Obituaries

Grace O. McDowell, 95, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Sunnybrook of Ashford Park in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral services are pending at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Marjoria Arlena Moore Harper, 86, died, after a brief illness, on Jan. 18, in the North Ridge Care Facility in New Hope, Minn.A Celebration of Life Service in her honor will be held at the Brunswick Methodist Church on Feb. 2, at 1 p.m.Memorials may be sent to the Motley County Historical Library, 1105 Main Street, Matador, Texas, 79244.

Bertha L. Earnest, age 96, died Monday January 29, 2007 at Brownlee Health Center at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a short illness.      Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Thursday February 1, 2007 at the Jones - Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Rev. Jean Wollenberg officiating. Visitation begins at 9:00 am Wednesday at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6:00

Marie B. Yoder, 93, of Donnellson, died on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Donnellson Health Center.Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson, where the family will meet with friends from 6- 8 p.m. There will be an Eastern Star service at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Donnellson United Methodist Church in Donnellson, with

Delbert Burdette, 88, of rural Donnellson, died on Wednesday, Jan. 31.Family will meet with friends from 2-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Embury United Methodist Church in rural Donnellson. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, at the church, with the Rev. Barb Krueger officiating. Burial will be in Embury Cemetery in rural Donnellson. A memorial has been established to the Embury United

Mike DeAngelis, 86, of Florham Park, N.J., died at home.      A service was held the weekend of Jan. 27.      In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Beatbox in care of KRUU-FM, PO Box 656, Fairfield 52556.For a complete obituary, read the Jan. 30 Fairfield Ledger.

Jeremy Edward Hungerford, 19, 304 W. Jackson Ave., died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007.      A graveside memorial service will be at 1 p.m. May 25 at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. The body will be cremated.      In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for the family. Memorials may be mailed to 304 W. Jackson Ave. or to Raymond Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements, in Fairfield.For a complete

Harvey Edward Spielman, Brigadier General, USMC retired, age 84, died Friday, January 19, 2007, at his home in Pinehurst, NC. A graveside service will be conducted at 10 AM Thursday, February 8, 2007, at Arlington National Cemetery.      In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615. Arrangements by Boles Funeral Home of Pinehurst, NC.For a

Pauline Sierra Sue Gross, 65, of Mount Pleasant, died at 3:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at her daughter's residence in Mount Pleasant.      A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with the Rev. Joseph W. Demeter officiating. Burial will be in Lockport City Cemetery in Lockport, Ill.      Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral

KALONA - Norman "Dutch" L. Stutzman, 69, of Kalona died Friday, Jan. 26, 2007 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City of a cardiac arrest.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be in the Wellman Mennonite Cemetery in Wellman. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home where the family will be present from 2 to 4 and from 6 to 8 p.m.