Obituaries

Roberta "Bert" L. Piatt, of Des Moines, died Monday, April 9, at Iowa Methodist Hospital.Her body will be cremated. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 12, at Ankeny First United Methodist Church in Ankeny. Visitation was held Wednesday, April 11, at Ankeny Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorial contributions may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Wilma Jean Beenblossom, 72, of Washington, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in the University of Iowa Hospitals following a brief illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 13 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Linda Foor officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment

Dolores D. Brock, 77, of Washington died Monday, April 9, 2007 in the Washington County Hospital following an extended illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from noon to 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Elm Grove Cemetery

Marvin M. Carter, 77, of Ollie, died at 1:20 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2007, at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney.      A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Gould Funeral Home in Richland, with the Rev. Shirley Hoffman-Will officiating. Burial in Ollie Cemetery will be at a later time.      Open visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 6:30-8 p.m.      Mem

Lester Wehrman, 77, of Laurel, died Sunday evening, April 8, 2007, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.      Visitation and a celebration of his life will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Cremation will follow.      Memorials may be directed to the Iowa River Hospice building fund or Quakerdale. Online condolences may be sent via www.mitchellfh.com.      Mr. Wehrman was

Evaline Frances Poole, 77, of Fairfield, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at Nelson Nursing Home.      A private memorial service will be held by the family. The body will be cremated.      A memorial will be established. Cards and memorials may be sent to 2087 Hemlock Ave., Fairfield 52556.      Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.      Mrs. Poole was born Nov. 17, 1929, in Detroit, Mich., the

Dorothy M. Hite, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 7, at the Henry County Health Center.Visitation will begin after noon Tuesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Edward Peterson officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Memorials

RIVERSIDE - Joyce I. Younkin, 55, of Riverside died Thursday, April 5, 2007 in the University of Iowa Health Center after a sudden illness.      Funeral services were at 11 a.m. today in Riverside Public Cemetery with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial was in Riverside Public Cemetery. A general memorial fund has been established. Peterseim Funeral Service in Kalona was in charge of the arrangements.      Ms.

Helen L. Brown, 85, of Washington, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at McCreedy Home in Washington, following declining health.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at First Christian Church in Washington, with the Rev. Rich Boyd and the Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the family

GREELEY, Colo.-George Gabriel Yoder, 89, of Greeley, died Thursday, April 5, 2007, in Life Care of Greeley.      Mr. Yoder was born May 15, 1917, near Wellman, the son of Noah G. and Emma (Showalter) Yoder. He married Audrey Myrtle Hicks on March 29, 1945, in Reno, Nev.