Obituaries

KALONA - Lydia D. (Gingerich) Miller, 90, of rural Johnson County, died Sunday, July 27, 2008 in her home.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, in the Sharon Bethel Church near Kalona with the Rev. Delmar Bontrager, the Rev. Jacob Yoder and the Rev. Gabriel Beachy officiating. Burial will be in the North Gingerich Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in

Patricia A. (Fairchild) Bennett, age 77, of Omaha, NE, passed away Monday, July 28, 2008.      A visitation with the family will be held 9:00 AM, Thursday, July 31 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, IA. The funeral service will follow at 10:00 with Rev. Dave Elmore officiating. Burial will be in Packwood Cemetery, Packwood, IA.For the full paid obituary, read the July 29, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.

Lynn H. Schimmels, 78, of Fairfield, died Sunday, July 27, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A Celebration of Life service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairfield Senior Citizen Center, with the Rev. Keevin Koch officiating. According to Mr. Schimmel's wishes, the body has been cremated. Burial of cremains will be at a later date in Chapel Hills Gardens Cemetery in OakBrook

CEDAR RAPIDS - Christopher A. Fogle, 45, of Cedar Rapids died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids after a battle with cancer and Marfans Syndrome.      Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 28 in the Hope United Methodist Church in Hiawatha. A private interment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home and

Larry Paul "Slick" Savely, 61, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, July 23, at the emergency room of Henry County Health Center.Visitation will held from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with family present from 2 to 5 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 28, at the Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Jeff McPheron officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home

Hiroko Akiyama Law, 76, of Des Moines and formerly of New London, died Wednesday, July 23, at her daughter's home in Des Moines.Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 28, at Elliott Chapel in New London. There will be no family visitation. Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, July 28, in Burge Cemetery in New London, with the Rev. Brian Swafford officiating.A memorial has been

Eleanor C. Winter, 87, of Omaha, Neb., formerly of Fairfield, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008.      A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Braman Mortuary in Omaha. Inurnment will be at a later date.      Memorials may be made to Nebraska Humane Society. Visit www.bramanmortuary.com to leave online condolences.For the full obituary, read the July 25, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.

John LeRoy "Bud" Robinson, 67, of Nixa, Mo., formerly of Douds, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Mo.      A funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds. Burial will be in Leando Cemetery, Douds.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Greenlawn Funeral Home, South, 441 Battlefield, Springfield, Mo., and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral

KALONA - Marion "Jake" Raymond, 78, of Muscatine, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in his home following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 27 in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, where the family will be present from 2 to 4 and

Norman Irwin Atwood, 57, of Fairfield, died Wednesday morning, July 23, 2008, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mark Brase officiating. Interment will be in Packwood Cemetery in Packwood.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials may be made to