Obituaries

Rena Pauline Whitcanack Shipley, 89, of Keosauqua, died at 3:26 a.m. Sunday, April 6, 2008, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bill Shewmaker officiating. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery west of Keosauqua.      Open visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral

LONE TREE - Ester Marie Curtis, 92, of Lone Tree, died Friday, April 4, 2008, in the Atrium Village in Hills.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday April 9, in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree with Carol Kaalberg, Parish Life Administrator, officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Following the committal services, a time of food and fellowship will be

KALONA - Allan W. Stransky, 75, of Kalona, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, in the Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Peterseim Funeral

BRIGHTON - James C. Burton, 51, of Washington, died Sunday, March 30, 2008, in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the Gould Funeral Home in Brighton with the Rev. Clarence Anderson officiating. Burial will be at a later date following cremation. Visitation will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established.      Mr. Burton

FAIRFIELD - Josephine Sandell, 90, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in the Living Care Center in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, April 4, in the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with the Rev. David Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington. Open visitation will be on Thursday and Friday until the time of the funeral. A memorial fund has been

Josephine Sandell, 90, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, April 1, at the Living Care Center in Fairfield.Visitation will begin Thursday, April 3, at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 4, with the Rev. David Peterson officiating. Burial will be at Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington.A memorial has been established for the Josephine Sandell Memorial Fund; contributions

Mary Jane Martin, 86, of Kingman, Ariz., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant and New London, died Sunday, March 30, at The Gardens Center in Kingman.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Elliott Chapel in New London. Family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. and then will proceed to the Pleasant Hill Cemetery for burial.A memorial has been established.She was born May 12, 1921, in West Point, the

Karen Kay Waterman Leffel, the daughter of Roscoe and Marilyn Stoddard Waterman, was born Dec. 17, 1958, in Estherville, Iowa. She died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at Avera Holy Family Health in Estherville at the age of 49.She received her education in the Estherville schools and graduated from Estherville High School in 1977. After graduation from high school she attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

Kathryn M. Reynolds, 83, of Michigan, died Friday, March 21, at Lakeland Specialty Care Hospital.A memorial service was held March 31 at McLauchlin-Clark Funeral Home in Dowagiac, Mich. A memorial has been established for Hospice at Home in Buchanan, Mich. The guestbook may be signed at www.mclauchlin-clark.com.She was born July 24, 1924, in Tussy, Okla., the daughter of Robert and Cora Potts Corbin. On June 12,

Emmer Guy Enke, 95, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, March 30, at the Ft. Madison Health Center.A visitation and luncheon for family and friends will begin at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 3, at First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. at the church, with the Rev. Pat Youngquist officiating. Burial will be at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery.Memorials have been