Obituaries

HARPER - Omer J. Hammes, 89, of Sigourney, formerly of Harper, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 in the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, in Holy Trinity Parish - St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper with the Rev. Marty Goetz officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

MARENGO - Alvin "Dutch" Ray Schlabach, 77, of Marengo died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 in the Marengo Memorial Hospital in Marengo following a lingering illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona with Brother Duane Brenneman officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home, where the family will greet friends from 2 to 4

COLUMBUS JUNCTION-Thelma E. Paulding, 95, of Conesville, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at her home.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction, with the Rev. Ramona Wink officiating. Burial will be in the Indian Creek Cemetery. Following the services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the

Eloise E. "Sis" Johnston, 79, of Fairfield, died at 12:11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Stephen Page officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      A Rosary will start at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, followed by a Wake

Nancy Zoe Ludwig, 70, of Selma, died at 4:55 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Hospice House in Ottumwa.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial will be in Iowaville Cemetery in Selma.      Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where family will be present from 6-7:30 p.m.      Memorials to Hospice

Thomas Thomson Jr., 72, of Pleasant Plain, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to a charity of

Delores Fedler, 82, of Fort Madison, formerly of West Point, died at 11:55 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, at Fort Madison Community Hospital.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in West Point, with the Rev. Apo T. Mpanda officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in West Point.      Visitation began at 2 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with

Earl Rudolph Doehrmann, 75, of Iowa City, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City, with the Rev. Tim Zimmerman officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.      Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. today at Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City.      In lieu of flowers,

Judith Ann Murphy, 66, of Davenport, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, at Good Samaritan Center in Davenport.      In accordance with her wishes, Mrs. Murphy's body was donated to the Deeded Body Program at the University of Iowa. A memorial service will be held at a later date.      Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home in Davenport is assisting with arrangements.      Online condolences may be sent at

Valera Hervey McLeland Mumford Koonts, 89, formerly of Keosauqua, died at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, at Pleasant Park Care Center in Oskaloosa.      A funeral was held this morning at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril.      Memorials to Keosauqua Public Library for children's books or Heartland Humane Society in Ottumwa may be left at the funeral home or mailed