Obituaries

Alden Biggs, age 83, of Fairfield, IA, passed away Monday, May 5, 2008 at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      Open visitation will be held from Noon to 7:00 PM, Thursday, May 8, 2008 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, May 9, 2008 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Interment will follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.      Online condolences may be sent to the

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

Nelle Vandersnick, 102, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.A graveside memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Forest Home Cemetery, with the Rev. Jim Hughes officiating.Memorials have been established for the Henry County Animal Rescue Organization, and may be left at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, which is assisting the family with arrangements.

Jack Emery Hoenshel, 79, of Shenandoah, died Tuesday evening, May 6, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at United Methodist Church in Shenandoah. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Haines Cemetery near Centerville.      Family visitation will be tonight at Selby-Kirsch Funeral Chapel in Shenandoah.      Memorials may be made to United Methodist Church in Shenandoah.      To leave online

Margerie L. Doud, 84, of Batavia, died Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kremer Funeral Chapel in Batavia, with Danny Cary officiating. Interment will be in Batavia Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at noon Tuesday at the chapel, with the family present from 7-8 p.m.      A memorial fund has been established.      Mrs. Doud was

Raymond Paul Svatos Sr., 80, of Fairbanks, Alaska, died Friday, April 25, 2008, of natural causes in Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment with military honors conducted by the Washington American legion Post No. 29 will take place in Elm Grove Cemetery. A

Leonard E. Pohren, 83, of Wayland, formerly of Washington, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, in the Parkview Home in Wayland after failing in health.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday in the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Interment with

David Dwayne Gordon, 80, of Milton, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Hospice House in Ottumwa.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with Elders Mark Dietrick and Mark Walker officiating. The body has been cremated.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      Memorials to

Mary I. Munson, 75, of Lockridge, died Thursday, May 1, 2008, at home.      A funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Fairfield, with the Revs. Jim Wotherspoon, Ted Munson and Dan Munson officiating. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham.      Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at the church, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m. Saturday and from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Kevin Leroy "Lee" Vorhies, 66, of Hot Springs, Ark., formerly of Iowa, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at St. Josephs Mercy Health Center in Hot Springs.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ashby Funeral Home in Benton, Ark., with the Rev. Roy McLeod officiating. Burial will be at Fairplay Cemetery.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      An online guest book may be signed