Obituaries

Judith Lee Johnson, 60, of rural Hillsboro, died at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Mark Caston officiating. Burial will be in Hillsboro Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-8 p.m.      Memorials to

Darlene Fern Martin, 69, of Ollie, formerly of Fairfield, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, at home following a three-year battle with cancer.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Dave Elmore and the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.      Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      A

KALONA - Omer Wesley Ropp, 81, of Sarasota, Fla., died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, in Sarasota Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, in the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and The Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the Peterseim

AMES - Robert Allen Green, 59, of Ames, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, in his home in Ames.      A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Oakwood Road Church in Ames. Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is in charge of the arrangements.      Mr. Green was born Oct. 10, 1948, in Ottumwa, the son of George and Sara (Lemley) Green.

WEST POINT - Anna Marie (Welding) Pint, 69, of Washington, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, in the Washington Care Center.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, in St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point, Iowa with the Rev. Apo Mpanda and The Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point. The family will greet friends from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday in the

Judith Lee Johnson, 60, of rural Hillsboro, died Friday, Dec. 7, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Pedrick Funeral Home of Keosauqua, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Caston officiating. Burial will be at Hillsboro Cemetery.Memoria

Dorothy Hope Spray, 88 of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Hillsboro, died Thursday, Dec. 6, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday Dec. 10, at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11., at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hillsboro Cemetery.A memorial has been

WALKER - Clifford Lee Main, 88, of Walker, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, in Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha following an extended illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the Zion Presbyterian Church in Coggon with the Rev. Kurt Walker officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Walker where

KALONA - Matthew "Matt" Charles Schillig Sr., 85, of Riverside, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, in his home in Riverside following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, in Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, with the Rev. Michael Lynch and the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Vincent's Cemetery,

Dorothy Hope Spray, 88, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of Hillsboro, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, at Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mount Pleasant.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant. Burial will be in Hillsboro Cemetery.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      A memorial has been