Obituaries

WEST BRANCH ? James Reed Green, 77, of Iowa City, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.    Private family services will be held at a later time. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Memorials may be made to Iowa City Hospice or the Children Miracle Network.    Mr. Green was born May 15, 1933, in

Charlene Marie Freeman, 49, of Washington, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at her home in Washington following a sudden illness.    No memorial services are planned at this time. Visitation began at noon today at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. A general memorial has been established.    Ms. Freeman was born on Sept. 7, 1960, in Moline, Ill., the

KALONA ? Jean Alt, 80, formerly of Kalona, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, in Kansas City, Kan.    Graveside services will be conducted at a later date. Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is handling local arrangements.    Miss Alt was born Feb. 7, 1930, the daughter of Ivan and Velma Alt, who were longtime residents of Kalona.For the full obituary, see the Sept. 3 edition of The Washington Evening Journal

William Eugene ?Gene? Zieglowsky, 70 of Washington, died Friday, September 03, 2010 at the Washington County Hospital.    Funeral Services have been set for 2:00 PM Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Washington with Pastor Daryl Carr officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at Noon Tuesday at the Beatty Funeral Home with family receiving friends from

Carol Stephens Edmondson, 89, of Lexington, Ky., died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, in Lexington Ky.    Services and burial will be in Ainsworth at a future date.    Mrs. Edmondson was born Dec. 9, 1920, in Ainsworth, the daughter of Dewey Dewitt and Edith Blanche (Cocklin) Stephens. She married Floyd Richard Edmondson on March 7, 1946, in Ainsworth.For the full obituary, see the Aug. 26 edition of the Washington

Phil McClure (Don Phil), 71, of Estes Park, Colo., died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.    In lieu of a memorial service, Mr. McClure had requested a celebration of life party, which was held Aug. 21 at his home in Estes Park, Colo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pet Association of Estes Park or a charity of the donor?s choice. Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is assisting the family.    Mr. McClure was

Ruth M. Ziegslowski, 88, of Wayland, died Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in the Parkview Home in Wayland following a brief decline in health.    Celebration of life services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Wayland Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Kelly Slagle and the Rev. Pam Unruh officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Eicher Cemetery in rural Wayland. Visitation will begin at noon

KEOTA ? Clifford D. Brees, 79, of Keota, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at his home.    The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, at the First Lutheran Church at 1000 Third Avenue S.E. in Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Keota Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Brent Brees Memorial Scholarship

WINFIELD ? John Leonard Alliman, 72, of Olds, died Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, at his home.    The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the Olds United Church of Christ. Burial will be in the Beauchamp Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield; there will be no family visitation. A memorial has been established for the Olds United Church of Christ.   

KALONA ? Geraldine ?Gerry? M. Schlabaugh, 90, of Kalona, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a lingering illness.    Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Don Patterson and the Rev. Dick Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will follow at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday