Obituaries

Russell “Rusty” Krall died Tuesday evening, April 26, 2016, in his Estes Park home in Colorado following a brief illness. He was 88 years old.
Russell George Krall was born on Sept. 3, 1927, at the family farm home off Highway 1 in Johnson County. His parents were George and Julia (Fuhrmeister) Krall. After graduation from Iowa City High School, Rusty enlisted, at the age of 17, in the U.S. Navy toward the end of WWII.

James (Jim) W. Calef, 79, of Latimer, previously of Solon, passed away Friday April 8, 2016, at Mercy Hospital in Mason City after a short illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at Faith Baptist Church in Hampton.

William Simm Peterson, aka “Bill” or “the Colonel,” was born May 5, 1943, to Ann and Carl Peterson of Storm Lake. He passed away suddenly Sunday, March 6, 2016, at his home in Iowa City. A celebration of his life will take place Saturday, March 19, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City, with longtime friend, the Rev. Jim McChesney, presiding. A visitation with the family present is scheduled from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Fredrick F. Felton, 79, of Cascade, Iowa, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.
Friends and relatives of Fred called Monday, Feb. 22, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade.
Services for Fred were held Monday, Feb. 22, at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cascade with Rev. Douglas Loecke officiating. Burial was held in Calvary Cemetery with Flag presentation by the Cascade American Legion Post No. 528.
Casketbearers for Fred were Dennis Fitzsimmons, Gary Portz, Don Felton, Bob Felton, Loras Felton and Curt Main.

Charles H. Read
Charles Herbert Read, MD, was born July 22, 1918, in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and died Feb. 21, 2016, in Iowa City.
Charles served as a professor of pediatric endocrinology at the University of Iowa from 1954 to 1987. In addition to a long career in clinical practice,