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Pamela Hoker
Sep 18, 2019
Pamela Hoker, age 66 of Wheatland, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Wednesday September 18, 2019, after a courageous 15-year battle with breast cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Wheatland Community Hall on Saturday September 21 from 10:00 A.M-2:00 P.M. with a memorial service to be held at 11:00 A.M...
Marvella V. Fehling
Sep 12, 2019
Marvella V. Fehling, age 99 of Lowden, passed away on Thursday September 12, 2019 at Wheatland Manor. Funeral services will be held on Monday September 16 at 10:30 A.M at Zion United Church of Christ with Reverend Stephen Stepp officiating. Burial will follow at Van Horn Cemetery south of Lowden. Visitation will be held on Sunday September 15 from 3:00...
Phyllis Anna Boedeker
Sep 1, 2019
Lowden – Phyllis Anna Boedeker, age 82, passed away at the Clarence Nursing Home on Sunday September 1, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Saturday September 7 at Zion United Church of Christ at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Steven Stepp officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service also at the church. Burial will be in...
Darrel T. Garton
Aug 31, 2019
Darrel T. Garton, age 93, passed away on Saturday August 31, 2019 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Graveside services will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville at 1:30 Thursday September 5. Darrel was born July 29, 1926 in Cedar County to Thomas and Nellie (Smith) Garton. He was united in marriage to June Farrington on...
David J. Patterson
Aug 31, 2019
David J. Patterson, age 59, passed away on Saturday August 31, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Il. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland on Thursday September 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday September 4 from 4-7 p.m. also...
Dane Alan Bescher
Aug 26, 2019
Dane Alan Bescher, 56, of Mechanicsville, died unexpectedly on August 26, 2019. Please join family and friends on Saturday September 28, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Gwen's Restaurant (banquet room) in Lisbon for fellowship and a light lunch to honor Dane. Bring your Memories and stories to tell! He was born on June 10, 1963, at Swedish...
James D. Tenley
Aug 18, 2019
James D. Tenley, age 93 of Stanwood, passed away on Sunday August 18, 2019 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Private family services will be held at a later date in the Stanwood Cemetery. James was born on February 22, 1926 in Stanwood, Iowa to Glenn and Florence (Spear) Tenley. He married Elizabeth Johnston on January 25, 1948 in...
James M. Gerbino
Aug 17, 2019
James M. Gerbino, age 63 of Toronto, passed away on Saturday August 17, 2019 at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. There will be no services. James was born on January 3, 1956 to Charles and Doris (Olsen) Gerbino in Staten Island, New York. He married Darlene Santos on July 2, 1998. James liked to fish, watch football, and was a Jets...
Richard R. "Pete" Penningroth
Aug 17, 2019
Richard R. "Pete" Penningroth, age 81 of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Saturday August 17, 2019 at the Clarence Nursing Home. A graveside service will be held on Friday August 23 at 1:00 P.M at Van Horn Cemetery south of Lowden with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Pete was born on August 6, 1938 to Ralph and Alice (Conrad) Penningroth in...
Robert James "Jim" Boots
Aug 8, 2019
Robert James "Jim" Boots, age 72 of Clarence, passed away suddenly on Thursday August 8, 2019 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Family graveside services will be held at a later date at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville. Robert was born on January 8, 1947 to Robert and Florence (Bunge) Boots in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Robert was a...
Carole E. Worby
Jul 17, 2019
Carole E. Worby, age 80 of Stanwood, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2019, with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday July 20 at 10:00 A.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating. Burial will follow at the Stanwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 8:30 until service time at...
Bernice Irene Brunscheen
Jul 12, 2019
Bernice Irene Brunscheen, age 97, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, July 12, 2019. Bernice was born July 25, 1921, to William and Minnie Hansen Schrader in Onslow, Iowa. She was baptized September 25 that same year at Zion Lutheran Church in Wyoming and confirmed on April 8, 1934, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Anamosa. She graduated...
Bonnie L. Hasselbusch
Jun 30, 2019
On June 30, 2019, Bonnie Hasselbusch, 76, of Solon, Iowa, passed peacefully from her earthly life to begin her heavenly life reunited with her twin sister, Connie Brown. Family and, especially, 'sisters', meant everything to Bonnie so we can all imagine that Connie had the coffee pot on and perking as she awaited Bonnie's arrival. Bonnie Paist was born August...
Wyatt G. Farrington
Jun 30, 2019
Wyatt G. Farrington, age 14 of Mechanicsville, passed away on Sunday June 30, 2019. Funeral services will be held at North Cedar High School in Clarence at 10:30 A.M on Saturday July 6 with Father Richard Okumu officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Mechanicsville. Visitation will be held at the high school from 3-7 P.M. on Friday...
Deloris M. Kahl
Jun 20, 2019
Deloris M. Kahl, age 87 of Lowden, passed away on June 20, 2019 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday June 25 at Zion United Church of Christ in Lowden with Reverend Stephen Stepp officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7 on Monday at the church. Burial will be in Van Horn Cemetery, Lowden....
Janice L. Wenndt
Jun 18, 2019
Janice L. Wenndt, age 81, of Oxford Junction, passed away suddenly at her home on June 18, 2019. Visitation will be held on Sunday June 23 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence. Funeral services will be held on Monday June 24 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Olin at 10:30 A.M with Pastor Ginger Anderson-Larson...
Norbert M. Kruckenberg
May 9, 2019
Norbert M. Kruckenberg, age 90 of Lowden, passed away on Thursday May 9, 2019 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday May 13 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden with Reverend Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. at Chapman...
June A. Allison
Apr 30, 2019
June A. Allison, age 94 of Clarence, died Tuesday April 30, 2019 at her daughter's home in Clarence. Funeral services will be held on Friday May 3 at 2:00 P.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Reverend Tot Taylor officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at Memory Gardens in Iowa City. Visitation will be held from...
Larry Ray Drost
Apr 25, 2019
There will be a private graveside service at a later date in the Van Horne Cemetery, Lowden.
Laura Elizabeth "Bubbles" Oberholser
Apr 3, 2019
Laura Elizabeth "Bubbles" Oberholser, age 88 of Clarence, passed away on Wednesday April 3, 2019 at Mechanicsville Specialty Care. Funeral services will be held on Monday April 8 at 10:30 A.M at Clarence Methodist Church with Pastor Carol Mart officiating. Burial will follow at the Clarence Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday April 7 from 4-6 P.M at Chapman...
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