Obituaries

Peggy Lou Redlinger, 61, of West Des Moines, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in her residence following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Interment

Helen Pauline Lisk, 94, entered her heavenly home on Dec. 10, 2008. She was the youngest child born to Mae (Smith) and John Calvin Heald.      Visitation will be at Raymond Funeral Home Friday Dec. 12 from 6-8 p.m. A celebration of Helen's life will be at First Christian Church, Fairfield on Saturday Dec. 13 at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Packwood Cemetery.      Memorials may be made to First Christian Church,

WAYLAND - Billie Dean Kindred, 58, of Riverside, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in the VA Medical Center in Iowa City following a lengthy battle with cancer.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Washington with the Rev. Tim Davison officiating. Burial will be in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Monday in the Beatty Funeral Home in

Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, at 11 A.M. at the United Methodist Church in Fairfield, for John E. Glass, who passed away Dec. 10. Jack, as he preferred to be called, was born November 2, 1927, in Aurora, Ill. to Walter and Marion Glass.      Memorials may be made to Georgetta Glass, 307 S. 6th St., Fairfield, Iowa.To see a full obituary, read the Dec. 11, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.

Alice P. Metsker, 96, of Montrose, died Sunday, Nov. 23, at Montrose Health Center.A funeral services was held Monday, Dec. 8, at the United Methodist United Church in Montrose, with the Rev. Goldie Laymon officiating. Burial was at Montrose Cemetery.Memorials have been established for the United Methodist Church in Montrose and the Montrose Library.Online condolences may be sent at www.dejongsfuneralhome.com.She

Bill Gene Franklin, 51, of Fairfield, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. B.B. Rail officiating. Burial will be at Fell Cemetery near Libertyville.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.      A memorial fund has been established. Memorials may be sent to 901 W.

Dale C. Penn, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Dec. 7, at his home.Visitation will be held until 7 p.m. today, Dec. 9, at Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. There will be no family visitation. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Forrest Home Cemetery Chapel, with the Rev. Jim Luder officiating and military honors by the Henry County Honor Guard.A memorial has been established.

Merlin D. Harryman, 67, of rural Douds, died at 12:49 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A memorial service will be held at a later date. The body has been cremated.      A memorial has been established to Christ United Methodist Church. Condolences and memorials may be sent to Mrs. Marilyn Harryman, 27807 Urus Ave., Pulaski 52584.      Arrangements are in the care of

Floreine E. Clark, 93, of Cheyenne, Wyo., formerly of Winfield and Salem, died Saturday, Dec. 6, in Cheyenne.A funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Cheyenne. Other specifics of the arrangements are pending with Schrader Funeral Home in Cheyenne.Memorial contributions may be made to Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S. Lions Park Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82001.She was born May 10, 1915, in Lowell, the

Robert J. "Bob" Rich 78, of Wayland, died Friday, Dec. 5, at Henry County Health Center following a short illness.Visitation will began at noon today, Dec. 8, at Wayland Mennonite Church, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. in the evening. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Wayland Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Linda Renken officiating. Burial will be at Cottonwood Cemetery.A memorial