Obituaries

John R. Butler, 90, of Washington, died Sunday, April 12, 2009, in Halcyon House in Washington, following a sudden decline in health.    Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating.  Burial with military honors conducted by United States Air Force and Washington American Legion Post 29 will be at Elm Grove Cemetery

ALMA, Neb. ? James Howard McNeill, 65, of Papillion, Neb., died Thursday, April 9, 2009, in Omaha, Neb.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Evangelical Free Church in Grand Island, Neb. with the Rev. Kerry Relihan of Stromsburg, Neb., officiating and tributes by the Rev. Gary Schulte, Dr. Timothy Addington, DaWei Guo, Vitaliy Petrov and Kent McNeill.  Immediately following the

KEOTA ? Dennis Ray Detweiler, 52, of Keota, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating.  Burial will be at Keota Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Powell Funeral Home in Keota.  A general memorial fund has been established.   

Gary Eugene Crossett, 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington, following a sudden illness.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 13, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Linda Foor officiating.  The body will be cremated following the funeral.  Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 14.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Robert E. Porter, 89, of Washington, died Friday, April 3, 2009, at the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with the Rev. Everett K. Burham officiating.  Burial with military honors conduced by Washington American Legion Post 29 will be at Elm Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today at

KALONA ? William D. ?Bill? Graf, 78, of Washington, died Friday, April 3, 2009, at the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a lingering illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Andrew Zuehlke officiating.  Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona, with graveside services conducted by American Legion Post No. 29. 

Betty Rosemary Severt, 90, of Washington, died Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Halcyon House in Washington following a decline in health.    Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Julia Poulsen officiating.  Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation began at noon today at the funeral home where the family will receive

GEORGETOWN, Texas ? Mary Marlene Dotson, 69, of Georgetown, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in her home of lung cancer.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4, in the First Baptist Church in Georgetown. Memorials may be made to the St. Jude?s Children?s Research Hospital and Compassion International. The Gabriel Funeral Chapel in Georgetown is in charge of the arrangements.    She was born Feb.

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Richard Hendricks, 62, of Salem, died Monday, March 30, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 3, in the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Brian Swafford officiating. Burial with military rites will be held in the Forest Home Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today in the chapel, where

Thomas Michael Dea, 52, of Muscatine, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at his residence in Muscatine following a sudden illness.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, April 6, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home where the family will be present. Memorials may