Obituaries

KALONA - Eleanor King Schrock, 86, of Kalona, died Monday, March 17, 2008, in Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 20, in the Sharon Center United Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Doug Cue officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Center Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona.

Joan Renee Savage, 46, of Columbia, Mo., died Thursday, March 13, at her home.A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. today, March 17, at Community United Methodist Church in Columbia. Burial was at Memorial Park Cemetery.Memorials have been established for Community United Methodist Church or the Savage Children Education Fund. Online condolences may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.She was born

Joannita May Stauffer, 74 of Wayland, died Friday, March 14, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City following a short illness.Visitation began at noon today March 17, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service has been set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will be in the

KALONA - Charles 'Charlie' Nagel, 27, of Wellman, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, in his home in Wellman due to complications from epilepsy.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 24, in the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Services will be held in Webster, N.Y. prior to the local services. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation

Dennis Lloyd Boshart, 91, of Goshen, Ind., formerly of the Wayland area, died Wednesday, March 12, in Goshen.A funeral service was held Sunday, March 16, at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with Pastor Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial is in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland assisted with arrangements.Memorials have been established for the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church and Sugar Creek Cemetery

WAYLAND - Joannita May Stauffer, 74, of Wayland, died Friday, March 14, 2008, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 18 in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon today in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, where the

WELLMAN - Wayne Everette Johnson, 83, of Wellman, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 20, in the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pappert officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in Powell Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m.

Irene Bishop Trotter, 92, of Ainsworth, died Saturday, March 15, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a short illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in the Ainsworth Community Center in Ainsworth with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Interment will be in the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home

LONE TREE - Harold D. Schuessler, 87, of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, in his home in Lone Tree following an extended illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 17 in the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree with the Rev. Jason Pittman and the Rev. Loren Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Following the committal service, a time of food and

Florence Bell Augustine, 102, of Washington, died Thursday, March 13, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a short illness.      A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Interment will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery in Keota at a later date. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the funeral home, where the family will receive