Obituaries

Donald Harold Schoentag, 79, of rural Hazleton, died Friday, Nov. 14, following an auto accident near Alden.Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein, with a military memorial service at 7 p.m. Following the viewing on Tuesday, his body will be cremated. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Christ United Presbyterian Church in

Betty Lou Ashby, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Muscatine, died Thursday, Nov. 13, at her home.Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery.A memorial has been established at the funeral home. Online

Malcolm Ray Magel, 13, of New London, died Thursday, Nov. 13, at his home.Visitation began at noon today, Nov. 17, at the New London Christian Church, with family present from 4 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at New London Christian Church, with the Revs. Rod Cooper and Sam Reighard officiating. His body will be cremated following the service.Elliot Chapel is in charge of

MUSCATINE - Betty Lou Ashby, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Muscatine, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, in her home in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine. Burial will be in the Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today in the funeral home. A memorial fund has been

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