Obituaries

RIVERSIDE - Phillip Charles "Phil" Kron, 19, of Riverside, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 at 1010 Red Oak Avenue in Riverside following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Riverside with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Riverside. A military service will be held at graveside. Visitation will be from 2 to 4

Donald Joseph Hellweg, 79, of West Point, died at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 at the Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson.Friends may call after 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point where the family will meet with friends from 6-8 p.m. A rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. and a wake service will be held at 7 p.m. that evening.A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10:30

Donald Joseph Hellweg, 79, of West Point, died at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, at Donnellson Health Center in Donnellson.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point, with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda officiating. Burial with full military rites by the West Point American Legion will be at Calvary Cemetery in West Point.      Visitation will begin at 1

LONE TREE - Robert J. "Bob" Fuhrmeister Jr. 63, of Lone Tree, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in his home following an extended illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31 in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree with the Rev. Rich Adam officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery near rural Nichols with military rites by the Lone Tree American Legion

KALONA - Lyle "Hoot" Zahradnek, 81, of Pleasantview Home in Kalona died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in the home after a brief illness.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, in Peterseim Funeral home in Kalona with the Rev. David L. Yoder officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, Iowa City. Memorials may be made to the

Marcellus J. "Bode" Bodensteiner, 98, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at the Brighton Gardens Assisted Living Center in San Juan Capistrano. A funeral Mass is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in Cedar Rapids. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Stewart Funeral Home, Cedar

On Sunday, 8-19-07, John Edward Lenhart, age 74, went home to be with the Lord.      John was born 1-13-33, in Omaha, NE., the son of Aaron E. Lenhart and Lela Leone Lipsett.      John married his wife Jean in 1962.      Military Services will be held September 4, 2007, at Riverside National Cemetery.To see the complete paid obituary, read the Aug. 28, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.

BURLINGTON - Verlena Rose Hodgerson Hunter, 93, of Burlington died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007 in Great River Medical Center-Klein Center.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 in Lunning Chapel in Burlington, with the Rev. Tyrone Henderson officiating. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Lunning Chapel, where the family will receive friends

Harlan D. Lemke, 68, of Winfield, died Aug. 25, 2007 while fishing in Olds.A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 11 a.m. at the Winfield Open Bible Church with Rev. Greg Carr officiating.Burial will be at a later date.  The family will receive friends at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield, Tuesday, Aug. 28 from 5-7 p.m.Mr. Lemke was born March 30, 1939 in Watertown, S. D. to Edward and Alta Struss

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Donald J. Curtis, 96, of Columbus Junction died Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, in the Colonial Manor Care Center in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 in Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Catherine Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery. Following interment there will be a time of food