Obituaries

Ruth H. Hunt, 91, of Fairfield, died Friday, March 23, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.Visitation with the family present will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, March 26, at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Following her wishes, the body will be cremated. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the funeral home, with Pastor Gary Van Nyhuis officiating. Burial of cremains will be in

Wayne D. Watkins, 92, of Ft. Madison, died Saturday, March 24, at his home.The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson, with the Rev. Daniel Hemken officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11 a.m. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Lee Co. Hospice or PAW Animal Shelter, in lieu of flowers. Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home

WAYLAND - Mary Lou Swailes, 66, of Wayland died Thursday, March 22, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 26 in the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Gary Vannyhuis officiating. Burial will be in North Hill Cemetery, north of Wayland. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home where the family will be present from 2 to 4

MERRIMACK, N.H. - Lucille "Chris" M. Bendickson, 86, of Merrimack died Wednesday, March 21, 2007 in Hillsborough Country Nursing Home as a result of Alzheimer's.      A private burial will take place at a later date in Arizona. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Phaneuf Funeral Home and Crematorium is in charge of the arrangements.      Mrs. Bendickson was born Jan. 13, 1921 in Saginaw, Mich.,

RIVERSIDE - Athlyn Shirley Beranek, 85, of Riverside died Wednesday, March 21, 2007 in the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 26 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Jim Beranek officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday in the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4

Thelma L. Barry, 90, of Oelwein, Iowa died on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at the Oelwein Healthcare Center in Oelwein, Iowa after a brief illness.      Funeral Service: Memorial Graveside Service at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at the Evergreen Cemetery at Fairfield, Iowa; Visitation: from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, March 23, 2007 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein, Iowa.      Memorials

Athlyn Shirley Beranek, 85, of Riverside, died Wednesday, March 21, at the Washington County Hospital following a sudden illness.Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 26, at the Jones Eden Funeral Home in Washington, with the Rev. Jim Beranek officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Burial will take

Golda Marie Miller, 93, of Ottumwa, formerly of Eldridge, died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary in Davenport, where family will be present from 1-2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery.      Memorials may be made to Southeast Hospice of Mount Pleasant.      Mrs. Miller was born Nov.

The Rev. Paul R. Baiotto, 87, formerly of Rubio, died at 12:20 a.m. Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Maplewood Manor Nursing Home in Keota.      A service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Friends Church in Richland, with the Rev. Don Collings officiating. Burial, with military honors by Richland American Legion Post No. 504, will be in Richland Friends Cemetery.      Open visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday

Evelyn L. Philipp, age 73, went to be with the Lord March, 22, after a long nine-year battle with ovarian cancer.Cremation has already taken place.There will be a celebration of life service (memorial) at Ward Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Northville on March 31. Visitation with family prior to the service will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the service at 11 a.m. and then a Fellowship Luncheon. The Rev. Doug