Obituaries

Elden Donner Gallup, 72, formerly of Fairfield, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, at the Iowa State Veterans Hospital in Knoxville.      Cremation arrangements are in the care of Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. A burial service will be held in the spring in Evergreen Cemetery.      Memorials may be made to American Legion Post No. 47 in Fairfield. Cards and memorials may be sent to 1380 W. Sixth Ave., Broomfield, CO

Shaelynn Sue Kelly, 27 months, of New London died at her home following a courageous battle with brain cancer.Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at Harmony Bible Church in rural Danville, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the church, with the Rev. Chad Pearce officiating. Burial will be at Jaggar Cemetery.A memorial has been

Herbert E. "Eddie" Grinstead, 81, of Le Mars, formerly of New London and Amarillo, Texas, died Monday, Feb. 18 at the Good Samaritan Society in Le Mars.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Elliott Chapel in New London, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at Elliott Chapel, with the Rev. Dot Hasler officiating. Burial will be at Burge

MOUNT PLEASANT - Ethel M. Schaefer, 82, of Arbor Court, Mount Pleasant, formerly of Lockridge, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, in the care center.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant with the Rev. Dianne Brokken of the New Sweden United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Grant Cemetery, Rome. Visitation will be from

KALONA - Doris J. Yoder, 81, of Kalona, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Richard Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be in Lower Deer Creek Cemetery in rural Wellman. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Friday in Peterseim

Doris JoAnn Helfrich, 73, of Iowa City, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in the Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Murray L. Moore, 91, of Willow Springs, Missouri, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died Monday, February 11, 2008, in Willow Springs, Mo.      Funeral services were held Saturday, February 16, 2008 in Willow Springs, Mo.      Mr. Moore was born August 7, 1916 in Daytonville, Iowa, the son of Jay E. Moore and Carrie Geneva Bell. On June 20, 1939 Murray married Vera Balliff in Davenport, Iowa. After the death of his

Hubert C. Sines, 77, of Washington, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008 in the Washington County Hospital following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with Dr. Dan McClure officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday in the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A Masonic

Carol V. Stephens, 69, of Washington, formerly of the Brighton area, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, in the Washington Care Center in Washington.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, in the Beatty Funeral home in Wayland. Burial will be in the Eicher Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service Friday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the activity department at the

WASHINGTON - Deeply missed is Jerry Franklin Greiner, age 65, who died Sunday February 17, 2008 at his home near Dublin. Jerry had cancer that was recently detected throughout his body.      Jerry was born 4 miles east of Keota, Iowa on March 18, 1942 at home to Frank and Naomi (Linnenkamp) Greiner.Mass of the Resurrection will be held 11:00 am Thursday, February 21, 2008 at St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Ed