Obituaries

GRINNELL ? Burt Day, 81, of Grinnell, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, in the Mayflower Health Care Center.A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the United Church of Christ ? Congregational in Grinnell with the Rev. Cameron Barr, pastor of the church, officiating. A flag presentation will be conducted by the Grinnell Veterans Ceremonial Unit. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., ...

KALONA? Paul Bliss Swank, 86, of Washington, formerly of Kalona, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Kalona United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating. The body will be cremated following the service. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., Tuesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Donald J. Harris, 58, of Crawfordsville, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, in the Parkview Manor in Wellman from injuries received from a motorcycle accident on July 5, 2015.Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Earl Swigart officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard. A general ...

Joyce Taylor, 92, of Washington, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in the McCreedy Home in Washington.There will be no visitation or services. The body has been cremated.Surviving are one son, David and Betty Hamil of Washington; one grandson; one granddaughter; and four great-grandchildren.

OTTUMWA ? Connie Lou Dickey, 72, of Hedrick, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, in Ridgewood Nursing and Rehab Center in Ottumwa.Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with the Rev. Bill Hornback officiating. Burial was in Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family for a bench to be donated in Connie?s and Loren?s names at the Iowa State Fair.Mrs. Dickey was ...

Donna Marie Carncross, 95, of Orange Park, Fla., died Tuesday, July 6, 2010.Arrangements were in the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home in Green Cove Springs, Fla.An online register may be signed at www.broadusraines.com.Mrs. Carncross was born June 10, 1915, in Fairfield, the daughter of Louis A. and Merta Pequignot.To see the full obituary, read the Aug. 27, 2010, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger.

Thelma Louisa Horsey, 106, of Washington, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, in the McCreedy Home in Washington.A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m., Friday at the funeral home, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the ...

KALONA ? Ann Moeller, 72, of Kalona, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a courageous battle with cancer.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Kalona United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating. Burial will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday at the Peterseim Funeral ...

KEOTA ? Gwendolyn Luers, 93, of North English, formerly of Keota, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, in the English Valley Care Center in North English.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 7, at the Bethel United Methodist Church in rural Sigourney with the Rev. LuAnn Benge officiating. Burial will be at Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m., Thursday at the Powell Funeral Home in ...

LONE TREE ? Meredith ?Merry? Ann Meyer, 70, of Lone Tree, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.There will be no visitation or funeral service. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery at a later date. The Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree is in charge of the arrangements. A general memorial fund has been established at the funeral ...