Obituaries

KALONA ? Gary Allen Wagamon, 58, of Wellman, died Sunday, June 3, 2012, at his home following a battle with cancer. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The body has been cremated. A memorial fund has been established for Hospice of Washington County or the family?s choice.

KALONA ? Bernice Elizabeth Webster, 92, of Kalona, died Monday, June 4, 2012, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following a brief illness.A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, June 11, at the Redding Cemetery in Redding. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A general memorial fund has been established.

Kenneth Ray Bender, 63, of Washington, died Friday, May 25, 2012, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following complications of surgery. A celebration of life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at the Washington United Methodist Church in Washington. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from noon until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in ...

KALONA ? Dale M. Brenneman, 93, of Kalona, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 1, at the Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. John King and the Rev. Floyd Helmuth officiating. Burial will be held prior to the service at 9:30 a.m. at the South Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 ...

KALONA ? Patricia Ann Davison, 73, of Kalona, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at her residence following a battle against bile duct cancer. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31, at Shiloh Church in Kalona with the Rev Craig Haworth officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona.

KALONA ? Thomas Walter Watkinson, 54, of Kinross, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 1, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will follow at the Metzler Cemetery in rural Riverside. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Peterseim ...

James H. Vance, 55, of Keosauqua, died at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Elsa Lawry officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Milton.Open visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Family visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral

BURLINGTON ? Duane Carlton Griggs, 92, of Burlington, and formerly of New London, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at his home. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 31, at Grace United Methodist Church in Burlington with the Rev. Trevor Davis officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Friends may call from 1 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at ...

WELLMAN ? Ronald Eugene Davis, 69, of Wellman, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, at his home. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. A general memorial fund has been established.

NORTH ENGLISH ? William Mathew Blair, 85, of Millersburg, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at his home after a sudden illness. Celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 31, at the Powell Funeral Home in North English. Burial will be in the Piersol Cemetery in North English. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.