Obituaries

RIVERSIDE - Iva Isabel Moss, 91, of Riverside died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in her home in Riverside following a sudden illness.      Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. today in the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Riverside. Burial will be in Riverside Public Cemetery. Following the committal service, there will be a time for food and fellowship in the Riverside VFW Post No. 6414. A

Bonnie Ruth Kempf, 57, of Richland, died Sunday, April 1, 2007, at home.      A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. The body will be cremated.      Family visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.      A memorial will be established. Cards and memorials may be sent to 710 W. Depot Ave., Fairfield 52556.      Ms. Kempf was born Feb. 8, 1950, in

BRAINERD, Minn. - Bill Wessler, 73, of Brainerd died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 in Bethany Good Samaritan Village.      Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31 in Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, Minn. Burial will be in Washington.      Mr. Wessler was born June 4, 1933 in Burlington.

Virginia Rae Streed, 74, of Keosauqua, died Thursday, March 29, 2007, at Van Buren County Hospital and Clinics.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Michael Renken officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.      A Book of Condolence may be signed after 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Visitation, with the family present, will be from 6:30-8

KALONA-John Wertz Miller, 84, of Kalona, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona, following a long illness.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 2, in the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona, with the Rev. Don Patterson and the Rev. Dick Swartzendruber officiating. Burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Sunday at

Betty Jo Kerr, 82, of Keosauqua died at 7:45 A.M. Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Van Buren Good Samaritan Center, Keosauqua.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Friday, March 30, 2007, in Keosauqua United Methodist Church, Rev. Bryon Wixom and Rev. John Gaulke officiating. Burial will be in Pittsburg Cemetery west of Keosauqua. Visitation will open at 2 P.M. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home, Keosauqua with

MUSCATINE - Floyd R. Terrill, 84, of Muscatine died Monday, March 26, 2007 in the Genesis Medical Center East Campus.      Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 29 in the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Muscatine with the Rev. Ray Oehme of Vineyard Christian Fellowship officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery with military rites by the combined units of the VFW

Grace B. Jessup passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Jefferson County Hospital.      Memorial arrangements pending.      She was born August 30, 1922 at Sansome Island, Newfoundland, Canada.To see the complete obituary, read the March 29, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.

Almeta L. Simkin, 96, of Salem, died Monday, March 26, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Tuesday, April 3, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Harold Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in the Salem South Cemetery. Friends may call from 1-5 p.m. Monday, April 2, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home. A memorial has been established and may

Shari Lynn Butler, age 46, of Ainsworth died Tuesday March 27, 2007 at the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness.      Mass of the Resurrection will be held in conjunction with her mom's service at 11:00 am Saturday, March 31, 2007 at St. James Catholic Church in Washington with Father Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment will take place at Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation will be held