Obituaries

KALONA ? Elwood D. Yoder, 81, of Kalona, died Sunday, June 7, 2009, at his home, after a lingering illness.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating.  The body has been cremated.  Burial will be at a later date.  Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.  A general memorial fund

Lawrence Howard ?Larry? Trotter, 93, of Ainsworth, died Thursday, June 4, 2009, at his home.    Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 8, at the Ainsworth Community Church in Ainsworth with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating.  Burial with military honors will be at the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth.  Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Lyle V. Van Sickle, 80, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at his home.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 5, at the First Baptist Church, 100 E. Webster Street, Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Regan D. Stoops officiating.  Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant.  Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? Margery M. Stoneking, 84, of Groveland, Fla., formerly of Columbus Junction, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at her home.     There will be a private family graveside service at Columbus City Cemetery.  The Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction is in charge of local arrangements.    Mrs. Stoneking was born Oct. 27, 1924, in Muscatine, the daughter of Maynard and

LEAKESVILLE, Miss. ? Joyce Evelyn Cooley Blauvelt, 61, of Leakesville, Miss., died Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Keesler Medical Center.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Unity Baptist Church in Leakesville, Miss., with the Rev. Tony Williams officiating.  Burial will be in Unity Cemetery in Leakesville.  Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the church.    Mrs. Blauvelt was born May

DAVENPORT ? Donald J. Saforek, 84, of Davenport, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Genesis Medical Center-East Campus in Davenport, following complications from heart surgery.    Funeral services were held Friday, May 22, at the Cunnick-Collins Mortuary Chapel in Davenport.  Burial with military honors was in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery.  Memorials may be directed to the Genesis Heart Institute or to the AMVETS

DAVENPORT ? Esther Gray, 80, of Davenport, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009, in Good Samaritan Nursing Center.    There will be no services. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island.    Mrs. Gray was born March 18, 1929, in Washington, the daughter of Charles and Maude (Reeves) Anderson. She married Willard E. Gray on April 10, 1946, in Washington. He died

IOWA CITY ? James R. ?Jim? Worley, 71, of Iowa City, died Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the Mercy Hospice in Iowa City, of leukemia.    Funeral services were at 10 a.m. today at St. Wenceslaus Church in Iowa City with the Rev. Michael Phillips officiating.  Military honors and a luncheon followed the funeral services.  Committal services will be Tuesday at the Rock Island National Cemetery.  Memorials may be directed

Jayne Simmering, 52, of Washington, died Sunday, May 24, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a short illness.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30, in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. The body has been cremated. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established.    Mrs. Simmering was born

SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. ? Ronald White, 72, Sunrise Beach, formerly of Fairfield, died Saturday, May 23, 2009, in the Jefferson County Health Center.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28, in the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be in Crawfordsville Cemetery in Crawfordsville. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.    Mr. White was