Obituaries

Raymond E. Zuehlke, 87, of Mount Pleasant, died Friday, July 4, 2008, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.      A funeral was held today at First United Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Herb Shafer officiating. Burial was in Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Douds.      Memorials have been established to First United Methodist Church, Zion Lutheran Cemetery and Amenity Hospice of Cedar Rapids.    

MT. PLEASANT - Roger N. Aronhalt, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, July 4, 2008, in Arbor Court.      Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, in the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. Burial will be in the Cambrian Cemetery near Columbus Junction with military rites provided by the Winfield American Legion Post No. 645. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.

Michael David Coppes, 61, of Yarmouth, died Tuesday, July 1, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 5, at First Baptist Church in Yarmouth. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Paul Hooks officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery in Mt. Union.A memorial has been established for the First Baptist Church in Yarmouth. Elliott Chapel in

Kathryn Louise Brookhiser, 86, of Winfield, formerly of Wever, died Monday, June 30, at her home.Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Prugh's Chapel in Burlington, with family present from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 10, at the chapel, with the Rev. Mike Meyer officiating. Burial will be at Burlington Memorial Park Cemetery in Burlington.A

Lester Nelson McGohan, 98, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, June 30, 2008, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit.Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 3, at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Herb Shafer officiating. A private burial will

NORTH ENGLISH - Marilyn Darlene Ruegsegger Kirkpatrick, 82, of Manchester, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 5 in the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English with the Rev. Kathleen Moore officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday in the funeral home. A lunch will

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Mary Etta Wilson, 89, of Morning Sun, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in the Morning Sun Care Center in Morning Sun.      Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 7, in the Columbus City Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction is in charge of the arrangements.      Miss Wilson was born Aug. 29, 1918, in Columbus

MT. PLEASANT - Lester Nelson McGohan, 98, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, June 30, 2008, in Park Place Long Term Care Unit.      Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today in the First United Methodist church with the Rev. Herb Shafer officiating. A private burial was held prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the Great River Hospice of Hillcrest Family Services.      Mr. McGohan was born March 6, 1910, in

KEOTA - Velva L. Short, 88, of Alexandria, Va., formerly of Keota, died Monday, June 30, 2008, in Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Alexandria following a brief illness.

LIVINGSTON, Texas - Myra "Joan" McCreedy Watkins, 72, of Livingston, died Thursdday, June 5, 2008 in Livingston.      Her body was donated for ALS research, after which it was cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 5 in the Ainsworth Community Church. The ashes will later be buried in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Memorials may be made to the Methodist Neurological Institute,