Obits, Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

Sept. 2 funeral announcements

Memorial services for a Waukon man, 96 year old Bob Anderson, are Saturday at 12:30pm at St. John's Lutheran church in Waukon. Military honors will be held at Old West Paint Creek cemetery in rural Waukon. Friends may call an hour before services at the church. Martin Grau funeral home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Graveside services for a Decorah woman, 77 year old Sharon Boland, are Tuesday at 2pm at Canoe Ridge Lutheran cemetery. Visitation is 4-7pm Monday at Schluter Balik funeral home in Decorah.

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Sept. 1 funeral announcements

Services for an Oelwein man, 83 year old Forrest Converse, are Friday at 10:30am at Jamison Schmitz funeral home in Oelwein. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery. Visitation is 4-7pm Thursday at the funeral home and an hour before the service on Friday.

Services for a Maynard man, 91 year old William "Bill" Orr, are Saturday at 10am at Jamison Schmitz funeral home in Maynard. Burial in Dunham Grove cemetery in Randalia. Visitation is 4-7pm Friday and an hour before services Saturday at the funeral home.

A former Arlington resident, 54 year old Ty Schmidt of Janesville, died August 26th. Services are pending at Jamison Schmitz funeral home in Arlington.

Memorial Services for a former New Hampton woman, 74 year old Joanne Roberts of Wrangell, Arkansas, are Saturday at 3pm at Twin Ponds Nature Center. Hugeback Johnson funeral home is handling details.

Aug. 31 funeral announcements

A Nashua woman, 90 year old Rita Swinton, died Monday. Services are pending at Hugeback Johnson funeral home-Olson Chapel in Nashua.

Services for a Denver woman, 92 year old Florence Wille, are Friday at 10:30am at St. Peter Lutheran church in Denver. Burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is 5-7pm Thursday at Kaiser Corson funeral home in Denver, and an hour before services at the church.

A celebration of life for an Elgin woman, 89 year old Karolin Lehman, will be Saturday at 11am at First Baptist church in Elgin. Burial in the Elgin cemetery. Visitation is 4-7pm Friday at the church. Leonard Grau funeral home in Elgin is assisting the family.

Services for a former Luana woman, 74 year old Diane Wirkler of Elkader, are Friday at 1pm at Schutte Grau funeral home in Postville. Burial in the Postville cemetery.

Services for a Waukon woman, 90 year old Elsa Hager, are Thursday at 11am at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon. Burial in Oakland cemetery. Friends may call from 4pm to 7pm Wednesday at Martin Grau funeral home in Waukon.

Aug. 30 funeral announcements

Services for an Ossian woman, 97 year old Kathryn Uhlenhake, are Saturday at 11am at St. Francis de Sales Catholic church in Ossian. Burial in the church cemetery. Visitation is after 9am Saturday at the church. Schluter Balik funeral home is handling the arrangements.

Services for an Independence woman, 83 year old Jeanice Shafer, are Tuesday at 10:30am at the Union Church in Quasqueton. Burial in Wilson cemetery in Independence. Visitation is 4-7pm Monday (today) at White funeral home in Independence.

Graveside services for a Charles City woman, 94 year old Lois Pittman, are Tuesday at 11am at Riverside cemetery in Charles City. Hauser Weishaar funeral home in Charles City is in charge of arrangements.

A Festina woman, 86 year old Elaine Frana, died Saturday. A private funeral service will be held at a later date. Visitation is 4-7pm Wednesday at Our Lady of Seven Dolors church in Festina. Schluter Balik funeral home is handling arrangements.

A Decorah man, 55 year old Scott Sexton, died Friday. There will be no formal services. Schluter Balik funeral home is assisting the family.

Services for a Waverly man, 48 year old Jacob "Jake" Diesburg, are Tuesday at 10:30am at Trinity United Methodist church in Waverly. Burial with military honors at Horton Cemetery in Horton, Iowa. Visitation is 6-8pm Monday (today) at the church.

Services for a West union woman, 92 year old Gladys Nelson, are Saturday at 10:30am at West Clermont Lutheran church in Clermont. Burial in God's Acres cemetery in Clermont. Visitation is from 9am to 10:30am Saturday at the church. Burnham Wood Grau funeral home in West Union is assisting the family.

Services for an Independence woman, Sheryl Mace, are Saturday at 10am at Immanuel Lutheran church in Independence. The service will be livestreamed on the church's Facebook page. Burial in Wilson cemetery. Visitation is 4-8pm Friday at White Funeral home in Independence, and an hour before services at the church.

A celebration of life for a Harpers Ferry woman, 65 year old Terri Palmer, will be from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Friday, at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon.

Services for a Coggon woman, 77 year old Ruth Bacon, are Thursday at 11am at United Parish Church in Coggon. Burial in Coggon cemetery. Visitation is 3-8pm Wednesday at Leonard Muller funeral home in Manchester, and an hour before services at the church.

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