Obituaries

Vicki R. Cline, 58, of Olds, and formerly of Keokuk, died Saturday, Sept. 16, at her mother's home in rural Keokuk.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk, with the Rev. Goldie Laymon officiating. Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. Wednesday with the family meeting with friends at that time. A second service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at WACO High School in

Benjamin Charles Schenk, 73, of Winfield, died Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Friends may call on Tuesday from 12-6 p.m. at the Honts Funeral home in Winfield. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at the Winfield-Scott Township Cemetery, with the Rev. Greg Carr officiating. Graveside Military Rites will be provided by the Winfield American Legion

AINSWORTH - Helen LaVerne Carson, 88, of Ainsworth died Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 in Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, following a short illness.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 in the Ainsworth Community Church with the Rev. Scott Nesbitt officiating. Burial will be in Oregon Township Cemetery in Ainsworth. Visitation began at noon Monday in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington where

Olin Albert Ladwig Jr., 92, of Washington died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 in the Washington County Hospital surrounded by his family.      Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006 in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. James Cluney and the Rev. Richard Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Cambria Cemetery in Cambria, Wis. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday in the funeral

MT. PLEASANT - Holly Jane (Mendenhall) Burroughs, 21, of Mt. Pleasant died Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 in the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 in the Harmony Bible Church near Danville with the Rev. Doug Schillinger and the Rev. Rob Carleton officiating. Burial will be in the Columbus City Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, Sept. 18 in

Benjamin Schenk, 73, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Winfield, died Sunday Sept. 17, at Henry County Health Center.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield.

Roy L. Crafton, 88, of LeClaire, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus in Davenport.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf. Burial with military honors will be in Davenport Memorial Park.      Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.      Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences may be expressed to

Verlee Maxine Connop, 76, of Winfield, died Saturday evening Sept. 16, at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield.According to her wishes, her body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held Friday, Sept. 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mt. Union United Methodist Church, with inurnment of the cremains following at the Trinity Cemetery. An O.E.S. service will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Honts Funeral Home, in

Jake Day, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.Visitation will begin after noon on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. A graveside funeral service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m., at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Moravia with the Rev. David Cline officiating. In

Patricia Eileen Simon, was born April 2, 1934, near Holbrook, the daughter of Pete and Elizabeth Duffy Kelly. She grew up in Parnell, where she graduated from Parnell High School. After attending Ottumwa Heights College she moved to Riverside where she taught elementary school for a number of years. Patricia was united in marriage to Paul K. Simon on Nov. 5, 1955, at St. Joseph's Church in Parnell. She enjoyed