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Donald H. Kroemer
Jan 24, 2021
Donald H. Kroemer, age 82 of Lowden, passed away on Sunday January 24, 2021 at St. Luke's Unity Point Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held on Saturday January 30 at 10:30 A.M at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden with Reverend Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-6 P.M...
Gary L. Pepmeier
Jan 23, 2021
Gary Lee Pepmeier, age 63 of Wheatland, passed away on Saturday January 23, 2021 at his home. Services will be held at a later date. Gary was born on November 13, 1957 to Alfred and Coletta (Williams) Pepmeier in Davenport, Iowa. He is survived by his brother Greg (Gayle) Pepmeier of DeWitt and sister Missy (Scott) Shepler of Chillicothe, IL....
Barbara A. Mooney
Jan 21, 2021
Services have been postponed until Wednesday, January 27. Barbara A. Mooney, age 77 of Clarence, passed away on Thursday January 21, 2021 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday January 27 at 11:00 A.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Clarence. Visitation...
Janet "Tula" Marie Jansen Simmering
Jan 20, 2021
Celebration of life to take place this summer. "Father forgive us For what we must do You forgive us We'll forgive you We'll forgive each other Till we both turn blue Then we'll whistle and go fishing In heaven." -John Prine
Richard G. Ward
Dec 26, 2020
Richard G. Ward, age 90 of Tipton, passed away on Saturday December 26, 2020 at the Mechanicsville Specialty Care Center. Graveside services will be held at the Tipton Masonic Cemetery on Thursday December 31, 2020 at 11:00 AM. Richard Ward (Dick) was born on August 9th, 1930 to Richard and Mattie Rena (Granger) Ward in Marshalltown, Iowa. He married Lora...
George H. Kruckenberg
Dec 22, 2020
George H. Kruckenberg, age 83 of Lowden, passed away at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday December 22, 2020. Funeral services will be held on Saturday December 26, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden with Rev. Daniel Redhage officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 until service time at the church. Burial...
Arlyn H. Meier
Dec 10, 2020
Arlyn H. Meier, age 91 of Wheatland, passed away on Thursday December 10, 2020 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday December 18, 2020 at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden with Rev. Daniel Redhage officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time at the church. Burial will be in Trinity...
Jack H. Petersen
Dec 6, 2020
Jack H. Petersen, age 76 of Lowden, passed away on Sunday December 6, 2020 at the VA Hospital in Iowa City. A visitation will be held on Friday December 11 from 4-7 P.M. at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, masks will be required and only 15 people will be allowed in the building at a time....
Larry L. Mostaert
Dec 3, 2020
Larry L. Mostaert, age 82 of Clarence, passed away on Thursday December 3, 2020 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following surgery and complications from diabetes. There will be a visitation at St. Johns United Church of Christ in Clarence on Tuesday December 8, 2020 from 9:30 – 11:00 AM with a private family service to follow....
Daniel W. Nietfeldt
Nov 26, 2020
Daniel W. Nietfeldt, age 81 of Wheatland, passed away on Thursday November 26, 2020 at Wheatland Manor. Funeral services will be held on Monday November 30 at 10:30 A.M at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden with Reverend Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery in rural Wheatland. Visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M until service time...
Donald L. Carstens
Nov 17, 2020
Don served his country in the armed forces and is survived by a brother Robert (Jackie) of Nebraska and a dear friend Joanne Demoss of Clarence.
Larry R.(Pork) Biddle
Nov 16, 2020
Larry R. (Pork) Biddle, age 78, passed away suddenly on Monday November 16, 2020 at the DeWitt Hospital. Graveside services will be on Thursday November 19, 2020 at Inland Cemetery, Bennett, at 1:30 PM. Larry was born June 27, 1942 to Charles A. and Helen Koch Biddle in Wheatland, Iowa. He married Eileen Kleppe on March 6, 1965 at Peace...
James K. Mente
Nov 16, 2020
James K. Mente, age 88, of Vinton, formerly of Tipton, passed away on Monday November 16, 2020 at the Vinton Lutheran Home. There will be private family services held at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Clarence with military honors. Jim was born at home in Tipton on...
Dale A. Burmeister
Nov 12, 2020
Dale A. Burmeister, age 89, passed away on Thursday November 12, 2020 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be on Monday November 16, 2020 at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence at 10:30 AM with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Masks will be required for those attending. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Clarence. Dale...
Joan Louise Meyer
Nov 8, 2020
Joan Louise Meyer, age 86 of Clarence, passed away on Sunday November 8, 2020 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday November 14, 2020 at 10:30 A.M at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery. Due to COVID 19, there will be...
Luann Gottschalk
Nov 5, 2020
Luann Gottschalk, age 66 of Lowden, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday November 5, 2020 at Prairie Hills in Tipton. Visitation will be from 9-11 AM at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Saturday November 7 with a service to follow. Pastor Ron Lashmit will be officiating. Masks are recommended. Burial will be in the Lowden Cemetery....
Larry E. Dewell
Nov 5, 2020
Our husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Larry E. Dewell, passed away on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at the age of 83 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from pneumonia and complications of Covid-19. There will be private family funeral services at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence on Saturday November 7, 2020. Pastor Ron Lashmit will...
Donna Lee Zeller
Nov 4, 2020
Donna Lee Zeller, age 91 of Wheatland, passed away on Wednesday November 4, 2020 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Private family services will be held at a later date. Donna was born March 30, 1929 to Lafe and Esther Reiling Leinbaugh at Lost Nation, Iowa. She was married to Darrell Zeller on October 16, 1947 in Lost Nation....
Jimmy Lee Sander
Nov 3, 2020
Jimmy Lee Sander, age 72 of DeWitt, passed away on Tuesday November 3, 2020 at Genesis East Campus in Davenport. There will be a private family service at a later date. Jimmy was born October 21, 1948 in Cedar Rapids to Lewis and Irene (Gade) Sander. He is survived by a brother, Joey (Mary Jane) Sander of DeWitt; sisters, Judy...
Harold G. Goldsmith
Oct 29, 2020
Harold G. Goldsmith, age 81 of Clarence, passed away on Thursday October 29, 2020 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday November 2 at 11:00 A.M. at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at the Stanwood Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held from...
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