Obituaries

SAN JOSE, Calif. ? E. Clayton Ward, 86, died Friday, April 1, 2011, at his home. A memorial is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at The Atrium at 1009 Blossom River Way in San Jose, Calif.

KALONA ? John Alfred Miller, 94, of Kalona, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona as a result of declining health.A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at the Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Perry Miller and the Rev. Leon Stutzman officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to ...

WELLMAN ? Harold Edward Brenneman, 86, of rural Wellman, died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at his home, from congestive heart failure. A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 15, at the St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The family will greet friends at a luncheon following ...

Lolo Gay Jones, 48, of rural Wayland, died Thursday, March 31, 2011, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. No services are planned at this time. The body has been cremated. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with arrangements.

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Donald Claire Pilcher, 80, of Washington, died Monday, April 4, 2011, at Parkview Manor in Wellman. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at the United Methodist Church in Washington. A lunch will follow in fellowship hall at the church. Graveside military services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Eldon Cemetery in Eldon. Iowa Cremation in Cedar Rapids is handling the ...

WINFIELD ? Margaret J. Gipple, 75, of Wayne, N.J., died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in the Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains, N.J. Local funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Spring Run United Methodist Church in rural Columbus Junction with the Rev. Nancy Bender officiating. Burial will follow at the Columbus City Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Honts ...

KALONA ? Alma Mae Metz, 80, of Riverside, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Celebration of life funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in the St. Vincent?s Cemetery in rural Riverside. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with ...

Walter ?Doc? Rugg, 88, of Washington, formerly of the Wayland area, died Friday, April 1, 2011, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the Prairie Flower Baptist Church north of Washington with the Rev. Don Collings officiating. Burial will be in the Cottonwood Cemetery with military honors with the American ...

RIVERSIDE ? Mary Elizabeth Fulmer, 92, of Riverside, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, in the Solon Nursing Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Riverside, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Burial will be at a later date in the McCoy Cemetery in New Edinburgh, Ark. A general memorial fund has been established.

Sharon K. Evans-Gase, 62, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011.A private family service will be held Saturday, April 2. The family will receive friends for an open house from noon until 2 p.m. Saturday at 220 North H Avenue, Unit C in Washington. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is handling the arrangements.