Obituaries

Donna Jean Morgan Crawford, 82, of Coralville, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, following a sudden illness.      The body has been cremated. There are no services scheduled at this time. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements.      Mrs. Crawford was born May 11, 1926, in Washington, the daughter of Ernest Francis and Estella (Warner) Morgan. She married Van

KALONA - John M. Bontrager, 94, of Kalona, died Thursday, May 15, 2008, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 19 in Sunnyside Mennonite Church in Kalona with John King, Floyd Helmuth and David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in

Marjorie L. "Marge" Harward, 80, of Cantril, died at 11:50 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2008, at a neighbor's home in Cantril.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril.      Open visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      Memo

HAMILTON, Ill. - D. James "Jim" Dayton, 49, of Nauvoo, Ill. died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in his home in Nauvoo as the result of a genetic heart disorder.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 16, in the Bethel Presbyterian Church in Hamilton with the Rev. Tom Spain officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw, Ill. Visitation will be held after 2 p.m. Thursday in the Lamporte-St. Clair

MOUNT PLEASANT - David R. Ballou, 71, of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mount Pleasant.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in the Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Jeffrey A. McPheron of the Trenton United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, with a

Marie M. Marie, 95, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in the Washington Care Center following declining health.      Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17, in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will

Helen Black, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, May 12, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, May 16 at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union.Memorials have been established for the Henry County Cancer Fund and First United Methodist Church. Online

Richard L. Damon, 64, of Aiken, S.C., formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Pepper Hill Nursing Care following a lengthy illness.      His body has been cremated and will be interred at the Rock Island National Cemetery in Rock Island, Ill. at a later date. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements.      Mr. Damon was born Aug. 10, 1943, in Des Moines, the son of Golden

Harold D. Countryman, age 70 of Birmingham, died at the Van Buren County Hospital on Tuesday evening, May 13, 2008.      Harold was born January 26, 1938 near Douds, the son of Donnel E. and Ruth Juanita Schlarbaum Countryman. A lifetime resident of the Birmingham community, he graduated from Birmingham High School in 1956.      He married Ramona Irene Hudson on January 26, 1957 in Fairfield. She preceded him in

Catharyn Margaret Hart Brehmer, 91, of Washington, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, following an extended illness.      Memorial services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25, in conjunction with Evensong service at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. The Jones-Eden Funeral home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Menninger