Obituaries

Mervin L. Roth, 63, of Ankeny, formerly of the Wayland area, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, in Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Ron Marsiglio and the Rev. Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday in the Beatty Funeral home in Washington where

Mildred Allee, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with Dr. William H. Morehouse officiating. Burial

Esther Marie Haber, 93, of Crawfordsville, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following declining health.      The remains have been cremated. No services are planned. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements.      Mrs. Haber was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Pella, the daughter of Matthew and Minnie (DeHamer) Van Klootwyk. She married George Haber in

Corey T. Newbold, 16, of Des Moines, died Sunday evening, Oct. 14, 2007, in a one-vehicle accident at the junction of Interstate 235 and 22nd Street in West Des Moines.      A service will be at 7 p.m. Friday in the West Central Valley High School gymnasium in Stuart, with the Rev. Lonnie Koons officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Pittsburg Cemetery, west of Keosauqua.      Family visitation will be

Donald R. White, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Oct. 15, at the Henry County Health Center.His body has been cremated. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Full military rites will be conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard commanded by Dean King. There will be no visitation. Memorials have been established to the First United Methodist Church

Donna J. Smutz, 80, of Keosauqua, died at 12:06 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, at the Van Buren County Hospital emergency room in Keosauqua.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Apo Mpanda officiating. Burial will be in Fellows Cemetery in Keosauqua.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with a Rosary service at 7 p.m. followed

John E. Hinkle, 78, of Winfield, died Sunday, Oct. 14, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will meet with friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held Thursday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev. Fran Griffeth officiating. Burial

Lloyd W. Miller, age 86, of Washington died Monday October 15, 2007 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a decline in health.      Memorial services will be held 10:30 am on Friday October 19, 2007 at the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Visitation will begin 12:00 pm Thursday at the Jones - Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from

Doris Hudson, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, returned to God Sunday, Sept. 23, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.Mrs. Hudson's body has been cremated. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Pat Youngquist officiating.In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established

Mildred E. Lowenberg, 98, of the West Point Care Center, formerly of Keokuk, died Friday, Oct. 12, at the West Point Care Center.Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, and the family will meet with friends until the time of the memorial service, 10:30 a.m. at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. The Rev. Craig Burton will officiate the service. Burial will be at Zion Mennonite Cemetery in