Obituaries

GREELEY, Colo. ? Ella Fredene Heyart, 71, of Johnston, Colo., died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at her home.    Private family services will be held. Memorials contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in care of Adamson Funeral and Cremation Services at 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634.    Mrs. Heyart was born Aug. 13, 1939, in Burlington, the daughter of Lawrence and Ruth (Burrus)

NEWTON ? Duane Yoder, 83, of Newton, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at his home.    Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. David Rex and the Rev. Eldon Pals officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the Newton Union Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of

Feb. 7, 2011Washington, IowaTo the Editor:    I do not believe the passing of more liberal gun laws was intended as an opportunity for cities and county governments to pass even more restrictive laws than we had in the past.    I believe it was for the law-abiding public to have the opportunity to go armed if they so choose for their own protection and the protection of others.    Passing more restrictions will

KALONA ? Bonnie J. Pickard, 59, of Kalona, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, at her home.    Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today at the Kalona Mennonite Church with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial was in the Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday, Feb. 13, at the church. Memorials have been established to Hospice of Washington County, Kalona Mennonite Church,

KALONA ? Martha Stoddard, 92, of Kalona, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Salem Mennonite Fellowship Church in Keota. Burial will be in the Salem Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will be present from 2 to 4 p.m. and

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Dorothy Marie Payne, 86, of Salem, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at her home.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at the Salem Friends Church with Pastor Tom Palmer officiating. Burial will be in the Salem South Cemetery. The family will greet friends at a visitation Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant. Memorials have been established to

James Lee Fort, 73, of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a sudden illness.    Celebration of life services were at 10 a.m. today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Jim Cluney officiating. His body will be cremated, and burial will be at a later date in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A general memorial fund has been

DENVER, Colo. ? Carol Lynn Wilson, 63, of Denver, Colo., died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, after a battle with cancer.    A  memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, in Denver, Colo., at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Denver, Colo.    Miss Wilson was born Nov. 20, 1947, in Washington, the daughter of Lyle and Sadie Wilson.For the full obituary, see the Feb. 1 edition of The Washington Evening Journal

KALONA ? Robert Earl Southwick, 88, of Kalona, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona.    Celebration of life graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona, with military rites provided by Richmond AMVET Post No. 107. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will greet friends from 3 to 5 p.m.

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Carla Rae Arbogast, 42, of Salem, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.    A celebration of life will begin at noon Saturday, Feb. 5, with a lunch, at the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge in Mount Pleasant. There will be a time of sharing of memories at 2 p.m. There will be no visitation. The Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant is assisting the