Obituaries

Raymond Max Gloyer, 89 of Washington, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at the Halcyon House in Washington, Iowa after an extended illness. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2007 at the Halcyon House.      Raymond was born January 21, 1918 in Whiting, IA, the son of Max and Hattie (Anthony) Gloyer. Ray married Marge Rodman on July 6, 1948.

BRIGHTON - Cecil Pearl Hesseltine, 90, of Brighton died Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, in Brighton United Church with the Rev. Robert Wolf officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Gould Funeral Home, in Brighton where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.

WELLMAN - Barbara Kay Semler, 61, of Wellman died Saturday, April 28, 2007 in Parkview Manor in Wellman from complications of diabetes.      A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2 in the Asbury United Methodist Church in Wellman with the Rev. Rich Pippert officiating. Burial will be in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation

KEOTA - Elizabeth Ann Leinen Lyttle, 98, of Keota, formerly of Des Moines, died Saturday, April 28, 2007 in Mapelwood Manor in Keota after a brief illness.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 2 in Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Powell

Cecil Pearl Hesseltine, 90, formerly of Brighton, died at 11:05 a.m. Sunday, April 29, 2007, at Parkview Home in Wayland.      A service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Brighton United Church, with the Rev. Robert Wolf officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Brighton.      Open visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, where family will be present from 7-8 p.m.      M

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Robert A. "Bud" Garrett, 88, of Columbus City died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 in the VA Medical Center in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch of Columbus City United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery with full military

Laura M. Besick, 73, of Bettendorf, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2007, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial of cremains will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Douds.      Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.      Memorials to American

KALONA - Clyde Hershberger, 94, of Kalona died Thursday, April 26, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, April 30 in the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will be present

Dorothy Dutton, 78, of Rockville, Md., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25, at her home.Tentative funeral arrangements are being scheduled for Saturday, May 12. Other arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant.

Robert E. Scott, 87, of the Kensington in Ft. Madison, died Thursday April 26, at the Ft. Madison Health Center.Funeral services are pending at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point.