Obituaries

Elizabeth Grace Dillavou, 70, of Washington, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at the home of her sister in Muscatine.Cremation rites have been facilitated by the FCS Life Transition and Cremation Center within Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. According to her wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral service. A general memorial fund has been established. The Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and ...

Donald D. Dickinson, 88, of Washington, formerly of Brighton, died late Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at the McCreedy Home in Washington from extended illness.Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Saturday September 14, 2013, at the Brighton United Church in Brighton with Rev. Rick Zickefoose officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton will begin ...

Denny Raymond Simpson, 81, of Davenport, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Unity Point ? Trinity in Bettendorf. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, September 9, 2013 at Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 2:00 ? 6:00 PM Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the Runge Mortuary. Online condolences may be left at www.rungemortuary.com.

Charles Plank, 76, of Columbus Junction, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction after a brief illness with cancer. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. Pastor Al Coffin will officiate. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation for Chuck will be Friday, July 26, from 4:00 p.m. ? 8:00 p.m. at ...

A memorial celebration of life for Carl M. Cummings, 58 of Washington will be held Wednesday, August 21 at 10:30 AM at the Brighton 1st Church of God, with Pastor Ryan Meader officiating. Following a luncheon at the church burial will be held at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 20 from 5 ? 8 PM at the National Guard Readiness Center, located across from HyVee in ...

Marjorie Louise ?Mudge? Coon, age 88, of Amana, IA, formerly of Glendale, CA and Washington, IA, died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Colonial Manor of Amana. Graveside Services will be held at a later date at Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth, IA. Lay Speaker Ilene Schnicker of Washington will officiate. There will be no visitation. Jones Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Cheri Jo Dickerson, 58, of Frisco, Texas, died July 6, 2013, at her home due to complications from surgery.Mrs. Dickerson was a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader for many years. The highlight was cheering for the Dallas Cowboys? Super Bowl victory over the Denver Broncos in 1978.Surviving are her husband, Jeff Dickerson, and one daughter, Shelbi Dickerson.The Dickerson family, Ruth Dickerson and the late Duane ...

KEOTA ? John V. Redlinger, 93, of Solon, formerly of Harper, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, in the Solon Care Center, where he had been a resident since 2009.Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, at Holy Trinity Parish ? St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Jim Vrba and the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be at Holy Trinity Cemeteries ? St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper, ...

NORTH ENGLISH ? Vera Virginia Greene, 90, of North English, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 23, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in North English with the Rev. Joseph Roost presiding. Burial will be at St. Mary?s Cemetery in Sigourney. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., Monday, July 22, at the Powell ...

Alice Faye Smith, 66, of Washington, died Sunday, July 21, 2013, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 25, at the First Church of God in Brighton with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating. Burial will follow at the Sandy Hook Cemetery in rural Brighton. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A ...