Obituaries

WELLMAN - Frances J. Miller, 93, of Wellman, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in the Parkview Manor in Wellman.      Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today in the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Wellman Ambulance or the Asbury United Methodist Church.      Mrs. Miller was born Nov. 19, 1914,

DECORAH - Cindy Ballard, 50, of Decorah, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in her home following a short battle with cancer.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther College Campus in Decorah, with the Rev. Amy Zalk Larson and the Rev. Mike Blair officiating. The body will be cremated. The family will greet friends after 10 a.m. prior to the memorial

Howard Mundell Lee, 94, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral was held this morning at First Christian Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Suzanne Schwan officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      A memorial has been established.      Arrangements are in the care of Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Mr. Lee was born

Marie Caroline Zuehlke, 89, of Eldon, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa.      A celebration of Mrs. Zuehlke's life will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Eldon United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Bob Dvorak officiating. Interment will follow at Eldon Cemetery in Eldon.      Open visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Kremer Funeral Home in Eldon, with family visitation

KALONA - Magdalena Beachy, 84, of Edina, Mo., formerly of Kalona, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Mo., following a short illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 in the Sharon Bethel Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. James Swartzentruber, the Rev. Virgil Schrock and the Rev. John Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Haven

James "Jim" L. Barnes, 77, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, at Washington Care Center.      A graveside service, with military honors, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Oak Ridge Cemetery in rural Brighton, with the Rev. Sally Graves and the Rev. Linda Foor officiating.      Open visitation is from 1-4 p.m. today at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. The family will not be present.      In lieu of

James "Jim" L. Barnes, 77, of Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, in the Washington Care Center following a lengthy illness.      Graveside services with military honors will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 in the Oak Ridge Cemetery in rural Brighton with the Rev. Sally Graves and the Rev. Linda Foor officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. The

Carl Michiel Greiner, 91, of Washington, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008 at the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 in the St. James Church in Washington with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the Jones-Eden Funeral home in Washington where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8

PELLA - Carolyn Joan Dieleman, 68, of Pella, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, in the Hospice of Pella Comfort House in Pella after a 10-year battle with cancer.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the Third Reformed Church in Pella. Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery in Pella. Visitation began this morning in the Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home in Pella. Visitation with the family

KALONA - Steven D. Freel, 52, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, in rural West Chester.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 in the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Mike Orthel officiating. Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will