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Leila Louise Dittmer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Susan A. Hamilton

Susan A. Hamilton

Apr 17, 2021

Susan A. Hamilton, age 69 of Wheatland, passed away at her home on Saturday April 17, 2021. Memorial services will be held at Christian Free Lutheran Church in Wheatland on Saturday April 24 at 11:00 AM. There will be a lunch and time of fellowship following the service in the church basement. Burial will be at a later date in...

Laverne W. King, Jr.

Laverne W. King, Jr.

Mar 28, 2021

LaVerne W. King Jr., age 74 of Clarence, passed away on Sunday March 28, 2021 at St. Luke's Unity Point Hospice in Cedar Rapids. Graveside services with military honors will be held on Thursday April 1 at 1:30 P.M at Red Oak Cemetery in rural Tipton with Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating. LaVerne was born on December 17, 1946 to LaVerne...

Devin J. Yutesler

Devin J. Yutesler

Mar 27, 2021

Devin J. Yutesler, age 27 of Cassville, WI and formerly of Clarence, passed away on March 27, 2021 at Grant Regional Hospital in Lancaster, WI. Funeral services will be held on Thursday April 1 at 10:30 A.M at St. John's United Church of Christ with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at St. Johns Cemetery. Visitation will be held...

Vivian Ruth Giebelstein

Vivian Ruth Giebelstein

Mar 25, 2021

Vivian Ruth Giebelstein, 97, of Clarence, Davenport and Tulsa passed away on March 25, 2021 from lung complications in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vivian has gone to heaven to join the love of her life, her husband, Delmar. Vivian was born March 24, 1924 in Preston, Iowa to Paul and Anna Badtke. She is survived by her children; Joseph Giebelstein of Houston...

Gerald  Dean Bauer

Gerald Dean Bauer

Mar 16, 2021

Gerald D. Bauer, age 84 of Wheatland, passed away on Tuesday March 16, 2021 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Gerald was born October 5, 1936 in Durant to Merlin and Dalpha (Woods) Bauer. He married Carolyn Hein on September 2, 1956 in Bennett. She passed...

Tamera Lynn Batsel

Tamera Lynn Batsel

Mar 10, 2021

Tamera Lynn Batsel, age 51 of Toronto, Iowa, died suddenly at her home on March 10, 2021. A celebration of life will be at a later date. Tamera was born July 13, 1969 in Huntsville, Alabama to Tim Strong and Teri (Bratby) Johnson. She is proceeded in death by her stepfather Boyce Johnson. Survivors include her parents; sons David (Brooke)...

Robert K. Schneider

Robert K. Schneider

Mar 9, 2021

Robert K. Schneider, age 81 of Wheatland, passed away in his home on Tuesday evening March 9, 2021. Funeral services will be at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Saturday March 13, 2021 at 11:00 AM with visitation from 9:30 until service time. Burial will follow in the Massillon Cemetery. Robert was born on August 2, 1939 in Wheatland, Iowa...

Robert M. Coppess, Jr.

Robert M. Coppess, Jr.

Feb 28, 2021

Robert M. Coppess, Jr., age 93 passed away on Sunday February 28, 2021. There will be a memorial service on Saturday May 29 at 11:00 A.M at the Stanwood Cemetery with military rites. Bob was born April 4, 1927 in Stanwood, Iowa to Robert Maxwell Sr. and Alma Simmons Coppess. He married Patricia Crock on August 20, 1950 at the...

Dixie Lee Bickford

Dixie Lee Bickford

Feb 26, 2021

Dixie Lee Bickford, age 75, passed away on February 26, 2021 at Unity Point St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids. There will be no services and burial will be in the Rock Island Arsenal Cemetery. Dixie was born November 6, 1945 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Willis and Fern Tompkins Day. She married Ronald Bickford on September 5, 1964 in Cedar...

Carolyn F. Bauer

Carolyn F. Bauer

Feb 15, 2021

Carolyn F. Bauer, age 85, passed away at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport on Monday February 15, 2021. Family services will be held at a later date. Carolyn was born July 18, 1935 in Wheatland to Allan and Norma Witte Hein. She married Jerry Bauer on September 2, 1956 at Bennett, Iowa. She is survived by her husband Jerry; sons...

Miriam Heneks

Miriam Heneks

Feb 15, 2021

Miriam Heneks, age 91 of Mechanicsville, passed away on Monday February 15, 2021 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. A graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville will be held at a later date. Miriam was born December 1,1929 in Mechanicsville to Forest and Dorothy Hamilton Rhoads. She was married to Gene Heneks on March 6, 1951. He...

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