Obituaries

Mervin L. Roth, 63, of Ankeny, formerly of the Wayland area, died Tuesday evening, Oct. 16, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with family receiving friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A funeral service has been set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with Pastors Ron Marsiglio and Nathan Luitjens officiating.

L. Pauline "Polly" Morse, 86, of Winfield, died Thursday Oct. 18, at the Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.The family will hold visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. A general memorial has been established in her name.The funeral service will be held Monday Oct. 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the Winfield United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Nancy Bender

Ronald Craig Headley, 56, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Interment will follow in Wright Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made in his memory. Cards and memorials may be

Mervin L. Roth, 63, of Ankeny, formerly of the Wayland area, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, in Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with the Rev. Ron Marsiglio and the Rev. Nathan Luitjens officiating. Burial will be in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Friday in the Beatty Funeral home in Washington where

Mildred Allee, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with Dr. William H. Morehouse officiating. Burial

Esther Marie Haber, 93, of Crawfordsville, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following declining health.      The remains have been cremated. No services are planned. Beatty Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements.      Mrs. Haber was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Pella, the daughter of Matthew and Minnie (DeHamer) Van Klootwyk. She married George Haber in

Corey T. Newbold, 16, of Des Moines, died Sunday evening, Oct. 14, 2007, in a one-vehicle accident at the junction of Interstate 235 and 22nd Street in West Des Moines.      A service will be at 7 p.m. Friday in the West Central Valley High School gymnasium in Stuart, with the Rev. Lonnie Koons officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Pittsburg Cemetery, west of Keosauqua.      Family visitation will be

Donald R. White, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, Oct. 15, at the Henry County Health Center.His body has been cremated. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Full military rites will be conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard commanded by Dean King. There will be no visitation. Memorials have been established to the First United Methodist Church

Donna J. Smutz, 80, of Keosauqua, died at 12:06 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, at the Van Buren County Hospital emergency room in Keosauqua.      A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Apo Mpanda officiating. Burial will be in Fellows Cemetery in Keosauqua.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with a Rosary service at 7 p.m. followed

John E. Hinkle, 78, of Winfield, died Sunday, Oct. 14, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Visitation will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will meet with friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held Thursday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev. Fran Griffeth officiating. Burial