Obituaries

Pauline Clegg Sorensen died on Jan. 12, 2007 at her daughter's home in Clarmont Calif,. at age 93. She was the only child of John and Eva Clegg, long time residents of Ainsworth.

CORALVILLE - Clarence Briskey, 93, of Coralville, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, in the Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21 in Lensing's Oak Hill Funeral Chapel in Coralville with the Rev. John L. Hershberger officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday in

Connie Gill Bolser, 61, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, at home.      A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      A Book of Condolence may be signed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Visitation, with the family present, will be from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to

Ruth Mary Goldsmith, 92, of Washington, formerly of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in Halcyon House in Washington following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Linda Renken officiating. Burial will be in the Finley Cemetery south of Wayland. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

Ray C. Howland, 71, of Nashville, Tenn., died Monday, Jan. 6, in Nashville.His body has been cremated. A service was held Jan. 12 in Nashville, with a memorial service to be held in Iowa during the spring. Elliott Chapel in New London is in charge of the Iowa arrangements.He was a minister of the United Methodist Church. He served at the New London United Methodist Church in the late 1990s.He is survived by his

Robert "Dennis" Collins, 53, of Stockport, died Monday, Jan. 14, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home and Crematory in Farmington, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be a wake service at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda officiating. Following the visitation and wake service, his body will be cremated, with

Phillip W. Marshall, 99, of Winfield, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Rogers, Minn.His body has been cremated. A memorial service and inurnment will be held over the Memorial Day weekend, and inurnment will be in Winfield during the spring. The Cremation Society of Minnesota assisted with arrangements.He was born Nov. 2, 1908 in Swedesburg, the son of James and Adeline Conrad Marshall. On Jan. 29, 1936 he married Shasta

Dolores M. "Dee" Herrod, 75, of Denver, Colo., died Dec. 17, 2007, in Tucson, Ariz.      A memorial mass was held Dec. 28 in Denver. Interment was in Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.      Mrs. Herrod was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Ottumwa, the daughter of Leon and Mary Quinn Kurtz. She married John A. Herrod May 30, 1959.To see the complete obituary, read the Jan. 15, 2008, Fairfield Ledger.

WELLMAN - Wilma Donetta Mast, 83, of Kinross, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, in her daughter's home in rural Keswick following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, in the Wellman Mennonite Church in Wellman with the Rev. Marvin Hostetler officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Powell Funeral Home

WELLMAN - Bernard M. Hershberger, 83, of Wellman, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in Parkview Manor in Wellman following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the Wellman Mennonite Church with the Rev. Marvin Hostetler officiating. Burial will be held prior to the service at 10 a.m. in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m.