Obituaries

Lorna Mae Cornick, 85, of rural Morning Sun, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Winfield United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Sue Cubbage officiating. Burial will follow at Winfield-Scott

Inez Ester McAllister, 79, of Kalona, formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after failing in health for the past month.Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington with the Rev. Steven Koch officiating. No visitation is scheduled. A private family interment will take place at a later date. A memorial fund has

MAQUOKETA - Ruth A. Hanchar, 92, of Maquoketa, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, in Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3 in the First United Methodist Church in Maquoketa with the Rev. Jeff Dadisman officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in Lahey Funeral Home in Maquoketa where an Eastern Star

Frances Carlin, 78, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, in the Washington care Center in Washington following a lengthy illness.      A time of gathering and visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Interment will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill. Memorials may be made to the Washington Care Center or the

KALONA - George Statler, 61, of rural Washington, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, on I-80 and Highway 141 in Polk County from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.      Funeral services will be determined by his son Brandon's release from the hospital. For more information call the Peterseim Funeral home at 656-5200. Memorials may be made to the George Statler Family Fund for charities to be decided by the

Hazel Y. Craig, 71, of Washington, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a short illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Jim Cluney officiating. Interment will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will begin after noon Friday in the funeral home, where the family will

Morton E. Dodds, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit.Visitation began at noon today, Sept. 29, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, 709 Mapleleaf Drive, Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Herb Shafer officiating.

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Donald E. Pretz, 71, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, in the Wapello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with Commissioned Lay Pastor Ramona Wink officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Mary I. (Mrs. Charles) Thompson, 95, formerly of DeWitt, died Friday morning, Sept. 26, 2008, at Assisted Lifestyles in Olathe, Kan.Mrs. Thompson was born Mary Ida Seager, Oct. 19, 1912 in Keokuk, to Adon and Francis Bennett Seager. She was educated at Iowa Wesleyan College. On Aug. 16, 1942, Mary was united in marriage to Charles Thompson in Mt. Pleasant. The couple owned and operated the Western Auto Store in

RICHLAND - Sara E. Forinash, 94, of Richland, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, in Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 in the Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Frosty Van Voorst officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6 to 7:30