Obituaries

KALONA ? Eileen Marie Schneider Spicher, 74, of Kalona, died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, after a sudden illness.Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the rosary to follow at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond. Due to weather, there will be no graveside service. A celebration of her ...

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Calvin Andrew ?Andy? Simpson, 73, of Ainsworth, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.The body will be cremated, according to his wishes. No services are scheduled at this time. Iowa Cremation in Cedar Rapids is handling the arrangements.Mr. Simpson was born June 10, 1940, in Washington, the son of William and Bonnie (Morgan) Simpson. He married Karen Rae ...

RIGHTON ? Carolyn S. Ford-Elmore, 56, of Iowa City, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Oskaloosa, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton with the Rev. Joseph Brown officiating. Burial will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ...

Lori Lynn Boese Williams, 37, of rural Fairfield, died Monday, June 7, 2010, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident.  A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at New Sweden United Methodist Church in rural Lockridge, with the Rev. Diana Brokken and the Rev. Peggy Ebert officiating. Burial will be in Salina Cemetery in rural Fairfield.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Murphy Funeral Home in

KALONA ? Harold Robert Kessel, 86, of Wellman, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with the Rev. David Brownfield, Ph.D., officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona, where a prayer service will be ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? The Rev. Lloyd Alexander Latta, 99, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at his residence.Friends may call from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Kimzey Funeral Home at 213 North Main Street in Mount Pleasant, where the family will be present to receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. A celebration of life service will be held on what would have been his 100th birthday, May 22, 2014. ...

RIVERSIDE ? Larry K. Lukavsky, 78, formerly of Riverside, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013.Mr. Lukavsky was born Jan. 20, 1935, in Washington.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Donald ?Don? William Clark, 90, of Columbus Junction, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in the Colonial Manor Care Center.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 13, at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church with the Rev. Al Coffin officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Following the interment, there will be a time of food and fellowship at the church. ...

Sheryl Dimmitt Gann, 65, of Prairie Home, Mo., died Monday, March 8, 2010, in a car accident on her way to teach at New Franklin Public School in Missouri.A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield. Interment will follow in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.Mrs. Gann is the daughter of Glen ?Bud? and Erma Dimmitt.A full obituary was published in the March 10,

Sandra Worley, age 63, of Fairfield, passed away at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Jefferson County Health Center.Funeral Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday June 11, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church in Fairfield with Rev. Dave Peterson Officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.Visitation for Family and Friends will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday June 10, 2010 at Behner Funeral Home in