Obituaries

LONE TREE ? Laverne Lois ?Vernie? Dvorak, 81, of Lone Tree, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Lone Tree American Legion with the Rev. Rick Crooks officiating.  Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery.  Following the burial, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Lone Tree American Legion.  Visitation will be

John W. Cooley, 86, of Washington, formerly of Arlington, Va., died Friday, June 19, 2009, in Halcyon House in Washington following an extended illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating.  Military honors by the Washington American Legion Post 29 will be conducted at the funeral service.  Burial will be at

Lorena Susan ?Lona? Henderson, 95, of Washington, formerly of Crawfordsville, died Friday, June 19, 2009, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following an extended illness.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating.  Burial will be at the Crawfordsville Cemetery in Crawfordsville.  Visitation began at noon

Donna May Roth, 57, of Washington, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, in the McCreedy Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.    Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, in the Wellman Public Cemetery with Doug Campbell officiating. The family will greet friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A memorial fund has been established.    Ms. Roth was

KALONA ? Carl Byler, 86, of Wellman, formerly of Marengo and Kalona, died Friday, June 19, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, from pneumonia and heart attack.    Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Chaplain Carroll Yoder officiating.  Burial was at East Union Cemetery in Kalona.  A general memorial fund has been established.    Mr. Byler was born Feb. 3, 1923, in

LONE TREE ? Allene Florence Forbes, 88, of Iowa City, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Lantern Park Care Center in Coralville.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 22, at the Lone Tree American Legion.  Burial will be in the Lone Tee Cemetery.  Following the interment, there will be a time of food and fellowship at the Lone Tree American Legion.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the

FAIRFIELD ? Emory Alen Letts, 65, of Richland, died Saturday, June 20, 2009, in an accident at home.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.  Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery.  Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.  A memorial will be established.    Mr. Letts was born July 21, 1943, in Douds, the son of

OTTUMWA ? Betty L. Voss, 80, formerly of Ottumwa, died Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Halcyon Retirement Center in Washington.    Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, June 22, at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with the Rev. Steve Koch officiating.  Burial will be in the Ottumwa Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home where the family will be present from 3 to 5 p.m.  Memorials may be

FAIRFIELD ? Shirley D. Wallace, 70, of Lockridge, died Friday, June 12, 2009, from injuries suffered in a car accident.    Joint funeral services for Mrs. Wallace and her husband Don will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 19, at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Danny Carey officiating.  Burial will be at Miller Chapel Cemetery in rural Keosauqua.  Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the

FAIRFIELD ? Donald E. Wallace, 70, of Lockridge, died Monday, June 15, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as a result of injuries from a car accident that occurred Friday, June 12.    Joint funeral services for Mr. Wallace and his wife Shirley will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 19, at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Danny Carey officiating.  Burial will be at Miller Chapel