Obituaries

Sep 24, 2018

A celebration of life for Mary B. Swolley, 65, of Keota, will be held Friday, September 28, 2018 at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be held from 9 – 11 AM at the funeral home on Friday. Cremation will follow the service. A general memorial fund has been established. Mary Swolley died Monday, September...

Sep 18, 2018

Bertha Marie Wenger, 97 of Wayland, died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at the Parkview Home in Wayland.

A Celebration of her life will be 10:30AM October 6, 2018 at Bethel Mennonite Church. Family will receive friends following the service. Her body has been cremated and private family burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Memorials may be...

Sep 18, 2018

Linda Marie Groff, 71 of Wayland, died peacefully at her home in Wayland, Tuesday, September 18, 2018.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday, September 21, 2018 at St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Bernie Weir officiating. Burial will follow in the North Hill Cemetery near Wayland. Visitation will be from Noon till 7:00PM Thursday...

Sep 14, 2018

George Leonard Kerr, 85, of West Chester died Friday, September 14, 2018 at the Washington County Emergency Room. A graveside service has been set for Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be held Friday, September 21, from 4 – 6PM at the Beatty Funeral Home Washington. A memorial fund has...

Sep 13, 2018

A Mass of Christian Burial for Emilie E. (Cox) (Ruth) Young, 85 of Oxford, will be held Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Cosgrove with Father Robert Cloos officiating. A meal will be held at Waldschmidt Hall following mass and burial will take place at St. Vincent Catholic Cemetery in Riverside following...

Sep 3, 2018

Mahlon E Yoder, 68, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, September 8, at The Church of Osage Hills in Osage Beach, MO. A graveside service will be held at Sugar Creek Cemetery in Wayland, IA on Sunday, September 9 at 1:30pm with a reception following at Sugar Creek Mennonite...

Aug 31, 2018

Gerald Britton, 79 of Kalona, died Friday, August 31, 2018 at his home.

Funeral Services have been set for 11:00 AM Friday, September 7, 2018 at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be at the Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service at the funeral home. A memorial in the...

Aug 30, 2018

Myrl Goodspeed Fairbrother Jr passed away peacefully Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Parkview Manor in Wellman Iowa. A Memorial service with military honors will be held at Camp Ripley Minnesota. Myrl was born February 10, 1932 in Grand Rapids Michigan, the son of Mryl and Nellie (Johnson) Fairbrother. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served in the Korea...

Aug 28, 2018

John Richard Decker was born October 31, 1925, the son of James William and Margaret (Walker) Decker. He married Ruth Marie Hanley.

Survivors include four children: John Dale Decker of Iowa City, Lonnie Lee Decker of Kalona, Keith Decker of Fulton, IL., Trudy Decker of Kalona, six grandchildren, and a number of great-grandchildren.

Services will...

Aug 28, 2018

Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home 201 B Avenue, PO Box 81 Kalona, IA 52247-0081 319 656 2233 beattypeterseim@gmail.com peterseimfuneralhome.com A celebration of life for Ruby E. Miller, 82, of Kalona will be held Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 10AM at Kalona Mennonite Church. Burial will follow at East Union Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be held at Kalona Mennonite...

Aug 27, 2018

Gary Wayne Graf, 66 of Washington, died Monday, August 27, 2018 at his home in Washington.

Funeral services have been set for 11:00 AM Friday, August 31, 2018 at the Beatty Funeral Home with Pastor Darryl Carr. Visitation and viewing will be from 5-7:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. A general memorial in the name of...

Aug 24, 2018

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Paul F. Frank, 92, of Iowa City, will be held Monday, August 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City with Father Gary Beckman officiating. The family will greet friends from 10 – 11AM at the church. A memorial fund has been established for St. Wenceslaus Church....

Aug 12, 2018

A celebration of life for Becky Charlesworth, 69, of Wellman will be held Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with Pastor Teresa Stecker officiating. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 9 – 11 AM. A memorial fund for the family's use has been established.

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Aug 10, 2018

Evelyn Hayes, 90, of Washington, went to her eternal home on Friday, August 10, 2018.

A celebration of life will be 10:30AM, Saturday August 25, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at the Gracehill Cemetery in rural Washington. Visitation will be 9:00-10:30AM, Saturday August 25. A memorial fund has been established for The...

Aug 8, 2018

A celebration of life for Artur "Art" H. Bachmann, 88, of Kalona, will be held Monday, August 13, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Kalona Mennonite Church with Pastor Scott Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. The family will greet friends from 4-6PM Sunday, August 12 at Kalona Mennonite Church. A memorial fund has...

Aug 5, 2018

Martha M. Roth, 94, of Wayland, died Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Washington County Hospital. A celebration of life will be held Friday, August 10, 2018 at 6:00 PM at Wayland Mennonite Church with Pastors Jay Eberly, Ron Roth and Don Lowe officiating. Private family burial will be held on Saturday, August 11. The family will greet friends on...

Jul 29, 2018

Kendra Wyse was born on October 8, 1957 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. She lived on the family farm between Olds and Wayland. After graduating from WACO Schools in 1976, she went to Omaha, Nebraska and graduated with a BA in English from the College of St. Mary in 1980 and then received her MA in English from Creighton University...

Jul 28, 2018

Lydia D. Johnson of Brighton Iowa, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

A celebration of her life will be 10:30 AM Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the Faith Christian Outreach Church in Mt. Pleasant. Burial will follow at the Cottonwood Cemetery near Wayland. Visitation will begin at...

Jul 25, 2018

Bruce Lathol Guy, 62 of the Brighton, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at the McCreedy Home in Washington. Christian Mass will be 11:00 AM, Monday, July 30, 2018 at St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Bernie Weir officiating. Following the mass his body will be cremated and interred at a later date in the Sandyhook Cemetery. Family visitation will...

Jul 23, 2018

Helen Ruth Durian Yoder died peacefully on July 23 at Parkview Manor Nursing Home where she has lived for 2 years.  A celebration of her life will be Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with burial to follow at the Joetown cemetery where she’ll be laid to rest by her beloved...