OBITUARIES

Oct 15, 2018

Theodore Siegel Setzer, age 87, of South Amana, and Prescott, Arizona, died Monday, October 15, 2018 at Colonial Manor of Amana. Funeral Services: 10:00 A.M. Friday, October 19, 2018, Middle Amana Church, Middle Amana, Iowa, with Elder Emilie Hoppe officiating. Burial will be in the South Amana Iowa Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be directed to the family...

Oct 13, 2018

Williamsburg-Philip Morris Jones was born September 12, 1940 in Williamsburg, Iowa the son of Thomas and Mabel (Klever) Jones. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1959. Philip served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1963-1965. He worked as a quality controller for Amana Refrigeration for 37 years retiring in 2003. Philip was a member of the First Presbyterian...

Oct 12, 2018

Kevin L. Wille, age 60 of Marengo, died Friday, October 12, 2018 at his home. Memorial Services: 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 20, 2018, First United Methodist Church, Marengo with Rev. Lisa Crow officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 P.M. Friday, October 19, 2018, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established in Kevin’s...

Oct 12, 2018

Wendell James Kahler, age 84 of Jacksonville, TX, passed away Friday morning, October 12, 2018, in Tyler, TX. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled at 10 o’clock in the morning, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Jacksonville. Officiant is Father Patrick Hartnett. Visitation will begin on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 9...

Oct 11, 2018

Shana Marie Petrzelka, age 48, of Garrison, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 15, 2018, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery, Marengo. Visitation: 2-5 p.m., Sunday, October 14, 2018, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Memorials may be given to her daughters...

Oct 10, 2018

Daniel Joseph VanErsvelde, age 17 of Huxley, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from injuries suffered in a house fire. Memorial Services: 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Ballard High School Gymnasium, 701 Ballard Drive, Huxley, Iowa 50124. Rev. Emily Peasley will officiate. Private inurnment will be at a later date. The...

Oct 9, 2018

Robert G. Shoemaker, age 61 of Marengo, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center, in Cedar Rapids. There will be a Celebration of Life gathering at the Norway Masonic Lodge on Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 5 to 7 P.M. Memorials can be directed to the family in Robert’s name.

Robert is survived by...

Oct 8, 2018

Louis Knapp Jr., age 79, of Marengo, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018, at Unity Point Health St. Lukes, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 12, 2018, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, with Pastor Andrew Gray officiating. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Kloster Funeral Home,...

Oct 7, 2018

Brett J. VanErsvelde, age 47 of Huxley, Iowa, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018, due to injuries suffered in a house fire. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 P.M. Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Slater. Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, October 12, 2018, Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn,...

Oct 5, 2018

Nicole L. Matlick Milligan, age 39 of Marengo, died Friday, October 5, 2018 at her home. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 P.M. Monday, October 15, 2018 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. There will be no services. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Marengo Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Nicole Matlick Memorial...

Oct 2, 2018

It is with much grief, but even greater hope in the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we announce that on October 2nd, 2018, Catherine Sue (nee Armbruster) Grout of Forest, Virginia fell asleep in the Lord at the age of 67 after a recent diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Catherine was born on April 18, 1951 in Iowa...

Oct 1, 2018

Williamsburg-Rita Dolores Shannahan was born February 9, 1944 in Iowa City, Iowa the daughter of Raymond and Dolores (Buline) Cole. She graduated from Solon High School in 1962. Rita was united in marriage to Emmett Shannahan on June 4, 1966 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City. She was a homemaker and worked as a housekeeper for 19 years...

Sep 30, 2018

Williamsburg- Wilma June (Gibbs) Witte was born to Will R. And Grace (Couchman) Gibbs on June 26, 1917 on a farm near Earlville, Iowa. She attended school in Earville and graduated from High School in 1934. For three years she attended the University of Dubuque and graduated with a B. A. Degree from the University of Iowa in 1938. For...

Sep 28, 2018

Williamsburg- Douglas "Boone" Allan Gorsh was born December 4, 1953 in Williamsburg, Iowa the son of Russell Floyd and Laurena Ann (Teggatz) Gorsh. He attended Williamsburg High School and worked in the construction field. In September 1973 Doug was united in marriage to Carol Jean Kahler. To this union they were blessed with two sons. They later divorced. Doug was...

Sep 28, 2018

WASHINGTON-Alta Elizabeth "Toots" Maxted, age 89, of Washington, died Friday, September 28, 2018, quietly in her sleep. Alta was born May 14, 1929, in Kimball, Nebraska to Truman Orison (T.O.) and Effie Mae (Hill) Sandridge and graduated from Kimball High School in 1947. On August 20, 1947, Alta married Merle Maxted in Kimball, Nebraska. Alta and Merle were life-long farmers,...

Sep 27, 2018

North English- Mary Etheldene Abbott was born April 28, 1931 near North English, Iowa, the daughter of John G. & Gladys U. (Van Dee Kerkove) Keller. She graduated from North English High School in 1949. Etheldene worked at many restaurants in the North English area as well as volunteered at the Thrift Shoppe. On October 23, 1954 Mary was united...

Sep 26, 2018

Elizabeth “Beth” Brown, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Marengo, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 26, 2018.

Memorial Service: 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 6, 2019, First Presbyterian Church, Marengo with Rev. Anni Thorn officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 – 11:00 A.M. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Kloster Funeral Home...

Sep 23, 2018

Williamsburg - Boone Jeffrey DeJarnatt was born July 1, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. He is the son of Philip and Mary (Parsons) DeJarnatt. He lived a courageous 12 weeks at the Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City surrounded by his friends and family. Boone passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018. He is survived and loved...

Sep 22, 2018

Williamsburg-Robert "Bob" Henry Peters was born October 21, 1932 in Little Rock, Iowa, the son of Henry and Tena (Dykhouse) Peters. He graduated from Little Rock Public School. Bob served in the United States Army in Korea from 1953 - 1955. Bob was united in marriage to Karen Kae Kroese on January 22, 1964 at the First Reformed Church in...

Sep 20, 2018

North English- Richard Dean Miller was born March 15, 1935 in Green Valley, near North English, Iowa, the son of Conard Lee & Edna Adel (Churchill) Miller. He graduated from North English High School in 1953. On October 6, 1957 Richard was united in marriage to Beverly Lynn Harris at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. He was a...