Obituaries

Lauren LaVerne Chalupa, 91, of Washington, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 28, at the First Christian Church in Washington with the Rev. Colton Clay officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday at the church. A memorial fund has been ...

William Lee Royer of Burlington died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, at Klein Center in Burlington.A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunnyside Baptist Church in Burlington, with the Rev. Larry Dodds officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be Saturday afternoon in Friends Cemetery in Richland.Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the church.Memorials may be made to Sunnyside Baptist Church or Great

KALONA ? Diane Kay Spicher, 82, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 28, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with the Rev. David Brownfield officiating. Burial will follow at the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, ...

FAIRFIELD ? William Eugene Anderson, 89, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, in Parkview Home in Wayland.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 26, at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with military honors. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, from 10 until 11 a.m., Saturday at the funeral home. Cremation will follow the funeral service, with burial of cremains ...

Lauren L. Chalupa, 91, of Washington, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, in the Washington County Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home in Washington.

Richard Dean Barnes, 73, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.Arrangements are pending at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.

Marie Ruth (Ediger) Widmer, 98, of Washington, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, in Halcyon House in Washington.A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 28, at the Washington Mennonite Church with the Rev. Amanda Beachy officiating. Following the service, there will be a fellowship meal at the church, during which the family will greet friends. A private family burial will be held prior to the memorial ...

KALONA ? Marion Elaine Nelson, 87, of Kalona, formerly of Davenport, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Windmill Manor in Coralville.A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at the Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah?s Witnesses, at 3801 Hillandale in Davenport. Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is assisting the family.Mrs. Nelson was born Dec. 26, 1927, in Muscatine, the daughter of Harry ...

Louise Frakes, age 71, of Brighton, passed away at home on December 18, 2015, surrounded by her family and supported by Washington County Hospice.Celebration of life services will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2015 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington with Pastor Maureen Howard, Pastor Dennis Arnold and Ginger Morgan jointly officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 7:30 ...

Marie Widmer, 98, of Washington, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, in Halcyon House in Washington. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home in Washington.