Obituaries

Jason Patrick Buttery, infant son of Mark and Kelly Buttery, was born still Thursday, May 8, 2008.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ankeny, with burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.      Survivors include his parents and sister, Olivia.      Kelly Ozimek Buttery is a former Fairfield resident.

Robert B. Webb, 38, of Bonaparte, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at home.      A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Moss Ridge Cemetery in Carthage, Ill.      A memorial has been established, and gifts may be mailed to Melissa Webb, 109 S. Fayette St., Carthage, IL 62321.      Local arrangements are in the care of Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.      Mr. Webb was born July 22, 1969, in

Vilma C. Hanshew, 77, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, May 9, 2008, in her daughter's residence in Washington following a lengthy battle with cancer.      Funeral services were held Sunday, May 11 in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment will take place in the Elm Grove cemetery at a later date. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington assisted with the arrangements. 

Charles J. "Charlie" Lucas, 82, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, in the First Christian Church in Washington with the Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Interment with military honors conducted by the Washington American Legion Post No. 29 will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will

Iola Jane Blakley, 84, of Ainsworth, died Friday, May 9, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, in the Ainsworth Community Church with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Visitation will begin at noon today in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment will

Robert H. Diers, 73, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a lengthy illness.      A funeral has been set for 10 a.m. Monday at Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Swedesburg, with the Rev. Fran Griffeth and Bishop Philip L. Hougen officiating. Burial will be in New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery near Lockridge.      Open visitation will be from

WAYLAND - Robert H. Diers, 73, of Wayland, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services have been set for 10 a.m. Monday, May 12, in the Swedeburg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Swedeburg, with the Rev. Fran Griffeth and Bishop Philip L. Hougen officiating. Burial will be in New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery near Lockridge. Open visitation

M. Louise Wehr, 86, of Keota, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital after a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 9, in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment will take place in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the

Clara Elizabeth Cannon Reschly, 91, of Washington, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to the time of the service in the funeral home. Following the service, a time of food and fellowship will be held in the U.P. Home.

Raymond E. Gordon, 92, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 10, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will receive friends from