Obituaries

DES MOINES ? Jeane Crawford Brush, 93, of Des Moines, formerly of Ainsworth, died Sunday, July 19, 2015.Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Memorials may be directed to VFW, Eureka College, Iowa Public Television or Christ in the Desert Monastery.Mrs. Brush was born July 13, 1922, at Evergreen Farm near Flanagan, Ill., the daughter of Martha Jane Bane and Iven George Crawford. She ...

Vera Mary Sorensen, beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister and aunt died peacefully in her sleep on July 17, 2015 at the age of 90.She was born on the family farm in Riverside, IA, the second child and first daughter of Wilford and Anna Simon Thomann. She grew up on the family farm with her eight siblings, three of whom survive (Bernard Thomann, Marjorie Hora and Doris Yeggy, all of Riverside, ...

Dorothy Rita McLain, 93, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at Sunrise Terrace Care in Winfield.A service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Peggy Egbert officiating. Burial will be in New Sweden United Methodist Cemetery.Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the New Sweden United Methodist Church building fund and sent to Dianne

KEOTA ? Voncile Henderson, 95, of Apple Valley, Minn., formerly of Keota, died Monday, July 20, 2015, in Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley.A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 24, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota. Burial will be at Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for River Hills United Methodist ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Louis Martin Swain, 73, of Bettendorf, died Saturday, July 18, 2015, in the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. Following services at the funeral home, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. ...

WELLMAN ? Faith Mary Virginia Plank, 93, of Wellman, died Friday, July 17, 2015, in Parkview of Wellman.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 21, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with Chaplain David Grimm officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., Monday, July 20, at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.Mrs. ...

WINFIELD ? Betty A. Bitting, 94, of Crawfordsville, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at her home.The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 30, at the Spring Run Church with the Rev. Randy Whitsel officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m., Wednesday at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will meet friends from 5 to 6 ...

Virginia G. Greiner, 70 of 1573 Pleasant Plain Road passed away August 13, 2010 in Perlee, Ia. from complications of Renal Cell Cancer.Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday August 18, 2010 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain with Rev. Fr. Bob Striegel officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, Ia.Visitation for family and friends will be from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday

Dawn A. Caviness, 39, of Keokuk, formerly of Keosauqua, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill.A funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bill Shewmaker officiating. Burial will be in Pittsburg Cemetery, west of Keosauqua.Family visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.Memorials to the family may be left at the funeral

Doris Jean Meyer, 88, of Wayland, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Parkview Home in Wayland.A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, July 17, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery in rural Wayland. A memorial celebration will be at 11 a.m., Friday at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with the Rev. Nathan Luitjens officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m., Thursday at the church, ...