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Obituaries
Monday, October 1, 2018
Sandra Sue Richards
Sandra Sue Richards, 69, of Brighton, died late Wednesday December 26, 2012, at Washington County Hospital. She had been in failing health. She was born September 20, 1943, in Oskaloosa to A. V. "Sonny" and Barbara E. Payton Sparks. Sue grew up in Rubio and graduated from Brighton High School in 1962. She married John Richards in Washington August 19, 1962. Sue moved to Brighton in 1974 and was a homemaker, ...
Monday, October 1, 2018
Richard Michael Vittetoe
OTTUMWA ? Richard Michael Vittetoe, 87, of Osceola, and formerly of Farson, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at his home.Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at St. Mary of the Visitation in Ottumwa with the Rev. Bernie Weir presiding. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Ottumwa. Open visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa. A Christian wake ...
Monday, October 1, 2018
Russell Lloyd Schafer
FAIRFIELD ? Russell Lloyd Schafer, 89, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at his home.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with words of comfort by the Rev. Dave Peterson and Ron Rominger. Burial with military rites will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation for family and friends will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday prior to the funeral ...
Monday, October 1, 2018
Pamela J. Smith
KEOTA ? Pamela J. Smith, 52, of Keota, died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.Celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 28, at Prairie Flower Baptist Church in rural Washington with the Rev. Don Collings officiating. Burial will be at Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Friday at the church. A memorial fund has been established for Prairie Flower ...
Monday, October 1, 2018
Lola Jean Wathen
COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Lola Jean Wathen, 76, of Columbus Junction, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.Private memorial services will be held at a later date. The Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction is handling the arrangements.
Monday, October 1, 2018
Maynard Joseph Smith
KALONA ? Maynard Joseph Smith, 72, of Iowa City, formerly of West Liberty, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at his home following a brief illness.A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 7 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the West Liberty Fire ...
Monday, October 1, 2018
H. Lynn Miller
KALONA ? H. Lynn Miller, 85, of Wellman, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.Celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Don Patterson and the Rev. Dick Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral ...
Monday, October 1, 2018
Mildred A. ?Millie? Ollinger
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mildred A. ?Millie? Ollinger, 82, of Coralville, will be held Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with Father Wallace Helms officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary?s Catholic Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be held Friday, November 23 from 2-4 and 6-8PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home (peterseimfuneralhome.com) in Kalona, with ...
Monday, October 1, 2018
Duane Henry Alliman
Duane Henry Alliman, 82, of Wayland, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in the Parkview Home in Wayland as a result of complications of Alzheimer?s disease.A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Independent Bible Church in Wayland with the Rev. Robert Wolf officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the Cottonwood Cemetery in rural Wayland. Visitation will be from noon ...
Monday, October 1, 2018
Jean A. Hall
WINFIELD ? Jean A. Hall, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Ainsworth Community Church with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will follow in the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church, where the family will receive ...