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Benjamin Ray Bicknese
Jan 6, 2014
Benjamin Ray Bicknese, age 89 of Wheatland, passed away on Monday January 6, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City. Funeral Services will be held on Monday January 13, 2014 at 10:30 A.M at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lost Nation. Burial will follow at St. Paul's Cemetery in Wheatland. Visitation will be held on Sunday January...
Arthur E. Dewulf
Dec 29, 2013
Arthur E. DeWulf, age 94, passed away on Sunday December 29, 2013 at the Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be Thursday January 2, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lost Nation with Father William Kneemiller officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour before service time. There will be a luncheon after the service with...
Helen Irene Thies
Dec 18, 2013
Helen Irene Thies, age 91 of Clarence, passed away on Wednesday December 18, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. A graveside service will be held on Saturday December 21, 2013 at 1:00 P.M at the Clarence Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M - 12:00 P.M with lunch to follow at St. John's United Church of...
Patricia Lillian Meyer
Dec 18, 2013
Patricia Lillian Meyer, age 84 of Marion, formerly of Clarence, passed away on Wednesday December 18, 2013 at the Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held on Monday December 23, 2013 at 10:30 A.M at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Reverend David Mears officiating. Burial will follow at the Stanwood Cemetery. Visitation...
Pearl Russ
Dec 16, 2013
Pearl Russ, age 101 of Lowden, passed away on Monday December 16, 2013 at the Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday December 21, 2013 at 10:30 A.M at Zion United Church of Christ in Lowden with Reverend Stephen Stepp officiating. Burial will follow at the Van Horne Cemetery in Lowden. Visitation will be held one...
Susan Marie Cahill
Dec 11, 2013
Susan Marie Cahill, age 56 of Wheatland, passed away on Wednesday December 11, 2013 at her home. Per Susan's wishes, her body was cremated. There will be a visitation held on Monday December 16, 2013 from 5:30 - 7:30 P.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Wheatland. Susan was born on November 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois to Frank and Frances...
Harvey Lohse
Nov 19, 2013
Harvey Lohse, age 98 of Wheatland, passed away on Tuesday November 19, 2013 at the Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday November 23, 2013 at 10:30 A.M at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland with Reverend John Cofield officiating. Burial will follow at the Pine Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday...
Marie M. Arends
Nov 3, 2013
Marie M. Arends, age 89 of Clarence, passed away on Sunday November 3, 2013 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday November 7, 2013 at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence at 1:00 PM with Reverend Allen Christopherson officiating. Burial will follow at the Clarence Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 AM until service time....
Arnold D. Crowe
Nov 2, 2013
Arnold D. Crowe, age 73 of Lowden, passed away on Saturday November 2, 2013 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday November 6, 2013 at 1:30 P.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Father William Kneemiller officiating. Burial will follow at the Lowden Cemetery with military honors. Visitation...
Gaylon S. Pewe Sr.
Oct 30, 2013
Gaylon Pewe Sr., 67, of rural New Liberty, passed away Wednesday October 30th 2013, surrounded by his loving wife and family at Genesis Medical Center West campus, after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Monday November 4, 2013 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Wheatland at 10:30 A.M with Reverend John Cofield officiating....
Dale E. Wulff
Oct 16, 2013
Dale E. Wulff, age 85, passed away on Tuesday October 15, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held on Friday October 18, 2013 at 10:30 A.M at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Reverend David Mears officiating. Burial will follow at the St. John's Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be...
Brenda F. Knoche
Oct 11, 2013
Brenda F. Knoche, age 63, passed away on Thursday October 10, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Memorial services will be held on Monday October 14, 2013 at 10:00 A.M at the Hope Lutheran Church in Dixon with Pastor Shelly Nelson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the...
Vernon E. Busch
Oct 7, 2013
Vernon E. Busch, age 69, passed away on Sunday October 6, 2013 at the Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. A graveside service will be held on Thursday October 10, 2013 at 2:00 P.M at the St. Paul Cemetery in Wheatland with military honors. Father William Kneemiller will be officiating. Vernon was born on November 12, 1943 to Vernon Laschanzky and...
Terry R. "Cactus" Jones
Oct 6, 2013
Terry R. "Cactus" Jones, age 69, passed away on Saturday October 5, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday October 9, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at the Mechanicsville Presbyterian Church with Reverend Bill Harnish officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday October 8, 2013...
James E. Scott
Oct 2, 2013
James E. Scott, age 89, passed away on Tuesday October 1, 2013 at his home in Dixon. Private family services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Wheatland with Reverend David Mears officiating. James was born on March 26, 1924 to Jesse James and Lillian Mabel (Barnes) Scott in Keysville, Missouri. He married Elna Hagar on July 26, 1946...
Zella Tharp
Sep 19, 2013
Zella Tharp, age 86, passed away on Wednesday September 18, 2013 at the Mechanicsville Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday September 21, 2013 at 10:30 A.M at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Reverend Barb Muhs officiating. Burial will follow in the Massillon Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday September 20, 2013 from 4-7...
Eugene B. Bowman
Sep 15, 2013
Eugene B. Bowman, age 65, passed away on Saturday September 14, 2013 at his home in Massillon. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday September 18, 2013 at 10:30 A.M at the Massillon Community Church with Reverend Maurie Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in the Massillon Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday September 16, 2013 from 4-7 P.M at...
Bradley M. Daehn
Sep 7, 2013
Bradley M. Daehn, age 50, died Friday September 6, 2013 at Genesis West Medical Center in Davenport. There will be a visitation from 4-7 at Chapman's in Wheatland on Wednesday September 11, 2013 with a Memorial service at 7. Feel free to honor Brad by wearing casual attire. Brad will be cremated after the service with burial at a later...
Patricia A. Stone
Sep 3, 2013
Patricia A. Stone, age 64, died suddenly at her home on September 2, 2013. Services will be held at a later date in Florida. Patricia was born September 27, 1948 at Muskegon, Michigan to Martin and Eleanora Daszko Herman. She is survived by a son Shannon of Newport Richey, Fl. She was preceeded in death by her parents. Patricia was...
Joan Marie Emma Kruckenberg
Aug 16, 2013
Joan Marie Emma Kruckenberg, age 80, of Elmwood Park, Il. Formerly of Lowden, passed away Wednesday August 14, 2013 at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Il. Services for Joan will be Monday August 19, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with a visitation an hour before the service with Rev. Jordan McKinley officiating. Burial will...
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