Obituaries

IOWA CITY ? Gary L. Miller, 67, of Iowa City, and also of Fort Myers, Fla., died Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Hope Hospice House in Fort Myers, Fla., following a battle with lung cancer.     Arrangements are pending for the celebration of his life, to be held in Iowa City in mid-June, and in Fort Myers, Fla., in the fall.    Mr. Miller was born April 24, 1943, in Washington. For the full obituary, see the June 7

RIVERSIDE ? Kenneth Lloyd Harrison, 76, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 2, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating.  Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.  Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the St.

Mildred E. Sands, 87, of Washington, died Thursday, May 27, 2010, in Halcyon House in Washington following a lengthy illness.    Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating.  Burial will be at Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth.  Visitation will begin at noon Monday at the funeral home where the family

KALONA ? Rex E. Allensworth, 84, of Kalona, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a short illness.    Celebration of life services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 4, at the Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Gerry Kahler officiating.  Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery with military rites by the Wellman American Legion and Washington American Legion Post. 

Mary Ardith McGuire, 85, of Washington, died Sunday, May 30, 2010, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington after failing in health the past two months.    Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 3, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Don Collings officiating.  Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at

WEST LIBERTY ? Cletus J. Kaska, 80, of West Liberty, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, in the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in West Liberty.  Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty, where a vigil service

KALONA ? Richard ?Dick? Conklin, 82, of Wickenburg, Ariz., died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009.    He was an organ donor.  According to his wishes, the body was cremated.  A celebration of life service was held in Wickenburg, Ariz.    A visitation in Kalona will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 30, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.  Inurnment will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona.    Mr. Conklin was

LONE TREE ? Robert ?Bob? C. Ramer, 93, of Iowa City, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. A time of remembrance will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 28, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be at the Lone Tree Cemetery with full military rites provided by the Lone Tree American Legion Post 457. A time of food ...

BOONE ? Kay Jorgensen, 68, of Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix, Ariz., and formerly of Washington and of the greater Chicago area, died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at her home.    The body has been cremated.  A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Walter-Schroeder Funeral Home in Boone with the Rev. Paul A. Peebler officiating.  Following the memorial service, you are invited to join the family at

WELLMAN ? Bertha Durst, 92, of Wellman, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating.  Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home where the family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m.  A