Obituaries

Adele Peterson, 91, of rural Winfield, died Sunday, Nov. 2, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, 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. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Steven Zittergruen officiating. Burial will follow at the Swedesburg Church

RIVERSIDE - Mildred I. Thomann, 85, of Riverside, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, in her home following a lingering illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Riverside, Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the church with a prayer service at 7:30

Janet P. Williams, 65, of Birmingham, died today, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at McDowell Cemetery.      Open visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Cards and memorials to the Williams family may be sent to ?141 N. Waters St., ?PO Box 282, ?Birmingham 52535.      Online

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Kathryn L. Morrison, 84, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in her home in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Al Coffin officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. A

Richard D. Kreiss, 44, of Keosauqua, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, in a multiple vehicle accident, in which his father Arlo Kreiss also lost his life, south of Arbela, Mo.      A joint funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Roberts Memorial Center, Highway 1 North, Keosauqua, with the Rev. Elsa Lawry and the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery southeast of Keosauqua.   

Frances V. Young, 84, died Saturday, Nov. 1, at Washington County Hospital following a lingering illness.Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the United Church of Crawfordsville, with the Rev. Nancy Oehler Love officiating. Burial will follow at the Crawfordsville Cemetery.A memorial fund has

Arlo R. Kreiss, 67, of Keosauqua died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, in a multiple vehicle accident, in which his son Richard also lost his life, south of Arbela, Mo.      A joint funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Roberts Memorial Center, Highway 1 North, Keosauqua, with the Rev. Elsa Lowry and the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery southeast of Keosauqua.      Visitation will

Gilbert Carroll "Bub" Patterson, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Oct. 31, at Henry County Health Center.A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. His body has been cremated; inurnment will be at Champion Hill Cemetery in rural Wellman, at a later date.He was born Jan. 9, 1922, in Iowa County, the son

Roland O. Underwood, 86, of Winfield, died Thursday, Oct. 30, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.A Masonic service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, followed by visitation until 4 p.m. with family present. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at Winfield United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Nancy Bender officiating. Interment will follow at

Darlene LaVonne Williams, 75, of Nacogdoches, Texas, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, at her home.A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. today, Oct. 31, at the Laird Funeral Home in Nacogdoches with Bro. Dale Shaver officiating.She was born Oct. 10, 1933, in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Charles and Clara Beauchamp Watson. She was married to Johnnie Williams for 55 years.For more, see our Oct. 31 print edition.