Obituaries

Carol Ann Chapman, 73, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Fairfield, with the Rev. Suzanne Swahn officiating. Interment will follow in Dibble Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials

Frank J. Miller, of Downing, Mo., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Knoxville.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, with family present. A memorial service will follow at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Herb Shafer officiating. A flag presentation will be accorded by the Henry County Honor Guard.In lieu of

Merribelle Josephine Warner, 89, formerly of Stockport, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Nelson Nursing Home in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Michael Renken and the Rev. Harold Schutte co-officiating. Interment will be in Spencer Cemetery in Stockport.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      Memorials

Garry D. Myers, age 50, of Keosauqua, IA, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in Keosauqua.      Visitation with the family will be held 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Friday, April 25, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Fairfield.      Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 26, at the First Baptist Church in Fairfield with Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.      The

Norma Imogene Ford, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, April 21, 2008, at her home following a lengthy illness.Her body has been cremated. No formal services or visitation will be held.Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is assisting with arrangements.She was born July 10, 1934 in Glenwood, the daughter of Ivan and Effie Benedict Steele. On July 7, 1973, she married Marvin E. Ford in Dallas City, Ill.

Leland E. Nelson, 89, formerly of Packwood, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.      A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Christian church in Packwood, with the Rev. Frosty Van Voorst officiating. Interment will follow at Packwood Cemetery.      Arrangements are in the care of Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. Condolences may be sent to the family at

Alvin George Sojka, 86, of Washington, died Monday, April 21, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 25, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Dave Reha officiating. Interment with military honors conducted by Washington American Legion Post No. 29 will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon

Bernadine Evon Larson, 87, of Winfield, died Friday, April 18, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Visitation began at noon today, April 21, at Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, at Winfield United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Nancy Bender officiating. Burial will follow at Sheridan Cemetery in rural Mt. Union.A memorial

Leonidus "Leon" Shaffer Shahan died April 19, 2008, at the age of 81 at the Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield, Iowa.Leon was born March 10, 1927, in Burlington, to Leonidus Garfield and Nona Elnora Shaffer Shahan. He married Beryl Louise Morris, his college sweet-heart, on January 25, 1953.He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Lela Mae Perrenoud and Gertrude Elnora Shahan, and one son, Dwight

KEOKUK - Kenneth C. Henke Jr., 83, of Keokuk, died Friday, April 18, 2008, in the Great River Medical Center n Burlington following an extended illness with Alzheimer's disease.      Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, in the Keokuk National Cemetery with family members conducting the service. Full military rites and inurnment will follow in the cemetery. Visitation will be after noon