Obituaries

Catherine Carmody, 93, of Nevada, and formerly of Melrose, died Wednesday, May 30, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Melrose, with the Rev. Robert Lathrop officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Melrose. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, June 1, at the church, with the family present. There

Mona Marie Campbell Emmert, 92, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at home.      A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Forbes Cemetery, north of Keosauqua, with the Rev. Harold Schnedler officiating.      Family visitation will be from 10-10:30 a.m. Monday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua.      Memorials to Forbes Cemetery may be left at or mailed to the funeral home at PO Box 513,

RICHLAND - Theodore (Ted) Goble, 88, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., died March 3, 2007 in his home.      Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 3 in Packwood Cemetery in Packwood with the Rev. Harlan Van Voorst officiating. Memorials may be made to the family. Gould Funeral Home in Richland is in charge of the arrangements.      Mr. Goble was born June 19, 1918 in Ainsworth, the son of George and Hazel

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Gayla Jean Van Auken Boyd, 50, of Columbus Junction, died Monday, May 28, 2007 in Columbus Junction following a two-year battle with cancer.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 1 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Harry Swan and the Rev. Catherine Whitlatch officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday,

FREMONT, Ohio - Jesus G. "Jesse" Jimenez, 80, of Fremont died Sunday, May 27, 2007 in Memorial Hospital.      Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fremont. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Fremont. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today in Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home and Crematory, Fremont, with a rosary at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be at Columbus

Dorothy Louise Calhoun, 79, of Keosauqua, died Friday, May 25, 2007, at Kavanaugh Hospice House in Des Moines.      A private family service will be held in Fellows Cemetery in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Harold Schnedler officiating. The body has been cremated.      Memorials to Keosauqua Congregational Church may be mailed to the family at 1518 Broad St., Keosauqua 52565.      Arrangements are in the care of

Mildred I. Channel, 93, formerly of Libertyville, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, with the Rev. Michael Renken officiating. Interment will follow in Fell Cemetery in Libertyville.      Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memoria

Gary R. Kirk, 75, of Alliance, died Monday, May 28, at his home.Services are at 11 a.m. Friday, June 1, at the Christian Missionary Church in Alliance, with Pastor Dennis Barta officiating. Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be at Highland Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Christian Missionary Church or the Alliance

LONE TREE-Miriam Lucille Hunter, 79, of West Liberty, formerly of Lone Tree, died Friday, May 25, 2007, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty.      A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. today, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree, with Loren Yoder officiating. Burial was in the Lone Tree Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established for the American Cancer Society.      Mr

BRIGHTON-Robert J. Kurtz, 93, of Brighton, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at his home.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in East Pleasant Plain, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in East Pleasant Plain. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church, with Prayers for a Christian Wake