Obituaries

KEOTA ? Rozella J. Geil, 84, of Keota, died Friday, April 30, 2010, in Halcyon House Care Center in Washington.    Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 6, at the United Church of Faith in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating.  Burial will be at Keota Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Powell Funeral Home in Keota.  Memorials may be directed to Lagos Acres,

CEDAR RAPIDS ? Catherine Ann Farrier, 63, of Walcott, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, from cancer.    A celebration of life memorial service will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Shiloh Church in Kalona.  A memorial fund has been established, and gifts may be directed to her husband.  The Cremation Society of Eastern-Central-Western Iowa in Cedar Rapids is handling arrangements.    Mrs. Farrier was born Dec. 1,

BRIGHTON ? Donald Eugene ?Doc? Scheeler, 85, of Brighton, died Monday, March 22, 2010, in Washington County Hospital in Washington.  He had been in failing health.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 26, at the Brighton United Church with the Rev. Sallie Graves and the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating.  Burial will be in Brighton?s Hillcrest Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday at

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Donald E. Lihs, 71, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at his home.    Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 15, at Fulton Cemetery south of Cairo with the Rev. Darryl Erickson of Grandview Community Bible Church officiating.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction.  A general

Irvin W. White, 94, of Columbus Junction, died Monday, April 12, 2010, in Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction following declining health.    Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with the Rev. Kelly Allard officiating.  Military honors will be conducted by Washington American Legion Post 29.  Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will begin

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Woodrow ?Woody? Jacob Shearer, 97, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, in the Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.    According to his wishes, there will be a private family graveside service at Columbus City Cemetery.  A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 25, at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church with the Rev. Al Coffin

Helen Margaret Owen, 91, of Washington, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington, of a heart attack.    A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, where the family invites friends to share their memories.  Memorials may be directed to the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program in Washington or the Planned Parenthood of

Lucille K. Statler, 92, of Washington, died Monday, March 1, 2010, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a brief decline in health.    Celebration of life services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating.  Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the funeral

KEOTA ? Joan Josephine Hammen, 78, of Harper, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at Road Haven Resort in Apache Junction, Ariz.    Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating.  Burial will be at Holy Trinity Cemeteries-St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Powell Funeral Home

WELLMAN ? Jimmy Duane Litwiller Sr., 74, of Carlisle, formerly of Wellman, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 5, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Mark Larson officiating.  Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home where the family will greet