Obituaries

Harvey Edward Spielman, Brigadier General, USMC retired, age 84, died Friday, January 19, 2007, at his home in Pinehurst, NC. A graveside service will be conducted at 10 AM Thursday, February 8, 2007, at Arlington National Cemetery.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615. Arrangements by Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst, NC.For a

Pauline Sierra Sue Gross, 65, of Mount Pleasant, died at 3:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at her daughter's residence in Mount Pleasant.      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Joseph W. Demeter officiating. Burial will be in Lockport City Cemetery in Lockport, Ill.      Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral

KALONA - Norman "Dutch" L. Stutzman, 69, of Kalona died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City of a cardiac arrest.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery in Wellman. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home where the family will be present from 2 to 4 and from 6 to 8 p.m.

Esther Carter, 80, of Springfield, Ill., died on Monday, Jan. 29, at the St. John's Hospital in Springfield.Funeral services are pending at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson.

Billy B. Otto, 84, died on Friday, Jan. 26, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.The funeral mass was on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in West Liberty, with the Rev. Dennis Martin officiating. Graveside services with military honors were at the Port Louisa Cemetery in rural Wapello. A Christian Wake service was held Monday. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established.

SIGOURNEY - Mary C. Prall, 96, of Wellman, formerly of Sigourney, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 in Parkview Manor in Wellman following a brief illness.      Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Reynolds-Powell Funeral Chapel in Sigourney with the Rev. Richard Pippert officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Sigourney. Visitation was Monday morning. Memorials may be made to the Wellman Library

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Celia Sheetz, 79, of Grand Junction died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007 after a lengthy illness.      Funeral services and burial were held Jan. 26 in Grand Junction.      She was born Oct. 15, 1927 in Pinckneyville, Ill. She married Ray Sheetz on Aug. 13, 1949.

RICHLAND - Timothy Chris Pfeifer, 42, of Richland, formerly of Washington, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 in Washington County Hospital following a lengthy illness.      Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today in the First Christian Church in Washington with the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Visitation was Sunday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church.      Mr. Pfeifer

MEDIAPOLIS - Wilma Z. Dacy, 76, of Mediapolis died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 in Prairie Ridge Care Center.      Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home in Mediapolis, where the family will receive friends. A prayer service will follow at 7 p.m. Following the service, cremation will be accorded and inurnment will be in Kossuth Cemetery at a later date. A general memorial

Madelyn B. Nutt, 102, formerly of Douds died Monday Jan. 22, 2007 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Wynnona Nutt near Catlett, VA where she had lived the past three years.Funeral services will be at 11 A.M. Sat. Feb. 3, 2007 at Pedrick Funeral Home, Douds, Rev. Robert Farr, Rev. Harold Harryman and Rev. Len Garrison officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery north of Douds.      Visitati