Obituaries

Timothy Wayne Schlatter, 54, passed peacefully in his home at Richmond, Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, where he had been lovingly cared for the past week by his family and Hospice of Iowa City.

WELLMAN – Amy Leona White, 98, died  Sunday, December 18, 2011 at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.  Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until service time on Wednesday. A memorial fund has been established for Washington County Hospice and the Wellman Scofield Public Library.

Susan Mae (Yoder) Beachy passed away peacefully in her rural Kalona home Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011

Funeral services will be 9:30 am,Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at the Paul Beachy residence located at 1069 Maple Ave, Kalona.  Visitation will be Monday all day at the Alvin Beachy residence at 2270 150^th St. and Tuesday at the Paul Beachy residence.  Burial will be in the Peter Miller Cemetery, Kalona.

 

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Richard A. Knerr, 73,  died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at his home in Wellman from lung cancer.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m.  Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. A private graveside service will be held in the Wellman Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established for Washington County Hospice.

Maxine M. Lee, 94, of Sigourney, Iowa, formerly of Webster, Iowa, died Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Sigourney Care Center in Sigourney. A Celebration of Life Service was held at the Webster United Methodist Church Tuesday, December 13,  at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Jim Stout officiating. Visitation was at the Powell Funeral Home in North English Monday, December 12,  from 4 – 7 p.m. Burial was in the South English Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established for the Webster United Methodist Church and Keokuk County Hospice. Memorials and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.

Eldon G. Ropp, 79, of Kalona, Iowa,  died Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

Funeral services were held in Kalona Friday, December 9,  at 9:30 a.m. at the Elson Ropp residence 2484  540th St, Kalona.  Services were held in Bremen, Indiana,  Sunday, December 11, at 9:30 am. at the Dennis Hochstetler residence.

Kaitlyn Grace Miller, daughter of Ledru and Annette Miller, was stillborn Friday, December 9, 2011, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 17,  at the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with Pastor Corey Miller and Pastor Martha Yoder officiating. The family will greet friends following the service.

The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the arrangements. www.powellfuneralhomes.com

Jonathan D. McVay, 34, of Wellman, Iowa, died Friday, December 9, 2011, at his home in rural Wellman.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held 1 p.m., Thursday, December 15,  at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman.    Burial will follow in the Wassonville Cemetery.

Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.

Maxine M. Lee, 94, of Sigourney and formerly Webster, died on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Sigourney Care Center in Sigourney.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Webster United Methodist Church on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Jim Stout officiating. Visitation will be at the Powell Funeral Home in North English on Monday, December 12, 2011 from  4-7 p.m.. Burial will be in the South English Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established for the Webster United Methodist Church and Keokuk County Hospice. Memorials and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.

Leta L. Miller, 87, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at her home in Wellman.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 26,  at the Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wellman. Pastor Elmer Miller will officiate. Burial will be in the Upper Deer Creek Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. on Friday 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 Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church and Iowa City Hospice.

A celebration of life for Ted L. Saforek, 79, of Washington, Iowa, will be held Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at 10:30 a.m.  at the Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church in rural Wayland, Iowa, with Pastor Bob Spilger officiating. Burial will follow at the Fern Cliff Cemetery.

Mr. Saforek died Saturday, November 19, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic in Iowa City.

Visitation will be held from noon until 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 22, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. A general memorial fund has been established.

 

Robert Winston Dunaway
Robert Winston “Coach Bob” Dunaway, 83, of Wellsville, Kansas,  passed away Monday, November 7, 2011.

Memorial services were  held Saturday, November 12, at Wellsville Baptist Church in Wellsville. Burial of cremains was in the Wellsville Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Wellsville Baptist Church, P.O. Box 555, Wellsville, KS 66092.

He is survived by two daughters, Emma Shows (Robert), Helena, Alabama; Eva Kolosiek, Wellman, Iowa; two sons, Brian Dunaway (Amanda), Wellsville; Troy Dunaway (Kim), Charlottesville, Virginia; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two nieces, Debbie Foley and Trish Fedrick; and a brother, Von B. Dunaway, Jackson, Mississippi.