Obituaries

Apr 10, 2023

Keith E. Knight, age 53 of Clarence, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Monday April 10, 2023. A memorial service will be held at the Clarence United Methodist Church on Tuesday April 18 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Theodora Okine officiating. Visitation will be from 9-11at the church.

Keith was born August 18, 1969 to Robert...

Apr 9, 2023

Charles A. "Manny" Nicely, age 82 of Wheatland, passed away at his son's home in Davenport on Sunday April 9, 2023. Funeral services will be held at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Toronto on Friday April 14 at 3:00 PM. Burial will follow at the Pine Hill Cemetery in rural Wheatland. The family requests casual dress. Visitation...

Apr 4, 2023

Barbara E. Klemme, age 88, passed away at the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon on Tuesday April 4, 2023. Funeral services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home on Friday April 7, at 11:00 AM with Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Stanwood Cemetery.

Barb...

Mar 26, 2023

Lois Donna Steen, age 97 of Solon and formerly of Oskaloosa, passed away peacefully with family at her bedside on Sunday March 26, 2023 at the Solon Care Center. Funeral services will be held at the Tracy Methodist Church in Tracy, Iowa on Thursday March 30 at 2:00 PM. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...

Mar 23, 2023

Gerald L. Clemmens, age 87 of Cedar Rapids, passed away Thursday March 23, 2023 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha, IA. A memorial service will be held Wednesday March 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be one hour before the service and a...

Mar 21, 2023

Ruth E. Hormann, age 90 of Clarence, passed away on Tuesday March 21, 2023 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence on Thursday March 30 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time at the church. Burial will...

Mar 20, 2023

Betty Lou McVay, formerly of Clarence, passed away on March 20, 2023, at Summit Pointe Senior Living in Marion, IA. She was 96. Services will be held on Saturday March 25, 2023 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Stanwood with Rev. Dr. Andrew Watkins officiating. Visitation is from 9:30-11 a.m. followed by a service at 11 a.m. Burial will...

Mar 16, 2023

Elizabeth "Sally" Meyer, age 101 of Clarence, passed away on Thursday March 16, 2023 at the Clarence Nursing Home. Services will be held at St. John's United Church of Christ fireside room in Clarence on Saturday April 1, 2023 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 until service time at the church. Burial...

Mar 9, 2023

Margery Ann Norton, age 94 of Clarence and formerly of Lowden, passed away on March 9, 2023 at the Clarence Assisted Living Center. Visitation will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Friday March 17 from 5-7 PM. Burial will be at a later date in Oakland Cemetery in Sac City, Iowa.

Margery was born...

Mar 1, 2023

Duane A. Boettcher, age 71 of Mechanicsville, passed away in his home in the early morning hours of Wednesday March 1, 2023. Funeral services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Saturday March 4 at 2:00 PM with visitation from 10:00 AM until service time. The family requests casual attire. Reverend Byron Miller will be officiating....

Feb 13, 2023

Barbara Clare Small, age 90, passed away on Monday February 13, 2023 at Wheatland Manor. There will be a private family service at a later date.

Barbara was born March 14, 1932 in Clinton, Iowa to William and Clara Chandler Thompson. She married Alan Small in June of 1973 in Rockton, IL. He passed away September 1,...

Jan 28, 2023

Shirley Kay Hoffner, age 86 of Clarence, passed away on Saturday January 28, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday February 1 at 10:30 A.M at St. John's United Church of Christ in Clarence with Reverend Matt Schneider-Adams officiating. Burial will follow at the Clarence Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday January 31 from 5-7 P.M at...

Jan 17, 2023

Dale Eugene Wells, 97, of Clarence, passed away on January 17, 2023 at ProMedica Senior Care Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held Saturday January 21 at 2:30 PM at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Pastor Randy Kruse officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30 until service time. Burial will be in the Greene Center Cemetery in...

Jan 15, 2023

Dorothy Eileen Mingst Pingel, age 96 of Lowden, passed away on January 15, 2023 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home on Saturday January 21 at 10:30 AM with Pastor Scott Meyer officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 until service time. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery....

Jan 13, 2023

Rick Bentrott, age 68 of Lowden, passed away on Friday January 13, 2023 at Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport. Funeral services will be on Tuesday January 17, 2023 at Zion United Church of Christ in Lowden at 10:30 AM with Pastor Scott Meyer officiating. Burial will follow at the Lowden Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 until service...

Jan 12, 2023

Delores I. Anderson, age 83 of Calamus, passed away on Thursday January 12, 2023 at her home. Funeral services will be held on Monday January 16 at 10:30 A.M at Christian Free Lutheran Church in Wheatland with Pastor Martin Horn officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Calamus. Visitation will be held from 9:00 until service time...

Jan 11, 2023

Linda Lou St. John, age 72 of Stanwood, passed away suddenly on Wednesday January 11, 2023. A funeral service will be held at Chapman's in Clarence on Wednesday January 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM with Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 until 2:00. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery in Clarence.

Linda was...

Jan 5, 2023

Everette R. Walshire, age 87 of Mechanicsville, passed away on Thursday January 5, 2023 at the Mechanicsville Specialty Care Center. Funeral Mass will be held on Monday January 9, 2023 at 10:30 A.M at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Mechanicsville with Fr. Richard Okumu officiating. Visitation will be held at the church on Sunday January 8 from 3-6 PM...

Dec 30, 2022

Julia A. Goedken, age 60 of Clarence, passed away on December 30, 2022. There will be a memorial service at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence on Thursday January 5 at 3:00 PM. Visitation will be one hour before.

Julia was born February 15, 1962 to Walter and Marlene Knepper Goedken in Dubuque, Iowa.

Survivors include...

Dec 28, 2022

Mark W. Meyer, age 74 of Stanwood, passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2022 at Lantern Park Care Center in Coralville. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday January 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence with Pastor Ron Lashmit officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time. Burial will be at the...