Obituaries

Lucile R. Wolfe, 85, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Germanville, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hope Lutheran Church in Germanville. Burial will be in the church cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where the family will be present from 6:30-8 p.m.      In lieu

George Stout Jr., 70, of Columbus Junction, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, in the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Kitch Schatzer officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Burial

KALONA - Keith R. King, 73, of Arlington Heights, Ill., died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, in Manor Care in Arlington Heights following a long illness.      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Don Patterson officiating. Burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona is in charge of the arrangements.   

Vera Amelia Jarvis, 87, of Washington, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Halcyon House in Washington following a short illness.      Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Sue Meade officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday. A private family interment will take place at Sandy Hook Cemetery in

KALONA - Lloyd John Troyer, 89, of Kalona, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona following a brief illness.      A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. today in the Wellman Mennonite Church in Wellman with the Rev. Marvin Hostetler and the Rev. Ron Kennel officiating. Burial was in Wellman Mennonite Cemetery. Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona was in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may

Marjorie Page Hayes, 65, of O'Fallon, Mo, died Friday, Dec. 21.A funeral service was be held at noon today, Jan. 7, at Baue Funeral and Memorial Center Chapel in Charles, Mo. Burial is at Valhalla Cemetery in Pagedale, Mo.A memorial has been established to Transfiguration Episcopal Church in Lake St. Louis, Mo.She was born Aug. 25, 1942 in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of Walter and Marjorie Williams. On March 21,

David Charles Houser, 79, of Cedaredge, Colo., died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007.      A musical tribute honoring Mr. Houser's life will be at 7 p.m. at the Jan. 12 Jamboree at Cedaredge Community Center.      Memorials may be made to the David C. Houser Memorial Fund and may be sent to US Bank, PO Box 339, Cedaredge, CO 81413.      Arrangements are in the care of Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory. An online guest

Evelyn Neff, 83, of Washington, died Thursday, Jan. 3, in Washington following a sudden illness.Visitation begin at noon today, Jan. 7, at Jones-Eden Funeral Home of Washington, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Burial will be at Cottonwood Cemetery in Wayland.A general

Ethyl M. Schoeni, 96, of Douds, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      A graveside service was at 3 p.m. today at Leando Cemetery in Douds, with the Rev. Phil Campbell officiating.      Memorials to Douds First Responders may be mailed to the family at PO Box 8, Douds 52551.      Arrangements are in the care of Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.      Mrs.

David Charles Houser, 79, of Cedaredge, Colo., died Sunday, Dec. 9, at his home.A musical tribute honoring his life will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 12, at Cedaredge Community Center.Memorial contributions may be made to the "David C. Houser Memorial Fund" c/o U.S. Bank, P.O. Box 339, Cedaredge, CO 81413. Arrangements are being handled by Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory. An Internet obituary online guest registry