Obituaries

Robert J. "Bob" Rich 78, of Wayland, died Friday, Dec. 5, at Henry County Health Center following a short illness.Visitation will began at noon today, Dec. 8, at Wayland Mennonite Church, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. in the evening. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Wayland Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Linda Renken officiating. Burial will be at Cottonwood Cemetery.A memorial

Nelle Ellen Brown, 86, of Iowa City, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in her residence following complications from a stroke.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in the Jones-Eden Funeral home in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Interment will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday in the funeral home

Gladys M. Burns, 102, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Dec. 6, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Kimzey Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Pat Youngquist officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home

Rachel Snyder Lyne Jorgensen, 84, passed away peacefully in her sleep Friday morning, December 5th at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield. A memorial service will he held at First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield Monday, December 15th at 7:30 pm.       Rachel was born June 26, 1924 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, daughter of Rose Eleanor Snyder and Charles Franklin Lyne.       In lieu of flowers, the family requests

W. Raymond Long, age 93 of Winfield, died Thursday December 4, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. Family will be present beginning at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Winfield United Methodist Church. A funeral service will follow at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Nancy Bender officiating. Burial will follow at the

KEOTA - Keith Wells, 95, of Keota, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.      Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today in the United Church of Faith in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A memorial fund has been established for the United Church of Faith or the Wilson Memorial Library. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is in charge of the

WAYLAND - Robert J. "Bob" Rich, 78, of Wayland, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, in the Henry County Hospital in Mt. Pleasant following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the Wayland Mennonite Church with the Rev. Linda Renken officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation will be at noon Monday in the Wayland Mennonite Church with the family

Winogean "Winnie" Mourer, 87, of rural Richland, died Thursday, Dec. 4, at Arbor Court Nursing Home in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begins at 4 p.m. today, Dec. 5, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with family present from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Richland United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be at Richland Friends Cemetery.Me

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Jessie Wehmeyer, 95, of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in Pioneer Park in Lone Tree.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Linda Murdock Nicklin officiating. Burial will be in Conesville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday until service time in the funeral

RICHLAND - Winogean "Winnie" Mourer, 87, of rural Richland, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, in Arbor Court Nursing Home in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Richland United Methodist Church in Richland with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Friday in the Gould Funeral Home in Richland where the