Obituaries

Dec 22, 2020

Wilbur Alan “Al” Lowe, 71, of Riverside, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at his home following a battle with cancer. A public visitation will be held Sunday, December 27, 2020, from 1 – 4 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.  Social distancing guidelines will be in place and masks are required.  A memorial fund has been established...

Dec 21, 2020

Anna M. (Miller) Peiffer, 86, of Kalona, died Monday, December 21, 2020, at Pleasantview in Kalona. A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at 1:00 PM at the Kalona Mennonite Church. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook page. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 22, from 4 – 6...

Dec 13, 2020

Beverly (Holden) Skinner Beverly Deann (Holden) Skinner, 79, passed away suddenly, yet peacefully, on August 19, after a long struggle with COPD.

Bev was born in Williamsburg, Iowa, to Margaret (Mumm) and Palmer Holden. The family soon moved to nearby Tipton, where she grew up riding ponies through farm fields, playing saxophone in the high school band...

Dec 13, 2020

Edwin R. Hostetler, 90, of Kalona, died Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. A private family service will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 10:00 AM at the Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Kalona.  The service will be available via livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page.  Private burial will follow at the South Gingerich...

Dec 12, 2020

Margaret Jeanette Miller, 89, passed away December 12, 2020, after a short illness. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church, Kalona, Iowa. Due to COVID, masks will be required. Family will not be present. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Upper Deer...

Dec 11, 2020

Joretta J. Hochstetler, 88, of Kalona, died Friday, December 11, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 17, 2020, from 2:30 – 3:30 PM at Bethel Church in Wayland. Social distancing guidelines will be in place. A private family graveside service will be held at 4:00 PM at the Bethel Cemetery. A...

Dec 10, 2020

Dr. Carl Reschly DVM, 88, of Wayland, Iowa died peacefully at Parkview Home on Thursday, December 10, 2020.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home. A private funeral service will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Wayland Mennonite Church. A live stream of the service will be on the...

Dec 10, 2020

Janet Y. (Gingerich) Cronbaugh, 82, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, December 10, 2020, at the Mechanicsville Specialty Care Center. A private graveside service will be held Monday, December 14, 2020, at 10 AM at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. A general memorial...

Dec 6, 2020

Connie M. Barthelman, 78, of Kalona, died peacefully Sunday, December 6, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. A private family graveside service will be held Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. A memorial fund has been established...

Dec 5, 2020

Betty Louise Hansen, 91 of Washington, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.

Graveside services have been set for 2:00PM, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with Laurel Swartzendruber officiating. Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements and the service will be livestreamed at the Beatty-Peterseim Funeral...

Dec 3, 2020

Doris “Dot” Bouchard, 65, of Kalona, died Thursday, December 3, 2020, at her home in Kalona following a sudden illness. A visitation will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2020, from 2:30 – 4 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home. There will be a limit of 15 people allowed at a time, masks are required, and social distancing will be...

Nov 30, 2020

Robert D. “Bob” Hartley, 90, of Wellman, formerly of Washington, died Monday, November 30, 2020, at the Parkview Home in Wellman. A private family service will be held Saturday, December 5, 2020, at 1:00 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook page. Burial with full military...

Nov 28, 2020

Emma Jean Schrock, 89, of Kalona, died Saturday, November 28, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. A private family service will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 10:30 AM at the East Union Mennonite Church. Burial will follow at the East Union Cemetery. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook Page. Family...

Nov 26, 2020

Clayton V. White, 104, of Kalona, died Thursday, November 26, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. He has been cremated and the family will hold a celebration of life at a later date. A memorial fund has been established for Mennonite Central Committee, Iowa City Hospice, and the Kalona Public Library. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the...

Nov 23, 2020

Ruth Ann Yoder, 95, of Kalona, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at the Pleasantview Home. A private family graveside service will be held at the East Union Cemetery in rural Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for the Kalona Mennonite Church. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the family. A video of the service will...

Nov 23, 2020

John F. Snyder, 93, of Kalona, died Monday, November 23, 2020, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.  A private family graveside service will be held Saturday, November 28, 2020, at 11:00 AM at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. The service will be available via Livestream at the Beatty Peterseim Facebook page.  A memorial fund for the First Mennonite...

Nov 19, 2020

Beatrice June (Eichler) Davis, age 97, passed away on Thursday, November 19,2020 at Country Man-or Memory Care, Davenport, Iowa. She was born October 14, 1923 to Rudolph J. Eichler and Catherine B. (Shebeck) Eichler in their home in the North End of Iowa City known as Goosetown, where she lived for more than seventy five years. She was raised...

Nov 15, 2020

Updated schedule for Eldon Gingerich funeral:

Due to the recent rise in community spread of COVID 19, and the Governor's most recent proclamation, the visitation for Eldon Gingerich has been canceled.  There will be a viewing on Wednesday, November 18, at Lower Deer Creek Church from 1:30 – 2:30.  The celebration of life will...