Mary Jane Kurtz

      Mary Jane Kurtz, 92, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.

      A Mass of Resurrection service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating. Interment will take place at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa.

      Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m. and a prayer service will start at 7:30 p.m.

      A memorial has been established to St. James Church and M. L. McCreedy Home. Online condolences may be sent through the Internet at www.jonesfh.com.

      Mrs. Kurtz was born Feb. 24, 1916, in Wellman, the daughter of Frank E. and Bessie Chalupa Brown. She married John N. Kurtz Feb. 3, 1940, in Washington, Iowa. He died in 1980.

For the full obituary, read the July 23, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.