Obituaries

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

AINSWORTH - Leo A. Holderness, 76, of Ainsworth, formerly of the Iowa City area, died Sunday, May 13, 2007 in his home.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2007 in the Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Burial with military honors will be held in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. A memorial fund has been

Mary Anne Elizabeth Krebs, 59, of Fairfield, died Monday, May 14, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      No services are planned at this time. The body has been cremated.      Memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa. Cards and memorials may be sent to 1000 Hillcrest Ave., Fairfield 52556.      Ms. Krebs was born May 10, 1948, in Rochester, N.Y., the daughter of Thomas F. and Wilma C. St.

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 Pastor Dillon Does officiating. Burial will be in the Salem South Cemetery. A memorial has been

Joanne Doran died in her home in Rock Island on Friday, May 11, 2007 at the age of 75.      Visitation will be at the Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home in Milan, IL on Monday, May 14 from 4-8pm with a prayer service immediately following. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 15, at 10am at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rock Island. Interment will immediately follow at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal.