Obituaries

June Marie Blakley, 58, of Fairfield, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at her home.      Following her request, the body has been cremated.      Open visitation will be from 7-8 p.m. Monday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      A memorial has been established. Cards and memorials may be sent to 407 S. 17th St., Fairfield 52556.      Ms. Blakley was born Dec. 22, 1948, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of G. Lee and L.

Charlotte Alena Stewart, 65, of New London, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Henry County Health Center.Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at Elliott Chapel in New London, where the family will be present from 12 to 1 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m at Elliott Chapel, with pastor Rod Cooper officiating. Burial will be at Burge Cemetery in New London.A memorial has been established to the

WINDERMERE, Fla. - Gladys Elizabeth Kucera, 68, of Windermere, Fla., formerly of West Chester, died Sunday Oct. 14, 2007.      The remains have been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26 in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Windermere.      Mrs. Kucera was born Aug. 15, 1939, in Baxter County, Ark., the daughter of Howard and Verdia Milam. She married Joe Kucera.

Landon Phillip Krouse, son of Rowdy and Amanda Krouse of Farmington, was stillborn Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A private graveside service will take place at Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington, with the Rev. Bryon Wixom officiating.      Family visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.      A memorial for his

George Walter Miller, 89, of Washington, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, in the Washington Care Center after being ill for the last three months.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Sue Meade officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday in the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment will

Walter Raymond Whitham, 93, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, in Ithaca, N.Y.      A service will be at 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Higgins Home for Funerals in Plainfield, N.J., with the Rev. Robert Martin officiating at a 10 a.m. service. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Scotch Plains.      Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      Visit www.higginsfuneral-home.com to send

Ivan L. Alter, 66, of Trenton, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Faith Christian Outreach Center in Mt. Pleasant, with pastor Tom Roberts officiating. Burial

Frances Annetta McConnell, 91, of Washington, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Burial will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will begin at noon Friday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in

Robert Eugene "Shep" Shepherd, 82, of Ainsworth, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following injuries suffered in a farming accident.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Jones-Eden Funeral home in Washington with the Rev. Telford Dindinger and the Rev. Kelly Allard officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday in the funeral

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Esther Wheelan Blaine, 92, of Independence, Mo. died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007.      Funeral services were held Monday in St. Elizabeth Church in Kansas City, Mo. Burial was in Forest Hill Cemetery. Muehlebach Funeral Home in Kansas City, Mo., handled the arrangements.      Mrs. Blaine was born Sept. 5, 1915, in Washington. She married Bernard E. Blaine.