Obituaries

KALONA - Steven Lynn Hershberger, 44, of Goshen, Ind., died Thursday, June 12, 2008, in Puerto Viejo de Limon, Costa Rica, while attempting to assist a struggling swimmer while on a high school Spanish tour.      Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 21 at Fairview Mennonite Church, Kalona. The family will greet friends from 6 to 9 p.m. at the church. Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Oscar A. Poe, 94, of Pleasantview Home in Kalona, died Monday, June 16, 2008, in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services are pending at Schoedinger Funeral Home in Columbus, Ohio. Local memorials may be made to Pleasantview Home in Kalona.      Mr. Poe was born April 6, 1914, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Laura (Bahr) Poe. He married Mabel Lightfoot in

MUSCATINE - Shirley Ann Wade, 77, of Grandview, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, in her residence in Grandview.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, in the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine with a luncheon to follow in the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Community Room. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will

Orval J. Miller, 87, of Wayland, died Wednesday, June 11, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant following a lengthy illness.A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church near Wayland, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial was at Sugar Creek Cemetery.Memorials have been established for Parkview Home and the church. Beatty Funeral home in Wayland is

LONE TREE - Alberta Stahle, 91, of Lone Tree, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. A memorial fund has been

Philip Jacob Conway, 21, of Washington, died Friday, June 13, 2008 in Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.      A memorial will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 at 815 S. 12th Avenue in Washington.      Surviving are his parents; four brothers; relatives; and friends.

FORT MADISON - Charles Neumann Boyer, 86, of Washington, formerly of Fort Madison, died Friday, June 13, 2008, in his home in Washington.      The body has been cremated. Services and burial will be held in Golden, Colo., at a later date. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Fort Madison. Barr Memorial Chapel in Fort Madison is in charge of the arrangements.      Mr. Boyer was born Sept. 7,

Ronald George Prickett, 70, of New London, died Tuesday, June 10, at Henry County Health Center.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Elliott Chapel in New London, with family present beginning at 10 a.m. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Burge Cemetery, with military rites by the Henry County Honor Guard.Memorials have been established for the New London Rescue Unit and New

Vance Anderson, 81, of rural Cantril, died late Thursday, June 12, 2008, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Cantril Christian Church, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Mr. Anderson has been accorded cremation.      Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.      Memorials to Cantril Fire

Eugene P. Reed, 81 of Washington, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in halcyon House following declining health.       Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 13, in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove cemetery. Visitation began at noon today in the Beatty Funeral Home where the family will be present from 5 to 8 p.m. A