Obituaries

Douglas Gene Crossett, 66, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Aug. 25, at Great River Medical Center emergency room in West Burlington.Visitation will begin at noon Thursday, Aug. 28, at Elliott Chapel in New London with family present from 6-8 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 29, at the chapel with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Burial will be in Richwoods Cemetery in Trenton.A

NEVADA - Leo Pohlman, 87, of Mingo, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, in the Ira United Church in Ira. Burial will be in the Union Chapel Cemetery, west of Ira. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Bacon Funeral Home in Nevada. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or to

Lavina Ann Barton, 74, of Lockridge, died Sunday, Aug. 24, at Henry County Health Center.Visitation will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at the chapel, with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. Burial will be at Lambirth Cemetery.Memorials have been

KALONA - Perry M. Bontrager, 83, of Kalona, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in the University of Iowa Health care Center in Iowa City after a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 in the Upper Deer Creek Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Elmer Miller officiating. A private family burial will be conducted prior to the memorial service in the East Union Mennonite Cemetery.

Walter J. "Pinky" Schadt, 79, of Orleans, Ind., died Monday, Aug. 11, at his home.The funeral was Aug. 15 at the Ochs-Tetrick Funeral Home in Orleans, Ind., with Bro. Thomas Bostic officiating. Burial was in the Bethel Cemetery in Orleans with military rites by the Orleans American Legion, Warren Brock Post No. 69. Condolences may be sent to www.ochstetrick.com.A memorial has been established to the Orleans

MT. PLEASANT - Lavina Ann Barton, 74, of Lockridge, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in the Henry County Health Center.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, in the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. Burial will be in the Lambirth Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends

Lucile Bernice Hining, 87, formerly of Fairfield, died Friday, Aug. 22, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with family present. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Monte Knudsen officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Jack Morrison, 69, of Columbus Junction, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in his home in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Al Coffin officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Following the committal there will be a tie of food and fellowship at the

Lavina Barton, 74, of Lockridge, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. Burial will be in Lambirth Cemetery.      Visitation will be from noon-8 p.m. Wednesday at the memorial chapel, where the family will be present from 5-7 p.m.      Memorials

Lucile Bernice Hining, 87, formerly of Fairfield, died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at Arbor Court in Mount Pleasant.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Monte Knudsen officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.      Online condolences may be sent via