Obituaries

MOUNT PLEASANT-Keith L. Boese, 56, of Osage Beach, Mo., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach.      Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Bethel Mennonite Church, north of Wayland, with the Rev. Phil Slabaugh officiating. Visitation began at noon today at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will

Kermit H. "Kert" Craig, 78, of Milwaukee, Wis., died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in Milwaukee, following a decline in health.      Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 10, at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with the Rev. Darryl Carr officiating. Burial will follow. No visitation is scheduled. A general memorial fund has been established. The Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is handling the

BELLA VISTA, Ark. - Dorothy Jean Vosika, 87, of Bella Vista, Ark., formerly of Washington, died Friday, May 4, 2007 in Omaha, Neb., following a brief battle with cancer.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, in the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday in the church. Interment will be in the

Shirley Dee Strathman, 76, of 1148 Crestmore Way, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa.      Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, May 25, 2007, at the First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia with Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. There will be no visitation. The body has been donated to the University of Iowa Anatomical Gift Program. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given

Charles E. Watt, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, May 5, at the Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, Mich.Visitation will begin after noon Wednesday, May 9, 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 10, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, with Richard Otis officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill

Dean Christensen, 75, of New London, died Saturday, May 5, at the Burlington Care Center in Burlington.There will be no services. He has been cremated. Inurnment will be at a later date. Friends may call from 12-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at the Elliott Chapel in New London, with family present from 6-8 p.m. A memorial has been established to the Great River Hospice and Burlington Care Center.

Dustin Wyatt Campbell, 56, of Fairfield, died Saturday, May 5, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A graveside memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim Wotherspoon and the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. The body will be cremated.      No family visitation will be held.      Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Keith L. Boese, 56, of Osage Beach, Mo., formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, May 3, at the Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach.Visitation will begin after noon Monday, May 7, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. He will be cremated following the visitation. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Bethel Mennonite

Keith Boese, 56, of Osage Beach, Mo., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, May 3, at the Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant.

GOSHEN, Ind.-Oba I. Miller, 67, of Goshen, Ind., formerly of Kalona and Wellman, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at Goshen Nursing Home in Goshen, Ind., following a lengthy illness.      Memorial services will be 6 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Rivers of Life Church in Middlebury, Ind. There will be no visitation. Rieth Rohrer Ehret Funeral Home in Goshen, Ind., is in charge of the arrangements.      Mr. Miller was born