Obituaries

Roberta I. Trager, 84, of Farmington, died at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at her home.Visitation will be after noon Monday, October 2, with family meeting friends from 6-8 p.m. at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Farmington. Burial will be at Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington. A memorial has been

Richard W. Griffin Sr., 58, of Farmington, died at 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, at his home.Friends may call after 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, until the time of the service at the funeral home. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home, in Farmington, with Brother Bill Hauser officiating. Burial will be at the Sand Cemetery, in St. Francisville, Mo. A memorial has

Gertrude M. Lydolph, 87, of Stockport, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stockport United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Mike Renken officiating. Burial will follow in Dibble Cemetery.      Family visitation will be from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials may be made to Stockport United Methodist

The Rev. Donald Clifford Wright, 75, of Creston, formerly of Douds, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, at Greater Regional Medical Center.      A service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Creston. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Douds.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Powers Funeral Home in Creston.      Memorials may be made to Awana Clubs

Funeral services for Mary Talley, 84, of New London, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 2, at Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of Pleasant Grove. Visitation will begin after noon on Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Elliot Chapel, in New London, with the family present from 6-8 p.m.

Donna Vancine Brown, 95, of Keosauqua, formerly of Birmingham, died at 3:15 a.m. today, Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, at Good Samaritan Center in Keosauqua.      A funeral is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham. Interment will be in Spencer Cemetery near Stockport.      Visitation will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday at Raymond Funeral Home in Birmingham.      Memorials may be made to

James A Carriker, 79, of Bloomington, Calif., died on Monday, Sept. 25 after a 20-year fight with cancer and heart problems.Funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept 29, at Green Acres Memorial Park in Bloomington, Calif.

KALONA - Susan Hochstedler, 90, of Kalona died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006 in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona after a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 in the Fairview Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. John Hershberger and the Rev. Perry Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday in the church where

Mary Talley, 84, of New London, died on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.      Services are pending at the Elliott Chapel in New London.

Virlan Hartman, 81, of Fairfield, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 27, 2006, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.      A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Central Baptist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Raymond Ellerd officiating. Burial will follow in Burge Cemetery in New London.      Family visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      In lieu of