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Maxine B. Moes

Maxine B. Moes

Dec 8, 2011

Maxine B. Moes, age 91, of Lowden, Iowa, died on December 8, 2011 at Clarence Nursing Home of an extended illness. Maxine was born July 1, 1920, in Tipton to Walter J. Conway and Erma M. (Clendenin) Conway. Maxine married Michael Moes, Sr. in November 1984 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Funeral services will be held at 11:00...

Ruth E. Warren

Ruth E. Warren

Dec 5, 2011

Ruth E. Warren, age 42, of Clarence, Iowa, died on December 4, 2011 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Ruth was born August 1, 1969, in Davenport to LaVerne King and Dorothy McDonald. Ruth was married on November 10, 1990 at Lowden to John Warren. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, December 8, 2011, at...

Paul "Pike" Hasselbusch

Paul "Pike" Hasselbusch

Oct 24, 2011

Paul "Pike" Hasselbusch, age 91, of Clarence, Iowa, died on October 23, 2011 at home with his family at his side after a brief illness. Paul was born December 6, 1919, in Clarence, IA to Paul Hasselbusch and Pauline (Meier) Hasselbusch. In 1940, he married Evelyn Oldorf from Stanwood and they made their home on the family farm where they...

Jay P. Weiland

Jay P. Weiland

Oct 4, 2011

Jay P. Weiland, age 47, of Lowden, Iowa, died on October 2, 2011 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf after a 2-year battle with cancer. Jay was born September 16, 1964, in Cedar Rapids, IA to Frank Weiland and Doris (Mallinger) Weiland. Jay married Pam Hamdorf on February 2, 1988 in Lowden. Funeral services will be held at...

Donald Keith Coppess

Donald Keith Coppess

Sep 27, 2011

Donald Keith Coppess, age 79, of Stanwood, Iowa, died on September 27, 2011 at Mechanicsville Rehab and Care Center after a short illness. Donald was born June 6, 1932, in Cedar Rapids, IA to Howard Coppess and Violet (Fairley) Coppess. Donald married Lulu Grace Longerbeam on September 27, 1952 in Stanwood. She died July 9, 2001. Funeral services will be...

Terri Jo Rude Benischek

Terri Jo Rude Benischek

Sep 27, 2011

Terri Jo Rude Benischek, age 48, of Wheatland, Iowa, died on September 27, 2011 at University of Iowa Hospital. Terri was born June 29, 1963, in Kirksville, MO to Ernest Rude and Mary (Humphrey) Rude. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, October 3, 2011, at Chapman Funeral Home in Wheatland, Iowa. Burial will follow at Pine...

Leora A. Conrad

Leora A. Conrad

Sep 12, 2011

Leora A. Conrad, age 92, of Tipton, Iowa, died on September 9, 2011 at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Leora was born April 24, 1919, in Clarence, Iowa to Albert Conrad and Emma (Goedelmann) Conrad. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, September 12, 2011, at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence, Iowa, with Reverend David Lorenzen...

Clifford M. Crist

Clifford M. Crist

Aug 31, 2011

Clifford M. Crist, age 90, of Stanwood, Iowa, died on August 31, 2011 at Mechanicsville Nursing and Rehab Center. Clifford was born December 6, 1920, in Stanwood, Iowa to Edwin Crist and Florence (Shuey) Crist. Clifford married Jean Wood on December 12, 1948 at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Masonic rites will be performed at 10:30 am on Saturday, September 3, 2011,...

Verda Freese

Verda Freese

Aug 22, 2011

Funeral services for Verda Elizabeth (Rix) Freese, 95, will be held at 10:30 AM on August 23, 2011 at the St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence, Iowa. The services will be conducted by Rev. Mears. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 5:00-7:30 PM Monday, August 22 at the Chapman Funeral Home...

Maxine E. Donovan

Maxine E. Donovan

Aug 16, 2011

Maxine E. Donovan, age 85, of Wheatland, Iowa, formerly Of Mt. Storm and Keyser, WV, died on August 13, 2011 at her home with family at her side. Maxine was born November 1, 1925, in Macomb, IL and raised in Aledo, IL to Lorenzo "Pete" Sproston and Dorothy (White) Sproston. As she requested, there will be no visitation or services....

