Obituaries

WESTSIDE ? Beatrice ?Joy? Doyle, 86, of Washington, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the McCreedy Home in Washington. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at the United Church in Westside with the Rev. Richard Francis officiating the service and also the graveside rites at the Westside Cemetery. Donations may be made to United Church in Westside, or Hospice of Washington County. The Huebner ...

KALONA ? Margaret Levy, 91, of Kalona, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a sudden illness.    The family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17,  at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Final services will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at the Dunn Funeral Home in Des Moines. Mrs. Levy?s body will be cremated after the visitation in Des Moines.

Stanley Doig, 96, of Washington, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a short illness.    An informal gathering of coffee and fellowship in his honor will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. His body will be cremated and will be buried at the Elm Grove Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be designated to the Washington

GREELEY, Colo. ? Ella Fredene Heyart, 71, of Johnston, Colo., died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at her home.    Private family services will be held. Memorials contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in care of Adamson Funeral and Cremation Services at 2000 47th Ave., Greeley, CO 80634.    Mrs. Heyart was born Aug. 13, 1939, in Burlington, the daughter of Lawrence and Ruth (Burrus)

NEWTON ? Duane Yoder, 83, of Newton, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at his home.    Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. David Rex and the Rev. Eldon Pals officiating. Burial will be at a later date at the Newton Union Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of

Feb. 7, 2011Washington, IowaTo the Editor:    I do not believe the passing of more liberal gun laws was intended as an opportunity for cities and county governments to pass even more restrictive laws than we had in the past.    I believe it was for the law-abiding public to have the opportunity to go armed if they so choose for their own protection and the protection of others.    Passing more restrictions will

KALONA ? Bonnie J. Pickard, 59, of Kalona, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, at her home.    Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today at the Kalona Mennonite Church with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial was in the Sharon Hill Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday, Feb. 13, at the church. Memorials have been established to Hospice of Washington County, Kalona Mennonite Church,

KALONA ? Martha Stoddard, 92, of Kalona, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Salem Mennonite Fellowship Church in Keota. Burial will be in the Salem Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will be present from 2 to 4 p.m. and

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Dorothy Marie Payne, 86, of Salem, died Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at her home.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at the Salem Friends Church with Pastor Tom Palmer officiating. Burial will be in the Salem South Cemetery. The family will greet friends at a visitation Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant. Memorials have been established to

James Lee Fort, 73, of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a sudden illness.    Celebration of life services were at 10 a.m. today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Jim Cluney officiating. His body will be cremated, and burial will be at a later date in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A general memorial fund has been