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David Carl Bixler
May 19, 2022
David Carl Bixler, age 73 of Coralville, died unexpectedly on Thursday May 19, 2022 at his home. Memorial services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on June 3, 2022 at 1:00 PM with Pastor Ryan Roth-Klinck officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville. David was born December 31, 1948 in Cedar Rapids to Elmer...
William E. Elijah
May 13, 2022
William E. Elijah, age 81 of Clarence, passed away unexpectedly on Friday May 13, 2022. Memorial services will be held at Zion United Church of Christ in Lowden on Friday May 20 at 10:30 AM with Pastor Susan Schneider-Adams officiating. Visitation will also be at Zion on Thursday May 19 from 4-7 PM. Burial with military rites will be in...
Jacob Ray Strosahl
May 10, 2022
Jacob Ray Strosahl, age 26 of Stanwood, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday May 10, 2022. Visitation will be on Sunday May 15, 2022 from 3-5 PM at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence. Jacob was born in Moline, Illinois on August 6, 1995 to Wendell and Tena Vidrine Strosahl. Survivors include his significant other Lisa Miller of Stanwood; son...
Richard Allen Kleppe
May 3, 2022
Richard Allen Kleppe, age 78 of Clarence, passed away suddenly on May 3, 2022 while residing at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Tipton. Memorial services will be held on Monday May 23, 2022 at 10:30 AM at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Pastor Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Clarence with...
Isabella Marie Vega
May 1, 2022
Isabella Marie Vega, 10 days old, passed away at her home on May 1, 2022. Services will be private. Isabella was born April 21, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to Juan Vega and Alysia Fernandez. She is survived by her parents; siblings Shawna, Chloe, and Violet Vega; maternal grandparents Jeanine Fernandez of Dike, Iowa and Robert...
Donna J. Jensen
Apr 27, 2022
Donna J. Jensen, age 87, passed away on Wednesday April 27, 2022 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids while under hospice care. Funeral services will be held at Zion United Church of Christ in Lowden on Monday May 2, 2022 at 10:30 AM with Pastor Susan Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will be in the Dixon Cemetery. Visitation will...
Bonnie Lee Hunwardsen
Apr 25, 2022
Bonnie Lee Hunwardsen, age 81 of Clarence, passed away at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Monday April 25, 2022. A memorial service will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence on Friday May 6, 2022 at 10:30 AM with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Ronald Oscar Johnson
Apr 15, 2022
Ronald Oscar Johnson, age 87 of Iowa City, passed away on Friday April 15, 2022 at the Iowa Veteran's Home in Marshalltown. Per Ronald's request, cremation rites were accorded and there will be no services. Ronald was born on September 5, 1934 to Willard and Lena (McLaughlin) Johnson in Cosgrove, Iowa. Ronald served his country in the Army and was...
Gary Lee Riedesel
Apr 11, 2022
Gary Lee Riedesel, age 79 of Eldridge and formerly of Bennett, passed away suddenly at his farm on Monday April 11, 2022. Funeral services will be on Tuesday April 19, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Peace United Church of Christ in Bennett with Rev. Scott Meyer officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM at the church on Monday April 18....
Elda F. Doermann
Apr 10, 2022
Elda F. Doermann, age 74 of Clarence, passed away at the Clarence Senior Living Center on Sunday April 10, 2022. Funeral services will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ on Wednesday April 13, 2022 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 9:00 AM until service time. Burial will follow...
Robert L. Boock
Mar 26, 2022
Robert Boock, age 81 of Wheatland, passed away on March 26, 2022 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland on Saturday April 2 at 10:00 AM with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time at the church....
Robert "Pete" Stewart
Mar 10, 2022
Robert (Pete) Stewart, age 65 of Wheatland, passed away on Thursday March 10, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. In accordance with his wishes he will be cremated. A visitation will be held on Wednesday March 16 at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence from 4-6 PM followed by farewell military honors. Robert Duane Stewart was born on May 10,...
Marilou C. Skinner
Mar 4, 2022
Marilou Skinner, age 81 of Lowden, passed away on Friday March 4, 2022 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Tuesday March 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in...
Rosalyn M. Bergmann
Mar 2, 2022
Rosalyn M. Bergmann, age 98 of Clarence, passed away on Wednesday March 2, 2022 at the Clarence Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 23, 2022 at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence at 11:00 AM with David Lorenzen officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to service time at the church. Rosalyn was...
Kerry Van Waes
Feb 17, 2022
Kerry W. Van Waes, age 66 of Lowden, passed away on Thursday February 17, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Visitation will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Tuesday February 22 from 5-7 PM. Kerry was born on July 12, 1955 to Frank W. and Jo Ann Myers Van Waes. Survivors include his father;...
Darold Allen King
Feb 15, 2022
Darold A. King, age 75 of Tipton, passed away on February 15, 2022 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A graveside service will be held on Monday February 21, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Tipton Masonic Cemetery with full military honors. All friends and family are invited to attend. The son of Norman and Virginia King, he...
Jacob Q. Jacobsen
Jan 25, 2022
Jacob Q. Jacobsen, age 24 of Calamus, passed away suddenly on Tuesday January 25, 2022. Visitation will be held at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland from 2-5 PM on Sunday January 30 with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. A funeral service will follow the visitation. Jacob was born September 12, 1997 in Scott county to Mike and Dana...
Margaret "Marge" Doser
Jan 13, 2022
Margaret A. "Marge" Doser, age 90, passed away at the Clarence Nursing Home on Thursday January 13, 2022. Visitation will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Tuesday January 18 from 4-7 PM. Masks will be encouraged at the visitation. There will be a private family service, with burial in the Stanwood Cemetery. Marge was born March 25,...
Elgeva A. Stolte
Dec 29, 2021
Elgeva Stolte, age 97 of Lowden, passed away at the Clarence Nursing Home on Wednesday December 29, 2021. There will be a private memorial service for Elgeva with burial next to her husband in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Elgeva (Hamdorf) Stolte was born on October 19, 1924 to William and Frieda Hamdorf in Rural Lowden, Iowa. She was the youngest...
Jan Carolyn Spath
Dec 24, 2021
Jan Carolyn Spath, age 84 of Mechanicsville, passed away on December 24, 2021 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. There will be a celebration of Jan's life at a later date. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville. Jan was born December 21, 1937 in Iowa City, Iowa to John Irving and Bertha Mae (Onstott) Cook....
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