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Joanne Bruegge
Mar 13, 2013
Joanne Mae Bruegge, age 73, of Washington, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at her residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. Celebration of life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the St. James Catholic Church with Father Troy Richmond officiating. Visitation will begin noon Friday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where...
Thomas English
Mar 8, 2013
Thomas E. English, age 88, of Washington, Iowa, died Friday, March 8, 2013, at the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2013, at the United Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Stiles officiating. Visitation will begin noon Thursday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family...
Lucille Reighard
Mar 6, 2013
Lucille J. Reighard, age 81, of Washington, Iowa, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the M.L. McCreedy Home after having been seriously ill for the past month. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013 at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with Father Troy Richmond officiating. General calling hours will be held...
Esther Birney
Mar 5, 2013
Esther Birney, 90, of Washington, Iowa passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Halcyon House following a decline in health over the past few years. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. with Ilene Schnicker officiating. General calling hours will be held at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home...
Raymond Howsare
Feb 27, 2013
Raymond Howsare, age 95, of Indianola, Iowa, formerly of Crawfordsville, Iowa died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 3:00 a.m. at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the United Church of Crawfordsville with Pastor Jason Collier officiating. Visitation will begin 4:00...
Eleanor Timmins
Feb 25, 2013
Eleanor Rebecca Sanders Timmins, age 73, of Washington, Iowa, died Monday, February 25, 2013, at the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 2013, at the United Methodist Church in Washington with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Visitation begins 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Jones & Eden Funeral...
Mary Jeffries
Feb 17, 2013
Mary Ellen Jeffries, age 83, of Washington, Iowa died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Vintage Hills Cooperative in Ankeny, Iowa after a lengthy illness. Celebration of life services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Keith Carlson officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until...
Shirley Long
Feb 17, 2013
Shirley I. Long, age 82, of Washington, Iowa died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at her residence after failing in health for the past six months. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Deb Schmidt officiating. Visitation will begin noon Wednesday at the Jones & Eden...
Annette Sistern
Feb 12, 2013
M. Annette Sistern, age 52, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at the Washington County Hospital after failing in health for the past two years. Celebration of life services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 18, 2012 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Stiles officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until...
Arthur Witthoft
Feb 11, 2013
Arthur John "Art" Witthoft, age 98, of Washington, Iowa, died Monday, February 11, 2013 following a short illness. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 15, 2013 at the United Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Visitation will begin noon Thursday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from...
Kenneth "Kenny" Bodkins
Feb 9, 2013
Kenneth Dale Bodkins, age 62, of Washington, Iowa, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness. In celebration of Kenny's life the family will receive friends at the Marr Park Conservation Center on Friday, February 15, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The Jones & Eden Funeral Home is...
Belvia Lemke
Feb 8, 2013
Belvia Jo Lemke, age 85, of Weslaco, Texas, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at the Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, following complications of surgery. Celebration of life services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Casey, Iowa. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m....
Bonnie Kempf
Jan 30, 2013
Bonnie Lea Kempf, age 64, of Washington, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics after a battle with cancer. A time of visitation will begin noon Sunday, February 3, 2013, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 2:00 until 4:00 Sunday afternoon. A private family memorial...
Peggy Miksch
Jan 22, 2013
Peggy J. Miksch, age 59, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Great River Hospice Center after failing in health since October 30th. Celebration of life services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Colton Clay and Rev. Dan McClure officiating. Visitation will begin noon Friday...
Walter Lance
Jan 21, 2013
Walter D. Lance, age 92, of Washington, Iowa and Diamondhead, Mississippi, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at the Washington County Hospital after a sudden illness. A memorial service will take place at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the Day Lounge of Halcyon House. Military honors will be conducted by Washington American Legion Post 29. Private family interment will...
Erma Dolezal
Jan 21, 2013
Erma Pauline Dolezal, age 80, Iowa City, Iowa, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at Mercy Hospital following an eight month battle with cancer. Private family graveside services will take place at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sigourney, Iowa at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials have been established fro Iowa City Hospice. Online condolences may be sent for Pauline's...
Helen Thorne
Jan 20, 2013
Helen Louise Thorne, age 71, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, January 20, 2013, in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii, following a two-year battle with cancer. Celebration of life services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Visitation will begin noon Monday, January 28, 2013, at the Jones...
Gilbert Wood
Jan 15, 2013
Gilbert Alex Wood, age 88, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at his residence following a short illness. Celebration of life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the Jones Eden Funeral Home with Rev. Herb Yoder officiating. Visitation will begin noon Friday at the Jones Eden Funeral Home where the family will...
Jean Conry
Jan 12, 2013
Jean Moore Conry, age 87, of Washington, Iowa, formerly of Ainsworth, died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Halcyon House in Washington after failing in health for the past four years. Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January, 16, 2013 at the Ainsworth Community Church with Pastor Jim Stiles officiating. Visitation will begin noon Tuesday at...
Wilma Atkinson
Jan 8, 2013
Wilma Jane Atkinson, age 91, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 08, 2013, at the Washington County Hospital following a short illness. Celebration of life services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 11, 2013 at the United Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Stiles officiating. Visitation will begin noon Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home...
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