Obituaries

Arthur L. Davis, 66, of Douds, died Monday morning, May 19, 2008.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Eldon Assembly of God Church, with the Rev. John Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the family present from 2-4 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m.      Memorials may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the

SIOUX CITY - Margaret Ellen Mangold, 84, of Sioux City, died Sunday, May 18, 2008.      Funeral services were at 10:45 a.m. today in the Holy Spirit Retirement Home Chapel in Sioux City with the Rev. Dennis Meinen officiating. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorials may be made to the Holy Spirit Retirement Home Service Club.      Mrs. Mangold

Vera June Slonaker, 89, died Monday, May 19, 2008, at Fountain West Health Care Center in West Des Moines.      A private family memorial service will be planned at a later date.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa Foundation, 401 Railroad Place, West Des Moines 50265.      Mrs. Slonaker was born June 23, 1918, in Chicago, Ill.To see the complete obituary, read the May 20,

KALONA - Allen M. Yoder, 86, of Wellman, died Sunday, May 18, 2008, in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, in the Sharon Center United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Doug Cue officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Center Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.

Loren Eugene Carver, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, May 16, at his home.Visitation will begin at noon Monday, May 19, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the chapel, with the Rev. Charles Stevens officiating. Burial will be at Lambirth Cemetery.Memorials have been established for Great River Hospice and the Henry

Ruth Ann Peck, 81, of Fairfield, died at 11:55 AM. Friday, May 16, 2008 at Nelson Nursing Home. She was the daughter of Emil and Rose (Wilkens) Thietje. She was born September 21, 1926 in O'Brien County Iowa. She was united in Marriage to Martin Peck on September 3, 1949 in Chicago, IL. They divorced in 1980.      Funeral services for Ruth Ann Peck will be held 10:30 AM, Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at the Immanuel

Loren Eugene Carver, 76, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, May 16, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Stevens officiating. Burial will be in Lambirth Cemetery.      Visitation began at noon today at the memorial chapel, where the family will be present from 5-7 p.m.      Memorials have been established to Great River Hospice and Henry County

Betty Jean Hole, 76, of Bloomfield, formerly of Washington, died Friday, May 16, 2008, in Davis Center in Bloomfield following a decline in health.      Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home, Washington. Interment will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery. A general memorial fund has

WELLMAN - Catherine E. Huntsberger, 80, of Wellman, died Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Parkview Manor in Wellman following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, in the Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday in the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Memorials

Alice M. Redlinger, 76, of Ainsworth, died Monday, May 19, 2008, in the Washington Care Center following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 22, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday in the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment will be in the Keota