Obituaries

Howard LeRoy Cook, 64, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Nov. 29, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 3, at Raymond Funeral Home of Fairfield, with the Rev. Richard White officiating. Burial is at McDowell Cemetery, near Pleasant Plain.Condolences may be sent to the family at www.raymondfuneralhomes.com. Memorials may be sent to Linda Gridley, 807

Wendell Jay Dickerson, 49, of Keosauqua, died Thursday afternoon, Nov. 29, 2007, at home.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with Elder Bill Huntoon officiating. Burial will be in Bonaparte Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 4 p.m. followed by family visitation until 5 p.m.      Memorials to the

Howard Cook, 64, of Fairfield, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Richard White officiating.      Visitation will be from 3-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.      Condolences may be sent to the family at www.raymondfuneralhomes.com.

WAPELLO - John Joseph Schantz, 67, of Wapello, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, in his home.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello with the Rev. Scott Smith officiating. Burial will be in Wapello Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Masonic services

Bernard Milo Smith, 74, of Des Moines, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, in Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.      Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Schrock Cemetery, south of Washington, with the Rev. Dennis Carr officiating. A memorial fund has been established. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is in charge of the arrangements.      Mr. Smith was born April

William Sheridan "Bill" Norman, 79, of Washington died Monday November 26, 2007 at his residence following a decline in health.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday November 29, 2007 at the Jones - Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Rev. Sue Meade officiating. Visitation will begin at 12:00 pm Wednesday at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00

KEOTA - Ilo Marie Hagist, 96, of Keota, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, in the Sigourney Care Center following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 in Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Dennis Hopes officiating. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Keota QRS.      Mrs. Hagist

KALONA - Leonard Freund, 83, of Clinton, formerly of Monticello and Kalona, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, in Alverno Health Care Center in Clinton following a lingering illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Richmond, with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery in Richmond. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday

RIVERSIDE - Cora D. Waldschmidt, 75, of Riverside, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in the Greenwood Manor in Iowa City following an extended illness.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, in the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Riverside. Following the committal services, a time of food and

Maynard D. Johnson, 84, of Ottumwa, died at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2007, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa.      A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, with the Rev. Ralph Kister officiating. Inurnment will be in Ottumwa Cemetery with military services by American Legion O.B. Nelson Post No. 3 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Walter B. Schafer Post No. 775. The body