Treat L. Spahr
Sep 7, 2021
Treat L. Spahr, age 21 of Waterloo and formerly of Lowden, passed away suddenly on September 7, 2021. Memorial services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden on Monday September 13 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Daniel Redhage officiating. Visitation also will be held at the church on Sunday September 12 from 5-8 PM. Treat was born March 4,...
Delores A. Griffith
Sep 4, 2021
Delores A. Griffith, age 76 of Lowden, passed away on Saturday September 4, 2021 at Mechanicsville Specialty Care. Funeral services will be held at Chapman's in Clarence on Saturday September 11 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Casual attire is requested. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the...
Douglas E. Horner
Aug 22, 2021
Douglas E. Horner, age 64 of Bellevue, passed away at his home on Sunday August 22, 2021. There will be no services. Doug was born July 7, 1957 to Lowell and Dorothy Nyberg Horner in Chicago, IL. He was united in marriage to Marilyn Pate on July 18, 1981 in Toronto, Iowa. Survivors include his wife Marilyn; son James (Denise)...
Marvel J. Benischek
Aug 19, 2021
Marvel J. Benischek, age 87 of Wheatland, passed away on Thursday August 19, 2021 at Wheatland Manor. Funeral services will be held on Monday August 23 at 10:30 A.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Burial will follow at Busch Cemetery in rural Lost Nation. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M until service time....
Jeffery L. Felgenhauer
Aug 17, 2021
Jeffery L. Felgenhauer, age 67 of Bennett, passed away at his home on Tuesday August 17, 2021. There will be a memorial service at a later date. Jeff was born on February 28, 1954 in Iowa City to Harold and Kathy Hammond Felgenhauer. He married Wanda Benischek on July 10, 1976 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland....
Wilma J. Koch
Aug 14, 2021
Wilma J. Koch, age 89 of Springfield Mo. and formerly of Stanwood, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 after a long illness. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday August 19 at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence, with a graveside service to follow at the Stanwood Cemetery. Wilma was born July 24, 1932 in Montier, Missouri....
James R. Elijah
Aug 13, 2021
James Robert Elijah, age 74 of Lindenhurst, IL, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2021 at the Village at Victory Lakes in Lindenhurst. Jim was born on December 2, 1946 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Robert and Thelma (Harness) Elijah. He graduated from Clarence High School in 1965. Jim went to college and got a degree in Education at Cornell...
Alberta W. Martens
Aug 12, 2021
Alberta W. Martens, age 89 of Lowden, passed away on Thursday August 12, 2021 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden on Tuesday August 17 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will follow in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church....
Nancy A. Nietfeldt
Aug 12, 2021
Nancy Nietfeldt, age 74 of Wheatland, passed away on Thursday August 12, 2021 at Wheatland Manor. Funeral services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden on Monday August 16, 2021 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery. Visitation will also be held at the church on Sunday August 15 from...
Marion E. "Marty" Hymes
Jul 25, 2021
Marion E. "Marty" Hymes, age 84 of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Sunday July 25, 2021. Funeral services will be held at Squaw Creek Baptist Church in Marion on Friday July 30 at 11:00 AM with Pastor James Perry officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 until service time at the church. Burial will be in the Clarence Cemetery with military...
Neal H. Smith
Jul 22, 2021
Neal H. Smith, age 81, passed away on Thursday July 22, 2021 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Per Neal's request, there will be no services. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Neal was born June 20, 1940 in Cedar Rapids to James H. and Evelyn M. Eilers Smith. He was...
Leila Louise Dittmer
Jul 22, 2021
Leila Louise Dittmer, age 93 of Wheatland, passed away on Thursday July 22, 2021 at Wheatland Manor. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday July 27 at 11:00 A.M at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 A.M. until service time at the church. A private family burial...
Betty L. Berner
Jul 6, 2021
Betty L. Berner, age 75 of Lowden, passed away on July 2, 2021 at Genesis East Hospital in Davenport. A graveside service will be at a later date for her to be buried with her sister, Barb Holst, in the Lost Nation Cemetery. Betty was born December 15, 1945 in Clinton, Iowa to Harold and Evalena Adams Berner. She is...
Mary Kay Dettman
Jul 6, 2021
Mary Kay Dettmann, formerly of Clarence and Iowa City, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the age of 83 at Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA from cardiac arrythmias. A memorial service will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence on Sunday, August 1 at 1:30pm, followed by a time of fellowship. Burial will be in...
Carolyn Ann Petersen
Jul 3, 2021
Carolyn Ann Petersen, age 83, passed away on Saturday July 3, 2021 at Unity Point St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids. Memorial graveside services will be held at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona on Monday July 12 at 11:00 AM. Carolyn was born on December 12, 1937 in rural Washington County to Lester "Bud" and Mabel Hartsock Speas. She married...
Joyce A. Snowman
Jul 3, 2021
Joyce A. Snowman, age 84, passed away on Saturday July 3, 2021. There will be no local services. Joyce was born February 2, 1937 in Buffalo, Iowa. She is survived by her husband Ed; daughter Theresa Dunbar of Jacksonville Beach, FL; and brother Curt Callaway of Yulee,FL. Joyce was a wonderful mom, a good friend, and a woman that always...
Gerald E. Steinke
Jun 14, 2021
Gerald E. Steinke, age 60 of Wheatland, passed away on Monday June 14, 2021 at the Bettendorf Health Care Center. Celebration of life is July 17, 2021 at the Wheatland Community Center, 107 east Jefferson street. Leaving at 1 pm for Massillon Cemetery for burial of Gerald's ashes. 2 pm at the community center for Rev Tessa Cavey service. Luncheon...
Charles "Chuck" Mcatee
May 17, 2021
Charles "Chuck" McAtee, age 85 of Clarence, passed away on Monday May 17, 2021 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held on Friday May 21 at 10:30 A.M. at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating. Burial will follow in the Clarence Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 P.M on...
Dr. George H. Utley
May 8, 2021
Dr. George H. Utley, age 91 of Clarence, passed away on Saturday May 8, 2021 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Per George's request, there will be no services. George was born on July 26, 1929 in Manchester, Iowa to Miles and Grace (Hockaday) Utley. George was united in marriage to Kathryn Paul in 1991. George was a member of the...
Delbert Dean Coppess
Apr 29, 2021
Delbert Dean Coppess, age 83 of Stanwood, died Thursday April 29, 2021 at Hallmark Care Center in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be held on Monday May 3 at 10:30 A.M. at the Stanwood Union Church with Reverend Gary Burnett officiating. Burial will follow at the Stanwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday May 2 at Chapman Funeral Home...