Jennie L. Steffens

Jennie L. Steffens

Aug 2, 2011

Jennie L. Steffens, age 91, of Lowden, Iowa, died on August 1, 2011 at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Jennie was born December 24, 1919, in Cedar County to Cecil Wooder and Edna (Leslie) Wooder. Jennie married Melvin Steffens on March 30, 1940 at Oxford Junction. He died in 1986. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, August...

Donald Bixler

Donald Bixler

Jul 18, 2011

Donald "Whitey" Bixler, age 87, of Clarence, Iowa, died at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City on July 16, 2011. Donald was born August 29, 1923, on his Grandfather's farm north of Clarence to Clarence Bixler and Emma (Sonnemaker) Bixler. Donald married Gladys Arlene Liercke on May 10, 1952 at the little brown church in Nashua. Funeral services will be held...

Herbert F. Howell

Herbert F. Howell

Jul 18, 2011

Herbert F. Howell, age 97, of New Liberty, Iowa, died at Silvercrest Senior Living in Davenport on July 17, 2011. Herbert was born February 15, 1914, in Long Grove, Iowa to Walter Howell and Matilda (Bloom) Howell. Herbert married Mildred Bowen on June 7, 1947 at Price, Utah. She died April 23, 1989. Funeral services will be held at 10:00...

Scott A. Dierks

Scott A. Dierks

Jul 1, 2011

Scott A. Dierks, age 30, of Clarence, Iowa, died at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City on June 30, 2011. Scott was born January 25, 1981, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Duane Dierks and Janet (Herring) Dierks. Scott married Nicki Kay on December 9, 2006 at Wheatland. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, July 6,...

Justin D. Forde

Justin D. Forde

Jun 21, 2011

Justin D. Forde, age 29, of Oxford Junction, Iowa, died at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids on June 21, 2011. Justin was born July 14, 1981, in Cedar Rapids to David Harris Forde and Sheryl (Hoist) Forde. Justin married Amber Walczak on August 2, 2008 in Olin. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, June 24,...

Reba R. Meyer

Reba R. Meyer

Jun 13, 2011

Reba R. Meyer, age 79, of Lowden, Iowa, died at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids on June 11, 2011. Reba was born June 29, 1931, in Calamus, IA to Charles H. F. Brockmiller and Thora May (Holst) Brockmiller. Reba was married to Dale Meyer on October 25, 1953 at Maquoketa. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on...

Mary C. Everett

Mary C. Everett

Jun 13, 2011

Mary C. Everett, age 68, of Manchaca, TX, formerly of Wheatland, Iowa, died at Marbridge Villa Care Center in Manchaca, TX on June 11, 2011. Mary was born November 27, 1942, in Waukegan, IL to O. C. Everett and Margaret (O'Neill) Everett. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at St. James Catholic Church,...

Stanley H. Lawrence

Stanley H. Lawrence

Jun 13, 2011

Stanley H. Lawrence, age 69, of Stanwood, Iowa, died at Mercy Hospital Iowa City on June 12, 2011. Stanley was born October 15, 1941, in Iowa City to Prentis Lawrence and Eunice (Preston) Lawrence. Stanley married Carolyn Jean Simmons on June 3, 1967 in Corning, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, June 16, 2011, with...

Larry G. Doermann

Larry G. Doermann

Jun 10, 2011

Larry G. Doermann, age 65, of Clarence, Iowa, died at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids on June 9, 2011. Larry was born December 9, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, IA to Harold Doermann and Mildred (Schmidt) Doermann. Larry married Elda Kruckenberg on June 19, 1982 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lowden. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on...

Marvin And Doris Horn

Marvin And Doris Horn

Jun 6, 2011

Marvin (1918-2006) and Doris (1928-2010) Horn of Harlingen, Texas, formerly of Clarence, Iowa, have passed away. Graveside committal will be held on Friday, June 10, 2011, with Dr. Ruth Hempel and Fr. Dr. Sebastian Naslund, friends of the family officiating. Burial will be held at St. John's Cemetery in Clarence. Mr. & Mrs. Horn are former residents of Clarence, having...

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