Obituaries

Services are pending at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home for Edward Keller, 94, of Newton, who died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Careage of Newton. Online condolences may be left at www.pencefh.com.
Paul H. Chrismore, 78, of rural Newton, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at his home.
Betty Lou George, 70, of Prairie City died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Ruth A. Funk, 100, of Newton died on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Newton Healthcare.
Roger Irvin Herr, 95, of Newton, formerly of Dallas Center, passed away Wednesday evening, May 15, 2013, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
A. Harold Sparks, 91, a resident of Park Centre Retirement Community, Newton, died May 13, 2013, in the Park Centre Care Center.
Roger Glenn Faidley, 67, formerly of Colfax, died Sunday, May 5, 2013.
Janet Marilyn Freese, 76 of Sully, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.
Cleone Bresnahan Johnson, 74, of Boone and formerly of Newton, died at her home on May 11, 2013. She gifted her body to Des Moines University in Des Moines. Following the study, her body will be cremated and a graveside service and burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Waukon.


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