Obituaries

Frances P. Leeper, 94, formerly of Brighton, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today at the church, with the family present from 6-8 p.m.      In lieu of flowers, memorials to

KALONA - Rose M. Bender, 92, of Pleasantview Home in Kalona died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, after a lingering illness.      Funeral services were at 11 a.m. today in the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber, the Rev. Mick Murray and The Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial was prior to the service at West Union Cemetery in Parnell. Memorials may be made to the Pleasantview Home or

Marjorie Riepe, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Henry County Health Center.There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Roger Ricketts officiating. She has donated her body for medical research at the Carver College of Medicine at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A memorial has been

Allen D. Molander, 76, of rural Crawfordsville, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, at his home after a three-year battle with Lou Gehrig's disease.His body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Olds United Church of Christ, with Elaine Vass and Jim Luder officiating.A memorial has been established for Hospice of Central Iowa. Honts Funeral Home in Winfield is in charge of

WINFIELD - Allen D. Molander, 76, of rural Crawfordsville, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at his home, after a three-year battle with Lou Gehrig's disease.      In accordance with his wishes, his body was cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at the Olds United Church of Christ in Olds with Elaine Vass and Jim Luder officiating. A memorial fund has been established for Hospice of

Services for Dorothy M. Hoffman, 64, who died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, IA, will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 26 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery.      Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Memorials may be given to the Mercy Hospice in Johnston or Midway

Harold "Mike" Joseph Mineart, 81, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      A Mass of the Resurrection will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Saints Joseph and Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung and the Rev. Robert Striegel officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain.      Visitation with the family will be from

BRIGHTON - Maryann Clark, 76, of Brighton, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at Ss. Joseph and Cabrini Church in East Pleasant Plain with the Rev. Robert Striegel officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday in Gould Funeral Home in Brighton where the family will be

Hazel Elizabeth Kaufman, 97, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Sue Meade officiating. Burial will be in the North Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the funeral home where the family will receive

SIGOURNEY - Jeanette Adams, 70, of Mesa, Ariz., died Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at her home, from cancer.      Funeral services will be in Sigourney at a later date. Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney is in charge of the arrangements.      Mrs. Adams was born March 17, 1938, near Sigourney, the daughter of Leroy and Nettie (Vittetoe) Ulin. She married Robert Adams of Oklahoma City, Okla., on June 14, 1957. The couple later