Obituaries

Donie Lucille Graf, 94, formerly of Lockridge, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, at Bloomfield Care Center in Bloomfield.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will follow in Lockridge Cemetery.      Visitation, with the family present, will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may

Jean M. Gerber, 73, died Sunday, Sept. 30, at her home.      Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Elliott Chapel in New London. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., and burial will be at Burge Cemetery in New London.      Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial to the Lowell Street Lights c/o Elliott Chapel, 1 Redbud Lane, New London, IA 52645.      Jean was born Jan.

Clarence L. Trueblood, 79, of Fairfield, died Friday, Sept. 28 at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Visitation will be Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, with pastor Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery in rural Birmingham.      Cards and memorials can be sent to 204 North 5th Street,

William Eugene Dains, 78, of Donnellson, died at 8:25 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the West Point Care Center.      Visitation will be held Tuesday at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. The family will meet with friends from 5 to 7 p.m.      A graveside memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sunset Cemetery in Keokuk, with Brother Bill Hauser officiating.      A memorial has been established

Neal I. Whisler, 76, of Washington, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2007, at Washington County Hospital in Washington.      A Celebration of Life service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton.      Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 7-9

Patricia L. "Pat" Willis, 77, of rural Mt. Pleasant and the Lockridge community, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, at her home.      Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Faith Christian Outreach Center in Mt. Pleasant with Rev. Monte Knudson and

Mary Jo Holbert-Mertz, 70, of Keosauqua, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua.      A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Keosauqua Congregational Church, with the Rev. Harold Schnedler officiating. The body has been cremated.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Memorials may be brought to the service or mailed to the

Pamela Sue Foster, 55, of Clinton, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center - North Campus.      A service was held this morning at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Robert Barrick officiating. Private burial will be Tuesday in Clinton Lawn Cemetery.      Memorials may be made to Clinton Humane Society.      Condolences may be sent online at www.lemkefuneralhome.net.      Mrs. Foster was

Clarence L. Trueblood, 79, of Fairfield, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery in rural Birmingham.      Family visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to American Diabetes

Patricia "Pat" L. Willis, 77, of rural Mount Pleasant and Lockridge, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, at home.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Faith Christian Outreach Center in Mount Pleasant, with the Revs. Monte Knudson and Mike Furlong officiating. Burial will be in Grant Cemetery in Rome, Iowa.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, where