Obituaries

Josephine Messer Thomas, 80, of Fairfield, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.A graveside memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, with the Rev. Len Maselli officiating. The body has been cremated.Memorials may be made to a charity of donor?s choice.Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.Mrs. Thomas was born July 30, 1929, in

BRIGHTON ? Robert Anthony Fritz, 93, of rural Brighton, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at his home. A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at St. Joseph Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung and the Rev. Robert Striegel officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery near the church. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the church with the family present from 5 to 7 ...

Phyllis Jean Warren, 67, of Washington, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at her home following a lengthy illness.No funeral services are planned. The body has been cremated and will be buried at a later date in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. The Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with arrangements.

KALONA ? Virgil Lynn Miller, 71, of rural Kalona, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the arrangements.

Doris M. Davis, 86, of Pekin, Il. passed away at 10:43 p.m. at Pekin Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, September 14, 2009 at the Raymond Funeral Home, Fairfield. Friends may call from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Sunday at the Raymond Funeral Home. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield. Pastor Frosty Van Voorst will officiate at the service. Condolences may be sent to the family at

Fred Hunt, 64, of Fairfield, died Monday, Sept. 7, 2009, in Minocqua, Wis.A celebration of life will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Walton Club in Fairfield.Memorials may be made to Dr. Kate Hospice of Minocqua, Wis.

KALONA ? Mary Jane Miller, 69, of Kalona, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at the Morris Miller residence at 1115 Kiwi Avenue in rural Kalona. Minister in charge is Vernon Yoder. Burial will be in the Brenneman Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Miller residence and will continue all day on Thursday. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home ...

Robert Bates, age 80, of Washington, Iowa, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.Celebration of life services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2012 at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with Rev. Bob Wollenberg and Rev. Herb Yoder officiating. Calling hours will begin noon Monday at the United Presbyterian Church where the ...

BETTENDORF ? Tina K. Wiklund, 37, of Davenport, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf after a brief battle with cancer. A service to celebrate her life will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, at Asbury United Methodist Church at 1809 Mississippi Blvd. in Bettendorf. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Bethel Mennonite Cemetery in Wayland. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 ...

RIVERSIDE ? Robert Anthony Waldschmidt, 77, of Iowa City, formerly of Riverside, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Windmill Manor in Coralville. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at the St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship ...