Jay Peiffer
Sep 1, 2022
Jay Patrick Peiffer, of South English, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, September 1, 2022, in Iowa City after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Jay was born in Ottumwa, Iowa on May 22, 1954, to Richard and Myra (Appleget) Peiffer. He was the second of seven children, and the only boy. He grew up...
Wanda M. Hatch
Sep 1, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT- Wanda Maxine Hatch, 88, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at Park Place Elder Living in Mount Pleasant.
Wanda was born May 12, 1934, near Trenton, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Imal (Norton) Rich. She attended country schools, Elm and Eagle, through 8th grade and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School. During high school Wanda worked...
Curtis E. Roth
Aug 30, 2022
Wellman-Curtis Eugene Roth was born December 11, 1943, in Rural Wellman, Iowa, the son of Melvin S. and Hilda (Hershberger) Roth. He graduated from IMS. Curtis was united in marriage to Rachael Reschly on October 14, 1995 at Wellman Mennonite Church. He was an electrician for many years before working at the University of Iowa as a mechanic. Curtis was...
Jingles Waterman
Aug 29, 2022
SIGOURNEY-Jingles Waterman, age 60, of Sigourney, died Monday, August 29, 2022, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.
Jingles was born September 5, 1961, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Les and Arlene (Vaughn) Pritchard. Her parents divorced and she was raised by her mother and Kenny Cummins. Jingles attended Central Community Schools in Elkader. She was...
Dorothea A. Hicks
Aug 28, 2022
Dorothea A. Hicks, age 82, of Guernsey, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Brooklyn Community Estate. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 3, 2022, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn with Father Scott Lemaster officiating. Burial will be in the Guernsey Cemetery, Guernsey. Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, September...
Dean C. Baas
Aug 24, 2022
Dean C. Baas, 72, of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at his home.
Dean was born March 11, 1950, in Algona, Iowa, the son of George and Elizabeth (Wolfe) Baas. He graduated from Bishop Garrigan High School. Dean has lived in the Mount Pleasant community for over 40 years. He worked as an electrician for Pioneer Seed...
Bonnie Scurr-Smith
Aug 22, 2022
WILLIAMSBURG-Bonnie L. Scurr-Smith, age 69, of Williamsburg, died Monday, August 22, 2022, at Rosehaven Nursing Home in Marengo.Bonnie was born April 24, 1953, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Howard T. and Catherine L. (Sutter) Scurr. She attended elementary school in Oskaloosa and graduated from Burlington High School. Bonnie then graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. ...
Michael Denison
Aug 22, 2022
Michael L. Denison, age 58, of Marengo, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022, at his home. A celebration of life gathering will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at the Marengo American Legion, with military honors conducted by the Marengo American Legion Post #76 and the U.S. Navy Honor Guard. Memorials may be directed...
Joyce D. Watson
Aug 21, 2022
Joyce D. Watson, age 82, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo, after a courageous battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 25, 2022, at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Marengo with Father David Wilkening officiating. Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Marengo. Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.,...
Gary L. Conrad
Aug 21, 2022
Gary Lee Conrad, age 69, of Marengo, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Rose Haven Nursing Home, Marengo. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 26, 2022 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, with Ben Brecht officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Burial...
Andrew "AJ" Becker
Aug 20, 2022
Andrew James (AJ) Becker of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Stamford, CT passed August 20, 2022.
He was born on August 25, 1987, the son of Lori Alberts and James M. Becker, Jr. He is survived by two brothers and a sister; Dillon J. Becker (28) and Cameron R. Becker (31) of Scottsdale, AZ; and Grace A. Becker (5) of...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Pilkington
Aug 20, 2022
Elizabeth P. (Betsy) Warner Pilkington
Elizabeth P. (Betsy) Pilkington, 67, passed away on August 20, 2022 in Iowa City, surrounded by her family, following a short but intense battle with cancer.
Betsy was born on February 1, 1955 to Bruce Nelson Warner and Georgia Lortz Warner. She grew up in North English, Iowa and enjoyed a close relationship...
Sharon Lou Ellis
Aug 19, 2022
KEOTA-Sharon Lou Furgason - Ellis, age 70, of Keota, died Friday, August 19, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.
Sharon was born March 4, 1952, in Rock Island, Illinois, to Junior W. and Joan M. Glasgow-Furgason. She grew up in West Chester and attended Mid Prairie High School. On June 6, 1979, she married Larry J....
Alberta Jean Doehrmann
Aug 18, 2022
Williamsburg-Alberta Jean Doehrmann was born October 22, 1936 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and Thelma (Roberts) Freeman. Her father passed away in March of 1936. Thelma’s dad Samuel Roberts and wife Mollie raised her and her sister Dorothy. She graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1955. Jean was united in marriage to Ron Doehrmann on August...
Mary Lou Harris
Aug 18, 2022
North English- Mary Lou Harris was born April 25, 1932 at home near North English, Iowa County, Iowa, the daughter of Quincy & Winona (Bennett) Lockridge. She graduated from North English High School in 1950. On November 10, 1950, Mary Lou was united in marriage to Jerry Dean Harris at the North English Christian Church. She was a life-long farm...
Marilyn Slaubaugh Fisher
Aug 17, 2022
Marilyn Slaubaugh Fisher, 93, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Highland Ridge Assisted Living in Williamsburg.
Marilyn was born in an Iowa farmhouse in Iowa County, the first-born daughter of Russell and Ella (Hochstetler) Kinsinger. She attended public schools until her high school junior and senior years when she transferred to the Hesston Academy, Hesston, Kansas and graduated in...
Dorothea Gingerich
Aug 17, 2022
Dorothea Gingerich, 98, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona.
Dorothea was born October 24, 1923, in Etna Green, Indiana, the daughter of Peter and Emma (Mullet) Graber. As a young woman, she worked as a nanny and at a country store stocking the shelves, pumping gas, and working the soda fountain. On February 12, 1948, she...
Vada V. Byrum
Aug 17, 2022
PACKWOOD-Vada V. Byrum, age 99, of Packwood, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Manor House Care Center in Sigourney.
Vada was born April 24, 1923, near Ollie, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Catherine (Keasling) Van Orsdall. Vada’s mother Catherine died at a young age so she was raised by Frank and Annie Carter, (Howard’s sister). Vada was united...
Theodora "Teddy" Wallace
Aug 17, 2022
Williamsburg-Theodora Wallace was a devout Christian and loving mother who placed God and family as the two most important elements of her life. She believed that faith, family, and a good education where the cornerstones of one’s life and she made personal sacrifices to ensure her children were raised with these cornerstones. Theodora was born on November 20, 1935...
Stanley W. Ross
Aug 17, 2022
MOUNT PLEASANT – Stanley, W. Ross, 80, of Fort Madison formerly of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Parkview Manor in Wellman.
Stanley was born March 7, 1942, in Mount Union, Iowa, the son of Virgil and Lois (Harned) Ross. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School and attended Burlington Business School. He served in the United States...
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