Obituaries

Lois Lamm, 102, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, at the Park Place Long-Term Care Unit.Visitation for Mrs. Lamm will be held Wednesday, Sept.5, beginning after 12 noon until 8 p.m., at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel. There will be no family visitation time.A funeral service will be held Thursday, Sept. 6, at 10:30 a.m., at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, with Pastor Hank Ledbetter officiating.

Russell L. Deere, 51, of Marshalltown, died at 2:18 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington where the family will meet with friends from 6-7:30 p.m.A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington with Rev. Philip Schmidt officiating. Burial

Diane Alvine Thompson, 66, entered into eternal life on Aug. 30, 2007 in Plano, Texas. Born Aug. 16, 1941 in Mt. Pleasant, to Wilma LuVerne (Patterson) and Maurice Knute Alvine, she was the oldest of four children. Diane grew up in the Bethel Church community and married John N. Thompson, her high school sweetheart.During their lives together, Diane and John Thompson lived in four different states, including

R. Hollis Lauderdale, 94, of Winfield, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center.Friends may call Monday, Sept. 1 from 9-10 a.m. at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, where the family will greet friends at this time. The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Honts Funeral Home, with Rev. William Morehouse officiating. Interment will follow at the Conesville Cemetery.Memorials have been

Edith A. Crandall, 90, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.       A funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dave Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to Southeast Iowa Skeet Club, formerly Izaak

Erma R. Massey, 75, of Donnellson, died at 1:12 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, in the McDonough District Hospital emergency room in Macomb, Ill.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point, with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point.      Open visitation began at 1 p.m. today at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in

WINFIELD - R. Hollis Lauderdale, 94, of Winfield died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in Sunrise Terrace Care Center.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, in the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield with the Rev. William Morehouse officiating. Burial will be in the Conesville Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday in the funeral home, where the family will be present. Memorials may be made to

KALONA - Marcia Lynn Watkins, 45, of Kalona, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City following a long illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 in the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Burial will be in the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today in the Yoder-Powell

Martha Elizabeth Moeller, 86, of Houghton, died at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Friends may call after 1 p.m. Friday at the St John's Catholic Church in Houghton where the family will meet with friends from 6-8 p.m. The rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. and there will be a wake service at 7 p.m.A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at St.

Robert J. "Bob" Peel, 62, of West Point, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007 at his home.His body has been donated to the University of Iowa anatomy department.Friends may stop to sign the register and leave memorials from 12 noon-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point.Per his request there will be no funeral service. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Sacred Heart