Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Robert A. "Bud" Garrett, 88, of Columbus City died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 in the VA Medical Center in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Cathy Whitlatch of Columbus City United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery with full military

Laura M. Besick, 73, of Bettendorf, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2007, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf.      A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Douds, with the Rev. Jerry Caughron officiating. Burial of cremains will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Douds.      Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.      Memorials to American

KALONA - Clyde Hershberger, 94, of Kalona died Thursday, April 26, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, April 30 in the Kalona Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Scott Swartzendruber and the Rev. Mick Murray officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will be present

Dorothy Dutton, 78, of Rockville, Md., and formerly of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25, at her home.Tentative funeral arrangements are being scheduled for Saturday, May 12. Other arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant.

Robert E. Scott, 87, of the Kensington in Ft. Madison, died Thursday April 26, at the Ft. Madison Health Center.Funeral services are pending at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point.

Velma Jeffers Auwaerter, 84, of Panora, and formerly of Montrose, died April 26, in Guthrie County Hospital at Guthrie Center, due to complications from Parkinson's disease.Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson with the family meeting friends from 6-8 p.m. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Montrose Cemetery. In lieu

Mt. PLEASANT - Emma Lee Graber, 1, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 from injuries suffered in an accident in her home.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28 in the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, south of Wayland, with the Rev. Doug Schillinger officiating. Interment will be in the Sugar Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the church. The

Emma L. Graber, 1, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25, from injuries sustained in an accident at her home.The family will receive friends from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, south of Wayland. The family will also greet friends following the committal services. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church, with Pastor Doug Schillinger

Leonard Young, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 25.Visitation will begin after noon Sunday, April 29, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will be present from 2-5 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 30, at the First Baptist Church, with Pastor Daryl Jessup officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland Mills Cemetery with military rites provided by the Henry County

Ruthelma "Ruth" Theresa Ossman, 81, of Washington died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 in her residence following a battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease.      Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28 in the St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Friday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. A