Obituaries

Mary Ann Newmire, 78, of Washington, formerly of Iowa City, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007 in her home following a brief illness.      A gathering for family and friends to remember her life will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 in the Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Following this time, cremation services will be provided with burial at a later date in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa

Ruby Ellen Franklin, 99, of West Point, died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Cor-Maria Center in Rockford, Ill.Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point, with the family meeting friends from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday Jan. 19, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point, with the Rev. Richard Eis officiating. Burial will be at the Aspen

RICHLAND-Clement Clarence Chalupa, 97, of Richland, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at the Washington County Hospital in Washington.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Church in Richland, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. A rosary service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the church, followed by Prayers for a Christian Wake. The family will be

WAPELLO - Marleana Ann Massey, 29, of Wapello died Monday, Jan. 15, 2007 in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19, in the Grandview Community Bible Church in Grandview with the Rev. Darryl Erickson officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello, where the family will greet

Marolynn Prince, age 75, of St. Louis, MO, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2007 in Dayton, OH where she had been staying with family. Marolynn will be buried at Bethesda Cemetery near Fairfield, IA, beside her husband of 34 years, Rodger, who preceded her in death.      Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM, Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, IA.      The family requests Memorials in

KALONA - Marion "Tex" L. Yoder, 75, of Kalona died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 in his rural Kalona home after a sudden illness.      Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 in Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in Kalona with the Rev. Don Patterson and the Rev. Lonnie Yoder officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona, where the family will be present from 2

Clement Clarence Chalupa, 97, of Richland, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at Washington County Hospital in Washington, Iowa.      A funeral service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Church in Richland, with the Rev. Charles J. Fladung officiating. Burial will be in Friends Cemetery in Richland.      A rosary service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Francis Xavier Cabrini

Annette Faye Magram died peacefully at age 90 on December 19, 2006, in Vancouver, Washington, where she had resided since November 2004.A memorial celebration will take place Sunday, January 21, at 8:00 PM, upstairs at Revelations Bookstore in Fairfield. Those unable to attend in person are invited to participate through teleconference. For details, please email Jonas at jonas@lisco.com or call 1-641-472-7261.      

Verona Violet Dotson Walker, 100, of Memphis, Mo., and formerly of New London, died on Friday, Jan. 12, at the Scotland County Care Center.Services were held Monday at the Elliot Chapel in New London. Burial was in the Elmwood Cemetery in Morning Sun. Memorials may be made to the Scotland County Care Center.

Laura Loava Brillhart Huffaker, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Galesburg, died on Thursday, Jan. 11, at her home.Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at East Linwood Cemetery in Galesburg, with Eleanor Landon officiating. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Abingdon Chapel in Abingdon, Ill. Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Central Iowa. Online