Obituaries

WILLIAMSBURG ? Christy Gaffey, 52, of Arlington, Va., died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at her parents? home in Williamsburg. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Williamsburg with the Rev. Joseph Roost officiating. Burial will be in the St. Michael?s Cemetery in Holbrook. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg, with a prayer ...

VAN HORNE ? Dean William Swenson, 78, died of cancer Friday, February 10, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 13, 2012 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne with Father Brian Dellaert as Celebrant. Committal Services will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery near Keystone. Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home in ...

IOWA CITY ? Delbert ?Gumpy? Hesseltine, 88, of Cosgrove, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Mercy Hospice Care following a brief illness. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at St. Peter?s Catholic Church in Cosgrove with the Rev. Edmond Dunn officiating. Burial with military honors by the Oxford American Legion will be at St. Peter?s Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at ...

Robert David Buck, 59, died peacefully in the presence of his wife and family in the early hours of October 8, 2009, at the hospice facility of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, following a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Cindy Jevne Buck.He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on October 3, 1950.A memorial service will be held Sunday, October 18, at 1:30 PM in Dalby Hall in the Argiro Center of

Jack Hale Hilleary, 72, formerly of Fairfield, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the International Myeloma Foundation at 12650 Riverside Drive, Suite 206, North Hollywood, CA 91607. The foundation may be found online at myeloma.org.Mr. Hilleary was born Oct. 6, 1936, in Fairfield, the son of Julius and Ruth Hilleary.To see the full obituary, read the Oct. 13, 2009, printed

Joyce Phillips Gabbert, 87, formerly of Fairfield, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at her Mississippi River home near Nauvoo, Ill.A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Nauvoo Presbyterian Church in Nauvoo, Ill., with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. A second service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Joseph Phipps officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen

Mildred Ann Moore, 71, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with Lester Schlatter offering words of comfort. Interment will be in West Chester Cemetery.Visitation, with the family, will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.A memorial fund has been established. Cards and

KALONA ? Shirleen Kay Ropp, 57, of Atlanta, Ga., died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the arrangements.

KALONA ? Jackie J. Blum, 68, of Kalona, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Parkview Manor in Wellman from complications of lung cancer. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona with Chaplain Donnita Payne-Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery near South English. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A ...

RIVERSIDE ? Mary Martha Peek, 77, of Riverside, formerly of Knoxville and of Mount Carroll, Ill., died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be at noon Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Free Methodist Church at 505 E. Marion Street in Knoxville. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in Knoxville. After the committal services at the cemetery, a ...