Obituaries

KALONA - Maria A. Ruth, 87, of Riverside, died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 3 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday with a prayer service at 7 p.m., in the

Carrold G. Lemley, 81, of Libertyville, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at Hospice House in Ottumwa.      A funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery in Wellman.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      A memorial has been established to Hospice House in Ottumwa.      Mr.

Helen Louise Brown, 92, of Dallas Center, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Nov. 27, at Spurgeon Manor in Dallas Center.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery.A memorial has been established for Hospice of

Dwight Allen "Woody" Woodsmall, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Nov. 29, at his home.Visitation will begin after noon on Thursday, Dec. 4, with the family being present from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Elliot Chapel in New London. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Chapel, with the Rev. Kenneth Smith officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery; New London with military rites presented

Mary Lois Widmer, 81, of Williamsburg, formerly of the Olds and Crawfordsville communitites, died Saturday, Nov. 29, at Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg.Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Kalona, with family present from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., and from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Bethel Mennonite Church north of Wayland. A

CEDAR RAPIDS - Bennie J. Howe, 83, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 in his home following an extended illness.      A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. The body was cremated. Final resting place will be in Mystic. The Cremation Society of Eastern-Central-Western Iowa in Cedar Rapids is assisting with the arrangements.      Mr. Howe was born Aug. 5, 1925 in Mystic, the

Ruth DeLong Peterson, 92, of Wayland and formerly of New London, died Saturday Nov. 29, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Elliott Chapel, New London with the Rev. Dot Hasler officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. with family present from 10 a.m. until time of the service.A memorial has been established to the New London United Methodist Church.She

KALONA - Mary Miller, 88, of Kalona, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, in her home in rural Kalona from complications of age.      Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the Rudy Miller residence at 5665 Sharon Center Road S.W. in rural Kalona with the Rev. Milford Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Peter Miller Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today in the Rudy Miller

Kessler Ross "Kay" Olson, 65, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Nov. 27, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Visitation began at noon today, Dec. 1, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Jeff Crawford officiating. A military flag presentation will be accorded at the service by the

NEW LONDON - Ruth DeLong Peterson, 92, of Wayland, formerly of New London, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, in the Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Elliott Chapel, New London, with the Rev. Dot Hasler officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery, New London. Visitation will begin after 9 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel, where the family will greet friends from