Obituaries

Vera June Slonaker, 89, of Birmingham, died Monday, May 19, 2008, at Fountain West Health Care Center in West Des Moines.      A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church in Birmingham, with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating.      A complete obituary appeared in the May 20 Fairfield Ledger.

Linda Schmitt, 57, of rural Bonaparte, died at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 14, 2008, at home. She suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. June 24 at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Michael Renken officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with

Janice Ruth Johnson Brissey, 68, of New London died Sunday, June 15, at Henry County Health Center.Her body has been cremated. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, at Elliott Chapel in New London with family present from 10 a.m. to time of service. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. at Elliott Chapel with the Rev. Brian Swafford officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Grove Cemetery, rural West

Amelia Velasco, 64, of Washington, died Monday, June 16, 2008, in the Washington Care Center following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 18 in the St. James Catholic Church with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Visitation will begin at noon today in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A prayer service

KALONA - Steven Lynn Hershberger, 44, of Goshen, Ind., died Thursday, June 12, 2008, in Puerto Viejo de Limon, Costa Rica, while attempting to assist a struggling swimmer while on a high school Spanish tour.      Funeral services are at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 21 at Fairview Mennonite Church, Kalona. The family will greet friends from 6 to 9 p.m. at the church. Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Oscar A. Poe, 94, of Pleasantview Home in Kalona, died Monday, June 16, 2008, in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, following a brief illness.      Funeral services are pending at Schoedinger Funeral Home in Columbus, Ohio. Local memorials may be made to Pleasantview Home in Kalona.      Mr. Poe was born April 6, 1914, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Laura (Bahr) Poe. He married Mabel Lightfoot in

MUSCATINE - Shirley Ann Wade, 77, of Grandview, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, in her residence in Grandview.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, in the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine with a luncheon to follow in the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Community Room. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will

Orval J. Miller, 87, of Wayland, died Wednesday, June 11, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant following a lengthy illness.A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church near Wayland, with the Rev. Robert Hartzler officiating. Burial was at Sugar Creek Cemetery.Memorials have been established for Parkview Home and the church. Beatty Funeral home in Wayland is

LONE TREE - Alberta Stahle, 91, of Lone Tree, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. A memorial fund has been

Philip Jacob Conway, 21, of Washington, died Friday, June 13, 2008 in Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.      A memorial will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 at 815 S. 12th Avenue in Washington.      Surviving are his parents; four brothers; relatives; and friends.