Obituaries

Dorothy L. Dutton, 78, of Rockville, Md., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25, at her daughter's home.Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends. A graveside service will be held following the visitation at the Forest Home Cemetery.

MARENGO - Connie Sue Bringer, 50, of Homestead, formerly of North Liberty, died Sunday, May 6, 2007 in her home after a battle with cancer.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 10 in the Amana Community Church in Amana with Elder Betsy Momany officiating. Burial will be in Homestead Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Amana Community Church. Kloster Funeral Home in Marengo

Marjorie Easter, 88, of Bonaparte, died Tuesday May 8, at the Van Buren Good Samaritan Home in Keosauqua.Funeral services are pending at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington.

Darrell W. Foss, 89, of Camdenton, Mo., died Friday, May 4, at the Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Mo.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, at the Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gary Golston officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Allee Memorial Garden. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Lake Area

Roxie L. Lawson, 72, of Keosauqua, died at 5:10 a.m. today, Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Dibble Cemetery south of Stockport, with the Rev. John Griffith officiating.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, where family will be present from 6-8 p.m.      In lieu of

Ada Edwards, 98, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Fairfield, Iowa passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.      Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday afternoon, May 10, at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa with Reverend Dr. Richard Wallarab of Fairfield officiating. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00

KALONA - Mary I. Bender, 79, of Kalona died Friday, May 4, 2007 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City after one week with pneumonia.      Funeral services were this morning in the Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the church. Peterseim Funeral Service in Kalona was in charge of the arrangements.      Ms. Bender was born March 20, 1928 in Kalona, the

KEOTA-Kenneth J. Conrad, 85, of Keota, died Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Maplewood Manor in Keota, following a brief illness.      A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Holy Trinity Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of the services Tuesday. Powell Funeral Home and

KALONA - Meredith Wyatt, 87, of Kalona, died Saturday, May 5, 2007 in her home following a lingering illness.      There will be private family services. Peterseim Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. The remains were cremated. Burial will be in Shiloh Cemetery in Kalona.      Mrs. Wyatt was born Nov. 9, 1919 in Williams, Ariz., the daughter of Walter and Theodicia (Dancer) Thomasson. She married David

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Donald Leo Ramer, 91, of Conesville died Friday, May 4, 2007 in his home in Conesville.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in the Conesville Cemetery with full military rites by the Allen Wright Hanft American Legion Post No. 100.