Obituaries

Richard L. Grove, 68, of New London, died on Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.      Services are pending at Elliot Chapel in New London.

Douglas Glenn Baumgartner, 55, of Libertyville, died Thursday evening, Nov. 16, 2006, at home.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Danny Cary officiating. Cremation will follow the service. Burial of the cremains will be at a later date in Packwood Cemetery.      Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.      A memorial has been

Jon Porter, 69, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Sunday, Nov. 19, at his home due to prostrate cancer.Visitation will be held from 12-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on the following Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Jerry Kelly officiating. In lieu

Dora Saner Sloan, 69, of New London, and formerly of Eldon, died on Nov. 14, at Henry County Health Center in Mt Pleasant.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Kremer Funeral Home in Eldon, with Pastor David Albert officiating. Burial will be in the Bethlehem Cemetery, near Floris. Open visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, at the funeral home, with the family present from

Phyllis M. Marshall, 96, of Mt. Pleasant, and formerly of Hillsboro, died on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Services are pending at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

DENTON, Texas - Elizabeth (Betty) J. Cherryholmes, 71, of Denton, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006 in hr daughter's residence following a brief illness.      Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 in St. James Catholic Church in Washington with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Interment will take place in the Elm Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday in

Rodney M. Keller, 60, of Washington died Wednesday November 15, 2006 at the Washington County Hospital following a lengthy illness.      Celebration of Life services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday November 19, 2006 at the Jones -Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the Jones - Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6:00

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