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Eugene Mayerhofer
Jan 24, 2018
Eugene Mayerhofer, age 76 of New Liberty, passed away on Wednesday January 24, 2018 at his home. Memorial services will be held on Saturday February 3, 2018 at 12:00 P.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Wheatland with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M until service time at the funeral home. A lunch will follow the...
Janet M. Pelley
Jan 19, 2018
Janet M. Pelley, age 79 of Bettendorf and formerly of Toronto, passed away on Friday January 19, 2018 at River View Manor Nursing Home in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday January 23, 2018 at 10:30 A.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Wheatland with Pastor Tessa Cavey officiating. Burial will follow at Saint James Cemetery in...
Quentin Daniel Coppess
Jan 15, 2018
Quentin Daniel Coppess Of Buffalo Grove LCPL Quentin Daniel Coppess was born April 4, 1997 in Arlington Heights to Brent and Debbie (nee Meyer) Coppess. Quentin was a proud member of the United States Marine Corps. He was an avid outdoorsman, with hobbies including fishing, camping, snowboarding, golf and disc golf. He was very proud of his 1987 Pontiac Firebird....
Robert L. Brunscheen
Jan 7, 2018
Robert L. Brunscheen, age 68, passed away at Unity Point St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids on January 7, 2018. Memorial services will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden on Thursday January 11, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Daniel Redhage officiating. Visitation will also be at Trinity on Wednesday January 10 from 4-7 p.m. Private family burial will...
Elmer Krueger
Dec 31, 2017
Elmer "Sarge" Krueger, 94, of Lowden, IA died December 31, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital. Burial services with military honors will occur at Rock Island National Cemetery for immediate family. Sarge served in the US Army and was a member of the 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He served in WWII from 1944 to 1946 in the South Pacific...
Kenneth Kolwey
Dec 30, 2017
Kenneth Kolwey, age 85, of East Moline (originally of Wheatland) passed away Saturday December 30, 2017 at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland on Saturday January 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 10:00 to 11:00 also at the church. Burial will be at Pine Hill Cemetery...
Marvella Mae Baird
Dec 25, 2017
Marvella Mae Baird, age 88 of Clarence, passed away on Monday December 25, 2017 at Mechanicsville Specialty Care from complications of Alzheimer's. Funeral services will be held on Friday December 29, 2017 at 10:30 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 will be held from...
Ronald E. Hansen
Dec 14, 2017
Ronald E. Hansen, age 85, of Oxford Junction, IA died December 14, 2017, at St. Luke's Unity Point Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence, IA, with services to follow. Burial will follow the funeral at Massillon Cemetery in Massillon, IA. Ron...
Kelly Phillip Dewulf
Dec 12, 2017
Kelly P. DeWulf, age 59, passed away on Tuesday December 12, 2017. Visitation will be at Chapman Funeral Home, Wheatland, on Thursday December 21 from 4-7 p.m. Funeral services will be at St. James Catholic Church in Toronto on Friday December 22 at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Big Rock. Kelly was born July 31, 1958...
Donald M. Lange
Dec 7, 2017
Donald Marvin Lange, age 86 of Lowden, died peacefully on Thursday December 7, 2017 at the Clarence Nursing Home with his wife by his side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday December 9, 2017 at 10:30 A.M at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden with Reverend Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will follow at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be...
William L. Resewehr
Dec 5, 2017
William L. Resewehr, age 91 of Clarence, passed away on Tuesday December 5, 2017 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday December 8, 2017 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 St. John's Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be...
Owen Lee Niermeyer
Nov 29, 2017
Owen Lee Niermeyer, age 81, of Cedar Rapids formerly of Clarence, passed away on Wednesday November 29, 2017 at Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion of farmers lung/pulmonary fibrosis. Funeral services will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence on Saturday December 2 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams and Rev. Dennis Morley officiating. Visitation...
Matilda "Tillie" M. Fischer
Nov 11, 2017
Matilda "Tillie" M. Fischer, age 94 of Wheatland, passed away on Saturday November 11, 2017 at Wheatland Manor. Funeral services will be held on Friday November 17 at 10:00 A.M at St. James Catholic Church in Toronto with Father Francis Odoom officiating. Burial will follow at the St. James Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday November 16 from 4-6...
Harlan Edward Petersen
Nov 5, 2017
Harlan Edward Petersen, age 86 of Monett, MO, passed away Sunday November 5, 2017 at Cox Monett Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday November 19, 2017 at the Wheatland Community Center in Wheatland, Iowa from 3-5 P.M followed by a dinner. A private family service will be held at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Davenport. Harlan was...
Marjorie Pearl Moffit
Oct 29, 2017
Marjorie Pearl Rekemeyer Moffit, age 96 of Tipton, died Sunday October 29, 2017 at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Private family graveside services will be held at St. John's Cemetery in Clarence. Marjorie was born on August 1, 1921 in rural Bennett to Louis and Hannah (Stanton) Rekemeyer. She was baptized, confirmed and a member of Peace Church in...
Megan N. Medinger
Oct 27, 2017
Megan N. Medinger, age 35 of Eldridge, died on Friday October 27, 2017 from complications from metastatic osteosarcoma. A Rite to Life will be held at the Church of Visitation in Camanche on Sunday November 5, 2017 from 1-4 P.M. Megan was born on May 4, 1982 in Clinton, daughter of Douglas and Nellie Medinger. She graduated from Camanche High...
Eileen Faye Flynn
Oct 7, 2017
Eileen Faye Flynn, age 68, passed away suddenly on Saturday October 7, 2017. Memorial services will be at Hope Lutheran Church in Dixon with pastors Diane Prichard and Tessa Cavey officiating on Friday October 13 at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in the Dixon Cemetery. Visitation will be at Chapman's in Wheatland on Thursday October 12 from 3-7 p.m. Eileen...
Betty Jane Carolyn Mayerhofer
Sep 26, 2017
Betty Jane Carolyn Mayerhofer, age 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday September 26, 2017 at the Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Wheatland on Saturday September 30 at 11:00 a.m. with Chaplain Don Combs officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 until service time at the funeral home...
Joyce M. Werner
Sep 1, 2017
Joyce M. Werner, Wheatland, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2017 at the Wheatland Nursing Home. Honoring Joyce's wishes, a private interment service will be held at Van Horn Cemetery at a later date. Joyce was born on May 7, 1945 and was a life-long resident of Wheatland, graduating from Wheatland High School. She will be remembered as an incredible...
Rosemary Riedesel
Aug 29, 2017
Rosemary Riedesel, resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1959, passed away Tuesday August 29th, 2017. The 29th was the eve of her 90th birthday. She was born Rosemary Pauline Dorothy of parents Morton Freer and Z. Pauline (Fisher) Dorothy in Rockford, Il. She was preceded in death by brothers Morton Freer Dorothy Jr., Paul Dorothy and husband Professor M.L. "Bud"...
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