Obituaries

RIVERSIDE - Dale Gerot, 59, of Riverside, died Monday, June 30, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following an aneurysm.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 3 in the Trinity United Methodist Church in Riverside with the Rev. Betsy Neipert officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Josephine "Jo" Hammond, 98, of Columbus Junction, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, in the Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 3, in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Scott Smith of the United Methodist church of Wapello officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery.

SIGOURNEY - Evelyn Weber, 91, of Sigourney, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 5, in the St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney. Burial will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Clear Creek. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday in the church with a prayer service at 6 p.m. Holm Funeral Home in Sigourney is in charge

Esther T. Lennox, 82, of rural Douds, died at 2:07 a.m. Sunday, June 30, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa.      Open visitation begins at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-8 p.m.      M

Myra "Joan" McCreedy Watkins, 72, of Texas, died Thursday, June 5, 2008.      Mrs. Watkins donated her body for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, research, after which it will be cremated. The ashes will be buried at a later date in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth.      Memorials may be made to the Methodist Neurological Institute, 6560 Fannin St., Suite 802, Houston, TX

Roberta "Pinky" A. Lynn, 72, of West Chester, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in the M.L. McCreedy Home in Washington following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 3, in the First Assembly of God Church in Washington with the Rev. Jim Cluney officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8

KALONA - Thomas Kent Christensen, 60, of Kalona, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 6, in the Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Elmer Miller officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. The body has been cremated and burial will be at a later

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. - Letha M. Johnson, 83, of Chillicothe, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in her residence.      Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, in the Lindley Funeral home in Chillicothe. There is no scheduled family visitation. Friends may call after 8 a.m. Tuesday until the service time in the funeral home. Memorial graveside services will be held in the Columbus Junction Cemetery in

Rosamond B. Sasseen, 89, formerly of Richland, died early Thursday, June 26, 2008, at home in Ottumwa.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Richland United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating and the Rev. Wilbur Morfitt assisting. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the family present from

Kenneth Dean Roth, 38, of Charlotte, formally of Washington, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 24, at DeWitt Genesis Hospital in DeWitt.His body has been cremated. No services are planned at this time. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with arrangements.He was born July 24, 1969, in Phoenix, Ariz., the son of Leonard and Elsie Swartz Roth.For more, see our June 26 print edition.