Obituaries

Twila C. Hunter, 88, formerly of Brighton, died at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, at McCreedy Home in Washington.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Brighton United Church in Brighton, with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton.      Open visitation will be 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton. Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m.

LONE TREE - Joseph "Joe" Hutchinson, 51, of Nichols, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, in his home in Nichols following an extended illness.      Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial is in Nichols Cemetery. Following the committal services, a time of food and fellowship will be held in the Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree. A

Lawrence Edwin Gustafson, 86, of Batavia, died Saturday evening, Oct. 4, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Batavia Cemetery in Batavia.      Visitation with the family present will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of

Steven John Svoboda, 57, of Washington, Iowa, formerly of Fairfield, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, at his sister's residence in Cedar Rapids following a two-year battle with cancer.      A private family service will be held at a later date.      A general memorial has been established.      Online condolences may be sent for Steve's family through the Internet at www.jonesfh.com. Jones Eden Funeral Home of

Clifford H. Thomas, 84, of Fairfield, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dave Elmore officiating. Following Mr. Thomas' wishes, his body will be cremated.      No family visitation is planned.      Cards and memorials to the donor's choice of charity may be sent to ?David Miller Law

Steven John Svoboda, 57, of Washington, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 in his sister's residence in Cedar Rapids following a two-year battle with cancer.      Private family services will be held at a later date. A general memorial fund has been established. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements.      Mr. Svoboda was born Feb. 17, 1951 in Cedar Rapids, the son of Thomas Emil and

KALONA - Ella Irene Miller, 62, of Munnsville, N.Y., died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the Madison Mennonite Church in Madison, N.Y. Burial will be in the Madison Mennonite Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established. Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the

Michael Leroy Earp, 59, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday Oct. 1, at Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant due to complications from cancer.A memorial service will be held at a later date. The Cremation Society of Eastern-Central-Western Iowa is assisting with arrangements.He was born Dec. 15, 1948, in Des Moines, the son of Everett and Bernice Earp.For more, see our Oct. 3 print edition.

Eldon Lee Hardy, 94, of Burlington, died Thursday, Oct. 2, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, at Lunning Chapel, with family present from 9 a.m. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Rod Cooper officiating. A private family burial will follow.A memorial has been established for Great River Hospice.He was born March 4, 1914, in

IOWA CITY - Majel "Madge" Mitchell, 74, of Iowa City, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a severe stroke.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the St. mark United Methodist Church in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Memorials may be made to