Obituaries

Dawn D. Daly, age 67, of Clinton passed away Monday, August 3, 2026, at Genesis East Hospital in Davenport. In following Dawn's wishes cremation rites have been accorded. No services are planned at this time. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery. The Pape Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Dawn was born a...

Patrick Nixon, 81, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, formerly of Clinton, passed away on July 8, 2026, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville from complications related to Ramsay Hunt Syndrome.
Pat was born March 17, 1945, in Clinton to Robert V. Nixon and Hazel (Powell) Nixon. He joined the United States...

Patricia Joyce Bussie, 89, of Clinton passed away Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the Alverno - Clinton.
Funeral Services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, August 8, 2026, at Calvary Baptist Church in Clinton. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Brennen Posey, Mark Posey, Brady Nance, Lane...

Barbara Ann Koehn, age 74, of Peotone, Illinois, died on July 27, 2026, at Riverside Hospital in Kankakee. Visitation will be held at Fedde-Helfrich-Cross Funeral Home, 112 W. Main St., Peotone, Illinois, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, from 4 to 6 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Immanuel United Church of Christ,...

Jeffrey S. Dierks, 72, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away at home on July 17, 2026. In accordance with his wishes, he was cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, August 7, at 12 p.m. on the lower deck of the Candlelight Inn Restaurant in Clinton. Lemke Funeral Homes is honored to serve the Dierks family....

Merle Francis Miller, 100, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at his home at Sarah Harding in Clinton. There will be no visitation. A private family gathering will be held. He will be buried together with his wife at Clinton Lawn Cemetery. The Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory is assisting the family...

John D. Werner, age 54, of lowa City, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2026 at his home.

A Celebration of Life will be planned for a later date.

Born on November 12, 1971 at Mercy Hospital in Clinton, IA, John was the son of David and Patricia (Dillon) Werner. He graduated from Mater Dei High School in 1989. He...

Neville "Hoot" Victor Hertensen, 96, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away at the Alverno on Monday, July 20, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Funeral services take place at 12 pm on Friday, July 24, at Lemke Funeral Homes - South Chapel. A visitation occurs one hour prior from 11 am until the service hour at the...

Jane F. Van Horn age 71 of Clinton passed away Monday, July 13, 2026 at The Alverno. In following Jane's wishes cremation rites have been accorded. A gathering of family and friends will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at the Pape Funeral Home. A service will begin at 7:00 pm.
Jane...

Sharon Roling, 80 went to be with our Heavenly Father on May 4th, 2026, in Gulf Shores, Alabama, after living a life filled with love, laughter, and the devotion of family and friends.

Sharon was born in Oelwein, Iowa, to Lyle and Leona Haught. After graduating from high school, she married Jon Hatch, and together...

Eleanor Joan Walker, lovingly known as Ellie, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2026, at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was born on August 17, 2021, and in her four years of life, touched countless hearts with her strength,...

James Brayton Dunk 73 of San Diego California passed away on June 28, 2026. Jim fought hard to stay strong fighting ALS ( Lou Garrett disease). With the care of his wife and daughter and the love of his dogs. Following Jim's wishes, cremation rites have been accorded to. A celebration of life will be held at a later...