Obituaries

Ron 'Ronsel' Hansel, 34, of Keosauqua, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.His body has been cremated. A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. today, Aug. 11, at Pleasant Plain Friends Church in Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Stan Bauer officiating. Inurnment was at Friends Cemetery in Pleasant Plain.A memorial has been established for the Ron Hansel family. Cards and

Gary H. Coleman, 71, of rural Fairfield, died Friday, Aug. 8, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. today, Aug. 11, at Round Prairie Baptist Church south of Lockridge, with the Rev. Kevin Dice and Aaron Helterbran officiating. Burial was at Lambirth Cemetery.Memorials have been established for the Round Prairie Baptist Church and the Lambirth Cemetery. Murphy Funeral Home of Mt.

WASHINGTON - Betty L. Roth, 78, of Washington, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, in her home in Washington.      Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, in the Bethel Mennonite Church with the Rev. Duane Roth officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday in the Bethel Mennonite Church where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington

KALONA - Maynard L. Eash, 78, of Wellman, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the West Union Mennonite Church in rural Parnell with the rev. David Boshart and Assoc. Pastor Martha Yoder officiating. Burial will be prior to the service in West Union Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8

Gary H. Coleman, 71, of rural Fairfield, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      A funeral was held at 11 a.m. today at Round Prairie Baptist Church south of Lockridge, with the Rev. Kevin Dice and Aaron Helterbran officiating. Burial was in Lambirth Cemetery.      Memorials have been established to Round Prairie Baptist Church and Lambirth Cemetery.      Murphy Funeral Home of Mount

Rosalie Cutler Ward, 77, of Fairfield, died at 2:50 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Dean Grant officiating. Burial will be in Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington.      Open visitation began at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      Memorials may

Kenneth A. Davis, 84, of rural Agency, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, in Houghton.      A service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church in Eldon, with the Rev. Robert Dvorak and David Albert officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Ottumwa.      Open visitation began at 10 a.m. today at Kremer Funeral Home in Eldon, where the family will be present from 6-7 p.m.      Memorials may be

Juanita Joan Chester, 73, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Saturday, July 26, 2008, at Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville.      Following Mrs. Chester's wishes, her body has been cremated. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Mrs. Chester was born May 12, 1935, in Sullivan County, Mo., the daughter of William Henry and Mary Lulu Campbell Hostetter. She married John A. Wyatt Jan.

Robert Craff Wood, 72, of Placentia, Calif., died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008.       A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 16 at Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church of Anaheim, Calif.      Mr. Wood was born in Fairfield, the son of Willis and Caroline Wood. He married Janet Harnagel.For the full obituary, read the Aug. 8, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.

Rosaline Hiser, 83, of Salina, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Salina Presbyterian Church. Interment will be at Salina Cemetery.      Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Clarence Anderson and Michael Mosier officiating.      Memorials may be made to the family.