Obituaries

Wilmer Fred Henry Schewe, 86, of rural Douds, died after a brief illness at 9:11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fairfield, with the Rev. Mark Brase officiating. Burial, with military honors by American Legion John Hyson Reneker Post No. 494, will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Douds.Visitation will begin at 2

Elsie Irene (Reschly) Burkholder, 87, of Washington, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.A celebration of life will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Bethel Mennonite Church in rural Wayland with the Rev. Curt Kuhns officiating. Burial will follow at the Bethel Cemetery. A time to greet the family will be held in the fellowship hall following the service at the ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? George Ferris Coles, 80, of Grandview, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. A general memorial has been ...

MONTEZUMA ? Phyllis Ann Sheetz, 80, of Montezuma died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, in the Montezuma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at the Montezuma United Methodist Church. Visitation was held from 9 until 11 a.m., Nov. 2 at the church. Burial was at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorial contributions may be made to the Montezuma United Methodist ...

Anita Elizabeth Spenler Hesseltine, 98, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a brief illness.A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Rick Zickefoose officiating. Burial will follow at Eicher Cemetery in rural Wayland.Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Friday at the

Mervin Leon Baxter, 70, of rural Richland, died at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, at home. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pleasant Plain Friends Church in Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Stan Bauer officiating. Burial will be in Brooks Cemetery near Hedrick. Open visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the family present from 5:30-7 p.m. A general memorial has been

Marian Loretta Boese, 88, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at Washington Care Center in Washington, Iowa.No local service is planned. Private burial of cremains will be at a later date.Memorials to a charity of the donor?s choice and cards may be sent to Pamela Jackson, 6 Parkside Est. Road, Washington 52353.Mrs. Boese was born Nov. 19, 1922, near Weaver, the daughter of Daniel August and Florence Christine Miller

LONE TREE ? Garold Buline ?Tub? Brinkmeyer, 94, of Lone Tree, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in Pioneer Park Care Center in Lone Tree.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree with the Rev. Jim Bonewald officiating. 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 ...

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Avery Leslie Reed-Sosa, 2 days, of Columbus Junction, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.Graveside services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., with a 10:30 a.m. rosary service, Tuesday at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. A general ...

BRIGHTON ? Marjorie M. Popejoy, 88, of Montrose, formerly of Pleasant Plain, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, in University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.