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Donald A. Schantz
Dec 19, 2016
Donald A. Schantz, age 84, of Washington, Iowa, died Monday, December 19, 2016, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a short illness. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with Rev. Edward Wenger and Pastor Ryan Dexter officiating. Calling hours will begin noon Thursday at...
Victor W. Thompson
Dec 10, 2016
Victor W. Thompson, age 86, of Washington, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington. Celebration of life services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 15, 2016 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 am Thursday morning. Military Honors will be conducted following the service....
Rachel Pollock
Dec 10, 2016
Rachel Lois Pollock, age 92, of Washington, Iowa, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, following a short illness. Memorial services will be held 6:30 p.m. Sunday, December 18th at the United Presbyterian Home in conjunction with Evensong services. Interment will take place at a later date at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa....
Marcella M. Renoux
Dec 10, 2016
Marcella "Marcie" Magdalena (Bowser) Renoux died peacefully December 10, 2016 at McCreedy Home in Washington. Marcie was 82 years old. Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 16th, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Ben Blanchard officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Internment will take...
Carl Schmidt
Dec 9, 2016
Carl Richard Schmidt, age 68, of Washington, Iowa, formerly of Moline, Illinois, died Friday, December 9, 2016, at the Halcyon House in Washington, Iowa. Mass of the Resurrection will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 15, 2016, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside, Iowa, with Fr. David Brownfield and Fr. Bernie Weir officiating. Calling hours will begin noon Wednesday...
Roy Williams
Dec 8, 2016
Roy Leonard Williams, age 89, of Washington, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Halcyon House in Washington. The family will honor his life in a reunion this coming spring. He will be laid to rest at the Fairview Cemetery in Denmark, Iowa Roy was born on a farm in Denmark, Iowa on August 23, 1927. He was one...
Claudia L. Walterhouse
Dec 3, 2016
Claudia Lucille Walterhouse, age 99, of Iowa City, Iowa, formerly of Washington, Iowa, passed away peacefully just after midnight on December 3, 2016 at Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City. Celebration of life services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 6th at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Chris Arch officiating. The family will...
Joan Lucille Venzke
Dec 2, 2016
Joan Lucille Venzke, age 85, of Washington, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Celebration of life services will be held at a later date. Memorials have been established for Hospice of Washington County. Online condolences may be sent for Joan's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com Joan was born August 21,...
Frances L. Ray
Dec 2, 2016
Frances L. Ray, age 96, of Washington, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington. Celebration of life services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016 in the Main Dining Room of the United Presbyterian Home. Memorials have been established for the United Presbyterian Home or Hospice of Washington County....
William Blum
Nov 30, 2016
William Russell "Bill" Blum, age 66, of Crawfordsville, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the University of Iowa Hospital following a short illness. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 5, 2016 at the United Church of Crawfordsville with Pastor Jason Collier officiating. Calling hours will begin noon Sunday at the Jones & Eden...
Eric Scott Waterhouse
Nov 27, 2016
Eric Scott Waterhouse, age 31, of Washington, Iowa, died suddenly on Sunday, November 27, 2016, in rural Washington County. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Church of God in Brighton, Iowa, with Rev. Grant Gerdom and Rev. Rick Zickefoose co-officiating. Calling hours will begin noon Monday at the Jones & Eden...
Rev. Dr. Weldon Austin Whitenack
Nov 26, 2016
Rev. Dr. Weldon Austin Whitenack, age 90, of Washington, Iowa, died Saturday, November 26, 2016, at the Washington County Hospital following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in Washington with Rev. Dr. J. Robert Burkhart, Rev. Ben Blanchard and Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating. Calling hours will begin...
Ronald Roy Flora
Nov 25, 2016
Ronald Roy Flora, age 72, of Washington, Iowa, formerly of Fairfield, died Friday, November 25, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospital following a lengthy illness. Celebration of life services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 29th at the First Christian Church in Washington with Pastor Colton Clay officiating. The family will be present to receive friends from...
Albert Brock
Nov 24, 2016
Albert "Al" Brock, age 68, of Washington, Iowa, died Thursday, November 24, 2016, at the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness. Celebration of life services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Ben Blanchard officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at...
Randy Wayne Rhodes
Nov 24, 2016
Randy Wayne Rhodes, age 55, of Ainsworth, Iowa, died Thursday, November 24, 2016, at the Hawkeye Motel in Washington following a short illness. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Jason Collier officiating. Calling hours will begin at noon Friday at the Jones & Eden...
Gale Arnold
Nov 23, 2016
Gale E. Arnold, age 77, of Washington, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at his residence. Celebration of life services will be held at a later date. A general memorial has been established. Online condolences may be sent for Gale's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com . Gale was born April 13, 1939 in Washington,...
Elsie Dockendorff
Nov 19, 2016
Elsie Dockendorff, age 99, of Washington, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, November 23, 2016 from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Family services will be held at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Danville, Iowa at a later date....
William Everette Richmond
Nov 17, 2016
William Everette Richmond, infant son of Mark and Jaclyn Richmond, died Thursday, November 17, 2016. Mass of the Resurrection will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 22nd at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with Fr. Dustin Vu and Fr. Steve Garner officiating. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa. Memorials have been...
Willard Dale Leffler
Nov 9, 2016
Willard Dale "Tuff" Leffler, age 73, of Hedrick, Iowa, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, November 09, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospital following a short illness. Celebration of life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 12, 2016, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Darryl Carr officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:00...
Jim Nicholson
Nov 7, 2016
James Lee "Jim" Nicholson, age 70, of Bullhead City, Arizona, formerly of Washington, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 in Arizona following a lengthy illness. Services and interment will be private. Online condolences may be sent for Jim's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com . James Lee Nicholson was born December 22, 1945 in Washington County, Iowa, the son...
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