Obituaries

Robert H. "Bobby" "Muskrat" Everson, age 74, of Clinton, passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, at Mercy One Hospital. In following Robert's wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date. The Pape Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Robert was born in Clinton on...

Caroline Kay Manley, 78, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Rockport, Maine.
Born on November 30, 1946, in Pasadena, California, Caroline was the only child of the late Hale F. Pieper and Louise J. Lewis Pieper. She grew up in Clinton, Iowa, where she graduated from Clinton High School in 1964. It was there...

Robert F. Jones Jr., 70 of Topeka, KS, formerly of Clinton, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at Genesis East Hospital in Davenport. Burial took place at Oakland Cemetery with military honors from the Clinton AMVETS. Online condolences may be left at www.papefh.com.

Robert was born in Clinton on...

Dolores E. "Dee" (Sander) Wilson age 97 of Clinton, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Fieldstone in DeWitt. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Faith Lutheran Church in Andover. Visitation will be from 9:30 AM until the service at the Church. Burial will be in Clinton...

Allen J. Cousins, age 82 of Clinton, IA, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, IA. Cremation rites are planned, and no services are planned at this time. The family requests memorials to Mooseheart, a charity close to Allen's heart that supports children in need, at...

Lois Joan Widner (Bowman), 92, passed away on April 6, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on January 13, 1933, in Maquoketa, Iowa to Florence and Francis (nee' Goetz) Bowman. She married Maxon Vaughn Widner Jr. January 10, 1930, in Clinton, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband; her parents;...

Karl Richard Lemke, 85, of Clinton, Iowa passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Resthave, Morrison, IL.
Services for Karl will be held at 11:00AM Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held from 4:00PM to 7:00PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Military...

Lorraine M. Steines, 93, of Clinton passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025 at the Alverno Senior Care Center - Clinton.
All funeral related events will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton, IA. Visitation: 9:30-11:00 AM. Funeral Service: 11:00 AM. Luncheon: 12:00.
Interment: 2:00 PM at...

Dwight E. Wheelan, age 90, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away Monday April 14, 2025 at his home. According to his wishes, there will be no services. Body donation to the University of Iowa Deeded Body Program. Online condolences may be left at www.papefh.com.
Dwight was born on Sept. 14, 1934 in Paris, Missouri, the...

Rose Marie Kamrath, 82, of Tiskilwa, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025 at OSF St. Clare in Princeton, Illinois.

Rose was born in Clinton, Iowa on June 12, 1942 to Dan and Lucile Hague. Rose was the first of four children followed by her sister, Linda Henry, brother Danny Hague, and sister Barbara Hague...

Lester L. Langrehr Jr, 88, of Clinton, was joyfully welcomed into the arms of his precious Lord on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Addington Place in Clinton, IA, surrounded by his adoring daughters.
Visitation will be Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 9:00 am, at the River Church in Clinton, with the funeral immediately...

Patricia Ann Reed age 80 of Clinton, IA passed away Sunday April 6, 2025 at her home. Funeral service will be held 1:00 PM Saturday April 12th at Trinity Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held Friday April 11th from 4 - 7 PM at the church. The Pape Funeral Home is assisting the family. Burial will be at...

Ronald Andresen, 89 years young, of Clinton, Iowa, peacefully passed on from this world April 2, 2025, in Davenport, Iowa.
Ron was born in Clinton, Iowa to William and Betty (Beane) Andresen. He graduated from Clinton High School and went on to serve as a Navigator in the US Airforce. After proudly serving his...

Sarah E. Curtis age 91 of Clinton, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025 at the Alverno. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at the Pape Funeral Home. Following the visitation cremation rites will be accorded.

Sarah was born in Warsaw, IL on September 25, 1933, the daughter of...

Patricia "Patty" Laughlin, 73 of Clinton, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held at the Pape Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 4-6 PM. Cremation rites will be accorded following the visitation. Online...

Gloria Ann Schroeder age 75 of DeWitt, IA passed away Friday March 28, 2025 at Fieldstone of DeWitt. Funeral service to be held 2:00 PM Sunday April 6th at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Charlotte. Visitation will be Sunday April 6th at 12:30 PM until the service hour at the church. The Pape Funeral Home is assisting...

James "Jim" Oelberg age 64 of Clinton, IA, formerly of Elma, IA, died Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at his home.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2025, at Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in Elma with Rev. Paula Hemann officiating. Interment will be held in Howard Cemetery,...

Donna J. Cherveny, 86, of Clinton, passed away, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at MercyOne - Clinton.

A private family service was held. The Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting her obituary at www.snellzornig.com.

Donna Jean Brack was born on...

Colleen Marie Anglese (née O'Donnell), affectionately known as the "keeper of the fairies" of Albany, Illinois, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the age of 77, surrounded by her family at Resthave in Morrison, Illinois.
Cremation rites were accorded; per Colleen's wishes there will be no visitation or...

