All Obituaries

MOLLY A. EISELE MUSCATINE, Iowa – Molly A. Eisele, 91, of Muscatine, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Lutheran Living Senior Campus. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Pastor Matthea Haecker will officiate. Burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. A time for food and fellowship will follow the burial at the American Legion. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, ...

SARA JO PHILLIPS MUSCATINE, Iowa – Sara Jo Phillips, 85, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Lutheran Living. Services will be held at a later date. The Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the family, in care of Amber Bowers. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com. Sara was born on September 4, 1940, in Hannibal, Missouri, the daughter of James and Dorothy Almandinger Marshall. She married Ronald Kirk ...

CAROL JEAN HILL MUSCATINE, Iowa – Carol Jean Hill, 83, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Mercyhealth Hospital – Freeport. The Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Burial was held in Drury Reynolds Cemetery on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Pallbearers were Gary Naber, Dude Smith, Steve Smith, Silvin Reed, Dean Hill, and Drew Hill. Online condolences at www.wittichfuneralhome.com. Carol was born on March 3, 1943, in Muscatine, the daughter of Alice ...

SHEILA LEPLEY MUSCATINE, Iowa – Sheila Lepley, 77, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Genesis East Davenport, surrounded by family. Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. A private family burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery. The Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to your local woman’s shelter. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com. Sheila was born on April 20, 1949, in ...

VIOLET MARIE McGOWAN MUSCATINE, Iowa – Violet Marie McGowan, 84, of Muscatine, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Graveside Service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Greenwood Cemetery. The Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Muscatine Humane Society. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com. Violet was born on September 2, 1941, to Orland and Rosye (Harris) Preston, and grew up in ...

KENNETH DONALD SNAVELY MUSCATINE, Iowa – Kenneth Donald Snavely, 87, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2026, at Lutheran Living from Vascular Parkinson’s Syndrome. Don was an organ donor. Funeral Service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery with a luncheon following at the Island United Methodist Church. Pallbearers will be his “Three Sons”: Trenton, Dalton, and Weston Kirby, and ...

RICHARD (DICK) A. MARR MUSCATINE, Iowa – Richard (Dick) A. Marr, 89, died on Sunday, April 26, 2026, after a brief illness. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 1st, beginning at 9:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church, 513 Sycamore Street in Muscatine, followed by the funeral service at 10:30 AM and a luncheon at the Zion Fellowship Hall afterwards. Burial will be in the Mausoleum at Memorial Park Cemetery at 1:30 PM. Pastor Susan Bantz will officiate. The Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral ...

JOHANNA  KISSELL MUSCATINE, Iowa – Johanna ‘Jo’ Marie Kissell, 81, of Muscatine, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Lutheran Living Senior Campus. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home.  Pastor Darryl Erickson will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, ...

VIRGINIA F. DIETZ MUSCATINE, Iowa – Virginia Dietz, 94, passed away on February 18, 2026, after a short illness. Virginia was born on December 26, 1931, in Sioux Center, Iowa, the second of four children born to Albertus Bartels and Margaret (DeBoer) Bartels.  She married Gilbert Dietz in June 1957 and they moved to Muscatine, Iowa in 1958.  Over the next 66 years, they thrived together, raising a family, developing lasting friendships, and serving their community.  He ...

BETTY LOU BLAKE MUSCATINE, Iowa – Betty Lou Blake, 79, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2026, at OSF – Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. There will be a Celebration of Life on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at the Fruitland Community Center from 2:00 pm until 6:00 p.m. The Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com. Betty was born on May 21, 1946, in ...