Obituaries

KEOTA ? Omar Conkity, 79, of Harper, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at the VA Medical Center in Iowa City, following a brief illness.    Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Charles Fladung officiating.  Burial will be at Holy Trinity Cemeteries-St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.  A general

Marjorie L. Libe, 95, of Washington, died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.    Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 30, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with John Christner conducting the services.  Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington.  Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home where the family

James R. ?Jim? Strabala, 82, of Richmond, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a lingering illness.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 26, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery in Richmond. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona where the

Martha J. Bates, 70, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington, from complications of cancer.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 27, at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in

Darlene Vivian Wells, 74, of Batavia, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at Washington Care Center in Washington.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 27, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. Thomas Shipley officiating. Burial will be in Batavia Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Friday in the funeral home. The family requests memorials to be made in lieu

Ralph E. Smith, 84, of Fairfield, died Monday, March 23, 2009, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 26, at Hope Lutheran Church in Germanville with the Rev. Scott Bieker officiating. Burial will follow in Hope Lutheran Cemetery in Germanville. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield with the family present. The

KALONA ? Eli A. Swartzentruber, 85, of Pleasantview Home in Kalona, died Friday, March 20, 2009, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, of congestive heart failure.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, March 23, at Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. John King, the Rev. Floyd Helmuth and the Rev. Floyd Yutzy officiating.  Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in rural Kalona.  Visitation will be from

BRIGHTON ? Kathryn ?Kate? Robison, 96, of Washington, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, at Brownlee Health Center at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, at the Gould Funeral Home in Brighton with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating.  Burial will be in Brighton?s Hillcrest Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home where

KALONA ? Donald Dale Kolosiek, 78, of rural Kalona, died Friday, March 20, 2009, at his home.    Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Kalona.  Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.  A general memorial fund has been established.    Mr. Kolosiek was born July 2, 1930,

KEOTA ? Richard D. Pearson, 54, of South English, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, following a sudden illness.    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Connie Wacht officiating.  Burial will be in Keota Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be designated for the Iowa County Humane Society, a soccer