Obituaries

Ann Louise Hinson, 74, died Saturday, February 24, 2007 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 28, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Urbandale, of which she was a member. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines.      Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, at Iles Funeral Homes - Westover

Pauline Anita Hite, 86, of Washington died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 in the Washington County Hospital.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 2, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Dennis Fox officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday in the funeral home where the family will greet friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Forest Cemetery

WELLMAN-Ethel Margaret Vachta, 85, of Wellman died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at her home, following a brief illness.      Private family services will be held at a later date in the Wellman Cemetery. There will be no visitation. A memorial fund has been established for Washington County Hospice and Wellman Ambulance. The Powell Funeral Home in Wellman is in charge of the arrangements.      Mrs. Vachta was born March

Richard S. 'Dick' Lane, 64, of Denver, Colo., died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007.      A memorial service was held Jan. 26 at Red Rock Chapel in Morrison, Colo. He received full military honors by a United States Navy honor guard at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, where a commemorative stone will be placed.      Mr. Lane was born April 13, 1942, in Fairfield, the son of George and Mary Miletich Lane.For the

Marjorie R. Russell, age 83 of Fairfield died Thursday morning, February 22, 2007 at the University Hospitals in Iowa City following a fall Wednesday at her home.      Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 27th at the Salina Presbyterian Church with Reverend Keevin Koch officiating, assisted by Reverend Clarence Anderson. Interment will be in the Salina Cemetery.      The family will

TIFFIN - Pamela Sue Fisher, 50, of Tiffin died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, of complications from a stroke.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 in Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Czech National Cemetery in Cedar Rapids. Memorials may be made to the

Dale Barnett, 79, of Salem and Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the New London Nursing and Rehab Center.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in the Salem East Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the funeral home.

Rose Mary "Rosie" Kruse, 63, of rural Ft. Madison, died on Sunday, Feb. 25, at her home.Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point, with family present from 6:30-8 p.m. A rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. and there will be a Christian Wake service at 7 p.m. A memorial mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 1, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point,

Karl E. Oviatt, 93, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Dallas, Texas, died on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at his home.A memorial service will be held at the North Dallas Funeral Home in Farmers Branch, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is in charge of local arrangements.

Eugene Neal "Burly" Burlingame, 79, of Davenport, died on Monday, Feb. 19, at Genesis Medical Center - West Campus, Davenport following an extended illness.Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 23, at Runge Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be Thursday at 4-8 p.m. at the mortuary. Private burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to National Horseshoe Pitchers Foundation.