Obituaries

KALONA - Charles "Chuck" Leaton, 63, of Kalona, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City of an apparent heart attack.      No funeral is scheduled. A time of sharing for friends and relatives will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. The body will be cremated following the visitation. A general memorial fund has been

Daniel Shane Bagby, 52, of Glenwood, died after a short illness Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at Creighton Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.      A funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.      Family visitation will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.      The family has

FAIRFIELD - Oda Reed, 82, of Fairfield, formerly of Ollie, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, in her home.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, in he St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Stephen C. Page and the Rev. Richard Adam officiating. Interment will be at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Clear Creek. A rosary will be given at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the

Dean R. Manchester, 76, of rural Douds, died at 4:22 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield as the result of a stroke.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Keevin Koch officiating. Burial will be in Fell Cemetery in rural Libertyville.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family

Ada N. Joy, 99, of Manchester, formerly of Waterloo, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester of natural causes.She was born May 2, 1909, in Coleport, the daughter of Thomas William "Bill" and Mathilda S. Baldosier Carpenter. She married Cecil Allen Joy on April 10, 1926 in Mt. Pleasant; he preceded her in death on July 30, 1983.Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at the

Harriet Louise Phillips, 102, of Washington, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a short illness.      Funeral services will be in the Jones-Eden Funeral home in Washington at a later date. Memorials may be made to Operation Smile or to the Salvation Army.      Ms. Phillips was born Jan. 16, 1906 in Washington, the daughter of James N. and Harriet Anna (Bailey) Phillips.For the

Wilma Anita McDowell, 85, of Hendersonville, N.C., formerly of Ft. Madison, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C.Visitation will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Barr Memorial Chapel in Ft. Madison. A funeral service will follow at 11:30 a.m., with the Rev. Bob Joseph officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.A memorial has been established for

Robert W. Lauer, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Jan. 1, at Henry County Health Center.Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with family present. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Steven Zittergruen officiating. Burial will follow at the Swedesburg Church Cemetery, with a

WELLMAN - Lewis E. Hohenshell, 89, of Washington, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, in he Halcyon House in Washington following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, in the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to the time of the service Saturday in the funeral home.

James H. Nixon, 65, formerly of Stockport,died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at the Villa Del Sol Center in Marshalltown.      The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Dec. 29 at Stockport Methodist Church in Stockport, with the Rev. Michael Renken officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Spencer Cemetery North of Stockport.      Visitation with the family will be 6:30-8 p.m., Dec. 28 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield