Obituaries

Margaret Elma Crone, 97, of Washington, died Monday, March 9, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after declining in health.       Funeral services for Mrs. Crone will be at 11 a.m. Friday, March 13, at the Halcyon House Chapel in Washington.  Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will be present from 7 to 8:30 p.m.    A full obituary appeared in

Orlena Peters, 84, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at Halcyon House in Washington, after declining in health.    Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, March 13, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Harald Gruber officiating.  Burial will be at the Oak Ridge Cemetery in rural Washington County.  Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be

WELLMAN ? Evelyn Janette Weaver, 89, of Wellman, died Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at Parkview Manor in Wellman, following a lengthy illness.    Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today at the West Union Cemetery in rural Parnell.  A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 12, at the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the Rev. David Boshart and the Rev. Martha Yoder officiating.  The

KEOTA ? Helen M. Tinnes, 90, of Keota, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in Maplewood Manor in Keota, following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 16, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating.  Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemeteries-St. Mary Cemetery in Keota.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Powell Funeral

Nolan Gale Stogdill, 85, of Washington, formerly of Ainsworth and Crawfordsville, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.    Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 6, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home with Craig Grothe officiating. Burial will be in Fern Cliff Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Jones-Eden Funeral

WINFIELD ? Mary F. Wintermeyer, 88, of Winfield, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.    Funeral services were at 11 a.m. today at the Winfield Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Karen Minnis and the Rev. Greg Carr officiating.  Memorial funds have been established for the Winfield Public Library, Winfield Presbyterian Church, and Olds First Responders.  Honts Funeral Home in

KALONA ? Eva Jean Butler, 82, of Kalona, died Monday, March 9, 2009, at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a lengthy illness.    There will be no funeral services.  Burial will be at a later date in the Pleasantview Cemetery in Kewanee, Ill.  The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Kalona is in charge of the arrangements.    Miss Butler was born Nov. 4, 1926, in Kewanee, Ill., the daughter of

MUSCATINE ? Wanda Lee Chamberlin, 81, of Muscatine, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at her home, following a short illness.    Memorial visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, March 10, at the Jesus Mission at 509 Mulberry Avenue in Muscatine.  After cremation, burial will be in Scott Township Cemetery in Winfield.  Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society. The Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers

KALONA ? Milton ?Milt? Ehrenfelt, 82, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a lingering illness.    Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Chaplain David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made

Timothy Owen Mellinger, 51, of Washington, died suddenly Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, in Lone Tree.    Funeral services will be held at noon Friday, Feb. 27, in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to the time of the service in the church. A private family burial will be held later. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of the