Obituaries

Sarah Elizabeth Spraker, 86, of Cedar Rapids, and formerly of Wayland and New London, died at 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at her residence.The memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Elliot Chapel in New London, with Pastor Sue Tomlinson officiating. She has been cremated. Inurnment will be at the Burge Cemetery in New London. Friends may call after 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the

KEOTA - Bernice D. Bennett, 94, of Keota died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006 in the Washington County Hospital in Washington following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in the Powell Funeral Home in Keota with the Rev. Sallie Graves officiating. Burial will be in the Keota Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the

Ruth E. Starr Townsley, 95, of Donnellson, died at 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the Donnellson Health Center.Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson, with the family meeting friends from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Judy Holcomb officiating. Burial will be in the Evangelical

Marian Farquhar, 89, of Washington passed away Friday, November 10, 2006 at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a decline in health.      Marian was born July 29, 1917 at the home of her parents George and Jennie (Wylie) Farquhar near College Springs in Page County, Iowa. Marian graduated from Amity High School in College Springs in 1935 and proceeded to Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri.

Allen Patterson Atkinson, 84, of Cedar Rapids, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006 in his residence in Cedar Rapids following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Bob Voels officiating. Interment with military honors conducted by American Legion Post No. 29 will take place in the Elm Grove Cemetery.

Audrey C. Miller, 74, of rural Stockport died at 5:30 a.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at home.      A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bill Willis officiating. Another memorial service will be held in Janesville, Wis., at a later date. The body has been cremated.      Family visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.      Memorials

FAIRFIELD - Donald Frederick Niece, 69, of Fairfield died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in the Richland United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be in Richland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Gould Funeral Home in Richland, where the family will be present from 7 to 8

Pat Heston, age 70, of Fairfield, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 13, 2006 at her home, following a battle with cancer.      Friends may express their condolences to the family 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, IA.      Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM, Friday, November 17, 2006 at Behner Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Metz will officiate. Burial will follow in

The Rev. E. Edward Philgreen, 78, of Washington died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 in Washington following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the United Methodist Church in Washington with Dr. Robert Burkhart and the Rev. Julie Poulson officiating. Visitation will be held in the United Methodist Church from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, where the family will receive friends. Burial will be

Francis A. Halda, the son of Frank and Ida (Jedinsky) Halda, was born March 6, 1915 in Cedar Rapids. He attended schools in Cedar Rapids graduating from Washington High School in 1933 and from Coe College in 1938.      During high school and college years he was first chair clarinetist in both bands and orchestras. He also played clarinet and saxophone in theater orchestras and dance bands including the Roger Graham