Obituaries

Mary W. McClary, 83, of Montrose, formerly of Franklin, died Thursday, April 5, at the Montrose Health Center.Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at the funeral home, with Fr. Troy Richmond officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery in Franklin. Memorials can be made to the family for

Dorothy Marion Wade, 85, of Winfield, died Thursday, April 5, at Sunrise Terrace care Center in Winfield.Visitation will be held Monday from 10-11 a.m. at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. The Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, April 9, at the funeral home, with Pat Clark and Jennifer Wade officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, at the Forest Lawn Cemetery at Omaha, Neb. In lieu

Joseph Franklin Ritz, 60, of Ottumwa, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at home.      A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Leando Cemetery in Douds, with the Rev. Len Garrison officiating. The body has been cremated.      Memorials to Douds Community Club may be brought to the service or mailed to the family at 1962 170th St., Fairfield 52556.      Arrangements are in the care of Pedrick Funeral Home

Mary W. McClary, 83, of the Montrose Health Center, died Thursday, April 5, at the Montrose Health Center.Arrangements are pending at Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point.

Synda Sue Beesley Seitz, 43, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Decatur, went to be with Our Lord on Wednesday, March 28, following a motorcycle accident in Waco, Texas.A memorial service celebrating her life will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 6, at the Mound Road Christian Church 790 E. Mound Road, Decatur, IL, 62526. Graveside service to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Taylorville, Ill. Memorials may be made to

Goldie Eileen Hawkins, 90, of Keokuk, died Monday, April 2, at Park Place in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 5, at the Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk, with the Rev. Norm Wenig officiating. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at the memorial home, with the family meeting friends from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Adalberta Quintero, 67, of Columbus Junction died Saturday, March 31, 2007 in the Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be held at a later date in Zacatepec, Morelos, Mexico. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. There will be a prayer service at 8 p.m. in the funeral

KALONA - Floyd Brenneman, 87, of Kalona died Saturday, March 31, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City following a short illness.      Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 in the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Jay Miiller officiating. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will be

Harry Dale Dusenbery, 82, of Washington died Friday, March 30, 2007 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following complications from surgery.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. Marlene Janssen officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington with military honors conducted by the Washington American Legion Post No. 29. Visitation will

Jason "Jay" P. Else, 51, of Fairfield, died Friday, March 30, 2007, at his home in Fairfield.      A mass will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 900 Park St. in Tama.      The family will also greet friends for a time of sharing and a Rosary from 5-7 p.m. Thursday in De Coursey Hall of St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield.      In lieu of flower memorials, a memorial fund has been