Obituaries

KALONA ? John L. Ropp, 87, of Kalona, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.    Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Fairview Conservative Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. John Hershberger, the Rev. David L. Yoder, and the Rev. Don Swartzendruber officiating.  Burial will be at a later date in the Carlsbad Cemetery in Carlsbad, N.M.  Visitation will be

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Rebecca Irene ?Becky? Lukavsky, 57, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in Midwest Medical Center in Galena, Ill.    Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church with the Rev. Al Coffin officiating.  There will be no visitation.  The body has been cremated.  Inurnment will be in Indian Creek Cemetery with Ramona Wink

Norma Fern Knight, 81, of Washington, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, in the Washington Care Center in Washington, following an extended illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington.  Burial will be at Valley Cemetery in rural Washington County.  Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the family will

OCONOMOWOC, Wis. ? Michael Heim, 51, of Elgin, Minn., formerly of Oconomowoc, Wis., died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.    Funeral services were held Sunday, Aug. 16, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minn.  Pagenkopf Funeral Home in Oconomowoc, Wis., handled the arrangements.For the full obituary, see the Aug. 25 edition of The Washington Evening Journal

KEOTA ? Lyle Wayne Olson, 86, of Keota, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, in the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, following a sudden illness.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the United Church of Faith in Keota.  Burial with military rites will be at 4 p.m. Friday in the Roland Cemetery in Roland.  Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in

RICHLAND ? Edith Marie Fink, 90, formerly of Packwood, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, in the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Packwood Christian Church in Packwood with the Rev. Harlan Van Voorst officiating.  Burial will be in the Keota Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland where the family will

Donald Leroy ?Donnie? Phillips, 85, of Washington, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington, from injuries resulting from a fall.    Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Gene Carpenter officiating.  The body has been cremated and burial will be at a later date.  Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday at

Lucille Myrtle Wenger, 94, of Ainsworth, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, in Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction, as the result of a stroke.    Celebration of life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at the Ainsworth Community Church with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating.  Burial will be at the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth.  Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home

Charles D. Gould, 57, of Marshalltown, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, in the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown following a short illness.    Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel in Marshalltown.  Memorials have been established with the Iowa Veterans Home.  The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with arrangements.    Mr. Gould was born Dec. 26,

FAIRFIELD ? Francis John Mottet, 92, of Richland, died at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, where he as a resident.    A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Stephen C. Page officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Visitation at Gould Funeral Home in Richland will be held at 5 p.m. today, with the family