Obituaries

WASHINGTON ? Mary Helen Huber, age 89, of Washington died Thursday November 26, 2009 at the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington following a brief illness.    Celebration of life services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, December 2, at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating.  Interment will take place at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  General calling hours will be held from

KALONA ? Jess W. Grout, 89, of Kalona, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona after a short illness.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Sharon Center United Methodist Church at 2824  520th Street in rural Kalona with the Rev. Doug Cue officiating.  Burial will be in the South Sharon Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Peterseim Funeral

Joan Hotopp, 84, of Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in the McCreedy Home in Washington, following declining health.    Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Rose Hill Memorial Garden Cemetery in Marshalltown.  Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington where the family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m.  A memorial has been established to Lending

Thomas A. Rabenold, 72, of Ainsworth, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.    According to Mr. Rabenold?s wishes, the body has been cremated and there will be no services.  Burial will be at Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth at a later date.  A general memorial has been established.  The Jones-Eden Funeral Home is assisting the family.    Mr. Rabenold was born July 20, 1937, in Dubuque,

Delilia Louise Ballard, 84, of Washington, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in her home, following a short illness.    Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Michael Zahs conducting the services.  Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at La Harpe Cemetery in La Harpe, Ill.  Visitation began at 2 p.m. today at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in

Robert Thomas ?Bob? Blankenship, 45, of Washington, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City from injuries suffered Sunday morning.    Services are pending at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington.    Mr. Blankenship was born April 13, 1964, in San Fernando, Calif., the son of Robert and Carol (Hinze) Blankenship.  He married Michelle Hammock in Washington.For the full

DES MOINES  ? Carol A. Gipple, 62, of Des Moines, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, in Mercy Hospice in Johnston.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23, at Iles Funeral Homes-Westover Chapel in Des Moines.  Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.  The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Westover Chapel.  Memorial contributions may be

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Luke Aaron Wallace, 6, of Lee?s Summit, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at the Kansas City Children?s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., from cancer.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Wayland Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Pam Unruh officiating.  Burial will be in the Eicher Cemetery.  Memorials have been established to the Children?s Tumor Foundation,

LEMMON, S.D. ? Edna E. Lensegrav, 92, of Meadow, S.D., died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon, S.D.    Funeral services were held Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Indian Creek Lutheran Church near Meadow, S.D., with the Rev. Harold Delbridge officiating.  Burial was in the Gallaway Cemetery at Meadow.  A general memorial fund has been established.  The Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon,

Michael ?Mike? J. Roth, 43, of Washington, died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church in Wayland with the Rev. Pam Unruh officiating.  Burial will be in the Fern Cliff Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington where the family