Obituaries

KALONA - Henry Beachy, 91, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, in the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Peterseim Funeral Home in

LONE TREE - Virginia R. Galloway, 81, of Lone Tree, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, in the Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree following an extended illness.      A private graveside service in the Lone Tree Cemetery will be held at a later date with Parish Life Coordinator Carol Kaalberg officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in

Gale L. McCannon, 46, of Evansville, Ill., died Saturday, July 26, at her home.Her body has been cremated. Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home in Evansville, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.Memorials have been established for Southern Illinois Hospice and Family Wishes and may be sent to the funeral home at 839 Lehmen Dr., Chester, Ill. 62233.She was born Feb. 23, 1962, in Red Bud, Ill., the daughter of Roland and

Leonard Calvin Knapp, 77, of Danville, died Sunday, Aug. 3, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.His body has been cremated. Visitation with family present will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Prugh's Chapel in Burlington. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Chapel with the Rev. Dan Buck officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek in rural Danville. Burlington Area

RICHLAND - Lucille "Lucy" Thomas, 92, of Winfield, formerly of Richland, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, at her home.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at Gould Funeral Home in Richland with the Rev. Peggy Egbert officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, immediately preceding the funeral. A memorial fund

William Frank Denney, 67, of Yarmouth, died Thursday, July 31, at his home.A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. today, Aug. 4, at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the Rev. Brad Hanson officiating. His body was cremated; inurnment will be at a later date in Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union.Memorials have been established for the Yarmouth Fire Department and the Des Moines County Fair.He was born Aug. 13, 1940,

Eileen V. Dautremont, 85, of Coralville died Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with Rev. Richard Adams officiating. Burial will be at St. Vincent's Cemetery in Riverside. Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City where a

Maudie M. Redlinger, 84, of Washington, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a short illness.      No services are scheduled at this time. A memorial has been established to the Ainsworth Opera House in Ainsworth. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of the arrangements.      Mrs. Redlinger was born Feb. 16, 1924 in rural Mississippi, the daughter of Willie Ward and

KALONA ? Bessie Yoder, 102, of Kalona, died on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008.      Celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, in rural Kalona, with the Rev. Don Patterson officiating. Burial will be prior to the memorial service, at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 pm. today, and from 1 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at

Florence M. Hargrave, 87, of Evansville, passed away Monday, July 28, 2008 at River Pointe. Florence was born June 18, 1921 in Chicago, IL, to Thomas and Florence Molyneaux.       Services were Saturday, August 2, 2008, 10:00 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church with Msgr. Kenneth Knapp officiating. Visitation was Friday, August 1, 2:00-8:00 p.m. at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, 800 S. Hebron Ave., Evansville,