Obituaries

MOUNT PLEASANT - Mary Ruth Seberg, 83, of Coralville, formerly of the Finley community, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, in the Lantern Park Nursing Home in Coralville, following a debilitating illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Olson Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Leonard Schantz officiating. Burial will be in Finley Chapel Cemetery in rural Trenton.

Patricia M. Findlay, 75, of Rockland, Wis., died from cancer Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis.      A service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Hylandale Seventh Day Adventist Church in rural Rockland, with the Rev. Larry Mahlum officiating. Burial will be in Hamilton Cemetery in West Salem.      Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Saturday at the church.      Jandt Funeral

Alice Reschly Davis, 86, of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Salem Welsh Presbyterian Church in rural Columbus Junction. Burial will be in Cambrian Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the family will receive

Jordyn Riley Thacher, infant child of Trevor and Stephanie Dunn Thacher, was stillborn Friday January 23, at Henry County Health Center.A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Salem East Cemetery in Salem. Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is assisting with arrangements.For more, see our Feb. 19 print edition.

DES MOINES - The Reverend Vincent L. James, 89, of Des Moines, died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Immanuel United Methodist Church in Des Moines. Burial will follow at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Iles Funeral Homes - Dunn's Chapel in Des Moines. Additional visitation will be

Rosalie B. Van Dyke Peebler, 88, of Wheaton, Ill., died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at home.      A service was held Feb. 2 at Hultgren Funeral Home in Wheaton. Interment was in Wheaton Cemetery.      Mrs. Peebler was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Washington County, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbert and Magdalena Zielinsky Van Dyke. She married Ralph V. Peebler.To see the full obituary, read the Feb. 19, 2009, Fairfield

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. ? Paula Jean Jones of Arlington Heights, Ill., died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.    Private services will be held at a later date.  A memorial fund has been established for Fox Valley Helping Paws Anima Shelter in Woodstock, Ill.  Elegy Cremation and Memorial Services in Arlington Heights is in charge of the arrangements.    Mrs. Jones, the

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - Paula Jean Jones of Arlington Heights, Ill., died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.      Private services will be held at a later date. A memorial fund has been established for Fox Valley Helping Paws Anima Shelter in Woodstock, Ill. Elegy Cremation and Memorial Services in Arlington Heights is in charge of the arrangements.      Mrs. Jones, the

Dr. Ruth Keraus, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Dr. Keraus' body has been cremated. Visitation will be held beginning at noon Friday, Feb. 20, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant.

Allen Adam Hinrichs, 38, of West Allis, Wis., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Feb. 13, at Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis.Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Forest Park Presbyterian Church in New Berlin, Wis., with family present. A memorial service will follow at 5 p.m. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at the First Presbyterian Church Fireside Room in