Obituaries

KALONA - Ivan I. Bender, 86, of Kalona, died Monday, April 7, 2008, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona after a lingering illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 11, in the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber, the Rev. Mick Murray, the Rev. David Yoder and the Rev. Marvin Eugene Bender officiating. An alternate service with CPS will be conducted in Montana.

Beverly Jean Jennings, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 5, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit.Her body has been cremated. Friends may drop cards at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel during normal business hours this week or send them c/o the chapel at P.O. Box 656, Mt. Pleasant, IA, 52641. Inurnment will be at a later date.A memorial has been established for Park Place.The daughter of Arnold F. and Gladys R.

Larry Joe Douglas, 58, of Franklin, died Friday, April 4, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home and Crematory in Donnellson, with family present. A funeral service will follow at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Barb Krueger officiating. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.A memorial has been

Jill Catherine Miller, 45, of Fairfield, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Fairfield, with the Rev. Suzanne Swahn officiating. According to family wishes, the body has been cremated. Burial of cremains will be at a later date.      Family visitation will be from

Clyda Jean Sheraden Berry age 61, went to be with the Lord at 4:32 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2008, at her home in Rock Island, Illinois following a gallant battle with cancer.      She was born November 4, 1946, in Sigourney, Iowa to Alva Paul and Betty Glandon Sheraden of Ollie, Iowa.      Visitation will be held at the Packwood Christian Church on Tuesday evening, April 8, 2008, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Anita Gloria Crane, 91, of Richmond, Ind., died Friday, April 4, 2008, at Friends Fellowship Community in Richmond.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church in Keene, N.H., with interment immediately following in Saint Joseph's Cemetery in Keene.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Woodbury and Sons Funeral Home in Peterborough, N.H.      Mrs.

Eugene Charles House, 85, of Verona, Wis., died Friday, April 4, at Four Winds Manor in Verona.Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today, April 7, at Joyce-Ryan Funeral Home in Verona, and from 10:00 a.m. until time of service Tuesday, April 8, at Memorial Baptist Church in Verona. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Craig Jarvis officiating. Burial will follow at Verona Cemetery.Memorial

Elizabeth "Betty" May Plasberg, 77, of Richmond, Va., died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at her home.Mrs. Plasberg was born April 17, 1930 in Baltimore, Md., the daughter of Arthur and Alma Somerville.She married Coen Christian Plasberg of Maastricht, Holland on Nov. 16, 1957 at Church of the Holy Apostles in Baltimore, Md. Mr. Plasberg died March 26, 1987. Mrs. Plasberg had previously lived in Mt. Pleasant, Staunton,

Arthur Dale Waugh, 73, of Stewartville, Minn., died Monday, March 31, 2008, at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn., for injuries suffered in an accidental fall.      A memorial service was held Friday at Griffin-Gray Funeral Home in Stewartville.      Mr. Waugh was born Dec. 8, 1934, in Isdora, Mo. He married Ardell Schatz Sept. 12, 1954, in Stewartville. They later divorced. He married Mary Martin in 1980 in

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Ronald D. Allen, 69, of Columbus Junction, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      The body was cremated. There will be no visitation or service. The Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction is in charge of the arrangements.      Mr. Allen was born May 2, 1938, in Columbus Junction, the son of Rubin P. and