Obituaries

Aug 26, 2016

Funeral services for Wallace A. Borntrager, 82, of Kalona, will be held Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 9:30 am at the Neal Borntrager home located at 5570 Eagle Avenue, Kalona. Burial will follow at the Brenneman Cemetery. Visitation will begin Monday, August 29, from 1 – 8 pm at the Wallace Borntrager home located at 1867 540th Street, Kalona.  Tuesday visitation...

Aug 25, 2016

Celebration of life services for Charlotte Winborn, 97, of Kalona, IA will be Monday , August 29,2016 at 10:00 am at the East Union Mennonite Church, rural Kalona. Burial will be in the East Union Cemetery. Pastor Joel Beachy will officiate. Visitation will be Sunday, August 28 from 4-7 pm at the Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona.  Charlotte Winborn died Thursday, August...

Aug 23, 2016

Freda M. Kron, 95, of Kalona, formerly of Riverside, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona. Her body has been cremated and a Memorial Mass will be held 11:00AM Thursday, September 1, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with Fr. David Brownfield officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will...

Aug 12, 2016

Funeral Services for Dorothy Lucille Showalter, 84, of Kalona will be held Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with Pastor Scott Swartzendruber officiating.  Family visitation will be 2-4:00 PM and 6-8:00 PM Monday at the Kalona Mennonite Church. Burial will follow at the West Union Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for...

Aug 8, 2016

Christine “Chris” Ann Gehl, 70 of Iowa City, died Monday, August, 8, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A celebration of her life will take place on Thursday at 5:30 at her home, 1229 Shannon Dr,  Iowa City. Memorials may be designated to Goodwill. Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Chris was born January...

Aug 8, 2016

A funeral service for Susan H. (Miller) Yoder, 102 of rural Riverside will be held Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 9:30 am at the Perry Hershberger home at 1120 Palm Avenue, Riverside, with Bishop Clayton Borntrager officiating.  Burial will follow at the Peter Miller Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 9 from 1:30 – 8:00 pm and Wednesday, August 10 from...

Aug 7, 2016

A celebration of life for Kenneth "Kenny" D. Koch, 63, of Wayland will be held Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington.  Burial will follow at the Wayland Cemetery.  Visiation will be held Friday, August 12, from noon – 8 pm at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the family present from 5 –...

Jul 27, 2016

A Mass of Christian Burial for Craig L. Stauffer, 42, of Wayland, will be held Monday, August 1, 2016 at 10:00 am at the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with Father Bernie Weir officiating.  Burial will follow at the Wayland Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Sunday, July 31, beginning with a Rosary at 3:00, followed by visitation until 7:00 pm at...

Jul 25, 2016

A celebration of life for Violet V. Chalupa, 96, of rural Washington, will be held Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Chaplain Jean Wollenberg officiating.  Burial will follow at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona.  Visitation will be held Friday, July 29 from 2 – 4 and 6-8 pm at the Peterseim Funeral...

Jul 18, 2016

A celebration of life for Milan Nayadley, 90, of West Chester, will be held Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with Pastors Joseph Brown and Dan Woodward officiating. Burial will follow at the Wellman Public Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the funeral home, from 11 am until the time of the service.  A...

Jul 14, 2016

A graveside service for Barbara J. Arnold, 88, of Carlisle, formerly of Washington, will be held Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Fern Cliff Cemetery in rural Wayland, with Pastor Scott Johnson officiating.   Beatty Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.  Barbara Arnold died Thursday, July 14 at the Carlisle Center of Wellness and Rehabilitation. Barbara J. (Loutzenhiser) Arnold...

Jul 12, 2016

A celebration of life for Darlene F. Miller, 88, of Kalona will be held Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church with Chaplain John King and Assistant Chaplain Dianne Brenneman officiating.  Burial will follow at the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Friday, July 15 from 4-7 pm at the Lower Deer Creek...

Jul 11, 2016

A celebration of life for Anna May (Fountain) Geyer, 87, of Kalona, will be held Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Sharon Center United Methodist Church with Pastor Erling Shultz and James Blake officiating.  Burial will follow at the Sharon Center Methodist Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Friday, July 15 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at the Peterseim...

Jul 11, 2016

Graveside services for Donald E. Libe, 80 of Washington, will be held Friday July 15, 2016 at 11:00 am at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will be held Thursday, July 14 from noon – 7pm at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will greet friends from 5 – 7 pm.  A memorial fund has been established for Hospice...

Jul 5, 2016

A memorial service for Irene M. Brenneman, 90, of Kalona will be held Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with Pastor Scott Swartzendruber and Assistant Chaplain Diane Brenneman officiating.  Visitation will be held from 9:30 am until the time of service at the church.  A memorial fund has been established for the Pleasantview Home...

Jun 29, 2016

Jun 27, 2016

A celebration of life for Marjorie Elaine Yoder, 99, of Kalona will be held Friday, July 1, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Sharon Center United Methodist Church with Pastor Erling Shultz officiating. Committal and interment of her cremains will follow at the Sharon Center Cemetery. A memorial fund to Hospice or the Sharon Center United Methodist Church as been...

Jun 23, 2016

Mary Ruth Shelman, 77 of Oskaloosa, formally of Washington, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Mahaska Health Center in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Funeral Services have been set for 11:00 am Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Bob Wollenberg officiating. Burial will follow in the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00PM Sunday at...

Jun 17, 2016

Wayland, Iowa – Ruth A. Graber, age 90, of Wayland, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 at Parkview Home, Wayland. Services will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 11:00 am at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with Nathan and Rachelle Luitjens officiating.  Burial will be held prior to the service at 9:30 am in the Sugar Creek Cemetery.  Visitation will be...

Jun 10, 2016

A funeral service for Mabel V. Gingerich, 102, of Kalona will be held Monday, June 13, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church with Pastor Floyd Helmuth officiating.  Burial will follow at the East Union Mennonite Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Sunday, June 12 from 3 – 5 and 6 – 8 pm at the Peterseim Funeral Home in...