OBITUARIES

Dec 13, 2020

Williamsburg William F. Hynds, 81, Williamsburg, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church in Williamsburg. Visitation with family present will be from 9:30 am until service. Graveside services at Oak Hill Cemetery in Williamsburg. In lieu of flowers, the family requests...

Dec 12, 2020

Keith E. Taylor, age 85, of Williamsburg, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Compass Memorial Hospital. Per Keith’s wishes his body was donated to the University of Iowa deeded body program for research. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE OPEN HOUSE will be Saturday, July 17, 1-4 p.m. with a brief service by Pastor...

Dec 12, 2020

MOUNT PLEASANT - Wesley Dale Barton, 88, went home to his Lord on Saturday December 12th. He was surrounded by his loving family at the home he had built in Mt. Pleasant. The son of JF & Marie Barton, he was born June 15, 1932 on the family farm in Mt. Pleasant. Growing up on a farm, he learned the...

Dec 11, 2020

SIGOURNEY-Mildred I. Mather, age 93, of Sigourney, died Friday, December 11, 2020, at Manor House Care Center in Sigourney. Mildred was born December 27, 1926, in rural Sigourney, to Paul and Helen (Marshall) Clubb and received her education in country school. On October 27, 1948, she married James Edgar Mather at the Sigourney United Methodist Church. The couple lived and...

Dec 11, 2020

Patricia “Pat” McDonough, age 82 of Williamsburg, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 at her home. Private Funeral Services will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church with Fr. David Wilkening officiating. Friends are welcome to attend the burial at St. Mary Cemetery, Williamsburg at 2:30 P.M. on Monday, December 14, 2020. In lieu of flowers, cards and memorials...

Dec 10, 2020

Betty M. Rohr, 94, formerly of Marengo, Iowa, died Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Friendship Village in Schaumburg, Illinois. A private graveside service will be held December 16, 2020 at the Marengo Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa, with Rev. Diane Vorhies officiating. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting the family with arrangements.

Betty Margaret Hull was born January 19,...

Dec 9, 2020

Medora G. Hopp, age 96, of Williamsburg passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Highland Ridge Care Center. A private family graveside service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Conroy with Rev. Gary Sears officiating. Memorials may be contributed to Trinity Lutheran Church, Conroy. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting the family with arrangements.

She is...

Dec 8, 2020

Parnell- Phyllis Irene Hubbell was born August 12, 1945 in Marengo, Iowa, the daughter of Keith Garringer and Gerald & Lois (Hinder) Carney. She graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1963. On May 15, 1967 Phyllis was united in marriage to Albert William Hubbell in Lancaster, Missouri. She was a nursing assistant and unit clerk at the University of Iowa...

Dec 8, 2020

SIGOURNEY-William "Bill" Eugene Corrick, age 63, of Sigourney, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at his home. Bill was born March 29, 1957, in Moline, Illinois, to Gerald and Helen (Wheatley) Corrick and graduated from Tri County High School in 1975. A lifelong resident of the Keswick and Sigourney areas, Bill worked in housekeeping at the University of Iowa for 40...

Dec 8, 2020

Wellman- Kenneth D. Kempf was born January 20, 1935 in Wellman, Iowa, the son of Walter J and Alice C (Fuller) Kempf. Kenneth was a 1953 graduate of Wellman High School. He went on to serve as a 1st Lt. in the United States Air Force from 1954 - 1959 piloting F-94C fighter interceptor jets. Kenneth was united in marriage...

Dec 8, 2020

MOUNT PLEASANT - Dennis Edmond White, 81, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant from Covid-19. Dennis was born September 14, 1939 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa the son of Arthur and Doris (Howe) White. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1957. On March 21, 1959, Dennis was united in marriage to...

Dec 6, 2020

MOUNT PLEASANT- Jeanette R. Trueblood, a longtime resident of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Jeanette was born in rural Henry County on December 7, 1935, the daughter of Ray D. and Helen Alice (Harshbarger) Trueblood. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High in 1954 and went on to earn a teaching certificate at Iowa...

Dec 5, 2020

KEOTA-James "Jim" Allen Sheetz, 80 of Keota passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, where he was being treated for COVID. Jim was born on March 5th, 1940 to Andy and Florence (Frank) Sheetz in Washington, Iowa. He was the youngest of 10 children. Jim was raised in the Keota area, and received...

Dec 5, 2020

George E. Von Lienen, age 88 of Macon, MO., passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Moberly Regional Medical Center in Moberly, MO., after a long battle with COPD.

George was born October 8, 1932, in Sumner Township, Iowa County, the son of John W. and May Schafbuch Von Lienen. He graduated from Marengo High School in...

Dec 5, 2020

MOUNT PLEASANT- Gregory Balchunas, 62, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the VA Hospital in Iowa City from COVID pneumonia. Greg was born March 28, 1958, in Baltimore, Maryland, son of Anthony and Argriffin (Chasis) Balchunas. He graduated from Dundalk High School in Baltimore. He served in the United States Army in the 82nd Airborne. Greg was...

Dec 5, 2020

MT. PLEASANT - Janice Sinclair, 78, died Saturday, December 5, 2020, at New London Specialty Care in New London. Janice Eileen Whaley Sinclair was born April 25, 1942, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the daughter of Herman Russell and Lucille Lola Parker Whaley. She grew up in the Mt. Pleasant community and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1960. She...

Dec 5, 2020

Claude Amos Thomas, age 70, of Marengo, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center, in Cedar Rapids. There will not be any services. Memorials may be contributed to the Dialysis Unit, at Compass Memorial Hospital or the Marengo EMS. Kloster Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Claude is survived by his wife...

Dec 3, 2020

MOUNT PLEASANT - Connie W. Putney, 81, died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Connie was born April 15, 1939, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph and Dana (Whitaker) Williams. She graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1957. On January 4, 1959 Connie was united in marriage to Larry Putney, in the First...

Dec 2, 2020

Kalona-Alva Gingerich, Jr. "Junior" of Kalona, IA, died on December 2, 2020 at the age of 92. He lived on the Pleasantview Home property since 2000 and was a resident of the Home for the past month, following a hospitalization. Alva was born on Sept. 3, 1928 in Johnson County, son of Alva Gingerich, Sr. and Mildred Schneider Gingerich. He...

Dec 2, 2020

Virginia K. Neumann, age 78, of Amana passed away after a short illness at Colonial Manor of Amana on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Funeral Service: 10:30 am., Monday, December 7, 2020 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo with Pastor Andrew Gray officiating. Family and friends may come from 10:00 am., until service time. Masks and social distancing are encouraged....