Obituaries

James H. ?Jim? Godwin, 72, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, at his residence following a lingering illness.A Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church, with the Rev. Troy Richmond officiating. Following a luncheon at the Knights of Columbus Hall, interment will take place at Memory Gardens in Iowa City.Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at Jones Eden

MOUNT VERNON ? Aric Asher Campbell, 35, of Mount Vernon, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2015.Primary visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 8, at Stewart Baxter Funeral and Memorial Services in Mount Vernon. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cedar Rapids Stake Center, located at 4150 Blue Jay Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, with a short ...

MUSCATINE ? Lukas Jon ?Luke? Thompson, 4, of Coralville, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in Muscatine.Private family services will be held. Memorials may be directed to Montessori Children?s Garden, 20 Circle Drive, North Liberty, IA 52317. The Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine is handling arrangements.Lukas was born July 18, 2011, in Iowa City, the son of Jon Daniel and ...

WAYLAND, Iowa ? Helen Widmer, 98, died at home on Oct. 4, 2015.Helen was born July 8, 1917, at Garden City, Mo., to Ervia and Fannie (Neuenschwander) Yoder.She grew up in southeastern Colorado during the Dust Bowl and graduated from the Mennonite School of Nursing at La Junta in 1939. She worked as a nurse in Colorado, California, and Iowa.She married James Glen Widmer on June 6, 1943, at Wayland. Throughout ...

Robert V. Fox, 58, of Brighton, died early Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery. Open visitation will be from 5-6:30 p.m. Friday at Gould Funeral Home. Family visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the church.Memorials to

Doris Marie Ritz Blackburn, 90, formerly of Selma, died Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale, Ill.A service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. David Albert and the Rev. Ann Donat officiating. Burial will follow at Iowaville Cemetery in Selma. A luncheon will follow in the Selma United Methodist Church fellowship hall in Selma.Visitation

Francis Martin, 89, of Mount Pleasant, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Earl Swigart officiating. Interment will be in Forest Home Cemetery with military honors provided by Henry County Honor Guard.Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will be

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Clarence L. Anderson, 87, of Brighton, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.As he had requested, his body was donated to the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa for scientific research. Visitation with the family present will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant. A memorial ...

Billy LeRoy Hartman, 79, of Washington, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at his home.Graveside services have been set for 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Elmwood Cemetery in Morning Sun with the Rev. Jason Collier officiating. His body has been cremated. The family suggests memorials to Washington County Hospice or the United Church of Crawfordsville. Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with ...

Leroy F. Mineart, 91, of Brighton, died at 4:15 a.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, at Halcyon House in Washington. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Saints Joseph and Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. Open visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at the church, with the family present from