Obituaries

Ruth Mary Goldsmith, 92 of Washington, formally of Wayland, died Friday, Jan. 11, at Halcyon House in Washington.Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Beatty Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Linda Renken officiating. Burial will be at Finley Cemetery south of Wayland.A memorial has been established for

Stephen Lowell Drummond, 56, of Waterloo, formerly of Farmington, died Saturday, Jan. 12, at Harmony House in Waterloo.His body has been cremated. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home and Crematory in Farmington, where the family will meet with friends from 5 to 7 p.m.A memorial has been established in his memory.He was born May 12, 1951, in Ft. Madison, the son of Lowell and Doris

Roy Willis Oakman, 97, of 305C S. 30th St., died Friday morning, Jan. 11, 2008, at home.      A memorial service was held this morning at First Christian Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Suzanne Swahn officiating. Cremation has been accorded. Interment of ashes will be in Glade Cemetery in Blandinsville, Ill.      Memorials may be made to First Christian Church or to the Fairfield Public Library.      Arrangement

William A. Eddy, 66, of Birmingham, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at Hospice House in Ottumwa.      A private family committal service will be held at a later date at Wright Cemetery in rural Fairfield.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.raymondfuneralhomes.com.      Memorials may be made to Hospice House in Ottumwa in

Donna Kay Zillman, 60, passed away December 24, 2007.      Donna was born and raised in Fairfield.      At Donna's request, no memorial service will be held. In lieu of flowers, she requested any donations in her memory be made to either the Humane Society of Tucson, 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716, or a Humane Society in your area or Tee Up For Tots, Inc, 4444 E. Broadway, Tucson, Az 85711.To see the

Michael L. Kaufman, 51, of Wayland, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant following a five-year battle with cancer.      A celebration of life service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, Iowa, with the Rev. Don Lowe officiating. Interment, with military honors conducted by Washington American Legion Post No. 29, will take place at Elm Grove

Melvin A. Herrick, 83, of Keystone Place died Monday Jan. 7, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, following a long illness. Services will be 10 a.m., Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, in Fairfax by Rev. Phil Thompson. Burial will be in the Sorden Cemetery, in Webster. Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Teahen Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids and after 9 a.m. Friday at the church.

Ralph E. McAllister, 91, died Wednesday, Jan. 9 in Rochester, Minn.A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, in Muscatine.He was born March 29, 1916 in Winfield. On May 23, 1943, he married Elnora Illian.A graduate of Winfield High School and Iowa State University, he joined the U.S. Navy and served as a pilot in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. He operated a large dairy farm, and was

Fern Leola Kyle Moore, 97, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, in Fullerton, Calif.      A service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Wilshire Avenue Community Church in Fullerton.      Because Mrs. Moore was an avid reader and Scrabble player, in lieu of flowers, the family requests a book be bought for someone in need or donations be made to a local library or literacy group.      Mrs. Moore was born March 28, 1910, in

Raymond Jacob Kessel Jr., 81, passed away Wednesday, January 9th and will be buried in the Evergreen Cemetery with military rites.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church of Fairfield. The rosary will be recited by the Knights of Columbus at 6:00 P.M. Friday and prayers for a Christian wake will be at 6:30 P.M. at the church.      Open visitation will be on Friday from