Obituaries

Abbott F. Mayer, 83, of Cedar Rapids, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, at St. Luke's Hospital after a short illness.Services will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories, with the Rev. Dr. Kay Slocum officiating. Inurnment will be at the Peace Lutheran Cemetery near Ryan. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Funeral Home from 4-7 p.m. on Friday. Memorial donations may be given to the

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Nettie Irene Nelson, 87, of Columbus Junction died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006 in the Colonial Manor Care Center.      Graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 at Andalusia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and the American

Mae C. Page, 94, of Washington, formerly of Ainsworth, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006 in the McCreedy Home following a decline in health.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29 in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Harold Gruber officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday in the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 6 to

Wayne H. Mangold, 88, of Washington died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006 in the United Presbyterian Home following a short illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 in the United Presbyterian Church in Washington with the Rev. Bob Wollenberg officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at the Jones-Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Cecelia Bernadetta O'Brien Howard, 91, died Monday morning, Sept. 25, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at New Life Community Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Jim McGaffey officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield.      Family visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials may be

NOVATO, Calif - NOVATO, Calif - Ruby Shalla, 69, of Novato died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006.      A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 in Keaton's Redwood Chapel of Marin in Novato. Cremation will be held in Memorial Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Flossie L. Smith, 83, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, Sept. 25, at the Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Pastor Dylan Does will officiate. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Wednesday and the family will be present from 6-8 p.m. A memorial has been established to the American Heart Association in her memory.

LONE TREE - John Raymond "Ray" Swanson, 88, of Lone Tree died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 in the Lone Tree Health Care Center in Lone Tree.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the United Presbyterian Church in Lone Tree with the Rev. Jason Pittman and Loren Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the Swank Church Cemetery south of Lone Tree near the property which Ray Swanson farmed for nearly 60

COLUMBUS CITY - Tina Amuan Makiling, 79, of Columbus City died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City.      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction with the Rev. Larry Brown of the Marion Ave. Baptist Church of Washington officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Following the committal

Max "Mott" L. Kemp, 85, of Columbus Junction died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006 in his home.      Funeral services and Masonic services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. Burial will be in the Conesville Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until the time of the services Tuesday in the funeral home. Memorials