Obituaries

CLINTON ? Vera Lee Wagenknecht, 57, of Clinton, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Mercy Living Center, North Campus. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at the First Baptist Church in Washington. A visitation will occur from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service Wednesday at the church. A local visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Community of Christ Church in Clinton. Burial ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. ? Roland ?Steb? W. Stebbins, 94, of Rockford, Ill., died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at his home. The body has been cremated. Private graveside services with full military honors will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorials may be sent to Visiting Nurses Association, Hospice, at 4223 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108. The Honquist Family Funeral Homes ...

RIVERSIDE ? Harold Francis Gringer, 99, of Riverside, died Friday, June 29, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Brownfield officiating. Burial will be in the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in rural Hills. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? William Joseph ?Bill? Miller, 73, of Wayland, died Friday, June 29, 2012.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 6, at Faith Christian Outreach Church at 1302 E. Washington St. in Mount Pleasant. Burial will be at Bethel Cemetery, north of Wayland. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at the church, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be directed to ...

DAVENPORT ? Arthur J. Van Patten, 79, of Davenport, died Friday, June 29, 2012.Funeral services were at noon Monday, July 2, at the Cunnick-Collins Mortuary chapel in Davenport. Burial was at Pine Hill Cemetery in Davenport. Military honors were conducted by the American Legion Post 26. The family greeted friends from 9 until the time of the service Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the ...

KEOTA ? Monica J. Watts, 79, of Washington, formerly of Keota, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Halcyon House in Washington. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be at Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where there will be a wake service at 7 p.m. A memorial ...

KALONA ? Marilyn Kathleen Gingerich, 79, of Kalona, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at her home near Kalona.A celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, at the Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating. Burial will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 2, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A ...

KEOTA ? Mary Modenia Roberts, 103, of Washington and formerly of West Chester and Keota, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at the Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. James Stiles officiating. Burial will be in the West Chester Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for ...

WELLMAN ? Neely Canott, 101, of Wellman, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Parkview Manor in Wellman. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Beth Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Hospice Compassus.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? William ?Bill? John Morgan, 78, of Columbus City, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with Ramona Wink, commissioned lay pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. A ...