Stanley "Tony" Guerra
Feb 1, 2014
A celebration of life for Stanley "Tony" A. Guerra (Burkholder), 56 of Wellman, formerly of Iowa City, will be held Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be held in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 5 from 5 -7 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A...
Karen Brandt
Jan 30, 2014
A celebration of life for Karen I. Brandt, 67 of Wellman will be held Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 10:30 AM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Joetown, Iowa. Visitation will be held Monday, February 3 from 4 – 8 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A general memorial fund has...
Marcia Steele
Jan 29, 2014
A celebration of life for Marcia E. Steele, 90 of Wayland will be held Monday, February 3, 2014 at 10:30AM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Jason Collier officiating. Burial will follow at the Crawfordsville Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 2 from 2 – 4 PM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A memorial fund has...
Alta Marner
Jan 29, 2014
Alta Rhodes Marner was born in Johnson County, rural Kalona, Iowa, on February 10, 1912. She was the daughter of Chris J. and Eliza Ann Gingerich Rhodes. Alta attended Fairview Grade School and graduated from Sharon High School in 1930. Alta was baptized and became a member of East Union Mennonite Church. Alta was married to Walter E. Marner at the...
Charles Hootman (Chuck)
Jan 29, 2014
Charles E. (Chuck) Hootman, 82 of Washington, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at the Parkview Manor in Wellman. Services will be held at a later date. A memorial fund has been established for the HCI Hospice of Mt. Pleasant. Charles Edgar (Chuck) Hootman was born May 26, 1931 in Fairfield, Iowa, the son of Fred and Eva (Philips) Hootman. He attended Fairfield...
Samuel Swantz
Jan 28, 2014
Funeral services for Samuel R. Swantz, 65 of Kalona will be held Friday, January 31, 2014 at 9:30 AM at the John Harvey Swantz residence, 1111 Larch Avenue, Kalona, Iowa. Bishop Vernon Yoder will officiate. Burial will follow at the South Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be held all day Thursday, January 30, at the John Harvey Swantz residence. A general...
Dr. Robert LaMay
Dec 29, 2013
Dr. Robert L. LaMay, 83 of Washington, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. Funeral Services have been set for 11:00 AM Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at the Plains Cemetery north of Washington with military honors. The family will receive friends from 2-5:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials in the name of...
Betty Essex
Dec 18, 2013
no local services graveside service at Maplewood Cemetery, Harrison, Arkansas Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 Betty Jean Essex, 85 of Wellman died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Parkview Manor, Wellman. Betty Jean was born in rural Wellman, Iowa onAugust 9, 1928, the daughter of Amelius and Dorothy (Rensberger) Eash. She was raised in the Wellman community and attended rural school. She was married...
Eileen Spicher
Dec 16, 2013
Eileen Marie Schneider Spicher, born November 21st, 1939, passed on to Heaven after a sudden illness, on December 16th, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Helen Schneider, brothers Dwayne, William, and Richard, a son-in-law Ric Allen and many in-laws. She is survived by her beloved husband of 50 years, Ronald of Kalona, son Michael, daughter Patty...
Velma Brown
Dec 14, 2013
Born July 26, 1914, in rural Coggon, IA, daughter of Leslie and Hazel Henderson. Graduated from Coggon High School 1931. Married George Brown February 24, 1937, in Manchester, Iowa. For many years was the bookkeeper for her husband's business Brown's Conoco at corner of Burlington and Clinton streets and later Brown's Shell in Rock Island, IL. You might have seen her...
Paul Schnoebelen
Dec 3, 2013
Paul Robert Schnoebelen departed from life here on earth Tuesday, December 3, 2013, to join family members and friends in heaven. Paul fought a very courageous battle against Mantel Cell Lymphoma. Paul was born August 12, 1933 in rural Washington County, near Riverside, the son of Richard and Blanche (Vouchek) Schnoebelen. He graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in 1952...
John Mehaffy
Dec 2, 2013
John Talmage Mehaffy was born in Garland, Iowa on November 7, 1926 and died December 2, 2013. He married Eleanor Burge on June 2, 1948. He farmed and operated an auto parts business in the Morning Sun, Iowa community. In 1972 he became affiliated with the Living Word through the ministry of John Robert Stevens. In 1995 John and Eleanor retired and...
Viola Kasper
Nov 27, 2013
Viola M. Kasper, age 88 of Riverside, IA died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, Dec 2, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Riverside. Burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Riverside. Visitation is Sunday, Dec. 1 from 3-7 pm at the Peterseim Funeral Home,...
Cory Warden
Nov 25, 2013
Cory Warden, 71 of Kalona died Monday, November 25, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospital following a sudden illness. A time of gathering and remembrance will be held Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 2 -4 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Memories will be shared at 3:00PM. Cory Warden was born February 15, 1942. She has lived at REM...
Clara Lopez
Nov 22, 2013
Clara A. Lopez, 69, of Kalona died Friday, Nov. 22, 2013 at the Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. Clara Lopez was born Nov. 25, 1943 in Everett, Washington, the daughter of Leon and Anna Brown. She had been employed as a hotel manager for 25 years. Survivors are three children, Sonja Martinez, Gary Wilson and Stanford Wilson al l of Kalona. Also...
Mary Stoll
Nov 15, 2013
A celebration of life for Mary Stoll, 91 of Kalona will be held Monday, November 18, 2013 at 1:00 PM at the Kalona Mennonite Church with Pastor Scott Swartzendruber officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, November 17 from 3 – 7 PM at the Kalona Mennonite Church. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the...
Edward Vorel
Nov 13, 2013
The family of Edward Vorel welcomes friends to a time of remembrance and celebration on Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 3 – 6 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A brief memorial service will be held at 6PM. Private graveside services will be at a later date. Ed died Wednesday, November 13 following a short illness, at the Iowa City Veteran's...
Melvin Jaspering
Nov 8, 2013
A celebration of life for Melvin Jaspering, 93 of Washington, will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the First Assembly of God Church in Washington with Pastor James Cluney officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be held Monday, November 11 from noon – 7:00 PM with the family present from 5...
Nima McClelland
Nov 8, 2013
Nima McClelland, 96, of Washington, was granted her wish and passed from this earth on Friday, November 8 at the McCreedy Home in Washington. Her party (celebration of life services) will be held Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the Faith Baptist Church in Washington with Pastor Harald Gruber officiating. Burial will follow at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will...
Danny Gill
Nov 5, 2013
A celebration of life for Danny Gill, 66 of East Pleasant Plain, IA, will be held Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Washington with Pastor Daryl Carr officiating. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Plain Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will be held Friday, November 8, from 4 – 6:30 PM at the Beatty Funeral Home in...
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