Obituaries

KALONA - Rachelle Dawn Graber, four days, of Kalona, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007 in the family home in rural Kalona.      Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 18 in the Joe Graber residence at 1014 Kiwi Ave., rural Kalona with the Rev. Elmer T. Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Brenneman Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. today and continue through Thursday in the Graber residence. The

Harry E. Barker, 84, of Fairfield, died Wednesday morning, May 16, 2007, at Winterset Care Center in Winterset.      A service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      Family visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.      Mr. Barker was born

BRIGHTON-Van A. Pounds, 40, of Brighton died on Monday, May 14, 2007, at his home.      Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at Hope Lutheran Church in Germanville, with the Rev. Wayne Wilken officiating. Burial will be at a later time in Minot, N.D. The family will greet friends from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the services Thursday in the church. A general memorial fund has been established.

Van A. Pounds, 40, of Brighton, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at home.      A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hope Lutheran Church in Germanville, with the Rev. Wayne Wilken officiating. Burial in Minot, N.D., will be at a later time.      Family visitation will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday at the church.      Memorials to the family may be left at the church or mailed to the family at 207 N.

Alta Schweer, 100, of Donnellson, died Tuesday, May 15, at the Donnellson Health Center.Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson, with the family present from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Donnellson, with the Rev. Judy Holcomb officiating. Burial will be at Primrose Community

Marjorie L. Hourihan, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, May 14, at Arbor Court.Visitation will be held from 12-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at the Salem Friends Church with Pastors Dylan Does and Nathan Martin officiating. Burial will be in the Salem South Cemetery. A

Marion S. Harriott, 87, of Washington died Thursday, April 26, 2007 in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington after failing in health for many years.      Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the United Presbyterian Church or the activities fund at the United Presbyterian Home.      Mrs. Harriott was born Sept. 17, 1919 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of George and Mary

Leonard O. "Sharkey" Schooley, 97, formerly of the Abingdon area, died Sunday, May 13, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital Living Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kremer Funeral Chapel in Batavia, with the Rev. Harlan Van Voorst officiating. Interment will be in Abingdon Cemetery.      Open visitation will began at 1 p.m. today at the funeral chapel, where family will be

AURORA, Colo. - Mabel Finney Edgin, 85, of Aurora, died Monday, April 30, 2007 in the Aurora Medical Center from complications following heart surgery.      Funeral services were held on May 4, in the First Church of the Nazarene in Aurora.      Mrs. Edgin was born Feb. 15, 1922 in Washington, the daughter of Hervey and Anna (Birney) Finney. She married Ben T. Edgin in November of 1960.

KALONA - Omer L. Fountain, 75, of Kalona died Monday, May 14, 2007 in his home after several months of illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16 in the Sharon Center Methodist Church in Kalona with the Rev. Doug Cue officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today in Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will be present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. A Masonic