Obituaries

Walter ?Doc? Rugg, 88, of Washington, formerly of the Wayland area, died Friday, April 1, 2011, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at the Prairie Flower Baptist Church north of Washington with the Rev. Don Collings officiating. Burial will be in the Cottonwood Cemetery with military honors with the American ...

RIVERSIDE ? Mary Elizabeth Fulmer, 92, of Riverside, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, in the Solon Nursing Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Riverside, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Burial will be at a later date in the McCoy Cemetery in New Edinburgh, Ark. A general memorial fund has been established.

Sharon K. Evans-Gase, 62, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011.A private family service will be held Saturday, April 2. The family will receive friends for an open house from noon until 2 p.m. Saturday at 220 North H Avenue, Unit C in Washington. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is handling the arrangements.

MUSCATINE ? Gracelyn Frances Frieden, 2, died Thursday, March 24, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine with the Rev. Steve Cauley officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Following the committal service at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church. Visitatio...

WELLMAN ? Nancy Marie Darling, 39, of What Cheer, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at her home, from cancer. Graveside services were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Wellman Cemetery in Wellman with the Rev. Larry Brown officiating. Powell Funeral Home in Wellman handled the arrangements. Miss Darling was born May 9, 1971, in Fairfax, Mo., the daughter of Robert and Yvonne (Himes) Darling. She attended ...

KALONA ? Cleo V. ?Butch? Gingerich, 82, of Kalona, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a lingering illness. A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, at the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will follow at the South Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be ...

FAIRFIELD ? Betty Lanora Helterbran, 83, of Lockridge, died Thursday, March 24, 2011, in West Point Care Facility in West Point. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Kevin Dice, the Rev. Ron Vanderhart and the Rev. Aaron Helterbran officiating. Burial will be at Lambirth Cemetery, on Jefferson-Henry Avenue southeast of Lockridge. Visitation ...

George Thomas Widmer, 66, of Washington, died Monday, March 14, 2011, in the VA Medical Center in Iowa City following a brief illness.    A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 18, at the Church of Jesus Christ LDS in Washington with President Doug Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday at the

RIVERSIDE ? Robert Charles Walsh, 73, of West Branch, formerly of Riverside, died Sunday, March 13, 2011, at his home following a battle with cancer.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 17, at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery with full military rites provided by the Riverside VFW Post 6414. After the committal

GIG HARBOR, Wash. ? Jean L. Hoover Robison, 92, of Gig Harbor, Wash., died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash., after a brief illness. Memorial contributions may be made to Old Dog Haven and sent to Patsi Robison, 3316 65th Avenue Court N.W., Gig Harbor, WA 98335. Mrs. Robison was born Nov. 30, 1918, in Brighton. She married Charles ?Chick? Robison in 1935. The couple later ...