Obituaries

Thomas Holmes ?Whitey? White, 70, of Erie, Colorado passed away with his family by his side on October 22, 2015 from complications with pulmonary fibrosis in Lafayette, Colorado. He was born in Washington, Iowa to Vernon and Florence (Holmes) White. He was raised in Crawfordsville, Iowa where his parents owned White?s General Store. Following his graduation from Ainsworth High School he went on to attend and ...

KALONA ? Linda Arlene Wooldridge, 74, of Kalona, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13, at the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Joel Beachy and the Rev. Firman Gingerich officiating. A graveside service will ...

KALONA ? Leo Richard Mellecker, 80, of Hills, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 13, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Hills with the Rev. Spiekeremeier officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in rural Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday at the church, with a rosary at 4 p.m. A ...

LONE TREE ? Charles Wilbur Huff Sr., 78, of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Following committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Lone Tree American Legion. ...

Martha Esther Kerr, 87, of Keosauqua, died at 8:42 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Douglas Harding officiating. Burial will be in Pittsburg Cemetery, west of Keosauqua.Open visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 1-2 p.m.Memorials to

Patricia Ann Reinier, 89, formerly of Ollie, died Friday, December 3, 2010, at the Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, Iowa. She was born on December 9, 1920, in Scott County, Iowa, the daughter of Glenn E. and Ora Jane Johnston Middlekauff. On December 21, 1940, she was united in marriage to Rex C. Reinier at Ottumwa, Iowa. Rex passed on April 29, 2001.Visitation will be at the Fremont Funeral Chapel on Tuesday,

PHOENIX, Arizona ? Jane Marie Rae, 82, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, in Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas.Services will be at a later date. Donations may be made to either the Washington Public Library (115 W. Washington St., Washington, IA 52353) or Friends of the Peoria Public Library (Attn: Jean Warren, 8401 W. Monroe St., Peoria, AZ 85345). The donations will be directed to the biography and children?s ...

BETTENDORF ? Tearese (Collins) Simmering, 64, of Bettendorf, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, at St. Anthony?s Catholic Church in Davenport. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Davenport. Memorials may be made to Centro Maya Project. McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf is assisting the ...

KALONA ? Liliana Joy Passmore, 2, of Malta, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, in Malta, in her sleep.Her life will be celebrated by friends and family at a memorial service in Malta before they return to Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. Visitation for friends and family will be from 3 to 7 p.m., Friday at the funeral home, and is open to ...

KALONA ? Sondra Sue Preston, 78, of Wellman, formerly of Cedar Rapids and North Liberty, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will follow at Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been establish...