Obituaries

CHARITON ? Genevieve Altenhofen, 71, of Chariton, died Sunday, April 29, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.Funeral services are planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Chariton. There will be a rosary at 6 p.m. Friday at the Fielding Funeral Home in Chariton, followed by a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

LEON ? Beverly Jean Johnson, 80, of Rogers, Ark., died Thursday, April 26, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at the Slade-O?Donnell Funeral Home in Leon with the Rev. Terry D. Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the Van Wert Cemetery in Van Wert.

WAYLAND ? Dorothy Jane Evans, 81, of Dallas City, Ill., formerly of Wayland, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012.A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 4, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland with the Rev. Betsey Neipert officiating. The body will be cremated after the service. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until the time of service Friday, with the family present from 1 p.m. until service time. A ...

LONE TREE ? Michael Trent Bradshaw, 41, of Iowa City, died Sunday, April 29, 2012, in North Liberty.Celebration of life services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Hotel Vetro, 221 Linn Street in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the hotel. A general memorial fund has been established. The Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree is handling the arrangements.

Richard D. Coop of West Des Moines passed away on November 18, 2009, after a courageous 8 ½ year battle against cancer. A memorial service and celebration of Dick?s life will be held on Saturday, December 12, at West Des Moines Christian Church, 4501 Mills Civic Parkway, beginning at 11:00 AM. A visitation with family members will begin at 10:00 AM at the church.Dick was born on September 22, 1938, in Libertyville,

KALONA ? William ?Bill? Nisly, 93, died Sunday, April 29, 2012, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at the Upper Deer Creek Cemetery in rural Wellman. A celebration of life service will follow at 11 a.m. Friday at the Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. John Kin, the Rev. Floyd Helmuth and the Rev. Floyd Yutzy officiating. ...

WAYLAND ? Clarence E. Lewis, 81, of Wayland, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, in the Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at the Independent Bible Church in Wayland with the Rev. Robert Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in the Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials may ...

WINFIELD ? Wayne Martin Wilson, 79, of Sun City West, Ariz., died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at his home from a long battle with leukemia. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the Crawfordsville United Church. Burial will follow at the Crawfordsville Cemetery. After the internment, a luncheon will be served at the church. Donations may be made to the Mayo Clinic Arizona Leukemia Research, ...

LONE TREE ? Roy Eugene ?Gene? Finley Jr., 75, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, in Manor Care in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree with the Rev. Richard Marsceau officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. After the committal services, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the ...

WILLIAMSBURG ? Hope Faye Frederickson, 49, of Altoona, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in the Taylor Hospice House in Altoona after a brief battle with cancer.Celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Williamsburg with the Rev. Richard Meyer officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Powell ...