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Henrietta M. "Etta" Wenndt
Jan 17, 2012
Henrietta M. "Etta" Wenndt, age 87, of Wheatland, Iowa, died on January 16, 2012 at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Henrietta was born July 7, 1924, in Long Grove, Iowa to Emil Kroeger and Mabel (Meier) Kroeger. Henrietta married Elmer Wenndt on March 2, 1949 in Davenport, IA and they farmed near Wheatland, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am...
Robert H. Schwitzer
Jan 9, 2012
Robert H. Schwitzer, age 89, of Lowden, Iowa, died on January 6, 2012 at Wheatland Manor Nursing Home. Robert was born July 16, 1922, in Cedar County to Herman Schwitzer and Martha (VonRoden) Schwitzer. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence, Iowa, with Father Gregory Steckel officiating. Burial...
Marilyn K. Remington
Jan 3, 2012
Marilyn K. Remington, age 71, of Clarence, IA, died on December 31, 2011 at Monticello Nursing and Rehab Center. Marilyn was born August 29, 1940, in Marquette, IA to Harlan Martens and Eva (Koss) Martens. Marilyn married Jim Remington on February 5, 1965 in Rock Island. Memorial service will be held at 1:00pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Chapman...
Daryl A. Mohr
Jan 3, 2012
Daryl A. Mohr, age 70, of Wheatland, Iowa, died on December 30, 2011 in his home. Daryl was born May 19, 1941, in Princeton, IA to Johannes C Mohr and Alvera W (Knuth) Mohr. Daryl married Shirley Hoffman on January 14, 1962 in Wheatland. She died January 22, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, January 3,...
Gertrude A. "Trudy" Osborn
Dec 27, 2011
Gertrude A. "Trudy" Osborn, age 77, of Calamus, Iowa, died on December 24, 2011 at Genesis West Medical Center, Davenport. Gertrude was born December 12, 1934, in Cortland, NY to Arthur Ford and Gertrude (Boyce) Ford. Gertrude married Joe Scanlan on September 1, 1956. She married Dick Osborn on March 16, 1974 in Davenport. There will be no funeral services....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
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