Obituaries

DONNELLSON - Pearl Elizabeth Heise Van Winkle, 88, of rural Hillsboro, died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in the Park Place Long Term Care Facility in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today in the Sharon Presbyterian Church near Farmington with the Rev. Daniel Hemken officiating. Burial was in the Sharon Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Sharon Presbyterian Church.      Mrs. Van Winkle

Leona F. Eagle, 96, of Washington, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Paul Appel officiating. Interment will be in he Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in Richmond. Visitation began at noon today in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington

Florence P. "Paudy" Rankin, 78, of Northfield, Minn., died at noon Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at Northfield Hospital.      A service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. ellis andrews officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery, southeast of Keosauqua.      Open visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from

KALONA - Andy Slabaugh, 84, of Kalona, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a lingering illness.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, in the Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. John L. Hershberger, the Rev. Perry Miller, the Rev. Elmer Miller and the Rev. John King officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will

William Eugene Washam, born June 19, 1925, in Metropolis, Illinois died on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.      His remains will be laid to rest with his wife Peggy at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Douds, Iowa at a memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Spina Bifida Association at spinabifidaassociation.org or

Wednesday Sept. 3, 2008, Kathleen Kae McFarlin, 55, left this world, but not our lives. Her journey with leukemia, filled with hope, grace and love of life, tended with skill, vigilance and compassion has ended quietly.Kathy was born May 15, 1953, in Aledo, Ill. Daughter of Bill and Marilyn Knox, sister of Debbie Batey, Kevin Knox, Kelly Manning, wife of Bret, mother of Jason, Shawn, Che, grandmother of Elise,

KALONA - Minnie Pearl Decker, 95, of Kalona, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a long illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home where the family will

Evelyn S. Rasmus, 97, of Madison, Tenn., formerly of Burlington, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Care Stone Assisted Living at River Gate in Madison.Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Hass-Thielen Funeral Home in Burlington, with family present from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the funeral home, with the Rev. Brian Simmons officiating.

Florence P. "Paudy" Rankin, 78, of Northfield, Minn., died Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Northfield Hospital.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with family present from 10-11 a.m. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., at the funeral home with the Rev. Ellis Andrews officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery southeast of Keosauqua.A memorial for Three

Noah Unternahrer, 90, of Wayland, died Friday, Aug. 29, at Henry County Health Center.A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. today, Sept. 2, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wayland. Burial followed at Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery.A memorial fund has been established for Gideon's International and Sugar Creek Mennonite Church.He was born Feb. 5, 1918, in Wayland, the son of Christian and Anna Rediger