Obituaries

Glenn Braden age 91, of Ottumwa and formerly of the Hedrick area passed away, Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Vista Woods Care Center in Ottumwa. Visitation was held August 31, 2008 at the Fremont Funeral Chapel beginning at 12:00 noon with family present from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. Funeral services were held Monday, September 1, 2008 at the Hedrick/Martinsburg United Methodist Church in Hedrick at 10:30 A.M., with Rev.

Edna M. Dorothy, 94, formerly of rural Stockport, died Thursday, Aug. 28, at her daughter's home in Chariton.Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with family present from 7-8 p.m. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the funeral home with the Rev. Dale Dorothy officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery east of Douds.A memorial

Charles R. Smithburg, 63, of Waterloo, formerly of Salem, died Thursday, Aug. 28, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo.Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, at Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Hank Ledbetter officiating. Burial will be at Salem East Cemetery, with

Max H. Baese, 83, of Lockridge, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Veterans Medical Center in Iowa City, after a battle with lung cancer.He has donated his body to The University of Iowa College of Medicine. Memorial services will be held at a later date.Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.beattymurphyfh.com.He was born Aug. 20, 1925,

Edna M. Dorothy, 94, formerly of rural Stockport, died at 9:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, at her daughter's home in Chariton.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Dale Dorothy officiating. Burial will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery east of Douds.      Open visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from

MT. PLEASANT - Ardith D. Neff, 67, of Winfield, formerly of Salina and Pleasant Plain, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, in the Henry County Health Center emergency room in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 in the Weir and Kimsey Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Clarence L. Anderson of the Salina Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in

IOWA CITY - Wilbur E. Westen, 74, of Iowa City, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, in University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a long illness.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the Lensing Funeral and Cremation Services in Iowa City with the Rev. Royce Phillips officiating. Burial will be in the Memory gardens Mausoleum in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in

MT. PLEASANT - Hunter Ray Starr, infant son of Jake Starr and Chelsea Branch of Mt. Pleasant, was stillborn on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Cottonwood Cemetery, west of Wayland, with the Rev. Monte Knudsen officiating. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is in charge of the arrangements.For the full

Hunter Ray Starr, infant son of Jake Starr and Chelsea Branch of Mt. Pleasant, was stillborn Tuesday, August 26, at Henry County Health Center in Mt Pleasant.A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at Cottonwood Cemetery west of Wayland, with the Rev. Monte Knudsen officiating. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is in charge of arrangements.For more, see our Aug. 27 print edition.

NEW LONDON - Douglas Gene Crossett, 66, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in the Great River Medical Center emergency room in West Burlington.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29 in the Elliott Chapel in New London with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Burial will be in the Richwoods Cemetery in Trenton. Visitation will begin after noon Thursday in the Elliott Chapel, where the