Obituaries

Dale Emmet Wehrle, 89, of Salem, died Monday, April 18, 2011, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.A funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Herb Shafer officiating. Burial will be at Glasgow Cemetery.Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m.Memorials ...

Geoffrey Baker, 84, of Fairfield, died at 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A service to celebrate Mr. Baker?s life will be held at 1:15 p.m. Saturday in Dalby Hall at the Argiro Student Center at Maharishi University of Management.Memorials may be made to the Geoffrey Baker Commemorative Art Award through the M.U.M. Development Office.Mr. Baker was born June 1, 1926, in ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Delmar Beckler, 83, of the Noble community, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant.

BRIGHTON ? Lee F. Schafer, 80, of Brighton, died Friday, April 29, 2016, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 5, at the Brighton United Church in Brighton with the Rev. Rick Zickefoose officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday at the Lake Darling State Park Lodge, where a light ...

RICHLAND ? Eunice Geraldine ?Gerry? Jones, 77, of Rubio, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at her home. She had been in failing health.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Carl Ratcliff officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will immediately precede the service, from 1 to 2 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. A general memorial ...

RIVERSIDE ? Evelyn Marie (Morrison) Zahn, 75, of Riverside, died Sunday, April 24, 2016.Mrs. Zahn was born Nov. 13, 1940.She was the beloved wife of Mark; sister of Nancy (who preceded her in death), John, Rhonda, and Randy; mother to Russell, Paula, and Kent; special mother to Dana and Beth; grandmother of 11; great-grandmother of seven; and further survived by cousins, nieces, nephews, and special friends.Sor...

INDIANOLA ? Frances Augusta Roland, 92, of Indianola, died Monday, April 25, 2016, in the Good Samaritan Society in Indianola.Visitation will be at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 1, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, followed by a service at 3 p.m. Cremation will follow services, and burial of cremains will be held at a later date in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A memorial has been set up in her name for ...

Virginia (McLaughlin) Crone, Age 91, passed away April 23, 2016.Born in the family farmhouse in rural Washington, IA in 1925. Rode her Shetland pony to country school, sang solos in her United Presbyterian Church. Attended Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL, was a member of Alpha Xi Delta, sang lead soprano in college productions and was a vivid writer. After her Mother?s sudden death, returned to Washington, IA to ...

Kenneth ?Ken? Dean Thompson, 59, of Washington, Iowa, formerly from Cedar Rapids, went to join our Heavenly Father on Monday, April 25, 2016, after a long battle with illness. Funeral Service: 3:00 pm Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. A visitation will be held from 4-7 pm Friday, April 29, 2016 at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.Survivors include his ...

KALONA ? Lynford Glen Yoder, 5 days old, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at the family home.Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, April 28, at the Henry T. Miller residence, 5759 James Avenue S.W., in Kalona. Visitation will be held all day, Wednesday, April 27, at the Miller residence. Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is assisting the family.Lynford was born Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Iowa ...