Our annual Holiday Remembrance Service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday December 4, 2021, at our 3940 Division Street location.   This is a special service we provide for all the families we have served throughout the year. The holidays can be a difficult time after the loss of a loved one. We hope that by offering a forum for commemorating loved ones during the holidays, we might help you continue to heal from your loss and find peace.   We welcome all family members....

James David Myers made headline news with his birth on January 1, 1966 as Burlington’s first baby of the new year.  He continued to make the headlines of the sports section throughout his life.  After a seven year non-stop battle with GIST sarcoma, he passed from this life on Friday, November 26th at the age of 55 surrounded by his wife, Monica and his daughters Marissa, Morgan, and Johanna. Jim was born the eighth child to Norman “Duke” Myers and Anita Beine...

Debra Sue Jay Westlake Mason, 66, of Burlington, died at 1:25 AM Saturday, November 27, 2021, at her home. Born December 5, 1954, in Burlington, she was the daughter of Franklin "Wacky" and Katherine "Kotzy" Hoschek Jay. On June 22, 1974, she married Kenneth Dale Westlake at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Burlington. He later passed on July 11, 1990. On January 29, 2001, she married G. Ed Mason at the Great River Klein Center.  She was a 1973 graduate of...

Brenda A. O'Brien, 49, of Burlington, died at 8:21 AM Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at her home in Burlington. Born June 8, 1972, in Warner Robbins, GA, she was the daughter of Larry and Song (Kim) Richardson. She was previously married to Eric O'Brien and after their separation, she was later engaged to Dalton Bird. She worked previously as a CNA at The Kensington in Fort Madison. Brenda enjoyed reading poetry and books,watching tv, listening to music and craft painting. She loved...

Beverly Jean Parker, 68, of Burlington, died at 11:57 PM Monday, November 22, 2021, at the Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant. Born April 4, 1953, in Fort Madison, she was the daughter of Edward Lee and Dorothy Frances Schroeder Scott. On December 17, 1989, she married Carl Parker in Salem, IA. He died on June 14, 1999. She was a graduate of Burlington High School.  Beverly was a homemaker and helped around their farm.  She loved to sing and could be found singing karaoke. She...

Elisa Clementina Wallace, 100, of Burlington, died at 2:28 AM Saturday, November 6, 2021, at her home. Born June 26, 1921, in Piacenza, Italy, she was the daughter of Carlo and Maria Sartori Bisi. On October 25, 1946, she married Richard Newton Wallace in Piacenza, Italy. He later passed on August 14, 1995. Elisa was of the Catholic faith. She loved gardening, animals, and feeding the birds. She enjoyed traveling the world. We went on several cruises and visited family in Argentina and...

Darrel Dean Jones, 82, of Burlington, IA died Saturday November 27, 2021 at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center. Darrel was born the son of Leonard D. Jones and Evelyn E. A. Eland in Stockport Junction, IA then lived in Mt. Union, IA and graduated from Mt. Union High. He loved animals, enjoyed cooking, and was kind to everyone he met. He also enjoyed being with his family and friends. He was of Methodist faith and loved Jesus as his Savior. Darrel is survived by his son, Casey (Mitzi)...

Rosel McCandless Smith, 93, of Mediapolis, died at 6:09 AM Monday, November 15, 2021, at the Azria Health Care Center in Mediapolis. Born September 16, 1928, in Bieber, West Germany, she was the daughter of Kilian Willibald and Theresia  Schrodt Kohl. She married John J. McCandless in Offenbach, am Main Germany at Castle Offenbach. They later divorced. She then married Kenneth Smith who died on September 8,1990. She completed general schooling and trade school in Bieber, and Offenbach...

Warren Gustav Hohmbraker, 94, of Sperry, died at 10:40 AM Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Prairie Ridge Care & Rehabilitation in Mediapolis. Born May 18, 1927, at his family's homestead outside of Sperry, IA, he was the son of William G. and Alma Young Hohmbraker. He married Maxine Myers and they later divorced. On May 27, 1954, he married Mary Louise Vollmer in Mediapolis. She later passed December 25, 2020. Warren was a life long farmer. He started working on his family's...

Richard Mellinger, 90, of Burlington, died at 9:45 AM Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Heritage Nursing and Rehab in Cedar Rapids. Born October 3, 1931, in Burlington, he was the son of Fred William and Sophia Elizabeth Stoller Mellinger. He graduated from Burlington Community High School in 1949.  On May 29, 1955, he married JoAnn McQueen in Burlington. JoAnn died November 12, 2005. They celebrated 50 years of marriage together. Richard served in the United States Army and was...