Ruth Marie Irene Gahring
Feb 18, 2016
Williamsburg- Ruth Marie Irene Gahring was born October 21, 1922 in rural Iowa County the daughter of Martin and Elisa (Sandersfeld) Kleinmeyer. On November 19, 1922 Ruth was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and was confirmed on April 5, 1936 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Ruth was united in marriage to Dwight Albert Gahring on March 1, 1941 in Birmingham,...
Samuel E. Williams
Feb 17, 2016
Samuel Edwin Williams was born March 20, 1964 in Dixon, IL the son of Edwin and June (Swanson) Williams. He has lived in Goshen, IN, Albuquerque, NM, Wellman and Kalona. He graduated from Mid Prairie High School in 1982. On June 16, 1984 Sam was united in marriage to Cindy Detweiler at the Kalona Mennonite Church. Sam worked for Schlabaugh...
Norma DeBont
Feb 15, 2016
Keswick- Norma Louise DeBont was born June 22, 1922 near Keswick, Iowa, the daughter of Fred M. & Opal (Messenger) Smith. She graduated from Keswick High School in 1939, and attended William Penn College, Oskaloosa, to become a teacher. On August 17, 1941, Norma was united in marriage to Kenneth Jordan DeBont in Keswick. Except for the years during WWII,...
Austin James Watson
Feb 15, 2016
NORTH ENGLISH-Austin James Watson, age 25, of North English, died Monday, February 15, 2016, at his home. Austin was born January 22, 1991, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Parish and Tamaryn (Morlan) Watson and graduated from high school in Pulaski, Virginia. He then served in the Army as a Combat Engineer and received a medical discharge. Austin worked at Lowe's in...
Nathaniel Austin Hawbaker
Feb 10, 2016
KALONA - Nathaniel "Nate" Austin Hawbaker was born January 3, 2001, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Ben and Sonja (Jones) Hawbaker. Nate was a Freshman at Mid-Prairie High School where he played football and ran track. He enjoyed snow boarding, video games, long range shooting and he loved his cat Marlon. Nate passed away on Wednesday, February 10,...
Pearl L. VanVoltenburg
Feb 5, 2016
Kinross- Pearl LaVonne Van Voltenburg was born February 9, 1932 in Monticello, Iowa the daughter of Aubrey and Eunice (Grover) Appleby. She graduated from Monticello Public High School in 1950. On November 29, 1950 Pearl was united in marriage to Ralph Leonard Van Voltenburg in Iowa City. She worked for Country Lane for 10 years, retiring in 1986. Pearl was...
Shirley Anne Gregory-Guiling
Feb 3, 2016
Kalona- Shirley Anne Gregory-Guiling, was born August 4, 1939, in August, Georgia, the daughter of Charles Simpson and Myree (Ward) Gregory. In May of 1958, she was united in marriage to Zane Harvey Guiling. Shirley enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren & great grandchildren, watching old movies and horror movies and going out to eat. Shirley died on Wednesday,...
Mary Jane Campbell
Jan 29, 2016
North English- Mary Jane Campbell was born July 10, 1932 in Ainsworth, Nebraska, the daughter of Arthur and Frances (Morgan) Graham. She graduated from Ottumwa High School and received her A. A. from Ottumwa Heights College. Mary was united in marriage to Lloyd Kenneth Campbell on August 21, 1955 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. To this union they...
Helen Lucille Bair
Jan 24, 2016
Williamsburg- Helen Lucille Bair was born April 4, 1925 in rural Iowa County, Iowa, the daughter of Forest & Pearl (Keller) Grimm. She was united in marriage to Clarence Bair Sr., to this union they were blessed with twelve children. She worked at Landmark in Williamsburg when it first opened for a number of years. Helen was a member of...
Stanley R. Barber
Jan 21, 2016
Wellman-Stanley Robert Barber, age 91, formerly of Wellman passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City where he had lived for the past nine years. Stan was born in North Platte, Nebraska November 3, 1924, the son of Robert and Amanda (Kannow) Barber. He lived in Western Nebraska where his father chartered and owned several...
Nicholas Joseph Adam
Jan 16, 2016
WELLMAN - Nicholas "Nick" Joseph Adam was born June 8, 1965 the son of Vernon "Bud" and Rose Marie (Cupp) Adam. He graduated from Mid-Prairie High School in 1984 and attended Kirkwood Community College. Nick had lived in Columbus Junction, Keota and Wellman. He had worked for Kalona Plastics and Proctor and Gamble. Nick was a member of St. Joseph's...
Richard Ferreira
Jan 14, 2016
Williamsburg- Richard "Sarge" Louis Ferreira was born February 13, 1948, in Oakland, CA, the son of Gilbert & Ila Ferreira. He was a member of the United States Army for 25 years, serving as a 1st Sgt. in Recruiting Command. On June 13, 1987, Sarge was united in marriage to Patricia in Nampa, ID. They moved to the Williamsburg area...
Ivan Lee Swartzentruber
Jan 13, 2016
Ivan Lee Swartzentruber was born February 9, 1920 in rural Kalona, Iowa, the son of Loyd and Elva (Kempf) Swartzentruber. On September 1, 1940 Ivan was united in marriage to Alma (Borntrager) at the Fairview Mennonite Church. Ivan helped build Fairview Mennonite Church, and was a charter member. When he owned Swartzentruber (Sharon) Grocery Store, he was drafted for Civilian...
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