davis, 97, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Park Place Elder Care in Mount Pleasant.Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Trevor Davis and the Rev. Carl Ratcliff officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery in Lynnville. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m., Friday at the ...

KEOTA ? Kenneth ?Jim? ?Pops? Murphy, 85, of Keota, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 23, at Holy Trinity Parish ? St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Cremation will follow the service. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m., Thursday at the church, where there will be a wake ...

Janice Marie (Krall, Isabel) Hazelett, 74, of Washington, IA, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015, from complications of Pancreatic Cancer at the McCreedy Home in Washington.A visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, from noon ? 7 p.m. at the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will greet friends from 4 ? 7 p.m. A funeral service will follow on Wednesday, October 28 ...

KEOTA ? Betty Lavon Meier, 87, of Yuma, Arizona, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Yuma.Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be at Lafayette Cemetery in rural Keota. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established. Powell ...

WELLMAN ? Edward Lewis Semler, 83, of Wellman, died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Terry Small officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial ...

KEOTA ? Ruth See, 98, of Keota, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in the Keota Health Care Center.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Michael Druhl officiating. Burial will be at Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Kinross Christian Church or Hospice Compassus...

Asher Philip Grimm, son of Philip and Renee Hammes Grimm, was stillborn Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Richland Methodist Cemetery, with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Asher Grimm?s family and sent to 2506 Green Hills Drive, Norwalk 50211.To see the full obituary, read the Nov. 4, 2010,

Lloyd Constant Buch, 86, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center.A funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church, with the Rev. William Kneemiller officiating. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery in Mount Pleasant.Visitation will be from 5-7:30 p.m. Sunday at the church, with prayers at 7:30 p.m.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary Catholic

WAYLAND ? Jean Katherine Hertig, 80, of Wayland, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, in the Parkview Home in Wayland.A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Bethel Mennonite Church in Wayland. Burial will follow at the North Hill Cemetery in Wayland. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland, where the family will greet friends from 5 to ...

BRIGHTON ? Ricky G. Smith, 60, of Washington, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at his home.A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton with the Rev. Rick Zickefoose officiating. The body has been cremated, and burial will follow the graveside service at the cemetery. General memorials may be brought to the service or mailed to Connie Shelangoski at 305 E. Madison ...