Obituaries

WILLIAMSBURG ? Andrea Jean Greiner, 32, of Williamsburg, formerly of Keota, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, near Parnell.Celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the United Church of Faith in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary?s Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg.

KALONA ? Clarence Lloyd Gingerich, 76, of rural Kalona died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at his home from complications of COPD.A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Kalona United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating. Burial will be in the National Cemetery in Vining at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Peterseim ...

Bernard ?Bernie? August Schmidt, 67, of Washington, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, in the University of Iowa Hospitals following a lingering illness. A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Washington United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Stiles and the Rev. Troy Richmond officiating. Visitation will be from noon until 7 p.m. today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the ...

Ruby Brockway, 85, of Ottumwa, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at Ottumwa Good Samaritan Center in Ottumwa.A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Matthew Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m. A memorial has been

WELLMAN ? Joseph Samuel Nowell Sr., 85, of Wellman, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in Parkview Manor in Wellman. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with Chaplain Mary Arnold officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday. A general memorial fund has been established.

KALONA ? Iona Lucille Swartzendruber, 90, of Kalona, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a yearlong decline in health. A celebration of life was held at 9:30 a.m. today at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial followed at the East Union Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday at the Peterseim Funeral ...

KALONA ? Michael B. McFeeley, 72, of Kalona, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a short illness. Memorial services are planned for 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Full Gospel Revival Center in Kalona with the Rev. Ron Breese officiating. According to his wishes, the body has been cremated. Memorial gifts may be directed to the family?s choice. Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is ...

KEOTA ? Charles William Horning, 85, of Keota, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at his home.Celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating. Burial of cremated remains will be at Keota Cemetery. Memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for Keota Community ...

KALONA ? Henry Hochstedler, 86, of Kalona, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, in Kalona.A celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at the Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. John King, the Rev. Floyd Helmuth and the Rev. Floyd Yutzy officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the church, where the family will ...

FAIRFIELD ? Josephine A. Drish, 94, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Robert Striegel officiating. Cremation will be held after the service, and burial of the cremains will be at a later date in St. Mary Cemetery in Keota. Visitation for ...