Obituaries

Ada N. Joy, 99, of Manchester, formerly of Waterloo, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester of natural causes.She was born May 2, 1909, in Coleport, the daughter of Thomas William "Bill" and Mathilda S. Baldosier Carpenter. She married Cecil Allen Joy on April 10, 1926 in Mt. Pleasant; he preceded her in death on July 30, 1983.Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at the

Harriet Louise Phillips, 102, of Washington, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a short illness.      Funeral services will be in the Jones-Eden Funeral home in Washington at a later date. Memorials may be made to Operation Smile or to the Salvation Army.      Ms. Phillips was born Jan. 16, 1906 in Washington, the daughter of James N. and Harriet Anna (Bailey) Phillips.For the

Wilma Anita McDowell, 85, of Hendersonville, N.C., formerly of Ft. Madison, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C.Visitation will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Barr Memorial Chapel in Ft. Madison. A funeral service will follow at 11:30 a.m., with the Rev. Bob Joseph officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.A memorial has been established for

Robert W. Lauer, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Jan. 1, at Henry County Health Center.Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with family present. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Steven Zittergruen officiating. Burial will follow at the Swedesburg Church Cemetery, with a

WELLMAN - Lewis E. Hohenshell, 89, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, in he Halcyon House in Washington following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to the time of the service Saturday in the funeral home.

James H. Nixon, 65, formerly of Stockport,died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at the Villa Del Sol Center in Marshalltown.      The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Dec. 29 at Stockport Methodist Church in Stockport, with the Rev. Michael Renken officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Spencer Cemetery North of Stockport.      Visitation with the family will be 6:30-8 p.m., Dec. 28 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield

Doris Marjorie Morrison, 86, died at 2:20 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at Clarehouse in Tulsa, Okla.      A memorial service is planned at 11 a.m. Jan. 3 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with words of comfort by Jon Morrison. Interment will follow at Fell Cemetery in Libertyville.      Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 3 at the funeral home.      Cards to the family and memorials to the Alzheimer's

Jim Kuenster, 56, of Brighton died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at his home in Brighton following a long illness.      A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chase and Jamie Maschmann's home, 30980 323rd Avenue, north of Richland. Mr. Kuenster was accorded cremation, and his remains will be buried at a later date.      A general memorial has been established and may be sent to the family at PO Box 101

Jennesse McClaran, 87, formerly of Birmingham died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.      A luncheon with the family will follow interment at the Birmingham Lion's Building in Birmingham.      Visitation for

KALONA - Edna Yoder, 92, of rural Kalona, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in her home following declining health.      Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, in the Melvin Yoder residence at 2605 560th Street S.W. in rural Kalona with the Rev. Rudy Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Peter Miller Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Melvin Yoder residence and will continue all