Obituaries

William H. Viebrock, 93, of New London, passed away Oct. 5 at Park Place Care Facility in Mt. Pleasant. The son of Henry and Dorothy Viebrock, Bill was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Dec. 12, 1913. In 1940, he married Maurine Schermerhorn of Brier Hill, N.Y., who predeceased him in 1999.Bill is a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II. After the war, he attended St. Johns University in Queens, N.Y., and

Alice Jean McCuen, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Oct. 5, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant after a long and courageous battle with cancer.Visitation for Alice will be held on Thursday, Oct. 11, from noon to 7:30 p.m. at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. The family will greet friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Oct. 12, at 10:30 a.m.,

CEDAR RAPIDS - William R. "Bill" Eckhardt, 56, of Swisher, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Bill Randles of Believers in Grace Fellowship officiating. A private family burial will be held in St. John's Cemetery in Bellevue.

Neal I. Whisler, 76, of Washington, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, in the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness.      Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday in the funeral home, where the family will receive

Albert C. Rickard, 52, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, went to be with his Lord, on Wednesday, Oct. 3.Visitation will be held from 12 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Monday, Oct. 8, at 10:30 a.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Jeff Crawford officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland

EAST MOLINE, Ill. - Dale A. Prickett, 79, of East Moline, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, in Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, in the First Congregational Church in Moline. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Memorials may be made to the Make-A-Wish

LONE TREE - Jeanine Marie Snyder, 54, of Riverside, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, in her home following a lengthy battle with cancer.      A memorial service of family and friends will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services of Lone Tree. Immediately following the service, there will be a gathering of family and friends with refreshments held in the funeral home.

RICHLAND - C.D. "Ike" Conner age 81 of Richland died Monday at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City.      He was born November 16, 1925 in Keokuk County, Iowa, the son of Isaac and Alma Neal Conner.      Ike graduated from Sigourney High School in 1943.      He was an Army veteran of World War II where he received 2 "Purple Hearts for wounds received while serving in Okinawa."      Ike was superintendent and

Rita Louise Ward Sutherlin, 59, of North Carolina, formerly of Selma, Ala., died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007.      A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at New Live Oak Cemetery, with Lawrence Brown-Service Funeral Home of Selma, Ala., directing.      In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the local animal shelter.To see the complete obituary, read the Oct. 2, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.

Leroy Milton Smith Jr., 47, of West Burlington, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, in the Great River Medical Center emergency room in West Burlington.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Union Baptist Church, with the Rev. Shane McCampbell officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at the Prugh Funeral Service chapel in Burlington.      A memorial