Obituaries

KALONA ? Norean Weeber, 90, of Kalona, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lingering illness.    Private graveside services will take place at the Welsh Cemetery in rural Iowa City.  The body has been cremated.  A memorial fund has been established for Kalona First Responders.  Peterseim Funeral Service in Kalona is in charge of the arrangements.    Mrs. Weeber was born March 20,

CYPRESS, Calif. ? Robert Randolph Lane, 84, of Buena Park, Calif., died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif.    Nicheside services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 1, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, Calif.    Mr. Lane was born June 20, 1924, in Washington.  He had resided in Buena Park, Calif., for 55 years.For the full death notice, see the May 18 edition of The Washington Evening Journal

BRIGHTON ? Annabelle Gertrude Caviness Pohren, 85, formerly of Brighton, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at Ss. Joseph and Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Robert Striegel officiating.  Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain.  Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at the

Beverly Libe, 73, of Washington, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, in the McCreedy Home in Washington.    The body has been cremated.  Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating.  Visitation will be from noon until 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m.  Memorials may

KALONA ? Keith E. Yoder, 71, of Iowa City, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at his home, following a lingering illness.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Chaplain David L. Yoder officiating.  Burial will be in Wellman Mennonite Cemetery in Wellman.  Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home where the family will be present from 2 to 4 p.m.

YUMA, Ariz. ? Mary Lou Wilkey, 81, of Yuma, Ariz., died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008.    Funeral services were held Jan. 2, 2009, at St. Francis of Assisi Church.  Burial was in Washington.  A memorial fund was established for the Arizona Historical Society-Sanguinetti House Museum.    Mrs. Wilkey was raised in Iowa and graduated from Washington High School in Washington.  She married Manuel E. Wilkey in 1956.  The

PELLA ? Jane M. (Stauffer) Snyder, 56, of Pella, died Saturday, May 9, 2009, in the Hospice of Pella Comfort House.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, at First Baptist Church in Pella.  Visitation began at 11 a.m. today at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Pella where the family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m. and a Wake Service will be held at 7 p.m.For the full obituary, see the May 12

KALONA ? Jacob N. Yoder, 57, of Kalona, died Monday, May 11, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a short illness.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 14, at the Fairview Conservative Mennonite Church in Kalona.  Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will

WHITTIER PARK, Calif. ? Robert R. ?Bob? Lane, 84, of Buena Park, Calif., died Tuesday, April 21, 2009, from complications of pneumonia.    Funeral services with military honors were held on Friday, May 1, at Forest Lawn, Cypress.  A memorial fund has been established for the American Lung Association.For the full obituary, see the May 12 edition of The Washington Evening Journal

Mary Linda Edgar Swift-Wheaton, 70, of Washington, formerly of Crawfordsville, died Friday, May 8, 2009, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a decline in health.    Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Larry Fletcher conducting.  Burial will be at Crawfordsville Cemetery.  Visitation began at noon today at the funeral