Obituaries

Leila Sarah Bohn, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, June 17, at Henry County Health Center.Visitation will begin at noon Friday, June 20, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Duke Crawford officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.A memorial has been established

Frances I. Brown, 97, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, June 17, at the Lutheran Home in Muscatine.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with family present beginning at 9:30 a.m. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m., with the Rev. Elaine Vass officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home Cemetery.Memorials have been established for the Olds United

Robert L. Newcomb Sr., 76, of New London, formerly of Muscatine, died Tuesday, June 17, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, June 20, with family present from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service at Elliott Chapel in New London. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Steve Prickett officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine.

Linda Schmitt, 57, rural Bonaparte, died Saturday, June 14, at her home.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday, June 23, at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, at the funeral home with the Rev. Michael Renken officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril.A memorial has been established to Hospice of Central

OSKALOOSA - Marie Elaine Cook, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in North Mahaska Nursing and Rehab in Oskaloosa.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 20, in the Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa with the Rev. Stephen Mathison-Bowie officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. today in the funeral chapel where

Janice Ruth Johnson Brissey, 68, of New London died Sunday, June 15, at Henry County Health Center.Her body has been cremated. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at Elliott Chapel in New London with family present from 10 a.m. to time of service. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. at Elliott Chapel with the Rev. Brian Swafford officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery, rural West

Vera June Slonaker, 89, of Birmingham, died Monday, May 19, 2008, at Fountain West Health Care Center in West Des Moines.      A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church in Birmingham, with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating.      A complete obituary appeared in the May 20 Fairfield Ledger.

Linda Schmitt, 57, of rural Bonaparte, died at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2008, at home. She suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. June 24 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Michael Renken officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with

Janice Ruth Johnson Brissey, 68, of New London died Sunday, June 15, at Henry County Health Center.Her body has been cremated. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at Elliott Chapel in New London with family present from 10 a.m. to time of service. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. at Elliott Chapel with the Rev. Brian Swafford officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery, rural West

Amelia Velasco, 64, of Washington, died Monday, June 16, 2008, in the Washington Care Center following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 18 in the St. James Catholic Church with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Visitation will begin at noon today in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A prayer service