Pat Evans, 85, of DeWitt, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Schultz Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior. Patricia Tempest Evans was born March 23, 1939, in Spencer County, Indiana, to Carl and Dorothy (Abney) Jessie. She married Ray Evans on September 5, 1958, in Muscatine. The couple resided in Grand Mound for many years, where they raised their five children. Pat...

Lois DeJoode, 98, of DeWitt, formerly of St. Peters, Missouri and Pleasantville, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Fieldstone of DeWitt. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at Schultz Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior. Lois Alma Brockmeyer was born March 15, 1926, to John and Clara (Kuntz) Brockmeyer in Colesburg, Iowa. After graduating from Lime Springs High School, Lois attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette for one year....

Pat Reed, 80, of Moline, Illinois, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Bickford Cottage in Davenport, Iowa. Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in DeWitt, with a Rosary at 4:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2024, in the church, with visitation one hour prior. Burial with private family committal service will be at Moline Memorial Park Cemetery on...

Bill Koranda, 71, of Welton, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, at St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford, Illinois. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Schultz Funeral Home in DeWitt. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in DeWitt. Burial will follow at Oakview Cemetery in Welton. Billy Leroy Koranda was born March 2, 1953, in Anamosa, Iowa, to Richard and Bessie (Leuthold) Koranda. After...

Ron Besst, 80, of DeWitt, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Monday, April 1, 2024, at Senior Star in Davenport. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the DeWitt United Methodist Church, with a Funeral Service Following at 12:00 noon in the church. Private burial following at Elmwood Cemetery. Hawkeye attire is welcomed. Memorials may be made to Milestones Area Agency on Aging or a pet shelter of choice. Ronald D Besst was born July 29,...

Wesley F. Williams, 88, formerly of DeWitt, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 31, 2024, at home in Walcott, Iowa. Visitation will be Friday, April 5, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:45 p.m. Following the visitation, Military Rites will be observed outside the funeral home at 6:00 p.m. Private burial will take place at the Masonic Cemetery in Tipton. Wesley Frederick Williams was born October 30, 1935, in Tipton, Iowa to the late Walter and Norma (Ohrt) Williams. He grew up in Cedar...

Duane Kidd, 89, of Welton, Iowa, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the service time of 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in DeWitt, the Rev. Fr. Stephen Page officiating. Burial following at St. Patrick Cemetery in Delmar. Livestream at https://www.facebook.com/schultzfuneralhomes/live Duane Gregory Kidd was born May 9, 1934, in Petersburg, Wisconsin, to Richard...

Rich Meland, 85, of Low Moor, Iowa, died Thursday, March 22, 2024, at Wheatland Manor. Richard Lensey Meland was born October 26, 1938, to Knute and Myrtle (Anderson) Meland in Lake Mills, Iowa. He was previously married to Arlene, with whom he had four children. Richard worked in the grain and feed industry, managing Farm Service and Peavy Grain. He later married Judith Anderson Schroeder. She preceded him in death in 2012. Surviving are his children, Jim (Brenda) Meland of Northwood,...

Lois Mae (Keerbs) Ester has passed on into the Heavenly Kingdom of Our Living God. She was the beloved wife of (late) Richard P. “Dick” Ester. Lois was preceded in death by her parents and was the eldest child born to (late) Alfred F. and Huldah (nee Molthan) Keerbs, on December 5th, 1927, in Kankakee, Illinois. She was also preceded in death by her younger brother Alfred (Bud) Keerbs, and was stepsister to (late) Artel Christiansen; (late) Carolynn Snejberg (late Sonny); Suzie...

JAMES LOUIS BONSE, age 78, passed away Friday, March 15, 2024, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. James was born in Walsenburg, Colorado, and raised in Pueblo, Colorado, where he attended Southern Colorado State University for 2 years.  In 1970 he moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma, and worked for Continental Oil Company as Kitchen Assistant (all phases) for 7 years. There he married Sonja Petersen on May 22, 1971.  In 1977 they moved to Plano, Texas, where James worked as Sous Chef at...