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Minnie E. Baltisberger

Minnie E. Baltisberger

Sep 25, 2016

Minnie E. Baltisberger, age 92 of Clarence, passed away on Sunday September 25, 2016 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday October 1, 2016 at 3:00 P.M at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Pastor Tommi Boeder officiating. Burial will follow at the Clarence Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:30 P.M...

Marieta Ruth Graf

Marieta Ruth Graf

Sep 20, 2016

Marieta Ruth (Kreger) Graf, age 94 of Olin, died on September 20, 2016 at the Solon Care Center in Solon, Iowa. A memorial service will be held on Saturday October 1, 2016 at 11:00 A.M at St. John's Lutheran Church in Olin, Iowa, with Pastor Cindy McKinzie officiating. Burial of ashes will follow at the Olin Cemetery. A luncheon will...

Martha Marcella Petersen

Martha Marcella Petersen

Sep 16, 2016

Martha Marcella Petersen, age 77 of Wheatland and formerly of DeWitt, passed away on Friday September 16, 2016 at Wheatland Manor. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday September 21, 2016 at 10:30 A.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Wheatland with Pastor Eric Swenson officiating. Burial will follow at the Big Rock Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 P.M...

Donavan L. Fox

Donavan L. Fox

Sep 14, 2016

Donavan L. Fox, age 74, died Wednesday September 14, 2016 at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Services will be Monday September 19, 2016 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland at 10:30 a.m.. Visitation will be Sunday September 18, 2016 at Chapman's in Wheatland from 3-7 p.m.. Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery with military honors. Donavan L....

Donald Wayne Studer

Donald Wayne Studer

Sep 12, 2016

Donald (Don) Wayne Studer, age 80 of Mechanicsville, passed away on Monday September 12, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Friday September 16, 2016 at 11:00 A.M at the Mechanicsville Methodist Church with Reverend Rose Blank officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday September 15 from 4-6 P.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence. Don was...

Lois  P. Yutesler

Lois P. Yutesler

Sep 2, 2016

Lois P. Yutesler, age 81, died Friday September 2, 2016 at the Clarence Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday September 6, 2016 at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence, with Tommi Boeder officiating, at 11:00 a.m. with visitation 1 hour prior. A lunch will be provided before burial at Inland Cemetery in Bennett. Lois...

Paul L. "Chip" Chapman, Jr.

Paul L. "Chip" Chapman, Jr.

Aug 5, 2016

Paul L. "Chip" Chapman, Jr., age 72, died on Friday August 5, 2016 at his home. Visitation will be at the family funeral home in Clarence on Sunday August 7, 2016 from 2-6 p.m. with a masonic service at 6. Funeral services will be at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence at 10:30 a.m. on Monday August 8,...

Glen "Gov"  A. Gadke

Glen "Gov" A. Gadke

Jul 14, 2016

Glen "Gov" A. Gadke, age 75 of Stanwood, passed away on Thursday July 14, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Monday July 18, 2016 at 10:30 A.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Reverend Ron Lashmit officiating. Burial will follow at the Stanwood Cemetery with a lunch at the Stanwood Union Church after. Visitation will...

Harlan R. Pruess, Jr.

Harlan R. Pruess, Jr.

Jun 20, 2016

Harlan R. Pruess, Jr., age 70 of Lowden, passed away on Monday June 20, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday June 23, 2016 at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence at 10:00 A.M with Reverend Stephen Stepp officiating. Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held on...

Patricia Bell Witte

Patricia Bell Witte

Jun 16, 2016

Patricia Bell (Pat) Witte, age 77, a resident of Baytown, Dallas, Galveston and Houston for the past 46 years, passed away late Thursday evening, June 16, 2016, following complications related to her long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Pat was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of the late Herbert and Virginia Bell. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in...

Ronald Dean Lohse

Ronald Dean Lohse

Jun 1, 2016

Ronald Dean Lohse, age 79, died Wednesday June 1, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday June 4, 2016 at the Walcott Cemetery. Ronald was born on August 30, 1936 to Carl and Murial Lohse. There are no immediate survivors. Ronald worked on the Willy Meyer family farm his whole...

Sharon L. Proesch

Sharon L. Proesch

May 31, 2016

Sharon L. Proesch, age 65 of Davenport, passed away on Tuesday May 31, 2016 at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Betterndorf. Private family graveside services will be held at the Van Horn Cemetery in Lowden. Sharon was born on April 5, 1951 in Davenport, Iowa to Kenneth and Margaret (Bernauer) Wellmeier. She married Darryl Proesch on June 7,...

Mildred F. Smith

Mildred F. Smith

May 24, 2016

Mildred F. Smith, age 99 of Davenport, died Tuesday May 24, 2016 at the Kahl Home in Davenport. Funeral services will be held on Friday May 27 at 12:30 P.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Wheatland. Burial will follow at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M until service time. Mildred was born on September...

Robert Charles Schwartz

Robert Charles Schwartz

May 10, 2016

Robert Charles Schwartz, age 94, died May 10,2016 at Genesis Hospital in Davenport. Funeral services will be held at Park View Lutheran Church in Eldridge on May 28, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until service time. After a lunch at the church, burial will be at Pine Hill Cemetery in Wheatland. Robert was one...

Wayne A. Syring

Wayne A. Syring

May 5, 2016

Wayne A. Syring, age 84 of Clarence, passed away on Thursday May 5, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Monday May 9, 2016 at 11:00 A.M at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Pastor Tommi Boeder officiating. Burial will follow at the Clarence Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held from 9:30...

Daniel Marvin Lange

Daniel Marvin Lange

May 2, 2016

Daniel Marvin Lange, age 55 of Clarence, passed away on Monday May 2, 2016 at his home. Memorial Mass will be held on Thursday May 5, 2016 at 10:00 A.M at St. James Catholic Church in Toronto with Father Francis Odoom officiating. Burial will follow at the Lowden Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4-7 P.M at Chapman Funeral Home...

Mary Marcia Clemmens

Mary Marcia Clemmens

Apr 24, 2016

Mary Marcia Newhouse Clemmens, age 79, passed away Sunday April 24, 2016 at her home. A memorial service will be held on Friday April 29, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be one hour before the service and a luncheon will be served following. Mrs. Clemmens was born November 7, 1936...

Fern I. Schluter

Fern I. Schluter

Apr 15, 2016

Fern I. Schluter, age 96 of Lowden, passed away on Friday April 15, 2016 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at the Zion United Church of Christ on Tuesday April 19, 2016 at 10:30 A.M with Reverend Stephen Stepp officiating. Burial will follow at the Lowden Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 until service time...

Donald L. Meier

Donald L. Meier

Apr 9, 2016

Donald L. Meier, age 83 of Lowden, passed away on Saturday April 9, 2016 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday April 13, 2016 at 10:30 A.M at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden with Reverend Daniel Redhage officiating. Burial will follow at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery with military rites. Visitation will be held on Tuesday...

Nellie A. Koth

Nellie A. Koth

Apr 4, 2016

Nellie A. Koth, age 94 of Clarence, passed away on Monday April 4, 2016 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Private family services will be held with Pastor Tommi Boeder officiating and burial following at St. John's Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday April 6, 2016 from 9:00-10:30 A.M at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence. Nellie was...

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