Obits for Friday, Dec. 22, 2017

Services for a Sumner woman, 75 year old Patricia Beman are Saturday, 10:30 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Sumner.  Visitation is Friday, 4-7pm at Becker Milnes Funeral Home and also one hour prior to services at the church.

Services for an Oelwein woman, 65 year old Marilyn Ralls are Thursday December 28th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oelwein.  Visitation is Wednesday, 3-7pm and Thursday from 9-10 both at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein.

Services for a Postville man, 86 year old Dean Gunderson are Tuesday, 11am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville.  Visitation is from 9-11 on Tuesday at the church.  Schutte-Grau Funeral Home in Postville is assisting the family.

Services for a Granger woman, 85 year old Betty Papenheim-Biwer formerly of Elma are Friday December 29th at 10:30am at the Immaculate Conception Church in Elma.  Burial in Calvary Cemetery, Elma.  Visitation is Thursday, 4-7pm at Conway-Markham Funeral Home with a 4:30 Scripture Service.  Visitation will continue at the funeral home on Friday, one hour prior to services.  Prior to services in Elma on Friday, there will be a 9am memorial Mass at Assumption Catholic Church in Granger.

Services for a New Hampton woman, 38 year old Patti Slick-Hoeck are Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Hampton.  Burial in the New Hampton Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 4-7pm at Conway-Markham Funeral Home and also one hour prior to services at the church.

Mass of Christian Burial Services for a New Hampton woman, 76 year old Madonna Flick are Saturday, 10:30 at Holy Family Parish, New Hampton.  Burial at New Hampton Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, 4-8pm at Holy Family Parish, Gathering Space with a scripture service at 7:30.  Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Saturday at the church.

Services for a Decorah man, 94 year old Robert “Bob” Sparkes formerly of Fairport New York are Thursday, 2pm at Congregational United Church of Christ, Decorah.