OBITUARIES

Mar 24, 2022

Marvin D. Waline, age 77, of Brooklyn, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Brooklyn Community Estate, Brooklyn. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday, March 28, 2022 at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn. A graveside service with military honors will follow at Guernsey Cemetery, Guernsey. Memorials may be contributed to the family in Marvin’s name....

Mar 23, 2022

WELLMAN - Judith Ann Fair was born April 22, 1943, in Ollie, Iowa, the daughter of Harold Ray and Agnes (Davis) Ingle. She graduated from Ollie High School in 1960. Judith lived in the Keota area all her life. On October 28, 1960 Judith was united in marriage to Charles Frances Fair. She worked at Jack and Jill in Keota,...

Mar 21, 2022

Mary Lou Dickel, 88, reached her eternal resting place on March 21, 2022, at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo where she had been lovingly cared for the past 4 years. Mary Lou’s family are inviting everyone who knew her, to celebrate her life at the Middle Amana Church, in Middle Amana, on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 11:00...

Mar 20, 2022

MOUNT PLEASANT- George M. Pietrzycki, 72, of Mount Pleasant, died Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Danville Care Center.

George was born in Hemstead, Germany, July 28, 1949, to Felix and Leokadea Pietrzycki. George and his parents came to the United States through Ellis Island when George was two years old. When George was 12 years old, he and his parents...

Mar 20, 2022

Donna J. Stauffer, age 91, of Brooklyn, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at Brooklyn Community Estate. Funeral service: 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, with ­­­Rev. John Dodds officiating. Burial will be at the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established. Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn, is assisting...

Mar 17, 2022

Earl J. Schmidt, age 84, passed away peacefully on the evening of March 17, 2022, at St. Luke’s Unity Point Hospice in Cedar Rapids. He was born on his family farm east of Williamsburg on August 26, 1937. Earl attended Kirkwood Community College and continued farming at the family farm. He was also part of the Iowa National Guard....

Mar 15, 2022

MOUNT PLEASANT- Ardis Ogilvie, 86, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at New London Specialty Care.

Ardis was born February 21, 1936, in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, the daughter of Henry and Amy (Bonderson) Jacobson. She graduated from high school in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and earned a degree in nursing from Bethesda School of Nursing. On May...

Mar 14, 2022

MOUNT PLEASANT- Mary Jane Kauffman, 81, of Mount Pleasant, passed away on March 14, 2022, at Addington Place. 

Mary Jane was the daughter of Albert and Ruth (Hartman) Vaughan. She graduated from Burlington High School and Iowa Wesleyan College. In 1978, Mary Jane was united in marriage to James Christian Kauffman, in Mt. Union, Iowa. Mary Jane retired as a...

Mar 13, 2022

 

Mary D. Miller, daughter of Dennis J. and Ida (Helmuth) Miller, was born on March 5, 1923, in Kalona, IA. She died at her home in rural Kalona, following a short illness on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the age of 99 years and 8 days.  In her youth she was baptized and became a member of the Old...

Mar 12, 2022

Dwight E. Felling, age 87, of Marengo, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at Belle Plaine Specialty Care. A memorial service with military honors, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Trinity United Church of Christ, rural Marengo, with Pastor Tim Miller officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Memorials...

Mar 10, 2022

 

NORTH ENGLISH-Susan Kay Lucas was born June 22, 1960, in Sigourney, the daughter of Charles and Glenice (Slonaker) Moore.  She attended school at Keswick and Gibson before graduating from Tri-County High School in Thornburg in the class of 1979.  On May 26, 1979, she was united in marriage to Richard Lucas at the What Cheer Baptist Church.  Susan worked...

Mar 7, 2022

 

Living a full and active life for almost 90 years is a blessing. 

 

Ray Arlan (Skip) Coffman was born on April 25, 1932 on the family homestead just outside of South English, to parents Eva (Smith) and Harry Coffman.  He was the third child, joining sister, Mary Virginia (Ginger), and brother, George.  His youngest sister, Lois, would...

Mar 4, 2022

Mildred A. Heinze, age 86, of Des Moines, formerly of Amana, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Funeral service: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the Amana Church, Amana with Elder Betsy Momany officiating. Visitation: 10:00 a.m., until service time at the Amana Church. Burial will be at the Middle Amana Cemetery,...

Mar 3, 2022

Ruth Marie Eash, 93, died Thursday, March 3, 2022, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.

Ruth was born on May 10, 1928, in Crawfordsville, Iowa, the daughter of Joe W. and Anna (Graber) Rich. She was united in marriage to Gene Eash on June 1, 1950, at the Methodist church in Crawfordsville, Iowa. She was a long-time member...

Mar 3, 2022

Roger L. Wiebold, age 81, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at St. Lukes Living Center West, Cedar Rapids. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, June 13, 2022, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in rural Homestead, with Rev. Zachary Voss officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00...

Mar 1, 2022

 

Kalona- Mattie L. (Yoder) Miller was born on September 10, 1932, near Arthur IL to Levi D. and Elizabeth (Hochstedler) Yoder. Upon her confession of faith, she was baptized in the Old Order Amish Church and remained faithful until her death on

March 1, 2022. On October 17, 1957, she was united in marriage to Ezra Jay Miller. God...

Feb 28, 2022

 

Williamsburg-Andrew Glenn Brummel was born December 29, 1938, in Hull, Iowa, the son of Albert and Gertrude (Dykstra) Brummel.  Andy graduated from Western Christian High School in Hull, IA in 1956, then completed programs at Dordt College, A.I.B. and Central College where he earned a BA in Education. He later earned a MA in Library Science at Western Michigan...

Feb 25, 2022

Wellman- Wilma Stutzman was born May 11, 1920, in Wood River, Nebraska, the daughter of William N. and Barbara (Gascho) Stutzman. Wilma grew up in Wood River, in 1944 she moved to Wellman, she moved to Iowa City in 1950 until retiring in 1982 when she returned to Wellman. She worked in housekeeping then was a dietary Aide at the...

Feb 24, 2022

Claudia S. “Susie” Thompson, age 77, of Brooklyn, passed away at her home on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Per her request there will be no services. Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn is assisting the family with arrangements.

Susie is survived by her husband Tom of 29 years, of Brooklyn; three sons Tim Rouw, Todd Rouw of Omaha, NE.,...

Feb 23, 2022

 

John Foster Freese, 69, of Rocky Comfort, Missouri, died Wednesday February 23rd at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, surrounded by his family, after a short illness. 

 

He was born May 25, 1952 in Iowa City, Iowa to Baxter and Mary Foster Freese.  He grew up on a cattle, hog, turkey, and grain farm south of Wellman,...