Obituaries

WELLMAN ? Donald E. Eash, 82, of Wellman, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, in Parkview Manor in Wellman.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the Rev. Martha Yoder and the Rev. Ray Reimer officiating. Burial will be in the West Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman where the family

KALONA ? Albert J. Yoder, 76, of rural Austin, Minn., died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at his home.    The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Fairview Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Dennis Martin, the Rev. Arnold Skrivseth and the Rev. Perry Miller co-officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Mennonite Church Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at

ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Donald E. ?Don? Birka, 88, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minn., as a result of a car accident.    His wife, Lavona ?Bonnie? Birka, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, as a result of the same accident.    A memorial service for Don and Lavona ?Bonnie? Birka will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9, at St. Luke?s Episcopal Church in Rochester, Minn. Burial will be at

Carol Dorothy Swiggum, 73, of Mission, Texas, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a brief illness while visiting her daughter in Riverside.    A celebration of life will be at 5 p.m. today at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington with the Rev. Al Kruse officiating. The body has been cremated, and there will be services later this week in Fargo,

LONE TREE ? Marla Gale Slaughter, 65, of Lone Tree, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, in the Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree with the Rev. Susan Barnes officiating. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Following the committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at

Pearl I. Tucker, 97, of Washington, died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, in the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.    Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Burial will be at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, and the family

Margaret I. Olsen, 93, of Washington, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following a sudden illness.    Celebration of life services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the Jones Eden Funeral Home in Washington with services conducted by Larry Fletcher. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the West Branch Cemetery in West Branch. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday

Ferne Beatrice Carr, 88, of Washington, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, in the Halcyon House in Washington following a short illness.    Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at West Chester Cemetery in West Chester. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established to the American

KALONA ? Roger Keith O?Brien Jr., 40, of Washington, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a long-term illness.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been

Randy Lee Hamburg, 45, of Brighton, died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, in the Washington County Hospital following a lifelong battle with muscular dystrophy.    Private family services will be held at a later date. A general memorial has been established. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is assisting the family with arrangements.    Mr. Hamburg was born Feb. 2, 1965, in Iowa City.For the full obituary, see the