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Donald D. Kamerling

Donald D. Kamerling

Sep 12, 2020

Donald Kamerling, age 74, passed away in the early morning hours at his home in Clarence on Saturday September 12, 2020. There will be a visitation at Chapman's in Clarence on Saturday September 19 from 10-11 AM with a graveside service to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville. Pastor Ron Lashmit will officiate. Donald was born August 12, 1946...

Thomas D."Tuck" Werner

Thomas D."Tuck" Werner

Sep 12, 2020

Thomas D (Tuck) Werner, 84, of Wheatland, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Wheatland Manor after a five-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. There will be no visitation and a private graveside service will be held at Davenport Memorial Park. Tom was born August 1, 1936 in Oelwein, IA to John and Rachel (Miller) Werner. Tom served in...

Wilma Jean Havel

Wilma Jean Havel

Sep 4, 2020

Wilma Jean Havel, age 96, passed away on Friday September 4, 2020 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Private family services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home, Clarence. Burial will be in the Stanwood Cemetery. Wilma was born in Lisbon, Iowa on January 28, 1924 to Reed and Pearl Rebecca Lehr Workman and grew up on a farm near Stanwood....

Charles "Chuck" Mayerhofer

Charles "Chuck" Mayerhofer

Sep 1, 2020

Charles L."Chuck" Mayerhofer, age 59, passed away at his home on September 1, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. A celebration of Chuck's life will be held at a later date. Chuck was born December 31, 1960 to Eugene and Loanna Kuster Mayerhofer in Davenport, Iowa. He married Ronda Campbell on September 28, 1979 in Davenport. Survivors include his...

Charles Ellis Skinner

Charles Ellis Skinner

Aug 26, 2020

Charles Ellis Skinner, age 74 of Calamus, passed away suddenly at his home on Wednesday August 26, 2020. Private family services will be held and Charles will be laid to rest at the Rock Island Arsenal. Charles was born May 22, 1946 to Donald and Margaret Lower Skinner in Rock Island, Illinois. He married Mary B. Nelson 48 years ago...

Marilyn A. Klahn

Marilyn A. Klahn

Aug 24, 2020

Marilyn A. Klahn, age 80 of Lowden, passed away on Monday August 24, 2020. Memorial services will be held at Zion United Church of Christ on Saturday August 29, 2020 at 10:00 AM with Pastor Stephen Stepp officiating. Visitation will also be at Zion UCC on Friday August 28 from 4-7 PM. All attending the services will be required to...

Emma Leah Lohmann

Emma Leah Lohmann

Aug 20, 2020

Emma Lohmann passed peacefully from this life and entered the warm embrace of her savior, Jesus Christ, and her husband, Wendell, on August 20, 2020, in a COVID-19 quarantine room at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Ottumwa, IA. Her son and a granddaughter were by her side all day. Emma Leah Fox was born on June 20, 1923, in Saginaw,...

Virginia Eiler

Virginia Eiler

Jul 20, 2020

Virginia Eiler, age 97, passed away July 20, 2020 at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Tipton. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Thursday July 23, 2020. A graveside service will follow at St. John's Cemetery, Clarence, with Pastor Stephen Stepp officiating. Virginia was born on the Crees family farm near...

Dennis  G.  Starling

Dennis G. Starling

Jul 14, 2020

Dennis G. Starling, age 74, passed away on Tuesday July 14, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Family memorial services will be held at the Rock Island Arsenal with military rites. Dennis was born on February 14, 1946 to Eldon and Lois Burt Starling in Davenport, Iowa. He married Sally Van Daele on February 6, 1982 in...

Earl J. Fisher

Earl J. Fisher

Jul 13, 2020

Earl J. Fisher, age 92 of Lowden, passed away on Monday July 13, 2020 at Manor Care in Davenport. Graveside services will be held on Thursday July 16 at 1:00 P.M at Inland Cemetery in rural Bennett with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Earl was born on September 6, 1927 to John J.J. and Christina (Schocker) Fisher in Lowden, Iowa. He...

Welma G. Krueger

Welma G. Krueger

Jul 11, 2020

Welma G. Krueger, 91, of Lowden, IA died July 11, 2020 at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, IA. Private burial services will occur at Rock Island National Cemetery where her husband, a U.S. Army Veteran, is buried. Welma was born in January 1929 in Merrill, Wisconsin. Her family moved to Big Rock, Iowa and she graduated from Wheatland High...

Brian L. Wendel

Brian L. Wendel

Jul 9, 2020

Brian L. Wendel, age 54 of Clarence, passed away on Thursday July 9, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday July 14 at 10:30 A.M. in the Mathews Memorial Building at the Cedar County Fairgrounds in Tipton, Iowa with Robert Knight officiating. Burial will follow at the Clarence Cemetery. Visitation will...

Vivian J. Meyer

Vivian J. Meyer

Jul 6, 2020

Vivian J. Meyer, age 89 of Big Rock, passed away in the early morning hours of July 6, 2020 in the comfort of her own home. There will be a private family burial, but a celebration of life will be held at a later date. Vivian was born on December 4, 1930 in Baldwin, Iowa to Charles and Edna Downer...

Kenneth W. Weaver

Kenneth W. Weaver

Jul 2, 2020

Kenneth W. Weaver, age 90, of Iowa City formerly of Clarence, passed away on Thursday July 2, 2020 at Windmill Manor in Coralville. Memorial services will be on Wednesday July 8 at 10:30 A.M. at the Clarence Methodist Church with Rev. Cindy McKenzie officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the church. Burial will be at...

William E. Eiselstein

William E. Eiselstein

Jun 20, 2020

William E. Eiselstein, age 87 of Toronto, passed away on Saturday June 20, 2020 at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday June 23, 2020 at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence at 11:00 a.m. with Diane Prichard officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Elda M. Licht

Elda M. Licht

Jun 7, 2020

Clarence – Elda M. Licht, age 85, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday June 7, 2020 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence on Friday June 12, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 until service time at...

David Vickie Boettcher

David Vickie Boettcher

May 2, 2020

David R. and Vickie L. Boettcher, ages 63 and 61 of Lowden, passed away on Saturday May 2, 2020. Private family services will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at the Lowden Cemetery with Reverend Daniel Redhage officiating. David was born on December 19, 1956 to Donald...

Elna Faye Scott

Elna Faye Scott

Apr 23, 2020

Elna Faye Scott, age 94 of Dixon, passed away Thursday April 23, 2020 at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Tipton. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, there will be a private family service at the Dixon Cemetery conducted by Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams. Elna was born April 26, 1925 in Monroe City, MO to James and Francis (Huff) Hagar. She was united...

Carol Joan Gadke

Carol Joan Gadke

Apr 23, 2020

Carol Joan Gadke, age 83 of Clarence, passed away on Thursday April 23, 2020 at the Clarence Nursing Home after an extended illness. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a private family graveside service will be held at the St. John's Cemetery in Clarence with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. A celebration of life for Carol will be held at a later...

Kenneth W. Paulsen

Kenneth W. Paulsen

Apr 21, 2020

Kenneth W. Paulsen, age 93 of Wheatland, passed away on Tuesday April 21, 2020 at the Wilton Retirement Community in Wilton, Iowa. Private family services will be held with burial at St. Paul's Cemetery in Wheatland. Ken was born on January 22, 1927 to Walter and Esther (Otto) Paulsen in Muscatine County. He married Evelyn Heick on April 3, 1948...

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