Obituaries

Doris Alberta Nordyke, 95, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 15, at Brownlee Health Care Center at the United Presbyterian Home.Visitation will begin at noon Thursday, Dec. 18, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with family present from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sue Meade officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery

Kenneth D. Johnson, 75, of Keosauqua died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Mark Caston officiating. Burial will be in Hillsboro Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with family present from 6-8 p.m.      Memorials to the Van Buren County 4-H swine program may be

Joanna Ruth Martin, 79, of rural Brighton, died at 3:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at Washington Care Center in Washington, Iowa.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Richland.      Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 6-7:30 p.m.      A

Dale Lawrence Krumboltz, 96, of Fairfield, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Sunnybrook Assisted Living Center in Fairfield.       A funeral is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Marvin Robeck officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be conducted at Memorial Lawn Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Ca

Harry W. Riggs, 92, formerly of Fairfield, died Saturday, Dec. 13, at Bettendorf Health Care Center.Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 18, at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. A graveside funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Batavia Cemetery in Batavia, with the Rev. Suzy Swahn officiating. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Fairfield.Memorials have been

Marjorie L. Orr, 86, of Keosauqua, died at 1:40 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, east of Douds.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 5-7 p.m. 

W.A. "Willie" Marshall, 76, of Brighton, died early Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at First Church of God in Brighton, with the Rev. Ryan Meader officiating. Burial, with military honors by American Legion Post No. 29 of Washington, will be in Sandy Hook Cemetery, north of Brighton.      Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Gould Funeral

Garland W. Snuffer, 76, of rural Bonaparte, died at 3:09 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in the Van Buren County Hospital emergency room in Keosauqua.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with family members conducting the service. Burial will be in Bonaparte Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.      Memorials to the family may be

Doris Alberta Nordyke, 95, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in Brownlee Health Care Center at the United Presbyterian Home following a decline in health.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Sue Meade officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday in the funeral

Edmond R. "Eddie" Watson, 91, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.He was born July 12, 1917 in Glasgow to E. R. "Ray" and Rhuie E. Litton Watson. On June 7, 1941, he married Vivian M. Heston in Kahoka, MO. She died Dec. 11, 1999.He attended school in Glasgow and Lockridge. He farmed, was an ironworker, a mechanic and retired in 1982 from Fairfield Engineering. He could