Obituaries

Louie Dean Hunt, 91, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Ernest DeWitt officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Open visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Family visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday

BRIGHTON - Ernest J. Hartsock, 82, of Brighton, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital after being in failing health.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in the First Church of God in Brighton with the Rev. Rick Hughes and Elder Ryan Meader officiating. Burial will be in Hummer Cemetery north of Sharon Center. Visitation with the family will be held from 6 to 7 p.m.

Lois M. Becksfort, 87, of Moorhead, Minn., died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, N.D.      A funeral was held at 2 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Home in Moorhead, Minn. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Ladysmith, Wis.      An online guestbook and video tribute may be viewed at www.wrightfuneral.com.      Mrs. Becksfort was born Oct. 10, 1920, the daughter of Gerald Paul and

Paytin Gean Gordon, 1, of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Andrew Zuehlke officiating. Visitation will begin at noon today in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Interment will be in Elm

CLINTON - Martha F. Benson, 83, of Clinton, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in Mercy Medical Center, North Campus, Clinton.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Evangelical Free Church with the Rev. Thomas Loyola officiating. Burial will be in the Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials may be made

LONE TREE - Marilyn M. Stuart, 84, of Lone Tree, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, in the Lone Tree Care Center.      Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today in the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree with Loren Yoder officiating. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery. Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home in Lone Tree is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Lone Tree Fire and Rescue or Amenity Hospice.     

Franklin C. Jewett, 90, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Jan. 31, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 4, at Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Chapel of Forest Home Cemetery with the Rev. Sue Cubbage officiating.A memorial has been established for the

Bertha Elizabeth Kaltefleiter, 95, of Franklin, died Friday, Feb. 1, at her home.Visitation began at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 4, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home and Crematory in West Point. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. The family will meet with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda as

Willard W. Hemmings, 79, of rural Farmington, died today, Feb. 4, at his home.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the First Baptist Church in Farmington, with the Rev. Philip Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in the Sharon Church Cemetery near

Eva A. Wolfe, 98 of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, at her home.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, at Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at the funeral home, with the Revs. Ted Munson and Dan Munson officiating. Following the service, her body will be cremated; burial will be at Center