Obituaries

Brooklyn Jade Hyatt, 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 in her parents? arms following a lifelong battle with Lissencephaly (smooth brain disorder).Memorial services will be held at 10: 30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the First Church of God in Brighton with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Monday in the Jones and Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the ...

Susan ?Susie? A. Staats, 50, of Columbus Junction, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, in her home following a battle with cancer.A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in the Presbyterian Church in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Faye Fedlam officiating. The body will be donated to science for the further study of cancer. Her cremains will be buried at a later date in the Columbus City ...

Amy C. Richardson, 35, of Des Moines, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in Des Moines.A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Visitation will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Monday until service time at the funeral home. The body has been cremated. A memorial fund has been established for the family.

Virginia Maxine Murphy, 92, of Washington, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following an extended illness.Celebration of life services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with The Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Memorials have been established for the United Presbyterian Home or Washington County Ambulance. Jones-Eden Funeral Home ...

Melissa Jean Hartman, 36, of Birmingham, died Thursday, April 9, 2010, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.A service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Bob ?Beagle? Beghtol officiating. Cremation will follow.Family visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Association.Online condolences may be sent to the

Marjorie J. Gingerich, 85, of Williamsburg, formerly of Parnell, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Williamsburg with the Rev. Joseph Roost officiating. Burial will follow in St. Michael?s Cemetery in Holbrook. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Monday in St. Mary?s Catholic ...

SIGOURNEY ? Shirley Mary Buehneman, 52, of Sigourney, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following a sudden illness. Memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 in Powell Funeral Home in Sigourney, where there will be a wake service at 4 p.m. There will be no funeral services. A memorial fund has been established for her grandchildren.

Rowland Rees, 82, of rural Columbus Junction, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in the Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in the Salem Welsh Church of rural Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Cambrian Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. today in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. Memorials may ...

Ruah ?Juanita? Haney, 90, of Batavia, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A celebration of her life will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kremer Funeral Chapel in Batavia, with the Rev. John Cooper officiating.Open visitation began at 3 p.m. today at the funeral home, with family present from 6-8 p.m.Memorials may be made to ARC of Jefferson and Nearby Counties.Mrs.

Carroll Shelman Crane, 98, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Round Prairie, died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mount Pleasant.  A service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Timothy Graham and the Rev. Mike Hess officiating. Burial will be in Lambirth Cemetery, southeast of Lockridge.Family visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m.