Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Harold L. Schrier, 73, of Columbus Junction, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Ron Whitlatch and the Rev. Catherine Whitlatch officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery at a later date.

Clifford Conrad Kruse, 68, of rural Ft. Madison, died Sunday, May 6, near West Point.Friends may call after 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point, with the family present 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. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point, with the Rev.

Esther Rachel Tenney, 87, of West Salem, Wis., and former resident of the Salem Community died Saturday, April 28, at Onalaska Care Center, Onalaska, Wis.Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 5, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in Salem South Cemetery, Salem. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in her memory.Online

Carol Louise Haas, 49, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.      A funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fairfield, with President Dan Butcher officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      A memorial has been

Perle J. Dumse, 89, of New London, died Tuesday, May 1, at his residence.      Arrangements are pending at the Elliott Chapel in New London.

Perle Jacobs Dumse, 88, of New London, and formerly of Yarmouth, died Tuesday, May 1, at his residence.Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Harmony Bible Church, with Pastor Leonard Schantz officiating. Burial will be in Burge Cemetery in New London. There will be no visitation. A memorial has been made to Harmony Bible Church. Arrangements by the Elliott Chapel in New London.

MT. PLEASANT - Arnold L. Nicholson, 90, of Mt. Pleasant died Sunday, April 29, 2007 in Park Place Long Term Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 in Finley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Hyeunmee Kang officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. today in the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Clifford Archer, 76, of Moulton, died Tuesday May 1, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 3, at the Henkenius-Priester Funeral Home in Bloomfield, with Ron Henkenius officiating. Burial will be in the West Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Wednesday, with the family present from 7-8:30 p.m. A memorial may be made to the West

IRVINE, Calif. - Robert Lee Darbyshire, 80, of Irvine, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in California of cancer.      A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 5 in the Santa Ana First Church of the Nazarene. Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington is assisting with the arrangements.      Mr. Darbyshire was born Aug. 6, 1926 in Washington County, Iowa, the son of Donald and Vera (Sav) Darbyshire. He married Ann

Norma Ruth "Leu" Stodgell passed peacefully at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo. of lung disease Saturday, April 28, with her family be her side.Family and friends plan to gather in Iowa June 23, where a memorial service is planned in the park with a barbeque to celebrate her life.