Obituaries

Pearl I. Standley, 99, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim Wotherspoon and Adam Standley co-officiating. Burial will be in Hillsboro Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Monday at the church.      Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church or the

DES MOINES - Wilbur Roy Quinn, 96, of Des Moines, died Monday, May 26, 2008, in Wesley Acres in Des Moines.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30, in the Iles Funeral home - Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where the family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Cremation rites will follow the service. A private burial of the cremated remains will take place in Glendale Cemetery in Des

Donovan Woerdeman, 70, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, May 24, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Knoxville.Visitation began at 11 a.m. today, May 28, at Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at the chapel, with the Rev. Thomas Spiegel officiating. Burial will be at Coal Creek Cemetery southwest of Oskaloosa, with

Velma Geraldine "Gerry" Peterson, 81, of Danville, formerly of Milan, Ill., died Monday, May 26, at the Danville Care Center.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 29, at Danville United Methodist Church with family present from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Robert Patton officiating. A luncheon will be served at the church following the service.

Wendell Mohr, 82, of Bentonsport, died of cancer Sunday, May 25, 2008, in Des Moines.      A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church in Des Moines. A second memorial will be held later in Van Buren County. The body has been donated to Des Moines University.      Family visitation will be from 9:30-10 a.m. Saturday at the church.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the

Mary Louise Denning, 86, of Houghton, passed away at 10:20 p.m. Monday, May 26, 2008 at Pleasant Manor Care Center, after a three year battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease.Born Jan. 31, 1922, at Houghton, she was the daughter of John and Frances Pohlmeyer Fraise. On October 18, 1948 in San Diego, Calif., she married Alvis F. Denning.She is survived by her husband; a son, Gerald F. Denning and his wife Gerene of

Stanley Ward Singer, 90, of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, following an extended illness.      A celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer and the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Interment will be in Friends Cemetery in Richland.      Visitation will begin at noon Thursday

Elden Donner Gallup, 72, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, at the Iowa State Veterans Hospital in Knoxville.      A memorial graveside service, with military rites, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. The body has been cremated.      Memorials may be made to American Legion Post No. 47 in Fairfield. Cards and memorials may be sent to ?1

Sharon K. Love, age 70, of Washington, IA, passed away at home, Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Her body will be cremated.      Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, May 30, 2008 at Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, IA with Rev. Mike Renken officiating.      The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers to be made to Birmingham Lion's Club or Hospice of Washington County. Cards and memorials may be sent c/o:?

KALONA - Harold Blumenstein, 79, of West Chester, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008, in Windmill Manor, Coralville following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 31, in Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. John Hahn officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.      Mr. Blumenstein was born Feb.