Obituaries

LONE TREE - Ralph Slaughter, 81, of Lone Tree, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in his home in Lone Tree following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 27, in the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lone Tree. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery with military rites given by the Lone Tree American legion Post No. 457. Following the committal service, a time of food and fellowship

Verlee L. Millspaugh, 87, of Burlington, formerly of the Rome community, died Friday, March 21, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.A graveside service was held at 1 p.m. today, March 24, at Grant Cemetery in Rome, with the Rev. Ed Newman officiating. There will be no visitation.A memorial has been established and may be left at Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, which is handling the arrangements.

KALONA - Louis Michael Roe, 66, of Wellman, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, in his home.      Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 3 at 1511 Ivy Ave., in Wellman and Sunday, May 4 in Norway. For more information contact Marta Carson or Michael Roe.      Mr. Roe was born in Norway, the son of Oakley Arlington and Elizabeth (Kelly) Roe.

KEOTA - Jacqueline Rees, 58, of Claremore, Okla., formerly of Keota, died Friday, March 21, 2008, in her home in Claremore of cancer.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 25 in the Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemeteries - St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Powell Funeral Home in

KALONA - Mary Mae Miller, 88, of Kalona, died Saturday, March 22, 2008, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the Salem Mennonite Church in rural Keota with the Rev. John Mark Miller, the Rev. Wilford Beachy and the Rev. Steve Schrock officiating. Burial will be in the Peter Miller Cemetery in rural Kalona. Visitation will be held

Owen R. Wagner, 87, of Greenfield, Wis., died Thursday, March 20, 2008.      A funeral was held at 2 p.m. today at Church and Chapel in Waukesha, Wis. Burial was in Sheboygan, Wis.      Memorials to Fairfield Public Library may be sent to Kay Steele at 3006 180th St., Fairfield 52556.      Mr. Wagner was born Oct. 10, 1920. He and his wife June were married 56 years. She survives.To see the complete obituary,

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Helen L. Troxel Nickerson Buffington, 96, of Carrollton, Texas, formerly of Columbus Junction, died Monday, March 17, 2008, in the Madison on Marsh Lane in Carrollton.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Alan Barbee officiating. Burial will be in Indian Creek Cemetery. Visitation

Imogene Spangler, 94, of Milan, Ill., died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in Avonlea Cottage, Milan.      Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery in Washington. Memorials may be made to Bethany for Children and Families for Adoption.      Mrs. Spangler was born Aug. 29, 1913,

WELLMAN - Tiffany Lee Klinetobe, 28, of Wellman, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, as the result of injuries suffered in an auto accident south of Wellman.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 24 in the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Wellman. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.      Mrs. Klinetobe was born Aug. 18, 1979 in Sioux Falls,

Stanley Fredrick Mangold, 94, of West Chester, formerly of the Dublin area, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in his daughter's home in West Chester following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 24, in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Andrew Zuehlke officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home