Obituaries

Velma Jeffers Auwaerter, 84, of Panora, and formerly of Montrose, died April 26, in Guthrie County Hospital at Guthrie Center, due to complications from Parkinson's disease.Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson with the family meeting friends from 6-8 p.m. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Montrose Cemetery. In lieu

Mt. PLEASANT - Emma Lee Graber, 1, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 from injuries suffered in an accident in her home.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28 in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, south of Wayland, with the Rev. Doug Schillinger officiating. Interment will be in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the church. The

Emma L. Graber, 1, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25, from injuries sustained in an accident at her home.The family will receive friends from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, south of Wayland. The family will also greet friends following the committal services. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with Pastor Doug Schillinger

Leonard Young, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25.Visitation will begin after noon Sunday, April 29, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will be present from 2-5 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 30, at the First Baptist Church, with Pastor Daryl Jessup officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland Mills Cemetery with military rites provided by the Henry County

Ruthelma "Ruth" Theresa Ossman, 81, of Washington died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 in her residence following a battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease.      Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28 in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. A

Leonard Young, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday at the emergency room of the Henry County Health Center.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel.

Mary E. (Henshaw) Cottrell, 97, of Washington died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in the United Presbyterian Home in Washington after declining health for several years.      Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Interment will follow the services. No visitation is scheduled. Memorials may be made to the United Presbyterian

Dorothy Joann Hicks-Campbell, 70, of Fairfield, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Suburban Heights Baptist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Ed Parker officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.      Visitation, with the family present, will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      In lieu of

Robert Franklin Flack, 78, of the New London Nursing and Rehab Center, and formerly of Ottumwa, died Tuesday, April 24, at the Henry County Health Center.Inurnment of his cremains will take place at a later date. Friends may call after noon Thursday, April 26, at the Elliott Chapel in New London, with the family present from 6-8 p.m. A memorial has been made to help defray funeral expenses. There will be no formal

Emma L. Graber, 1, the daughter of Danny and Sylvia Graber, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday from injuries sustained in an accident at her home.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel.