Obituaries

Donna Lee Hamilton, 70, of Vinton, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, at home following a brief illness.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Christian Church in Vinton, with the Rev. Connie Wacht officiating. Following the service, the body will be cremated, and inurnment will be at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.      Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Russell Funeral Home in

Betty Stigers, 74, of Washington, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6

Kathryn J. "Kay" Raymer, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away on Feb. 7, 2008, at her home.Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. that afternoon. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at the Faith Lutheran Church of Mt. Pleasant, with Pastor Mike Scudder officiating. Burial will be in

Maydine Margaret Roslyn, 96, of Crowley, passed away on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008.A private memorial service will be held by the family.Maydine was born May 7, 1911, in Wever, to E.J. and John Blume. She graduated from Burlington High School, earned a B.A. in home economics from Iowa State University and an M.A. in education from the University of Colorado. She trained as a dietitian in Omaha, Neb.,

Tim Dean McAllister, 47, of Mt. Union, died Thursday, Feb. 7, at his home.His body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Mt. Union United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Sue Cubbage officiating. There will be no visitation.A memorial has been established for his children's education. Honts Funeral Home in Winfield is assisting the family with arrangements.He was born Nov.

Viola Ritchhart, 87, of Keosauqua, died at 2 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      A funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with Marcus Wade officiating. Burial will be in Fellows Cemetery in Keosauqua.      Open visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 1:30-2:30 p.m.      Memori

Michael Eugene Bostock, 59 of Seymour, Ind., formerly of Ft. Madison, died Thursday, Jan. 31, at Seymour Hospital in Seymour.His body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at Voss and Sons Funeral Home in Seymour, Ind. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at Barr Memorial Chapel in Ft. Madison. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., with the

KALONA - Elsie S. Litwiller, 96, of Kalona, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Jay Miller and the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Burial will be in East Union Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Peterseim

Mary J. Poplett, 81, of Dunlap, Ill., died at 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria, Ill.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Prospect United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mary Kathryn Pearce officiating. Burial will be in Prospect Cemetery.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the church, as well as one hour prior to the funeral Saturday.      Memorials may be made

Howard "Howdy" Schultz, 67, of Ainsworth, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Shatzer officiating. Burial will be in the Ainsworth Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6