Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Karolee Wirt, 70, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, in Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, at the Columbus Junction United Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Faye Fedlam and the Rev. Nancy Oehler Love officiating. Burial will be in the Cambrian Cemetery. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and

Harold J. Sobaski, 84, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Washington, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, in St. Luke?s Living Center West in Cedar Rapids following declining health.    Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, at St. James Catholic Church with the Rev. Troy Richmond officiating. Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in

KALONA ? Edwin D. Slabach, 94, of Kalona, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Sunnyside Conservative Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. John King, the Rev. Floyd Helmuth and the Rev. Floyd Yutzy officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home

KEOTA ? Mildred Maxine Morris, 95, of Washington, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, in the Washington Care Center in Washington.    Celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes and Bob Morris officiating. Burial will be in the Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial

KENT, Wash. Sandra ?Sandy? Jean Peluso, 71, of Kent, Wash., died Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, at her home.Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, at Kent Lutheran Church in Kent, Wash.Mrs. Peluso was born Dec. 15, 1938, in Brighton, the daughter of Cloyce Mayo Johnson and Sarrah Lucille (Ingle) Johnson Delay. She married Joseph J. Peluso Jr.For the full obituary, see the Dec. 16 edition of

COLUMBUS JUNCTION Jason Danielson, 36, of Platteville, Wis., formerly of Columbus Junction, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, in Platteville, Wis.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Larry Brown and the Rev. David Barna officiating. Burial will be in the Conesville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

DAVENPORT Richard Lee Nelson, 69, of Davenport, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf following a brief illness.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, at New Life Baptist Church at 7780 W. Locust Street in Davenport. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of the service Saturday at the church. Memorials m

Naomi Ruth Tyer, 74, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a battle with breast cancer.    A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at the First Baptist Church in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from noon until 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Beatty Funeral Home

BRIGHTON ? Cynthia Schooley Hesseltine, 48, of Keota, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at her home.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at the First Church of God in Brighton with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. A

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Jack Lawrence Estle, 87, of Letts, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, in Colonial Estates Assisted Living in Columbus Junction.    Private graveside services will be held at Indian Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Collette Gould officiating. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with Commissioned Lay Pastor