Obituaries

Phyllis J. Cox Skaggs, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Batavia, died Thursday, March 8, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.According to her wishes her body has been cremated and a graveside service will be at a later date at Oakland Mills Cemetery. A memorial has been established to the American Cancer Society in her memory and may be sent to Becky Fraise at P.O. Box 843, Mt. Pleasant. The

Melbourne W. Conn, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday March 8, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 12, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant with full military honors conducted by the Henry County Honor Guard. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home, where the

CEDAR RAPIDS-Rosella Glasgow, 86, of Marion, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at her home, from respiratory complications.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 12, at Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids. The Rev. Mike Morgan, of First United Methodist Church in Marion, will officiate. Burial will be at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at

Delbert L. Carlberg, 49, of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., formerly of Eldon, died Sunday, March 4, 2007, in Destin, Fla.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kremer Funeral Home in Eldon. Interment will be in Shaul Cemetery in Ottumwa.      Open visitation will begin at 3 p.m. at the funeral home with the family present from 6-8 p.m.      A memorial fund has been established.      Mr. Carlberg was born March

La Vada Bernice Clark, age 87, of Packwood died at 2:03 A.M. Thursday, March 8, 2007 at the Long Term Care Unit at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 A.M. Monday at the First Christian Church of Packwood with Reverend Harlan Van Voorst officiating. Burial will be in the Packwood Cemetery.      The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon from 2:00 until

KALONA - Duane Robert Yoder, 87, of Kalona died Tuesday, March 6, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, of cancer.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 9 in the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Jay Miller officiating. Burial will be in East Union Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. today in the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will greet friends

IOWA CITY - Clementine L. Strabala, 95, of Iowa City died Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in Atrium Village in Hills following a short illness.      Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 10 in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City with the Rev. Ed Fitzpatrick officiating. Burial will be in St. Vincent Cemetery in Riverside. A luncheon at St. Mary's Parish Hall in Iowa City will follow the committal.

Phyllis J. Skaggs, 67, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, March 8, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services are pending at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.

Melbourne W. Conn, 81, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday March 8, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services are pending at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Velma L. Campbell, 79, of Douds, died Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lebanon United Methodist Church in Lebanon, with the Rev. Len Garrison officiating.      Family visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Douds First Responders.