Obituaries

Don Hurley Long. 87, died Jan. 14, 2012

Graveside services with military honors were conducted Monday, Jan 16, at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn South Cemetery in Fla.

A celebration of the deceased’s  life was held at Granada Presbyterian Church  Jan 16,

Don Hurley Long

followed by a reception at the Church.

LaVerda Estelle Stutzman died  Friday, January 13, 2012 at her son’s home in rural Keota.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.

LaVerda Stutzman

Tuesday, January 17,  at  Salem Mennonite Church in rural Keota. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m.  Monday at the Salem Mennonite Church where the family will greet friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. The Powell Funeral Home in Wellman is in charge of the arrangements.

Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Clarence Lloyd Gingerich died Sundsay, January 8, 2012, in his rural Kalona home resulting from complications of COPD.

Clarence Lloyd Gingrich

A celebration of life in honor of the  deceased will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, Services will be at the Kalona United Methodist Church with Pastor Gerry Kahler officiating.

Burial will be in the National Cemetery in Vining, Iowa at 2:30 p.m.  Wednesday.

Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.

A memorial fund has been established for the Kalona United Methodist Church and Hospice of Washington County.

Joseph Nowell

Joseph Samuel Nowell Sr, 85, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in Parkview Manor, Wellman.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m.  Thursday, January 12, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman.  Chaplain Mary Arnold will officiate.  Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Thursday.  A general Memorial fund has been established.

Steven Vincent, 49, of Cedar Rapids died Friday, January 6, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, January 10, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Hiawatha.

Friends may call from 5-7 p.m. Monday evening at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.  A private inurnment will be held at a later date.

Steven Vincent

A memorial fund has been established.

Online condolences may be left at www.cedarmemorial.com under “obituaries”.

Iona L Swartzendruber, 90, died Friday, January 06, 2012, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a yearlong decline in health.

A celebration of her life will be held 9:30 a.m. Monday, January 9,  at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with pastors Scott Swartzendruber and Mick Murray officiating.  Burial will follow in the East Union Cemetery.

Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Sunday, January 8, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.  A memorial fund has been established for the Pleasantview Home Memorial Garden.

Henry Hochstedler, 86, died Jan. 5, 2012 in Kalona.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday January  9, 2012, at the Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Kalona.  Pastors John King, Floyd Helmuth and Floyd Yutzy will officiate.  Burial will be  in the Fairview Cemetery in rural Kalona.

Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m.Sunday at the Sunnyside Mennonite Church where the family will greet friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for Sunnyside Church Missions.   The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Dorothy M. Drozd,  91, died  Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at Parkview Manor in Wellman.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 10, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Pastor Mark Larson will officiate. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m.Monday at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman where the family will greet friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for the First Baptist Church.

Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Marjorie Voigt Moore, 85,  died Janury 2, 2012 in Iowa City

A memorial in her memory has been established at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mediapolis, Iowa 52637.

Mary Jane (Gingerich) Miller, 69,  of Kalona passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, January 2, 2012.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, January 6,  at the Morris Miller residence at 1115 Kiwi Ave in rural Kalona. Minister in charge is Vernon Yoder. Burial will be in the Brenneman Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at the Miller residence and will continue all day on Thursday. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Virgil Lynn Miller, 71, died Sunday, January 1st, 2012.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 5,  at the Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Fairview Mennonite Church. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the arrangements.

Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Jennifer Lynn Husmann, 34,  of Wellman, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident north of Wellman.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m.  Monday, Jan. 2,  at the Powell Funeral Home.

A Jennifer Husmann Memorial Fund has been established at Hills Bank in Wellman. The proceeds will be used to establish an education fund for her daughter Lyla. Contributions may be mailed to Jennifer Husmann Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 314, Wellman, IA 52356.

Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com