Obituaries

WELLMAN ? Patty Jo Miller, 76, of Wellman, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a battle with lung cancer. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, at the Parkside Activities Center in Wellman with the Rev. Mark Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. A memorial fund ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. ? Dion Goedken, 50, of San Diego, Calif., died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, in San Diego. An ocean-side memorial service is planned for Saturday, Feb. 4, in San Diego, and a later graveside memorial in Worthington is planned. Memorial gifts are appreciated on behalf of his daughter?s college fund ? Kalani Goedken, 2026 Donahue Drive, El Cajon, CA 92019. The American Cremation Service in San Diego, ...

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Fay Wood Mills, 93, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mount Pleasant. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Herbert G. Shafer, senior pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant. Friends may call from noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday ...

APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. ? Donald E. Curtis, 91, of Apache Junction, Ariz., died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Foothills Assembly of God Church in Apache Junction, Ariz., with the Rev. Bill Lowder officiating.

GREELEY, Colo. ? Francis ?Bud? Avery died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in McKee Medical Center/Pathways Hospice Unit in Loveland, Colo. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Greeley Wesleyan Church. Burial will be at Fort Logan Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Choose To Invest, a nonprofit ministry equipping college students for short and full-time deployment into Kenya, Africa. ...

WELLMAN ? LaVerda Estelle Stutzman, 87, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at her son?s home in rural Keota. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Salem Mennonite Church in rural Keota. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the church, where the family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. The Powell Funeral Home in Wellman is in charge of ...

DAVENPORT ? Shirley A. Van Patten, 75, of Davenport, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Genesis Medical Center ? West Campus in Davenport. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Cunnick-Collins Mortuary chapel in Davenport. The family will greet friends from 9 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Pine Hill Cemetery in Davenport. Memorials may be directed ...

WAPELLO ? Velma Fern Stout, 94, of Salem, Ore., died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, in the Salem Hospital in Salem, Ore. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the United Methodist Church in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Al Coffin officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband in the Wapello Cemetery. The family and friends will gather for a lunch and fellowship at the church following the burial. ...

WILLIAMSBURG ? Andrea Jean Greiner, 32, of Williamsburg, formerly of Keota, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, near Parnell.Celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the United Church of Faith in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary?s Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Powell Funeral Home in Williamsburg.

KALONA ? Clarence Lloyd Gingerich, 76, of rural Kalona died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at his home from complications of COPD.A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Kalona United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating. Burial will be in the National Cemetery in Vining at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Peterseim ...