Pamela Ann Whisker, 77, of Clinton, Iowa passed away at Addington Place on Sunday, March 23, 2025. Funeral services occur at 3 pm on Thursday, March 27, at Lemke Funeral Homes - South Chapel. A visitation occurs two hours prior from 1 pm until the service hour at the Funeral Home. Following services, cremation...

Robert (Bob) L. Bock, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle passed away peacefully on February 17th 2025, at the age of 96. Bob was born on May 11, 1928, in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Harry Bock and Florence (Bloore) Bock. He was the oldest of 3 siblings: Bob, Shirley and Bill. Life on the farm back when...

Joyce A. Rowe, 83, of Camanche, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Funeral Services will be at noon, Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Camanche Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Gary Mulholland, Russ Wiebers, Jerry Wiebers, Gary...

Carol A. Taylor, age 86, of Clinton passed away Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Mercy One Hospital. Private funeral services have been held. Burial was in Clinton Lawn Cemetery. The Pape Funeral Home assisted the family.
Carol was born in Clinton on September 6, 1938, the daughter of Glenn and Irene (Zbinden) Bailey. ...

Judith Mae Diesch, age 79, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Alverno. Per Judy's wishes there will be no visitation. A private service will be at a later date. The Pape Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Judith was born October 27, 1945, the daughter of Ernest and Marcella (Gillson)...

Robert E. "Bob" Hudson, age 62, of Clinton passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral services will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Pape Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Following the...

Donna Mae Galusha, 92, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away, Wednesday February 5, 2025, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Following Donna's wishes, cremation rights were accorded. A memorial service and gathering of family and friends will take place Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Faith Lutheran Church in Andover,...

CAMANCHE [mdash] Carroll J. Eizenga, 89, of Camanche passed away Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Park Vista Retirement Living in Camanche.
Funeral Services will be at noon Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the Camanche Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory. Burial will be in Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Serving as...

James "Jim" Edward Abbott, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Clinton, passed away at Harmony Healthcare Center, Cedar Rapids, on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Funeral services will take place at 11 am on Saturday, March 15, at Lemke Funeral Homes — South Chapel. A visitation occurs from 4 pm to 7 pm on Friday, March...

Barbara E. Berg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, at the age of 76.
Barbara was born July 12, 1948, in Maquoketa, Iowa, the daughter of Donald and Ellen (Schoenherr) Lindemier. She attended the Emeline School from kindergarten to...

Marcella Margaret Hilbert, 97, of DeWitt, Iowa, passed away peacefully at Genesis East Hospital, Davenport, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Honoring her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded with a Memorial Service and burial taking place at a later date. Lemke Funeral Homes is honored to serve the family of...

David V. Giebelstein, 82, of Clinton, passed away, Friday, March 7, 2025, at the University of Iowa Downtown Medical Center - Iowa City, Iowa.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Gateway Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Lost Nation Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be his...

Dr. William H. "Bill" Feddersen passed away on March 4, 2025 at his home in Palm Desert, California at the age of 84. He was born on May 28, 1940 in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Mary and Harold Feddersen. He grew up on a small farm near Thomson, Illinois, where he graduated as valedictorian of his high school class in...

Shirley Hanrahan, 93, of DeWitt, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Fieldstone of DeWitt.

Shirley was born in Clinton, Iowa on January 29, 1932, to Lee and Loretta (Quade) Gilbert. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1949 and went on to receive a bachelor's degree in education from Marycrest...

James Dennis Boothby, 81, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.

Family and friends will celebrate James's life in late May, with the time and date to be announced.

James was born on May 31, 1943, in Clinton, Iowa, to John Daniel 'Jack' Boothby and Bernetta Hass. He proudly served in the...

Suzanne Huebner Vesely, age 91, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home with her family at her side. Most who knew Suzanne well, called her Sue. She was born in Clinton, Iowa, on August 13, 1933, to Gladys Helfert Huebner and Leo Huebner.

Sue spent her early years in Sabula, Iowa, alongside her beloved...

Gloria Ann (Phillips) Grams, 92, of Morrison, Illinois, passed away peacefully, Friday, February 28, 2025, at Resthave Home in Morrison.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home and will continue until the start of her...

Patrick W. "Pat" Fier, 68, of Maquoketa, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
Patrick William Fier was born on January 19, 1957 in Maquoketa, Iowa, to Lawrence and Arlene (Lindstrom) Fier. He was raised on the Fier farm east of Maquoketa. He graduated from Maquoketa Community High School...

Leland G. Winch, 70, of Maquoketa, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at his home, leaving a lasting legacy as an inspiring organ donor who gifted life to others .A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 9, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Grossman Hall in Delmar. Dawson Funeral Services is...

Mark A. "Howie" Howard age 60 of Clinton, IA passed away Monday Feb. 24, 20225 at Clarissa Cook Hospice in Bettendorf, IA. Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday March 15th starting at 2:00 PM at Imperial Lanes in Camanche, IA. Family ask you wear your favorite team apparel....

