Obituaries

Billy Wayne Douglas, 72, of Burlington, died Thursday, Feb. 5, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at Four Square Gospel Church, with family present. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Four Square Gospel Church, with the Rev. Sam Fratt officiating. Inurnment will be at Aspen Grove Cemetery.He was born March 13, 1936, in Stockport,

KEOTA - Johnathon Dietze, 19, of Keota, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, following a long illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the United Church of Faith in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating. Burial will be at Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Powell Funeral Home in Keota. A memorial fund

Iona S. Pilcher, 78, of rural Douds, died at 9:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, in the Van Buren County Hospital emergency room in Keosauqua.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Leando Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 6-7:30 p.m.    

Billy Wayne Douglas, 72, of Burlington, died at 5:08 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Four Square Gospel Church, with the Rev. Sam Fratt officiating. Ash committal will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.      Visitation with family will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at Four Square Gospel Church.      Mr. Douglas was born March 13,

KALONA - Fred O. Schmidt, 89, of Iowa City, formerly of Kalona, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville, following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Zion Lutheran Church in Iowa City. Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at

KALONA - Valma Spicher, 96, of Kalona, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Memorials may be

KALONA - Mary M. Helmuth, 90, of Kalona, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Sharon Bethel Church in Rural Kalona with Delmar Bontrager, Gabriel Beachy, Jacob Yoder, and Lamar Ropp officiating. Burial will be in the North Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at

Elizabeth Jane "Libby" Fetterman, 88, of New London, died Wednesday, February 4, at the Henry County Health Center.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Elliott Chapel in New London, with family present from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A graveside service will follow at Burge Cemetery in New London, with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating.A memorial has been established for the New London Rescue Unit.She was

Betty L. Thorn, 75, of rural Wever, formerly of Douds, died at 9:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bill Shewmaker officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, east of Douds.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with

Donald B. Rodgers, of Red Oak, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, in Red Oak.      A graveside service will be held Tuesday in Red Oak.      Memorials may be made to Senior Citizens of Red Oak and may be sent to Greg Rodgers, 1300 Cosbough, Red oak 51566.      Mr. Rodgers was the son of Burdette and Maude Rodgers.To see the full obituary, read the Feb. 9, 2009, Fairfield Ledger.