Obituaries

Gilbert Conrad Meierotto, 75, of Salem, died at 1:32 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at his home.Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at the St. John's Catholic Church in Houghton, where a rosary will be recited at 3 p.m., and the family will meet friends from 5:30-7 p.m. There will be a Christian Wake Service at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, at the church,

Ella Frier, 99, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 23, at Halcyon House in Washington, following a short illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tom Robbins and the Rev. Eric Strattan officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at the Reinbeck Cemetery in Reinbeck. Visitation will begin at noon Monday at the funeral

Shilah Renee' Cline, infant daughter of Raymond and Saira (Denny) Cline, died before her birth Tuesday, May 22, 2007 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 25 in Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service Friday in the funeral home.

Norma Hedlund Talbot Sorrell, 86, of Washington died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in the Washington County Hospital following an extended illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 26 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Christine Wagner-Hecht officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1

Mary V. Elder, 95, of Birmingham, died Tuesday evening, May 22, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham, with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating.      Open visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the shelter fund at Birmingham

Hubert Cecil Johnson, 65, of Hemphill, Texas, and formerly of Danville, died Saturday, May 19.Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 25, at the Elliott Chapel, in New London, with Pastor Dot Hasler officiating. Military rites will be presented by the Henry County Honor Guard. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Friday, at the chapel, with family present from 10-11 a.m. A memorial has been established.

Cody A. Faulkner, 12, of Kahoka, Mo., died Saturday, May 19, at the University Hospital Cancer Ward in Iowa City, from complications of cancer and a rare genetic disease known as Fragile X.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at Wilson Funeral Home in Kahoka, with the Rev. Ernest Deatrick officiating. Burial will follow in the Ballard Cemetery near Kahoka. Friends can call at Wilson Funeral Home

Edith G. Burns, 92, of Milton, died at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2007, in the Davis County Hospital long term care unit in Bloomfield.      A service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Grace United Methodist Church in Milton, with the Rev. Beryl Cragg and the Rev. Bryon Wixom officiating. Burial will be in Pulaski Cemetery.      Open visitation will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, where

Orin "Bub" Kepper, 82, of Winfield, died Thursday May 24, at the Morning Sun Care Center.Friends may call from 12-5 p.m. Saturday at the Honts Funeral home in Winfield. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday May 29, at the First Presbyterian Church in Winfield, with the Rev. Bill Morehouse officiating. Following the services, cremation will be accorded, and inurnment will be at the Winfield -Scott

A graveside memorial service for Patricia Ann Daley, of Richardson, Texas, who died Thursday, April 12, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 26, at the Bonaparte Cemetery in Bonaparte, with the Rev. Larry Wallingford officiating.A memorial has been established and can be sent to the New Hope Assembly of God Church in Farmington.The Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home of Farmington is assisting the family with arrangements.