Obituaries

Evaline Frances Poole, 77, of Fairfield, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at Nelson Nursing Home.      A private memorial service will be held by the family. The body will be cremated.      A memorial will be established. Cards and memorials may be sent to 2087 Hemlock Ave., Fairfield 52556.      Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.      Mrs. Poole was born Nov. 17, 1929, in Detroit, Mich., the

Dorothy M. Hite, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 7, at the Henry County Health Center.Visitation will begin after noon Tuesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Edward Peterson officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. Memorials

RIVERSIDE - Joyce I. Younkin, 55, of Riverside died Thursday, April 5, 2007 in the University of Iowa Health Center after a sudden illness.      Funeral services were at 11 a.m. today in Riverside Public Cemetery with the Rev. Lynn Patrick officiating. Burial was in Riverside Public Cemetery. A general memorial fund has been established. Peterseim Funeral Service in Kalona was in charge of the arrangements.      Ms.

Helen L. Brown, 85, of Washington, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at McCreedy Home in Washington, following declining health.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at First Christian Church in Washington, with the Rev. Rich Boyd and the Rev. Fred Bickhart officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation began at noon today at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, where the family

GREELEY, Colo.-George Gabriel Yoder, 89, of Greeley, died Thursday, April 5, 2007, in Life Care of Greeley.      Mr. Yoder was born May 15, 1917, near Wellman, the son of Noah G. and Emma (Showalter) Yoder. He married Audrey Myrtle Hicks on March 29, 1945, in Reno, Nev.

LONE TREE-Aletha Irene Ruble, 90, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Woodburn, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at the Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree.Funeral services will be held at a later date in Osceola. There will be no visitation. The Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services of Lone Tree is handling the arrangements.      Mrs. Ruble was born on Jan. 26, 1917, in Osceola, to Carl and Maude

John Sanderson, age 56, of Fairfield, IA, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2007 at his home.      In accordance with his wishes, his body will be cremated and no memorial service or family visitation will be held.      Cards of sympathy may be sent to: 2605 262nd Street, Fairfield, IA 52556. Online condolences may be sent via www.behnerfh.com.      John was born in Mt. Pleasant, IA on April 26, 1951 to Paul Evert

Dorothy Hite, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 7, at the Henry County Health Center.Visitation will begin after noon Tuesday at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Edward Peterson officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. A memorial

Travis Lee Jewell, 22, of New London, died Thursday, April 5, at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Ill.Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. Monday, April 9, at the New London Christian Church in New London. Burial will be in Texas. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Monday at the church, with the family receiving friends from 4-6 p.m. A memorial has been established.

Paul W. Seyb, 88, of Corvallis, Ore., formerly of Burlington and Franklin, died Tuesday, April 3, at Avamere Heart of the Valley Nursing Home.Friends may call from 9-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson. Graveside services with full military honors by the Donnellson American Legion will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at St. Peter's Cemetery in Franklin, with the Rev.