Thomas C. Claussen, 78, of Clinton passed away Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Genesis Medical Center - East.

A Celebration of Life will be at Denny-O's in Fulton from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory is honored to serve the Claussen family and online condolences may...

Debra "Debi" Lynn Geronzin, 66, of Clinton, Iowa passed away in her home on February 19, 2025. Honoring her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded with a funeral service taking place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, at Lemke Funeral Homes - South Chapel. A visitation will occur one hour prior to the...

Elmer "Bud" Jaeger, 90, of Leesburg, Florida, formerly of Camanche, Iowa, and Morrison, Illinois, died Thursday, February 20, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton,...

Sonja L. Housenga, 81, of Clinton, passed away, Thursday, February 20, 2025, at the Alverno.
Funeral Services will be 6 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory. Visitation from 4 p.m. to the service time Tuesday. A private family burial will be in the Clinton...

Darwin Andresen, 64, of DeWitt, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.

The family will greet relatives and friends on Monday, February 24, from 3:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday at Schultz Funeral Home in DeWitt. A private family service will be held, with interment at Clinton Lawn...

Mary Ann Hehlke, 84, of Camanche, Iowa passed away at the Alverno on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Cremation rites have been accorded with a funeral service taking place on Saturday, February 22, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Camanche, Iowa. Service times are pending, visit the online obituary for updates. Lemke...

Roger John Tarr, 89, of Green Island, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Mill Valley Care Center in Bellevue. Visitation will be 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Monday, February 24, 2025 at Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bellevue. Funeral Services will begin following the visitation at the funeral...

Marcella R. Davis, 86, of Clinton passed away Sunday, February 16, 2025, at her home.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 20, 2025, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Clinton. Burial will be in the Springdale Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Zachery Davis, Ryne Davis, Adam Davis, Chris...

Robert E. "Rob" Ebensberger, age 62, of Clinton, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2025, at his home. A visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Pape Funeral Home. A Rose Croix service will begin at 1 p.m. A luncheon will follow at the Clinton AMVETS.
Rob was born in...

Joanne Elizabeth Howard was born on January 21, 1941, to Marion Curtis Howard and Johanne Elizabeth (Beth) Howard in Clinton, Iowa. She shared her childhood with one brother, Benjamin Willis Howard of New York. She married Gary Carl Mensinger on December 17, 1960, in Clinton, Iowa.
Joanne and Gary celebrated their...

Dwight Alan Englund, 70 of Washington, died Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at his home. His body has been cremated, and a memorial service will be at a later date. Memorials may be sent to Janet Ketelsen at PO Box 383 Washington, Iowa 52353 to assist with expenses. The Beatty Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the...

Carla Rae Kowzic, 73, of Clinton passed away peacefully at her home on February 10th, 2025. Her adoring sister and daughter ensured that she was surrounded by their love until the moment she beautifully transitioned into Heaven.

Carla was born January 20, 1952 in Clinton, IA to Orville and Rose (Knapp) Rickertsen....

Bernard (Bernie) Lehman, 103, of Clinton, passed away at MercyOne on Monday morning. Bernie was partners with his brothers Edward and Milton in Lehman & Co. Auto and Truck Parts in Clinton.

Bernie was born and raised in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Julius Lehman and Sarah (Levy) Lehman. A member of a large Jewish...

SUE CAROL WING, 88, of Morrison, IL, died Sunday, February 9, 2025 at Allure of Prophetstown.

A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. - 12 noon on Friday, February 14, 2025, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. The funeral service is the same day - starting at noon, following the visitation....

Susan Christiansen, age 72 of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2025 at Addington Place of Clinton. According to her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.papefh.com.

Susan Kathleen Christiansen was born at...

Betty Marie Mills, 97, of Albany, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at her home in Albany. There will be no services, she will be buried next to her husband at the National Cemetery, Rock Island, Illinois. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting snellzornig.com. Snell-Zornig assisted the...

Brice Everson, 27, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Camanche, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at Main Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
Brice was caring, compassionate and determined. He made a strong impression and connection with so many people. There have been countless tributes on...

Violette Edna (DeLaMater) Kucera, 106, passed into the hands of the Lord, Monday afternoon,
January 27, 2025.
A memorial service will be held at St. John's United Methodist Church, Davenport, Iowa, on
Friday, February 7, at 3 p.m. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 10, from 10-11 a.m., in the chapel at...

Harold L. Smith, age 86, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away Friday Jan. 31, 2025, at MercyOne of Clinton. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Pape Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery...

BROUSSARD, La.— Patricia Elaine Clark, age 75, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025 in Broussard.
Patricia was born September 24, 1949 in Pensacola, Florida, to William D. "Bill" and Norma Jean (Gregory) Buhlig Sr. She was raised in Albany, Illinois, and graduated from Fulton High School in Fulton, Illinois....