Obituaries

LONE TREE - Robert J. "Bob" Fuhrmeister Jr. 63, of Lone Tree, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in his home following an extended illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31 in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery near rural Nichols with military rites by the Lone Tree American Legion

KALONA - Lyle "Hoot" Zahradnek, 81, of Pleasantview Home in Kalona died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in the home after a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, in Peterseim Funeral home in Kalona with the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Iowa City. Memorials may be made to the

Marcellus J. "Bode" Bodensteiner, 98, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at the Brighton Gardens Assisted Living Center in San Juan Capistrano. A funeral Mass is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Stewart Funeral Home, Cedar

On Sunday, 8-19-07, John Edward Lenhart, age 74, went home to be with the Lord.      John was born 1-13-33, in Omaha, NE., the son of Aaron E. Lenhart and Lela Leone Lipsett.      John married his wife Jean in 1962.      Military Services will be held September 4, 2007, at Riverside National Cemetery.To see the complete paid obituary, read the Aug. 28, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.

BURLINGTON - Verlena Rose Hodgerson Hunter, 93, of Burlington died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 in Great River Medical Center-Klein Center.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 in Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Tyrone Henderson officiating. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Lunning Chapel, where the family will receive friends

Harlan D. Lemke, 68, of Winfield, died Aug. 25, 2007 while fishing in Olds.A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Winfield Open Bible Church with Rev. Greg Carr officiating.Burial will be at a later date.  The family will receive friends at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, Tuesday, Aug. 28 from 5-7 p.m.Mr. Lemke was born March 30, 1939 in Watertown, S. D. to Edward and Alta Struss

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Donald J. Curtis, 96, of Columbus Junction died Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, in the Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 in Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Catherine Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Following interment there will be a time of food

KALONA - Christine Miller, 81, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Kalona, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, in Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota following a brief illness.

Merrill Eugene Fleig, 72, of Fairfield died Saturday, August 25, 2007 at his home.      Merrill was born May 5, 1935 in Stockport, the son of Leonard Franklin and LaRue Jane Fischer Fleig. He married Charlotte Mae Billman on June 11, 1961 in Washington.      A memorial celebration of his life will be at 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with Pastor Danny Cary and Reverend Richard Iles of

Paul Edward Anderson Sr., 84, of Bettendorf, formerly of Huxley, died Aug. 24, 2007, at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.A funeral service will be held Monday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. at Fjeldberg Lutheran Church in Huxley. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.Burial with military honors will follow in Fjeldberg Church Cemetery in Huxley.Paul was born in Earlham, April 18, 1923, to Edward and